Cold Climate Information

Area Map - Blue Mountains and Central Tablelands region.

Aerial Photo - Blackheath village from above.

Relief Maps - Andrew Miskelly's excellent Great Dividing Range Maps.

The Classic May 28, 2000 Outbreak - Great report/analysis from Australian Weather News.

Numerical Forecasting - Good articles(s) on understanding the computer models.

BoM Storm Spotters - Great info here. Consider becoming a Storm Spotter. Related story here.

Stevenson Screen Info - Wikipedia article. Thermometers must be 1.25m above the ground.

Tornado Information - Good Wikipedia article. Tornadoes do occur in Australia in most years.

Enhanced Fujita Scale - Replaces the original Fujita Scale for rating tornadoes.

Microburst Article - Use as a guide only, Wikipedia is helpful but may not be definitive.

Australian Weather News Snow Page - Some great info on snow in Australia, including our snowiest towns/areas.

Driving in Snow and Ice - Some important tips on avoiding accidents during cold outbreaks.

How do autumn colours occur? - Nice article on this wonderful phenomenon.

Upper Blue Mountains Climate Records - Long term Obs from the old Mt Victoria site - 1872 to 1990.

Bom climate records for NSW - Temperature and rainfall figures etc for NSW and the ACT.

Old Snow Stories thread on Weatherzone - A great link at Weatherzone, pages of old snow photos and stories from the tablelands. A must read.

Solar Climate Connection - A great read at Weatherzone, showing the connection between solar and earth climate.

Current Australian and Victorian conditions - A more detailed look at developing autumn and winter conditions.

Blue Mountains forecasting - Important notes for the Blue Mountains.

Historical Snowfalls - snowfalls in years gone by. Also, see detailed reanalysis of the 1965 event below.

Roberts Story - A Blue Mountains local shares his love of snow.

Re-analysis Tool - Do-it-yourself style. A bit complex if you are new to these things.

Re-analysis Tool by Keith - Maps drawn for you. Only works in Internet Explorer. View bottom left margin.

The 1965 Snow Event - Widespread snow article by Andrew Miskelly.

1900 Snow Event - Barton Tragedy - The biggest snowfall in recent Blue Mountains history.

Snow in Marginal Conditions - Finding snow in marginal conditions across the Oberon Plateau.

Understanding Weather Model Basics - Basic advice on plotting the AVN forecasting model.

850hPa Heights - Forecasting snow guide.

Understanding East Coast Lows - A bit of background info on this wonderful autumn and winter phenomenon.

Thunderstorm Forecasting Guide - An excellent guide to storms by Anthony Cornelius.

Measuring Settling and Falling Snow - How to develop greater accuracy with snow measurements.

What is Sleet? - The Australian definition of sleet and other forms of frozen precipitation.

Blue Mountains Snow - Good weather conditions for Blue Mountains snow.

Blue Mountains Weather Myths - Understanding Blue Mountains Weather and breaking down the myths.

Weatherzone Glossary - A great guide to understanding the weather from The Weather Company.