Australian Weather News -- 22 AUG 2001

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 22 AUG 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 17:27 EDST on 25/08/01
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. 53.4 TRARALGON CREEK (BALOOK) W Gippsland VIC 47.2 OVENS RIVER (HARRIETVILLE) Upper NE VIC 46.2 KING RIVER (WHITFIELD) Lower NE VIC 46.0 UPPER FIFTEEN MILE CREEK (HANDCOCKS) Lower NE VIC 44.0 HARRIETVILLE Upper NE VIC *VICTORIA* Lower NE 46.2 KING RIVER (WHITFIELD) 46.0 UPPER FIFTEEN MILE CREEK (HANDCOCKS) Upper NE 47.2 OVENS RIVER (HARRIETVILLE) 44.0 HARRIETVILLE W Gippsland 53.4 TRARALGON CREEK (BALOOK)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Goulburn/Monaro* CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h *SW Slopes S* WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 14.4mm/h *VICTORIA* *Upper NE* FALLS CREEK 13.0mm in 27 min to 10:27 28.9mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 32.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 32.1 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 32.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 32.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA 32.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 32.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 32.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS	25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL 22.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 21.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 21.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
-5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -3.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC -2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-7.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -5.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -5.3 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW -5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.1 26.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +8.0 26.0 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA +7.9 26.9 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA +7.8 26.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA +7.8 25.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA	+6.3 5.4 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW +5.9 12.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +5.7 15.7 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA +5.5 10.0 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA +4.8 10.4 WAGIN Gt Southern WA
-6.1 7.1 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS -5.8 3.5 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS -5.7 10.3 KERANG (POST OFFICE) Lower North VIC -5.7 7.2 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS -5.5 0.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW	-7.4 11.2 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT -7.0 7.5 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT -6.7 6.5 WAVE HILL Victoria NT -6.7 6.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA -6.3 8.8 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT
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 : 76 (220/ 63 ) at 02:04 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW: 85 (300/ 67 ) at 03:49 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW: 91 (280/ 54 ) at 09:30 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW: 83 (270/ 63 ) at 10:41 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 87 (190/ 67 ) at 12:42 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW: 95 (300/ 58 ) at 01:57 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 106 (250/ 85 ) at 12:00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 104 (240/ 85 ) at 14:37 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC: 78 (220/ 63 ) at 00:23 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 87 (210/ 67 ) at 05:00 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL: 96 (250/ 82 ) at 18:48	Other extremes ..