Australian Weather News

Saturday, 14 APR 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 19:00 EDST on 15/04/01

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.

64.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD
60.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
59.0 TULLY TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
56.0 JARRA CREEK TM N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
60.0 HORN ISLAND
    N Coast--Herbert
64.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST
59.0 TULLY TM
56.0 JARRA CREEK TM

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

No reports of high short duration rainfall

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
38.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.5 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
38.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
37.9 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
37.7 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.1 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
26.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
26.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
9.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
 -4.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-3.2 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.6 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+10.6   34.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.1   33.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
+7.0   34.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+6.5   34.9 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.4   28.0 PORT LINCOLN W Agricultural SA
 +7.7   16.0 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+6.0   12.4 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS
+6.0   18.1 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA
+5.0   15.8 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA
+5.0   14.0 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
-4.6   17.2 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.9   22.9 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-3.6   17.0 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
-3.4   14.4 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-3.1   18.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
 -8.7   3.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
-8.7   0.0 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-8.1   1.7 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
-7.6   -0.7 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-7.5   1.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-7.5   1.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

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

MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 98 (320/ 76 ) at 22:49
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 87 (290/ 67 ) at 13:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 111 (290/ 87 ) at 10:00

Other extremes

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