Perth can’t decide whether winter is over or not. Yesterday the sun was shining a nice summery 27ºC and today it’s raining – not pouring, but it’s pretty dreary. Today started sunny and I had a boiling hot shower 1 1/2 hours after sun-up without turning on the electric water heater – the joys of solar power!
Perth had 130.8mm of rain in August, a little lower than the average of 135.1mm.
Despite a dry start to winter, Perth has received its average rainfall for winter 2007 and also for the past year, while other areas are still suffering from drought. North of Perth, from Geraldton to Shark Bay has had the lowest rainfall on record during the last year and Melbourne is in the same situation. Over winter Melbourne did receive its average rainfall, but this didn’t make up for the lack of rain over the past 12 months. Other areas still have serious to severe rainfall deficiencies, including south west Western Australia and south east Queensland.
Ockham's Razor 
