RAINFALL
November turned out to be a real surprise to long-term weather forecasters. Even at the start of the month most models were predicting a fairly dry month, with only some chance of rain in the first week.As it eventuated, by the middle of November Geelong had received over 60mm of rain, well in excess of the monthly average of 46mm. Once again this serves to demonstrate the difficulty of prediction in this part of Australia, where our weather is not controlled completely by any one factor, but is the result of a seemingly chaotic amalgam of forcesSome of these forces include:1.