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January 1[edit]

1918: The Australian Bureau of Meteorology formally commenced operations.

1947: A severe hailstorm injured around 1000 people in Sydney, Australia.

1970: The most destructive tornado in Australian history struck Bulahdelah, New South Wales.

1990: Shortly after midnight, Cyclone Alibera made landfall near Mananjary, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, killing 15 people.

1993: Cyclone Kina passed between the Fijian islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, causing near-record rainfall of more than 1,000 millimetres (39 in) and killing 23 people.

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