As March came to an end, so, too, did Hector. At least until warmer, more favorable weather returns.
Nearly every afternoon from September to March, a thunderstorm develops over the Tiwi Islands in northern Australia. In fact, it happens so regularly, the Bureau of Meteorology actually refers to it by name -- Hector. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, people are known to line the shores of Darwin, a city over 100km away, just to snap pictures of the storm forming.Hector is not just any common thunderstorm, though; it is a very specific, very singular one.
— Bureau of Meteorology, Northern Territory November 16, 2019 From a distance, Hector will have billowing white clouds with great vertical development. The top of the clouds will have an anvil or mushroom shape, and can reach several thousand feet high.
A 'dry' monsoon? They're more common than you think. 01:20 The most suitable conditions for Hector to develop occur when skies are clear with light winds, which allows not only for strong solar heating, but also the formation of daytime sea breezes.In the winter months Hector does not occur because cooler temperatures decrease the strength of localized sea breezes and limiting the convergence of winds needed to create Hector.
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