Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 14 MAR 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 17:56 EDST on 15/03/01

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.

82.0 CAPE KEERWEER N Peninsula QLD
66.8 WALLUMBILLA POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
46.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD
44.6 CHANNEL ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
38.4 GREENHAVEN N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Darwin-Daly
44.6 CHANNEL ISLAND

QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
82.0 CAPE KEERWEER
    N Coast--Barron
46.0 DAINTREE TEA
38.4 GREENHAVEN
    Maranoa
66.8 WALLUMBILLA POST OFFICE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
9.2mm in 10 min to 12:00 55.2mm/h
    Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
22.2mm in 54 min to 18:35 24.7mm/h
MORNINGTON ISLAND
5.0mm in 6 min to 13:06 50.0mm/h
11.0mm in 24 min to 13:30 27.5mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 24.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
    NW Plains E
MOREE AERO
12.2mm in 18 min to 15:48 40.7mm/h
19.0mm in 30 min to 22:30 38.0mm/h

ISLANDS
    Islands
CAPE FOURCROY
21.2mm in 30 min to 04:00 42.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 21.2mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 21.4mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
40.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
40.6 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
40.1 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
39.9 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
39.2 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
 28.8 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
27.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.1 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
27.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
27.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
12.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.5 BARREN TIER Central Plateau TAS
14.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
 -2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+6.8   40.1 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+6.2   40.6 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+6.0   31.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.6   30.7 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
+5.6   31.0 EYRE Eucla WA
 +6.5   24.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.1   27.1 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
+5.7   24.5 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.5   26.4 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+5.5   21.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-4.6   18.3 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-4.2   20.2 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-4.0   25.1 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-3.9   30.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-3.7   28.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
-3.7   25.3 JURIEN Lower West WA
 -8.4   6.8 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-7.6   10.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-7.3   6.9 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-7.2   7.5 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-7.0   4.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC

Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.

RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD: 72 (130/ 63 ) at 21:30

Other extremes

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