Australian Weather News -- 18 NOV 2000

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 18 NOV 2000

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 22:16 EDST on 22/02/01
Quality control note: Data is final. It includes late-received rainfall data and has been subject to BoM and AWN quality control checks. See Explanation of Extremes Pages for more information
Records set this day (not checked or entered yet)
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals received, and/or all reported falls of 50mm or more. 150.2 WILLOW TREE (HIGHLANDS) NW Slopes S NSW 130.2 CLARKE HILLS STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD 130.0 LINDEMAN ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E QLD 122.6 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD 103.0 SUNBURY Central West QLD *NORTHERN TERRITORY* 58.2 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem *QUEENSLAND* 77.0 WEIPA N Peninsula 83.4 GREGORY SPRINGS STATION Upper Carpentaria 130.2 CLARKE HILLS STATION Upper Carpentaria 62.2 DAYDREAM ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E 88.5 HAYMAN ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E 85.0 KOUMALA HATFIELDS ROAD Central Coast E 130.0 LINDEMAN ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E 76.0 MOUNT JUKES Central Coast E 58.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL Central Coast E 65.0 EAST MACKAY Central Coast E 70.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL Central Coast E 84.6 MACKAY MO Central Coast E 50.0 BRAMPTON ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E 50.0 OWENS CREEK Central Coast E 122.6 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E 61.0 LOWGLEN DAIRY Central Coast E 50.0 LLANARTH Central Coast W 71.6 MARYVALE SPRINGS Central Highlands 59.6 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West 103.0 SUNBURY Central West 65.0 LOWAN HILLS Warrego 55.0 RUTHERGLEN Warrego 74.0 NOOYEAH STATION Far SW *NEW SOUTH WALES* 57.0 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling 63.6 CUMBORAH (KARINGLE) Upper Darling 74.0 QUAMBONE (SANDY CAMP) CW Plains N 61.0 PREMER (EDENMOOR) NW Slopes S 150.2 WILLOW TREE (HIGHLANDS) NW Slopes S 85.0 WILLOW TREE (PARAWEENA) NW Slopes S 76.0 WILLOW TREE (TEMI) NW Slopes S 52.4 WINGHAM (BUNGAY ROAD) MidNorth Coast S 94.0 WINGEN (MURRULLA) Hunter Valley 70.4 COONABARABRAN (MIRRIGUNDI) CW Slopes N 57.0 COONABARABRAN (BARINA) CW Slopes N *VICTORIA* 77.6 GALAH Mallee N	High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater): No short duration rainfall data available for this day
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
41.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 41.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 40.1 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 40.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 39.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA 39.4 LEARMONTH MILOS AWS COMPARISON W Pilbara WA	29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 27.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 27.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 27.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 26.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
13.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 14.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 15.0 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW 15.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 15.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-49.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 3.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS 4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 6.0 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+13.5 32.7 CAPE BORDA Kangaroo Is SA +12.2 38.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +12.2 34.6 MOUNT BARKER Mt Lofty Ranges SA +12.1 33.2 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA +12.1 34.7 MENINGIE Lower Murray SA	+10.6 24.8 PORT PIRIE BHAS Lower North SA +9.6 21.2 KIMBA W Agricultural SA +9.4 19.2 KEITH Upper SE SA +9.3 21.7 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA +8.9 17.8 NARACOORTE Lower SE SA
-8.1 21.2 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW -7.8 20.5 WELLINGTON (ZOUCH ST) CW Slopes S NSW -7.7 19.6 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW -7.6 21.8 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW -7.4 20.5 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW	-75.3 -49.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT -8.5 16.0 MILINGIMBI Arnhem NT -8.1 15.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA -3.8 20.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA -3.7 23.1 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. No wind data available for this day	Other extremes ..