Australian Weather News -- 21 FEB 2001

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 21 FEB 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 20:12 EDST on 22/02/01
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. 201.0 WAUCHOPE (AVONDALE STREET) MidNorth Coast S NSW 196.6 WAUCHOPE (COMMERCE ST) MidNorth Coast S NSW 143.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW 140.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 113.0 WILSONS RIVER (TELEGRAPH POINT PWD (WILS MidNorth Coast S NSW *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* 81.0 CARLINDI E Pilbara 140.0 MANDORA E Pilbara 50.0 WALLAREENYA E Pilbara 92.2 WARRAWAGINE E Pilbara 84.0 YARRIE E Pilbara 56.0 TELFER AERO Interior *NEW SOUTH WALES* 61.0 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N 70.2 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N 63.0 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N 52.2 BELLINGEN HYDE STREET MidNorth Coast N 63.5 BULAHDELAH POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S 143.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S 58.4 GLOUCESTER POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S 88.4 LAURIETON POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S 87.6 PORT MACQUARIE (HILL STREET) MidNorth Coast S 100.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD) MidNorth Coast S 65.0 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) MidNorth Coast S 201.0 WAUCHOPE (AVONDALE STREET) MidNorth Coast S 80.0 LONG FLAT POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S 57.0 UPPER PAPPINBARRA (HILLCREST) MidNorth Coast S 51.2 GLOUCESTER (UPPER BOWMAN) MidNorth Coast S 55.6 ELANDS (BLACK SANDS CREEK) MidNorth Coast S 57.0 FORBES RIVER (BIRDWOOD) MidNorth Coast S 113.0 WILSONS RIVER (TELEGRAPH POINT PWD (WILS MidNorth Coast S 196.6 WAUCHOPE (COMMERCE ST) MidNorth Coast S 71.8 BRETTI-MACKAY (BARNARD RIVER) MidNorth Coast S 59.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S 51.0 DUNGOG POST OFFICE Hunter Valley 74.4 CARROW BROOK Hunter Valley 77.0 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley	High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater): 10.0mm/h KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA : 10.0mm in 60 min to 15:00 11.0mm/h NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA : 33.0mm in 180 min to 15:00 23.9mm/h CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA : 54.6mm in 137 min to 11:47 36.7mm/h BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW: 10.4mm in 17 min to 19:00 84.0mm/h BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW: 1.4mm in 1 min to 19:01 27.8mm/h BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW: 8.8mm in 19 min to 19:20
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.2 MARREE NE Pastoral SA 42.1 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA 42.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA 41.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 41.5 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD	28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 27.3 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT 27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 27.0 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 27.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 27.0 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT 27.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT 27.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands ISL
17.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 17.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 18.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 18.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 19.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW	2.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 7.0 BUSSELTON AERO SW & S Coast WA 7.0 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA 7.0 BUNBURY SW & S Coast WA 7.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+14.1 38.8 HEYWOOD FORESTRY W Coast VIC +10.9 33.9 ST HELENS POST OFFICE E Coast TAS +10.8 36.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +10.5 31.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC +10.3 33.2 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS	+12.2 26.0 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC +11.0 23.0 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC +10.2 15.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS +9.8 22.3 NARACOORTE Lower SE SA +9.4 20.2 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
-11.9 28.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA -11.2 26.4 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA -10.2 28.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA -10.1 26.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA -8.5 28.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA	-7.8 7.0 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA -6.3 11.9 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA -6.2 8.1 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA -6.0 11.6 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -6.0 10.9 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -6.0 11.9 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -6.0 10.5 BEVERLEY Gt Southern WA -6.0 9.2 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA -6.0 8.7 WAGIN Gt Southern WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 76 (200/ 63 ) at 03:30 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 W Gippsland VIC: 70 ( 69/ 63 ) at 00:00 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 74 (210/ 67 ) at 19:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 85 (300/ 67 ) at 05:08	Other extremes ..