On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:23:07 +0000 The Other Mike wrote :
It's not just Canberra either...

1,729.5mm Darwin
1,213.2mm Sydney
964.7mm Brisbane
850.0mm Perth

all the above having more rainfall more than London, leaving just
those below with less.

650.0mm Melbourne
616.2mm Hobart
544mm Adelaide

Yes, I came here in October 2008 at the end of a ten year drought.
In my first six or so months the dam levels fell from 31% to 26%.
In response to the 'something must be done' brigade our state
government commissioned a multi-billion desalination plant, still
under construction. Needless to say, since then it hasn't stopped
raining (until recently) - dam levels now 64.8% (at the end of
summer).

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Tony Bryer, Greentram: 'Software to build on',
Melbourne, Australia www.greentram.com