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The transition to polarimetric (dual-polarised) radars began in 2017 with the upgrade of 4 Meteor 1500 radars located in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Sydney. [7] The network has further been enhanced through the installation of 8 new polarimetric Meteor 735 radars across WA, [8] NSW [9] & Victoria, [10] and two polarimetric WRM200 radars [11] manufactured by Vaisala, one to replace the ...
Overall, the area around Melbourne is, owing to its rain shadow, nonetheless significantly drier than average for southern Victoria. [3] Within the city and surrounds, rainfall varies widely, from around 425 mm (17 in) at Little River to 1,250 mm (49 in) on the eastern fringe at Gembrook. Melbourne receives 48.6 clear days annually.
April 1923 – Melbourne records no rain for the entire month. This would remain as the only rainless month in Melbourne's 170 years of records. [10] 29 November to 1 December 1935 -Torrential rainfall of up to 350 mm causes the Yarra River to become a raging torrent. Extensive damage with 35 dead, 250 injured, and 3,000 homeless.
The heavy rainfall and flooding was accompanied by wind gusts of up to 110 km/h (68 mph) in the state's southeast and Melbourne's eastern suburbs. The highest rainfall was recorded at Mount Buffalo, with 180 mm (7.08 in) recorded between Saturday and Sunday (4 and 5 September). Authorities expected floodwaters to move downstream, affecting ...
The beginning of October saw Sydney break its all time yearly record recording 2,199.8mm on the 6th of October. Beating the all time annual high set in 1950 of 2194mm. [25] Every new rain total will result in the record being broken. Canberra broke its all time October record on 27 October, beating the 1976 record of 161mm. [26]
Median annual rainfall exceeds 1,800 mm (71 in) in some parts of the Northeast but is less than 250 mm (10 in) in the Mallee. Rain is heaviest in the Otway Ranges on the southwest coast and West Gippsland in south-central Victoria, and in the mountainous Northeast. Snow often falls on the low-lying hilly country in the centre of the state, and ...
Australian Open: Storms hit opening day. 07:50, Jamie Braidwood. Play was suspended for up to six hours on the opening day of the Australian Open due to torrential rain at Melbourne Park.
Australia's annual average temperatures are projected to increase 0.4–2.0 °C above 1990 levels by the year 2030, and 1–6 °C by 2070. Average precipitation in the southwest and southeast Australia is projected to decline during this time, while regions such as the northwest may experience increases in rainfall.