Australian Weather News -- 20 JAN 2002

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 20 JAN 2002

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 22:27 EDST on 24/01/02
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. 193.4 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD 104.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD 100.0 ALYANGULA POLICE Arnhem NT 98.0 TUNG OIL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD 92.0 TUNG OIL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Arnhem 100.0 ALYANGULA POLICE *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Barron 193.4 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE 104.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE 87.0 DAINTREE TEA 85.6 DAINTREE VILLAGE 77.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 56.0 TOPAZ ALERT 54.4 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP N Coast--Herbert 98.0 TUNG OIL TM 92.0 TUNG OIL ALERT 80.0 MARCO STREET ALERT 75.6 INNISFAIL 68.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT 68.0 JARRA CREEK TM 58.0 NERADA ALERT 55.4 DARADGEE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* FITZROY CROSSING AERO 17.6mm in 48 min to 22:00 22.0mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.2mm/h *E Pilbara* MARBLE BAR 7.4mm in 13 min to 20:48 34.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h 10.0mm in 45 min to 21:34 13.3mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Roper-McArthur* BORROLOOLA 9.4mm in 32 min to 19:00 17.6mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.4mm/h *Darwin-Daly* PIRLANGIMPI 20.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 6.7mm/h *Alice Springs* TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 17.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 5.7mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *S Peninsula* LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 18.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 18.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h *N Coast--Herbert* SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Hunter Valley* SCONE AIRPORT AWS 22.0mm in 43 min to 17:00 30.7mm/h 26.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 26.8mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* CAPE WESSEL 20.0mm in 3 hr to 13:30 6.7mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 6.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.5 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 44.1 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 44.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 43.7 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 43.1 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW	30.5 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA 30.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 30.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 30.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA 30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
18.0 CAPE NORTHUMBERLAND Lower SE SA 18.0 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC 19.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 19.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 19.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS	8.0 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA 8.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 8.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 8.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 9.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS 9.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+12.1 40.4 PRICE Yorke Peninsula SA +11.8 37.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +11.6 36.9 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC +11.6 37.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +11.4 37.0 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +11.4 37.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC +11.4 37.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC	+11.3 25.0 EUDUNDA Lower Murray SA +10.8 26.0 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC +9.9 25.5 KIMBA W Agricultural SA +9.8 26.3 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA +9.7 27.3 HAWKER Upper North SA
-12.0 25.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA -11.2 20.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA -10.3 22.7 BALGAIR Eucla WA -9.3 24.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA -8.0 21.2 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA	-6.5 13.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -5.8 16.0 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -5.8 13.0 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW -5.4 13.3 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW -5.4 9.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA : 91 (170/ 32 ) at 18:02	Other extremes ..