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Looking at the statistics over the last several years, our best chance of seeing 50-millimiter events will probably be in August. If we don't see any significant rainfall by September, then our next best chance is only around March next year, which is concerning, the only way this water crisis is coming to an end it with a flood. But fortunately, or unfortunately — depending on who you ask — there are no forecasts suggesting rain of that magnitude anytime soon.