Tracking a thunderstorm toward Dayboro: how to read our lightning dashboard
We walk through each part of the Dayboro lightning dashboard, what our own station logged in 2026, and how we use the data to decide when to bring the washing in or call off the barbecue.
Fire Moves Faster Than You Think. Be at the Hall This Saturday
Our own rain gauge says the driest July to September in the station record, and the fire services say south-east Queensland is in for a rough season. One Saturday afternoon at Mount Pleasant Hall gets you ready. The photos in this post show why you want to go.
September 2026 in Dayboro: 4.2 mm of rain and the highest pressure we have ever logged
4.2 mm for the whole month, nine days at 30 degrees or hotter and the highest September pressure on our station, confirmed by 32 years of reanalysis data. Two dry Septembers back to back. Here is what the numbers say and what it means for tanks, paddocks and gardens going into October.
We Hit 36.9 On Sunday. I Spent Two Days Trying To Prove It Wrong
The station read 36.9 degrees on Sunday afternoon, the hottest September figure it has ever logged. I did not believe it, so I went looking for the fault. A second weather station in Dayboro read exactly the same number, and what I found instead was a real problem in my own record that runs the other way.
August 2026 in Dayboro: a record run of 25 degree days and the highest pressure the station has seen.
25.2 mm for the month, eighteen days that reached 25 degrees or better, and the highest mean pressure August has ever logged here. Two short rain pulses interrupted three long dry ridging stretches. Here is what the numbers say, and what an El Nino running very strong plus a wobbling positive Indian Ocean Dipole means for spring.
Bushfire Risk This Spring: What Our Own Data Says and What to Do About It
El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole conditions mirror the 2019/20 Black Summer setup. Local data shows below-average rainfall. See essential property protection steps.
June 2026 in Dayboro: the wettest June in ten years, in the middle of an El Nino
Dayboro recorded 95.9 mm in June 2026, the wettest June in ten years, despite an established El Niño. Days ran warm, nights stayed mild, and not a single frost. Here is how it compares with every June since 2008.
Dayboro show Weather
The Dayboro Show is on 4–5 July 2026 at the Showgrounds. Our Dayboro Model and the Bureau both call sunny and dry, tops near 24°C with cold foggy starts. Pack a jacket for the morning, sunscreen for the middle.
Super El Nino 2026/27: Is This 1877 Again, and What Does It Mean for Dayboro?
A data-grounded look at whether the 2026 super El Nino really echoes the catastrophic 1877 event, testing the ocean, sunspot, planetary and Indian Ocean Dipole evidence, with consequences for southeast Queensland and a grow-your-own resilience message.
June – 2026 Whats in store?
June 2026 in Dayboro: cooler than average with frost on the cards for clear nights, rain a touch below the long run, and 18 years of our own station data showing what a real Dayboro winter actually does.