I did say it may be a cyclone, I read on a met page they called it a low level cyclone. Thanks again
All low barometric pressure systems are called cyclones and high pressure systems are called anticyclones. In the southern hemisphere all cyclones rotate inwards in a clockwise direction and anticyclones rotate antclockwise. The northern hemisphere is reversed.
The more recognised Aussie term for a severe cyclone is a "Tropical Cyclone", and this is often seen with unique names on Meteorology maps as 'TC something', however not all severe cyclones form in tropical regions so this too is not strictly correct. Perhaps the colloquial term Hurricane is better.
When I was a kid the nightly weather on TV in my neck of the woods used to just call them 'highs' and 'lows', and houses had a barometer on the wall that was monitored each day (with a light tap-tap on the glass) so that we could see how quickly the air pressure was rising or falling, and this gave us an indication as to how severe a storm would be.
What do other GNs think we should call low pressure systems?
We still use a barometer; love it. You're right Hylife. Southern Australia gets its winter rains and weather from the Westerly wind system which is cyclonic.
Tropical Cyclones are called Hurricanes in other parts of the world and Typhoons, but their naming is part of a world-wide system and any that originate in another region retain that name when they move into a new region.
