http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/curren...nts/scs43a.pdf

.... and we get excited when our maxima nudge into the high 30s!

Martin.


--
West Moors / East Dorset
Lat: 50deg 49.25'N, Long: 01deg 53.05'W
Height (amsl): 17 m (56 feet)
COL category: C1 overall

Martin Rowley wrote:


http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/curren...nts/scs43a.pdf

... and we get excited when our maxima nudge into the high 30s!

Martin.

The document says "national records go back to 1910" i.e. the same year as the
Met Office's current starting point. Is this coincidence or has there been some
sort of international agreement on the starting date for long-term record
comparison?

The current situation in Australia is horrendous. The combination of extremely
high temperatures, very low RH values and strong winds is lethal.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.

Martin

This chart from 0600Z this morning might be of interest - spot the cold front!

http://www.xmetman.co.uk/images/Capture6.jpg

Bruce.



On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:15:10 AM UTC, Martin Rowley wrote:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/curren...nts/scs43a.pdf



... and we get excited when our maxima nudge into the high 30s!



Martin.





--

West Moors / East Dorset

Lat: 50deg 49.25'N, Long: 01deg 53.05'W

Height (amsl): 17 m (56 feet)

COL category: C1 overall

On 08/01/2013 10:28, Norman wrote:
The document says "national records go back to 1910" i.e. the same year as the
Met Office's current starting point. Is this coincidence or has there been some
sort of international agreement on the starting date for long-term record
comparison?

The current situation in Australia is horrendous. The combination of extremely
high temperatures, very low RH values and strong winds is lethal.

.... not sure on the '1910' thing, though in the case Australia that sort
of 'cut-off' date might have more relevance than it does here.

Some of the individual station records (e.g., Hobart) go back into the
latter decade of the 19th century.

Martin.


--
West Moors / East Dorset
Lat: 50deg 49.25'N, Long: 01deg 53.05'W
Height (amsl): 17 m (56 feet)
COL category: C1 overall

In article ,
Martin Rowley writes:

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/curren...nts/scs43a.pdf

... and we get excited when our maxima nudge into the high 30s!

Martin.



I'm surprised to see that it seems to be Tasmania that is suffering most
severely, as I've always thought that that is the coolest part of
Australia (excluding the mountains, of course).
--
John Hall

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Oscar Wilde

"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
...

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/curren...nts/scs43a.pdf

... and we get excited when our maxima nudge into the high 30s!


Thanks Martin.
We are living in a special time as the world climate reacts to changes
brought about by a combination of human activity and "natural causes".
Who knows what will happen in the future, but for sure we seem now to be
entering a great period of climate instability with records tumbling on a
regular basis.

Will
--

On Jan 8, 10:45*am, Martin Rowley
wrote:
On 08/01/2013 10:28, Norman wrote: The document says "national records go back to 1910" i.e. the same year as the
Met Office's current starting point. Is this coincidence or has there been some
sort of international agreement on the starting date for long-term record
comparison?

The current situation in Australia is horrendous. The combination of extremely
high temperatures, very low RH values and strong winds is lethal.

... not sure on the '1910' thing, though in the case Australia that sort
of 'cut-off' date might have more relevance than it does here.

Some of the individual station records (e.g., Hobart) go back into the
latter decade of the 19th century.

Martin.

--
West Moors / East Dorset
Lat: 50deg 49.25'N, Long: 01deg 53.05'W
Height (amsl): 17 m (56 feet)
COL category: C1 overall

extreme weather Down Under tends to come with extreme weather in the UK

John Hall scrive:

In article ,
Martin Rowley writes:

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/curren...nts/scs43a.pdf

... and we get excited when our maxima nudge into the high 30s!

Martin.



I'm surprised to see that it seems to be Tasmania that is suffering most
severely, as I've always thought that that is the coolest part of
Australia (excluding the mountains, of course).

It is.
It was 41° the other day in Melbourne - I get a basic report from there
every day - much cooler and very windy there today.


--
Gianna
Peterhead, Scotland

buchan-meteo.org.uk

John Hall wrote:

In article ,
Martin Rowley writes:

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/curren...nts/scs43a.pdf

... and we get excited when our maxima nudge into the high 30s!

Martin.



I'm surprised to see that it seems to be Tasmania that is suffering most
severely, as I've always thought that that is the coolest part of
Australia (excluding the mountains, of course).


In strong northerlies in summer Tasmania occasionally gets temps over 40C. In
Tasmania (and Victoria) the stronger the northerly the hotter and drier it
gets, hence the devastating bush fires that occur.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.

On Jan 8, 11:21*am, "Norman" wrote:
John Hall wrote:
In article ,
*Martin Rowley writes:

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/curren...nts/scs43a.pdf

... and we get excited when our maxima nudge into the high 30s!

Martin.

I'm surprised to see that it seems to be Tasmania that is suffering most
severely, as I've always thought that that is the coolest part of
Australia (excluding the mountains, of course).

In strong northerlies in summer Tasmania occasionally gets temps over 40C.. In
Tasmania (and Victoria) the stronger the northerly the hotter and drier it
gets, hence the devastating bush fires that occur.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.

40+ is always possible when the wind comes from the Australian
interior in summer.
It was 44C when I was in Sydney on1st Jan 2006.
I believe that was the highest they had had since the sixties.
Very unpleasant.
An impressive cold front came through in the evening.
Scattering and turning over all the outside furniture at the
harbourside cafes and restaurants in a squall.

Len Wood
Wembury, SSW Devon