Australia endures hottest decade on record (click title to entry - thank you)
BRIDIE SMITH
January 6, 2010EXTREME bushfires and dust-storms with rainfall that was too much in some parts of the country and not enough in others characterised 2009 - Australia's second-warmest year on record.
And as the first decade of the 21st century came to a close, authorities reached for the record books to confirm the 10 years to 2009 as Australia's warmest decade on record.
The annual climate statement, released by the Bureau of Meteorology yesterday, is consistent with global warming trends and shows records also fell in Victoria, with new maximum temperatures recorded.
Overnight temperatures were above normal by about 0.5 to 1 degree in most parts of the state.
Daytime temperatures were up to 3 degrees above normal throughout the year for Victoria, which got off to a hot start with a heatwave producing Melbourne's maximum temperature record of 46.4 degrees on February 7. On the same day, the state recorded its highest temperature of 48.8 degrees in Hopetoun.
In winter, the country remained unusually warm due to a heatwave that warmed up large parts of inland Australia and resulted in the country's hottest August on record....
Janaury 6, 2010
1324 gmt
Antarctica Satellite
January 6, 2010
0900 AM
Antarctica Temperature Image
The coldest reporting stations in Antarctica aren't very cold.
Dome C, Antarctica
Lat/Lon :: 75.1° S 123.4° E
Local Time :: 3:19 PM GMT (GMT +00)
Elevation :: 10761 ft
| Temperature :: | -24 °F |
| Wind Gust :: - Pressure :: in. |
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Vostok, Antarctica
Lat/Lon: 78.4° S 106.9° E
Local Time: 9:46 PM VOST (GMT +06)
Elevation: 11220 ft
Temperature :: -15 F
Conditions :: Overcast
Humidity :: 47%
Dew Point :: 024 F
Wind :: 7 mph from the SW
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in
The warmest reporting stations in Antarctica
Zhongshan, Antarctica
Lat/Lon: 69.4° S 76.4° E
Local Time: 4:10 PM GMT (GMT +00)
Elevation :: 59 ft
Updated: 12:00 PM GMT on January 06, 2010
Temperature :: 40 F
Humidity :: 28%
Dew Point :: 18 F
Wind :: 4 mph from the WNW
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 29.72 in
Visibility :: 19.0 miles
Davis, Antarctica
Lat/Lon: 68.6° S 78.0° E
Local Time: 11:11 PM DAVT (GMT +07)
Elevation :: 59 ft
Temperature :: 38 F
Conditions :: Partly Cloudy
Humidity :: 35%
Dew Point :: 20 F
Humidity :: 35%
Dew Point :: 20 F
Wind :: 6 mph from the WSW
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 29.69 in (Falling)
Visibility :: 16.0 miles
