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Big Dry

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According to weather watch, there may be big dry in February.
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Re: Big Dry

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This depends on a persistence of intense slow moving anticyclones moving over the country. :-s
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Re: Big Dry

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There's another over-used meaningless weather phrase which no-one other than the media uses. Do you mean a drought?
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Re: Big Dry

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Yeah
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from the same source as the predictions of a Christmas Day tropical cyclone, and then another one for mid-January?
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Re: Big Dry

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the xmas day cyclone was only a possibility and was discussed...but more from a keep an eye on it only sort of thing..was more of a curiosity thing only at the time
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