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TODAY24° 34° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 20% Likely amount: 1-5mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 4:35am EST 5:00am EST 6:33pm EST 6:58pm EST NOW25.5° Feels Like: 28.9° Relative Humidity: 79% Dew: 21.6° Wind: ESE 6km/h Gust: 7km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1012.4hPa -
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Darts CreekNow21.4°cFeels Like:23.6°Wind:N 6km/hGusts:11km/hHumidity:87%24°Min34°MaxToday in Darts CreekHot. Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the south, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm from late this morning. Winds N 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 33 to 39.Tomorrow24°Min34°MaxHot and mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the southwest in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds N 15 to 20 km/h turning NE 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 40. -
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7 day forecast
Today: Hot. Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the south, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm from late this morning. Winds N 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 33 to 39.
Forecast for Darts Creek (23.7341°S, 150.9429°E, 70m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary Minimum 24° 24° 23° 23° 23° 24° 23° Maximum 34° 34° 31° 32° 32° 32° 33° Chance of rain 20% 5% 10% 5% 5% 10% 70% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 20
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(km/h)Wind direction N NNE NNE NE E E E ENE ENE ENE ENE NE NE NE Relative humidity 54% 53% 51% 46% 55% 55% 54% 54% 54% 52% 52% 50% 50% 50% Dew point 21°C 22°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 19°C 20°C 18°C 21°C -
28 Day Rainfall forecast
Darts Creek Rain Forecast
Darts Creek 28-day Rainfall ForecastSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT7
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CHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICTNIL < 25%LOW 25% to 50%MEDIUM 50% to 75%HIGH ≥ 75%Issued Dec 6Issue Notes
The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are six main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the Indian Ocean, eastern Australia, the south Pacific, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 14 December to 18 December, 26 December to 30 December, and 4 January to 8 January. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 11 December to 15 December, 29 December to 2 January, and 5 January to 9 January. Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 13 December to 17 December, 27 December to 31 December, and 4 January to 8 January.
Forecast ExplanationThis forecast is produced by a multi-model ensemble consisting of dynamical atmospheric models, which are forced by the latest observed atmosphere, ocean, land and ice conditions. The models are designed to simulate features of the real atmosphere, including the daily movement of long and short wave patterns in the Southern Hemisphere.
The future probability of rain in each district is estimated using output from the multi-model ensemble, combined with historical information about the difference between the model forecasts and observed rainfall.
In this deterministic framework the skill of the forecast tends to decrease with time, however the forecasts are updated daily to provide the latest estimates of rainfall probability out to 28 days.
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Darts Creek Rain Forecast
Darts Creek 12-month Rainfall ForecastDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov20192020336566787955105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Nov 8
ENSO status: Neutral IOD status: Positive Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) across the equatorial central Pacific warmed up slightly over the past few weeks. As a reflection, the Nino3.4 index lingered between 0.5 and 0.7 throughout the month of October. The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) recorded a value of -5.6 during the past month. The current outlook consensus suggests warmer than average SSTs will persist across the equatorial Pacific Ocean through the coming months, but remaining within neutral values. Five out of eight international models maintain a warmer than average Pacific Ocean through the end of 2019 and first quarter of 2020, however, none of these reaching El Nino thresholds. The IRI ENSO forecast continues to suggest less than 40% of another El Nino developing over the next 12 months, with a neutral ENSO the most likely outcome. To the west of Australia, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) remains strongly positive, with the highest positive value since the early 2000s. All six international models maintain a strong positive event until December. In terms of rainfall, there is little variation to the outlook issued last month. The climate outlook for October continues to favour below average rainfall for most of Australia, in particular the eastern half of the continent. During Positive IODs, central and southeastern Australia tend to see a reduction in rainfall during spring, due to a reduction of moisture streaming from the northwest. For northern Australia, the current outlook is for a late onset of the wet season across the Northern Territory and Queensland. Thus far, Darwin and South Eastern Qld have seen the onset of the wet season this year though a week later than usual. Further south, a negative trend in the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) will continue to enhance frontal activity over the far south during October and early. This is likely to offset the Positive IOD in far southern Victoria and western Tasmania, which could see average-to-above average rainfall during October and early December. Looking further ahead, with no significant signature from ENSO, there are no significant climate drivers tilting the balance towards a drier or wetter summer. The current outlook suggest neutral odds.
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Long range rainfall forecast
Darts Creek Rain Forecast
Darts Creek 28-day Rainfall ForecastSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT7
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CHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICTNIL < 25%LOW 25% to 50%MEDIUM 50% to 75%HIGH ≥ 75%Issued Dec 6Issue Notes
The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are six main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the Indian Ocean, eastern Australia, the south Pacific, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 14 December to 18 December, 26 December to 30 December, and 4 January to 8 January. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 11 December to 15 December, 29 December to 2 January, and 5 January to 9 January. Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 13 December to 17 December, 27 December to 31 December, and 4 January to 8 January.
Forecast ExplanationThis forecast is produced by a multi-model ensemble consisting of dynamical atmospheric models, which are forced by the latest observed atmosphere, ocean, land and ice conditions. The models are designed to simulate features of the real atmosphere, including the daily movement of long and short wave patterns in the Southern Hemisphere.
The future probability of rain in each district is estimated using output from the multi-model ensemble, combined with historical information about the difference between the model forecasts and observed rainfall.
In this deterministic framework the skill of the forecast tends to decrease with time, however the forecasts are updated daily to provide the latest estimates of rainfall probability out to 28 days.
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Past 5 Days
Darts Creek Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Monday
Dec 0225.1 °C 38.4 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Dec 0321.9 °C 35.2 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Dec 0421.5 °C 32.6 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Dec 0522.4 °C 36.2 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Dec 0624.2 °C 35 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Almanac
Darts Creek minimum temp history (23.7341°S, 150.9429°E, 70m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 38.4° 02/12/2019 Coldest this month 20.9° 01/12/2019 Hottest on record 39.3 27/12/1998 Coldest on record 16.7 13/12/1995 Hottest this year 38.4° 02/12/2019 Coldest this year 6.4° 15/07/2019 Long term average 30.1° Long term average 22.2° Average this month 34.8° Average this month 22.4° Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 32.7° 2005 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 20.7° 1999 Darts Creek rainfall history (23.7341°S, 150.9429°E, 70m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/12/2019 Total This Month 0.0mm
0.0 daysLong Term Average 108.8mm 10.0 days Wettest December on record 404.4mm 2005 -
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Year to Date
Darts Creek Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Dec 892.8mm 89.2 day(s) Total For 2019 371.2mm 84.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2018 605.2mm 76.0 day(s) Wettest Day 53.2mm Oct12 Lowest Temperature 6.4°C Jul15 Highest Temperature 38.4°C Dec 2 -
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Climatology
Darts Creek Climatology
Darts Creek Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 30.7 30.6 29.8 28.1 25.7 23.4 23.0 23.9 26.1 27.5 28.9 30.1 27.4 Mean Min (°C) 23.0 23.0 21.8 19.0 15.6 13.3 11.9 12.6 15.6 18.3 20.5 22.2 18.1 Mean Rain (mm) 150.4 178.6 120.5 43.3 37.3 44.0 30.6 35.6 31.5 51.5 60.7 108.8 900.8 Mean Rain Days 11.5 11.7 9.6 5.9 5.9 6.5 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.8 7.7 10.0 85.1