Friday 29th December 10.33a.m. Heavy drizzle. Wind is Light 1.8 / 3.7kph SW, Hg is 65%, temp is 19.9c / 67.8F headed for 22c / 72F. I mow, it rains, I mow, it rains ...
Moon is 94%
Giant hailstones wanted from your backyard for research to improve weather warnings across Australia
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This 14cm hailstone from a storm in Yalboroo, north Queensland in 2021 is one of the largest ever recorded in Australia. (ABC: Dan Battley)
Heavy hailstorms have wreaked havoc across Australia this summer.
But if you're unlucky enough to have giant hailstones end up in your yard, scientists hope you won't just take photos to post on social media but will preserve the icy lumps for research.
The largest hailstones I have seen here in mobile Alabama were about the size of clementines or mandarin oranges few / some years ago
One day last summer I heard a tink tink tink noise hitting the window at work and it was tiny hailstones