Australian Weather News

Sunday, 13 MAY 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 23:35 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.

41.0 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
36.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
35.2 ALBANY SW & S Coast WA
32.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
32.0 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     Lower West
41.0 SWANBOURNE
36.0 GINGIN AERO
32.0 PEARCE RAAF
32.0 ROTTNEST ISLAND
    SW & S Coast
35.2 ALBANY

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


No reports of heavy short-duration rainfall

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.7 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
33.3 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
33.2 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT
33.1 NORMANTON POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
33.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
33.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
 -3.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.7 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-2.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+10.1   29.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+9.5   29.1 RENMARK Upper Murray SA
+9.3   27.8 LAMEROO Upper SE SA
+9.2   28.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+8.8   28.1 PRICE Yorke Peninsula SA
+8.8   25.6 EUDUNDA Lower Murray SA
+8.2   17.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.2   16.7 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+7.8   15.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
+6.8   14.1 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+6.2   15.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-8.1   12.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-7.1   15.6 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-7.1   13.4 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-6.8   14.8 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA
-6.2   14.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-10.0   4.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.6   1.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-7.2   1.8 KARNET Lower West WA
-6.9   4.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-6.9   3.5 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA

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 (190/ 67 ) at 05:48
CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 83 (210/ 63 ) at 01:00
CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 87 (190/ 63 ) at 07:00

Other extremes

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