|
Date March |
Rain 9.00am |
Evap. |
Bar |
Cloud 3.00pm |
|
Mon 2nd |
Nil |
5.4 mm |
1012.3 hPa |
1Cu 2Cs |
|
Tues 3rd |
Nil |
4.4 mm |
1015.2hPa |
1Cu |
|
Wed 4th |
Nil |
3.2 mm |
1011.8 hPa |
2Cu 2Sc |
|
Thurs 5th |
Nil |
5.0 mm |
1008.7 hPa |
Nil |
|
Fri 6th |
Nil |
5.0 mm |
1011.8 hPa |
7Sc |
|
Sat 7th |
Nil |
1.8 mm |
1012.7 hPa |
3Cu 3Ci |
|
Sun 8th |
Nil |
3.2 mm |
1013.4 hPa |
4Sc 2Cu 2Cs |
The first few days and nights of autumn were hot and sultry. Humidity was around 90 per cent for most of the time with daytime temperatures rising to thirty degrees. The Heat Exhaustion Index reached 40ºC at 2.15 pm on Sunday 1st. However, welcome relief arrived on Thursday with winds backing south-westerly and bringing a four degree drop in temperature with humidity plunging down to a comfortable 30 per cent.
Severe TC “Hamish” was downgraded to Category 4 at 1.00pm on Sunday 8th, when it was centred ENE of McKay. It is travelling SSE parallel to the coast at 17 kilometres per hour. Evacuation of low lying islands and coastal areas is advised as far south as Moreton Bay