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Post by nei on Feb 27, 2023 13:31:55 GMT -5
sweet avalanche photo from SoCal
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Post by Ariete on Feb 27, 2023 15:04:01 GMT -5
New cold record for the winter last night: -13.7C. 3.2C now, so quite high diurnal.
4.1C was the high, which means a 17.8C diurnal.
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Post by aabc123 on Feb 27, 2023 15:06:29 GMT -5
Temperatures at the moment, the milder air arriving from the west. The end of the month has been quite cold and snowy, after heavy snowfall snow everywhere, 21 cm in Võru, but in the area of upland in the southeast corner of the country 43 cm; 5-6 cm on the islands.
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Post by srfoskey on Feb 27, 2023 18:08:38 GMT -5
The tornado caused several roads to be closed, and created a traffic nightmare for southeast Norman.
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Feb 27, 2023 18:27:04 GMT -5
The tornado caused several roads to be closed, and created a traffic nightmare for southeast Norman. oof, if I lived in southeast Norman and wanted Chick-Fil-A, I'd be pissed lol
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Post by greysrigging on Feb 28, 2023 4:20:27 GMT -5
One Of Perth's driest, Hottest summers On Record ( source: Weatherzone ) Perth just had its third driest summer in 147 years of records, with the city only receiving 1.4 mm of rain during the last three months. Summer is Perth’s driest time of year and in an average season, the city would only receive about 40 mm of rain. But even for its driest season, this summer has been exceptionally parched in Perth. The official rain gauge in Perth only received 1.4 mm of rain between the start of December 2022 and the end of February 2023. This is the city’s third lowest summer total in records dating back to 1876, beaten only by 0.8 mm in 1974-75 and 0.2 mm in 2009-10. Perth’s paltry rainfall this summer was recorded on only two days, with 1.0 mm in mid-December, 0.4 mm in early January, and nothing hitting the gauge in February. While winter rainfall in Perth is frequent and heavy thanks to regular cold front activity, the city’s summer rainfall is more dependent on moisture being dragged down from the tropics. This can happen when tropical lows and cyclones drift south into the mid-latitudes, or when moisture is drawn down a West Coast Trough. Unfortunately for Perth’s thirsty parks and gardens, all of the tropical cyclones that have developed to the northwest of Australia this season have not brought moisture down to southwestern Australia. It has also been a hot summer in Perth, with the city’s final day of the season expected to reach around 37 to 38ºC on Tuesday. This final burst of heat should see the city rounding out summer with an average maximum temperature of just under 31.4ºC. This would be the city’s 10th or equal 11th hottest summer in 126 years of records.
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Post by ilmc90 on Feb 28, 2023 11:38:59 GMT -5
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Post by rpvan on Feb 28, 2023 17:08:29 GMT -5
After a cold snap late last week with low temps down in the -7c(19f) to -10c(14f) range, the Vancouver region got ~10-35cm(4-14") of heavy, wet snow Saturday night into Sunday morning. Picked up roughly 25cm(10") at my place that quickly compacted/melted down to ~15cm(6"). Squamish, a town between Vancouver and Whistler picked up an astonishing 50cm(20") of snow during the storm.
The aftermath of the storm in North Vancouver:
Wintery weather continues this week, and we received a slushy 2-10cm(2-4") this morning. Current snow depth across the region sits at roughly 10-40cm. Temps are projected to drop to between -2c(28f) and -6c(21f) tonight.
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Post by srfoskey on Feb 28, 2023 18:26:59 GMT -5
The tornado caused several roads to be closed, and created a traffic nightmare for southeast Norman. oof, if I lived in southeast Norman and wanted Chick-Fil-A, I'd be pissed lol Lol you'd be fine going north, it's going south that was the nightmare.
