Tasmania’s winter coldest in nearly 50 years, Bureau of Meteorology says – that is since 1966
Melbourne shivers through coldest winter in 26 years, no warm start to Spring in sight – that is since 1986
Canberra’s coldest winter in 15 years and wettest in 10 years finally ending
And the BoM prediction of a warmer than normal winter in SE Australia – look at Tasmania. Have readers got any other reports of cold regions this winter ?
Here are maps of actual winter weather to compare with the winter predictions linked above – First Rain –
Now max temperature –
and min temperature
Warwick, I looked at your link to the BOM Climate outlook for winter (June to August) issued 28 May 2015:
“Drier in the east, wetter in the southwest”.
Seems like they were looking at their model in the mirror when they made that forecast.
September Snow in SW Western Australia –
Snow falls on WA’s Bluff Knoll for second time in weeks
www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-01/snow-falls-in-wa-stirling-ranges/6741038
Snow WA see www.weatherzone.com.au/news/snow-falls-on-was-bluff-knoll-for-second-time-in-weeks/357581