A change in the Weather
Week’s Weather
13 – 19 April 2009
The complex synoptic pattern that brought The Storm to the region moved out to sea on Tuesday. It caused extensive flooding and damage to properties in low lying areas and left behind a big increase in major dam levels
In its wake the high pressure system in the Tasman Sea intensified and extended a ridge up the east coast, bringing on shore winds to the Ranges, cooler nights and long hours of sunshine. The soil moisture sensor had registered a saturation point of zero since 4th April. But at the weekend there was a slow rise to point seven indicating the mud and saturated lawns and pastures are beginning dry out. The sounds of many lawn mowers were much in evidence!
|
April |
Rain 9.00am |
Evap mm. |
Bar hPa |
Cloud 3.00pm |
|
Mon 13th |
23.0 mm |
1.0 |
1016.3 |
8St |
|
Tues 14th |
91.2 mm |
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1013.2 |
2Fc,2Ac,3Ci |
|
Wed 15th |
Nil |
1.2 |
1010.8 |
3Cu,2Cu²,2Sc |
|
Thurs 16th |
3.8 mm |
2.2 |
1013.1 |
2Cu |
|
Fri 17th |
Nil |
3.0 |
1013.4 |
nil |
|
Sat 18th |
Nil |
3.0 |
1017.1 |
nil |
|
Sun 19th |
0.4 mm |
3.6 |
1012.0 |
6Sc |
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