Queensland Freeze Breaks 32-Year Record; Record Cold British Columbia; Heat Index Obfuscations; + New Study Identifies Antarctica's Record Winter Cold
The COLD TIMES are returning...
Queensland Freeze Breaks 32-Year Record
Eastern Australia's unusual chill has busted a 32-year record in Queensland and also blanketed a 640 km (400 mile) stretch of the state in frost, reports couriermail.com.au.
On Sunday, Brisbane Airport recorded 2.6C (36.7F), the coldest June temperature since 1992. The Scenic Rim and Darling Downs regions saw temperatures plunge to -5C (23F) and beyond, setting new monthly record lows for June.
The frost extended over 640km, reaching as far north as Mackay and covering the Darling Downs, Burnett, and Wide Bay regions. Such extensive frost coverage is highly unusual for Queensland, with its northern reaches enjoying a tropical climate.
Meteorologists are attributing this ongoing 'cold snap' to clear skies, dry air, and light winds, which allowed temperatures to drop significantly overnight. The cold air mass settled over the region, creating ideal conditions for frost formation.
Queensland residents have donned winter clothing typically reserved for southern parts of the country, continues the Courier Mail article, while farmers are working hard to protect crops from frost damage.
Temperatures have also struggled across Victoria and South Australia, with locales experiencing their coldest June days in decades, according to Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) data.
BoM senior forecaster Angus Hines said the frigid temps were showing no signs of letting up, in what was proving to be an unusually persistent chill.
"It's quite a long time, actually," he said. "We've had a chilly weekend, but the weather pattern is going to keep feeding in those chilly conditions through most of the rest of this week."
Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be the worst, according to Hines, with widespread areas of morning frost forecast for Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, and the ACT.
Record Cold British Columbia
Environment Canada reports an unseasonably cool air mass over British Columbia, breaking multiple temperature records, including some dating back about 70 years.
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