 Daily
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December
2002
24
December 2002
Widespread
severe storms in NE NSW, SE and central eastern Qld
NEWSBITS: Heavy storm falls in WA, NT; Hot and
cold in SW WA
16
December 2002
Heat
continues in SA, NW Vic, NW WA
15
December 2002
Hot
in southern SA, western Vic
NEWSBITS: Hot in the tropics; downpour at St George
Qld
14
December 2002
Hot
across the western tropics
13
December 2002
Cold
nights continue in NT
12
December 2002
Hot
in SW WA and N Qld, cold in the Centre
11
December 2002
NEWSBITS:
Cold night in the Centre, day in NSW
10
December 2002
Cold
wet weather dents the drought, fires and record books in NSW
 14/12/02
SE
Qld storms bring heavy rain
14/12/02
NEWSBITS: Record cold December
morning in SA, Qld
4
December 2002
Storms
cause damage on NSW Mid North Coast
Fires
cause damage, chaos around Sydney
Hot
in the northeast, cold in the southwest
NEWSBITS: Lightning causes grass fires in Victoria
2
December 2002
Temperature
extremes in east and west
1
December 2002
Hot
in SE WA, SW SA
Storms
hit central eastern Qld
Sydney
has hottest spring on record as dry continues
November
2002
30
November 2002
Hot
in WA
NEWSBITS: Dust storm at Collarenebri; heavy storm
on Qld Gold Coast; hail in Sydney's west
29
November 2002
Widespread
thunderstorm falls in E NSW and across the tropics
NEWSBITS: Wagga dust storm
28
November 2002
Bushfires
continue in NSW
NEWSBITS:
Pre-wet season storms across the Top End
4
November 2002
Cold
snap brings snow to Tas, Vic, NSW
Bushfires
continue in NSW, ACT
3
November 2002
Wind,
storms and snow in the SE
2
November 2002
Storms
spark fires in SA, Vic
1 November 2002
Damaging
storm hits Perth
Temperature
contrasts across WA
Fires
continue to burn in NE NSW
DROUGHTWATCH:
Sydney has its driest May to October on record and Canberra its warmest;
Brisbane Valley town nearly out of water
October
2002
23
October 2002
Worst
dust storm in decades sweeps across four states
4
October 2002
Low brings
storms but not much rain to Victoria
3 October 2002
Bushfires
blaze on NSW North and South Coasts
NEWSBITS:
Useful rain in southern SA
2
October 2002
Abnormally
dry in inland SA, NSW, Vic
Cold in western
NT
1
October 2002
Cold
night over much of the northeast
September
2002
30
September 2002
"Worst
bushfire in 30 years" on NSW North Coast
DROUGHTWATCH: The first water restrictions for
Longreach Qld in 10 years
29 September 2002
NEWSBITS:
Temperature extremes in the west, centre
28 September 2002
Wind, rain
accompany change through Vic, NSW
27
September 2002
Thunderstorms
bring end to Qld, NSW heatwave 3/12/02
NEWSBITS:
Two storms whiz through Melbourne
26 September 2002
Heat continues
in S Qld, NE NSW as fires flare
NEWSBITS:
Another extraordinary temperature inversion
25 September 2002
Record
heat, bushfires in NSW/Qld border country
NEWSBITS:
Strong inversion gives NSW weird overnight temperatures
24 September 2002
Heat sets
records in SW Qld
23 September 2002
NEWSBITS: Storms on NSW/Qld border 3/12/02;
Hot in SA, NT, NSW;
Unusual fog on Sydney's northern beaches; Alice
Springs dust devil carries roof a block
21 September 2002
NEWSBITS: Bushfire worsens behind Cairns Qld;
More overnight snow in Tas
19 September 2002
Blizzards
and heavy snow to low levels in Tasmania 5/10/02
NEWSBITS: Bushfires in SE Qld
24/12/02
18
September 2002
Gales,
snow in the southeast -- again 3/10/02,
3/12/02
17 September 2002
Widespread
rain in NSW, Vic
NEWSBITS:
Minor flooding, snow, gales in Tas 3/12/02
16
September 2002
Widespread
gale damage in the southeast 3/12/02,
24/12/02
Hot night in
the east, cold in the west
15 September 2002
Gales batter
entire southern coastline
Victorians
and South Australians battle bushfires, duststorms as temperature records
fall
14 September 2002
Storm damages
Perth as cold front sweeps SW WA 24/12/02
