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Maximum temperatures (above) and
departures from normal (below) today. BoM  |
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 Heavy
rain in northern WA, NT as Low deepens
Flood rainfall continues to fall in the WA Kimberley region where
many centres have recorded between 150 and 300mm in the past few days. The
monsoonal low that tracked across the Kimberley crossed the coast north of
Broome this morning, its pressure dropping slightly to 995hPa. Highest falls
in the 24 hours to 9am were 105.6mm at Ord River Dam south of Kununurra and
105.0 at Cygnet Bay northwest of Derby. In the week ended 9am Saturday 3 January,
Ord River Dam recorded 348.4mm and Kachana, 110km SSW of Wyndham, 278.8.
The monsoon
trough lies eastwards across the north of the NT Top End where heavy falls
and some thunderstorms continue. Top fall to 9am was 127mm at
Mary River Rangers Station, 60km ENE of Pine Creek. In the week to 9am Saturday,
Mataranka Station, 150km north of Daly Waters, recorded 281.0.mm. Flood levels
increased to moderate in central reaches of the Daly River today.
Widespread
heat continues in the south
The extent of the heatwave gripping the nation is shown in the maps
at right. Once again today, top temperatures were in the mid to
high 40s in SA, NSW, QLD, NT and WA with maxima of 48.0 at Marree, 44.6 at
Tibooburra, 46.7 at Birdsville, 44.1 at Yulara and 46.0 at Leonora.
Isolated
severe
storm in SE NSW
An isolated but intense thunderstorm developed in SE NSW during
the early evening, becoming severe around 8pm. It occurred in remote country
near Ingebyra, 30km SSW of Jindabyne and no damage was reported. It appears,
however, to have been a good example of an isolated pulse storm, and is described
in detail on Australian
Sky &
Weather. In Grenfell, the SES were called to a house in Bradley Street,
where what was described as a "whirlwind" had lifted the rear patio roof placing
it upside-down on the roof of the home, with a section of it landing on a vehicle
parked underneath.
News sources: Grenfell Record
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