Sunday, 6 February 2011  

A week of weather extremes in Australia: 

Storms, Heatwave, Record Rainfall, Bush Fires.

Q: Cyclone Yasi devastates towns from Townsville to Cairns.

NSW: Heatwave: 7 days of Temperatures over 30° in Sydney. 

Vic: 200mm Rainfall in Melbourne, highest daily rainfall ever. 

WA: Bushfires destroyed 42 houses. 

Sydney:  Sunrise: 6:27 am  -  Sunset: 7:56 pm

               Temperature: Min: 28C  -  Max: 36C 

              after Midnight still 33C, Cool Change at 3pm: 23C

             OVERCAST, HOT, LATER STRONG WINDS