July 5: Earth at Aphelion

Earth reaches aphelion, its farthest point from the Sun, at 05:06 UTC on July 5, 2024. The fact that aphelion occurs in July means that summer lasts longer in the Northern Hemisphere—although, for a variety of complex reasons, it will be about 15 minutes shorter next year.

Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/australia/rockhampton

I always knew that it seemed colder in July of every year. Not that the distance is a strong factor in weather events. But a contributing factor about how cold it gets.
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Source: https://www.thesuntoday.org/solstice-equinox/aphelion-2023/

Year             Aphelion                      Distance
2021            July 5, 2021 6:27 pm      94,510,886 mi
2022            July 4, 2022 3:10 am      94,509,598 mi
2023            July 6, 2023 4:06 pm      94,506,364 mi
2024            July 5, 2024 1:06 am      94,510,539 mi
2025            July 3, 2025 3:54 pm      94,502,939 mi

UnSubRocky wrote on Jul 5^th, 2024 at 3:13am:



Good article - thanks.
The difference is only 3%.

And 11.30 today (12 hours later)

Aussie wrote on Jul 16^th, 2024 at 6:12pm:



Bit of an angle there.   

Bobby. wrote on Jul 16^th, 2024 at 6:14pm:


Okay… here’s the explanation….
It was pitch black last night, daughter took photo as best she could hoping to get the flooded driveway.
I decided to match the photo so it was easier to see the differences.

That’s why angled. 

Oh and our water pump on top of water tank was under water too… tripped the safety switch. Hubby spent all morning drying the pump and then switching it on … lucky it was still okay.

Unprecedented flooding in Toronto today!

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4ypd11wr0o

Seems the thing now….
So weather extremes from flooding, heat and cold.
Highest level flooding we’ve had here in Melbourne surrounds too. I thought Queensland’s torrential rains were bad during their monsoons!

Monk and Socks will be very cold:


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13645349/Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane-Pert...


18 July 2024

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, weather: Weekend forecast

    Low-pressure system set to linger over south east
    Heavy rain forecast for Western and South Australia






Sky News Australia Weather Meteorologist Rob Sharpe explained that the chilly conditions, driven by a series of low-pressure systems, are set to linger across Tasmania, Victoria, and NSW well into the weekend.

'Friday, Saturday, Sunday all look windy for the southeast, particularly Saturday, and there will be that little bit of wet weather going through at the same time,' Mr Sharpe said.

Meanwhile, a southerly air stream will cause temperatures to drop significantly across large parts of Queensland and the northern regions of the Northern Territory.

For these areas, temperatures are expected to be 4 to 8 degrees lower than the usual July average.

Wild winds, heavy rain, and hail are also expected to hit Western Australia, including Perth.


Melbourne

Residents in Melbourne are in for cold and wet conditions well into the weekend.

Showers are forecast for everyday, with the heaviest falls on Friday before easing to light showers by the start of next week. 

Maximum temperatures will struggle to climb over 15C, with lows of 7C and 8C on the weekend.

Friday and Saturday will also see windy conditions, with gusts of up to 45km/h in the city.


Hobart

Cold and wet conditions are forecast for Hobart as the low-pressure system lingers over the region.

Residents are bracing for a cold 2C on Friday morning, before temperatures rise to 12C during the day.

The mercury will drop to 5C on Saturday and 6C on Sunday, with highs reaching a maximum of 11C and 14C, respectively.

Showers are also forecast to fall from Friday through to mid next week.