Australian Weather News -- 15 NOV 2001

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 15 NOV 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 19:55 EDST on 03/12/01
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
RRecords 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. 260.0 BULLIWALLAH Central West QLD 118.2 MT DOUGLAS Central Coast W QLD 106.4 JOCHMUS Central West QLD 85.0 MOUNT CHARLTON Central Coast E QLD 80.0 EASTMERE Central West QLD *QUEENSLAND* Gulf Country 60.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Central Coast E 85.0 MOUNT CHARLTON 76.0 DALRYMPLE HEIGHTS 69.0 GARGETT ALERT 57.0 MIRANI WEIR TM 53.0 MIRANI WEIR ALERT Central Coast W 118.2 MT DOUGLAS 66.0 LLANARTH Central West 260.0 BULLIWALLAH 106.4 JOCHMUS 80.0 EASTMERE 57.8 ULCANBAH	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Goldfields* NORSEMAN AERO 6.2mm in 17 min to 14:00 21.9mm/h 5.8mm in 4 min to 16:42 87.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.6mm/h NORSEMAN 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* ALYANGULA POLICE 40.0mm in 6 hr to 14:30 6.7mm/h *Roper-McArthur* FLYING FOX 37.0mm in 6 hr to 14:30 6.2mm/h *Darwin-Daly* POINT STUART AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 01:30 5.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 5.7mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 23.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 23.4mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 8.7mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* HORN ISLAND 10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h *S Peninsula* LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h *Gulf Country* KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h 18.2mm in 19 min to 00:11 57.5mm/h 9.2mm in 21 min to 00:58 26.3mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h *Central Coast E* WOOLSHED 10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.4mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
39.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 39.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 38.7 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 38.5 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA 38.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.6 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 26.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 26.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands 26.4 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
5.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 10.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 11.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 12.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 12.1 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW	-0.4 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -0.2 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC 0.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 1.0 KEITH (MUNKORA) Upper SE SA 1.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+12.3 36.3 EYRE Eucla WA +9.6 33.4 EUCLA Eucla WA +6.5 34.4 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA +6.4 32.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +6.3 35.3 BALGAIR Eucla WA	+8.2 17.3 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA +7.7 17.9 DONNYBROOK SW & S Coast WA +7.3 16.0 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA +6.9 17.6 BROOKTON Gt Southern WA +6.9 17.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-11.6 21.1 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD -11.6 21.1 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD -11.3 21.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW -10.2 22.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD -9.7 22.4 COLLARENEBRI (VIEWPOINT) Upper Darling NSW	-8.3 13.0 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT -7.1 11.4 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -6.9 11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -6.8 3.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW -6.3 13.6 YUENDUMU 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. WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 76 (250/ 63 ) at 22:28 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 98 (280/ 67 ) at 17:50	Other extremes ..