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I wonder if that pathological douchebag Krappyquatsi has anything to say about this:
Sydney's warmest winter on record
Ben McBurney, Sunday September 1, 2013 - 14:10 EST
Sydney has just enjoyed its warmest winter on record, with rainfall also coming in above average after a very wet June.
There never really was a winter in Sydney, with the three months of June, July and August combined having an average maximum of 19.6 degrees and an average minimum of 10.4 degrees, more typical of late autumn or early spring. The maximum and minimum combined averaged a touch below 15 degrees, smashing the previous record set in 1988.
The warmth wasn't just confined to the city either with the growing influence of the urban heat island, with many others suburbs also seeing their warmest winter on record.
June was the closest it got to winter as frequent cloud and heavy showers kept the temperature down, although it was still more than 1 degree above average. The month was very wet as well, with the 316mm recorded the wettest June in six years and was also 102% of the seasonal average.
July turned out to be much warmer than usual and also quite dry. The usually coldest month of the year was the warmest July on record, with the average maximum of 19.5, warmer than June and more than three degrees above average. This also smashed the previous record in 2005 by almost half a degree.
The unseasonable warmth continued into the end of winter, with Sydney seeing its second warmest August on record. The dry conditions also persisted, with the total of 15mm only 18.7% of the monthly average.
However, overall winter still came in as wetter than usual, with the seasonal total of 364mm above the average of 310mm.
The warm conditions over winter were due to a significant lack of strong cold fronts, above average sea surface temperatures and a persistent region of high pressure.
Similar patterns are causing the warmth to continue into the start of spring.
Sydney has reached 22 degrees today, its warmest start to spring since 2010. The next five days are also forecast to reach at least 22 degrees, which would make it the warmest start to spring on record.
The above average temperatures are likely to persist at least into mid-spring with already a significant buildup of heat over the interior.
I'm already sad, september still have some winter days but we're already in the transition to spring, the warm days are getting more frequent. Saturday we had 27.6ºC but yesterday and today we didn't pass 20ºC because of the rain.
Shocking dry icy winds over South Australia today . For example, in Oodnadatta at 1pm it's 35.6C with 9% humidity and wind out of the north at 22km/hr.
24C /75F and sunny at 2:15pm. Feels a bit muggy aswell. I wasn't imagining it, dewpoints are around 14C / 58F which is on the high side for this time of year, especially with warm temps.
There is even a 19-20C dewpoint at Mortlake and Mt Gellibrand in western Victoria. And it appears legit as there are several 16-18C dewpoints in the surrounding area.
Last edited by Full Overcast; 09-02-2013 at 10:43 PM..
And i returned to BA today and its winter again in BA after many days of temps above 20c!!
15c, sunny, today
Im being lucky
Escaped the spring in BA last friday, and in MDP it was coooold all weekend. Now i returned and spring in BA ended last night. With a bit of luck ill be able to enjoy a straight week of cool temps
In South Australia Port Augusta has hit 36.5C and Tarcoola 37.7C so far prior to the change.
Change seems to have moved through Nullarbor with temperature peaking at 30.8C at 12:30pm then dropping to 26.1C by 2:30pm.
It is interesting that Australia gets so hot in what is still basically winter (at least by the North American definition), but reaching that magic 50C mark in summer is nearly impossible. Getting to 48 or even 49C is not a huge task, but that last degree seems to be that proverbial bridge too far.
Fitzroy Crossing in northern Western Australia actually reached 41.1C on Monday and 40.2C on Sunday. Numerous 38-40C readings in northern Western Australia over the last few days. Timber Creek in the Northern Territory had a 39.7C on the 20th August and there are a number of August average highs of 35C, including 35.3C at Bradshaw, 35.0C at Douglas River, 34.9C at Middle Point (near Darwin) plus several other 34C+ average highs in the entire region from the Kimberely to the NW Northern Territory.
Last edited by Full Overcast; 09-04-2013 at 06:01 AM..
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. For example, in Oodnadatta at 1pm it's 35.6C with 9% humidity and wind out of the north at 22km/hr.
