The first entry of the blog on the very first day of 2015 features VMW Wiluna Weather Charts from Australia.
Willuna a small town in Western Australia, is home to VMW, the marine weather transmitter operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
The Wiluna VMW radio facsimile system broadcasts a selection of weather charts over the region 25N to 25S and 75E to 180W from 25N between 250E and 150W.
Wiluna is situated on the edge of the Western Desert at the gateway to the Canning Stock Route and Gunbarrel Highway. It is the service centre of the local area for the local Aboriginal people, the pastoral industry, mining, and many more people work on mines in the area on a "fly-in/fly-out" basis. Wiluna's climate is hot and dry, with an annual rainfall of just 254 mm (10 in). Mean maximum temperatures range from 19°C (66°F) in July, to 38°C (100°F) in January.
Wiluna has from 200 to 600 Indigenous (Aboriginal) people living within its community depending upon the nature, time and place of the traditional law ceremonies across the Central Desert region.
The Wiluna area was explored by Lawrence Wells in 1892. Gold was discovered in the area in 1896, and within a few months over 300 prospectors were in the area. The town of Wiluna was gazetted in 1898, the name Wiluna being the Indigenous Australian name for the area. By the 1930s, the town had a population of over 9,000 people, but World War II severely affected the gold mining industry, and many mines were shut down. By 1963 the population had fallen to less than 100. Gold mining resumed in the area in 1981.
Further information about VMW Wiluna can be found here: Wiluna Fax
These images were received on the New Year's eve from Howrah, West Bengal in Eastern India:
1. Indian Ocean Sea Surface Temps:
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| Main Street in Wiluna, Australia |
The Wiluna VMW radio facsimile system broadcasts a selection of weather charts over the region 25N to 25S and 75E to 180W from 25N between 250E and 150W.
Wiluna is situated on the edge of the Western Desert at the gateway to the Canning Stock Route and Gunbarrel Highway. It is the service centre of the local area for the local Aboriginal people, the pastoral industry, mining, and many more people work on mines in the area on a "fly-in/fly-out" basis. Wiluna's climate is hot and dry, with an annual rainfall of just 254 mm (10 in). Mean maximum temperatures range from 19°C (66°F) in July, to 38°C (100°F) in January.
| Wiluna - courtesy: Google Maps. |
Wiluna has from 200 to 600 Indigenous (Aboriginal) people living within its community depending upon the nature, time and place of the traditional law ceremonies across the Central Desert region.
The Wiluna area was explored by Lawrence Wells in 1892. Gold was discovered in the area in 1896, and within a few months over 300 prospectors were in the area. The town of Wiluna was gazetted in 1898, the name Wiluna being the Indigenous Australian name for the area. By the 1930s, the town had a population of over 9,000 people, but World War II severely affected the gold mining industry, and many mines were shut down. By 1963 the population had fallen to less than 100. Gold mining resumed in the area in 1981.
Further information about VMW Wiluna can be found here: Wiluna Fax
These images were received on the New Year's eve from Howrah, West Bengal in Eastern India:
1. Indian Ocean Sea Surface Temps:
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