Australian Weather News -- 14 SEP 2001

Australian Weather News

Friday, 14 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 19:16 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. 49.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL 33.0 NYMAGEE (MILFORD ST) Southwest Plains NSW 27.4 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA 24.0 HOME PARK TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 13.4 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* 27.4 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION *ISLANDS* Islands 49.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast 24.0 HOME PARK TM NEW SOUTH WALES Southwest Plains 33.0 NYMAGEE (MILFORD ST) CW Plains S 13.4 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *Wide Bay/Burnett* BUNDABERG AERO 13.0mm in 1 hr 4 min to 20:00 12.2mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *NW Plains E* MOREE AUTOSONDE 10.8mm in 30 min to 23:30 21.6mm/h MOREE AERO 11.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 22.0mm/h *South Coast* ULLADULLA AWS 5.4mm in 2 min to 18:43 162.0mm/h 30.8mm in 17 min to 19:00 108.7mm/h 42.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 42.4mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
40.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 40.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT 39.3 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 39.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA 39.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 39.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT 39.0 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT	26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 25.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT 25.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 25.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 2.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 3.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 3.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS	-2.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -1.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW -0.4 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW 0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 0.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.1 27.9 EYRE Eucla WA +6.1 28.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +5.3 30.8 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA +5.3 31.5 WILUNA Interior WA +5.1 36.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA +5.1 30.7 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA +5.1 32.0 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD	+6.4 19.9 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +6.0 11.6 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA +5.6 14.4 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA +5.6 24.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT +5.6 19.0 BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +5.6 10.2 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC +5.6 8.3 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-5.3 16.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW -3.7 25.5 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA -3.0 20.4 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW -3.0 19.4 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW -2.9 16.3 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW -2.9 2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-7.7 3.2 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -6.4 3.2 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT -6.1 5.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA -5.5 2.4 EYRE Eucla WA -5.5 6.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 96 (320/ 58 ) at 20:48	Other extremes ..