Hot in southern
Australia
13 September 2002
NEWSBITS: Dry
air over Vic, NSW
11 September 2002
NEWSBITS: Cold
night in SE SA, W Victoria, S NSW; snow reported on NSW Northern Tablelands;
bushfires threaten homes on Qld Gold Coast
DROUGHTWATCH: 98% of NSW now in drought or marginal
drought; Feed and water in short supply
10 September 2002
Wintry
blast extends across Tas, Vic and southern NSW
9 September 2002
Wintry
blast in Tasmania3/10/02
Heavy
hailstorms in Qld
8 September 2002
Gales,
snow continue in Tasmania
7 September 2002
Thunderstorm
causes death in SE Qld
Windy and wintry
across Tasmania
6
September 2002
Isolated
storm brings heavy hail, possible tornado to central NSW
30Sep02
NEWSBITS:
Useful rain in NSW; Warm night in southern Qld
4 September 2002
NEWSBITS:
Rain
settles the dust in western NSW; Bushfire threatens cattle in northern
SA; Snow in Tasmania
3 September 2002
Storm-force
winds sweep southeastern states as Victorian damage tops $3m
NEWSBITS: Unusually
warm in northern NSW, southern Qld
DROUGHTWATCH: Coolabah NSW runs out of water
2
September 2002
Storm-force
winds sweep southeastern states 3/12/02
1 September 2002
Severe
thunderstorms brush eastern Sydney
Damaging winds
on NSW Mid North Coast
Heavy showers
and strong winds in SW WA
DROUGHTWATCH:
NSW fire season starts early; Drought impacts NSW fishing industry;
NSW grain crop estimates down; Lack of feed leads to NSW stock sell-off
August
2002
31
August 2002
DROUGHTWATCH:
Drought covers much of southern Australia after a dry winter
A hot end to
winter in central eastern Australia
30 August 2002
Hot in
western SA and The Centre
Heavy rain
in parts of northern Tasmania
29 August 2002
NEWSBITS:
An early Morning Glory rolls across the Gulf of Carpentaria Qld
27
August 2002
Records
broken for rain in WA, warmth in SA
26
August 2002
Cold
again in SA
NEWSBITS:
Hot day in SE WA
25
August 2002
Further
rain in SE Qld
A record cold
August morning around Adelaide SA
24
August 2002
Cold
start to the day in SE NSW, NE Vic
23
August 2002
Short-lived
cold snap hits Tasmania
A record cold
morning in northern WA
22
August 2002
Significant
rain falls in coastal Queensland, NE NSW
21
August 2002
NEWSBITS:
Rain continues in eastern Qld
20
August 2002
Widespread
but mostly light rain in Qld
NEWSBITS:
Cold in western NT
18
August 2002
NEWSBITS: Showers bring some respite to a dry NSW coast; Storms develop
in central Queensland;
Unusual temperatures and low humidity continue in NT Top End
17
August 2002
A
record cold August morning in NT
16 August 2002
Cold
morning in NT, northern SA
NEWSBITS: A wet time
in Seal Rocks NSW;
heavy seas off Sydney
15 August 2002
NEWSBITS:
Windy, cold and wet in SW WA
14 August 2002
NEWSBITS:
Cold night on NSW Northern Tablelands; storm and gale force winds in
Perth; Heavy rain in East Gippsland
13 August 2002
Rain
causes minor flooding in SE Tasmania
Gusty
winds fan NSW bushfires
12 August 2002
Wintry
outbreak brings widespread light snow, gales, hail to Vic, Tas, NSW
NEWSBITS:
Record cold night in SE WA
11 August 2002
NEWSBITS:
Windy and warm as cold front approaches the SE
July
2002
27
July 2002
Record-breaking
July warmth in SA
26
July 2002
Temperature
extremes across the nation
NEWSBITS: Continuing dry weather
in NSW and Qld
June
2002
May
2002
04
May 2002
Warm
weather continues across the continent
NEWSBITS: Heavy showers continue
along the east coast
03 May 2002
Heat
continues in WA, SA
NEWSBITS: Heavy showers
along the east coast
02 May 2002
Heat
records continue to fall in WA, SA
01
May 2002
Records
fall as late-season heat grips nation
NEWSBITS:
Heavy late-season showers continue on Far North Qld coast
April
2002
30
April 2002
NEWSBITS:
Widespread storms in southern WA
29
April 2002
Heavy
showers along NSW North and Central Coasts
28 April 2002
Storms
