Ayers Rock Waterfalls
March 26, 2021
tags: Australia
By Paul Homewood
h/t Ian Magness
Waterfalls on the famous Ayers Rock in Australia have been making ripples this week:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-australia-56506799 Apparently we have to call Ayers Uluru now, as the Aborigines found it first. (Perhaps we ought to call our capital Londonium!)
The video says that 46mm of rain fell over last weekend, and variously describes the waterfalls as “unseasonalâ€, a “rare sight†and a “unique and extraordinary eventâ€.
In reality, it is nothing of the sort.
Ayers Rock lies 335km southwest of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. It is close to the small town of Yulara. The nearest long running weather station is Curtin Springs, 77km away. They had 52.2mm of rain on the 22nd.
But the record daily rainfall for March is 104.6mm, back in 1982.
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2021/03/26/ayers-rock-waterfalls/#more-50063
