Australian Weather News -- 15 JAN 2002

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 15 JAN 2002

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 20:11 EDST on 16/01/02
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. 67.0 JARRA CREEK TM N Coast--Herbert QLD 62.4 VANROOK STATION Gulf Country QLD 60.0 NASH'S CROSSING ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 54.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD 50.0 TULLY TM N Coast--Herbert QLD *QUEENSLAND* Gulf Country 62.4 VANROOK STATION N Coast--Herbert 67.0 JARRA CREEK TM 60.0 NASH'S CROSSING ALERT 54.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST 50.0 TULLY TM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* DERBY AERO 19.4mm in 20 min to 18:16 58.2mm/h 16.2mm in 27 min to 18:43 36.0mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.3mm/h CURTIN AERO 5.4mm in 14 min to 18:00 23.1mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h *Lower West* PERTH METRO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* WARRUWI 11.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.8mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 7.6mm in 15 min to 09:58 30.4mm/h 16.8mm in 23 min to 11:00 43.8mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 18.0mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 9.7mm/h *Darwin-Daly* CAPE DON 23.0mm in 3 hr to 10:30 7.7mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 7.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.7mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 13:30 9.0mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.7mm/h MCCLUER ISLAND 18.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 6.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* COEN AIRPORT 37.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.3mm/h *Gulf Country* KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 11.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h *Upper Carpentaria* GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Sydney--east* SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.6mm/h BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 20.4mm in 30 min to 23:30 40.8mm/h 24.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 24.2mm/h CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 5.0mm in 13 min to 23:13 23.1mm/h 10.6mm in 17 min to 23:30 37.4mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.8mm/h HOMEBUSH (OLYMPIC STADIUM) AWS 21.6mm in 30 min to 23:30 43.2mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 22.0mm/h *Sydney--west* RICHMOND RAAF 5.0mm in 3 min to 23:59 100.0mm/h PENRITH LAKES AWS 17.2mm in 23 min to 23:53 44.9mm/h HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS 19.6mm in 30 min to 23:30 39.2mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 19.8mm/h *Illawarra* JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR LIGHTHOU 29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 14.8mm in 15 min to 20:21 59.2mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 22.0mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 25.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 25.6mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h BELLAMBI AWS 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.6mm/h ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) 15.0mm in 1 hr 3 min to 22:00 14.3mm/h KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) 15.2mm in 11 min to 21:00 82.9mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h *South Coast* MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h ULLADULLA AWS 9.6mm in 23 min to 00:49 25.0mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 17.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.0mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.2 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 42.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 41.9 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 41.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA 41.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA	28.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 28.6 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.0 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 11.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 12.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 12.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 12.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS	0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 2.5 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS 2.6 MAYDENA (POST OFFICE) Derwent Valley TAS 3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 3.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS 3.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS 3.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.6 32.8 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +5.4 39.5 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA +4.9 37.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD +4.8 34.7 JURIEN Lower West WA +4.6 35.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA	+4.7 22.1 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY Sydney--east NSW +4.4 21.8 LANCELIN Lower West WA +4.4 23.4 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +4.3 18.2 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA +3.8 17.4 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA
-10.0 15.3 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -7.2 5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -6.9 19.1 OMEO Upper NE VIC -6.4 29.4 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA -6.2 19.1 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC	-7.3 11.0 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA -7.2 13.2 COLLARENEBRI (VIEWPOINT) Upper Darling NSW -7.0 3.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS -6.8 14.8 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD -6.7 13.2 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW: 74 (210/ 65 ) at 23:59	Other extremes ..