Daily Weather Summary
Archive and Index 2006
National temperature, rainfall and
wind extremes are available for every day. Use the links
at left.
Descriptions of weather events are written a day or more after the
event to give time for accurate information to become available. The
headlines are listed below, and in Weather Events on the home
page. For weather news as it breaks, I can recommend the ABC
weather page .
Events
are classed as major , newsworthy or significant .
A date with no entries means events for this day have not yet been
recorded. Any significant events may be written up later.
Information often becomes available weeks or months after an event.
If this results in a new story, it is listed in the Weather Events headlines
on the home page. If it results in an update to an existing story,
an sticker
appears beside the headline below for about a week.
2006: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
December
31
ACT: Another thunderstorm pounds Canberra 3/1/07, 6/1/07, 11/1/07
NSW: Further widespread but scattered thunderstorms
NT, QLD: Storms and showers bring heavy falls 3/1/07.
VIC/SA: Lightning starts fires
30
SA: Storms cause fires, blackouts
QLD: Showers and storms bring heavy falls to FNQ
NSW: Patchy heavy rain and hail in afternoon storms
29
ACT, NSW: Storms bring some heavy rain 3/1/07.
WA: Storm sparks South Coast fire
NT, QLD: Cool conditions continue
28
QLD, NT: Cool weather continues to set records
NT: Heavy Top End falls
02 to 28
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
01
AUS: Significant weather report for November
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
November
01 to 30
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
October
28 to 31
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
27
TAS, VIC: Winter returns with a vengeance
WA: Heavy thunderstorms continue in the Kimberley
26
ANT: Blizzard sets wind record at Davis
WA: Thunderstorms bring more heavy rain
25
WA: Thunderstorms bring damaging hail and wind
01 to 25
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
September
01 to 31
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
August
21 to 31
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
20
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions.
19
WA: Wet, windy and warm in the south
TAS: Gales continue
18
VIC: Drought bites hard in NW and Central VIC
WA: Heavy showers in the South West
17
NSW, VIC: Murray River inflows at record low
NSW, VIC: Worst snow season in 30 years improves -- a bit
16
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
15
NSW: Winter hailstorm whitens central Sydney
01 to 18
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
July
11 to 31
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
10
NSW, QLD: Very cold on the Northern Tablelands and Darling Downs
NSW, VIC: Windy in the high country
09
WA: Hot before welcome rain
NSW, QLD: Cold morning on the Northern Tablelands and Darling Downs
TAS, VIC: Continuing windy
08
WA, VIC, TAS: Warm in the south
07
TAS: Further gales as front passes
06
TAS: Wintry westerlies bring snow and gales
WA, NT, QLD : Temperature extremes in the north and west
05
TAS: Windy as fronts sweep through
04
NSW: Torrential showers in eastern Sydney
03
NSW: Some heavy coastal showers
01 to 02
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
June
25 to 30
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
24
TAS: West Coast rain causes tragedy
NSW, VIC: Fogs widespread
WA: Warm in the Central West
23
QLD, NSW, VIC: Useful rain inland, showers along the coast
NSW, ACT, SA: Fog disrupts transport
WA: Broome shivers
22
QLD, NSW: Rare Outback fog
NSW, SE QLD: Further heavy coastal showers
QLD, NSW, VIC: Light inland rain welcome
21
AUS: Drought cuts production, sets record for assistance
WA: Rare temperature inversion carries distant gunfire to Perth
NSW, SE QLD: Heavy coastal showers continue
NT: Cold morning in the SW
20
QLD, NSW: Rain in the inland and along the coast
SA: Cold and dry in Adelaide
19
WA: Welcome rain as Perth records driest start to year on record
SA, SE WA: Cold start to the day
15 to 18
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
14
AUS: Cold snap intensifies across the continent 20/06/06
QLD: Strong trade winds on QLD coast
TAS: Strong westerlies in the south
05 to 13
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
04
NSW: Local heavy rain at Seal Rocks
QLD: Bushfires in the SE
03
No reports of significant weather
02
NSW: Rain, gales and snow as southerly intensifies
01
TAS: Heavy rain in the northwest
NSW: Steady rain on South Coast
Storms bring torrential rain to Norfolk Island
QLD: Bushfires bring early fire season
May
31
AUS: Record cold again in WA, NT, QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS
SA: Squally storms accompany low
30
AUS: Low temperature records smashed nationwide -- again
VIC, NSW: Another low brings wind, rain to the far SE
TAS: Record cold day in foggy Derwent Valley
29
AUS: Low temperatures continue; exceptional cold in N QLD
28
AUS: Cool conditions continue
27
AUS: Cool conditions continue but moderate
26
WA, SA, QLD, NSW: Further low temperature records fall
25
SA, QLD, NSW: Record cold continues
WA: Cold in the South West
VIC: Continuing rain in E Gippsland
24
E AUS: Low temperature records tumble in 5 states and the NT
VIC: Flooding in lower Snowy River
NT, WA: Flooding slows deliveries
VIC: Lack of rain slows crop preparations
23
NSW, VIC, SA, QLD: Cold and wet in SE AUS
WA: Suspected tornado causes damage south of Perth
NSW: Drought area expands
22
NSW, VIC, TAS: Low brings cold, storms to SE
QLD: Isolated heavy rain at Winton
01 to 21
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
April
25 to 30
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
24
NT: Strongest Territory cyclone on record crosses Arnhem coast
20 to 23
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
19
QLD: Tropical Cyclone Monica crosses York Peninsula
01 to 18
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
March
28 to 31
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
27
SA: Record March rain causes flooding in mid north
26
WA: Cyclones threaten as East Kimberley flooding continues
25
WA, NT: Torrential rain and flooding force evacuations in the East Kimberley
QLD: High seas as TC Wati heads for New Zealand
24
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions.
23
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions.
22
Torrential rain in NW QLD causes record flooding in Leichhardt River
21
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions.
20
QLD: TC Larry devastates North Tropical Coast
19
QLD: TC Larry approaches FNQ coast
NT, QLD: Cold, wet weather spreads west into the Top End
18
NT, QLD: Heavy monsoon rain continues
17
QLD, NT: Wet in the southern Gulf
AUS: Cold across the south
16
TAS, VIC: Lows bring brief heavy rain and wind
WA, NT, QLD: Monsoon rains ease briefly
15
WA: Record flood in the Murchison approaches Kalbarri
WA, NT, QLD: Monsoon rain and flooding continue
NSW, VIC: Useful rain in SE NSW, NE VIC
01 to 14
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
February
01 to 28
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
January
10 to 31
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions. Use links in the calendars at left to access.
09
WA: Tropical Cyclone Clare comes ashore
Data and charts are available, but significant weather descriptions are incomplete.
08
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions.
07
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions.
06
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions.
05
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions.
04
Data and charts are available, but not significant weather descriptions.
03
TAS: Gales lash the island and Bass Strait
SE QLD, NE NSW: Hot before damaging storms
WA: Cold, wet in the south, monsoon rain in the north
02
WA: Continuing cold in central and southern areas
TAS: Strong winds as fronts sweep through
01
NSW: Hottest day since 1939 across central and southern parts
NSW, VIC, SA: Major bushfires burn homes
WA, SA: Record Nullarbor rain cuts Transcontinental Railway
WA: Extremely low temperatures cover half the state
WA, NT: Heavy monsoon rain in the north
NSW: Strong winds cause damage in Sydney
2005
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