Daily Weather Summary
Archive and Index 2003 |
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December
31 December 2003
Heavy
monsoonal rain in WA Kimberley, NT Top End
30 December 2003
Heat
in SE Australia gives Melbourne hottest December
in a century
Fires, storms
in VIC
Heavy
rain in WA, NT, QLD
Easing
drought brings locust swarms to QLD, NSW
29 December 2003
Hot
and dry in the south, wet in the north
28 December 2003
Rivers
flow for first time in 2 years in NW SA
Storms
bring downpours to tropical NT, QLD
Heat
moves into SA
27 December 2003
Major bushfire
burns north of Albany WA
Heavy storm
fall in NSW NW Slopes
25 December 2003
TC Debbie
brings heavy rain to WA Kimberley
23 December 2003
Ex-TC Debbie
gives Katherine NT heaviest February rain in over a century
22 December 2003
Bushfire
causes evacuations at Jervis Bay NSW
21 December 2003
Decaying
TC Debbie brings heavy rain to NT Top End
Heavy storm
falls bring flash flooding, possible tornados in VIC
19 December 2003
TC Debbie
develops rapidly north of NT
18 December 2003
Storms cause
damage in VIC, NT
17 December 2003
Severe storms,
possible tornado in southern WA
Strong gully
winds cause damage in Adelaide Hills
16 December 2003
Further severe
storms in QLD
15 December 2003
Storms
in central NSW
14 December 2003
Heavy storm
rain in SE QLD, NE NSW
12 December 2003
Storms bring
flash flooding in Central QLD, hail in NSW
11 December 2003
SE
TAS bushfire causes evacuation
Storms bring
heavy falls in WA, NT, QLD
10 December 2003
Hot
in VIC
Damaging
storms in NT
9 December 2003
Severe storms
hit Gladstone area QLD
Hail, wind
cause damage in Far North QLD
SA,
VIC swelter
Unusually
strong dust devil wreaks havoc in central SA
Cyclone Jana
brushes Cocos Islands
7 December 2003
Drought
eases in NSW
Downpours
hit Lord Howe Island, NW NT
6 December 2003
Rain, storms
lead to flooding in SE QLD but misses NSW dams
Cold
in NSW, SE QLD
Strong
winds cause blackouts in southern WA
Tropical downpour
in NT
5 December 2003
Widespread
rain, storms continue in NSW, QLD
4 December 2003
Widespread
storms and rain in the east
3 December 2003
Slow-moving
severe storm causes $75m damage in Melbourne
Widespread
storms across eastern states
2 December 2003
Widespread
storms in the east
Fires flare
again
in TAS, VIC
1 December 2003
Storms
bring torrential rain to W NSW, NE VIC
November
30 November 2003
Heat sets
records, fires continue in the southeast
Storm causes
damage in southern NT
29 November 2003
Heat,
bushfires in the southeast
28 November 2003
Wind,
fires follow heat in SA
27 November 2003
Drought
impact by numbers
Hot
in southern SA
26 November 2003
Cold
again in NE NT, NW QLD
Isolated
storm damages Darwin suburb
Record
rain on Lord Howe Island NSW
25 November 2003
Cold
night in NE NT, NW QLD
24 November 2003
Hailstorm
strikes Tamworth NSW
Large hail
reported in SE QLD
Warm
in Far North
QLD
23 November 2003
Heavy rain,
hail as trough exits NSW, QLD
22 November 2003
Heavy
rain, storms in NSW, SE QLD
21 November 2003
Widespread
storms cross NSW
Cold
day in NT, hot night in W QLD
20 November 2003
Severe storms
in Melbourne and NE VIC
Storms cuts
power
in N TAS, W NSW
Heat continues
in NE NSW, S QLD
Rare sea
fog blankets coastal Sydney
Bushfires continue
in TAS and on NSW Mid North Coast
19 November 2003
Heatwave
conditions spread in eastern AUS as TAS fires continue
Severe storms
in SA, VIC with possible tornado
18 November 2003
Torrential
storm rainfall in Central Austalia
Temperature
extremes across the nation
17 November 2003
Bushfires
continue in TAS
Widespread
storms in southern WA, central AUS
Heat
builds up in western QLD, eastern SA
16 November 2003
Fires
continue in TAS
Widespread
thunderstorms bring heavy rain
Hot, windy
and stormy in NSW
15 November 2003
Heatwave
brings bushfires to SA, VIC, TAS
Severe storms
cause $10m damage in WA
14 November 2003
Heatwave
moves east
Drought
effects
still felt
13 November 2003
WA heatwave
exits stage right
Lightning
starts
bushfire near Albany WA
12 November 2003
Records fall
in WA Southwest as heatwave continues
