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Queensland, New Zealand: Minor: None [35] Cliff: 8–15 February 1981: Category 3 severe tropical cyclone: 120 km/h (75 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) New Caledonia, Queensland, Vanuatu: Unknown: None: Daphne: 11–21 January 1982: Category 2 tropical cyclone: 95 km/h (60 mph) 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) Western Australia: Minor: None: Dominic: 4–13 ...
On 15 December 2023, a fast-moving severe thunderstorm struck South East Queensland producing a wind gust of 169 kilometres per hour (125 mph) over Archerfield Airport around 4:30pm. This same storm then also caused hailstones between 3 and 4 cm in Southern Brisbane and caused 50mm of rainfall in 30 minutes in areas west of The Gold Coast .
However, on a per capita basis, New Zealand is a significant emitter, the sixth highest within the Annex I countries, whereas on absolute gross emissions New Zealand is ranked as the 24th highest emitter. [26] [27] More than half (53%) of New Zealand's gross greenhouse gas emissions are from agriculture, mainly methane from sheep and cow belches.
47.2 °C (117.0 °F), recorded at Birdsville, Queensland on 26 December 2024 Beginning in mid-December 2024, Australia experienced an intense heatwave affecting multiple states and territories, with temperatures exceeding 45 °C (113 °F) in numerous populated settlements.
Queenstown (Māori: Tāhuna) [3] is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island.It is the seat and largest town in the Queenstown-Lakes District.. The town located on the northwestern edge of Lake Wakatipu, a long, thin, Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has views of nearby mountains such as The Remarkables, Cecil Peak, Walter Peak and just above the ...
February 3–8, 1963 – A tropical cyclone moved from Willis Island towards New Zealand. [9] February 12–17, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Kimberley. [9] February 16–19, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed in the Timor Sea. [9] February 15–20, 1963 – A tropical cyclone existed over the Coral Sea and moved towards New ...
Tropical cyclones will be named by various weather agencies when they attain maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The strongest system this year so far is Cyclone Vince , which attained a minimum barometric pressure of 923 hPa (27.26 inHg), Cyclone Dikeledi is the deadliest system this year so far, causing at least nine deaths.
Of these, 67 have been named by various weather agencies when they attained maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h, 40 mph). The strongest and deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was Typhoon Haiyan , which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure of 895 hPa (26.43 inHg ) and caused at least 6,300 deaths in the Philippines. [ 1 ]