Gungahlin Weather Centre recorded a maximum of 42.3°C at 2.17pm today. This made
it the hottest day recorded at the Weather Centre, beating the previous record
of 41.7°C on 16 February 2014.
After a
warm, muggy night which saw the temperature hover around 23°C, it hit 30°C by
9.45am. At 12.55pm the temperature hit 40°C and remained above 40°C until
5.52pm. The temperature remained in the mid to high 30°Cs well into the
evening.
Some
brief respite from the scorching temperatures came from 10.20pm, with the
passing of a large thunderstorm. The storm, which lasted around 20mins,
brought thunder, lightning, gusting winds and periods of brief, heavy rain. 6mm
of rain fell.
The temperature during the storm dropped from 31.9°C at 10.20pm to 24.8°C at
10.45°C.
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Chronicle of Gungahlin's hottest day
on record - hourly temperatures on 11 February 2017. |
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1am: 25.4°C |
10am: 32.6°C |
7pm: 38.1°C |
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2am: 24.7°C |
11am: 35.4°C |
8pm: 35.9°C |
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3am: 23.9°C |
12pm: 37.6°C |
9pm: 33.8°C |
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4am: 23.3°C |
1pm: 40.2°C |
10pm: 31.9°C |
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5am: 23.0°C |
2pm: 41.8°C |
11pm: 24.4°C |
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6am: 22.6°C |
3pm: 42.1°C |
12am: 23.7°C |
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7am: 21.7°C |
4pm: 41.4°C |
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8am: 22.1°C |
5pm: 39.8°C |
Min: 21.7°C (7.07am) |
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9am: 25.2°C |
6pm: 39.7°C |
Max: 42.3°C (2.17pm) |
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