11 November 2003
WA heatwave
intensifies
Unusually
cold day
in central western NT
Storm causes damage
in Gunnedah NSW
Heavy rain from
pre-wet season storms in the NT
10 November 2003
Heatwave
continues in WA
Heavy thunderstorm
falls on NSW Central Tablelands
9 November 2003
WA
heatwave moves south
Further
isolated heavy storm rains in NSW
8 November 2003
WA
heatwave begins
Heavy rain
in NE
NSW storms
7 November 2003
Warm
in southern WA as Kimberley heat continues
4 November 2003
Cold
nights ease in the SE
WA
lightning sets wheat ablaze
Unusually
severe storms in NT
3 November 2003
Widespread
frosts as records fall in the southeast
2 November 2003
Hail,
snow and record cold as second front moves through
NSW
Severe storms, large
hail in NE Kimberley
1 November 2003
Wintry
weather continues in the south
Bushfires
burn near Taree and in Sydney's south
October 31 October 2003
Severe wintry
weather in the south as heat records fall in QLD
Unusually
high tides
in SA
30 October 2003
More heat
records fall in QLD, NT
29 October 2003
Dust
storm moves across NSW, QLD
Strong winds
intensify bushfires in NSW, QLD
Heat continues in
QLD
28 October 2003
Extraordinary
synoptic situation brings heat and dust storms to SA, NT, QLD, NSW, cold
to VIC
Heat records
fall in QLD, NT
27 October 2003
Heat,
dust storms in SA, NT, QLD
Bushfires
accompany major damage at Uluru, NT
Bushfire
burns in NE TAS
Wet
in the West
26 October 2003
Severe storms
lash SE QLD, NSW North Coast
25 October 2003
Severe storms,
large hail hit eastern SE NSW
Hail,
heavy rain in VIC
Severe storms
in SE QLD
Dust
storms in SW QLD
Bushfire
causes minor damage near Bundaberg QLD
24 October 2003
Thunderstorms
bring heavy rain, hail to SE QLD, NE NSW
23 October 2003
Storms
bring heavy falls to SE QLD
22 October 2003
Low
level snow in TAS
21 October 2003
Severe
storm strikes Wagga NSW
20 October 2003
Widespread
storms eastern NSW/QLD
Front brings copious
rain to western TAS
19 October 2003
Widespread
dust raised along trough in eastern AUS
18 October 2003
Hot
in SA
Heavy thunderstorm
in Darwin
16 October 2003
Scattered
severe storms in NSW, QLD
15 October 2003
Scattered
severe storms in VIC, NSW
Strong winds
cause damage in Port Pirie SA
13 October 2003
Cold
in the NT
80% of NSW
still
in drought
12 October 2003
Further
cold records fall in northern NSW
11 October 2003
More
record cold nights in central and SE Australia
Major WA
bushfire
brought under control
10 October 2003
Cold
in the east, hot in the west
Storms in
SE QLD, NE NSW
9 October 2003
Temperature
records fall as wintry blast hits TAS,
VIC, SA
Bleak day in TAS
8 October 2003
Snow
to low levels in TAS
Bushfire
burns over
1,000 square km in WA Kimberley
7 October 2003
Storms,
cold in NT, QLD, northern NSW
6 October 2003
Cold
day in the Centre as rain, storms spread east
5 October 2003
Storm line
brings downpours, large hail to Sydney
and
Hunter
NSW 4 October 2003
North
QLD bushfire "most ferocious in years"
3 October 2003
Another
cold day over central southern Australia, but heat records topple in
coastal QLD
2 October 2003
Widespread
useful rain sets October records
Storms cause
damage in NE NSW, SE QLD
Cold again across
the south
Hail causes
crop damage in southern WA
1 October 2003
Violent
storms cause damage in northern and central
NSW
Widespread rain
spreads from SA into NSW, VIC and southern QLD
Cold day in
southern Australia
September
30 September 2003
Wet,
cold in western SA
Widespread
frosts
again in SE SA, VIC, southern and central NSW
Heavy dust on QLD
central coast
29 September 2003
Cold,
stormy and very wet in southern WA
Snow in
TAS, VIC,
NSW
Fires continue in
NE NSW
28 September 2003
After
the heatwave come extensive frosts in VIC, NSW
Calm, cooler
weather
helps firefighters in NSW, VIC
27 September 2003
Fire
and snow as heatwave concludes
Hottest
September day recorded
26 September 2003
Bushfires
burn in NSW, VIC, QLD
Temperature
records
fall in WA, Lord Howe Island
Snow
in TAS
25 September 2003
Heatwave
continues to break records
67
bushfires
blaze in eastern NSW
