Australian Weather News -- 12 FEB 2001

Australian Weather News

Monday, 12 FEB 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 12:51 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. 187.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL 150.7 CHANNEL ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 142.0 BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur NT 133.2 HOWARD SPRINGS Darwin-Daly NT 130.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* 79.0 COBURN STATION W Gascoyne *NORTHERN TERRITORY* 150.7 CHANNEL ISLAND Darwin-Daly 77.6 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly 133.2 HOWARD SPRINGS Darwin-Daly 54.2 COCONUT GROVE Darwin-Daly 57.8 LARRAKEYAH Darwin-Daly 55.2 ELEVEN MILE RAAF Darwin-Daly 74.8 DARWIN RIVER DAM Darwin-Daly 101.4 THE PINES Darwin-Daly 98.2 DARWIN GOVERNMENT HOUSE Darwin-Daly 86.6 MCMINNS LAGOON Darwin-Daly 74.0 ELIZABETH VALLEY Darwin-Daly 52.4 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD Darwin-Daly 75.8 KARAMA Darwin-Daly 50.4 LABELLE DOWNS Darwin-Daly 60.0 ACACIA HILLS Darwin-Daly 54.0 LEANYER Darwin-Daly 98.0 MARY RIVER RANGERS Darwin-Daly 53.0 COOINDA AERODROME Darwin-Daly 100.4 BERRIMAH SIL Darwin-Daly 94.6 THORAK CEMETERY Darwin-Daly 69.0 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly 109.0 MARLOW'S LAGOON Darwin-Daly 51.8 WATERHOUSE Roper-McArthur 110.4 TANDANGLE HILL Roper-McArthur 91.6 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur 90.0 ELSEY Roper-McArthur 130.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur 102.2 GORRIE Roper-McArthur 72.4 GILNOCKIE Roper-McArthur 117.1 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur 57.0 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur 62.7 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur 98.2 REDBANK MINE Roper-McArthur 142.0 BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur 65.0 TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly 52.8 MARGARET DOWNS Darwin-Daly *QUEENSLAND* 91.4 BOOBY ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE N Peninsula 59.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula *ISLANDS* 187.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands	High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater): 13.2mm/h KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA : 6.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 66.0mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 2.2mm in 2 min to 01:31 84.0mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 2.8mm in 2 min to 01:33 35.0mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 7.0mm in 12 min to 01:45 27.0mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 7.2mm in 16 min to 21:30 60.0mm/h MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT : 3.0mm in 3 min to 23:24 10.3mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT : 24.8mm in 144 min to 00:12 15.3mm/h DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT : 46.0mm in 180 min to 02:30 17.4mm/h DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT : 18.8mm in 65 min to 02:32
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA 44.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA 44.0 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW 44.0 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW 43.8 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA	30.9 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA 29.1 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA 29.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 29.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA 29.0 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA 29.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
15.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 16.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 17.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 17.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 17.2 BARREN TIER Central Plateau TAS	2.4 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 3.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 5.1 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 5.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 7.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+9.6 35.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC +9.5 43.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA +9.1 44.0 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +8.8 42.2 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW +8.7 40.8 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW +8.7 40.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC	+11.9 30.9 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA +8.2 26.4 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW +8.0 28.9 MARREE NE Pastoral SA +7.5 28.6 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA +7.4 28.7 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +7.4 27.7 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-11.5 20.4 BALGAIR Eucla WA -9.8 24.7 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA -9.8 25.6 LEONORA Goldfields WA -8.9 23.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA -8.5 28.0 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA -8.5 27.5 WAVE HILL Victoria NT	-5.5 8.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS -5.0 11.0 PINGELLY Gt Southern WA -4.3 10.2 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC -4.0 11.2 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA -3.9 11.8 KARNET Lower West WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR : 85 (280/ 63 ) at 05:15	Other extremes ..