Australian weather

[§ab]

discuss all aspects of Australian weatehr here:

overnight min 20ºC, max 24ºC in Melbourne yesterday, with light rain.

[vbhoutex]

I saw some video on the news tonight of a "minim-tornado" in Australia. Any news or video on that?

[§ab]

apparently there was something off the coast of NSW but havent heard much.

Melbourne, Aus - 27/10, 3:30pm



Temp ............ 28.7ºC
Dewpoint ....... 6.7ºC
Humidity ........25%
Wind ............. N 20km/h

[chadtm80]

Twister in Lismore, Australia - 10/26/07

LISMORE, AUSTRALIA -- A tornado hit near the Australian town of Lismore on Friday and knocked out a power station and damaged a church.
The tornado was part of a large storm system in Northern New South Wales.

A man driving near the town saw the tornado and captured the twister on videotape as it moved across the horizon behind a stand of trees.

When the twister hits the substation, the transformer sparks - then explodes.

The storm also dumped golf ball-sized hail after the tornado passed by.

Also here is an awsome ameture video of it - http://www.wkyc.com/video/player.aspx?aid=46621&bw=

[P.K.]

Never thought the media would use the term "mini tornado" in the USA, thought that was restricted to outside of the USA.

The original video and some screen shots can be found from the person who took them on here. The video even shows multiple vorticies there.

[§ab]

it was on the news here last night. I really hate it how the media here AWLAYS calls it a mini-tornado I suppose in the event of an F5, it will still be a "mini-tornado"?

anyway, had a warm night here, overnight low hasn't dropped below 23C. If it can stay above that until 9am, it's official

Melbourne 28/10 - 6:00 AM
WIndy, cloudy

Temp .......... 25ºC
Dewpoint ..... 2ºC
Humidity ..... 22%
Wind ........... NNE 26km/h

[AussieMark]

Ok I will start also

Summary for October 27, 2007

Max Temp: 26.6C
Min Temp: 12.1C
Rainfall: 25.0mm

so far in October we have had 9 days of 30C+ (the historical average for October is 2.8, and the Spring average is 9.8)

the mean max so far is: 26.6C (historical average is: 23.5C)
the mean min so far is: 11.8C (historical average is: 12.0C)

the mean temp so far is: 19.2C (historical average is: 17.8C)

[AussieMark]

Storm-hit towns a disaster zone

AN area of the New South Wales north coast damaged by storms has been declared a natural disaster zone.

Large hailstones and destructive winds battered the towns of Dunoon, Lismore, Grafton, Byron Bay and Mullumbimby on Friday.

The NSW government has estimated that the storms caused about $1 million worth of damage and has declared the Lismore City Council area a natural disaster zone, triggering a range of financial assistance for individuals, businesses and councils.

The State Emergency Service (SES) logged more than 100 calls for assistance in the wake of the storm, which was the second wave of severe weather to hit the area during the past three weeks.

Crews have worked around the clock to remove fallen trees, cover damaged roofs with tarps and provide assistance to residents.

Dunoon, 10km north of Lismore, was hardest hit by the storm with a mini tornado tearing through the town.

It severely damaged 20 homes and buildings. The town was also left without electricity until yesterday afternoon.

Acting NSW Emergency Services Minister Verity Firth said emergency services had responded quickly to calls for help and put in a huge effort in the clean-up.

"In times of trouble, whether it be storms, floods, other natural disasters or accidents, the SES volunteers and members of other emergency services are always ready to help those in need," she said.

"Their hard work and commitment to protecting their community deserves the highest praise."

Source

[§ab]

good to have you onboard AussieMark

Melbourne observation, Monday 29/10 - 5:00 PM
Windy, Cloudy

Temp .......... 20.6ºC
Dewpoint ..... -1.1ºC
Humidity ....... 23%
Wind ............ NW 37km/h

temps today were min 12.5ºC / max 21.6ºC

Melbourne October stats so far to 29th:
average max... 21.3ºC
average min.... 11.5ºC
rainfall........... 17mm
sunshine ....... 228.6 hours (8.2 per day)

[AussieMark]

Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Summary for October 28, 2007

Max Temp: 32.2ºC
Min Temp: 12.5ºC
Rainfall: 0.0mm

Newcastle October stats so far to 29th:
average max... 26.7ºC
average min.... 12.0ºC
rainfall........... 48.2mm
sunshine ....... 239.2 hours (8.5 per day)

[AussieMark]

Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Summary for October 29, 2007

Max Temp: 33.6ºC
Min Temp: 18.3ºC
Rainfall: 0.0mm

Newcastle October stats so far to 30th:
average max... 27.0ºC
average min.... 11.9ºC
rainfall........... 48.2mm
sunshine ....... 249.5 hours (8.6 per day)

[AussieMark]

hey §ab has Melbourne had any hot days this spring yet?

We are quite above average so far for October all these 30 degree days I wonder what Summer will bring

[AussieMark]

Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Summary for October 30, 2007

Max Temp: 26.0ºC
Min Temp: 10.2ºC
Rainfall: 0.0mm

Newcastle October stats so far to 31st:
average max... 26.9ºC
average min.... 12.1ºC
rainfall........... 48.2mm
sunshine ....... 261.7 hours (8.7 per day)

[§ab]

hey §ab has Melbourne had any hot days this spring yet?

We are quite above average so far for October all these 30 degree days I wonder what Summer will bring

We had a couple, a 30.1 on Oct 15th and 33.5 on Oct 25th, we also had a 22.8ºC minimum on Oct 28th. But other than that, both September and October have been cold and miserable, with continual successive fronts October has had only 16 days above 20C and most of those were in the 20-22C range. A stark contrast to last year's heavenly warm spring.

The forecast suggests that the cold will continue, with temps in the 17-21C range. Naturally it would be cold and miserable on Melbourne Cup day, as usual.

[AussieMark]

Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Summary for October 31, 2007

Max Temp: 24.9ºC
Min Temp: 17.0ºC
Rainfall: 0.0mm

Newcastle October stats:
average max... 26.9ºC
average min.... 12.1ºC
rainfall........... 48.2mm
sunshine ....... 264.7 hours (8.5 per day)

[AussieMark]

Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Summary for November 1, 2007

Max Temp: 23.6ºC
Min Temp: 17.6ºC
Rainfall: 0.0mm

[AussieMark]

Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Summary for November 2, 2007

Max Temp: 24.6ºC
Min Temp: 16.6ºC
Rainfall: 0.0mm

[AussieMark]

Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Summary for November 3, 2007

Max Temp: 26.9ºC
Min Temp: 18.7ºC
Rainfall: 15.8mm

[AussieMark]

Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Summary for November 4, 2007

Max Temp: 26.7ºC
Min Temp: 18.7ºC
Rainfall: 10.8mm