Australian Weather News -- 01 MAR 2001

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 01 MAR 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 20:39 EDST on 11/03/01
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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Lowest minimum temperature for March: Cape Northumberland SA: 4.5 (4.6, 40) Cashmere AP Portland Vic: 3.0 (3.5, 19)
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. 118.5 REDBANK MINE Roper-McArthur NT 106.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT 89.6 WAVE HILL Victoria NT 87.8 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT 84.4 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* 84.4 KURI BAY *W Kimberley* 51.2 DAMPIER DOWNS *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Roper-McArthur 118.5 REDBANK MINE 78.6 WATERHOUSE 62.2 NATHAN RIVER 51.2 TANDANGLE HILL Victoria 89.6 WAVE HILL 53.0 LAJAMANU Darwin-Daly 87.8 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM 72.0 TINDAL RAAF 64.2 ASYLUM Barkly 106.0 ELLIOTT *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Barron 59.0 RAVENSHOE ALERT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* DERBY AERO 15.8mm in 28 min to 22:29 33.9mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* MILINGIMBI 5.2mm in 12 min to 15:42 26.0mm/h *Victoria* LAJAMANU 18.4mm in 1 hr 6 min to 04:30 16.7mm/h WAVE HILL 34.0mm in 3 hr to 05:30 11.3mm/h *Darwin-Daly* JABIRU AIRPORT 30.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 10.0mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 23.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 23.8mm/h MANGO FARM 59.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 19.7mm/h *Barkly* TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 18.4mm in 30 min to 23:30 36.8mm/h *Alice Springs* ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 15.4mm in 30 min to 21:30 30.8mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 22.4mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *MidNorth Coast N* KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 7.8mm in 18 min to 14:00 26.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.7 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 42.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD 42.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 42.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 41.8 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD	32.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 30.2 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 29.3 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD 29.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD 29.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
11.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 13.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 14.1 BARREN TIER Central Plateau TAS 15.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 15.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS	-4.8 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -1.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS -1.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS 0.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.9 41.2 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD +8.5 40.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD +8.5 41.8 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD +8.4 41.4 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE COMPARISON Far SW QLD +8.1 42.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD +8.1 38.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW	+9.2 30.2 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD +8.8 29.3 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD +8.8 27.2 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +8.7 28.8 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE COMPARISON Far SW QLD +8.5 27.3 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
-8.6 27.0 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA -8.4 25.0 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT -7.6 28.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT -7.4 29.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA -7.0 27.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT	-8.8 3.0 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC -8.3 4.5 CAPE NORTHUMBERLAND Lower SE SA -7.9 1.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS -7.5 5.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA : 70 ( 60/ 69 ) at 10:29 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR : ******* (280/ 69 ) at 16:00	Other extremes ..