Australian Weather News -- 30 NOV 2001

Australian Weather News

Friday, 30 NOV 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 21:06 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
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. 125.4 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP N Coast--Barron QLD 125.0 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD 117.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD 107.0 SOUTH MOSSMAN ALCHERA DVE N Coast--Barron QLD 104.0 CARDWELL EDEN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 68.0 COEN AIRPORT S Peninsula 69.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 50.2 LAURA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron 125.4 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP 125.0 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 117.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 107.0 SOUTH MOSSMAN ALCHERA DVE 89.8 CAIRNS AERO 75.4 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE 67.0 DIMBULAH BRICKLEY ST 66.0 HAZELMERE 63.8 TAMARIND GDNS RENNEL CL 55.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST 52.4 ATHERTON WATER TREAT N Coast--Herbert 104.0 CARDWELL EDEN ST 71.0 TUNG OIL TM 70.0 MARCO STREET ALERT 67.2 INNISFAIL 67.0 TUNG OIL ALERT 62.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 58.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *SW & S Coast* BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h DWELLINGUP FORESTRY 15.4mm in 37 min to 13:00 25.0mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 16.6mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h MANJIMUP 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h BRIDGETOWN 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h *Gt Southern* WANDERING 17.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 17.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 30.4mm in 30 min to 00:00 60.8mm/h 30.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 30.4mm/h 40.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 80.0mm/h 40.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 40.0mm/h PIRLANGIMPI 39.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 13.0mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 13.0mm/h 78.0mm in 6 hr to 20:30 13.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* COEN AIRPORT 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h *S Peninsula* LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 38.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.7mm/h *N Coast--Barron* COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP 114.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 19.0mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT 20.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 20.4mm/h 89.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 29.7mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h 112.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 18.7mm/h *N Coast--Herbert* CARDWELL EDEN ST 104.0mm in * hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.3mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h *Wide Bay/Burnett* ROCKHAMPTON AERO 14.8mm in 23 min to 15:29 38.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h *Darling Downs E* INGLEWOOD FOREST 7.6mm in 8 min to 18:26 57.0mm/h 16.4mm in 12 min to 18:38 82.0mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.4mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h *Maranoa* ROMA AIRPORT 23.2mm in 12 min to 13:56 116.0mm/h 31.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 31.4mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *NW Plains E* MOREE AERO 9.4mm in 14 min to 17:30 40.3mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h 11.6mm in 30 min to 22:30 23.2mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.6mm/h *TASMANIA* *N Coast* MARRAWAH 50.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
45.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 44.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA 44.6 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 43.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA	29.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 29.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 29.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 28.6 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 28.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 28.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
5.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 9.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 10.8 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA 11.3 WARATAH (WILLIAM STREET) W Coast TAS	-1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -0.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 1.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 3.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.8 37.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW +8.4 32.2 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW +8.3 34.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW +7.9 32.9 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW +7.7 29.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW	+9.8 21.8 WYALONG POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW +9.6 24.4 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW +8.6 22.6 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW +8.3 19.9 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) SW Slopes N NSW +8.0 19.5 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
-13.1 13.3 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA -12.6 12.1 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -12.5 15.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA -12.2 15.8 HYDEN Gt Southern WA -12.0 13.1 KATANNING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA -12.0 14.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA	-9.3 -1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -4.5 17.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -4.2 18.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD -4.1 15.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA -3.5 9.1 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA -3.5 8.2 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA : 102 ( 80/ 59 ) at 01:30 CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 78 (110/ 63 ) at 07:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 104 (320/ 74 ) at 15:39	Other extremes ..