Michael Reeder

1 month ago | rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Cameron Henderson |Michael Barnes |Michael Reeder |Julian F. Quinting

1 INTRODUCTION Written records of heavy rainfall in southeastern Australia stretch back more than 150 years, with detailed accounts of major riverine flooding and numerous fatalities (Callaghan & Power, 2014). Occurring with greater frequency over the warmer months (Warren et al., 2021; White et al., 2022), heavy rainfall has affected many parts of southeastern Australia (Figure 1) in the December–March (DJFM) period (Bureau of Meteorology, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2021, 2022).

Sep 22, 2024 | rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Malcolm J King |Michael Reeder |Christian Jakob

1 INTRODUCTION Cold fronts are an important part of the day-to-day variability of weather in subtropical and midlatitude Australia. They are associated with a large proportion of rainfall (Dowdy & Catto, 2017; Hitchcock et al., 2021; Pepler et al., 2020) and strong wind events (Clarke, 1962; Dowdy & Catto, 2017) in the region. In addition, strong summertime cold fronts are also associated with severe wildfires in southern Australia (Engel et al., 2013; Mills, 2005; Reeder et al., 2015).