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Table 3.3
Average number of extreme fire weather days per year for 26 sites in south-
eastern Australia
Values for “present” are averaged over 1973-2007. Projections for 2050 are for the very
high (A1FI) emission scenario, from two climate simulations named CCAM (Mark2)
and CCAM (Mark3)
Site
Present
2050 (CCAM Mark2)
2050 (CCAM Mark3)
Adelaide
1.2
2.3
3.8
Amberley
1.2
3.0
2.8
Bendigo
1.2
2.8
4.0
Bourke
4.8
14.6
13.9
Brisbane Airport
0.5
1.0
0.9
Canberra
1.6
3.7
5.1
Ceduna
11.8
17.3
18.5
Charleville
6.8
27.5
20.9
Cobar
4.8
14.4
14.1
Coffs Harbour
0.2
0.3
0.4
Dubbo
1.7
6.3
6.7
Hobart
0.1
0.1
0.2
Launceston AP
--
0.0
0.1
Laverton
1.9
3.5
4.6
Melbourne Airport
2.5
4.5
5.8
Mildura
7.3
12.8
15.9
Mt Gambier
1.4
2.2
2.9
Moree
2.2
8.5
8.0
Nowra
1.1
1.9
4.0
Richmond (NSW)
1.5
2.7
4.0
Rockhampton
0.6
1.2
1.5
Sale
0.6
1.1
1.9
Sydney AP
1.2
1.8
3.5
Wagga
4.2
9.9
11.1
Williamtown
1.4
2.4
4.1
Woomera
19.6
29.3
34.7
Source: Lucas et al., 2007
Note
a Values for 'present' are averaged over 1973-2007. Projections for 2050 are for the
very high (A1FI) emission scenario, from two climate simulations named CCAM
(Mark 2) and CCAM (Mark 3).
