This morning started off fairly non event with just a light shower of 0.6mm. The sky darkened around 10am with some heavy showers, one after the other, passing just south of here. (Rutherglen, NE Victoria). About midday the sky decided to open and let us have it with some heavy rainfall and pea sized hail. Within 10 to 15 minutes everything was white and understandably the temperature dropped considerably, as you could feel the cold coming from the ice on the ground. The hail was still on the ground at 5pm where it was sheltered. I looked in awe as the hail/rain made its way underneath the door of the garage where I work and spread like lava onto the workshop floor. After the "dry" we've had, it was one of the most welcome signs we've seen for some time. The bloke that's building a new shop just up the street wont be too happy though as all the soil that was placed in his new foundations found its way into the main street gutters :-(

I received 26.4mm here but some places around town received more and some less by considerable amounts. Maybe some had their sprinklers on?

I know one thing though, the sky was as black as the inside of a cow. Anyone like to challenge on that one? Grin. What a grouse day....