The last three major race days at Flemington have been a washout and the odds for the Melbourne Cup are favouring wet conditions- but don't worry it will nothing like the Derby Day deluge!
On Saturday, Flemington was awash with heavy rain and Melbourne city picked up 55mm, almost a month's worth of rain and it's heaviest day of rain in 5 years. Yesterday (October 21, 2010) Melbourne's storages reached 50% for the first time in 4 years. But according to Melbourne Water this is still low in historical terms considering that only 19 of the past 50 years have seen Melbourne's storages slip below 50%.
The morning of Melbourne Cup day should be mostly dry, with scattered showers developing around midday. But the totals will be much lighter than previous race days with around 1-5mm expected. It will also be cool with a maximum of 18 degrees.
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