Australian Weather News -- 12 SEP 2001

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 12 SEP 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 19:11 EDST on 16/09/01
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. 150.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL 47.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW 42.4 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW 42.2 EUGOWRA POST OFFICE CW Slopes S NSW 40.0 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW *ISLANDS* Islands 150.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT NEW SOUTH WALES CW Slopes S 42.2 EUGOWRA POST OFFICE South Coast 47.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 40.0 ULLADULLA AWS SW Slopes N 42.4 BURRINJUCK DAM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Eucla* EUCLA 15.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 31.6mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.8mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *CW Plains S* CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT 10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h *C Tablelands S* ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h *CW Slopes S* PARKES AIRPORT AWS 10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h FORBES AIRPORT AWS 1.8mm in 1 min to 00:40 108.0mm/h 5.2mm in 3 min to 00:43 104.0mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.6mm/h *Illawarra* JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 14.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.0mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h *South Coast* MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 11.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.8mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 20.0mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h NERRIGA COMPOSITE 50.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h ULLADULLA AWS 6.0mm in 14 min to 05:00 25.7mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.3mm/h 5.4mm in 11 min to 11:11 29.5mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.8mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS 18.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 18.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h *Goulburn/Monaro* CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h *SW Slopes N* YOUNG AIRPORT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 38.0 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT 38.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT 37.8 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT 37.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA 37.7 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT	26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 25.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT 25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 24.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 5.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 7.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW 8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -0.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA -0.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 0.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA 0.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA 0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+6.5 16.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS +6.0 15.7 WARATAH (WILLIAM STREET) W Coast TAS +5.8 22.0 LAKE EILDON GOULBURN MURRAY WATER (LAKE N Central VIC +5.1 22.8 BENALLA (SHADFORTH STREET) Lower NE VIC +5.1 22.1 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC +5.1 20.8 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC +5.1 20.5 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC	+8.4 15.7 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +7.3 21.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD +7.3 12.2 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW +7.0 15.7 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +6.9 11.1 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW +6.9 10.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-8.2 24.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD -7.9 23.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA -7.5 23.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -7.0 22.2 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA -6.0 15.5 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW	-8.9 2.0 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -8.1 3.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA -8.1 5.4 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -8.0 0.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA -7.8 5.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA -7.8 2.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. None reported	Other extremes ..