Australian Weather News -- 14 JAN 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 14 JAN 2002

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 17:44 EDST on 15/01/02
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 (not checked or entered yet)
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. 88.6 VANROOK STATION Gulf Country QLD 88.4 MOUNT MCCONNELL Central Coast W QLD 78.0 PAYNES LAGOON STATION Central Coast E QLD 72.0 MOUNT CHARLTON Central Coast E QLD 68.2 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 60.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE *QUEENSLAND* Gulf Country 88.6 VANROOK STATION 52.0 LAWN HILL 51.4 AUGUSTUS DOWNS STATION N Coast--Herbert 51.4 LASSIE CREEK STATION Central Coast E 78.0 PAYNES LAGOON STATION 72.0 MOUNT CHARLTON 68.2 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 53.2 HECATE 52.8 DALRYMPLE HEIGHTS 52.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT 50.0 ALVA BEACH Central Coast W 88.4 MOUNT MCCONNELL 58.4 MT DOUGLAS Central West 63.0 BULLIWALLAH 56.0 FRANKFIELD STATION	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* CURTIN AERO 8.6mm in 49 min to 16:49 10.5mm/h *Lower West* PERTH METRO 16.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 32.0mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.0mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.2mm/h *SW & S Coast* DWELLINGUP FORESTRY 10.2mm in 3 min to 19:59 204.0mm/h 2.4mm in 1 min to 20:00 144.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* MANINGRIDA 41.0mm in 6 hr to 14:30 6.8mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 16.6mm in 11 min to 11:30 90.5mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 6.3mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 18.8mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 35.2mm in 30 min to 04:30 70.4mm/h 38.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 38.0mm/h 44.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 44.4mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.0mm/h 51.0mm in 3 hr to 05:30 17.0mm/h *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *Adelaide Plains* ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 59.0mm in 30 min to 15:00 118.0mm/h 64.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 64.4mm/h 59.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 59.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* WEIPA AERO 6.2mm in 8 min to 13:08 46.5mm/h 18.2mm in 30 min to 14:00 36.4mm/h 26.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 26.0mm/h 24.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 24.8mm/h *S Peninsula* PALMERVILLE 17.2mm in 1 hr 5 min to 17:00 15.9mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.0 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA 41.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA 41.2 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 41.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 41.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 41.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA 41.0 COLLARENEBRI (VIEWPOINT) Upper Darling NSW	30.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 29.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT 28.2 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 28.0 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT 28.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
8.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 9.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 12.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 13.0 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC 13.6 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC	-1.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.9 34.1 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +8.5 37.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA +5.9 35.8 JURIEN Lower West WA +5.8 40.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA +5.4 41.0 COLLARENEBRI (VIEWPOINT) Upper Darling NSW	+8.0 26.9 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA +4.7 23.0 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA +4.6 25.3 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA +4.1 21.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA +3.8 21.0 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-9.3 25.3 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA -9.0 22.0 WAGIN Gt Southern WA -8.6 16.0 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC -8.0 17.0 CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS E Central VIC -7.7 18.4 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC	-9.1 8.5 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW -9.0 6.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW -8.9 12.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD -8.4 9.8 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 70 (200/ 63 ) at 18:00	Other extremes Flood peaks: Warrego at Cunnamulla Qld: about 8.4m at 6am with major flooding