TV1 News 'flashback' item - Wgtn flood Dec 76
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TV1 News 'flashback' item - Wgtn flood Dec 76
The news item showed old footage of that flood last night, 300 years ago on the day. 300mm in 1 day! Puts recent storms into perspective. What it didn't mention was that there was 1 fatality from the deluge.
I believe the cause was a slow moving convergence zone over the area.
I believe the cause was a slow moving convergence zone over the area.
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That's right - literally along the ridgelines of the western Hutt hills (where near 350mm fell in some parts - 150+ in the city). There was no wind - 50kms up the coast a friend told me it was "blowing like 50 bastards".
I was going to an end-of-year work social in the Hutt on the Monday - actually made it , but there were quite a few no-shows.
I was going to an end-of-year work social in the Hutt on the Monday - actually made it , but there were quite a few no-shows.
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Not necessarily. End-51 was marginal near-weak-Nino, end-83 was neutral, and of course 1982/83 was a very strong El Nino.
I'm sceptical about the "coldest" claim - coldest since when? December 1945 was extremely cold, and I'd be surprised if its first 2-3 weeks were not significantly colder than the current December's.
I'm sceptical about the "coldest" claim - coldest since when? December 1945 was extremely cold, and I'd be surprised if its first 2-3 weeks were not significantly colder than the current December's.