Images relating to the Victorian rain event of 21st - 24th April 2001

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MSL charts
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April 21 - 10am

04214pmmslt.gif (3234 bytes)

April 21 - 4pm

042110pmmslt.gif (3218 bytes)

April 21 - 10pm

042210ammslt.gif (3397 bytes)

April 22 - 10am

04224pmmslt.gif (3209 bytes)

April 22 - 4pm

042210pmmslt.gif (3183 bytes)

April 22 - 10pm

04234ammslt.gif (3366 bytes)

April 23 - 4am

042310ammslt.gif (3361 bytes)

April 23 - 10am

04234pmmslt.gif (3242 bytes)

April 23 - 4pm

042310pmmslt.gif (3426 bytes)

April 23 - 10pm

04244ammsl.gif (18632 bytes)

April 24 - 4am

042410ammslt.gif (3519 bytes)

April 24 - 10am

04244pmmslt.gif (3432 bytes)

April 24 - 4pm

042410pmmslt.gif (3472 bytes)

April 24 - 10pm

JCU IR images add 10 hours to convert from Z time to AEST time
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April 21 - 0629Z

04211829jcut.gif (11031 bytes)

April 21 - 1829Z

04220029jcut.gif (10675 bytes)

April 22 - 0029Z

04220629jcut.gif (11812 bytes)

April 22 - 0629Z

04222129jcut.gif (11031 bytes)

April 22 - 2129Z

04230629jcut.gif (11957 bytes)

April 23 - 0629Z

04231829jcut.gif (11298 bytes)

April 23 - 1829Z

04232129jcut.gif (11307 bytes)

April 23 - 2129Z

04240029jcut.gif (11237 bytes)

April 24 - 0029Z

seloopt.gif (9897 bytes)

SE Aust - IR loop

GMS IR images add 10 hours to convert from Z time to AEST time
04200031gmsdt.jpg (4723 bytes)

April 20 - 0031Z

04201231gmsdt.jpg (4704 bytes)

April 20 - 1231Z

04210031gmsdt.jpg (4695 bytes)

April 21 - 0031Z

04210931gmsdt.jpg (4536 bytes)

April 21 - 0931Z

04211231gmsdt.jpg (4641 bytes)

April 21 - 1231Z

04220331gmsdt.jpg (4976 bytes)

April 22 - 0331Z

04221231gmsdt.jpg (4651 bytes)

April 22 - 1231Z

04230031gmsdt.jpg (4643 bytes)

April 23 - 0031Z

04231231gmsdt.jpg (4739 bytes)

April 23 - 1231Z

04240031gmsdt.jpg (4838 bytes)

April 24 - 0031Z

04241231gmsdt.jpg (4805 bytes)

April 24 - 1231Z

Victorian enhanced IR images add 10 hours to convert from Z time to AEST time
04202zirt.gif (8706 bytes)

April 20 - 02Z

042014zirt.gif (8559 bytes)

April 20 - 14Z

042102zirt.gif (8594 bytes)

April 21 -02Z

042105zirt.gif (8620 bytes)

April 21 - 05Z

042108zirt.gif (8529 bytes)

April 21 - 08Z

042111zirt.gif (8268 bytes)

April 21 - 11Z

042114zirt.gif (8464 bytes)

April 21 - 14Z

042117zirt.gif (8423 bytes)

April 21 - 17Z

042123zir.gif (45389 bytes)

April 21 - 23Z

042202zirt.gif (9076 bytes)

April 22 - 02Z

042205zirt.gif (9227 bytes)

April 22 - 05Z

042208zirt.gif (9036 bytes)

April 22 - 08Z

042211zirt.gif (8687 bytes)

April 22 - 11Z

042214zirt.gif (8771 bytes)

April 22 - 14Z

042217zirt.gif (8659 bytes)

April 22 - 17Z

042220zirt.gif (8548 bytes)

April 22 - 20Z

042223zirt.gif (8605 bytes)

April 22 - 23Z

042302zirt.gif (8559 bytes)

April 23 - 03Z

042305zirt.gif (8587 bytes)

April 23 - 05Z

042308zirt.gif (8312 bytes)

April 23 - 08Z

042311zirt.gif (7843 bytes)

April 23 - 11Z

042314zirt.gif (8297 bytes)

April 23 - 14Z

042317zirt.gif (8264 bytes)

