Australian Weather News -- 23 FEB 2001

Australian Weather News

Friday, 23 FEB 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 18:19 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. 116.0 ANNEAN Murchison WA 94.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA 94.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 92.6 KOONMARRA Murchison WA 86.8 WICKHAM POST OFFICE E Pilbara WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* 86.8 WICKHAM POST OFFICE E Pilbara 76.6 DAMPIER PORT E Pilbara 57.0 BERINGARRA Murchison 116.0 ANNEAN Murchison 92.6 KOONMARRA Murchison 69.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison 76.2 MOUNT AUGUSTUS E Gascoyne 50.0 MUNARRA Murchison 72.0 SANDSTONE POST OFFICE Goldfields 55.6 YEELIRRIE Goldfields 94.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields *NORTHERN TERRITORY* 60.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly 94.0 WARRUWI Arnhem 84.0 MILINGIMBI Arnhem	High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater): 12.0mm/h WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA : 4.8mm in 24 min to 07:00 20.6mm/h FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA : 20.6mm in 60 min to 01:00 23.3mm/h DAMPIER PORT E Pilbara WA : 70.0mm in 180 min to 03:00 11.7mm/h DAMPIER PORT E Pilbara WA : 70.0mm in 360 min to 03:00 31.0mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 31.0mm in 60 min to 00:30 38.8mm/h WARRUWI Arnhem NT : 19.4mm in 30 min to 02:00 30.8mm/h WARRUWI Arnhem NT : 15.4mm in 30 min to 02:30 17.3mm/h WARRUWI Arnhem NT : 52.0mm in 180 min to 02:30 28.0mm/h WARRUWI Arnhem NT : 14.0mm in 30 min to 03:00 36.8mm/h WARRUWI Arnhem NT : 18.4mm in 30 min to 03:30 11.7mm/h WARRUWI Arnhem NT : 35.0mm in 180 min to 05:30 188.0mm/h WARRUWI Arnhem NT : 94.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 33.0mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT : 33.0mm in 60 min to 01:30 12.3mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT : 37.0mm in 180 min to 02:30 79.2mm/h CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD: 6.6mm in 5 min to 22:00 19.7mm/h COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP N Coast--Barron QLD: 59.0mm in 180 min to 21:00 13.0mm/h COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP N Coast--Barron QLD: 78.0mm in 360 min to 21:00 29.8mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD: 29.8mm in 60 min to 21:00 19.3mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD: 58.0mm in 180 min to 21:00 13.0mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD: 78.0mm in 360 min to 21:00 32.6mm/h MAREEBA AIRPORT AWS N Coast--Barron QLD: 32.6mm in 60 min to 23:00 30.0mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD: 30.0mm in 60 min to 19:00 12.3mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD: 37.0mm in 180 min to 21:00 28.3mm/h HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD: 23.6mm in 50 min to 15:00 159.0mm/h TOOLONDO CFA Wimmera S VIC: 53.0mm in 20 min to 19:53 11.0mm/h WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL: 33.0mm in 180 min to 18:00 40.0mm/h WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL: 20.0mm in 30 min to 20:30 15.3mm/h WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL: 46.0mm in 180 min to 21:00 13.2mm/h WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL: 79.0mm in 360 min to 21:00
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.3 MARREE NE Pastoral SA 43.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 43.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 42.2 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 42.0 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 42.0 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA 42.0 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW 42.0 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW	28.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands ISL 27.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 27.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA 27.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 27.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD 27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
13.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 14.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 14.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 16.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 16.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS	-14.1 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA 4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 5.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 7.3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC 7.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.2 40.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW +7.7 33.3 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +7.6 41.5 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW +7.1 42.0 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +7.1 39.8 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW	+6.1 24.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA +6.0 23.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA +5.8 17.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS +5.5 18.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +5.5 18.0 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-11.1 22.5 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA -10.5 24.0 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA -10.4 22.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -10.0 21.2 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA -9.7 23.8 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA	-6.6 9.5 KADINA Yorke Peninsula SA -4.8 11.4 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA -4.5 12.0 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide Plains SA -4.1 21.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA -4.1 19.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA
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 ..