Weather In Australia 2021.

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November records have been smashed in parts of Queensland as a rain band sweeps the state.

The flood threat has eased, but we're on standby for storms.


https://www.sott.net/article/460732-November-rain-records-smashed-as-rain-band-sweeps-Queensland-Australia

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Warragamba Dam in Sydney's south west has hit 100 per cent capacity overnight following the wet weather during the week.
As a result of the rainfall the dam commenced spilling shortly before midnight.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-warragamba-dam-hits-100-per-cent-commence-spill-rain-weather/9ad6df24-d67e-44e9-9b06-abd3c98a9fb5

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Record-breaking late-season cold spell hits southeastern Australia.
This is the first time in 167 years of records that Melbourne has had four days below 15.5ºC this late in spring.
This is the first time in 99 years of records that Canberra has had three days at or below 14.0ºC, this late in spring.
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/record-breaking-late-season-cold-spell-hits-southeastern-australia/535458?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=20211115_news_record-breaking-late-season-cold-spell-hits-southeastern-australia

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For the second time in eight months, Clive Nesbitt has lost everything.

Several emergency alerts for flash flooding were issued at The Gemfields in Queensland's Central Highlands between 8pm and midnight last night.

In the past 48 hours, an average of 150 millimetres fell throughout the catchment, but falls of up to 270mm were recorded near Theresa Creek.

Some residents in Rubyvale and Sapphire evacuated before alerts were issued, but Mr Nesbitt only managed to flee his place as it was inundated.
https://www.sott.net/article/461219-Central-Queensland-residents-in-Australia-flee-rising-floodwaters-for-the-2nd-time-in-8-months-up-to-10-6-inches-of-rain-in-48-hours

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AUSTRALIA’S NSW SUFFERS COLDEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD
Australia’s New South Wales has just recorded its coldest November ever. It was also the state’s wettest November on record, with rainfall records spanning more than a century tumbling (so from the Centennial Minimum).
https://electroverse.net/records-fall-in-europe-nsw-coldest-nov-pinatubo/

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A plethora of November rainfall records have just been broken in central and eastern Australia, including several locations that have been collecting observations for more than 150 years.


The official monthly rainfall totals for November are calculated by combining all of the rain that fell during the 30 days ending at 9am on the final day of the month.


This 30-day period was exceptionally wet in some parts of Australia this year, with many locations setting new records for the month.


The lists below show which locations set new preliminary November rainfall records in 2021. The lists state the location, followed by how much rain was recorded in the month, and how many years ago the location started reporting rainfall observations (Location / New Record / Years of Records).


https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/november-rain-records-topple-as-la-nina-kicks-in/535590

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Australia is bracing for a heatwave after weeks of rain in the east, with temperatures set to soar across multiple states.
Dean Narramore from the Bureau of Meteorology said the weather had flipped back into "a proper summer pattern".
"The rain has eased and the heat built across much of northern and western Australia," he said.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/heatwave-weather-forecast-temperatures-soar-australia/d12a6b96-608b-4637-bf9d-47a0f9027d2e

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A timely reminder is in place for families not to leave kids or pets locked in cars as Sydney experiences its first major heatwave of the summer.
NRMA has urged motorists not to leave kids or pets inadvertently locked in cars as the city finally experiences hot weather this summer, after a wet few months due to La Niña.
In the last 12 months, NRMA Roadside assistance has rescued more than 1400 children or pets stuck in cars across NSW.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-forecast-warning-to-not-leave-kids-or-pets-locked-in-cars-as-sydney-experiences-heatwave/c84e0e3d-8113-40a8-8a24-349233e28f1a

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Perth has recorded its hottest Christmas Day on record, with parts of the Western Australia reaching almost 50C.
The state capital's previous Christmas Day record was 42C in 1968, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
At 7am thermometers were already at 24C and by 9am the mercury hit 30C.
READ MORE: What the weather is like on Christmas Day
Perth recorded its hottest Christmas Day on record.
Perth recorded its hottest Christmas Day on record. (9News)
The temperature kept rising and by midday was at 38C.
"We've seen hot temperatures across the Pilbara, around 46C to 48C, and all that heat has been dragged down by north easterly winds into the Perth region," weather burea _____ said.
Just before 4pm, temperatures peaked at 42.8C in Perth.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/western-australia-weather-hottest-christmas-day-in-50-years-recorded/e2bba1d0-ef7b-447c-9de0-491fe57b4d0d

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Australia has broken records for the coldest year in almost a decade after the La Niña phenomenon caused wetter and cooler conditions across the country, however experts have said the year was still unusually warm.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said 2021 was the coolest year since 2012 and the wettest year since 2016.
At the end of 2021, no large parts of the country were experiencing drought conditions for the first time in five years.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-climate-news-2021-breaks-records-for-the-coolest-and-wettest-year-in-australia-in-years/05c81743-4c73-45ba-9ca8-0e3537bfcfe6