Maleny Weather

Maleny Weather

6 – 12 April 2009

Another wet week with very little change in the synoptic pattern we have been having over the past few weeks. An extensive high passing slowly through The Bight and a persistent trough line lingering inland continue to bring widespread humid south-easterly showers to the Ranges. Total rainfall for the week was 67.8 mm, bringing the month’s total to 307.6 mm, already well above the April average of 180 mm. The maximum April rainfall ever recorded at Maleny was in 1989 with 1052 mm. This was a month when rain depressions associated with ex-TC “Aivu”, brought flash flooding to the area and carried away Little Yabba Bridge on the Maleny / Kenilworth Road.

 Incidentally, the maximum daily April rainfall officially recorded at Maleny was 394 mm on April 19^th 1928

The Bureau of Meteorology’s New Director.

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Arts, the Hon Peter Garret, MP has announced the appointment of Dr. Greg Ayers as the Bureau’s new Director.

Dr, Greg Ayers will take up his new appointment on 25^th March 2009. Currently he is Chief of CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research managing a staff of 550 people, and has worked closely with the BOM on many research matters.