In the interests of balance, here are the observations from Penrith, NW of Sydney where 48 C was attained yesterday.

Look for 3pm on the 4th. http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN60...01.94763.shtml

Julian

wrote:

Just to throw a little variety into this thread (without wishing to
detract from the serious situation in Australia overall). At 23h UTC
it is raining in Melbourne at 12C.

Source: naturally the excellent http://www.bom.gov.au/
PS..
Why can't we have a Met Office website as informative as theirs?

Julian
Molesey, Surrey.


Why not, indeed. It only takes the will to do it. The technology makes
it simple. Regrettably, for work purposes the Met Office is still my
data source of last resort.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
twitter: @TideswellWeathr

wrote:

In the interests of balance, here are the observations from Penrith,
NW of Sydney where 48 C was attained yesterday.

Look for 3pm on the 4th.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN60...01.94763.shtml

Julian

I see that the AWS at Cabramurra recorded temps of over 50°C for about
15 minutes yesterday afternoon as fires swept through the area, with a
peak of 63.3°C. The instrument appears to have survived, though, as
the recordings quickly dropped below 40°C after the event. I wonder
what will formally be recorded as the max temperature for the day!

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
twitter: @TideswellWeathr

On 05/01/2020 09:01, Norman Lynagh wrote:
wrote:

In the interests of balance, here are the observations from Penrith,
NW of Sydney where 48 C was attained yesterday.

Look for 3pm on the 4th.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN60...01.94763.shtml

Julian

I see that the AWS at Cabramurra recorded temps of over 50°C for about
15 minutes yesterday afternoon as fires swept through the area, with a
peak of 63.3°C. The instrument appears to have survived, though, as
the recordings quickly dropped below 40°C after the event. I wonder
what will formally be recorded as the max temperature for the day!


That's an interesting point, I wonder what they do as regards readings
in fire situations, it must have happened before.
OK, 63.3C can quickly be discounted but what about a station further
away from the fire that catches a degree or so extra from the radiant heat?

--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

Norman Lynagh wrote:

wrote:

In the interests of balance, here are the observations from Penrith,
NW of Sydney where 48 C was attained yesterday.

Look for 3pm on the 4th.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN60...01.94763.shtml

Julian

I see that the AWS at Cabramurra recorded temps of over 50°C for
about 15 minutes yesterday afternoon as fires swept through the area,
with a peak of 63.3°C. The instrument appears to have survived,
though, as the recordings quickly dropped below 40°C after the
event. I wonder what will formally be recorded as the max temperature
for the day!

I should have added that during the 15-minute hot spell the wind was
measured at Force 9 with gusts to 66-69 knots. Appalling conditions for
the firefighters.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
twitter: @TideswellWeathr

Col wrote:

On 05/01/2020 09:01, Norman Lynagh wrote:
wrote:

In the interests of balance, here are the observations from
Penrith, NW of Sydney where 48 C was attained yesterday.

Look for 3pm on the 4th.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN60...01.94763.shtml

Julian

I see that the AWS at Cabramurra recorded temps of over 50°C for
about 15 minutes yesterday afternoon as fires swept through the
area, with a peak of 63.3°C. The instrument appears to have
survived, though, as the recordings quickly dropped below 40°C
after the event. I wonder what will formally be recorded as the max
temperature for the day!


That's an interesting point, I wonder what they do as regards
readings in fire situations, it must have happened before. OK, 63.3C
can quickly be discounted but what about a station further away from
the fire that catches a degree or so extra from the radiant heat?

I see that in the daily summary issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for
Cabramurra for the 4th the max temperature slot has been left blank.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
twitter: @TideswellWeathr

On Saturday, 4 January 2020 09:29:42 UTC, Norman Lynagh wrote:
Penrith, in the western outskirts of Sydney, recorded a max temp of
48.9° today, easily the highest temperature ever recorded in the Sydney
area. The previous highest was 47.8° at Richmond in January 1939.

Many other localities in NSW/ACT broke their all-time record max today,
including

Griffith 47.2
Narrandera 47.4
Wagga 46.0
Albury 46.1
Canberra 43.6

Is Australia on course to becoming uninhabitable by people of European
origin?

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
twitter: @TideswellWeathr

The maximum temperature at Canberra on 4th January was 44.0 C and 46.1 C at Wagga Wagga.
In the latest weather observations at Cabramurra, it does show that it recorded a maximum temperature of 63.3 C at 4.33 pm but at the bottom of the table it states that quality checks on data are not normally performed and it is possible for incorrect values to appear.
The Bureau of Meteorology website has detailed weather data much more than the Met Office website.

On Saturday, 4 January 2020 23:23:24 UTC, wrote:
Just to throw a little variety into this thread (without wishing to detract from the serious situation in Australia overall). At 23h UTC it is raining in Melbourne at 12C.

Source: naturally the excellent http://www.bom.gov.au/
PS..
Why can't we have a Met Office website as informative as theirs?

Julian
Molesey, Surrey.


Why not indeed. OZBOM, as I call it, is on my list of favourites and I use it quite a lot. Much more user-friendly than the UK Met Office.

Tudor Hughes

On Saturday, 4 January 2020 09:29:42 UTC, Norman Lynagh wrote:
Penrith, in the western outskirts of Sydney, recorded a max temp of
48.9° today, easily the highest temperature ever recorded in the Sydney
area. The previous highest was 47.8° at Richmond in January 1939.

Many other localities in NSW/ACT broke their all-time record max today,
including

Griffith 47.2
Narrandera 47.4
Wagga 46.0
Albury 46.1
Canberra 43.6

Is Australia on course to becoming uninhabitable by people of European
origin?

--


That last question so lends itself to a satirical answer but I shall refrain. The dryness, though, is something of a mitigating factor that is not present in equatorial regimes.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.