Australian Weather News -- 01 MAY 2001

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 01 MAY 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 16:57 EDST on 03/05/01
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. 94.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW 76.3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION Hunter Valley NSW 68.0 LITTLE BAY (THE COAST GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW 66.0 CRONULLA SOUTH BOWLING CLUB Sydney--east NSW 55.0 SANS SOUCI (THE BOULEVARDE) Sydney--east NSW *NEW SOUTH WALES* Hunter Valley 76.3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION Sydney--east 94.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 68.0 LITTLE BAY (THE COAST GOLF CLUB) 66.0 CRONULLA SOUTH BOWLING CLUB 55.0 SANS SOUCI (THE BOULEVARDE)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *Brisbane/SE Coast* KINGAROY PRINCE STREET 22.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 22.8mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Hunter Valley* NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.7mm/h NORAH HEAD AWS 21.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.0mm/h *Sydney--east* SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h 18.8mm in 33 min to 08:00 34.2mm/h 23.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 23.8mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 37.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 37.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 37.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 37.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 26.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 26.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 26.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 6.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 7.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 7.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 7.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW	-3.6 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -2.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS -0.7 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC -0.5 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS -0.2 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.6 29.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +7.0 27.5 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA +6.9 27.8 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +6.8 25.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA +6.8 27.1 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA	+8.7 18.5 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY Sydney--east NSW +8.1 15.6 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD +7.9 15.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +7.7 15.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW +7.6 16.6 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +7.6 14.9 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-5.4 13.5 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW -4.2 24.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA -2.6 16.9 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW -2.5 24.9 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA -2.5 20.6 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD -2.5 16.0 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW	-5.0 -0.5 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS -4.4 4.0 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC -4.2 3.5 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA -3.9 8.5 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR LIGHTHOU Illawarra NSW -3.9 4.4 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h	Other extremes ..