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Articles and information by Ian Holton of Holton Weather Forecasting


  • " A ***NEW*** Holton Weather Long Range South Eastern Australian (SA/VIC/NSW/TAS & SE QLD Areas) Rainfall Index (HGSRI) shows a Strong Likehood of a Return to a "Wetter" Growing Season Rainfall Cycle in the Next Few Years.......This is "Wetter" Rainfall Cycle is expected to continue for approximately 45 years duration."

    Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd: 6th August 2008...Click Here

    ***NEW*** Solar & Ocean changes are shown to be the dominant drivers of Global Temperature Trends, with CO2 playing a more minor role than previously thought, according to the Holton Weather NEW REVISED NEW Statistical Global Temperature Model HSOC M3! (These latest results show that Global Cooling now has a distinct possibility of occurring during and for the next approximate 30 to 40 year period at least)

    Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd: 6th August 2008... Click Here

    NEW: NEW: NEW:Holton Weather Statistical Global Temperature Model HSOC M2 shows convincing evidence that Global Temperature changes from 1900 to 2008 are equally linked to 2 Major Factors -Namely Solar-Ocean and CO2 Changes. Ian Holton: 19th April 2008[*Revised with improved graphs 23rd April 2008]:...Click here

    HOLTON FREE WEATHER SNOW FORECASTS-2008 to 2009 as Below: Click here

    FORECAST THREE: FINAL 2008 HOLTON WEATHER SNOW COMPUTER (HWSNO) MODEL SNOW DAY FORECASTS for (1) Australian Alps NSW-VIC: (2) Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW: & (3) Guyra NSW : Late August Issue: (Issued 29th August 2008):

    FORECAST TWO: NEW HOLTON WEATHER SNOW COMPUTER (HWSNO) MODEL UPDATED Free Monthly 2008 & ***NEW 2009 Snow Forecasts for (1) Perisher Valley & Spencers Creek-Australian Alps: (2) Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW: & (3) Guyra NSW : JULY 2008 & 2009 Issues: (Issued 29th July 2008):

    FORECAST ONE: NEW HOLTON WEATHER SNOW COMPUTER (HWSNO) MODEL UPDATED Free Experimental Monthly 2008 Snow Forecasts for (1) Perisher Valley & Spencers Creek-Australian Alps: (2) Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW: & (3) Guyra NSW : JUNE 2008 Issue: (Issued 9th June 2008):

    HOLTON WEATHER ITEMS: Click here

    ITEM 11: Severe cold spells, storms and record snow falls, Northern Hemisphere Winter 2008! Are Global Temperatures Showing Signs of Cooling during the Northern Hemisphere Winter-Southern Hemisphere Summer 2007 to 2008?

    ITEM 10: Holton Weather Statistical Model Tropical Cyclone Forecasts for the 2007-2008 Season & Preliminary Forecasts for the 2008-2009 Season:

    ITEM 9: Holton Weather Statistical Model Capital City Thunderstorm days Forecasts for the 2007-2008 Season & Preliminary Forecasts for the 2008-2009 Season:

    ITEM 8: Holton Weather Statistical Model No. of Days of Max Temp >35C Forecast for Various Towns & Capital Cities for the 2007-2008 Season & Preliminary Forecasts for the 2008-2009 Season:

    ITEM 7: A Statistical Model (HGT) for Forecasting Global Mean Temperature Change

    ITEM 6: AUSTRALIAN SPRINGS AND SOAKS COMMENCE IN THE DRY AUTUMN WEATHER, AND THEN GOOD RAINS FOLLOW WITHIN 1 TO 4 WEEKS! IS THIS TRUE? AND IF SO, WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN? WHAT SPRINGS HAVE COMMENCED IN APRIL 2007?(Issued 21st April 2007) (RESULTS 1st May 2007)

    ITEM 5: HAS AUSTRALIAN RAINFALL DECREASED WITH GLOBAL WARMING SINCE 1900? HAS AUSTRALIAN DROUGHT INCREASED WITH GLOBAL WARMING SINCE 1900? HAVE EL NINO OCCURENCES INCREASED WITH GLOBAL WARMING SINCE 1900? WILL INCREASED EL NINO'S MEAN LESS RAINFALL FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT. AND, IS THE EL NINO PHENOMENON (AND THE RELATED SOI) THE MAIN PLAYER IN AUSTRALIAN RAINFALL?(Issued 17/10/2006)

    ITEM 4: WHAT DOES A COMBINATION OF THE INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLE AND THE EL NINO / LA NINA DO FOR AUSTRALIA'S GROWING SEASON RAINFALL? (Issued 12th March 2007)

    ITEM 3: THE GREAT DUST-STORM OF NOVEMBER 1902

    ITEM 2: IS THE CURRENT 2006 DROUGHT CAUSED BY GLOBAL WARMING? AND WILL GLOBAL WARMING CAUSE AUSTRALIA TO BE GENERALLY DRIER OR WETTER? ( Issued 2nd October 2006)

    ITEM 1: LATEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT THE CURRENT 1000 YEAR HIGH SUN-SPOT CYCLE & SOLAR MAXIMUM, AFTER A NEXT HIGH MAXIMUM OF SOLAR CYCLE 24 AROUND 2011-2012, ARE ABOUT TO DECREASE MARKEDLY FOR THE FOLLOWING SOLAR CYCLE MAXIMUM 25 DUE AROUND 2022. WHAT ARE THE LIKELY EFFECTS OF THESE NEXT TWO SOLAR CYCLES ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL WARMING?(Issued 19th May 2006)

ARTICLE: 'Long-range rainfall forecasting in southern Australia: Use of Indian ocean data, jetstreams...' click here
ARTICLE: 'The back-pocket local weather forecasting guide' click here
FAQ - Answers to frequently asked weather questions (UPDATED REGULARLY) click here

Readers are invited to submit their own weather questions to holton7@bigpond.com


ARTICLE: 'Does the moon affect rainfall?' click here
AUSTRALIAN BUSH FORECASTING AIDS: Signs that rainfall may be coming soon to your area click here
A short discussion paper on the GREENHOUSE EFFECT & GLOBAL WARMING click here

  Internal & External Links to Weather updates, photos and useful information:

 

Dramatic Weather & Recent Event Photographs from website of Tim Thorpe... www.hillsrain.com
Weather photos taken by Ian Holton: a collection of unique and interesting weather phenomena. click here
ARTICLE: 'Rainfall Streams in Adelaide, Mount Lofty Ranges and Adjacent Areas of Southern SA'. click here

This article has been produced in combination with the 'South Mount Lofty Ranges Rainfall and Climate' web-site www.hillsrain.com


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