Australian Weather News -- 20 NOV 2001

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 20 NOV 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 20:11 EDST on 21/11/01
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 maximum temperature for November: Coen AP Qld: 40.6 (39.6, 33)
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 UPPER LANSDOWNE (OLIVE HILL) MidNorth Coast S NSW 160.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW 119.2 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) MidNorth Coast S NSW 93.0 YARROWITCH (MARETTO) N Tablelands E NSW 92.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW *QUEENSLAND* Wide Bay/Burnett 68.8 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE *NEW SOUTH WALES* N Tablelands E 93.0 YARROWITCH (MARETTO) 64.0 TIA (HIGHRENT) MidNorth Coast S 167.0 UPPER LANSDOWNE (OLIVE HILL) 160.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE 119.2 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) 92.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS 79.0 LAURIETON POST OFFICE 71.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD) 62.5 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER) 59.2 PORT MACQUARIE (HILL STREET) 57.5 BULAHDELAH POST OFFICE 55.0 FORSTER BEACH CARAVAN PARK 54.0 LONG FLAT POST OFFICE Hunter Valley 75.0 SALISBURY (BARRINGTON GUEST HOUSE) 63.0 UPPER CHICHESTER (SIMMONDS) 61.6 UPPER ALLYN TOWNSHIP 60.2 CARROW BROOK 52.0 CLARENCE TOWN (GREY ST) 51.2 LOSTOCK DAM SITE *ISLANDS* Islands 65.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* KALUMBURU 7.2mm in 11 min to 07:34 39.3mm/h *W Kimberley* FITZROY CROSSING AERO 4.6mm in 11 min to 19:04 25.1mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* PORT KEATS AERO 4.8mm in 11 min to 01:41 26.2mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* WEIPA AERO 11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.8mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *MidNorth Coast N* KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.8mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) 36.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h COFFS HARBOUR MO 42.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 84.4mm/h 42.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 42.2mm/h *MidNorth Coast S* PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h TAREE AIRPORT AWS 32.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.7mm/h *Hunter Valley* WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.2mm in 30 min to 22:30 32.4mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.4mm/h GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.4mm/h *VICTORIA* *E Gippsland* ORBOST 11.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.2mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 44.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 43.8 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 43.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 43.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA	30.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 28.6 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 28.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 4.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 5.7 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 8.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -2.9 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+9.4 33.4 EYRE Eucla WA +9.2 33.0 EUCLA Eucla WA +7.1 43.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA +6.6 35.6 BALGAIR Eucla WA +6.5 40.6 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD	+4.3 13.0 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA +4.2 28.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT +4.1 27.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA +3.8 27.5 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA +3.8 17.7 LANCELIN Lower West WA +3.8 19.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands
-12.7 14.6 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW -11.8 14.2 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW -11.5 8.5 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW -11.0 16.3 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW -11.0 16.1 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW -11.0 15.3 PATERSON (TOCAL) Hunter Valley NSW	-8.9 8.8 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD -8.6 7.3 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW -8.5 9.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -8.5 11.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD -8.1 5.9 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW -8.1 4.0 WELLINGTON (ZOUCH ST) CW Slopes S NSW -8.1 4.5 WELLINGTON RESEARCH CENTRE CW Slopes S NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA : 96 (310/ 72 ) at 18:37 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION Hunter Valley NSW: 87 (320/ 65 ) at 04:07 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW: 95 (190/ 69 ) at 08:39 LITTLE BAY (THE COAST GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW: 96 (180/ 46 ) at 08:43 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 85 (180/ 65 ) at 20:00	Other extremes ..