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Cameron H 🇦🇺

@hitchy04.bsky.social

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Former North, now South QLD’er into Australian weather extremes/records, climate data visualisation, cyclones, and storm chasing. Cold weather and soccer enjoyer 🟠⚫️ 🟢🟡

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · Apr 6

Historic records:
So far in 2025, an incredible 2452.8mm has been recorded at #Townsville Airport
This already surpasses 2399.8mm in 2000 as the **WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD**

Yesterday was also the *27th* consecutive rain day (0.2mm+). This ties 23/12/1990-18/01/1991 as the longest streak on record!

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 1d

Most over hated bird to ever exist. I love seeing the pair that live beneath my dad’s house when I visit up north. So cute!

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

Wanaaring 44.9c!! Destroys 2014 record by 2.5c! POR 33yrs

Guyra 30.4c, smashes 2014 record by 1.1c POR 40yrs (yes near record snow did occur here back in August)

Tomorrow, heat moves north. But will build over coming days with 44c again possible on Saturday in W QLD

Basemap thx to TropicalTidbits

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

Penrith 39.5c, 0.6c above pre-2025 record POR 30yrs

Horseley Park 38.3c, 0.8c above 2015 record POR 28yrs

Canterbury 38.1c, 0.8c above 2004 record POR 30yrs

Yesterday Tmax records:
Woolbrook 33c, ties 2002 record POR 53yrs

Cunnamulla 42.2c, ties yesterday's record POR 67yrs

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

Williamtown 39.8c, 0.4c above 1942 record! POR 72yrs

Mangrove Mountain 37.3c, smashes pre-2025 record by 1.5c POR 31yr

Gosford 38.6c, 0.6c above 2004 record. Comb. POR 42yr

Terrey Hills 37.3c, smashes 2004 record by 1c POR 21yr

Bankstown 39.8c, 0.1c above 1988 record POR 57yr

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

Bathurst AP 18.1c, 0.9c above 2023 record POR 35yrs

Young 17.3c, 0.3c above 2015 record POR 35yrs. But well below old site record

Armidale AP 16.6c, 0.5c above 2019 record POR 31yrs

Tmax:
Taree 41.2c! Smashes 2002 record by 1.1c. Comb. POR 60yrs

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

Dubbo 22.6c, 0.2c above 2004 record POR 32yr. But well below old site record

Peak Hill 25.2c, smashes 1988 record by 1.6c POR 58yr

Quirindi 21.8c, 0.4c above 2005 record POR 58yr

Orange Ag In 17.8c, smashes 1980 record by 1c POR 49c
AP 18.2c, smashes 1997 record by 1c POR 57yr

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

Trangie 27.2c, obliterates 2008 record by an insane *3.9c*! And has 56yrs of data!

Coonabarabran town 22.5c, destroys 1965 record by 2.5c! POR 67yrs
AP 23.1c, smashes 2014 record by 1.9c POR 24yrs

Nyngan 26.5c, smashes 2008 record by 1c POR 62yrs

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

Tmin:
Brewarrina 28c, destroys 2008 record by 2.5c! POR 55yrs

Walgett 28c, destroys 1997 record by *3c*! POR 32yrs

(Both above sites tie as 7th warmest state Oct Tmin)

Bourke 27.9c, smashes 2008 record by 1.3c. Combined POR 154yrs!

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

More historic heat- up to near 4c record margins today + yesterday's manual sites🌡️🥵

Brewon 30.1c MINIMUM! WARMEST OCTOBER NIGHT ON RECORD IN NSW. Smashes 1961 state record by *1.2c*

*Yesterday* Wanaaring 44.9c! Smashes pre-2025 NSW record by 1c and yesterday's Bourke AWS by 0.1c

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

I’d complain about how they look more if I could even remember how to access it. Istg I gotta go through about 4 buttons just to get to it! So frustrating.

The old obs table wasn’t exactly pretty due to its age but it was concise which was nice. This new page is an absolute travesty to look at.

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

The tropical cyclone report page has been deleted somehow. Clicking the 'past tropical cyclones' button should take you to the TCR page, but now just directs back to the 'learn and explore' page.