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Post by greysrigging on Mar 1, 2023 5:35:00 GMT -5
Was Your State ( AU ) Warmer Or Cooler Than Usual Over Summer? ( source: Weatherzone ) The full stats for the 2022/23 summer are in, and Australia as a whole was marginally warmer than usual, while summer was slightly warmer than the long-term average in four states and slightly cooler in the other three. We'll break our summery summary into three parts, taking a quick look at temperatures, rainfall, and then extremes. Temperatures: Below is the table of temperatures for the country as a whole and for each state. The figures show the anomaly (the difference from the long-term average in °C). AUS Max temp +0.04 Min temp +0.09 Overall +0.07 QLD Max temp −0.49 Min temp +0.07 Overall −0.21 NSW Max temp +0.29 Min temp −0.61 Overall −0.16 VIC Max temp +0.08 Min temp +0.27 Overall +0.18 TAS Max temp +1.08 Min temp +0.51 Overall +0.79 SA Max temp +0.93 Min temp +0.61 Overall +0.78 WA Max temp +0.66 Min temp +0.27 Overall +0.47 NT Max temp −1.32 Min temp −0.22 Overall −0.76 You can see the data represented graphically below, with large patches of green for the three states (NSW, NT, Qld) where the overall (mean) temperature was lower than usual. Rainfall: In terms of summer, rainfall, Australia as a whole was 27% above the long-term average. The rainfall stats tell the story of a strong wet season in most parts of the north, but declining rainfall in the south as La Niña started to wane. AUSTRALIA +27% Queensland +33% New South Wales −35% Victoria −22% Tasmania −31% South Australia −23% Western Australia +19% Northern Territory +58% Again, here's a visual representation of the above. Extremes: Australia equalled its lowest summer temp on record in the 2022/23 summer, and came within 1.4°C of its hottest temperature ever recorded. Hottest max 49.3°C at Onslow Airport (WA) on Jan 14 Coldest max -0.2°C at Thredbo Top Station (NSW) on Dec 14 Coldest min -7.0°C at Perisher Valley (NSW) on Dec 9 Warmest min 34.3°C at Marble Bar (WA) on Dec 12 Wettest day 316.6 mm at Proserpine Airport (Qld) on Jan 16 Please note: ACT data is included as part of NSW for all monthly and seasonal summaries. When we speak of the "long-term average", we refer to the 1961–1990 average, which is the current international standard period for the calculation of climate averages used by bodies like the BoM and the World Meteorological Organization. More info here.
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Post by Beercules on Mar 1, 2023 23:01:28 GMT -5
Cooler as per typical.
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Mar 1, 2023 23:11:48 GMT -5
Yep. That map BuM is using is a botev map. It shows Renmark as slightly above average, but compared to 1961-1990 normals. Just use 1991-2020 already
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Post by Beercules on Mar 2, 2023 4:45:03 GMT -5
Yep. That map BuM is using is a botev map. It shows Renmark as slightly above average, but compared to 1961-1990 normals. Just use 1991-2020 already That would be in violation of their global warming agenda. Melbourne has been below avg all crummer aswell.
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Post by srfoskey on Mar 18, 2023 23:35:05 GMT -5
I was going for a walk this evening when the temperature was around 34°F (1°C). And it got me thinking about this past winter and how I felt a bit let down. There was the big December cold snap when I was in North Carolina, and then most of January was mild. We got a snow in late January, a small amount of ice at the end of January/start of February, and a dusting of snow in mid-February. While the wintertime snow total wound up being around 2.9" (7.4 cm), which is not that unusual for Norman, I still ended up feeling disappointed. I think that is because the previous two winters had multiple good (3"+) snowstorms that covered the roads. This winter had just one decent snow that didn't do that. Winter 2019-20 was milder, but I didn't feel as disappointed because that was the first winter I saw more than 1" (2.5 cm) of snow in Oklahoma. 2018-19 also didn't feel disappointing because I was in England for the second half where it stayed cool for longer. So 2017-18 was the last winter where I truly felt like I was missing out at the end of it. The other winters I would have preferred more cold and snow thruout, but I felt I at least got my necessary fill.
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Post by Ethereal on Mar 19, 2023 0:49:20 GMT -5
Hot autumn day in Sydney! Record heat in the southeast! March records have tumbled in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory as the state sees an unusually late and widespread burst of extreme heat. Mudgee soared to 38.3°C, its hottest March day in 116 years of records. Both Forbes (40.7°C) and Wagga Wagga (39.9°C) have had their hottest March day in 83 years, with Bathurst (36.6°C) having their hottest March day in 82 years. Some more busted long-standing records for hottest March day have been: Moss Vale (37.0°C) with 61 years of records. It beat the old record by 2 full degrees Orange (34.5°C) with a 55-year history Goulburn (37.6°C) with 52 years of records The nation’s capital Canberra reached 37.4°C at 3:45pm, its hottest March day in 25 years. This is only 0.1 degrees off matching the long-term record of 37.5C set in 1998 with records stretching back to 1939. This heat has been brought from the country’s interior and northern WA by a pair of slow-moving troughs over the last few days. The cold front that crossed SA, Victoria and Tasmania on Saturday now is pushing up over southern parts of NSW, bringing some welcome relief. www.weatherzone.com.au/news/records-tumble-in-nsw-and-the-act/1162260
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Post by rozenn on Mar 20, 2023 1:38:11 GMT -5
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