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Karl Lijnders
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March Rainfall Competition 2011

Post by Karl Lijnders »

So it is time to revive some of the fun we had last year with another competition.

The task: To predict Melbourne's rainfall for March in mm. Closest to or On the final total, wins.

You will win a Nylex Rain Gauge
2 Gold Class Movie Tickets.
$50 iTunes Voucher

Good luck. And enter your details here!!!!!!!!

I am ineligible to win but will kick proceedings off:

Entries close by 3rd March 2011 - Get involved and have fun!! :D

Melbourne March Rainfall to date: 0.6mm

Anthony - 865mm
Robyn – 265mm
Tempest - 191mm
Petros - 147.25mm
Lily - 132mm
b1sch1 - 126mm
SCI - 125mm
HarleyB - 117mm
WaterBaby - 112mm
Chris – 108mm
Robbo - 102mm
Karl - 95mm
Monbulkian - 93mm
Apocolypse - 89.7mm
Mutley - 87mm
Samueliza – 83mm
Crikey - 80mm
JMW - 79mm*
Powerstorm - 78mm
Australis - 76mm
Johnno - 74mm
Nafets - 71mm
Dane - 67mm
3030WX - 66mm
Athern – 65mm
Twister - 61mm
Rikki - 53mm
Soxy - 52mm
Meso - 51mm
Big Ben - 46mm
RWM - 42.4mm
Mosaic – 38mm
Tornado - 36mm
Melbourne's March Rainfall TOTAL: 30.4mm CONGRATULATIONS INSTABILITY!!!!
Instability - 27mm
Schitzengiggles - 15mm
Last edited by Karl Lijnders on Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:24 pm, edited 20 times in total.
Reason: added extra prize
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Re: March Rainfall Competition 2011

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HarleyB- 117mm. I love guessing games 8-)
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Re: March Rainfall Competition 2011

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Meso - 51mm
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Re: March Rainfall Competition 2011

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78mm
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125mm
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Petros - 147.25mm
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132mm :D

Thanks so much for running this Karl, and thanks to the wonderful people who put up the prizes, very much appreciated!
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I'll go double the average for march melbourne . Average is 50mm
So twice that equals 100mm
Minus 20% for broken BOM instrumentation, IT problems, viruses, out of service and updates for weather station that makes it at 80mm.
Thanks Karl , l reckon 80mm in March :hysteria:
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Re: March Rainfall Competition 2011

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I say 126mm :D
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Re: March Rainfall Competition 2011

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89.7mm
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Feb - 27.0mm
Mar - 0.0mm
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Put me down for 67mm's. Thanks
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I'll go for 78mm. Cheers
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76mm.

I need the rain gauge..
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Robbo 102.0mm
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87mm 
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61mm
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jmw2207 » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:07 pm wrote:
jmw2207 wrote:I'll go for 78mm. Cheers
Hi JMW, sorry but PowerStorm already bagged 78mm...
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Hi JMW!!

I have put you down for 79mm since Jake had your total first. Let me know if you would like to alter your guess.
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71mm thanks!
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Hope we heat struck North Queenslanders are eligible... 42.4mm...
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