Australian Weather News -- 10 FEB 2001

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 10 FEB 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 12:36 EDST on 15/02/01
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. 89.0 MOUNT STUART W Pilbara WA 85.2 KUMARINA E Gascoyne WA 84.0 GLEN FLORRIE STATION W Pilbara WA 78.0 URALA W Pilbara WA 75.4 WAGAIT BEACH Darwin-Daly NT *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* 57.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara 53.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara 89.0 MOUNT STUART W Pilbara 84.0 GLEN FLORRIE STATION W Pilbara 53.2 EXMOUTH TOWN W Pilbara 78.0 URALA W Pilbara 57.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne 53.0 MIDDALYA W Gascoyne 53.0 YINNIETHARRA E Gascoyne 85.2 KUMARINA E Gascoyne *NORTHERN TERRITORY* 63.6 DARWIN RIVER DAM Darwin-Daly 75.4 WAGAIT BEACH Darwin-Daly 53.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly *QUEENSLAND* 69.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron 51.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron 63.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron *ISLANDS* 55.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands	High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater): 57.9mm/h KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA : 16.4mm in 17 min to 16:00 11.7mm/h ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA : 35.0mm in 180 min to 00:00 15.7mm/h DENHAM W Gascoyne WA : 47.0mm in 180 min to 18:00 25.0mm/h SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA : 25.0mm in 60 min to 17:00 16.7mm/h SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA : 50.0mm in 180 min to 18:00 39.6mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 19.8mm in 30 min to 09:00 11.3mm/h CAPE DON Darwin-Daly NT : 34.0mm in 180 min to 02:30 11.3mm/h CAPE DON Darwin-Daly NT : 34.0mm in 180 min to 03:30 25.6mm/h WARRUWI Arnhem NT : 12.8mm in 30 min to 00:00 31.6mm/h WARRUWI Arnhem NT : 15.8mm in 30 min to 23:30 18.0mm/h GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT : 54.0mm in 180 min to 14:30 108.0mm/h CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT : 10.8mm in 6 min to 13:29 96.0mm/h CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT : 1.6mm in 1 min to 13:30 11.3mm/h CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT : 34.0mm in 180 min to 14:30 32.5mm/h CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT : 16.8mm in 31 min to 17:13 29.2mm/h PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT : 23.4mm in 48 min to 16:18 36.0mm/h MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW: 9.0mm in 15 min to 18:00
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.0 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 42.0 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW 41.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 41.3 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW 41.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA 41.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD	29.9 MARREE NE Pastoral SA 29.0 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA 28.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 28.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 28.2 DAMPIER PORT E Pilbara WA 28.2 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
8.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 10.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 11.9 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 12.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 13.2 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS	3.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 4.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 4.7 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 5.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS 6.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+6.2 41.3 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +5.5 35.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW +5.3 33.2 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW +5.2 32.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW +5.2 27.5 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW	+11.0 17.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW +9.0 29.9 MARREE NE Pastoral SA +8.4 20.4 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW +7.9 28.2 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +7.9 19.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-13.5 23.0 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA -12.0 23.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA -8.4 17.4 OMEO Upper NE VIC -7.7 28.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA -7.2 24.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA	-5.2 9.0 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC -4.5 15.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -4.3 20.9 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT -4.2 10.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -4.2 9.2 HORSHAM (POLKEMMETT) Wimmera S VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT : 91 (130/ 70 ) at 23:54 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 109 (310/ 91 ) at 00:08 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 91 (250/ 65 ) at 06:49 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 93 (250/ 70 ) at 10:35	Other extremes ..