19th - 20th November 2008 - Widespread Storm Front

Two days of high storm activity in the area, resulting in high rainfall over a very large area and very high numbers of lightning strikes, mostly of the - IC (Negatively Charge InterCloud) type, starting during the mid morning and lasting into the next day. The storm front reached the Bellmere / Caboolture area just after midnight on the 20th November, but the impact wasn't as severe as the 16th November storms.   Later on, during the evening of the 20th another storm front came though, with an extremely high lightning count, but not much wind or rain associated with it.

Maximum Temp: 33.1ºC (20th 14:05)   Maximum Wind: 17.7Kts (32.8 Kph - 20th 00:10)
Minimum Temp: 18.7ºC (20th 04:10)   Total Rain: 124.0mm
Maximum Humidity: 44% (20th 12:40)   Maximum Rain Rate: 30.2.9mm / hour
Minimum Humidity: 98% (Various Times)   Total Lightning Strikes: 99,190 (19th)     175,625 (20th)
Maximum Air Press: 1016Hpa   Storm Rating: Severe
Minimum Air Press 1002Hpa   Max Strike Rate: > 1270 / min



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