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Weekend rain isolated across SA farm areas

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Weatherzone, By: ABC, 05/13/2013

 

Primary Producers SA said weekend rain would give little relief for many farmers across South Australia. It said most falls were fairly isolated across pockets of the south-east, Riverland and in Adelaide.

 

Warm and dry weather for early May saw some growers halt their seeding. Chairman of Primary Producers SA Rob Kerin said soil was dry and still needed a soaking.

 

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Thick fog shrouds Sydney and Canberra

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Weatherzone, By: Ben McBurney, 05/12/2013

 

Both Sydney and Canberra have woken up to dense morning fog to kick off Mother's Day. The Sydney Basin saw its most widespread thick fog of the year, as light winds combined with high moisture levels.

 

Sydney city had its visibility reduced down to 50 metres, while in some western suburbs it was even lower. In Sydney's north, it was a mix of smoke haze and fog due to back burning in the area over the last two days. Sydney's airport largely missed out, with light morning fog only causing minimal disruptions to flights.

 

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Very warm start to May for Alice Springs

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Weatherzone, By: Drew Casper-Richardson, 05/11/2013

 

Alice Springs has just had its longest run of May heat in 71 years of records. The town has reached 30 degrees on every day this May except one, when it reached 29.9. This makes it the longest string of temperatures this high since records began in 1942. The current average this May is 31 degrees, eight above the norm. The very warm days have also been accompanied by warm nights.

 

This morning it only dropped to 18.2 degrees, 10 degrees above average and the second warmest May night in the last decade.

 

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Wintry weather to replace Melbourne's warmth

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Weatherzone, By: Mellissa Mackellar, 05/11/2013

 

Melbourne is on track to have its hottest run of May days in over a century, but wintry days are just around the corner. It was warmer than 25 degrees on both Thursday and Friday, more than eight degrees above average, making it the hottest pair of May days since 2002. The nights have also been warm, sitting at least four degrees above the normal May minimum of 10 degrees since Thursday.

 

Locals will be pleased to hear that the mercury is set to tip 25 degrees again today, making it three days in a row. If it gets that warm, it will be the longest run of 25 degree days in May since way back in 1866.

 

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Severe Weather in the Form of Hail and Damaging Winds

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Accuweather.com - 5/10/13, Henry Margusity

 

 

Through Saturday, we have three areas of potentially severe weather in the form of damaging winds and large hail. While there might be one or two tornadoes, the impacts will be mainly hail and damaging wind gusts in all areas.

A big cold front is coming this weekend, and much of the East is going to have chilly weather for a couple of days. Remember this old saying, "Big cold highs that bring frost bring warm weather on the backside."

 

Link: Accuweather.com

Marshall Islands declares state of disaster

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Weatherzone, By: ABC, 05/10/2013

 

Marshall Islands has declared a state of disaster in the island nation's north due to prolonged drought. The decision was made this week after United Nations assessment teams found approximately 10,000 people have so far been affected.

 

They say there is not enough clean drinking water, food gardens are dying from lack of water, and there are concerns about the spread of disease and illness.

 

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CBH optimistic following strong start to season

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Weatherzone, By: Olivia Garnett, 05/10/2013

 

WA's main grain handler, the CBH Group, is optimistic of achieving crop levels of between 10 and 15 million tonnes for the 2013-14 harvest.

General Manager Operations for the CBH Group, Colin Tutt, says that recent rain has made for the best start across the state for several years. "We do recognise that some areas are still a little bit dry and the rain has been a little bit patchy, but overall we're very, very pleased."

 

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Relief finally on the way for SA

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Weatherzone, By: Ben McBurney, 05/10/2013

 

The unseasonable May heat is set to finally end in South Australia, with cooler temperatures and rain over the weekend. Temperatures have been sizzling across the state throughout May, with another warm day today.

 

On Wednesday, Adelaide had its second hottest May day on record reaching 31.1 degrees. Thursday was also a sizzler with a top of 29.8 degrees and the maximum has hit 29 degrees today. This makes it the warmest three day period in May since 1921.

 

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Lack of rain worries south-east farmers

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Weatherzone, By: Stephanie Watson, 05/10/2013

 

Farmers in south-east NSW say they could have some of the best grass in the state at the moment. But the absence of a solid autumn break still has them worried.

 

Neil Waterson, a beef farmer in the Bega Valley, says all of the markets are flat because of an oversupply of cattle across the country.

 

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Storm damage across Perth and southwest

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Weatherzone, By: ABC, Thursday, 05/09/2013

 

Western Power says more than 5,000 customers are still without power this morning after last night's storms in Perth and the south-west. A total of 1,700 customers are without power in the Manjimup and Pemberton areas, while 3,000 homes and businesses in Stoneville, Parkerville, Gidgegannup and Midland are also affected.

 

The State Emergency Service (SES) has received about 130 calls for assistance in Perth, the Goldfields and the south-west.

 

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