Post by greysrigging on Jan 23, 2024 22:08:45 GMT -5
Heatwave warnings in effect for the Australia Day long weekend. Birdsville could be one to watch re record breaking heat ( The QLD record is 49.5c at Birdsville )
Last Edit: Jan 23, 2024 22:33:00 GMT -5 by greysrigging
First all-time high of the year in Argentina, and the winner is... Bariloche
New record is 36.4C.
Yesterday it was time for Trelew to break its all-time high, with a new record of 42.6C. Previous one was 42.2C.
Not unexpected considering the extremely hot air mass installed over Northern Patagonia. The heat wave will keep going on for several more days, so more records might be beaten.
Post by greysrigging on Jan 25, 2024 2:14:42 GMT -5
Queensland's 2nd-hottest recorded temperature:
Temperatures were forecast to reach 49°C out at Birdsville in the southwest corner of the state, and the mercury got there with a bit of extra mayo, with a reading of 49.4°C just after 2:30 pm.
That made it the 2nd-highest Queensland temperature ever recorded, just shy of the 49.5°C scorcher on Christmas Eve, 1972, which also occurred in Birdsville. Birdsville last 5 days
Last Edit: Jan 25, 2024 2:38:39 GMT -5 by greysrigging
25/01 High 2.4c, low 0.3c, mostly cloudy, it rained for a long time, but the amount of precipitation was small, both rain and wet snow occurred. So, unlike the first two decades of the month at the end of the month it's milder in my area now too. There is still 1 cm of snow on the ground at the station but there is much more snow in shady places.
Last Edit: Jan 25, 2024 17:20:37 GMT -5 by aabc123
I was busy and didn't get a chance to post when it happened, but a lot of the US was under dense fog advisories a couple of days ago. I wish Oklahoma had more foggy days, it seems like fog is more common in the East.
"Perhaps some day in the dim future it will be possible to advance the computations faster than the weather advances and at a cost less than the saving to mankind due to the information gained. But that is a dream." -Lewis Fry Richardson in 1922
Dewpoints approaching 70°F in the middle of winter.
Last Edit: Jan 26, 2024 11:46:55 GMT -5 by Benfxmth
"Above 40 degrees North, there is no Winter warmth; Above 50 degrees North, there is no Summer heat; Above 60 degrees North, there are no Thunderstorms; Above 70 degrees North, there is no Hope." — Benny Boy's adage.
Post by greysrigging on Jan 26, 2024 15:49:01 GMT -5
Brisbane Swelters Through Hottest Night in 7 Years as heatwave & ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily Collide! ( source: Anthony Cornelius Meteorologist ) "Ugh! What an awful night not just in Brisbane, but across much of Queensland. That's thanks to a heatwave that's been bringing extreme temperatures across inland Queensland (Birdsville reached 49.4C on Thursday which is just shy of their record!) Not only that, but we're seeing ex-TC Kirrily drag large amounts of moisture and humidity across the state and the two have combined to bring a very muggy and sticky night. The official CBD minimum was 27.2C, but with the humidity it felt like 34C for most of the night! Unfortunately today's only going to get worse as maximums climb well into the mid 30s but will be combined with those very high dew points and moisture levels meaning that it will feel much hotter again and the heat index could push into the low to mid 40s in parts of Southeast Queensland! That's not the actual temperature which will be less than this, but what the temperature feels like thanks to the uncomfortable humidity. And to top it all off - tonight is likely to be just as bad as last night and if we don't see any showers or storms about (and most of them could remain to our south), could even be hotter! There is some relief though with cloud and showers likely from tomorrow onwards - I know the official forecast is only for a shower or two on Monday and Tuesday but with the moisture drifting down from ex-TC Kirrily I think these days could end up being quite wet and showery with even some local moderate falls about. In the meantime, remember to keep hydrated and avoid doing anything too strenuous in the heat. Heatwaves are deadly and something many people underestimate."
Last Edit: Jan 26, 2024 15:58:32 GMT -5 by greysrigging
Well, today took an interesting turn. Due to less cloud cover than forecast, temps have overperfomed a good bit. Had an 80.0°F (26.7°C) high at my PWS - the warmest since Cocktober 30th and the third January the past 5 years (and of the 2020s) to see a high at or above 80°F. New Bern AP (KEWN) reached 81°F (27°C), coming in 1°F short of the monthly January record.
That, along with comfortable upper 60s dewpoints, were a refreshing change from the bitterly cold highs and polar lows during last weekend's cold snap...I can feel my dried up skin healing lol.
"Above 40 degrees North, there is no Winter warmth; Above 50 degrees North, there is no Summer heat; Above 60 degrees North, there are no Thunderstorms; Above 70 degrees North, there is no Hope." — Benny Boy's adage.
This has been mentioned by other members in the shoutbox earlier, but for the first time ever, Washington DC has seen 80°F in Jan
"Above 40 degrees North, there is no Winter warmth; Above 50 degrees North, there is no Summer heat; Above 60 degrees North, there are no Thunderstorms; Above 70 degrees North, there is no Hope." — Benny Boy's adage.
Melbourne has had a benign January weather-wise compared to areas further north, and that trend is set to continue this weekend for the Australian Open Finals. Mild temperatures in the low twenties and partly cloudy skies will be familiar conditions to the three northern Europeans playing in the finals.
Daniil Medvedev has spent significant time in Moscow, an area with mean summer temperatures in the low twenties and oft-milky skies. Female final player Aryna Sabalenka is also from northern Europe while Medvedev's opponent, Jannik Sinner, also hails from north of 45 degrees latitude. Melbourne may have the coolest summer, on average, of the mainland Australian capitals, but it still averages in the high twenties (26.0°C) for January—a diminutive seeming number that disguises the huge variations that balance that average. Melbourne, after all, is also well known for scorching summer northerlies ahead of cold fronts that can send temperatures soaring into the forties and have caused grief for Australian Open players in the past.
Perhaps Qinwen Zheng—the other female finalist—would be best placed to deal with the typical Australian summer, having spent significant training time at lower latitudes, including Spain.
However, this year the heat preparedness of players is moot. Melbourne's staying south of a high pressure ridge that's confining heat to the north. Mild westerly winds will be the order of the day for Melbourne Park, gusty at times today as a trough clips the south. Moisture is generally shallow and instability is low, so showers are only a slight chance about the hills. Temperatures in the city will have dropped to around 22°C for match start on both Saturday and Sunday evenings.
----------------- It's been quite a comfortable AO for the players weatherwise with no extreme heat this year. The hottest temp during the tournament was 31.9c which is tame in comparison to previous years.
Last Edit: Jan 27, 2024 6:55:14 GMT -5 by cawfeefan
