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Wednesday, 2 February 2005

MEDIA RELEASE - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL OFFICE

January record hot spell in North West WA(updated)

Many centres in the Pilbara and neighbouring districts have broken their record mean maximum temperatures for the month of January. Nyang averaged 44.8°C, the hottest January ever recorded anywhere in Australia. This figure also equalled the Australian record for any month, previously set in February 1998 also at Nyang.

All time mean maximum temperature records (degrees Ceisius)
Sation Name	Jan.-05	Previous	Month	Year	Year Commenced
NYANG STATION *	44.8	44.8	Feb.	1998	1972
MARBLE BAR	44.6	44.4	Jan.	1922	1901
LEARMONTH AIRPORT	41.4	40.9	Jan.	2003	1975
WITTENOOM	43.0	42.7	Feb.	1998	1951
TELFER	43.1	43.0	Jan.	1998	1974

* Denotes equal all time highest mean maximum temperature on record for Australia

Mean January maximum temperature records (degrees Ceisius)
Sation Name	Jan.-05	Previous	Month	Year	Year Commenced
NYANG STATION **	44.8	43.6	Jan.	1998	1972
MARBLE BAR	44.6	44.4	Jan.	1922	1901
MANDORA	38.5	37.8	Jan.	1988	1962
PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT	39.4	38.7	Jan.	1970	1948
LEARMONTH AIRPORT	41.4	40.9	Jan.	2003	1975
WITTENOOM	43.0	42.6	Jan.	1991	1951
GASCOYNE JUNCTION	43.6	43.1	Jan	1994	1940
BALGO HILLS	41.4	41.4	Jan	1996	1950
TELFER	43.1	43.0	Jan.	1998	1974

** Denotes highest mean maximum temperature for January on record for Australia.

These extremes are based on preliminary data, and are subject to verification as later reports become available.

Further information:
John Relf (JR), or John Cramb tel: (08) 9263 2222 or, after hours, the senior forecaster.

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