 Daily
Weather Summary- Archive
and Index 2001
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December
2001
31
December 2001
NSW
bushfires continue
Further
storms in eastern Qld
30 December 2001
NSW
bushfires continue
Wild
storms again damage SE Qld
Hot
in Qld, NSW; cold in WA
29 December 2001
NSW
bushfires continue
Winds
cause isolated damage in Victoria, NSW and SA
28 December 2001
NSW
bushfires continue
Storm
damages Darwin Airport
27 December 2001
NSW
bushfires continue
Record
cold in the southeast
Downpour
in Central Australia
26 December 2001
Bushfire
crisis continues in NSW
Heatwave
contracts to Queensland
Storm,
complete with waterspout, forces retirements in Sydney-Hobart yacht
race
Wintry
weather continues in Tas, southern Vic
25 December 2001
Disastrous
Christmas Day fires in western Sydney
Fires
burn out of control across eastern NSW
Heatwave
in NSW and Qld but Cold in Tas and Vic
24 December 2001
"Millions
of dollars damage" in Victorian hailstorm
Top
temperature records fall in NSW as widespread fires break out
Heat
kills five in Brisbane
Rough
seas in Bass Strait
22
December 2001
SE
Qld storms cause at least $6m damage
Bushfires
continue but ease in NSW
20
December 2001
Hot
dry weather breeds fires across NSW
Flooding
closes roads in SW Qld
Heavy
rain in the far north and far south
19 December 2001
Cold
first two-thirds of December in Melbourne
Hot
ahead of squally change in western SA
18 December 2001
Thunderstorms
bring heavy hail to SE NSW
Dry
conditions bring bushfires to NSW
17 December 2001
Heavy
rain north of Rockhampton
16 December 2001
Useful
rainfall through central eastern Queensland
Unusually
cold night in W Victoria, SE SA
15 December 2001
Long
cold spell concludes in central southern Australia
Heavy
rain in southern NT, central Qld and NE NSW
14 December 2001
Cold
days continue in SE WA, NW SA and southern NT
13 December 2001
Violent
storm damages Dungog NSW
Cold
and stormy in eastern WA
Heavy
downpour at Kununurra WA
12 December 2001
Cold
in SE WA
Heavy
storms in NT, Qld
11 December 2001
Wintry
overnight with snow in Tasmania
Cold
in southern NT
Heavy
storm hits Mackay Qld ahead of a warm day
10 December 2001
Continuing
cold in the Centre as rain clears
Coldest
start to December for 32 years in Adelaide
Blustery
in the southeast
09 December 2001
Cold,
with record rainfall in the Centre
Heavy
thunderstorm falls in WA Kimberley
November
2001
24
November 2001
Trough
brings flooding to NE Tasmania, storms to eastern states
23 November 2001
Widespread
rain, scattered storms in SA, Vic
22
November 2001
Hot
day in northern WA
Cold
morning in western Qld, NSW Snowy Mountains
Isolated
downpours at Cardwell, Qld
21 November 2001
Torrential
rain on Norfolk Island
Gales,
heavy seas continue on NSW coast
October
2001
24
October 2001
Widespread
moderate rain across eastern states
23 October 2001
Widespread
storms and rain across eastern SA, western Vic and NSW and northern
Tas
Very
warm night in western Vic, NSW and SW Qld
22 October 2001
Torrential
overnight rain around Innisfail Qld  25Oct2001
Gusty
storms raise dust across the Centre
20
October 2001
Heavy
early morning storms on northern NSW and SE Qld coasts
09 October 2001
Cold,
wet in NT
08 October 2001
NT
cold in the south, stormy in the north
07 October 2001
Very
cold across the nation's central west
Light
snow on the NSW Central and Southern Tablelands
Bushfires
near Brisbane
06 October 2001
Cold
and wet in central southern WA
05 October 2001
Damaging
winds accompany NT storm
September
2001
24
September 2001
Storms
and heavy rain in SE SA
Heat
moves into NSW after a hot night farther west.
