Australian Weather News -- 17 AUG 2001

Australian Weather News

Friday, 17 AUG 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 20:16 EDST on 19/08/01
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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Highest daily maximum temperature for August: Double Island Point Lighthouse Qld: 27.8 (27.0, 38)
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. 62.0 PYENGANA (FOREST LODGE ROAD) E Coast TAS 59.6 RINGAROOMA (FRY STREET) N Coast TAS 55.4 UPPER BLESSINGTON E Coast TAS 52.6 UPPER ESK (HOST FARM) E Coast TAS 50.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW *NEW SOUTH WALES* Snowy Mtns 50.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE *TASMANIA* N Coast 59.6 RINGAROOMA (FRY STREET) E Coast 62.0 PYENGANA (FOREST LODGE ROAD) 55.4 UPPER BLESSINGTON 52.6 UPPER ESK (HOST FARM)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *TASMANIA* *N Coast* DEVONPORT AIRPORT 13.6mm in 29 min to 03:29 28.1mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.6mm/h *W Coast* MOUNT READ 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
34.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 34.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 33.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA 33.1 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA	25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 23.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL 23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -1.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW	-8.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -7.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -6.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC -6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.4 27.8 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +6.6 27.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA +5.9 31.0 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +5.8 26.2 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW +5.3 29.9 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +5.3 28.6 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD	+8.5 10.5 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW +7.6 19.9 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA +7.5 13.1 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD +6.8 20.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA +6.7 19.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.3 15.5 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -5.3 1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -5.1 17.7 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT -5.0 8.4 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW -5.0 7.2 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW	-6.6 1.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA -6.4 3.0 JURIEN Lower West WA -6.3 2.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA -6.3 -0.8 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA -6.1 4.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 96 (270/ 69 ) at 18:52 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 96 (280/ 72 ) at 23:00 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW: 96 (300/ 61 ) at 00:04 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW: 98 (250/ 65 ) at 02:02 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW: 82 (230/ 65 ) at 00:01 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW: 91 (250/ 67 ) at 02:25 KURNELL AWS Sydney--east NSW: 100 (240/ 74 ) at 02:21 LITTLE BAY (THE COAST GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW: 96 (260/ 52 ) at 02:37 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW: 91 (240/ 59 ) at 03:00 NORTH HEAD Sydney--east NSW: 108 (250/ 59 ) at 02:55 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW: 80 (260/ 65 ) at 01:45 BADGERYS CREEK AIRPORT AWS Sydney--west NSW: 100 (240/ 63 ) at 02:25 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW: 91 (270/ 70 ) at 00:12 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW: 95 (250/ 70 ) at 03:48 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW: 95 (270/ 67 ) at 02:00 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW: 83 (280/ 67 ) at 12:29 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW: 104 (260/ 80 ) at 01:53 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 122 (230/ 48 ) at 17:06 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 91 (250/ 69 ) at 11:50 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW: 89 (290/ 67 ) at 12:57 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC: 87 (280/ 67 ) at 01:36 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 150 (250/100 ) at 03:19 YARRAM (YARRAM CFA) W Gippsland VIC: 93 (300/ 54 ) at 23:01 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC: 91 (330/ 70 ) at 21:30 FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC: 87 (290/ 65 ) at 00:13 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC: 83 (260/ 65 ) at 00:38 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC: 87 (310/ 69 ) at 20:58 POINT WILSON W Central VIC: 93 (310/ 65 ) at 23:03 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 115 (250/ 74 ) at 00:22 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 122 (270/102 ) at 23:07 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC: 91 (290/ 63 ) at 20:06 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC: 106 (250/ 80 ) at 22:50 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC: 117 (280/ 54 ) at 23:08 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 106 (260/ 87 ) at 22:29 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC: 85 (260/ 69 ) at 22:37 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS: 91 (300/ 74 ) at 21:09 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 130 (260/104 ) at 00:00 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS: 93 (220/ 61 ) at 03:09 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 87 (270/ 70 ) at 16:00 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS: 111 (270/ 59 ) at 02:56 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 133 (310/119 ) at 22:08 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 80 (270/ 63 ) at 05:00 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS: 74 (260/ 63 ) at 00:59 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS: 108 (310/ 65 ) at 20:00 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS: 115 (300/ 83 ) at 20:24 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 98 (260/ 69 ) at 02:54 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL: 83 (240/ 74 ) at 13:12	Other extremes ..