Australian Weather News

Saturday, 12 MAY 2001

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Cold, wet in SW WA
Perth had its coldest day in 18 months today as wet, windy weather spread across southern WA. The temperature at Perth Airport reached only 13.4°, 8.1 below normal. Between 10 and 25mm of rain fell for the day ended 9am around Perth, and along the southern coast east to about Albany. Similar amounts were recorded in the same areas for the day ended 9am Sunday as rain continued through much of the day in a brisk SW airstream which turned colder southerly later in the afternoon. Sleet was forecast on the Stirling Ranges NE of Albany, and may well have occurred with late afternoon temperatures at lower level stations around 6 to 10°.

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 23:33 EDST on 16/05/01

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.

22.8 PINJARRA SW & S Coast WA
22.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA
20.0 FORREST Eucla WA
20.0 LAKE PRESTON LODGE 2 COMP. SW & S Coast WA
19.8 NORTHCLIFFE SW & S Coast WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
22.8 PINJARRA
22.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY
20.0 LAKE PRESTON LODGE 2 COMP.
19.8 NORTHCLIFFE
    Eucla
20.0 FORREST

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND
4.4mm in 6 min to 14:43 44.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
24.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
 -5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-3.8 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-3.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-3.0 POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT) N Coast TAS
-3.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+8.1   31.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.6   28.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+7.1   29.3 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+7.0   29.4 KULGERA Alice Springs NT
+6.9   29.7 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+7.3   17.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+5.7   17.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+5.0   15.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+4.9   12.1 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA
+4.6   14.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
-8.2   12.7 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.1   13.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-7.7   14.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.7   14.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
-7.5   11.5 KARNET Lower West WA
-10.5   3.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.2   8.0 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.1   10.7 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
-8.1   1.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-7.7   -3.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS

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

ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA : 80 (240/ 65 ) at 12:14
CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 82 (220/ 65 ) at 04:40
ESPERANCE AERO SW & S Coast WA : 76 (270/ 63 ) at 11:15

Other extremes

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