Tuesday 01 September 2009

CLIMATE SUMMARY - NT REGIONAL OFFICE

Record breaking hot August.

The Northern Territory last month recorded its hottest August on record, with several long-term climate records broken. “Every weather reporting station in the Alice Springs district exceeded its previous hottest August, many by several degrees”, said Sam Cleland, manager of the Bureau of Meteorology’s Northern Territory Climate Services Centre.

“Furthermore, the hot August followed from warmer than usual June and July, and many stations in southern parts of the Territory also reported their warmest winter on record.” Mr Cleland said.

Further details can be found on the Bureau’s Climate Summaries page, at:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/index.shtml

A direct link to the NT Summary is at: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/month/nt/summary.shtml

 

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Further information:
Sam Cleland, Manager, Climate and Consultancy Section, NT Regional Office,
tel: (08) 8920 3813, e-mail: S.Cleland@BoM.GOV.AU