Australian Weather News -- 29 JAN 2001

Australian Weather News

Monday, 29 JAN 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 14:50 EDST on 31/01/01
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. 122.2 BAMAGA N Peninsula QLD 111.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 111.0 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT 109.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT 98.4 WILDMAN RANGERS Darwin-Daly NT 77.0 SUDLEY STATION N Peninsula QLD 77.0 MT WALLABY Wide Bay/Burnett QLD 76.0 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE N Peninsula QLD 71.0 BROOWEENA LAHEY ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 65.2 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW 58.2 CARMOR PLAINS Darwin-Daly NT 55.6 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA 55.0 FLORINA Darwin-Daly NT 54.2 ALICE SPRINGS EAST SIDE Alice Springs NT 53.2 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT 53.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA 53.0 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT 50.0 GLENWOOD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD	High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater): 15.4mm/h KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA : 15.4mm in 60 min to 02:00 43.2mm/h WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA : 21.6mm in 30 min to 00:30 58.0mm/h WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA : 29.0mm in 30 min to 01:00 88.7mm/h MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA : 26.6mm in 18 min to 03:48 302.0mm/h MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA : 30.2mm in 6 min to 03:54 24.3mm/h WARRUWI Arnhem NT : 36.4mm in 90 min to 01:00 32.8mm/h LAJAMANU Victoria NT : 29.0mm in 53 min to 21:30 61.7mm/h ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT : 14.4mm in 14 min to 19:30 44.8mm/h ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT : 22.4mm in 30 min to 20:00 29.4mm/h ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT : 29.4mm in 60 min to 22:00 35.3mm/h RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT : 106.0mm in 180 min to 05:30 11.0mm/h THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD: 33.0mm in 180 min to 15:00
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 42.6 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 41.7 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD 41.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 41.2 HUGHENDEN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD	32.5 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT 29.4 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD 28.5 DAMPIER PORT E Pilbara WA 28.4 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 28.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 28.0 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 28.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 28.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA 28.0 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
8.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 11.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 12.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 14.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS 15.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS	2.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 4.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 4.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 4.7 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+5.6 27.7 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS +5.4 41.2 HUGHENDEN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD +5.1 40.7 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD +5.1 38.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW +5.1 36.6 COWRA AIRPORT CW Slopes S NSW	+6.1 25.2 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +5.8 29.4 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD +5.4 18.6 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW +5.3 23.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD +5.1 24.0 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW
-9.7 27.8 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT -8.5 28.4 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -8.0 33.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA -7.2 29.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -6.3 31.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA	-8.3 5.5 DONNYBROOK SW & S Coast WA -7.2 6.6 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC -6.7 10.4 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA -6.3 7.3 CAPE NORTHUMBERLAND Lower SE SA -5.9 13.5 MULLEWA Central West WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA : 113 (140/ 28 ) at 03:48 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 82 (300/ 63 ) at 22:58	Other extremes ..