Sydney hits 2.5 metres of annual rain amid record wet year
More than 2.5 metres of rain has fallen on Sydney this year, obliterating the city’s previous annual rainfall record by more than 300 mm. Sydney just had an exceptionally wet year thanks to the rain-boosting influence of thee wet-phase...
The great variety of Australian thunderstorms
Due to the variety of climates of Australia, from the northern tropics to the temperate south, thunderstorms across this large continent exhibit a great deal of variety in terms of the way they form and move, their size,...
Victoria’s lowest summer temp on record
If you think Melbourne and indeed the whole state of Victoria has been cold in recent days by summer standards – and especially this Wednesday morning – you’re absolutely right. In fact, Victoria has just registered its coldest summer...
Himawari-9 satellite replacing Himawari-8 today
A significant moment in the timeline of satellite weather observations over Australia, Eastern Asia and the western Pacific will take place on Tuesday afternoon, when the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) transitions from Himawari-8 to Himawari-9 as the primary geostationary...
Severe storms slam Sydney
A line of thunderstorms is moving across the entire Sydney basin and nearby areas on Monday morning, with strong squalls, heavy rain and a rapid drop in temperatures. Sydney started Monday with its warmest morning of summer 2022 to...
The 2022 negative IOD is over
The Bureau of Meteorology has today declared the end of the 2022 negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), reducing the likelihood of above-average rain over large areas of Australia as we head into summer. The IOD is an index that...
Spectacular Sydney storms extend city’s remarkable rain record
Nature’s fireworks lit up the Sydney skyline on Monday night as ominous shelf clouds and waves of rain swept across eastern NSW. Showers and thunderstorms formed over central and eastern NSW on Monday afternoon and evening as a passing...
Weather to expect in Australia this summer
Australia’s meteorological summer officially starts today, December 1. It’s a season that typically produces searing heatwaves, scorching bushfires, severe thunderstorms and tropical cyclones. But what type of weather can Australia expect to see this summer? Australia has entered summer...
