Australian Weather News -- 03 MAR 2001

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 03 MAR 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 18:31 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 (none known)
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. 115.0 FOX RIVER E Kimberley WA 103.0 KACHANA E Kimberley WA 96.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA 96.0 MOUNT HART STATION W Kimberley WA 95.2 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* 95.2 DOONGAN 67.6 KALUMBURU MISSION 67.1 KURI BAY 65.0 KALUMBURU 64.6 MOUNT ELIZABETH *E Kimberley* 115.0 FOX RIVER 103.0 KACHANA 96.9 WARMUN 76.0 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 74.2 MOUNT WINIFRED 70.2 MARGARET RIVER 57.4 LISSADELL *W Kimberley* 96.0 MOUNT HART STATION *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Victoria 71.2 ROSEWOOD Darwin-Daly 62.4 DUNDEE BEACH SCHOOL Alice Springs 62.4 MOUNT ALLAN *QUEENSLAND* Central Highlands 60.0 COMET POST OFFICE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* KALUMBURU 26.6mm in 39 min to 06:39 40.9mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.7mm/h *E Kimberley* HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 15.8mm in 31 min to 08:00 30.6mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 15.8mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.7mm/h *W Kimberley* BROOME AIRPORT 11.0mm in 22 min to 21:30 30.0mm/h FITZROY CROSSING AERO 26.2mm in 57 min to 19:57 27.6mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.3mm/h WEST ROEBUCK 12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 5.6mm in 11 min to 13:48 30.5mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 17.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 17.0mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* CAPE FOURCROY 24.8mm in 19 min to 07:30 78.3mm/h 24.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 24.8mm/h 1.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 1.4mm/h 43.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 14.3mm/h *N Peninsula* HORN ISLAND 40.4mm in 1 hr 5 min to 12:00 37.3mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 15.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.3 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 42.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 42.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 42.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA 41.7 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA	29.0 DAMPIER PORT E Pilbara WA 28.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 28.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 28.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT 28.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
16.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 17.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 18.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 18.5 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW 18.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 18.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS	-2.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 2.4 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 3.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC 3.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+12.5 36.7 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +12.1 41.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA +11.6 39.2 KARNET Lower West WA +11.2 42.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA +11.2 38.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA	+9.1 25.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA +9.0 25.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA +8.1 24.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA +8.0 24.3 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA +7.8 25.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-11.2 22.6 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT -10.9 23.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA -9.6 27.6 BALGO HILLS Interior WA -9.5 22.7 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -8.5 27.1 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA	-5.3 -2.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -4.5 7.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC -4.1 7.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC -3.8 7.5 HORSHAM (POLKEMMETT) Wimmera S VIC -3.8 6.0 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC -3.8 8.0 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 83 (140/ 70 ) at 10:51 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 76 (160/ 65 ) at 21:00	Other extremes ..