Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Weather - February 2009

Last year we had a wet summer with 1,197 mm of rain on the Ranges.  It was also a cool summer with a mean max temperature of 24ºC. It is somewhat different this year with summer rainfall less than half the previous year and an increase of two degrees in the mean maximum summer temperature. A [...]

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January Weather

New Year’s Day was a hot one with a maximum temperature of 34ºC. Winds backed to strong south-easterlies by Saturday, bringing a drop of twelve degrees in daytime temperatures and some light to moderate showers. An extensive high pressure system has remained hovering over the Tasman Sea for the past two weeks and is responsible for [...]

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Our Weather - December 2008

The first month of summer was a reminder that Mother Nature is a law unto herself. There was a real mixture of weather; it was wet and windy and temperatures rose to thirty-four degrees bringing the heat exhaustion factor to 42ºC. This is well into the danger zone for the elderly and young alike; not [...]

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New Hinterland Times Website

Welcome to the new Hinterland Times Website!  We are currently loading content at a furious pace so keep us bookmarked to check out all of the hinterland happenings online. In time we will have the full magazine online including News, Features, Classifieds, Events and Entertainment - along with a few special features designed specifically for the [...]

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