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001 "truffles at xenon.net" [truffles at xenon.net] Report on the feasibility of future chasing...
002 Michael Scollay [michael.scollay at telstra.com. NPMOC GMS-5 satpic timeliness
003 Anthony Cornelius [cyclone at stealth.com.au] Books on the basics
004 Michael Scollay [michael.scollay at telstra.com. NPMOC GMS-5 satpic timeliness
005 Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au] Blackheath Summer?
006 Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au] Earth Alert Pages - Discovery Channel On Line
007 Anthony Cornelius [cyclone at stealth.com.au] Update on Jan 25 Supercell
008 "Terry Bishop" [dymprog at mpx.com.au] Orange Weather.
009 "Terry Bishop" [dymprog at mpx.com.au] Low Pressure cells and wet season.
010 Duane Van Schoonhoven [vanscho at ozemail.com.au Snow
011 David Hart [dhart at world.std.com] Test - Ignore
012 "dpn" [dpn at bigpond.com] Canberra Thunder Day record
013 David Hart [dhart at world.std.com] Administivia: Couple of changes
014 Blair Trewin [blair at met.Unimelb.EDU.AU] Snow
015 Blair Trewin [blair at met.Unimelb.EDU.AU] Blackheath Summer?
016 Blair Trewin [blair at met.Unimelb.EDU.AU] Storm Surge Warning _NSW
017 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Earth Alert Pages - Discovery Channel On Line
018 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Storm Surge Warning _NSW Update
019 "Patrick Tobin" [pdtobin at hotmail.com] Canberra Thunder Day record
020 Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au] Snow
021 Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au] Earth Alert Pages - Discovery Channel On Line
022 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Oops: Earth Alert Pages - URL may help
023 Chris Maunder [cmaunder at dynamite.com.au] Canberra Thunder Day record
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001
From: "truffles at xenon.net" [truffles at xenon.net]
To: "'aussie-weather at world.std.com'" [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: RE: aussie-weather: Report on the feasibility of future chasing...
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 00:32:32 +-1000
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One thing first, I reallly really like the latest logo up for consideration ..
I can see it going a long ways.
Now, I fully support every single word John has written here ... speaking
from firsthand experience, this is exactly how they conduct themselves in
the states, with similar associations ... (also, storm spotting/chasing
wherever you are, is viewed as voluntary, and any car damage results from
your own undertaking - there is never any questioning this ... as to whether
chase buddies contribute to repairs is entirely between yourselves to sort
out ... in general its just understood the owner will claim on insurance
and you all split any excess requested.... which is why you'll find most
conduct their chasing in low value/older vehicles anyway. btw ... big hint
when it DOES come to lodging a claim; "I was following a storm/stormchasing"
are phrases probably best avoided ... as would repeated claims for hail
pocked damage get them pretty suspicious soon enough ..... ....)
Furthermore, I reckon the after-storm-clean-up/working bee idea is pure genius!
rals
Brisbane
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002
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 10:26:38 +1100
From: Michael Scollay [michael.scollay at telstra.com.au]
Organization: Telstra Strategy & Research
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To: Aussie Weather [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aussie-weather: NPMOC GMS-5 satpic timeliness
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Since I've been automagically archiving GMS-5 IR satpics every hour
from the following;
http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/gmsfull/gmsfull.jpg
http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/gmsd/gmsd.jpg
http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/gmsc/gmsc.jpg
A log has been kept that reveals the following "timeliness"
parameters;
1) NPMOC generates mapped-IR satpics at 30 minute intervals.
2) NPMOC satpics are ready at the above URL's within 50mins of actual
time (00 and 30 plus a minute or so e.g. 22:30:51). Minimum "delay"
measured has been 45 minutes with a maximum of 49 minutes over 200+
retrievals. For example, satpic 199904021930 is available at
199904022017 on average.
