DustWatch Report January 2024

Decrease in dust; less than half the January average.

Date
3 October 2024
Publisher
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Type
Publication, Newsletter
Cost
Free
Language
English
Tags
  • ISSN 2206-3161
  • ID EH20240001
  • File PDF 2.1MB
  • Pages 11
  • Name dustwatch-report-january-2024-240001.pdf

At long-term sites, dust activity decreased by half from December 2023 to January 2024, with an average of 5.1 hours of dust. This is also less than half of the usual January average. The main reason is the higher-than-average rainfall across the state.