Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 15 MAY 2001

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SA West Coast gets best rain since October
The best rain in over six month has been falling yesterday and today across South Australia's west coast and Eyre Peninsula. Falls for the 3 days ended 9am Wednesday include Coulta 25.8, Port Kenny 36.2, and Elliston 38.2, all on the western side of Eyre Peninsula. 

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 23:38 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.

20.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
14.0 CAPE BORDA Kangaroo Is SA
14.0 CUMMINS W Agricultural SA
12.0 PORT KENNY (MOUNT COOPER) W Agricultural SA
11.6 POOCHERA W Agricultural SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     W Agricultural
20.2 ELLISTON
14.0 CUMMINS
12.0 PORT KENNY (MOUNT COOPER)
11.6 POOCHERA
    Kangaroo Is
14.0 CAPE BORDA

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


No reports of heavy short-duration rainfall

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
35.7 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.9 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
34.2 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
34.2 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.9 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
24.9 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
8.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
 -2.0 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-0.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+9.7   32.6 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+9.0   32.2 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE COMPARISON Far SW QLD
+8.1   27.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+7.9   27.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+7.8   27.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
 +10.4   18.6 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+8.3   15.1 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW
+7.9   13.1 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
+7.7   14.6 NARACOORTE Lower SE SA
+7.6   12.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-4.5   18.2 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-4.4   20.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-3.8   20.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-3.5   20.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-3.4   18.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
-7.0   3.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.6   2.8 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
-5.7   10.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-5.7   1.8 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
-5.5   11.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

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

CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA : 72 (350/ 63 ) at 08:30

Other extremes

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