23 September 2001
Heatwave
continues in SA, Vic, NSW
Heavy
rain in northern Tasmania
22 September 2001
Heatwave
conditions continue across parts of southern Australia
21 September 2001
Storms
bring heavy falls to NE Victoria
20 September 2001
Heat
spreads into western NSW
19 September 2001
Heavy
"dry season" rain in NT, Far North Queensland
Heat
moves into SA
02 September 2001
Cold
nights across the top of the continent
01 September 2001
Record
cold night across Northern WA and central Australia
Heavy
rain in Adelaide and the SA Flinders and Lofty Ranges 03Sep01
Thunderstorms
bring heavy rain to Qld central and southern coasts and NE NSW
03Sep01
Severe
thunderstorm strikes Wyong NSW
August
2001
31
August 2001
Large
hail near Coomera, SE Qld
Damaging
winds on SA west coast
Dry
season fires continue in NT
23 August 2001
Storms
cause major wind damage in Perth and SW WA
Cold
night in Tasmania
22 August 2001
Strong
to gale force winds continue in Vic, NSW
21 August 2001
Damaging
winds in Victoria
20 August 2001
Gales,
snow to low levels in Tasmania
Further
severe winds in Victoria
19 August 2001
Strong
to gale force winds continue in coastal Vic, Tas
18 August 2001
Gales
continue in NSW, Vic, Tas
17 August 2001
Damaging
gales continue in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania
Flooding
in northern Tasmania
Record
August warmth in SE Qld
16 August 2001
Damaging
gales sweep SA, Vic, Tas and southern NSW
Bushfires
burn in northern NT
15 August 2001
Good
follow-up rainfall in southern WA
Winter
warm-wave moves east into SA
14 August 2001
Hot
in southeastern WA
Fog
blankets Darwin
13 August 2001
Heavy
rain in Perth 13Oct01
Fog
slow to lift in southern SA
Storms
up NSW coast
10 August 2001
Cold
morning on NSW Northern Tablelands, Qld Darling Downs
09 August 2001
Lengthy
front brings rain to W and N Tas, SW WA
08 August 2001
Cold,
windy in NSW, Vic, Tas 14Oct01
07 August 2001
Wintry
hail and gales in SA, Vic
05 August 2001
Gales
across southern Australia
04 August 2001
Storms,
strong winds in SA
02
August 2001
Cold
night in Cowra NSW
01 August 2001
Strong
cold front brings a return to winter to the SE 12Oct2001
July
2001
30
July 2001
Temperature
and rainfall records tumble as unseasonal weather grips WA
Cold
in Far North Queensland
29 July 2001
Record
July warmth presages heavy rain for Perth area
28 July 2001
Rain,
gales and high seas on NSW coast03Aug01
Local
heavy rain at Kalbarri, WA
27 July 2001
Low
brings rain to NSW and SE Qld, gales to coastal NSW
26 July 2001
Heavy
dry-season rain in central and southern Qld, central and eastern NSW
Temperature
extremes in SW WA
25 July 2001
Heavy
rain develops across southern Qld, central and southeastern NSW
Warm
in southwestern WA
24 July 2001
Developing
trough brings widespread rain to NSW, S Qld
20
July 2001
Widespread
fog in central and southern NSW, northern Vic
19
July 2001
Unusually
mild for a southwesterly in Tasmania
11 July 2001
Further
heavy rain on NSW Coast
10 July 2001
Rain
continues on NSW southern coast
09 July 2001
Snow
closes roads around Guyra
Unseasonable
rain in WA Kimberley
Good
rains continue in SW WA, SE NSW
08 July 2001
Heavy
rain, gales in far SE NSW and Victoria
Widespread
rain in SW WA
Continuing
cold in NSW, Qld
07 July 2001
Unseasonally
warm in Tasmania, cool in NSW, Qld
Wet and windy in eastern Victoria, SE NSW
06 July 2001
Heavy
rain in central and eastern Tasmania
Snow
in NSW Central West and Southern Tablelands
June
2001
08
June 2001
Patchy
heavy rain in Qld, NSW, Vic breaks June records
Warm
nights continue in the east
07 June 2001
Warm
spell in the east breaks June records, brings storms
06 June 2001
Overnight
thunderstorms bring record June rainfall to South Australia
Warm
night across central eastern Australia
05 June 2001
"Warm
wave" breaks records in Vic, Tas
04 June 2001
Warm
weather in SA
01
June 2001
Sluggish
shower dowses SE Sydney
30
May 2001
Cold
nights continue in the northeast
29 May 2001
Cold
nights set record lows in Queensland
Brief heavy rain around Sydney and in SW WA
23 May 2001
Record
cold May night in Tasmania
15
May 2001
SA
West Coast gets best rain since October
12 May 2001
Cold,
wet in SW WA
09
May 2001
Deluge
on Norfolk Island
07
May 2001
Heavy
rain moves to NSW Mid North Coast
06 May 2001
Torrential
rain breaks dry spell in SW WA
Strong
winds cause damage north of Perth
Heavy
rain and storms along the coast from Sydney to Rockhampton 17May01
12
April 2001
Record
low Australian April temperature recorded?
