Warbirds Downunder scheduled for Temora next month has been canceled today because the air show site is too wet.
Temora Aviation Museum (TAM) CEO Murray Kear said the biennial show, which was to have been held on 15-16 October, couldn't go ahead because of the extraordinary amount of rain the region has received so far this year.
"The decision to cancel the event has not been taken lightly," he said, “however the unprecedented weather cycles have waterlogged the entire event site including car parking, aircraft parking, caravan parking, and the tent city glamping sites, and has prevented them from being utilised as intended.”
“Temora has received 101.8 mm of rain in September to date, and with more heavy falls forecast prior to October 15th, and because the event site is predominantly grassed areas without any infrastructure or roads, we are unable to stage the event.
"Temora has received already this year 745.8 mm to September, with another 4 months to go to the end of the year, the town is trending to double its annual expected rainfall.
"We have cancelled the show because the potential for spectators, campers, vendors, and all attendees to be placed in an unsafe situation is far too high, and it would not be appropriate or safe to invite our visitors onto the site."
Only last week, TAM reported that the air show premium grandstand tickets were sold out for the Saturday and the Sunday and that several of the camping options for both tents and caravans were fully booked.
The last Warbirds Downunder was held in 2018, with the 2020 show postponed to 2021 due to COVID restrictions, then canceled completely and rescheduled for next month.