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Post by aabc123 on Oct 4, 2024 15:26:29 GMT -5
High 10.0, low 4.9c, mostly cloudy. 0.2 mm of rain. So, this month, unlike last month, has started cold.
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Post by Beercules on Oct 5, 2024 21:19:54 GMT -5
Don't make this common daylight saving mistake ( source: Weatherzone )  ^^Image: Don't forget to do this if you have an old-school clock. Daylight saving starts this weekend in NSW, Victoria, the ACT, South Australia and Tasmania, with clocks instantly ticking forward to 3 am at 2am on Sunday. As ever, Western Australia, Queensland and the NT will not join the party – meaning there will be a three-hour time difference between Perth and the southeastern capital cities. "Spring forward, fall back." That has always been the most helpful phrase to remind you whether to turn the clocks forward or backward. Not that most people change their clocks manually in the digital age, but back in the day, some people always seemed to set their timepieces the wrong way by an hour. But there's another thing people get wrong all the time. They call it "daylight savings" – like the savings you (hopefully) have in the bank. But the phrase is not plural. It is, quite simply, "daylight saving". As in, you are saving daylight by making sunrise an hour later and sunset an hour later. According to the Royal Australian Historical Society, daylight saving was briefly introduced way back in 1916 as a wartime fuel-saving measure during World War I. Tasmania was the first state to adopt daylight saving permanently. That was in 1967, and it was an alternative to power rationing during a drought. In 1971, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and the ACT also adopted daylight saving. Queensland abandoned it a year later. Western Australia and the Northern Territory have never had it.  Daylight saving is seen as most advantageous to city dwellers working a traditional 9 to 5 working day, who can enjoy leisure activities after work in natural light. But people on the land say it disrupts their schedule, and the schedule of the animals they work with, while people in northern Australia prefer their extra hour of light at the coolest time of day – hence the reluctance of Queenslanders and Territorians to adopt it. Whether you're a fan or a foe of daylight saving, just remember that it's not "daylight savings". We are saving an hour of daylight, not "savings" it. I'm looking forward to it not being night at 5.00pm. Perf de Derf can go ahead an enjoy their 5.30am sunrises.  |
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Post by Shaheen Hassan on Oct 8, 2024 12:45:53 GMT -5
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Post by Shaheen Hassan on Oct 8, 2024 14:37:24 GMT -5
 There are more beautiful thunderstorms, but desert thunderstorms have their own charm. This photo isn't in Qatar, it's in nearby Ahsa in Saudi Arabia. |
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Post by Steelernation on Oct 8, 2024 22:28:23 GMT -5
Absolutely unreal heat in the southwest. Phoenix has broken its October record high every single day this month. From 1895-2023 the record high was 107, the coolest high this month has been 108.  Also prior to this year, the previous latest 110 f was on September 19th. This year, 9 days have exceeded 110 since September 25th. Never happened before and suddenly happens 9 days in under two weeks.  |
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Post by Ariete on Oct 9, 2024 15:44:11 GMT -5
Today's high was 9.8C. It was the first sub 10C high since 9 May.
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Post by rozenn on Oct 9, 2024 16:33:55 GMT -5
Hefty totals for an Atlantic low. Usually 50 mm+ totals come from tstorms, not frontal rain. Together with yesterday's storms, parts of the western suburbs have clocked 100+ mm (~4") since yesterday afternoon.  |
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Post by Benfxmth on Oct 10, 2024 15:58:53 GMT -5
Cold and windy day with cirrus shield associated with Hurricane Milton and northeasterlies raging in, made for a shitty cold overcast day most of today. High at my PWS was 67.6°F today.
Tonight and/or Fri night should see the first sub-50°F lows of the season here with clear skies and diminishing wind
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Post by Ariete on Oct 11, 2024 10:30:41 GMT -5
The highest temp of the month, 15.7C, was recorded last night at 1:40 lol. Now down to 8.2C at 18:20.
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Post by Shaheen Hassan on Oct 11, 2024 19:01:14 GMT -5
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Post by Steelernation on Oct 11, 2024 19:20:33 GMT -5
High was 87 (31 c) again yesterday, just 1 F off the October record.
Yesterday was the 3rd day >/= 87 this month, just 6 such days previously with a por going back to 1895.
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Post by Doña Jimena on Oct 12, 2024 12:34:36 GMT -5
Sunny, beautiful day with a high 14C in Riga. In Kazdanga, western Latvia:  |
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Post by Steelernation on Oct 13, 2024 19:27:18 GMT -5
Lowest max this season (since August 1st) is just 65 (18 c), which is the warmest on record for this period.
Additionally, October has a 78.9 f (26 c) average high so far which is warmer than an average September.
Unfortunately, the warmth seems like it’ll end in a few days with average temps moving in mid week.
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Post by greysrigging on Oct 13, 2024 19:44:22 GMT -5
Some decent spring diurnals at Horsham, Western Victoria   |
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Post by aabc123 on Oct 14, 2024 15:21:15 GMT -5
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Post by rozenn on Oct 14, 2024 15:50:58 GMT -5
Reached the20s today while places 200 km had trouble getting out of the single digits.  |
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Post by greysrigging on Oct 15, 2024 1:34:12 GMT -5
Massive blob of outback October heat ( source: Weatherzone )  Extreme October heat is building up over the centre of the continent with October heat records for both maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be threatened at some locations. Central Australia started to warm up under northerly winds on Tuesday, with multiple weather stations in the southern NT and northern SA nudging 40°C. Wednesday and Thursday are forecast to be even hotter. Two of the hottest locations on Thursday are expected to be: Birdsville (Qld): Thursday’s forecast max 43°C (Oct record 44.7°C) Oodnadatta (SA): Thursday’s forecast max 43°C (Oct record 45.4°C)   While those forecast maximums are a degree or two short of the record (and the same is true for the forecast minimums for both towns), these are still extreme temperatures for this time of year. It's also worth mentioning that the hottest air will park itself over areas where weather stations are few and far between, so it's likely that some exceptionally hot October temperatures could go unrecorded. This outback heat is being funnelled southwards from northern Australia, which has been significantly hotter than average for virtually all of spring 2024 to date. While Australia as a whole was almost two degrees warmer than average in the nation's fourth-warmest September on record, parts of northern Australia exceeded the average by a lot more than two degrees.  See the small red patch in the northwest corner of the country? That's more or less where the town of Port Hedland is located, and the average September minimum in the town of 15,000 residents was almost six degrees above average, while Port Hedland's average Setpember maximum was two degrees above average. October has also been much warmer than usual in Port Hedland, as it has been at numerous other locations in northern Australia – with the region serving as a heat engine for areas further south. The full force of this heat event will not affect the southern capitals, although temps will definitely be on the warm side this Thursday. Adelaide is likely to reach 30°C, which hasn't happened yet this spring, and Canberra is also in line for its warmest day of spring 2024 to date, with a top of 26°C. |
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Post by rozenn on Oct 15, 2024 11:39:12 GMT -5
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Post by srfoskey on Oct 15, 2024 18:56:41 GMT -5
There's a frost advisory for the OKC metro tonight, with a freeze warning in northern Oklahoma. This is a bit earlier than usual to worry about frosts and freezes, but not record-breaking. The dry air we've had lately could allow for greater radiational cooling than is typical this time of year.  |
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Post by greysrigging on Oct 16, 2024 1:08:18 GMT -5
Very warm mid October min and max temps in parts of South Australia. Adelaide:  Oodnadatta:  |
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