Australian Weather News -- 13 NOV 2001

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 13 NOV 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 21:52 EDST on 14/11/01
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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Highest daily rainfall for November: Kimberley Res Stn WA: 137.1 (97.0, 50) Katherine Aviation Museum NT: 95.6 (61.8, 25)
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. 167.0 KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT E Kimberley WA 137.1 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA 103.0 TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT 95.6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT 84.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* 84.0 WYNDHAM AERO *E Kimberley* 167.0 KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT 137.1 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION 70.2 ORD RIVER DAM 53.0 YULMBU 51.0 KUNUNURRA AERO *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Roper-McArthur 63.6 WATERHOUSE Darwin-Daly 103.0 TINDAL RAAF 95.6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM 83.0 NITMILUK 78.4 TIPPERARY 68.8 EVA VALLEY 56.6 MARGARET DOWNS 50.0 CAPE DON	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* WYNDHAM AERO 36.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 36.2mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.8mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.7mm/h *E Kimberley* KUNUNURRA AERO 10.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.8mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.6mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.3mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 15.2mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME 10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* PIRLANGIMPI 24.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 8.0mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 29.8mm in 37 min to 19:07 48.3mm/h 30.4mm in 23 min to 19:30 79.3mm/h 60.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 60.2mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.6mm/h 86.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 28.7mm/h 86.0mm in 6 hr to 20:30 14.3mm/h TINDAL RAAF 17.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 5.7mm/h 100.0mm in 6 hr to 02:30 16.7mm/h CAPE FOURCROY 16.6mm in 27 min to 12:27 36.9mm/h 14.6mm in 33 min to 13:00 26.5mm/h 31.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 31.2mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 10.3mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* CAPE WESSEL 26.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 8.7mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 7.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 10:30 5.3mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* WEIPA AERO 19.2mm in 30 min to 20:30 38.4mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 19.2mm/h 27.0mm in 30 min to 21:00 54.0mm/h 46.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 46.2mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.3mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 27.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
39.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA 38.9 ENEABBA Central West WA 38.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD 38.5 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 38.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA 38.0 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 38.0 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD	30.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 28.1 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 28.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 27.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
6.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 7.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 9.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 10.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW 10.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC	-4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -2.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC -2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+11.0 38.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA +10.9 35.4 LANCELIN Lower West WA +10.4 32.1 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA +10.3 35.9 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA +10.3 32.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA	+7.6 21.3 ENEABBA Central West WA +7.1 20.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA +6.9 20.6 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA +5.8 20.1 MULLEWA Central West WA +5.7 18.3 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-16.6 18.7 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -14.7 19.7 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT -14.6 20.5 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT -13.9 24.7 BALGO HILLS Interior WA -13.9 19.6 KULGERA Alice Springs NT	-11.5 0.5 EYRE Eucla WA -10.3 0.5 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -9.9 5.9 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW -9.8 3.6 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW -9.5 6.4 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 78 (230/ 63 ) at 16:23 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 82 (200/ 69 ) at 00:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 85 (310/ 63 ) at 16:26	Other extremes ..