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Cameron H 🇦🇺
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Former North, now South QLD’er into Australian weather extremes/records, climate data visualisation, cyclones, and storm chasing.

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TL #02U formed earlier. It remains to be seen if it will
a) intensify into a TC &
b) make landfall as a TC and join the very exclusive club.

Latest BOM forecast has a 35% chance of formation (moderate) by Saturday morning
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
November TC landfalls are extremely rare in Australia.

In the satellite era, just 4 cyclones have hit Australia (only 3 excluding Cocos Islands). Most recently was Alessia in 2013.

On Nov 19th 1910 TC 01U hit Broome. TC Ines hit on Nov 21st 1973- the earliest recorded landfalls in a season
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The BOM is forecasting Tropical Low #02U to develop this weekend to the west of Darwin in the Timor Sea.

Currently only a 15% (low) chance of cyclonic development, but the forecast does mention “environmental conditions are supportive of significant development next week”.
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Something similar happened back in April (news article was later edited to show the correct statistic)
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Not to take away from the record hot October for the NT but cmon ABC get your basic facts right please.

None of the mentioned sites recorded their hottest Oct days on record:
Jervois 43.7c 2018

Rabbit Flat 44.6c 2002

Most egregiously- Vic River Downs 44.9c 2021. Yeah that's a 2c difference.
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Despite being slightly wetter than average, it was a record hot October in Northern Australia (north of 26°S).

The mean maximum temp for the region was an incredible 36.7c! For context, that's hotter than December- typically the hottest month.

Former 1982 record is 36.4c. 2024 is 36.3c.
November 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🌡️Big temperature contrasts in final few days of October with yet *more* coastal QLD heat records, while very chilly in Victoria.

Mt Hotham -7.3c ties 10th coldest Oct temp for Victoria. Notably ties 2nd coldest temp for so late in month (-8c 28th 2006, -7.3c 28th 1998. November record is -7c)!
November 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
🥵🌡️More smashed records over past few days in NE Australia w/ up to 44.7c at Julia Creek!

Cape Byron 35.9c today- an ALL TIME RECORD! Insane for October at 29S.

#Brisbane saw widespread high 30's w/ 40c at Ipswich.

Finally much cooler tomorrow but heatwave persists in far north
October 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
More historic heat- up to near 4c record margins today + yesterday's manual sites🌡️🥵

Brewon 30.1c MINIMUM! WARMEST OCTOBER NIGHT ON RECORD IN NSW. Smashes 1961 state record by *1.2c*

*Yesterday* Wanaaring 44.9c! Smashes pre-2025 NSW record by 1c and yesterday's Bourke AWS by 0.1c
October 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This new website actually sucks so hard. I try to access the historical temp maps which redirects to the old site and am hit with this novel of an error message.

Might take a while to put out a summary of today's MANY records while I figure out this site.
October 22, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Extreme fire danger tomorrow for the most populated part of NSW including Sydney.

Apart from that fire danger is moderate or high in hot areas in the country due to lower winds.
October 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Grenfell 36.2c, 0.6c above 1967 record POR 58yrs

Lake Cargelligo 39.5c, 0.4c above 2014 record POR 54yrs

Tomorrow heat moves east. Coastal NSW looks set to break records, possibly including Sydney CBD with 39c forecast.

Extreme fire danger forecast with FBI up to 76 in Sydney.
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Truly historic heat today🥵🌡️

#Birdsville *46.1c*, HOTTEST QUEENSLAND OCTOBER TEMP ON RECORD! Smashes 1995 record by a full degree!! 8th hottest Oct temp NATIONALLY!

Bourke 44.8c, HOTTEST NSW OCT TEMP ON RECORD by 0.9c!

Moomba 45c ties 4th hottest SA October temp. Just 0.4c below state record
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Record heat in the eastern Outback today with up to 44.9c at Birdsville- ties as *3rd hottest October day on record in Queensland*. Just 0.2c below state record.

42.6c Tibooburra ties as *5th hottest Oct day on record in NSW*. composite site has data since 1910!
October 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Warburton 43.9c Tmax breaks *yesterday’s* record by an extra 0.3c

Tarcoola 43.9c, 1c above current site 1998 record

Yulara 42c
Coober Pedy 43.8c

I’ll leave you with this simply insane graph on Carnegie…
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Historic heat today:
Carnegie recorded an insane *32c* MINIMUM temp last night- the 3rd warmest October Tmin ever recorded in Australia.

It obliterates the 2009 site record by *4.6c*. POR 36yr. Mind blowing for 25S in Oct

Telfer 31.7c, smashes 2014 record by 1.4c
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hottest day of the season today as a record heatwave builds in WA with up to 44.3c at Telfer, 0.2c above its 2002 record POR 51yrs

Warburton 43.6c, 0.5c above 2009 record POR 36yr
Red Rocks Pt 42.7c, 0.4c above 2013 record POR 21yr

Just a taste of what's to come over next few days...
October 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Meanwhile ~2000km due south at Nullarbor, the temp rose to 41.3c- its 5th hottest October day on record. Also the earliest 41c on record beating 2015 by 10 days.

To the west, Eucla saw a tropical 22.6c Tmin, its 8th warmest Oct night. Record for so early in Oct. Data since 1910!
October 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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More heat in far north & south Australia today:
Amid a heatwave, #Darwin AP recorded 38.4c today- 2nd hottest day of all time with records since 1941.

*4 out of 6* 38c days have occurred in just the last 7 years.

Ngayawili NT 37.6c, new Oct record. 0.1c below all-time record POR 25yr
October 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Meanwhile in NE QLD, #Townsville recorded a remarkable 36.4c. This is the 2nd hottest October day ever recorded since records began in 1941. Only 1958 was hotter with 37.1c.

Also the 2nd earliest 36c day, only being beaten by 36.5c on Sep 15th 2003.

Also 3rd hottest dry season day (May-Oct)
October 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Exceptional heat for early October in SW & NE Aus today:

The town of #Esperance on the Southern Ocean coast recorded 37.6c. This is more than *16c* above October average.

This ties a heatwave in *1914* as the earliest 37c on record. Composite records since 1908.
October 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Very hot in parts of eastern QLD today especially for only October 2nd.

#Rockhampton recorded an extraordinary 39c- its 4th hottest October day in its 86 yrs of records.
Also earliest 39c on record by 6 days (2019), 20 days earlier than 3rd place (1971)!

Proserpine 38.5c- 2nd hottest Oct day
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
HISTORIC: Wyndham AP in NW Australia recorded an insane 42.9c this afternoon🥵🌡️

If verified, this ties as the **2nd hottest September day ever recorded in Australia**
Just 0.2c below the national record set in 2003.

Exceptionally warm week ahead to start October for much of the nation.
September 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Making the most of the end of the dry season in North Queensland this week.

Plan was to head to the picturesque Little Crystal Creek but road is still closed due to record rain in Feb/Mar. So visited Big Crystal Creek downstream for the first time instead- certainly not disappointed ☀️😎
September 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The first 40c & 41C of the season recorded in Australia yesterday. 9 sites at 40c+

Victoria River Downs NT *41.7c*! Ties as 5th hottest September day on record in the NT. Just 0.3c below Northern Territory record!!🥵
0.3c above site record POR 60yrs

Wyndham WA 40.9c
Bradshaw Defence NT 40.9c
September 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM