Australian Weather News -- 18 MAR 2001

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 18 MAR 2001

Heavy rain, storms continue across northern WA, NT

The monsoon continued to pack a punch across WA's Kimberley region and the NT Top End today. Heavy falls, often associated with thunderstorms, were reported overnight and through the day. A storm complex that developed over northeastern WA yesterday evening extended east into the NT overnight giving heavy falls northwest of Alice Springs. Vaughan Springs, 350km NW of the Alice, recorded 77mm to 9am, while Mount Allan, 150km east of Vaughan Springs, recorded 63.6. Another storm complex that developed under a broad area of upper divergence around Broome late this afternoon drifted southwest, giving Shelamar Homestead, 130km SSW of Broome, 130mm overnight into Monday.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 09:50 EDST on 20/03/01
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. 104.0 JINDARE Darwin-Daly NT 77.0 VAUGHAN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT 63.6 MOUNT ALLAN Alice Springs NT 55.0 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 55.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* 51.0 MOUNT HART STATION *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Roper-McArthur 55.0 CENTRE ISLAND Darwin-Daly 104.0 JINDARE 55.0 PORT KEATS AERO Alice Springs 77.0 VAUGHAN SPRINGS 63.6 MOUNT ALLAN	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 27.4mm in 19 min to 09:00 86.5mm/h 27.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 27.6mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME 32.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.7mm/h *W Pilbara* MARDIE 15.4mm in 10 min to 15:30 92.4mm/h 11.2mm in 4 min to 15:34 168.0mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h *E Gascoyne* NEWMAN AERO 23.4mm in 1 hr 9 min to 00:00 20.3mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* PIRLANGIMPI 30.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 10.0mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 36.6mm in 2 hr to 16:30 18.3mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 12.7mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Brisbane/SE Coast* NAMBOUR DPI 13.2mm in 27 min to 17:27 29.3mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* CAPE FOURCROY 32.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 64.0mm/h 32.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 32.0mm/h 16.6mm in 30 min to 19:00 33.2mm/h 48.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 48.6mm/h 27.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 27.6mm/h 66.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 22.0mm/h 66.0mm in 6 hr to 20:30 11.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
40.8 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 40.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 40.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD 40.0 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD 39.2 JULIA CREEK POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD	27.2 DAMPIER PORT E Pilbara WA 26.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 26.6 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 26.6 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 26.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
6.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 7.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 8.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 8.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 8.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 8.8 BARREN TIER Central Plateau TAS	-0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 2.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.6 31.5 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC +7.7 34.2 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA +7.0 32.1 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA +6.9 36.5 HYDEN Gt Southern WA +6.9 34.8 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA	+6.5 15.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS +5.9 14.1 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS +5.4 23.5 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +5.4 14.2 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE OFFICE Southeast TAS +5.4 13.3 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
-9.3 21.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW -9.2 24.6 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT -8.1 14.9 OMEO Upper NE VIC -7.8 21.5 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW -7.5 16.4 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC	-7.9 9.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW -7.6 5.1 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW -7.3 10.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW -6.8 8.2 WELLINGTON RESEARCH CENTRE CW Slopes S NSW -6.7 11.5 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION Hunter Valley NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 115 (240/100 ) at 00:00 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 W Gippsland VIC: 76 (254/ 63 ) at 00:20 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 76 (180/ 65 ) at 20:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 83 (200/ 70 ) at 02:00	Other extremes ..