DustWatch report August 2018

Dustiest August since 2005; Large dust storms.

Date
18 September 2018
Publisher
Office of Environment and Heritage
Type
Publication, Newsletter
Cost
Free
Language
English
Tags
  • ISSN 2206-3161
  • ID OEH20180008
  • File PDF 1.6MB
  • Pages 6
  • Name dustwatch-report-august-2018-180008.pdf

 

August 2018 had the highest dust activity for the month of August since DustWatch records began in 2005. The average dust hours for August 2018 across the 21 long-term DustWatch sites exceeded the 2009 result by 6.1 hours.