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Post by greysrigging on Dec 8, 2023 15:13:10 GMT -5
Darwin wet season sounds great right about now Bit of activity around this morning....I can hear thunder in the distance   |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 8, 2023 17:17:13 GMT -5
Hector the Convector from the Durack Lakes, Palmerston yesterday. ( pics by Damo )   |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 9, 2023 1:48:06 GMT -5
Hector looking good again....   |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 9, 2023 15:50:17 GMT -5
Some decent falls overnight....only 16.4mm at my place ( Leanyer Heights. ) The new AWS at East Point did ok - 47.8mm. Airport - 28.8mm Noony - 61.6mm   |
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Post by jetshnl on Dec 9, 2023 17:20:21 GMT -5
Some decent falls overnight....only 16.4mm at my place ( Leanyer Heights. ) The new AWS at East Point did ok - 47.8mm. Airport - 28.8mm Noony - 61.6mm How does a small 100K city like Darwin have so many weather stations? |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 9, 2023 22:09:10 GMT -5
Some decent falls overnight....only 16.4mm at my place ( Leanyer Heights. ) The new AWS at East Point did ok - 47.8mm. Airport - 28.8mm Noony - 61.6mm How does a small 100K city like Darwin have so many weather stations? They are not all in the metro area... the metro area full AWS's are the Airport, Darwin Harbour and the new one ( this year ) at East Point. All the others on that list are 40 to 140 klm away inland and coastal. In fact the local weather nerds are somewhat surprised at the AWS siting at East Point rather than 25 kilmeters away at the satellite city of Palmerston with a population of +30,000 and no weather station. Palmerston is hotter and wetter during the 'build up' months than Darwin Airport, and they get better and more storm activity. These maps show the metro AWS's and some of the inland rural full BoM AWS's   |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 10, 2023 17:30:47 GMT -5
Warm 'tropical' morning in and around Darwin   |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 10, 2023 19:34:53 GMT -5
Overcast morning.... looks like a few showers about.  |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 10, 2023 19:44:06 GMT -5
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 11, 2023 18:26:31 GMT -5
This is what locals like to see.... instability and moistue to our north.  |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 13, 2023 2:39:56 GMT -5
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Post by Cheeseman on Dec 13, 2023 7:47:08 GMT -5
How does a small 100K city like Darwin have so many weather stations? If anything, I think having a high density of weather stations is a good thing. The more coverage we have of microclimates and local variations, the better. I also think every town of at least perhaps 5K should have a weather station. Every county should have at least one. Mid-sized cities should have several. |
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Post by Benfxmth on Dec 13, 2023 7:49:28 GMT -5
How does a small 100K city like Darwin have so many weather stations? If anything, I think having a high density of weather stations is a good thing. The more coverage we have of microclimates and local variations, the better. I also think every town of at least perhaps 5K should have a weather station. Every county should have at least one. Mid-sized cities should have several. I'd like to see many more weather stations in rural, relatively less-explored places as well, given how much lower maintenance AWS are |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 13, 2023 15:47:10 GMT -5
Could hear this storm banging away in the early hours ( 6.15am atm )  |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 13, 2023 21:34:33 GMT -5
Yesterday's storm sweeping across Darwin Harbour ( pics by William )    |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 13, 2023 23:34:02 GMT -5
Savage conditions in metro Darwin and in the rural districts 40 to 60klm inland. Look at the dp's since 10.00am !  AIRPORT:  EAST POINT:  NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP:  MIDDLE POINT ( HUMPTY DOO ):  |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 14, 2023 2:34:19 GMT -5
A tough day climatically in the Darwin region Some insane DP's and a monster storm on my doorstep.   |
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Post by jetshnl on Dec 14, 2023 2:37:48 GMT -5
Wow 35C and 30C dewpoint at Pt Stuart… that’s gotta be as bad as it gets in Darwin?
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 14, 2023 3:47:42 GMT -5
Wow 35C and 30C dewpoint at Pt Stuart… that’s gotta be as bad as it gets in Darwin? Yeah, it is... seriously shithouse !! Fuels the storms... a quickfire 15mm at home... lots of thunder and lightning... been out in it spreading fertilizer around the garden... |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 14, 2023 16:07:18 GMT -5
Forecast today  |
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