Cold Records From 1899 Fall In Queensland, With “Vigorous Winds And Blizzards” Forecast For NSW; Stratospheric Water Vapor Update; + Active Sun

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Cold Records From 1899 Fall In Queensland, With “Vigorous Winds And Blizzards” Forecast For NSW

Eastern Australia's cold spell is now proving historic, with long-standing benchmarks continuing to fall.

Focusing on Aussie tropics, i.e. Queensland, Thursday morning saw Palmerville (located at 16°S!) reach 0.5C (32.9F), smashing the July record of 1.7C that had stood since 1899.

Kowanyama posted 4.9C (40.8F), which was a full 1C below the July record set in 1984.

While the 6C (42.8F) daily high observed at Applethorpe made for the lowest max anywhere in the state since 2015.

The remarkable chill has rolled-over into Friday and all.

Charters Towers posting 0.1C (32.2F), which breaks the all-time record also set in 1899, and by 1C and all.

Weipa touched 9.9C (49.8F), which is 0.5C below the July record that had stood since 1959.

Scherger, at 10.8C (51.4F), is 0.9C below its all-time benchmark set June 2011.

While Point Fawcett's 9.7C (49.5F), pips the July 2023 record by 0.1C.

—This list is far from exhaustive, but you get the idea.

Eyeing ahead there's even more to come and all, specifically for NSW, where the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has just issued a weather warning:

"Damaging winds are expected this afternoon as a strong cold front moves through. Vigorous winds are predicted for the southern ranges, central tablelands, and Illawarra coast, with blizzard conditions likely in the Alpine region."