High winds
cause havoc in northern TAS
24 September 2003
Sydney
records hottest-ever Sept night as NE NSW, QLD swelter
Gusty
winds bring varied problems in SA, VIC,
TAS,
NSW
23 September 2003
Extreme
September heat continues in NSW, QLD,
SA and NT
Bushfires
blaze in NE NSW
Warm
gales
in the south =Alpine
snowmelt = flooding
22 September 2003
September
heatwave sets records across five states
August
25 August 2003
Record
rain brings major flooding to TAS
Flooding
eases in VIC
24 August 2003
Storm
force winds cause broadscale damage in NSW,
VIC, TAS
Records
fall as all NSW and VIC receive beneficial rain
Deluge
brings flooding to TAS
23 August 2003
Warm
night in NT, QLD
Widespread
rain begins in NSW, VIC
22 August 2003
Rain,
gales, hail and rare low-level snow in WA
21 August 2003
Severe
storms sweep across SE SA and western VIC
Strong
winds, heavy showers precede front in WA
20 August 2003
Further
temperature extremes across the continent
19 August 2003
Isolated
heavy showers give big totals to coastal NSW
Overnight
warmth in WA, NT, SA
Overnight
cool in SA, TAS
18 August 2003
Southerly
cold change in TAS, VIC, NSW
Warm in
WA
3 August 2003
Damaging
gales, heavy rain in SW WA
Temperature
extremes in the west
Warm,
strong northwesterlies in the southeast
2 August 2003
Widespread
cold mornings continue in eastern Australia
Extreme
low humidity in the Centre
Gales,
heavy rain as front approaches SW WA
1 August 2003
Frosty
morning in most of eastern Australia
July
31 July 2003
Cool
dry air brings cold nights to north and east
Heavy
seas graze
NSW Central Coast
30 July 2003
Medium
level snow continues in NSW, VIC, TAS
Cold
again in SE QLD
29 July 2003
Wintry
across SA, NSW, VIC, TAS
Another
cold morning in SE QLD, NE NSW
28 July 2003
Another
cold morning in NSW, QLD
Another
wintry blast arrives in SE Australia
Surprise
showers
in the NT dry season
27 July 2003
Cold
in SE QLD, NE NSW
26 July 2003
Snow
fades out in NSW, TAS
Widespread
low minimum temperatures across Australia
Flooding
subsides in VIC, TAS
25 July 2003
Wintry
weather continues in TAS, VIC, southern NSW
and SA
Flooding
continues
in VIC, TAS
24 July 2003
Snow
falls to medium levels in VIC, NSW
Minor
flooding develops in VIC
Major
flooding, snow, gales as Low grazes TAS
23 July 2003
Widespread
heavy rain in VIC, TAS, southern NSW
Rare winter
dust
storms in NSW, QLD, NT
Temperature extremes
across the nation
Light snow in SA
22 July 2003
Snow
falls in WA
Record
cold night on Lord Howe Island
21 July 2003
Wintry
blast hits WA
Hot in central
southeastern
Australia
20 July 2003
Strong
wind, hail and temperature contrasts in SW
WA
19 July 2003
Unusually
dry and cold in the Alps
Further
widespread
fog in WA
18 July 2003
Widespread
fog in WA
17 July 2003
Brief
heavy rain sets record in SE WA
16 July 2003
Record
warmth on NSW Northern Tablelands
15 July 2003
Wintry
weather in TAS
14 July 2003
Temperature
extremes in WA
Strong winds
buffet
SE states
3 July 2003
Record
cold on Macquarie Island
June
25 June 2003
Cold
day in NW VIC
Rain
and gales in
SW WA
24 June 2003
Heavy
rain QLD North and Central coasts
Widespread
fog again
in
VIC
23 June 2003
Light
snow on NSW Tablelands
Widespread
fog in
NSW, VIC
22 June 2003
Heavy
rain in WA Gascoyne
Cold pool
brings
snow to Vic, NSW
May
13 May 2003
Floods,
traffic chaos as flooding rain begins on NSW
Central
and Illawarra Coasts
12 May 2003
Isolated
storms, showers give heavy falls in WA, NSW,
QLD
11 May 2003
Thunderstorms
bring some heavy falls to SA
Unseasonable
rain
off N QLD coast
9 May 2003
Unusually
warm night across southern Australia
Fog
blankets Perth 8 May 2003
WA
warmth contracts to the SE
Drought
continues
to cover most of NSW
7 May 2003
WA
heat moves east
6 May 2003
Heat
sets new records in SW WA
5 May 2003
Cold
morning in W VIC, SE SA
4 May 2003
Strong
winds bring heavy seas to NSW, QLD coasts
3 May 2003
Still
warm in SW WA, coastal NT
Wintry blast
sweeps
TAS
2 May 2003
Hot
again in SW WA, coastal NT
Heavy storm
rains
in SE Qld
1 May 2003
Hot
in western WA and coastal NT
April
30 April 2003
