Australian Weather News -- 30 MAR 2001

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Friday, 30 MAR 2001

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Cold nights continue to set records

Unusually cold minimum temperatures continued across much of the country. See this special report.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 17:41 EDST on 31/03/01
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 (no new records, but see special report)
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. 148.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD 126.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD 121.2 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD 118.4 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD 113.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Roper-McArthur 54.2 WATERHOUSE *QUEENSLAND* Upper Carpentaria 56.6 MT PLEASANT STATION N Coast--Barron 148.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE 113.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 60.0 BOLINDA ESTATE TM 54.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE 50.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Herbert 126.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 121.2 INNISFAIL 118.4 DARADGEE 97.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT 87.0 TUNG OIL TM 84.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST 80.0 TULLY TM 76.0 JARRA CREEK TM 72.0 TUNG OIL ALERT 69.2 LUCINDA POST OFFICE 69.0 HALIFAX SCOTT RD 68.0 MARCO STREET ALERT 66.0 CORSIS ALERT 64.0 HALIFAX ALERT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *N Coast--Barron* LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 20.8mm in 14 min to 05:14 89.1mm/h 15.0mm in 34 min to 05:48 26.5mm/h 37.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 37.2mm/h 66.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 22.0mm/h 8.8mm in 21 min to 10:39 25.1mm/h 9.0mm in 21 min to 11:00 25.7mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h *N Coast--Herbert* INNISFAIL 59.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 19.7mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 23.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 23.2mm/h 31.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 31.4mm/h 55.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 18.3mm/h 8.2mm in 15 min to 06:15 32.8mm/h 15.4mm in 45 min to 07:00 20.5mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 23.6mm/h 24.8mm in 47 min to 07:47 31.7mm/h 26.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 26.0mm/h 53.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 17.7mm/h LUCINDA POINT 36.0mm in 3 hr 17 min to 04:00 11.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
38.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 37.2 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 37.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 37.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA 37.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA	27.3 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 26.5 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
7.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 10.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 11.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 12.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 12.9 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS	-4.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -3.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -1.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 0.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW 0.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+5.0 33.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA +3.6 24.4 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS +3.5 36.7 ENEABBA Central West WA +3.0 30.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +2.7 28.1 EYRE Eucla WA +2.7 32.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA	+3.3 16.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA +2.8 16.5 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA +2.8 22.7 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD +2.4 23.8 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD +1.9 23.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-8.7 15.3 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA -6.9 27.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA -6.7 17.5 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA -6.7 27.1 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT -6.6 17.4 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA	-11.1 6.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -10.6 10.2 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA -10.1 8.0 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -10.1 2.2 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA -9.4 10.4 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT
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 (120/ 70 ) at 09:19 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 76 (140/ 69 ) at 05:49 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands : 72 (120/ 63 ) at 77:02	Other extremes ..