3) Download rates have varied from 29kbps to 590bps with an average of
9.4kbps. From where this computer sits, the worst download times are
experienced between 04:00 and 16:00 Sydney time (1700 and 0500).
In contrast to this site, I have found the NASA mirrored sites to be
significantly less reliable. Local sites e.g. CSIRO, provide a timely
service but the resolution needed for local severe storm
identification from the GMS-5 perspective is not yet supported.
Michael Scollay mailto:michael.scollay at telstra.com.au
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003
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 10:35:14 +1000
From: Anthony Cornelius [cyclone at stealth.com.au]
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Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Books on the basics
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Another good all round book on weather, and particularly Australian
weather is "The Wonders of the Weather" it's actually put out by the
BoM, they're currently updating and improving the book at the moment, so
it may be a bit scarse. But the BoM should sell it...but since you live
in Canberra, I *strongly* recommend if you ever get into Sydney, to go
into their city Dymocks (it's HUGE!!!) when I was down in Sydney in
September, I was in the bookstore for ages trying to decide which ones
to get, as I could only afford a few! I found that "The Weather and
climate of Australia and New Zealand" is also another good book which
would probably be more intermediate though. There's an online
meteorology guide as well (from a link on the Australian Severe Weather
page) which may be worth a look at as well. It's certainly the best
I've ever seen!
Anthony
Chris Maunder wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Was wondering if any of you can recommend some good texts on
> meteorology/severe weather. Most (well, ALL) of the books at the local
> co-op are focused on climatology as it affects population and agriculture.
> What I'm after are some books on specific weather processes such as cloud
> formation, the development and physics of supercells etc. Something
> descriptive would be good, but some hard maths and physics wouldn't go
> astray either. I've got 4 years of Uni physics and maths so I guess I
> should at least put it to good use :)
>
> cheers,
> Chris.
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004
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 11:48:47 +1100
From: Michael Scollay [michael.scollay at telstra.com.au]
Organization: Telstra Strategy & Research
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To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
Subject: Re: aussie-weather: NPMOC GMS-5 satpic timeliness
Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com
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Typo..."kbps" is technically "kilo-bits-per-second". In my
paragraph...
> 3) Download rates have varied from 29kbps to 590bps with an average of
> 9.4kbps. From where this computer sits, the worst download times are
> experienced between 04:00 and 16:00 Sydney time (1700 and 0500).
I was thinking about bytes and not bits. So the corrected paragraph
should read...
3) Download rates have varied from 29kBps to 590Bps with an average of
9.4kBps. From where this computer sits, the worst download times are
experienced between 04:00 and 16:00 Sydney time (1700 and 0500).
where "kBps" is kilo-Bytes-per-second.
Michael Scollay wrote:
>
> Since I've been automagically archiving GMS-5 IR satpics every hour
> from the following;
>
> http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/gmsfull/gmsfull.jpg
> http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/gmsd/gmsd.jpg
> http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/gmsc/gmsc.jpg
>
> A log has been kept that reveals the following "timeliness"
> parameters;
>
> 1) NPMOC generates mapped-IR satpics at 30 minute intervals.
> 2) NPMOC satpics are ready at the above URL's within 50mins of actual
> time (00 and 30 plus a minute or so e.g. 22:30:51). Minimum "delay"
> measured has been 45 minutes with a maximum of 49 minutes over 200+
> retrievals. For example, satpic 199904021930 is available at
> 199904022017 on average.
> 3) Download rates have varied from 29kbps to 590bps with an average of
> 9.4kbps. From where this computer sits, the worst download times are
> experienced between 04:00 and 16:00 Sydney time (1700 and 0500).
>
> In contrast to this site, I have found the NASA mirrored sites to be
> significantly less reliable. Local sites e.g. CSIRO, provide a timely
> service but the resolution needed for local severe storm
> identification from the GMS-5 perspective is not yet supported.
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005
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 17:13:32 -0800
From: Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au]
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Subject: aussie-weather: Blackheath Summer?
