Daily Weather Summary
Archive and Index 2004 |
National temperature, rainfall and
wind extremes are available for every day. Use the links
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News headlines for major, newsworthy and significant events
are listed below. Dates without entries weren't necessarily dead weather
days; not every event gets covered, either because I don't hear of it,
or I run out of writing time! If there were no reports of significant
weather for the day, the headline banner says so. If recent stories are
subsequently updated, an sticker
appears beside them for about a week.
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December
31 December 2004
Sydney
water supply ends year on a low note
Monsoon
brings heavy falls to northern NT and QLD
Severe
storms in WA as colder air arrives
Hot
weather moves into SE AUS
30 December 2004
Storms
add to monsoon rain over northern AUS
Hot
in SE WA and SW SA
Bushfires
contained in southern WA
29 December 2004
Record
cold December night in N NSW, SE QLD
Strong,
cold winds close NSW beaches
Lightning
responsible for Goulburn NSW fires
28 December 2004
Cold
and windy in NSW, VIC, TAS
Damaging
lightning around Taree NSW
Flood
peaks move down northern NSW rivers
27 December 2004
High
winds and seas accompany wintry weather in SE AUS
Severe
storm batters Inverell, NSW
Wind
starts bushfires in NSW, northern VIC
Storms
black out parts of SE QLD
Heat,
fires, storms in SW WA
26 December 2004
Sumatran
tsunami
Bushfires
flare in VIC, WA
Heavy
monsoon rains continue
25 December 2004
A
stormy Christmas Day
Hot
in SW WA, cool in northern QLD
24 December 2004
Torrential
rain renews flooding in northern inland NSW
More
widespread storms in NSW
Heavy
monsoonal falls spread in northern AUS
23 December 2004
Locusts swarm
into VIC
Hot in SE
SA, W VIC
Early monsoon
sneaks into NT Top End
Trough gives
widespread storms in QLD, NSW
Barwon flood
peaks at Walgett NSW
22 December 2004
Severe
storm strikes Roma QLD
Isolated
heavy rain across the tropics
Heat,
fires in SA
NSW
Namoi and Gwydir flood peaks join
21 December 2004
Hot, cold
and stormy in northern WA
Severe
thunderstorm hits Barcaldine QLD
20 December 2004
Storms
cause minor damage in SE QLD
Heat
and bushfires in WA
7 December 2004
NSW:
$3 million hailstorm hits Bathurst
November
October
24 October 2004
Heavy
damage from NSW severe thunderstorms
Heatwave
sets records in SE QLD
20 October 2004
Heavy
rain, storms and flooding on NSW coast [in preparation]
Record
heat continues in WA
19 October 2004
Heavy
rain begins on NSW coast [in preparation]
Storms
and rain embrace QLD east coast
Record
heat in WA
Sea
fog shrouds
WA coast
18 October 2004
Heavy
rain causes damage in SE QLD, NE NSW
September
4 September 2004
Bushfires
blaze in NT Top End
Cold
pool brings hail, snow and storms to NSW
Low
temperature continue in NT
3 September 2004
Isolated
downpour in far SE NSW
2 September 2004
Low
temperatures continue in the Outback
1 September 2004
Cold
day across the continent
August
14 August 2004
Wild
winter weather sweeps southeastern states
Bushfires
continue in QLD, NSW
13 August 2004
Gales,
blizzards, dust storms, fire, flooding and
a
tornado in
the
SE
Bushfires
continue in QLD
12 August 2004
Storm-force
winds cause damage across TAS
11 August 2004
Gales,
heavy rain and a tornado in SW WA
Windy
in TAS
10 August 2004
Light
snow in NSW Central West
9 August 2004
Gales,
heavy snow in TAS
Fires
burn in northern and southern QLD
8 August 2004
Fires
flare again in SE QLD
6 August 2004
Heavy
dry-season downpour in Darwin
5 August 2004
Early
snow along the NSW Tablelands
Bushfires
continue in SE QLD
4 August 2004
Wintry
blast hits NSW, VIC high country
Flooding
eases around Adelaide
Bushfires
flare in SE QLD
3 August 2004
Rain
brings flooding around Adelaide
Gales,
snow and fire in NSW
2 August 2004
Record
cold in TAS
Strong
winds in southern SA
1 August 2004
Windy
in WA
Low
level snow in TAS
July
18 July 2004
Gales,
high seas batter E NSW as snow eases
Coldest
VIC day a qualified record
17 July 2004
Widespread
deep snow in NSW, VIC, TAS
16 July 2004
Lack
of NSW rain brings fire ban forward
14 July 2004
Strong
winds cause damage in Hobart
June
