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5 January 1863 is Sydney's first recorded 40 °C (104 °F) day, when the mercury hit 41.6 °C (106.9 °F) at Sydney's Observatory Hill. [11]During January 1896, a state wide heatwave blasted through NSW and caused the mercury in Sydney to hit 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) on the 6th and 42.5 °C (108.5 °F) on the 13th, this ended Sydney's longest streak of days under 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) which lasted ...
The severe weather injured a total of eight across the affected area, causing an estimated A$15 million in damage with a 2011 normalized cost of A$215 million. [45] Port Macquarie Tornado: 13 September 1985: New South Wales: 1 – Buildings were destroyed and cars were thrown through the air, causing a total of more than A$3 million in damages ...
This category includes historic weather events which have occurred in Australia. This category includes floods caused by rain, but not floods caused simply by dam failures. See also: Category:Floods in Australia
A widespread weather event with heavy rain over several days caused flooding in Western Sydney and the Far North Coast, extending into South East Queensland. At least 18,000 people were evacuated. [70] 2021 Cyclone: Cyclone Seroja: 1 [b] [71] 70% of homes in Northampton and Kalbarri sustaining damage or destruction. [72]
Autumn, like spring, is a time of the year when warm weather frequently alternates with cold weather, especially in the Midwest; but the season is not as active as it is during the springtime, and tornado frequencies are higher along the Atlantic coastal plain. On average, there are around 294 tornadoes throughout the United States during May ...
7 February – The Sydney-based Royal Navy corvette HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of New Zealand claiming 189 lives. 21 February – James Cockle is appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland. 14 March – Queen Victoria issues Letters Patent granting Goulburn, New South Wales city status, making it Australia's first ...
Severe weather is one type of extreme weather, which includes unexpected, unusual, severe, or unseasonal weather and is by definition rare for that location or time of the year. [5] Due to the effects of climate change , the frequency and intensity of some of the extreme weather events are increasing, for example, heatwaves and droughts .
The East Coast of Australia, including Brisbane, South East Queensland, far North NSW, the Northern Rivers and Sydney were battered by severe weather between 3 and 5 June 2016. Up to 200 millimetres (7.9 in) of rain fell across the entire coast, with 468 millimetres (18.4 in) falling in Wooli River Caravan Park near Grafton over 24 hours, and ...