bring heavy falls to NSW/Qld border
NEWSBITS: Hot for late April in WA Pilbara
27 April 2002
NEWSBITS:
Weak storms in NE NSW, SE Qld
26
April 2002
NEWSBITS:
First taste of winter arrives in Tasmania
25
April 2002
NEWSBITS:
Prefrontal rain gives 20 to 40mm through southern Victoria
24
April 2002
NEWSBITS:
Another storm on Norfolk Island
23 April 2002
Near
record temperatures on Qld Central Coast
22
April 2002
Heavy
rain accompanies front in far SW WA
NEWSBITS:
Storm brings heavy rain to Norfolk Island
21
April 2002
Persistent
low brings minor flooding, gales to SE corner
20 April 2002
NEWSBITS:
Moderate rain continues in E Gippsland Vic
19
April 2002
NEWSBITS:
Moderate overnight rain on E Tas and Vic coasts
18
April 2002
Southern
Tasman Low brings heavy rain to Gippsland Vic, Lord Howe Island
17 April 2002
Heavy
rain in Sydney and on the NSW Central Coast
Local
flooding in Gippsland Vic
NEWSBITS:
Dramatic thunderstorm offshore Brisbane
16
April 2002
Record
rain brings flooding to Perth and SW WA
NEWSBITS:
Storms in central Victoria, NSW and SE Qld; further moderate rain in
Far North Queensland
15 April 2002
Heavy
rain on NSW South Coast
NEWSBITS:
Storms again in central and NW NSW; Continuing hot in southern WA; Heavy
showers in Far North Qld
14
April 2002
Hot
in southern WA
NEWSBITS: Thunderstorms widespread
through NSW; Moderate rain on NSW South Coast and in E Gippsland Vic
13 April 2002
NEWSBITS:
Heavy showers in SE Qld
12
April 2002
Storms
in Vic, SA
NEWSBITS:
Heavy showers, storms NT Top End and N Qld coast
11 April 2002
NEWSBITS:
Tropical Cyclone Bonnie develops north of WA; Heavy storms in SE WA;
Warm conditions continue in NSW, SA
10 April 2002
Continuing
warm in NSW, SA
NEWSBITS:
Heavy storm fall in far north Qld;
Storms through central Victoria
09
April 2002
Warm
again through central and SE Australia
08 April 2002
Warm
dry weather continues as drought conditions worsen
07 April 2002
NEWSBITS:
Afternoon storms in SA
06
April 2002
Unusual
upper cold pool gives moderate rain to SW SA, SE WA
05
April 2002
NEWSBITS:
Showers give moderate falls to NSW Mid North Coast
04
April 2002
NEWSBITS:
Thunderstorms across eastern Vic, coastal NSW
03
April 2002
Warm
conditions move east
02
April 2002
Heat
continues in southern SA, western Vic
01 April 2002
Warm
across SA, western Vic
March
2002
February
2002
12
February 2002
Heavy
monsoon rain brings flooding south of Darwin NT
Torrential
storm falls in northern Qld
07 February 2002
Storms
bring heavy rain, strong winds to central southern Vic
January
2002
11
January 2002
Major
flooding disrupts transport in SW Qld
Record
cold January morning in southern WA
10 January 2002
Hot
in southern SA
09 January 2002
NSW
bushfires continue
Hot
in WA
08 January 2002
NSW
bushfires continue
Heavy
rain tails off as floods continue in Qld
Downpour
at Port Keats NT
07 January 2002
NSW
bushfires ease around Sydney but continue elsewhere
Queensland
storms lead to flooding
Central
and N Qld gradually recover from cyclone, storms
A
morning of heavy rain in Tasmania as Low takes unusual track
06 January 2002
NSW
bushfires continue
Hot
in Victoria, western NSW
Record
cold in WA
Storms
in SW Qld
05 January 2002
NSW
bushfires continue
Slow-moving
storms bring flooding to central Qld
28/12/02
04 January 2002
NSW
bushfires continue
Tropical
Cyclone Bernie comes to a quiet but unusual end
Cold
night in NSW
03 January 2002
NSW
bushfires continue
Tropical
Cyclone Bernie gains strength in the Gulf
Record
heat in the Coral Sea
Record
cool in SA
02 January 2002
NSW
bushfires continue
Temperature
contrasts continue across the southeast
Central
Australian bushfires started by lightning
01 January 2002
NSW
bushfires continue
Storm
gives torrential rain to Mackay Qld
Temperature
extremes in NSW
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