The period encompassing June 17 to June 22 for Southern and Eastern Australia is best described as being cold with below average daytime and nighttime temperatures occurring. A feature of the winter solstice period for June 2024 is: A period of up to three nights where minimum temperatures plunged to below freezing at many inland […] The post A cold winter solstice for June 2024 Southern Australia including frost and rain – June 17 – 22 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

The photos attached were taken at sunrise Friday morning 7 June 2024 at Auburn looking east and south. When matched against the radar image of Sydney, it is shown that the primary rain band affecting Sydney earlier had shifted just to the south of the city and training over the same area for hours resulting […] The post A second major coastal rain event in one week – Sydney to Batemans Bay NSW – 6 to 8 June 2024 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

The rain event of Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning 1 and 2 June 2024 was difficult to predict. The GFS on Thursday suggested heavy rainfall just to the north of Sydney for Saturday and into Sunday morning being the Central Coast and Lower Hunter Valley areas. Instead, the heaviest falls occurred further south than what […] The post Heavy overnight 100 mm plus rainfall drenches Eastern Sydney – Sunday 2 June 2024 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

During Thursday 31 May 2024, a fast moving northwest cloud mass crossed over Southern Australia providing crucial relief to a worsening dry spell for some areas. Since the beginning of 2024, the southern region of New South Wales, close to the Victorian state border as well as much of northern Victoria also close to the […] The post North West cloud mass and rain provides relief from dry spell – Southern NSW and Northern Vic – May 31 2024 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

An interesting but costly thunderstorm event struck the Houston metropolitan area and surrounds of Southern Texas (USA) during the afternoon of Thursday May 16 and into Friday May 17 2024. It appears following analysis of this, the National Weather Service has declared this event to be a “derecho”. Derechos are well documented across the Mid […] The post Houston Texas – Destructive thunderstorm or Derecho event – May 16 / 17 2024 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

While technically not an extreme weather event, the current weather event impacting coastal New South Wales is interesting due to its longevity and persistence. With a few exceptions, daily rainfall totals have generally not been high but since May 1, it has rained at some point during the past 11 days which does make this […] The post A wet start to May 2024 with two weeks of persistent coastal showers – New South Wales – May 1 to May 13 2024 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

The United Arab Emirates is not usually associated with storm events and flooding episodes due to its climate and location. The area generally experiences a desert like climate with limited rainfall of between 140 mm and 200 mm per annum. The events of April 16 were unusual as a storm event passed across the region. […] The post Major storm and flooding impact the United Arab Emirates – April 16 2024 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

As indicated within a previous post, a significant rain event was anticipated to unfold across Friday and Saturday 5 and 6 April 2024. At that time, weather models anticipated an event that would result in rainfall reaching 100 to 125 mm. As anticipated, this event has unfolded across the two days with 2 day rainfall […] The post Major rain and flood event for Sydney and Wollongong – 5 and 6 April 2024 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

The final burst of summer for 2023/2024 will conclude during Monday and Tuesday due to the passage of a significant weather change. As shown in the Himawari satellite photo of Southern Australia (Feature Image above), the change is currently crossing through Western Victoria which is producing a band of moderate to heavy rain showers and […] The post Potential for a significant rain event for coastal New South Wales – Thursday to Saturday 4 to 7 April 2024 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more

Following the recent landfall of Tropical Cyclone Megan over the southwest corner of the Gulf of Carpentaria, moisture spread southwest deep into the interior of the Northern Territory and Queensland. As a result, steady rainfall between Thursday 21 March and Tuesday 26 March featured across a vast desert region. The rain was long lived and […] The post Heavy rains turn Central Australia from the Red Centre to the Green Centre – March 21 to 25 2024 appeared first on Extreme Storms ..read more