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Re: Vic - arrival of a low pressure system, heralding a period of sultry weather 11-20/12/22
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:58 pm
by 93ben
Gordon wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:51 pm
93ben wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:47 pm
@Gordon What do you think the title should be now and I'll change it for you.
Sorry for the delay Ben - away in the Snowy Mtns with limited internet,
Maybe, 'Summer polar blast, then settled - 11-20/12/22
That's ok Gordon. I have updated it now to reflect the current weather. Hopefully it warms up soon and stays like that as I'm going away after Christmas. And wow that's a lot of snow!
Re: Vic - Summer polar blast, then settled - 11-20/12/22
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2022 10:46 pm
by Macedonian
My max today was 7.5°. The second single digit max for December.
Re: Vic - Summer polar blast, then settled - 11-20/12/22
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 11:22 am
by hillybilly
In a cold damp stream down here in Tasmania, with almost non stop wet, but gauge only climbing slowly. We’ve had 40mm for the last week, and 5mm for the last 24 hours. Southern Tas is at its bleakest in a south to southeast flow. No complaints really as it’s a work day anyway. Heavier falls in the foot hills around Snug Tier where some spots have had 100mm for the week. There are pockets up there which can get 1500mm in a year, so very wet area.
We are on 12 consecutive sub 20C days here. Current EC has no day reaching above 20C until at least Christmas Day. Could easily sneak over one day later next week, but will see. In theory could go three weeks without getting there. I’d guess that’s pretty unusual. We are usually a degree or so cooler than Hobart.
Bit more snow on Kunanyi. Just a light cover but good to see.
Re: Vic - Summer polar blast, then settled - 11-20/12/22
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 4:48 pm
by StratoBendigo
5 days under 20c so far this month in Bendigo. Which equals the previous best effort of 5 in December 1993 for the current site....
Interestingly we had quite a few similarly cold Decembers in the 1960s, 1964 a standout.
Re: Vic - Summer polar blast, then settled - 11-20/12/22
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:30 pm
by hillybilly
11.5C today at Hobart was the coldest December day since 1964
Chilly, damp and cloudy. Looked like mid winter
Only 1mm in the gauge here but rain for about 12 hours
Bit heavier in the hills.
Friday and Saturday look like repeats.
Re: Vic - Summer polar blast, then settled - 11-20/12/22
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 7:47 am
by hillybilly
Got to a lofty 15C here yesterday. 2mm more in the gauge. Think it is time to plant the winter veggies
Looks to have now cleared.
Progs showing building rain across northern Australia, with suggestions of the monsoon sometime around the Christmas to New Year type period. Would expect heat to build in the south as that happens.
Re: Vic - Summer polar blast, then settled - 11-20/12/22
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:23 pm
by Petros
Wind finally backed from 5 days ex S/SW to an arvo easterly, still cloudy and very cool though, 4th day in a row in the low 18C's - I tallied 22mm here for this thread. Certainly a cold and windy week.
Re: Vic - Summer polar blast, then settled - 11-20/12/22
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 7:57 am
by hillybilly
Looks like the event is wrapping up. Sun has come out down here, with just a trace in the gauge. MTD is 50mm. We fluffed a couple of chances with near misses on storms, with pockets close to 100mm within 10km from here. Still tanks are all full and horse paddock has standing water still so good place for the peak of summer.
Weathers about to flip. Could well turn into a major heatwave event. Still seven days out, so probably a bit too far to lock it in.
Re: Vic - Summer polar blast, then settled - 11-20/12/22
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 9:28 pm
by Onetahuti
Off topic but in a way current weather related. For anybody who has solar power. Are you having very high solar production readings in the last couple of days? I have had solar for 11 years now and am getting very high recordings, today I think would be the equal second-highest daily solar power production in that time, yesterday just slightly less. The strong easterlies clearing out pollution?
Re: Vic - Summer polar blast, then settled - 11-20/12/22
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:25 am
by stevco123
Onetahuti wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 9:28 pm
Off topic but in a way current weather related. For anybody who has solar power. Are you having very high solar production readings in the last couple of days? I have had solar for 11 years now and am getting very high recordings, today I think would be the equal second-highest daily solar power production in that time, yesterday just slightly less. The strong easterlies clearing out pollution?
Maybe because we are so close to the solstice and it has been very sunny. They combination could be why? Just a guess
Re: Vic - Summer polar blast, then settled - 11-20/12/22
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:07 am
by hillybilly
stevco123 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:25 am
Onetahuti wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 9:28 pm
Off topic but in a way current weather related. For anybody who has solar power. Are you having very high solar production readings in the last couple of days? I have had solar for 11 years now and am getting very high recordings, today I think would be the equal second-highest daily solar power production in that time, yesterday just slightly less. The strong easterlies clearing out pollution?
Maybe because we are so close to the solstice and it has been very sunny. They combination could be why? Just a guess
Also very low precipitable water. Guess a lot of southerlies in the last week