23 June 2004
Northern
AUS cold spell ends
22 June 2004
Another
cold night in northern QLD, NT, WA
Cold
and foggy in southern NSW
21 June 2004
Another
icy night in QLD, NT
20 June 2004
Snow
eases in SE states
Low
temperatures continue in the north 19 June 2004
Snow
mantles NSW Great Divide
Gales,
snow and rain in VIC, TAS
Cold
snap covers the tropics
Damaging
winds in the NSW Illawarra
18 June 2004
Rain,
gales, snow and storms in SE AUS
Cold
snap continues in QLD
17 June 2004
Frosty
morning across eastern AUS
Muggy
night in southern WA
16 June 2004
Warm
in western WA before rain moves in
15 June 2004
A foot of snow
starts the ski season
14 June 2004
Rogue
low brings wild weather to SA, VIC, TAS and southern
NSW
Warm winter's day around
Sydney
13 June 2004
Early
winter heat covers the nation
12 June 2004
Fronts
bring brief heavy rain to WA, SA
Ski
season starts -- without snow
10 June 2004
Heavy
rain, strong winds as front crosses SW WA
Unexpected
storm deluges eastern Sydney
Heavy
rain in NE TAS
9 June 2004
Frontal
system brings storms, rain to SA, VIC and
possible tornado in Melbourne
May
30 May 2004
Low
temperatures continue to set records
29 May 2004
Widespread
cold sets records in NT, northern WA
Late
season depression brings heavy rain to WA Kimberley
28 May 2004
Cold
night across southern AUS
Cold
day in WA/NT border areas
Wintry
day in TAS, Bass Strait
27 May 2004
Cold
morning for Perth and central southern WA
Cold
day in central and southern NT
NT
wet weather moves north
Wintry
weather moves into the southeast
Gales
as trough passes Lord Howe Island
26 May 2004
Cool
and wet in The Centre, warm in QLD
9 May 2004
Strong
front brings rain and disruption to SW WA
April
28 April 2004
Flooding
intensifies in Far North QLD
Beneficial
general rain in southern QLD, far north NSW
27 April 2004
Flooding
continues in Far North QLD
26 April 2004
Continued
rain brings late season flooding to N QLD
Cold
night in SE AUS
25 April 2004
Further
heavy showers on North QLD Coast
Cold
in northern NSW
24 April 2004
Best rain
in 6 years brings flooding to Gippsland VIC
Snow falls in VIC, NE TAS
Heavy rain on North QLD Coast
23 April 2004
Front
brings cold, snow, gales, storms and widespread rain to VIC
22 April 2004
Warm
in the SE
Fog disrupts air, sea traffic in Sydney
21 April 2004
Temperature
extremes across southern SA, WA
20 April 2004
Heavy
showers on QLD Sunshine Coast
18 April 2004
Downpours
in Far North and SE QLD
17 April 2004
Heatwave
peters out on NSW Central Coast
Heavy
rain from N QLD Low
16 April 2004
VIC
fires brought under control as heat moves NE
Locusts
a continuing problem in SE AUS
15 April 2004
VIC bushfires
concentrate east of Melbourne
Melbourne's
hottest April night in over 148 years
Heat records
fall in southern NSW
14 April 2004
Heat
records tumble in VIC, NSW as fires break
out
13 April 2004
Indian
Summer heats up in SA
Useful
storm rains mount up in WA
11 April 2004
Useful
rain in WA, TAS
Heat
dominates the continent
10 April 2004
Fire
threatens Adelaide wildlife park
8 April 2004
Widespread
storms bring best rain in a month to southern
WA
6 April 2004
Front
brings heat, storms and dust to SE AUS
Fog
grounds planes in Sydney
Heavy
showers clear the NSW coast
5 April 2004
Torrential
rain, flooding continue around Wollongong
NSW
Record
dry in eastern VIC, SW NSW
4 April 2004
Torrential
showers bring flash flooding to Sydney
and
Illawarra
Cold
morning in TAS
3 April 2004
Heat
continues through the Centre and western QLD
2 April 2004
WA
flash flood kills rescuer
Torrential
shower
in Coffs Harbour NSW
1 April 2004
Temperature
extremes across the nation
Wet
in NW WA
Windy
in the southeast
March
31 March 2004
Continuing
cold in central WA
30 March 2004
Cold
in central WA
29 March 2004
Cold
in southern WA and the Centre as ex-TC Fay decays
Low
brings rain, wind to southern VIC, northern TAS
Heavy
storms in central NT
28 March 2004
TC Fay dissipates
over WA
Cold
morning in SW WA
Moderate
rain breaks long dry spell in SE SA
19 March 2004
Deluge,
flooding on Far North QLD coast
Tropical
Cyclone Fay strengthens to WA's north
18 March 2004
Severe storms
traverse length of NSW coast
Tropical
low brings heavy rain, flooding to Far North QLD
