Australian Weather News -- 20 AUG 2001

Australian Weather News

Monday, 20 AUG 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 17:34 EDST on 22/08/01
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 (none known)
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. 80.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 72.4 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET Upper NE VIC 56.0 LAKE WILLIAM HOVELL RESERVOIR Upper NE VIC 54.2 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC 54.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC *NEW SOUTH WALES* Snowy Mtns 80.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE *VICTORIA* Upper NE 72.4 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET 56.0 LAKE WILLIAM HOVELL RESERVOIR 54.0 MOUNT BULLER W Coast 54.2 WEEAPROINAH	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *VICTORIA* *Upper NE* MOUNT BULLER 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h *W Gippsland* WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 11.2mm in 51 min to 06:46 13.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h *TASMANIA* *Central Plateau* LIAWENEE AWS 11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.2mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 33.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 33.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA 33.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 33.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 33.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 33.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT 33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS 33.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT	24.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL 22.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 22.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
-2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -1.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS -0.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -0.1 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 0.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW 0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-10.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -5.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW -5.1 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW -5.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+5.8 32.9 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA +5.7 30.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA +4.7 26.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA +4.6 27.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA +4.5 24.5 MULLEWA Central West WA	+7.1 14.0 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW +6.8 5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +6.0 10.3 HAWKER Upper North SA +5.8 10.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA +5.6 8.1 YONGALA Upper North SA +5.6 10.8 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
-7.8 1.5 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS -6.8 6.4 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS -6.1 6.8 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE OFFICE) Southeast TAS -6.0 2.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -5.6 7.4 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS	-7.9 2.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -7.7 4.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD -7.2 1.4 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -7.1 0.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -7.0 -5.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
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 : 83 (250/ 63 ) at 04:47 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW: 87 (270/ 67 ) at 09:55 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW: 85 (290/ 63 ) at 11:00 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 100 (330/ 76 ) at 16:00 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC: 96 (310/ 65 ) at 10:27 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 124 (270/ 82 ) at 10:25 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC: 78 (280/ 63 ) at 08:30 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC: 83 (270/ 63 ) at 15:07 POINT WILSON W Central VIC: 74 (270/ 67 ) at 15:10 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 95 (250/ 69 ) at 07:26 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 91 (250/ 63 ) at 13:49 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC: 85 (250/ 70 ) at 16:15 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC: 100 (270/ 65 ) at 13:26 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 102 (260/ 74 ) at 03:21 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 126 (260/ 95 ) at 17:00 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS: 93 (270/ 30 ) at 16:10 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 98 (270/ 74 ) at 19:44 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS: 95 (260/ 41 ) at 15:30 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 109 (290/ 89 ) at 09:05 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS: 83 (280/ 69 ) at 07:38 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 106 (270/ 83 ) at 19:51	Other extremes ..