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December 2009. Unprecedented
November heat wave ends with best rain in 32 years |
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1 Nov |
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39.2 |
| 2 Nov |
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39.0 |
| 3 Nov |
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22.8 |
| 4 Nov |
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25.6 |
| 5 Nov |
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26.2 |
| 6 Nov |
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30.0 |
| 7 Nov |
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34.5 |
| 8 Nov |
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36.0 |
| 9 Nov |
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36.0 |
| 10 Nov |
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37.0 |
| 11 Nov |
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39.8 |
| 12 Nov |
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40.5 |
| 13 Nov |
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41.0 |
| 14 Nov |
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41.2 |
| 15 Nov |
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42.0 |
| 16 Nov |
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43.0 |
| 17 Nov |
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40.0 |
| 18 Nov |
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44.0 |
| 19 Nov |
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42.5 |
| 20 Nov |
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33.0 |
| 21 Nov |
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20.8 |
| 22 Nov |
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22.0 |
| 23 Nov |
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21.3 |
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The unprecedented
late spring heatwave culminated with a maximum of 44.0oC
recorded on Wednesday 18th November. It exceeded the previous record of 41.8oC
set on the 30th November 1993.
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This maximum of 44.0oC
also makes it one of the hottest day on record for any month.
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The maximum was at least 40.0oC
for 8 consecutive days from 12th to the 19th
November. This was more typical of a mid to late summer heat wave
and easily topped the average of 0.6 days over 40 in November.
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To gain an
appreciation of the severity of this heatwave, records of the
November periods for the last 9 years (which were amongst the
hottest in 129 years of records) are provided below
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Most welcome rains
amounting to 63mm fell on the 21st and 22nd
and this was followed by another 21mm on the 26th.
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November total
rainfall of 85.4mm was the best since 103.6mm fell in 1977
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Hawker -
Latest monthly summary |
For summary of temperatures and rainfall for
latest completed month click
here.
( PDF) |
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For summary of temperatures and rainfall for
previous months click
here. |
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Hawker -
recent temperatures |
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Hawker -
monthly rainfall 2008 - 2009 |
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