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Tuesday, 08 JAN 2002

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Isolated heavy rain from slow moving thunderstorms continued to be a feature of tropical weather across Queensland and the Northern Territory today with a trough lying from central southern Qld to just south of Darwin. In Queensland, storms that developed over Cape York Peninsula yesterday afternoon drifted south overnight to give Julia Creek, 250km E of Mt Isa, 61mm between 3 and 6am, 42.2 of that falling in just over an hour before 6am. Storms that developed in the trough system described yesterday dumped 60mm on Injune, 80km NNW of Roma, between noon and 3pm. However, the widespread flood rains produced by thunderstorms over the past few days did not continue. Minor to moderate flooding continues in streams flowing towards the southern Qld border -- the Warrego, Paroo, Bulloo and Barcoo Rivers and Wallam and Mungallala Creeks -- as well as on the Mackenzie and Dawson Rivers west of Rockhampton. Flood peaks in these streams will take some weeks to work their way downstream, and will be reported in the other extremes section of the National Extremes.

A storm that developed south of Katherine NT yesterday afternoon tracked westwards overnight to give Port Keats, 250km SW of Darwin, 86.4mm in the two hours to 4 this morning. 

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 20:16 EDST on 09/01/02

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.

120.8 STRATHGORDON N Peninsula QLD
99.0 ABINGDON DOWNS STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
94.0 BOLWARRA STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
93.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
91.0 FORTESCUE BAY Southeast TAS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Darwin-Daly
93.0 PORT KEATS AERO
51.0 FLORINA
    Barkly
60.0 ALROY DOWNS
    Alice Springs
53.0 ARGADARGADA

QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
120.8 STRATHGORDON
71.0 DIXIE
69.0 BATAVIA DOWNS STATION
65.4 ELIOT FALLS
    Gulf Country
74.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
69.4 EDDINGTON STATION
64.0 ESMERALDA STATION
59.6 LANDS END STATION
59.0 VIOLA STATION
53.2 FORT CONSTANTINE STATION
    Upper Carpentaria
99.0 ABINGDON DOWNS STATION
94.0 BOLWARRA STATION
72.0 GREEN HILLS
64.0 SAXBY DOWNS STATION
53.6 PRESTWOOD STATION
    N Coast--Herbert
65.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
    Central Highlands
84.0 DRENSMAINE
66.8 DRENSMAINE TM
59.6 CARNARVON STATION
54.0 DUNEIRA
    Northwest
60.0 KATANDRA
53.4 URANDANGIE
    Channel Country
52.0 LOCHIEL

NEW SOUTH WALES
    NW Plains E
54.2 NARRABRI WEST POST OFFICE
    NW Slopes N
57.0 NARRABRI (MURRUMBILLA)
    NW Slopes S
72.0 WALLABADAH (SEYCHELLES )
63.0 HANGING ROCK (ANDEVA)
57.0 NUNDLE (KEEVA)
53.8 PINE RIDGE (ROUND ISLAND)

VICTORIA
    Western Plains
59.4 WHITE SWAN RESERVOIR

TASMANIA
    E Coast
63.2 COPPING
    Southeast
91.0 FORTESCUE BAY
82.8 NUBEENA (WHITE BEACH ROAD)
76.0 TASMAN ISLAND
75.6 PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT)
70.4 EAGLEHAWK NECK (OLD JETTY RD)
56.8 PREMAYDENA HATCHERY
56.2 FERN TREE (GRAYS ROAD)
55.6 DUNALLEY (BANGOR)
    W Coast
71.8 LAKE MARGARET DAM
64.4 STRATHGORDON(GORDON POWER STN)
58.0 MOUNT READ
57.8 PORT DAVEY (MELALEUCA)
54.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Darwin-Daly
PORT KEATS AERO
86.4mm in 2 hr to 03:30 43.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 05:30 5.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
12.2mm in 30 min to 13:00 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.4mm/h
    S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
25.6mm in 36 min to 18:00 42.7mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 25.6mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
    Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
17.0mm in 57 min to 04:57 17.9mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 04:58 84.0mm/h
42.2mm in 1 hr 2 min to 06:00 40.8mm/h
61.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 20.3mm/h
    Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
PHOSPHATE HILL AIRPORT
13.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
CANNINGTON MINE
25.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 25.8mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h
    Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
14.6mm in 15 min to 16:34 58.4mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
MARYBOROUGH
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
NAMBOUR DPI
11.2mm in 1 hr 7 min to 17:00 10.0mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
20.4mm in 1 hr 9 min to 19:00 17.7mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
    Maranoa
INJUNE POST OFFICE
60.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 20.0mm/h
60.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h

TASMANIA
    Southeast
HOBART AIRPORT
12.0mm in 22 min to 09:00 32.7mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.

EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD: 74 (200/ 63 ) at 15:37
GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 87 (240/ 63 ) at 21:00
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 89 (320/ 65 ) at 01:27
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 109 (270/ 80 ) at 02:50
KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 89 (278/ 72 ) at 05:40
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 102 (230/ 78 ) at 05:00
SWAN ISLAND AWS E Coast TAS: 91 (210/ 63 ) at 02:29
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 83 (180/ 72 ) at 03:00
LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS: 89 (240/ 65 ) at 02:39
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 83 (270/ 63 ) at 06:33

Other extremes

Flood peaks:
Warrego at Charleville Qld: 4.75m at 8.40am with minor flooding
Huon at Judbury Tas: at 3.8m about noon, just below minor flood level