Australian Weather News -- 15 JAN 2001

Australian Weather News

Monday, 15 JAN 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 18:03 EDST on 17/01/01
Quality control note: Data is complete, and has been visually checked by AWN for gross errors. Less obvious errors may remain. 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. 200.0 BAMAGA N Peninsula QLD 48.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 43.2 WAVE HILL Victoria NT 43.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 41.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA	High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater): 13.2mm/h KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA : 6.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 44.0mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA : 2.2mm in 3 min to 06:03 21.5mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA : 20.4mm in 57 min to 07:00 18.4mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA : 18.4mm in 60 min to 22:00 42.4mm/h FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA : 22.6mm in 32 min to 13:00 20.0mm/h GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA : 5.0mm in 15 min to 17:30 39.6mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 13.2mm in 20 min to 09:00 33.0mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 2.2mm in 4 min to 21:39 15.6mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 15.6mm in 60 min to 18:30 10.8mm/h ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT : 65.0mm in 360 min to 14:30 25.2mm/h GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT : 4.2mm in 10 min to 18:30 18.5mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT : 18.2mm in 59 min to 22:29 24.4mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT : 24.8mm in 61 min to 23:30
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
48.0 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW 47.6 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW 47.4 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE COMPARISON Far SW QLD 47.2 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW 47.2 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW 47.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD 47.0 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW 47.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW 47.0 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW 47.0 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW	33.0 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW 32.6 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW 32.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD 31.8 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW 31.1 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE COMPARISON Far SW QLD 30.4 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW 30.4 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
10.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 13.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS 13.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 13.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 13.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS 14.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS	4.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 4.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 5.7 BARREN TIER Central Plateau TAS 6.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 6.7 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 8.0 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+16.8 44.7 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW +16.8 44.8 LIVERPOOL (WHITLAM CENTRE) Sydney--west NSW +16.4 42.9 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW +15.2 43.2 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW +15.1 44.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW +15.0 42.8 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW	+14.8 31.8 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW +12.3 30.4 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW +12.3 28.7 HAY MILLER STREET Riverina W NSW +11.3 25.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC +11.2 26.4 OUYEN POST OFFICE Mallee N VIC +11.1 32.6 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +11.1 27.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC +11.1 26.1 KERANG POST OFFICE Lower North VIC
-6.4 32.0 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT -5.7 13.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS -5.5 31.7 WAVE HILL Victoria NT -5.2 31.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT -4.8 23.9 MURRAY BRIDGE Lower Murray SA -4.7 32.4 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA	-6.5 8.0 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA -5.4 14.0 MULLEWA Central West WA -5.3 13.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA -5.3 16.7 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD -5.3 19.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD -5.1 16.8 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD -5.1 18.3 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW: 100 (160/ 82 ) at 20:55 FORT DENISON Sydney--east NSW: 128 (160/ 56 ) at 19:30 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW: 100 (160/ 78 ) at 18:59 KURNELL AWS Sydney--east NSW: 85 (160/ 63 ) at 19:08 LITTLE BAY (THE COAST GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW: 89 (180/ 63 ) at 19:22 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW: 95 (150/ 63 ) at 19:00 HOMEBUSH (OLYMPIC STADIUM) AWS Sydney--east NSW: 98 (150/ 65 ) at 19:30 NORTH HEAD Sydney--east NSW: 91 (160/ 65 ) at 19:56 SYDNEY HARBOUR (SHARK ISLAND) Sydney--east NSW: 95 (180/ 61 ) at 19:11 SYDNEY HARBOUR (CANNAE POINT) Sydney--east NSW: 146 (150/ 50 ) at 23:55 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW: 82 (140/ 65 ) at 19:14 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW: 87 (160/ 67 ) at 18:46 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION Illawarra NSW: 89 (190/ 72 ) at 16:47 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW: 85 (190/ 67 ) at 18:30 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW: 87 (180/ 63 ) at 17:46 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 89 (190/ 69 ) at 19:24 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 108 (220/ 87 ) at 15:37 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC: 117 (330/ 28 ) at 07:12 ??? WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 96 (250/ 72 ) at 14:30 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 W Gippsland VIC: 85 (252/ 72 ) at 12:00 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 76 (240/ 65 ) at 07:56 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 102 (230/ 78 ) at 11:00 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 83 (200/ 67 ) at 15:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 98 (280/ 83 ) at 08:53 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 124 (220/ 89 ) at 12:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 91 (280/ 61 ) at 08:41	Other extremes ..