11 April 2001
Wintry
blast hits Tas, Vic, southeastern NSW
10 April 2001
TC
Sose brings heavy seas to Qld and NSW coasts
Torrential
rain from Sydney to Newcastle
09 April 2001
Storms
bring hail, heavy rain west of Sydney
Gales
continue in Tasmania
08 April 2001
Front
brings gales to Vic, Tas after warm night
Heavy
rain in NE NT
07 April 2001
Hot
in SA, Vic, Tas ahead of a gusty cool change
06 April 2001
WA
heat spreads to SA
Fog
disrupts Sydney's morning
05 April 2001
Heatwave
develops in southern WA
Heavy
showers continue in NE NT and Far North Qld
04
April 2001
Drought
increases grip in central southern WA
03 April 2001
Heavy
showers on NSW Mid North Coast
Storms
cause damage in NSW Central West
02 April 2001
Storms
cause damage around Sydney
Heavy
rain as low develops of Arnhem Land Coast NT
01 April 2001
Heavy
rain brings flooding south of Cairns Qld
Windy
in Tasmania
31
March 2001
Cold
nights continue to set records
30
March 2001
Cold
nights continue to set records
29
March 2001
Cold
nights continue to set records
28
March 2001
Cold
nights continue to set records
27 March 2001
Warm,
humid and thundery in SE Qld
Cold
and windy in Tasmania
Record
cold nights continue in WA
26 March 2001
Warm
temperatures for late March in SE Qld
30Mar01
25 March 2001
2000km
line of storms in northern NSW, inland Qld
Minimum
temperature records continue to fall in WA
24 March 2001
Conditions
ease in the Centre after a cold, wet week
Cold
in southern WA, with record low in Perth 26Mar01
23 March 2001
Central
Australia continues cold and wet
22 March 2001
Downpour
brings traffic chaos to N and W of Melbourne
Light
snow dusts the Alps and Snowys
Second
day of record cold in southern NT
Thargomindah
has its coldest March night
21 March 2001
Rainfall
records fall in WA, NT, SA
Very
cold day in Central Australia and SA
Rogue
low brings further good rain to SE Australia
20 March 2001
Monsoon
gives Christmas Island near record rain, and further falls in WA Kimberley
19 March 2001
Trough
brings storms to SE Qld, Lord Howe Island
Drought
continues in S Qld despite recent rain
18 March 2001
Heavy
rain, storms continue across northern WA, NT
17
March 2001
Blustery
change gives best rain in months to SE Australia 21Mar01
Melbourne,
Canberra break record for summer warmth 21Mar01
Active
monsoon brings more rain to tropical Australia
16 March 2001
Gusty
cool change sweeps SA, Victoria
Monsoon
fires up across the north
15 March 2001
Active
front brings cooler weather in SA, WA
Forest
fire continues in western Victoria
14 March 2001
13 March 2001
Isolated
heavy storm falls in SE Qld
Continuing
cold and windy in Tasmania
12 March 2001
Widespread
storms in NSW inland
Wintry
and windy in Tasmania
11 March 2001
NSW
North Coast floods continue
Scattered
heavy rain across Qld, NSW
10 March 2001
Flooding
continues on NSW North Coast
Heavy
rain and flooding spreads to NSW Northern Tablelands and Slopes
Hot
in Vic, SA; cool in eastern WA
09 March 2001
"One
in a hundred year" storm floods Brisbane and SE Qld 16Aug01
Floods
approach record levels on NSW N Coast
Heat
continues in SA, Vic
08 March 2001
Gales,
flood rains as cyclonic low crosses NSW North Coast
07 March 2001
Low
brings damaging seas to SE Qld, rain to NE NSW
Flood
disruption continues in inland Qld, NT as Tennant Creek breaks rainfall
record
Heat
continues in the south
06 March 2001
Desert
floods cause evacuations in remotest WA as rain continues
Temperature
extremes in WA
Bushfire
and heat in SE SA, W Vic
Rain
and wind in NE NSW, SE Qld
February
2001
January
2001
05
January 2001
Qld/NT flood roundup
Storms in NSW and Victoria
04 January 2001
Temperature contrasts in the East
Widespread thunderstorms in the Southeast
03
January 2001
Heatwave continues
in the Southeast
02
January 2001
Heat spreads across
SE Australia
01
January 2001
Hot in southern
SA, northern NT
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