Torrential
rain on Lord Howe Island
Brief heavy
rain
in southern SA, western TAS
29 April 2003
Widespread
fog in the east
28 April 2003
Heavy
rain in NSW Tweed Valley, QLD Gold Coast,
NE
TAS
Record cold in WA
22 April 2003
Heavy
rain eases on North QLD Coast
Warmth
continues in WA
21 April 2003
Heavy
rain continues on North QLD Coast
Warm in
WA
20 April 2003
Heavy
rain continues on the QLD North Coast
NEWSBITS: Warm in WA
19 April 2003
QLD
North Coast wet season goes out with a bang
NEWSBITS: A bleak Easter along the
NSW coast 18 April 2003
Cold,
wet and windy start to Easter in coastal NSW
March
24 March 2003
Heavy
showers along NSW Sydney and Central Coasts
NEWSBITS: Cold airmass moves into
the tropics
23 March 2003
Heavy
thunderstorms graze NSW Central Coast
22 March 2003
Storms
bring blackouts, heavy rain to SE QLD 21 March 2003
Best
rain in 5 months sets records in TAS
Cold in
SE Australia
NEWSBITS: Heavy storm falls in central southern
QLD
20 March 2003
Duststorms
cross NSW
Widespread
rain in
TAS, gales in Bass Strait
NEWSBITS:
Dam's speedy fill in SE QLD
19 March 2003
Active
cold front brings dust, storms and heavy
rain to SA, NSW, VIC, TAS
NEWSBITS: Warm night in W VIC;
NT storms;
Strong wind gust at Cloncurry QLD
February
16 February
2003
Record
rain in western and central NT
15 February 2003
Widespread
rain in central and western NT
NEWSBITS: Storms bring useful falls
to SW QLD; Widespread storms but not much rain in NSW
14 February 2003
Hot
in SA
NEWSBITS: Early morning storms bring
heavy rain north of Sydney 13 February
2003
Torrential
rain on Bathurst Is as monsoon strengthens across northern Australia
Flood peaks move
down inland QLD rivers
NEWSBITS: VIC fires continue to cause
concern
12 February 2003
Flooding
peaks in QLD coastal rivers
NEWSBITS: Fire conditions improve
in southern NSW
11 February 2003
Heavy
storm falls across the tropics
NEWSBITS: Heat continues its slow eastward
movement in WA; QLD flood crests near the sea 10 February 2003
Steady,
heavy rain relieves drought in central southern QLD
Active
storms sweep across Sydney
NEWSBITS: WA heat moves slowly east;
Fires spare historic Kosciuszko huts; Lightning starts fires in VIC Gippsland
9 February 2003
NEWSBITS: Hot around Perth; Flooding
continues in coastal QLD
8 February 2003
Huey
sends it down in central western QLD
Storms
bring flash flooding, hail, stong winds in central NSW
7 February 2003
Major
flood area expands in QLD
NEWSBITS: VIC fires still active
6 February 2003
Remains
of Beni flood central eastern QLD
NEWSBITS: VIC fires continue
5 February 2003
Heavy
QLD rain as ex-TC Beni comes ashore
NEWSBITS: Containment breakthrough
on Vic/Snowy fires as Kosciuszko Park reopens;
Northern WA heat continues to break records
4 February 2003
TC
Beni plays cat and mouse off Central QLD coast
Bushfires
a worry in TAS
Hot,
dry January worsens drought
High
temperatures break records in northern WA, NW NT
NEWSBITS: Desert downpours continue
in WA; Hot in SA, Vic, Tas
3 February 2003
Torrential
rain in SE QLD
NEWSBITS: Cobar cools, but at a cost; SA heat, WA cold; Vic
and NSW fires
2
February 2003
Wild temperature
variations, storms in southern WA
Ex-TC
Beni brings rain, gales to NE NSW, SE QLD
NEWSBITS: Victorian Alpine fires continue to
burn 1
February 2003
NEWSBITS: Windy in TAS, E QLD : Hot with bushfires in
southern WA
January
26 January 2003
Torrential
rain brings flooding south of Cairns QLD
25 January 2003
Long-lived
tropical low brings flood rain to northern WA
23 January 2003
High
winds with storms in SE WA
22 January 2003
Further
damaging storms in southern QLD
21 January 2003
Storms
cause damage in SE QLD
19 January 2003
Gusty
storms in SA
15 January 2003
Peripatetic
low causes flooding, record rain in NT, QLD Gulf Country
9 January 2003
Tropical
low brings torrential rain to NE NT
7 January 2003
Tropical
low brings heavy rain, cool weather to NT Top End
6 January 2003
Severe
storms in NSW, VIC
5 January 2003
Unnamed
cyclone brings rain, gales to NE NT
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