Sydney’s record 15-day spell of 20 degree winter days
For the first time in 163 years of records, Sydney just registered 15 consecutive winter days above 20ºC. The temperature at Sydney’s Observatory Hill weather station, located next to the Harbour Bridge, has climbed above 20ºC every day since...
Unseasonably warm winter weather on its way
The eastern states of Australia have had an incredibly warm and sunny winter and this trend is set to continue. The daytime temperatures in Sydney are set to soar, by winter’s standard, for 4-5 days from Friday. Maximum temperatures in the Sydney Basin during this...
Location, location, location of Australia’s renewable energy facilities
Renewable energy is booming in Australia and it is showing no signs of slowing down in 2021. More than a quarter of Australia’s electricity generation came from renewables last year. Australia has come a long way since 2016, when renewable energy made up...
Oracle captures the Papua New Guinea storm this week
A thunderstorm rolled into Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from the west on Monday, August 16, with little warning to locals about the Papua New Guinea storm due to sparse radar coverage (figure 1). Oracle our new ‘radar’...
Very very lightning, thunderstorms and mining
Thunderstorms are one of the most dangerous weather phenomena, which can occur at any time of the year in Australia. Lightning is random and can strike at any moment during a thunderstorm, posing a significant threat to mine sites. Mining trucks and...
How could climate change affect your business?
This week’s IPCC Report, “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basics”, is a big deal which you’ll be hearing plenty about here at Weatherzone and in the wider media – so what’s it all about? Let’s start at the beginning. What is the IPCC? The IPCC, or Intergovernmental...
How does the weather impact the aviation industry?
Weather has an enormous impact on the aviation industry all around the world. Fog, heavy rainfall, low cloud all decrease visibility and make it difficult for aircraft to land on the runway. While thunderstorms, strong cross winds and wind shear can generate serious disruptions to...
The challenging weather our Offshore helicopters face
Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry is underpinned by staff who work and live on offshore platforms. Like the mining industry these employees work on FIFO roster. Transport to and from the offshore facility can be achieved via scheduled transport on...
Did you know bushfires can create thunderstorms?
During Australia’s black summer of 2019/2020 7.4 million hectares of land burned. The fires were fuelled by prevalent dry and warm north-westerly winds, lightning, extreme temperatures, heatwaves, and below average rainfall. The Climate and Atmospheric Science journal reported that a “super-outbreak” of fire thunderstorms during Australia’s Black...
