Australian Weather News -- 22 FEB 2001

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 22 FEB 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 18:15 EDST on 24/02/01
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. 262.0 MOUNT FLORANCE W Pilbara WA 208.0 COOLAWANYAH W Pilbara WA 126.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 113.6 NEWMAN E Gascoyne WA 111.8 ELY CAMP N Peninsula QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* 72.0 NULLAGINE E Pilbara 208.0 COOLAWANYAH W Pilbara 95.0 MARILLANA W Pilbara 262.0 MOUNT FLORANCE W Pilbara 126.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara 68.0 BULLOO DOWNS E Gascoyne 77.0 MILGUN E Gascoyne 56.8 MOUNT VERNON E Gascoyne 80.0 WOODLANDS E Gascoyne 50.0 MOUNT CLERE E Gascoyne 113.6 NEWMAN E Gascoyne 96.0 MINGAH SPRINGS E Gascoyne 96.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne 98.6 TANGADEE E Gascoyne 79.1 TEN SIXTY SIX E Gascoyne *NORTHERN TERRITORY* 89.3 REDBANK MINE Roper-McArthur *QUEENSLAND* 54.2 BOOBY ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE N Peninsula 111.8 ELY CAMP N Peninsula	High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater): 12.0mm/h KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA : 6.0mm in 30 min to 21:00 13.3mm/h WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA : 120.0mm in 540 min to 03:00 10.1mm/h WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA : 121.0mm in 720 min to 03:00 10.0mm/h MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA : 30.0mm in 180 min to 21:00 13.0mm/h MOUNT AUGUSTUS E Gascoyne WA : 39.0mm in 180 min to 18:00 21.8mm/h LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA : 21.8mm in 60 min to 16:00 12.7mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 38.0mm in 180 min to 23:30 42.0mm/h MILINGIMBI Arnhem NT : 22.4mm in 32 min to 18:30 26.0mm/h MILINGIMBI Arnhem NT : 5.2mm in 12 min to 20:12 15.7mm/h MILINGIMBI Arnhem NT : 47.0mm in 180 min to 20:30 10.8mm/h MILINGIMBI Arnhem NT : 65.0mm in 360 min to 20:30
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.7 MARREE NE Pastoral SA 42.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 42.0 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA 42.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 41.6 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA	28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 27.1 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT 27.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA 27.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
11.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 12.7 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 15.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS 15.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 17.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS	3.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 4.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 6.4 BARREN TIER Central Plateau TAS 6.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 7.0 BRIDGETOWN SW & S Coast WA
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+6.4 36.1 KYABRAM (INST SUSTAINABLE AG) Lower North VIC +6.3 36.8 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC +6.2 41.6 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA +6.1 42.7 MARREE NE Pastoral SA +6.1 40.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW	+5.8 16.7 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS +4.6 20.9 HAY MILLER STREET Riverina W NSW +4.6 16.6 ST HELENS POST OFFICE E Coast TAS +4.3 14.2 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS +4.2 16.0 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
-12.2 24.4 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA -11.6 26.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA -11.5 26.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA -11.0 24.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA -10.9 29.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA	-5.7 8.0 KATANNING POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA -5.6 16.1 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD -5.2 18.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA -4.3 18.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA -4.3 10.7 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA -4.3 15.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD -4.3 16.4 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD -4.3 16.3 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. none reported	Other extremes ..