There was a report that Oz had above average rainfall last year - only it was in the unpopulated areas !! (9/10ths of our land of beauty).
There is a major cyclone heading towards northern W.A. today and they are expecting flooding now after 6 years of severe drought.
The adage is correct - it never rains, but it pours.
Still, that said.. I wouldn't live anywhere else.
The only reason that I didn't get to ride more on the weekend is because I was installing a 7000 gallon rain water tank!!
It is our only means of obtaining water (besides trucking it in) and the sporadic downpours mean that we have to be able to store more water to take us through for a longer period !!