Lightning North of Tamworth, NSW - January 24th 2009. Photo: Rhett Blanch
Early January saw the severe weather just keep coming in Queensland with storms and floods. Meanwhile in SE Australia it was either cold, with record breaking cool temperatures in Victoria, or hot which is more to be expected at this time of year.
1st January [...]
Isolated thunderstorm West of Tamworth, NSW - 26th December 2008. Photo: Rhett Blanch
The great or bad (depending on your perpective) storm season in North East NSW and South East Queensland continued into December. A low pressure system in the South East brought the challenging conditions with strong winds and flooding in Victoria.
3rd December 2008 - [...]
The storm season kicked into full gear in November with a series of devastating storms hitting South East Queensland, and significant events in other areas:
Early November Storms
2nd November 2008 - Adelaide, NSW - Tim Thorpe
4th November 2008 - Brisbane, QLD - Marty Pouwelse
7th November 2008 - Adelaide, SA - Tim Thorpe
8th November 2008 - Brisbane, [...]
There were a few notable cold outbreaks this Winter with plenty of snow on offer for the snow chasers. Guyra, NSW must do good business from its regular mid winter visitors from SE Queensland and the Northern Rivers.
Winter 2008 - Victoria - Jane ONeill
27 - 29th August 2008 - SE QLD/NE NSW Storms - Michael [...]
Michael Bath has put together an amazingly detailed report of the history of flooding in Lismore going back to 1917. Included are synoptic maps, rainfall data, and for recent events, satellite imagery. Fantastic stuff.
Photo: Rhett Blanch
The drought has come to a sudden end in a number of places in Eastern Australia with heavy rain and major flooding. Storms were a little less frequent than in early December, but nonetheless there have been some amazing reports produced:
New 31 January 2008 - SW Sydney, NSW - James Harris
New 31 January [...]