Australian Weather News -- 28 FEB 2001

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 28 FEB 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 21:03 EDST on 01/03/01
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. 176.0 WESTMORELAND STATION Gulf Country QLD 155.5 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT 140.4 KINGFISHER CAMP Gulf Country QLD 111.0 BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur NT 104.2 REDBANK MINE Roper-McArthur NT *NORTHERN TERRITORY* 70.8 DARWIN RIVER DAM Darwin-Daly 61.0 MCMINNS LAGOON Darwin-Daly 57.4 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK Darwin-Daly 76.0 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly 155.5 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur 58.2 NUTWOOD DOWNS Roper-McArthur 74.0 GORRIE Roper-McArthur 92.1 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur 104.2 REDBANK MINE Roper-McArthur 63.4 NATHAN RIVER Roper-McArthur 59.2 BENMARA Roper-McArthur 111.0 BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur 54.4 ELLIOTT Barkly *QUEENSLAND* 92.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country 176.0 WESTMORELAND STATION Gulf Country 61.4 LAWN HILL GORGE NPWS Gulf Country 140.4 KINGFISHER CAMP Gulf Country 85.2 SOUTH MOSSMAN ALCHERA DVE N Coast--Barron	High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater): 12.6mm/h WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA : 4.4mm in 21 min to 00:00 12.7mm/h WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA : 38.0mm in 180 min to 00:00 14.0mm/h KURI BAY N Kimberley WA : 84.0mm in 360 min to 15:00 39.8mm/h KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA : 39.8mm in 60 min to 04:00 13.3mm/h KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA : 40.0mm in 180 min to 06:00 103.2mm/h HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA : 8.6mm in 5 min to 04:05 76.5mm/h HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA : 10.2mm in 8 min to 04:13 26.8mm/h BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA : 5.8mm in 13 min to 22:00 35.0mm/h DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA : 14.0mm in 24 min to 21:00 10.3mm/h PAYNES FIND Murchison WA : 31.0mm in 180 min to 18:00 72.0mm/h PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA : 6.0mm in 5 min to 18:00 60.0mm/h PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA : 1.0mm in 1 min to 18:01 104.0mm/h DALWALLINU Central West WA : 5.2mm in 3 min to 13:15 135.0mm/h DALWALLINU Central West WA : 9.0mm in 4 min to 13:19 48.0mm/h NARAWILLI Arnhem NT : 0.8mm in 1 min to 10:40 15.0mm/h WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT : 45.0mm in 180 min to 05:30 26.8mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT : 26.8mm in 60 min to 22:30 10.7mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT : 32.0mm in 180 min to 23:30 48.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT : 8.8mm in 11 min to 16:00 51.6mm/h TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT : 25.8mm in 30 min to 16:30 12.3mm/h TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT : 37.0mm in 180 min to 17:30 10.2mm/h TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT : 61.0mm in 360 min to 20:30 30.5mm/h PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT : 5.6mm in 11 min to 21:30 28.0mm/h PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT : 14.0mm in 30 min to 22:00 11.0mm/h PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT : 33.0mm in 180 min to 23:30 20.3mm/h ELLIOTT Barkly NT : 61.0mm in 180 min to 11:30 14.3mm/h ELLIOTT Barkly NT : 86.0mm in 360 min to 14:30 32.8mm/h GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW: 22.4mm in 41 min to 18:00 63.0mm/h SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW: 16.8mm in 16 min to 16:16 28.3mm/h SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW: 6.6mm in 14 min to 16:30 40.0mm/h BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW: 6.0mm in 9 min to 16:07 56.3mm/h BADGERYS CREEK AIRPORT AWS Sydney--west NSW: 12.2mm in 13 min to 15:49 48.0mm/h BADGERYS CREEK AIRPORT AWS Sydney--west NSW: 0.8mm in 1 min to 15:50 42.0mm/h BADGERYS CREEK AIRPORT AWS Sydney--west NSW: 7.0mm in 10 min to 16:00 45.2mm/h PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW: 9.8mm in 13 min to 16:13 64.4mm/h WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW: 32.2mm in 30 min to 08:30
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.1 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD 42.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD 42.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 41.7 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 41.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 41.0 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD 41.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD	31.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 30.7 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 28.5 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA 28.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA 28.5 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
7.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 9.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 11.0 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 11.9 BARREN TIER Central Plateau TAS	1.8 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 3.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 3.7 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS 4.0 BARREN TIER Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.6 34.0 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION Hunter Valley NSW +7.3 39.9 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +7.0 33.0 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA +7.0 34.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW +6.7 40.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD +6.7 42.1 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD +6.7 33.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW	+7.4 21.7 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW +7.2 13.9 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW +7.2 13.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW +7.1 19.1 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW +6.8 24.0 WYALONG POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
-11.1 25.5 ELLIOTT Barkly NT -9.7 26.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT -7.6 29.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT -7.1 29.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD -6.8 28.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT	-6.3 8.5 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA -6.2 3.7 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS -5.7 9.3 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA -5.0 8.4 HORSHAM (POLKEMMETT) Wimmera S VIC -4.9 8.2 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA : 93 (130/ 72 ) at 18:17 DALWALLINU Central West WA : 113 (240/ 32 ) at 13:15 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW: 76 (180/ 70 ) at 17:22 SYDNEY HARBOUR (CANNAE POINT) Sydney--east NSW: 93 (200/ 80 ) at 16:23 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 78 (330/ 63 ) at 04:00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 91 (250/ 72 ) at 18:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 89 (240/ 69 ) at 06:30	Other extremes ..