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For those of you who are interested:
Over the last two weeks, starting from 22/1/99, the average maximum
temperature (at my station in Blackheath, elev = 3500ft) has been
approx. 18 degrees!
Wonder what winter will be like this year? :-)
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006
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 12:33:21 +1100
From: Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Earth Alert Pages - Discovery Channel On Line
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Michael assuming the graphics and all the rest are yours you've done a great
job! I've added it to my bookmarks.
Michael Thompson wrote:
> This page used to be on separate site once called EARTHWEEK. It seems it has
> now found a new home.
>
> The page is very simple and the stories brief and non-technical. Don't be
> put off by the non-technical nature, it is great reading non the less. You
> simply click on the symbols on the world map to read the stories. Stories
> are not limited to weather, but general Natural science.
>
> Some examples of news stories this week is the Victorian Bushfires,
> Cyclone Damien / Chikita and torrential rain and snow in Algeria killing 3
> people.
>
> Michael Thompson
> http://thunder.simplenet.com
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007
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 12:58:11 +1000
From: Anthony Cornelius [cyclone at stealth.com.au]
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Subject: aussie-weather: Update on Jan 25 Supercell
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Hi all,
On Wednesday I saw Jeff Callaghan (head of the QLD Severe Wx section)
and showed him some of our storm chase pictures. He was certainly very
surprised at the highly organised structure and showed a great deal of
interest in it. Anyway...I was sent some 3D radar of the t'storm from
them - I'm not sure whether I'm allowed to publish it or not, but if you
email me privately or catch me on IRC/ICQ I'll send it to you
personally.
In brief...the t'storm tops were not 12km, they were 15km and the max
intensity was near 68dbz!
Anthony from Brisbane
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008
From: "Terry Bishop" [dymprog at mpx.com.au]
To: "Aussie-weather" [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aussie-weather: Orange Weather.
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:19:37 +1100
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Hi All,
Another terrible blue sky once again. Not even a patch of Cirrus at present.
At 14.15, 25C, 1010, 25%, E 5-10 Knots.
I have started to research all the archives that I can find re weather for
Orange and the Central West. Hope to dig out some more
fascinating/interesting weather facts than we are getting at present.
Terry.
mailto:dymprog at mpx.com.au
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009
From: "Terry Bishop" [dymprog at mpx.com.au]
To: "Aussie-weather" [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aussie-weather: Low Pressure cells and wet season.
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:23:24 +1100
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Hi All,
Is it normal for Northern Australia in the wet season to have so many multi
low pressure cells and the fact that they hang around so long?
Terry.
mailto:dymprog at mpx.com.au
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010
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 15:48:33 +1030
From: Duane Van Schoonhoven [vanscho at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Snow
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Hi Keith,
I didn't hear about the snow at Ayer's Rock. Do you recall when it
happened. Does anyone know where there are there any photos of
the rock with snow?
Duane
Keith Barnett wrote:
> I'm sure many will recall the snow at Ayer's Rock a couple of years back
> (courtesy of an upper cold pool)
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011
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 01:07:49 -0500
From: David Hart [dhart at world.std.com]
To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
Subject: aus-wx: Test - Ignore
Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com
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This is a test. Please ignore
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012
From: "dpn" [dpn at bigpond.com]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aus-wx: Canberra Thunder Day record
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 17:06:38 +1100
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Hey Patrick and others in the ACT. You didnt tell us that Canberra had an
all time record 12 thunder days in January. And to think we Melbournians
were jumpimg up and down when we got 5 TD's. Lucky you. Dane
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013
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 01:16:45 -0500
From: David Hart [dhart at world.std.com]
To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
Subject: aus-wx: Administivia: Couple of changes
Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com
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I've made a couple of changes in the configuration of the list. First I
have changed the preface to the subject line from aussie-weather: to
aus-wx: so that we may see more of the original subject line. Secondly I
have taken the extra blank lines out of the footer to save bandwidth and
the new one appears at the bottom of this.
