Australian Weather News -- 16 SEP 2001

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 16 SEP 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 19:49 EDST on 18/09/01
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. 58.0 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) W Coast TAS 50.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS 38.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 34.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 22.0 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS *TASMANIA* W Coast 58.0 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) 50.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 38.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION 34.0 MOUNT READ 22.0 STRAHAN AERODROME	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. None reported
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
39.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA 39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 39.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 38.7 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 38.7 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA	26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 26.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA 25.8 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT 25.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 25.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 25.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 5.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW	-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -0.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW 0.1 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW 0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 0.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+9.5 25.3 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC +9.3 26.2 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC +9.0 26.1 TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG Upper North VIC +8.9 27.5 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW +8.8 25.0 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC	+9.6 13.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS +8.5 14.2 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS +8.1 12.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS +8.0 26.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA +7.7 14.3 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS
-3.4 29.5 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT -2.4 20.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -2.3 19.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW -2.2 19.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -2.1 7.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS	-7.2 7.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -7.1 8.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD -6.1 5.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA -5.6 2.3 EYRE Eucla WA -5.0 8.5 WATARRKA 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. THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 96 (330/ 74 ) at 10:22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC: 98 (330/ 61 ) at 10:30 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 96 (340/ 61 ) at 13:00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 102 (260/ 80 ) at 18:18 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 78 (241/ 67 ) at 21:50 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 83 (250/ 72 ) at 14:34 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 102 (290/ 50 ) at 08:00 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 91 (290/ 63 ) at 09:00 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS: 111 (300/ 70 ) at 09:32 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 111 (320/ 83 ) at 11:36 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 119 (270/ 93 ) at 13:10	Other extremes ..