The weather map every Australian should see
Australians are being warned to prepare for a winter freeze as creator of Brisbane Weather and East Coast Weather Facebook pages, David Taylor, predicts it to be the coldest winter on record.
If David Taylor, who has correctly predicted major weather events in the past, is right again, then Australia could experience winter temperatures chillier than those ever recorded.
Daily Mail Australia compiled a map to show the lowest July temperatures ever recorded using data from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Canberra could be facing temperatures around -8C whilst Perth could face OC.
Mr Taylor told The Cairns Post that icy conditions would impact huge areas of Australia this winter.
“It will be slightly cooler than normal in the north but the real cold will be in the southern states and southeast Queensland,” he said.
“I wouldn't be surprised if there is snow in places where it hasn't snowed for a long time.”
Mr Taylor determines his weather predictions from a forecast formula focused on the changes in sunspot activity, along with Global Forecast System modelling and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast.
Mr Taylor claims his succesfull predictions are because he tracks sunspot activity.
Recently, he was applauded for correctly predicting that 600mm of rain would fall in Townsville on February 28.
He explained that weather systems were susceptible to the “butterfly effect” in which small changes have far reaching impact.
Mr Taylor also recently predicted that a cyclone could form and cross the coast of north Queensland later this week.
The Bureau of Meteorology has said that on Thursday that chance of a cyclone forming will increase from very low to low, as a monsoon trough is becoming more active in the Gulf of Carpentaria.