PENRITH Sets New December Temperature Record!

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GEE! Back in about 2014 there were reports about PENRITH being a ‘HEAT SINK’ …

DESPITE this, of course, the push for GROWTH continues … with more Visa Workers and Foreign Home Buyers … the City having been REZONED for higher density … high thermal mass of concrete, bricks and tiles (glass) as the Cumberland Plain Woodland disappears …

NOT to mention, of course, WSA flying in more Foreign Home Buyers … will that mean more temperature records?

READ MORE …

PENRITH POPULATION

2019: 207,464

JUNE 2020: reach 210,137

2036: 256,000

VIEW: http://www.population.net.au/penrith-population/

READ MORE …

PENRITH is located within the Cumberland Plain Woodland …

CURRENTLY less than 6% of the Woodlands remain distributed across the Western Suburbs of Sydney totalling some 6400 hectares.

(in 2018 it was (less than) 9%)

The Cumberland Plain Woodland was listed as an Endangered Ecological Community in June 1997!!!!

THE GREATEST THREATS INCLUDE: LAND CLEARING FOR AGRICULTURE,

*URBAN SPRAWL, AND HARMFUL WEED SPECIES. … (the Coalition, the Property Council of Australia, and the Urban Taskforce!)

  • This page was last edited on 14 December 2019, at 15:29 (UTC).

VIEW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Plain_Woodland

Penrith sets new December temperature record

By Troy Dodds – December 31, 2019

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Penrith has recorded its hottest December day on record with the mercury rising to a sweltering 46.3 degrees at 3.20pm.

Temperatures had already exceeded 40 degrees by 11.30am, sending locals inside where air conditioning units are working overtime.

The previous hottest day on record was in 2009 when it reached 42.3 degrees on December 17, though there is some conjecture with suggestions the record was broken in 2017.

Regardless, 46.3 sets a new December record.

It’ll remain hot this afternoon but a cool change is coming, with temperatures set to drop to around 25 degrees by 8pm tonight.

Planned fireworks at Panthers Leagues Club will go ahead as planned, with club officials working with the Rural Fire Service to ensure it is safe for the event to proceed.

While there are no fires burning in the Penrith LGA today, the emergency has reached crisis point again across New South Wales, with eight blazes burning at Emergency Level.

Road closures are changing constantly – some with little notice – and drivers are urged to avoid unnecessary travel and reconsider holiday plans if they are heading to a fire impacted region.

Traffic and Highway Patrol Command’s Assistant Commissioner, Michael Corboy, also reminded drivers celebrating the New Year to avoid driving if they have been drinking.

“We know many people will be enjoying New Year’s Eve celebrations with alcohol, so do not get behind the wheel if you have been drinking,” he said.

“Alcohol leaves the body slowly, which means you could very well still be over the limit the next day – have a Plan B and arrange to have a designated driver.”

Troy Dodds

Troy Dodds is the Weekender’s Managing Editor and Senior Writer. He has more than 15 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia’s leading media organisations.

SOURCE: https://westernweekender.com.au/2019/12/penrith-sets-new-december-temperature-record/