April 23 - 17Z

042320zirt.gif (8373 bytes)

April 23 - 20Z

Radar loops add 10 hours to convert from UTC time to AEST time
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April 21 - 2010Z loop

04212020mlpt.gif (6715 bytes)

April 21 - 2020Z loop

04220730vlpt.gif (5880 bytes)

April 22 - 0730Z loop

04220740mlpt.gif (6839 bytes)

April 22 - 0740Z loop

04220150vlpt.gif (6080 bytes)

April 22 - 0150Z loop

04220200mlpt.gif (6706 bytes)

April 22 - 0200Z loop

04221910vlpt.gif (5782 bytes)

April 22 - 1910Z loop

Mean SST chart
sst22to274t.gif (13174 bytes)
Upper air charts add 10 hours to convert from Z time to AEST time
042112zt.gif (8132 bytes)

April 21 - 12Z - 850,300, thickness & precip analysis

042212zt.gif (8165 bytes)

April 22 - 12Z - 850,300, thickness & precip analysis

042312zt.gif (8382 bytes)

April 23 - 12Z - 850,300, thickness & precip analysis

200104230600dt.jpg (6851 bytes)

150-300hPa Divergence - April 23 06Z

200104240600dt.jpg (7002 bytes)

150-300hPa Divergence - April 24 06Z

200104230600rvt.jpg (6605 bytes)

Relative Vorticity - April 23 06Z

200104240600rvt.jpg (6673 bytes)

Relative Vorticity - April 24 - 06Z

200104230600st.jpg (7306 bytes)

Wind Shear - April 23 06Z

200104240600st.jpg (7377 bytes)

Wind Shear - April 24 - 06Z

0421500t.gif (2145 bytes)

April 21 - 500hPa chart

0421700t.gif (2183 bytes)

April 21 - 700hPa chart

0421850t.gif (2061 bytes)

April 21 - 850hPa chart

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April 20 - 0Z Melbourne sounding
Text Sounding

042010Zsndgt.gif (4808 bytes)

April 20 - 12Z Melbourne sounding
Text Sounding

04210Zsndgt.gif (4842 bytes)

April 21 - 0Z Melbourne sounding
Text Sounding

042112Zsndgt.gif (4794 bytes)

April 21 - 12Z Melbourne sounding
Text Sounding

04220Zsndgt.gif (4793 bytes)

April 22 - 0Z Melbourne sounding
Text Sounding

042211zsndgt.gif (3583 bytes)

April 22 - 12Z Melbourne sounding

04230Zsndgt.gif (4848 bytes)

April 23 - 0Z Melbourne sounding
Text Sounding

042312Zsndgt.gif (4841 bytes)

April 23 - 12Z Melbourne sounding
Text Sounding

04240Zsndgt.gif (4814 bytes)

April 24 - 0Z Melbourne sounding
Text Sounding

042412Zsndgt.gif (4782 bytes)

April 24 - 12Z Melbourne sounding
Text Sounding

Loops courtesy of Robert Goler

Hi res Vic visible  loop
21-24 Apr period  (5.4Mb)
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/vicvisloop.gif
Vic enhanced ir loops
21-24Apr: (3.7Mb)
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/vicenhirloop.gif
or for a faster loop
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/vicenhirloop2.gif
Hi-res Victorian ir satellite images
21 Apr: (2.6Mb)
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/vicirloop_21.gif
22 Apr: (3.0Mb)
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/vicirloop_22.gif
23 Apr: (2.9Mb)
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/vicirloop_23.gif
24 Apr: (3.0Mb)
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/vicirloop_24.gif
Melbourne local radar loops
Apr 21-24: (11.4Mb)
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/melblocal.gif
Apr 21: (2.7Mb)
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/melblocal_21.gif
Apr 22: (3.1Mb)
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/melblocal_22.gif
Apr 23: (2.8Mb)
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/melblocal_23.gif
Apr 24: (3.0Mb)
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~robert/Weather/2001_04_21-23/melblocal_24.gif

Rainfall totals
Victorian 7 day rainfall to 9am 28th April

Thanks go to the Bureau of Meteorology, Robert Goler, Kevin Phyland, University of Wyoming, CSIRO & Kim Badcock, NPMOC, JCU & Robin Land for the images presented above.

If you require any further images or would like the information presented differently, please email me.

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