The Perth region has had a record dry year and this is shown in my graphic of 36 years of Perth dams catchment region May-October rainfall. However there is no statistically significant evidence the catchments are experiencing a continuing decline in rainfall – as expressed in the slogan “our drying climate” – the greenhouse doomster … Continue reading 2010 update 36 year Perth dams catchment rainfall trend→
News today from Perth hat tip to Chris Gillham – Perth weather: Why the Bureau of Meteorology dropped more than a century of rainfall figures 3Jul18 Facts are Perth region rain changed to a lower rain regime about 1975 – over 40 years ago. Of course it makes sense to view Perth region rain against … Continue reading Amazing – BoM adopts rational view Perth rain history→
With Hobart flooding in the news I thought this was an interesting comparison that few would suspect. That is taking my Perth catchment index stations annual data back the maximum timespan to 1964.
It is an often heard Australian opinion – somebody will say “Oh Eastern States desal plants have been a waste of taxpayers dollars but desal was essential for Perth”. Not so!! Facts are that many cheaper actions could have been taken by the WA Govt in 2001 to find 150GL of water PA and avoid … Continue reading No water shortage forced seawater desal on Perth→
Could anybody make this up? – the $Bn’s WA Govt organization at the heart of the +decade long slogan “our drying climate” is too careless to measure natures rainfall falling free from the sky. Starting from their Rainfall at Individual Dams www page. Churchmans Brook Dam recorded 0 rain for June – simply not credible … Continue reading Perth Water Corporation too incompetent to measure various 2017 monthly rain totals→
While checking end of October rainfall numbers at Perth water supply dams – I looked in at 2.55am on 31st Oct and I saved this table with data as at 30 Oct. Interesting that as at end October – Canning, Mundaring, Serpentine Pipehead, South Dandalup and Wungong Dams all recorded over their annual rainfall with … Continue reading Perth Water Corporation rainfall pages maths disaster→
No doubt a headline event for the WA Watercorporation. There seems to be errors in the BoM map for example the 100% line should go west from Perth to the coast on basis Swanbourne and Rottnest – see data at AWN map. The brown area NNE of Wagin seems to lack data justification too in … Continue reading Perth region gets average August rain by the 15th→
Last February there was widespread heavy rain over SW Western Australia causing much flooding across many districts – Engineers Australia. Yet I can not see evidence that water was measured flowing into Perth dams. The rain for Perth catchments was mostly on the 10th Feb. I have kept screen shots of the “Rainfall at Perth … Continue reading Perth dam catchments have magical water repellent properties→
It is obvious that BoM and Water Corporation rain stations are low down in catchments near the various dams – convenient near roads and easy for staff to monitor. Click on Select Using Map – Large areas of the catchments are not monitored by BoM rainfall stations. In 1997 this contour map showed annual average … Continue reading Perth dam catchments rainfall – how much is that?→
Primarily exposing faulty methodologies behind global temperature trend compilations