OK then folks, yes the Wet Season has come and gone again, and we are now into the Dry season. So time for me to tally up results in the 8 remaining categories of the Tropics Competition. Sorry for the delay, have been working on this for the past week – though have been pretty busy. Anyway, to get us started, here are results for categories # 13 to 16.
# 13 – Highest Maximum Temperature Recorded at Broome:This season the highest temperature in Broome peaked at 41.0°C on November 26th:
And if you look real close in the above image you can actually see Popeye cooling off down by the beach!
So just to recap, the following scoring system applies to this category:
10 Points – Exact Temperature
8 Points – Within 0.1°C
7 Points – Within 0.3°C
6 Points – Within 0.5°C
5 Points – Within 0.7°C
4 Points – Within 1.0°C
3 Points – Within 1.5°C
2 Points – Within 2.0°C
1 Point – Within 2.5°CAllocation of Error Points:
1 error point will be allocated for each decimal degree inaccuracyTop 40 contestants:
Well done to KroneckerDelta, PV Weather and RWM’s Daughter for all forecasting the exact temperature. KD claiming victory by forecasting just 71 minutes ahead of PV. Unfortunately for RWMD, she was penalised 1 point for a ‘late’ entry.
# 14 – Total Number of Tropical Cyclones:Well to much relief for some, and great disappointment for others, overall this season produced a below average number of Tropical Cyclones within the Australian Region. A total of 8 cyclones were active within Australian Waters between September 1st and April 30th:
1. Alenga
2. Fina
3. Grant
4. Heidi
5. Iggy
6. Jasmine
7. Koji
8. Lua
TC Alenga was the only system named by an international warning centre which travelled into Australian waters.
Scoring System:
10 Points – Exact Number
6 Points – Within 1 Cyclone
4 Points – Within 2 Cyclones
2 Points – Within 3 Cyclones
1 Point – Within 4 CyclonesAllocation of Error Points:
5 error points allocated for each cyclone inaccuracyTop 40 Contestants:
A total of 9 contestants each correctly forecasted the exact number, boosting their overall total. Well done to Retired Weather Man for being the first!
# 15 – Total Number of Land-falling Tropical Cyclones:This season all the action occurred in the Western half of the country. A total of 3 landfalls took place, all from separate systems. The first being Grant (Cat 2) in the NT, followed by Heidi (Cat 2) and Lua (Cat 4) in WA.
Scoring System:
10 Points – Exact Number
6 Points – Within 1 Cyclone
4 Points – Within 2 Cyclones
2 Points – Within 3 Cyclones
1 Point – Within 4 CyclonesAllocation of Error Points:
5 error points allocated for each cyclone inaccuracyTop 40 Contestants:
Congratulations to JoshweatherNOW, Rainrunner, Firepac and HedlandCyclone for all forecasting the correct number of landfalls.
# 16 – Season’s Most Intense Cyclone:This category is a little different in that even if the cyclone you choose isn’t the strongest, you still have the opportunity to earn points. This season the best was saved for last with only one cyclone attaining severe status (Cat 3+) whilst within Australian Waters. This was achieved by Cyclone Lua, which later crossed near Pardoo as a category 4 system (marginal). The guys from Oz Cyclone Chasers also kept us informed and entertained who intercepted her at landfall. Meanwhile Queensland born Cyclone Jasmine eventually developed into a Category 4 system, though by this time had long exited Australian Waters.
Below is a table listing all Australian named Cyclones that formed throughout the 2011/12 Season, including maximum severity category attained and intensity at landfall (where applicable):
So just to clarify the above, scoring system for this round:
Highest Category achieved by Cyclone selected by contestant:
5 Points – Category 5
4 Points – Category 4
3 Points – Category 3
2 Points – Category 2
Contestants will be awarded a further 2 points if the cyclone they selected is the season’s most intense. Additionally, contestants will also be awarded points if the cyclone they selected makes landfall;
Category at Landfall:
5 Points – Category 5
4 Points – Category 4
3 Points – Category 3
2 Points – Category 2
1 Point – Category 1Allocation of Error Points:
• 30 error points allocated for cyclones that fail to attain severe status and fail to make landfall
• 20 error points allocated for cyclones that fail to attain severe status but make landfall
• 15 error points allocated for cyclones that fail to make landfall but attain severe status
• 10 error points allocated for cyclones that attain severe status and make landfall, but are not the season’s most intense cyclone
• 0 error points allocated for selecting the season’s most intense cyclone regardless of it making landfall or notTop 40 Contestants:
Well done to Popeye, Thomo, Eclectic and Mick for each forecasting the season’s most intense cyclone, and earning themselves 10 points. A major turnaround for Popeye this year who last year in this same category was second from the bottom after his cyclone failed to eventuate. This year unfortunately once again not all forecasted cyclones eventuated, with the remainder of contestants all forecasting Mitchell, so sadly miss out on points.
I’ll try my best to get results up for the remaining categories some time over the next few days..... Stay tuned!!!
The Central Coast & Whitsunday crew did very well taking up 6 of the top 7 positions – nice work. 
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