-12.3°C morning followed by 16.8°C afternoon in Glen Innes on this date in 2019
July 19 2021:
On this date in 2019, Glen Innes in New South Wales saw temperatures dip to -12.3°C while temperatures rose to 16.8°C that day.
The town is located around 1000 meters above sea level and has mountains to the east and some hills to the west.
Analysis of wind patterns suggest that at night, cold air drainage occurs from the mountains while during the day air rises up the mountains due to heating. The station sees a diurnal wind pattern with westerly winds during the day and easterly winds at night comparable to a sea and land breeze pattern.
At night the cold air gets trapped near Glen Innes since there are hills to the West.
The shape of the slope to the east makes the diurnal patterns particularly strong.
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July 19 2019 observations:
On this date in 2019, Glen Innes in New South Wales saw temperatures dip to -12.3°C while temperatures rose to 16.8°C that day.
The town is located around 1000 meters above sea level and has mountains to the east and some hills to the west.
Analysis of wind patterns suggest that at night, cold air drainage occurs from the mountains while during the day air rises up the mountains due to heating. The station sees a diurnal wind pattern with westerly winds during the day and easterly winds at night comparable to a sea and land breeze pattern.
At night the cold air gets trapped near Glen Innes since there are hills to the West.
The shape of the slope to the east makes the diurnal patterns particularly strong.
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July 19 2019 observations:
July 18 observations:
Contour map(Glen Innes is in the area marked by the red line):