Maleny Weather

According to a recent review and evaluation conducted by a panel of experts in charge of global weather and climate extremes within the WMO Commission for Climatology (CCl), the new record wind gust, not related to tornados, registered to date is 408 kilometres per hour. This record occurred during Tropical Cyclone Olivia on 10 April 1996 on Barrow Island, Australia. The previous record was of 372 kilometres per hour, registered in April 1934 across the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire (USA).

Electricity came to Maleny town centre in February 1940. Maleny electrician, (Jack) Callaway wired most people’s homes; he had an electrical shop in Maple Street, now the Up Front Club

On Monday morning at 9.00am the 24 hour rainfall measured 104 mm, and once again creeks were running at full spate.

A ridge of high pressure up the east coast interacted with the southern drift of the monsoonal trough bringing in a belt of rain on to the Ranges. On Tuesday a rise of 9hPa in barometric pressure brought stable atmospheric conditions to the region and sunshine and isolated showers became the weather pattern for the remainder of the week. Total rainfall for the month to date is 341 mm. This  represents an increase over average of 11 mm.