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Windy day at Brighton Beach, 1904. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Sydney falls in the temperate climate zone with warm to hot summers [a] and no dry season. [13] [14] Under the Holdridge Life Zones classification, coastal Sydney falls in the Subtropical Moist Forest zone and the inland, western suburbs in the Subtropical Dry Forest zone. [15]
On 27 November 2024, after a nearly a week-long heatwave conditions in Sydney, where the City saw weather conditions more typical of January or February than in November. Sydney Airport warmed to 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) at 12:15pm, which made it the hottest place in the world at that time (a few reasons being due to the foehn effect and UHI effect).
Televised weather forecasts were introduced in 1956. [8] The 1906 act governing the Bureau was repealed and replaced by the Meteorology Act 1955, which brought its functions in line with the expectations of the WMO and allowed for a significant reorganisation of its structure. At this time, the Bureau came under the Department of the Interior.
Heavy rain and strong to gale-force winds with extreme gusts of 64 kn (119 km/h; 74 mph) at Wollongong and 53 kn (98 km/h; 61 mph) near Sydney Airport. [1] September 1995, A$8 million damage. [1] August 1990, two lows in early August cause A$12 million damage. [1] 5 August 1986, 24-hour rainfall totals: over 300mm in the Sydney area. [42]
A Decade of Rain (2003), an artwork depicting Waiheke Island precipitation data from 1992 to 2002. New Zealand's Cropp River has the 4th highest rainfall in the world with a 11499mm per year average. The river may be only 9 km long but it certainly punches above its weight in precipitation. [34]
Data extrapolation, including development or dissipation, can be used to find the likely location of a moving weather system. The intensity of rainfall from a particular cloud or group of clouds can be estimated, giving a very good indication as to whether to expect flooding, the swelling of a river etc. Depending on the area of built-up space, drainage and land-use in general, a forecast ...