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

The tropical cyclone report page has also been deleted somehow. Clicking the 'past tropical cyclones' button should take you to the TCR page, but now just directs back to the 'learn and explore' page.

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

This new website actually sucks so hard. I try to access the historical temp maps which redirects to the old site and am hit with this novel of an error message.

Might take a while to put out a summary of today's MANY records while I figure out this site.

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 2d

Seems to be way more broken on mobile, fortunately my bookmarks to the old site on desktop still work (including to obs page). www.bom.gov.au/qld/observat...

www.bom.gov.au

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 3d

Extreme fire danger tomorrow for the most populated part of NSW including Sydney.

Apart from that fire danger is moderate or high in hot areas in the country due to lower winds.

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 3d

In some cooler news, Curtin in NW WA reached 30.3c yesterday- it’s ‘coolest’ October day in 35yrs of records. Breaks 2022’s record by 0.3c.

If only that sort of anomaly was country wide…

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 3d

Grenfell 36.2c, 0.6c above 1967 record POR 58yrs

Lake Cargelligo 39.5c, 0.4c above 2014 record POR 54yrs

Tomorrow heat moves east. Coastal NSW looks set to break records, possibly including Sydney CBD with 39c forecast.

Extreme fire danger forecast with FBI up to 76 in Sydney.

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 3d

More records from yesterday (mainly manual sites):

Cunnamulla 42.2c, 0.2c above 2014 record POR 67yrs

Mangrove Mountain 36.5c, 0.7c above 2014 record POR 31yrs

Batemans Bay 37c, 0.1c above 2006 record POR 32yrs

Wanaaring 42.7c, 0.3c above 2014 record POR 33yrs

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 3d

Bourke 44.8c, smashes *1898* record by 1.5c! Combined POR 154yr!

Tibooburra 42.8c, breaks yesterday's record by 0.2c. Comb. POR 115yr

Cobar MO 42.4c, destroys pre-2025 record by 2.5c! POR 63yrs. AP 41.9c 1.5c above record POR 32yr

Bathurst AP 31.6c, 0.1c above 2019 record POR 35yr

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 3d

Birdsville 46.1c, just 0.8c below Aussie monthly record! Combined POR 71yr

Thargomindah 45.1c, ties old state record. Destroys 1988 site record by 2c! Comb. POR 68yr

Ballera 44.6c, breaks yesterday's record by 0.2c POR 23yr

The Monument 43.3c, 0.3c above 2018 record POR 25yr

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 3d

Truly historic heat today🥵🌡️

#Birdsville *46.1c*, HOTTEST QUEENSLAND OCTOBER TEMP ON RECORD! Smashes 1995 record by a full degree!! 8th hottest Oct temp NATIONALLY!

Bourke 44.8c, HOTTEST NSW OCT TEMP ON RECORD by 0.9c!

Moomba 45c ties 4th hottest SA October temp. Just 0.4c below state record

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 4d

Penrith 39c, 0.1c above 2004 record POR 30yr

Moruya 38c, ties 2006 record POR 26yrs (potentially suspect tho)

Birdsville 44.9c, 0.2c above current site 2018 record, 0.2c below old site/state record

More heat to come tomorrow. QLD & NSW have another chance to beat state records

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 4d

Moomba 44.1c, 0.6c above 1985 & 2013 record. Combined POR 52yrs

Ballera 44.2c, smashes 2014 record by 1.3c! POR 23yr

Thargomindah 43.1c, ties 1988 record. Comb. POR 67yr

White Cliffs 42.3c, ties 2014 record. Comb. POR 63yrs

Cobar MO 40.1c, 0.2c above 2014 record POR 63yrs

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 4d

Record heat in the eastern Outback today with up to 44.9c at Birdsville- ties as *3rd hottest October day on record in Queensland*. Just 0.2c below state record.

42.6c Tibooburra ties as *5th hottest Oct day on record in NSW*. composite site has data since 1910!

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 4d

Well if you live in Sydney, the data backs that up...
www.weatherzone.com.au/news/october...

October on track to beat hottest November on record for Sydney

Sydney's days have been so hot this October that the city is currently on track to break the average maximum temperature record for November.