Tropical
Cyclone Fay threatens WA north coast
Heavy storms
and showers in NT Top End
Record cold
March morning in western VIC
QLD's January
floods reach Lake Eyre SA
17 March 2004
Flooding
continues in Far North QLD
Tropical
Cyclone Max moves
into WA waters 16 March 2004
Locust plague
arrives in Central Western NSW
Cyclone Max develops
off NT NW coast
Flooding
in Far North QLD
15 March 2004
Bushfire
blankets Perth in smoke
Monsoonal
rain returns to northern QLD, NT
Rain,
storms move to coastal NSW
14 March 2004
Storms,
flooding in northern NSW
13 March 2004
Storms give
widespread heavy rain in QLD, NSW
12 March 2004
Torrential
rain on QLD North Coast
Storm
blacks out Katherine NT
Heavy
storm falls in NW NSW
11 March 2004
Thick
fog causes accidents in western TAS
Wet,
cold in the Centre
10 March 2004
Hot
in the east, cool in the west
February
January
31 January 2004
Further damaging
thunderstorms in SE QLD
More heavy
rain from storms in VIC
30 January 2004
Rain eases,
flooding continues in TAS
Severe storms
bring death and destruction to SE QLD
Heavy rain
from early morning storms in Melbourne
More reports
of large hail (and a tornado?) with storms in NSW
Tropical
Cyclone develops near Cocos Islands
29 January 2004
Hail, flash
flooding from VIC storms
Hail, strong
winds in WA Wheat Belt
28 January 2004
Severe storms
strike SE QLD again
More reports
of large hail in NSW
27 January 2004
Storms again
in SE QLD
Large hail
from storms in NSW
26 January 2004
Violent storms
again in SE QLD
25 January 2004
Violent storms,
tornado in SE Qld
Large hail
near Tamworth NSW
24 January 2004
Violent storms
cause damage, flooding in SE QLD
Heavy rain,
hail from NSW storms
23 January 2004
Storms give
strong winds, hail in NSW
Severe storms
produce wind damage in WA Kimberley
22 January 2004
Strong wind
unroofs houses in Geelong VIC
21 January 2004
Storms cause
damage in NSW
Strong winds
from storms in VIC
17 January 2004
Flooding
in NSW as monsoon low exits stage right
Floods continue
in QLD
Heavy storm
falls on QLD coast
16 January 2004
Torrential
rain, floods continue in QLD
Mt Isa mops
up
Heavy rain
begins in northern NSW
Heavy storms
SE NSW, eastern VIC
Totally dry
in the continent's SW
15 January 2004
Major
flooding develops in W QLD as rain continues
Scattered
heavy falls continue in NSW
14 January 2004
Rain
continues, flooding spreads in QLD
Downpour
in Brisbane causes local flooding
Rain
eases in NT
13 January 2004
Monsoonal
rain, flooding continue in QLD, NT
Storms bring
scattered heavy rain, hail, blackouts in NSW
12 January 2004
Monsoonal
rain, storms bring flooding in NT, QLD,
NSW
Downpour
causes chaos in Tamworth NSW
Heat
moves east in WA
11 January 2004
Heavy
rain, storms bring QLD flooding
Hot
in Perth and SW WA
Fire
threatens homes in Central Western NSW
Wet
in western TAS
10 January 2004
Heavy
storm falls on QLD Central Coast
Torrential
rain from inland QLD, NSW storms
Sydney
bushfires contained
9 January 2004
Mid-summer
frost blankets parts of NSW, VIC
Fires
continue to burn north and southwest of Sydney
Heavy
downpours in QLD, northern WA
Drought
area expands in NSW
8 January 2004
Violent
storms follow record heat in QLD
Bushfires
flare up around Sydney
Wintry
conditions in SE states
7 January 2004
WA records
most widespread rain in 3 years
Mixed bag
of weather in eastern state as cold airmass replaces hot
Bushfires
continue in NSW, TAS
6 January 2004
Temperature
extremes in eastern states
Bushfires
in NSW, TAS
Heavy downpours
in WA as TC Ken fizzles
Squall line initiates violent storms across NT Top End
5 January 2004
Birdsville,
Oodnadatta heat records falls as scorcher
moves
NE
4 January 2004
Heat continues
as rain, storms, gales, duststorms and fog arrive in the south
Violent storm
hits Tennant Creek NT
Storms produce
wind damage in WA Murchison
3 January 2004
Heat
continues
Cold
water greets
Sydney swimmers
Big swells continue
on SE QLD coast 2 January 2004
Heavy rain
in northern WA, NT as Low deepens
Widespread
heat continues in the south
1 January 2004
Rough
seas on QLD SE coast
Heavy
rain continues in northern WA and NT
Heat
continues across southern Australia
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