Barry Smith, our dedicated weekday rainfall recorder at Paluma has reported some very exciting news on this the first day of spring.
Today was the first day the new rain gauge at the Village Green overflowed!
Barry reports that the glass beaker in the rain gauge holds 20 mm of rain before it then overflows into the larger stainless steel chamber. So, the rainfall reading for the past 24 hours at Paluma Village is 25.4 mm.
The BOM is predicting higher than average rainfall this spring, so here’s hoping for some more overflows in the coming weeks and months!
Thanks to Barry for his diligence in recording our rainfall and reporting this welcome news for us gardeners.
Whilst on the topic of the Paluma rain gauge, I believe special thanks are due to Wilfred for the new fencing and the very flash paving now installed around the rain gauge. This will ensure the gauge is stable and protected from mowing and maintenance works at the Village Green and other interference.
Great job Wilfred and much appreciated. I must add that the fence height is just perfect – I am glad you took into account that some of us are vertically challenged!
Article by Michele Bird with information provided by Barry Smith
But what is the capacity of the inner chamber ? Out on the 5 acre blocks we have had as much as 380mm in one day in 2019 ; admittedly the wettest year since we started recording in 1988.