Australian Weather News -- 21 JAN 2001

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 21 JAN 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 20:02 EDST on 23/01/01
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. 132.6 BOWGADA Central West WA 98.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD 81.0 EAST MACKAY Central Coast E QLD 77.0 BONNIE ROCK Cent Wheatbelt WA 77.0 WANDINA W Gascoyne WA 75.8 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD 72.4 MACKAY MO Central Coast E QLD 72.0 PRESTWOOD STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD 67.0 ABINGDON DOWNS STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD 63.0 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD 59.0 BARNONG Murchison WA 58.2 MELLENBYE NEW Central West WA 58.0 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD 57.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL 54.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA 54.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA 53.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA	High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater): 38.4mm/h WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA : 3.2mm in 5 min to 04:01 76.6mm/h WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA : 16.6mm in 13 min to 06:30 108.0mm/h MOUNT WALTON EAST IWDF Goldfields WA : 1.8mm in 1 min to 16:31 33.0mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT : 11.0mm in 20 min to 04:30 26.8mm/h MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD: 13.4mm in 30 min to 12:30 25.8mm/h MACKAY MO Central Coast E QLD: 5.6mm in 13 min to 06:13 86.6mm/h NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL: 40.4mm in 28 min to 16:53 19.0mm/h NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL: 57.0mm in 180 min to 04:30
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA 44.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA 44.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 43.7 MARREE NE Pastoral SA 43.1 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA	29.1 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT 29.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 29.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 29.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT
14.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 15.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 17.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 18.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC 19.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 19.0 STH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC 19.0 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC 19.0 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC 19.0 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS 19.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 19.0 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS 19.0 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS	-0.8 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 1.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS 1.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS 2.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 3.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+12.8 40.9 PRICE Yorke Peninsula SA +10.0 38.7 EUDUNDA Lower Murray SA +9.9 41.0 KIMBA W Agricultural SA +9.5 42.3 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA +9.2 31.7 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC	+9.3 25.7 HAY MILLER STREET Riverina W NSW +9.0 25.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC +8.7 27.0 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW +8.7 24.4 DENILIQUIN POST OFFICE Riverina E NSW +8.3 22.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-9.6 24.0 HYDEN Gt Southern WA -9.3 25.3 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -8.6 30.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA -8.5 28.6 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA -8.5 25.2 NAREMBEEN Gt Southern WA	-7.5 7.0 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA -7.0 4.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS -6.4 1.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS -5.8 19.6 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA -5.1 7.0 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA : 104 (100/ 82 ) at 06:17 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA : 82 (110/ 63 ) at 11:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 80 (310/ 70 ) at 04:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 98 (250/ 76 ) at 00:30	Other extremes ..