David Hart
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014
From: Blair Trewin [blair at met.Unimelb.EDU.AU]
Subject: aus-wx: Re: aussie-weather: Snow
To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 17:23:14 +1100 (EST)
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>
> Hi Keith,
>
> I didn't hear about the snow at Ayer's Rock. Do you recall when it
> happened. Does anyone know where there are there any photos of
> the rock with snow?
>
> Duane
No. As mentioned earlier in the thread, snow was observed falling
but did not settle. I don't know if any settled on the peaks around
1500m, although those ranges are a couple of hundred kilometres further
north, and the coldest air was concentrated in the far south of the
NT (Alice Springs had a max of 12.3, compared with 6 at Yulara).
Blair Trewin
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015
From: Blair Trewin [blair at met.Unimelb.EDU.AU]
Subject: aus-wx: Re: aussie-weather: Blackheath Summer?
To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 17:30:14 +1100 (EST)
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>
> For those of you who are interested:
>
> Over the last two weeks, starting from 22/1/99, the average maximum
> temperature (at my station in Blackheath, elev = 3500ft) has been
> approx. 18 degrees!
Can we do a swap, please?
Blair Trewin
(posting from Melbourne's fifth successive day in the mid 30s - with
more likely next week)
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016
From: Blair Trewin [blair at met.Unimelb.EDU.AU]
Subject: aus-wx: Re: aussie-weather: Storm Surge Warning _NSW
To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 17:27:52 +1100 (EST)
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>
> Things are starting look interesting. BOM has just released a storm surge
> warning for between Norah Head and Coffs Harbour, with waves to 6 m. Damage
> as usual will depend on what sort 'seas' and wind runs over the swell.
> With gale force SE winds expected and the swell from E/NE initially it may
> not be a problem, but the swell will swing more E later tomorrow.
>
In the 5 years I've been following these things fairly closely,
this is the first time I can remember seeing a storm surge warning
not attached to a tropical cyclone.
No reports of damage yet that I've heard, not that news from the
NSW north coast gets much of a hearing in this part of the world.
Blair Trewin
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017
From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aus-wx: Re: aussie-weather: Earth Alert Pages - Discovery Channel On Line
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 17:21:01 +1100
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I must make it clear - it has nothing to do with me or my own work, wish it
did !
I just find it an interesting link that others may like to share.
Michael
-----Original Message-----
>Michael assuming the graphics and all the rest are yours you've done a
great
>job! I've added it to my bookmarks.
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018
From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aus-wx: Storm Surge Warning _NSW Update
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 18:04:40 +1100
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The surf at Warilla this afternoon has risen to a consistent 8ft, but there
sets on the reefs and points going 12ft, perhaps 15ft. Definately a NE
swell, but with SE wind it is well contained, some beach erosion, but
nothing that does not happen 2-3 times in any year. This of course is for an
area much further south than the warning covers.
In regard to the warning, this is the second time in the last 12 months, the
other was 7th August 1998
I have a small article here --
http://thunder.simplenet.com/diary/w98.htm#7AUG
That was potentially a more critical situation as the east coast low was
running seas in the same direction as swell. I expect to see more of these
warnings as the BOM seems to have become more public safety focused. Another
interesting example is this remark on the end of the Mid North Coast
forecast "Rock fishermen are advised to take care due to unusually large
waves. "
It should be said that I would not put it past some careless individuals to
attempt rock fishing in huge seas. I suppose they would say but you guys
storm chase ! but there is an experience factor, agreed some rock fisherman
may know seas backwards and may be good swimmers, but I have seen a rock
fisherman attempting to fish the notorious honeycomb rocks at Port Kembla in
15ft-20ft seas. In my younger years I was no mug surfer, sometimes surfing
10-12ft reef breaks and I still would have put my chances as grim for
surviving a wash off that day.
