Australian Weather News -- 08 SEP 2001

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 08 SEP 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 17:17 EDST on 09/09/01
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. 61.2 LOBETHAL MAIDMENT ROAD Mt Lofty Ranges SA 60.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 53.8 MT TORRENS (HERRMANNS BOUNDARY RD) Lower Murray SA 53.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW SOUTH AUSTRALIA Mt Lofty Ranges 61.2 LOBETHAL MAIDMENT ROAD 52.2 GUMERACHA 52.0 LOBETHAL TREATMENT WORKS Lower Murray 53.8 MT TORRENS (HERRMANNS BOUNDARY RD) *NEW SOUTH WALES* Snowy Mtns 60.2 THREDBO VILLAGE 53.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Goulburn/Monaro* CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.6mm in 30 min to 23:00 21.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h *Snowy Mtns* THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS 23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h 6.0mm in 35 min to 03:35 10.3mm/h *VICTORIA* *Lower NE* HUNTERS HILL 6.2mm in 31 min to 00:31 12.0mm/h *TASMANIA* *N Coast* WYNYARD AIRPORT 10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h *W Coast* STRAHAN AERODROME 636.0mm in 2 hr to 15:00 318.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 38.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 38.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 38.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT 37.9 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT	26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 24.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 24.2 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 1.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 2.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW 2.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 3.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC	-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC -2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+5.5 25.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW +5.2 25.0 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW +5.2 21.0 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC +4.6 26.1 LIVERPOOL (WHITLAM CENTRE) Sydney--west NSW +4.4 25.3 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW +4.4 26.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW	+8.3 17.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +7.8 20.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD +7.5 19.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD +7.1 14.8 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +6.8 14.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +6.8 13.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
-10.0 18.1 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD -9.3 16.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD -8.9 24.8 BALGO HILLS Interior WA -8.9 20.5 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT -8.9 16.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD	-9.1 2.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA -7.8 5.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA -7.3 4.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA -6.9 3.0 WILUNA Interior WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 80 (320/ 63 ) at 23:00 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 96 (270/ 72 ) at 02:44 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA : 78 (270/ 67 ) at 00:29 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 102 (280/ 70 ) at 00:46 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 115 (340/ 83 ) at 00:38 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC: 102 (350/ 67 ) at 00:00 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC: 122 ( 10/ 82 ) at 02:30 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 128 (360/ 82 ) at 00:00 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC: 83 (360/ 67 ) at 01:00 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC: 96 ( 10/ 48 ) at 00:00 RHYLL E Central VIC: 95 (350/ 54 ) at 01:30 FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC: 85 ( 10/ 65 ) at 00:40 POINT WILSON W Central VIC: 87 (340/ 65 ) at 00:37 KILMORE GAP N Central VIC: 106 (330/ 69 ) at 00:11 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC: 91 (340/ 48 ) at 17:30 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 95 (330/ 76 ) at 13:57 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 78 (330/ 63 ) at 11:30 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS: 76 (350/ 63 ) at 14:00	Other extremes ..