Australian Weather News -- 30 JAN 2001

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 30 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 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. 180.6 BAMAGA N Peninsula QLD 115.0 BERESFORD STATION Central West QLD 103.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT 92.0 BELLATA POST OFFICE NW Plains E NSW 81.2 MUNGALLALA Warrego QLD 72.0 FRANKFIELD STATION Central West QLD 69.6 WALLACE ROCK HOLE Alice Springs NT 69.0 ATULA Alice Springs NT 65.2 TILMOUTH WELL Alice Springs NT 64.8 HOWARD SPRINGS Darwin-Daly NT 62.2 UNDOOLYA Alice Springs NT 61.1 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT 58.8 NARRABRI WEST POST OFFICE NW Plains E NSW 55.0 RINGWOOD Alice Springs NT 53.2 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA 52.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT	High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater): 25.5mm/h BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA : 3.4mm in 8 min to 20:38 24.6mm/h BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT : 26.2mm in 64 min to 15:30 27.0mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE Darwin-Daly NT : 27.0mm in 60 min to 23:30 27.6mm/h TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT : 13.8mm in 30 min to 01:30 48.0mm/h TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT : 24.0mm in 30 min to 02:00 86.0mm/h TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT : 43.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 10.3mm/h JERVOIS Alice Springs NT : 31.0mm in 180 min to 02:30 12.7mm/h RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT : 38.0mm in 180 min to 14:30 11.6mm/h ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA : 57.8mm in 300 min to 14:30 44.6mm/h MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD: 5.2mm in 7 min to 12:40 55.3mm/h RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD: 35.0mm in 38 min to 22:53 84.0mm/h RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD: 4.2mm in 3 min to 22:56 31.6mm/h PHOSPHATE HILL AIRPORT Northwest QLD: 5.8mm in 11 min to 18:26 49.0mm/h PHOSPHATE HILL AIRPORT Northwest QLD: 19.6mm in 24 min to 19:00 11.7mm/h INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD: 35.0mm in 180 min to 21:00 12.0mm/h GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD: 36.0mm in 180 min to 18:00 34.3mm/h COONAMBLE AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW: 8.0mm in 14 min to 08:14 28.0mm/h MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW: 5.6mm in 12 min to 07:16 40.4mm/h MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW: 20.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 73.2mm/h MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW: 36.6mm in 30 min to 22:30 4.2mm/h PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW: 24.2mm in 60 min to 18:00 35.2mm/h WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW: 17.6mm in 30 min to 19:00 50.0mm/h CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW: 5.0mm in 6 min to 11:06 44.6mm/h CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW: 18.6mm in 25 min to 11:31 144.0mm/h BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW: 2.4mm in 1 min to 15:17 44.9mm/h BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW: 32.2mm in 43 min to 16:00 14.7mm/h BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW: 44.0mm in 180 min to 18:00 78.0mm/h DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW: 15.6mm in 12 min to 13:00 28.0mm/h BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW: 14.0mm in 30 min to 15:00 27.6mm/h CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW: 13.8mm in 30 min to 15:30 32.8mm/h HOMEBUSH (OLYMPIC STADIUM) AWS Sydney--east NSW: 16.4mm in 30 min to 16:00
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.4 ENEABBA Central West WA 43.2 MULLEWA Central West WA 42.9 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA 41.7 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 41.7 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA	29.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA 29.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 28.7 DAMPIER PORT E Pilbara WA 28.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
8.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 9.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 10.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 10.9 BARREN TIER Central Plateau TAS 12.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC	1.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 3.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 3.7 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 4.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 5.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+11.2 41.2 JURIEN Lower West WA +11.1 36.3 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +10.5 36.7 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA +10.4 39.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA +9.9 37.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA	+8.3 25.2 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +8.2 27.0 ENEABBA Central West WA +7.1 26.0 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA +7.1 24.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA +7.0 27.4 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-12.2 24.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -11.9 23.0 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW -11.0 25.3 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -10.6 23.0 NARRABRI WEST POST OFFICE NW Plains E NSW -10.1 23.0 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW	-5.3 7.2 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS -4.2 9.0 HORSHAM (POLKEMMETT) Wimmera S VIC -4.0 7.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA -4.0 7.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS -3.3 12.0 EYRE Eucla WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA : 83 ( 20/ 69 ) at 09:08 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 93 (290/ 69 ) at 03:07	Other extremes ..