Michael
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019
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From: "Patrick Tobin" [pdtobin at hotmail.com]
To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Canberra Thunder Day record
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 23:07:42 PST
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Hi all,
I didn't realise it was a record.. but was aware that it
was considerably in excess of the average of 4 for
January.
The airport site (in the east) received 99mm for the month,
at Higgins (west), I recorded around 120mm. Canberra
is currently looking very green - an unusual sight for this
time of year and if Feb continues as it is currently - a sight
that won't last too long.
Of the 12 days, probably only 2 would go close to being
classified as severe. The strom of the 1st which resulted
(in Higgins and 1 or 2 other suburbs) in a total hail cover
of 3 - 4 cm for a short while and another storm aound the
26th to the west that did not really affect the urban area
(for which a warning was issued).
Sadly, most of the other beasts were high based and
relatively weak - although as the Sydney-siders and
Illawarra-ites might agree any storm is better than no
strorm.
Patrick
PS the other reason to keep quiet is not to tempt fate!!
although Feb is already starting to look a bit disappointing.
>
>Hey Patrick and others in the ACT. You didnt tell us that Canberra had
an
>all time record 12 thunder days in January. And to think we
Melbournians
>were jumpimg up and down when we got 5 TD's. Lucky you. Dane
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020
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 19:17:10 +1100
From: Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: Re: aus-wx: Re: aussie-weather: Snow
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It was in July 1995, I think.
Blair Trewin wrote:
> No. As mentioned earlier in the thread, snow was observed falling
> but did not settle. I don't know if any settled on the peaks around
> 1500m, although those ranges are a couple of hundred kilometres further
> north, and the coldest air was concentrated in the far south of the
> NT (Alice Springs had a max of 12.3, compared with 6 at Yulara).
>
> Blair Trewin
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021
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 20:04:15 +1100
From: Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: Re: aus-wx: Re: aussie-weather: Earth Alert Pages - Discovery Channel On Line
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I was apparently confused by the fact that it has your name on it...
Michael Thompson wrote:
> I must make it clear - it has nothing to do with me or my own work, wish it
> did !
>
> I just find it an interesting link that others may like to share.
>
> Michael
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022
From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aus-wx: Oops: Earth Alert Pages - URL may help
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 20:19:28 +1100
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Sorry Keith / Michael B / Others
Homer Thompson with yet another goof - forgot the URL on the original
message.
http://www.discovery.com/news/earthalert/flatearthalert.html
The one below my name are of course my pages....
Michael
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Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 23:26:56 +1100
To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
From: Chris Maunder [cmaunder at dynamite.com.au]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Canberra Thunder Day record
Sender: aussie-weather-approval at world.std.com
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...and for once we're finally getting some storms that
are good viewing - nice electrical display without
too much rain or shielding low cloud. Hope it lasts!
- Chris.
At 23:07 4/02/99 PST, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I didn't realise it was a record.. but was aware that it
>was considerably in excess of the average of 4 for
>January.
>
>The airport site (in the east) received 99mm for the month,
>at Higgins (west), I recorded around 120mm. Canberra
>is currently looking very green - an unusual sight for this
>time of year and if Feb continues as it is currently - a sight
>that won't last too long.
>
>Of the 12 days, probably only 2 would go close to being
>classified as severe. The strom of the 1st which resulted
>(in Higgins and 1 or 2 other suburbs) in a total hail cover
>of 3 - 4 cm for a short while and another storm aound the
>26th to the west that did not really affect the urban area
>(for which a warning was issued).
>
>Sadly, most of the other beasts were high based and
>relatively weak - although as the Sydney-siders and
>Illawarra-ites might agree any storm is better than no
>strorm.
>
>Patrick
>
>PS the other reason to keep quiet is not to tempt fate!!
>although Feb is already starting to look a bit disappointing.
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