Our thoughts go out to people who have lost property or been affected. The point has been made at this blog that we need large multi-engined air tankers based here year round and having them operated by the RAAF is the best way to use those aircraft efficiently. Just now there are 89 fires listed … Continue reading NSW winter bush fires mostly free hazard reduction
I see now these claims firming up – Tathra bushfire: Union says more homes would be standing if not for ‘turf war’ between fire services – Early last summer I posted – Why not the RAAF to operate large air tankers? Aerial views show Tathra to be totally surrounded by bush to the north-west and … Continue reading Tathra bush fires needs Royal Commission
Last Sunday 7 Jan 2018 Our ABC reports the BoM – Sydney hits its highest temperature recorded since 1939 with Penrith reaching 47.3C. The BoM had just belatedly found that RICHMOND RAAF 067033 hit 47.8 on 14 Jan 1939. But there is much more to the history of hottest days in Sydney. There was another … Continue reading 50°C in Sydney region 1939 – perspective on recent heat
Thanks to Chris Gillham – From Perth Region (Western Australia not Scotland) Feb has been moderate so far over there. www.australianweathernews.com/data/DE1_09.HTM PEARCE RAAF (009053) 17° on 9 Feb 2017 smashes the previous 18.8 – data from 1940 www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_009053_All.shtml BICKLEY (009240) 14° on 9 Feb 2017 annihilated the previous 18 – data from 1994 www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_009240_All.shtml BADGINGARRA … Continue reading Cold day records smashed in Perth region
The BoM blah-blahs on – Every station in the metropolitan area recorded its highest January mean temperature on record and most stations (including Sydney Observatory Hill) also broke records for mean maximum and minimum temperatures. Not a word on the above BoM page of the ever growing urban heat island driving temperatures hotter for 150 … Continue reading BoM trumpets January the warmest month on record for Sydney
Dear old Bureau of Meteorology up to usual tricks claiming a hottest evah record hot night for Sydney but ignoring the UHI. The record is not worth the paper it is printed on due to the huge urban heat island UHI. Sydney weather: Overnight temperature is record high for December, BOM says AWN lets you … Continue reading Sydney record hot night – urban heat island never mentioned
The centre of our largest urban heat island reached 34.2 on 6 Apr 2016 topping 33.9 from 5 Apr 1986. Other stations I have checked that were open in 1986 were all hotter in April 1986. Sydney Airport 34.7 on 6 Apr 2016 but 35.7 on 4 Apr 1986 Bankstown AP 35.8 on 6 Apr … Continue reading Sydney hottest April day last Wednesday only happened at Observatory Hill
The media have been hyperventilating over the Indian Summer in Sydney – but this story took the cake – Sydney to register hottest May day in 95 years with temps tipped to hit 28C as May ‘heatwave’ lingers – In fact Wednesday the 27th saw Sydney reach 24°C – a 4 degree fail for the … Continue reading Hottest May day prediction for Sydney crashed in a heap – while warmest May on record looks restricted to centre of Sydney
The ABC commentary is here – Key points Agencies not prepared for a major emergency Confusion between police and fire service about who was in charge Fire service failed to act on computer simulations predicting Dunalley could be devastated by the Forcett fire Road closures could have been handled better Lives probably put at risk … Continue reading Tasmanian bushfires report says according to ABC news – agencies not prepared – confusion between police and fire service. – Who would have thought so ?
BoM inspired media reports have widely spread the news that July 2013 in Melbourne was the warmest on record – most seem to be quoting daytime or maximum temperatures. here are a few articles – Sydney Morning Herald – Herald Sun – ABC Online news – I recall seeing an article that did mention the … Continue reading Australian Bureau of Meteorology lacking required scientific balance in reporting warmest July for Melbourne – record warmth was confined mainly to inner urban “heat island”