Sydney has coldest June day in 27 years

[Gumleaf]

16:52 AEST Tue Jun 29 2010
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1078132/sydney-has-coldest-june-day-in-27-years


Sydney has shivered through its coldest June day in 27 years, with the mercury plummeting to 4.7 degrees in the city.

Not since 1983 has a colder June temperature been recorded, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said on Tuesday.

It was also the coldest day of any month since 2007.

Further west was hit even harder by the chilly weather, with the temperature at Campbelltown reaching a biting -1.6C at 4.30am (AEST) on Tuesday.

City workers were fending off a 4.7C chill at 6.59am.

The record-breaking temperatures have been attributed to a high pressure system.

"This is leading to low cloud cover, which is allowing more heat to move away," a BoM spokesman said.

The icy weather is expected to remain on Wednesday, with a low of 5C forecast.

And NSW is not the only state rugging up.

Tuesday was Melbourne's coldest day in almost two years.

Not since August 21, 2008, has the city failed to reach 10C. The thermometer reached a peak of 9.9C at 9am.

At noon (AEST) on Tuesday the temperature in the city was lingering at 7.7 degrees, only a fraction higher than the overnight temperature of 7.6 degrees.

A day earlier, Brisbane had its coldest morning of the year, with the mercury dropping to a very chilly 7.2C in the city.

It was even colder at the city's airport - a mere 5.2C.


© AAP 2010

[ShatteredWings]

Remember, june in aus is like december up here.

it's not even below freezing, or barely below. Do you guys get snow?

[Awesome]

I thought Aus was an all year round hot place.

[Gumleaf]

Remember, june in aus is like december up here.

it's not even below freezing, or barely below. Do you guys get snow?

there are small areas in the southern parts of the country that get regular snow in winter. but for the most part we don't get snow much.


I thought Aus was an all year round hot place.

the top 1/3 is pretty warm all year round. the rest of the country is temperate with a clear difference between summer and winter.


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Small relief to arrive from winter chill
08:30 AEST Wed Jun 30 2010
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1078359/small-relief-to-arrive-from-winter-chill


There is little relief in sight for Melbourne and Sydney commuters as they shiver through one of the coldest weather spells in years.

In Sydney, motorists have had to scrape ice off their windscreens on the frostiest June morning in 27 years.

At 6am (AEST) it was a chilly 4.3 degrees in the Sydney CBD, colder than yesterday's low of 4.7 degrees.

Further west at Richmond it was a biting minus five degrees.

Bureau of Meteorology spokesman Stephen Stefanac says the icy conditions have come from Antarctica and we're likely to keep shivering until Friday.

A glimmer of relief is in sight for Melburnians, with the weather bureau forecasting today's daytime high to peak at 12 degrees — a few notches warmer than yesterday's near record-breaking chill.

Melbourne was on track to stay under the 9.9 degrees recorded on August 21, 2008, but the temperature reached 10.3 degrees yesterday just after 4pm and then headed back down.

Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Michael Efron said the wind-chill made the temperature seem even lower.

"The air mass is so cold and with this cloud cover persisting, there's no chance for it to warm up," he said.

Today's high could top 12 degrees. While that's two degrees higher than chilly Tuesday, it will still feel cold with scattered showers and winds near 30km/h forecast.

A cold air mass from continues to hover over Victoria and is expected to keep the winter cold close by for the rest of the week.

Temperatures are forecast to stay as low as six or seven degrees overnight and peak at around 13 each day.

[Ryhanna]

Remember, june in aus is like december up here.

it's not even below freezing, or barely below. Do you guys get snow?

Not in Sydney. We get snow in some places, where it's cold enough, mainly towards the south of Australia I'd say... The north still has some pretty hot days. I'm considering moving there during winter xD

[Junky]

Well thank god for global warming, could you imagine how cold it would be without it ? :rolleyes:

[Ryhanna]

I blame you for hating the cold :)

[Antares]

40 degrees!?
thats cold?
wow...

[SneakBrain]

oh my god is hot in philly i wana be cold too :(

[mrmcdonaldduck]

Remember, june in aus is like december up here.

it's not even below freezing, or barely below. Do you guys get snow?

not snow, but about 4-5 times a year my street gets a frost that doesnt go away until 12pm or so.