Australian Weather News -- 18 APR 2001

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 18 APR 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 22:34 EDST on 19/04/01
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 (not checked or entered yet)
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. 143.6 COX PENINSULA TRANSMITTER Darwin-Daly NT 94.0 FARAWAY BAY N Kimberley WA 94.0 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT 61.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands 41.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* 94.0 FARAWAY BAY *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 143.6 COX PENINSULA TRANSMITTER 94.0 PIRLANGIMPI *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Barron 41.0 TOPAZ *ISLANDS* Islands 61.0 CAPE FOURCROY	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. No reports of high short-duration rain.
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
39.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 38.4 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA 38.2 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 38.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 38.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 38.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 38.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA	28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 27.7 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 27.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 27.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA 27.0 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT 27.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
10.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 11.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 12.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 12.7 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 13.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW	1.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS 1.9 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 2.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW 2.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 2.5 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+11.9 36.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +11.7 34.0 PRICE Yorke Peninsula SA +11.4 31.8 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA +11.0 34.1 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA +11.0 34.2 MURRAY BRIDGE Lower Murray SA	+6.5 18.8 MAITLAND Yorke Peninsula SA +6.4 14.6 MOUNT BARKER Mt Lofty Ranges SA +6.4 15.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA +6.0 17.7 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW +5.9 14.2 ORFORD POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
-4.9 18.7 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -4.6 28.4 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA -4.2 17.6 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA -4.1 18.5 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA -3.9 30.5 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA -3.9 17.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA	-5.2 13.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -5.0 9.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA -4.7 16.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA -4.4 7.6 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA -4.3 1.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA : 106 (150/ 78 ) at 09:16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 119 (310/ 83 ) at 22:35 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 102 (320/ 76 ) at 22:59 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 102 (290/ 76 ) at 23:01	Other extremes ..