Summer 2017-18 Discussion Thread (Southern Hemisphere)

My PWS recorded 6.4°C this morning. I think we will be maded many frosts this winter bro jajajajajaja

A contrast in maximums for the South Island the other day, with Queenstown recording 14C while Kaikoura recorded 37C on the same day.

A contrast in Central as well, with Clyde reaching 38C and cooling to 3.5C within 48 hours.

Sounds like quite a bit of wind damage back home yesterday, with about a dozen big eucalyptus down apparently, and the trampoline missing. Almost no rain, although over the hill saw 24 hour totals of about 300 mm at Paradise.

Sounds like some big totals down south.

I'm thinking that's a measuring error. Sometimes a 0.0°C reading will register, I've seen it in places in FNQ as well. It's a shame that there isn't 24 hour recording at this station, but the nearest station at Leigh Creek reigstered a low of 19.4°C, so the low at Arkaroola was probably within 2 degrees of that.

You can see in this thread that earlier in the month the same thing happened at Warracknabeal with the 50°C reading.

Sidenote; Arkaroola looks kinda nice haha.

A possible valentine's day dust storm? That'd be hilarious.

Impressive lightning clouds about 20km to the SE of Shepparton just now. Mixture of lightning flashes every 2-3 seconds.

Dream summer weather here today, with very light showers at 32C - pure magic!

Meanwhile ... back in Kiwiland, a 24 hour total of 80 - 130mms forecast for Motueka, with a min/max of 20-23C, and an afternoon thunderstorm.

Up to 200mms for the hills.

About 140 mms over 14 hours for Motueka, according to my sources. Mostly in downpours. A light show forecast for the evening.

I daresay that the backcountry would have gotten a good drenching.

Some warm dewpoints for New Zealand yesterday, with many areas reaching 23-24 dp.Even a report of 25 for the Hutt Valley (Wellington)

The missing trampoline at home, from the wind a week ago, was finally located and retrieved - about 300 metres from the house. Had to be disassembled before a difficult transport out - well done to the team back home.

A potential big weather event for Motueka, with ex Cyclone Gita touching down anywhere from the western upper South to the western upper North. Posted some photos on CD of the last big storm to touch down in these parts - nearly a 100 km of flattened/ smashed bush on eastern aspects, and accounts of folks hiding under beds and mystery dead cattle.

Can someone be a good fella and confirm if this 1.1° C low is an error or not? Quite looks like it, as West Wyalong is 262 m AMSL and thus too low...I know the Central Western Tablelands, Slopes and Plains like no other!