Australian Weather News -- 27 AUG 2001

Australian Weather News

Monday, 27 AUG 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 19:09 EDST on 30/08/01
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. 73.2 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) SW Slopes N NSW 65.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW 61.0 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC 60.4 BODALLA POST OFFICE South Coast NSW 60.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS) Illawarra NSW *NEW SOUTH WALES* Illawarra 60.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS) South Coast 65.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 60.4 BODALLA POST OFFICE 59.0 LOWER ARALUEN 50.4 BETTOWYND (CONDRY) Goulburn/Monaro 53.0 ORANMEIR (GILSTON) SW Slopes N 73.2 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) *VICTORIA* W Coast 61.0 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB 56.4 PENSHURST (POST OFFICE)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Sydney--east* SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.4mm/h 12.8mm in 30 min to 23:30 25.6mm/h *Illawarra* JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR LIGHTHOU 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 16.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 16.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h *South Coast* MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 39.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 13.0mm/h 9.0mm in 10 min to 08:59 54.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h 4.8mm in 7 min to 09:12 41.1mm/h 11.6mm in 14 min to 12:00 49.7mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 19.8mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 14.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h 61.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.2mm/h 9.2mm in 37 min to 16:37 14.9mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 37.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.3mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h NAROOMA RVCP 30.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.7mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h *VICTORIA* *E Gippsland* ORBOST 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h *W Coast* WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB 10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 02:00 6.3mm/h *TASMANIA* *E Coast* EDDYSTONE POINT 10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h ST HELENS AERODROME 21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 34.0 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA 34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 33.7 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT 33.7 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD	25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 23.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 23.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
-0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW	-4.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.6 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -2.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA -2.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+5.6 13.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS +5.1 18.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS +4.4 26.3 KALBARRI Central West WA +4.4 17.4 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS +4.3 33.7 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD +4.3 16.8 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS	+6.8 16.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA +5.9 18.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD +5.5 12.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS +5.1 9.9 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA +4.9 17.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
-7.9 4.0 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW -7.8 6.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW -7.5 10.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW -7.4 6.7 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW -7.1 11.5 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW	-8.4 -2.0 EYRE Eucla WA -7.6 1.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA -7.5 -1.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -6.9 -0.2 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -6.3 2.5 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 93 (170/ 76 ) at 08:00 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC: 121 (140/100 ) at 19:51 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 117 (180/ 95 ) at 17:38 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 83 (190/ 63 ) at 01:14	Other extremes ..