Australian Weather News -- 07 FEB 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 07 FEB 2002

Storms bring heavy rain, strong winds to central southern Vic
Todays significant weather stories not completed

An area of storms caused some heavy rain and wind damage in and around Melbourne today. Heavy falls included 27.8mm at Cape Otway in the hour to 2pm, 11mm in 9 minutes around 7.30pm at Coldstream to the northeast of Melbourne, and unofficial reports of 47mm in 2 hours at Bayles, 40km SE of Dandenong, and 55mm at Ballarat. The Ballarat storm produced damaging winds and a possible tornado, while trees were blown down at Arthurs Creek, 35km NE of Melbourne. A detailed article on the backbuilding storms this day is available here.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 21:58 EDST on 13/02/02
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. 306.0 BONNEY DOWNS E Pilbara WA 211.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW 174.6 BELLINGEN HYDE STREET MidNorth Coast N NSW 160.0 NAMBUCCA HEADS BOWLING CLUB MidNorth Coast N NSW 121.5 BOWRAVILLE COHALAN ST MidNorth Coast N NSW *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Pilbara* 306.0 BONNEY DOWNS 83.0 MARBLE BAR 76.8 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON *W Pilbara* 103.0 MARILLANA *E Gascoyne* 112.0 NEWMAN AERO 56.2 TEN SIXTY SIX *Interior* 81.0 GLEN AYLE 72.2 CARNEGIE *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 95.0 LAMBELL'S LAGOON 90.2 BLACK POINT 74.2 WALKER CREEK 56.0 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 51.0 ELIZABETH VALLEY *QUEENSLAND* Central Highlands 66.0 BOGANTUNGAN POST OFFICE Central West 60.0 EASTMERE *NEW SOUTH WALES* MidNorth Coast N 211.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO 174.6 BELLINGEN HYDE STREET 160.0 NAMBUCCA HEADS BOWLING CLUB 121.5 BOWRAVILLE COHALAN ST 80.4 MACKSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB Illawarra 113.0 JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 105.2 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR LIGHTHOU 61.6 KIAMA BOWLING CLUB 54.0 GREENWELL POINT POST OFFICE South Coast 111.0 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 111.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 95.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) 64.0 MILTON POST OFFICE 59.0 ULLADULLA AWS 54.6 MORUYA (THE LAGOON) 51.4 NAROOMA RVCP 50.0 MORUYA (PLUMWOOD)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* KALUMBURU 35.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 35.6mm/h 41.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 41.6mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.8mm/h 90.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 30.0mm/h 93.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 15.5mm/h KALUMBURU MISSION 101.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 16.8mm/h *W Kimberley* FITZROY CROSSING AERO 33.0mm in 34 min to 18:34 58.2mm/h 12.2mm in 26 min to 19:00 28.2mm/h 45.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 45.2mm/h 47.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.7mm/h *E Gascoyne* NEWMAN AERO 15.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.0mm/h 45.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 15.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h 60.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h *Interior* CARNEGIE 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *N Rivers* MIDDLE POINT AWS 12.4mm in 44 min to 75:36 16.9mm/h *Darwin-Daly* PIRLANGIMPI 21.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 7.0mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 15.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 5.7mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 23.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 23.2mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 10.3mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE 20.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 6.7mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 5.7mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 24.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 24.8mm/h 61.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 20.3mm/h 39.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 39.2mm/h 64.0mm in 6 hr to 14:30 10.7mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* WEIPA AERO 8.2mm in 20 min to 13:30 24.6mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.0mm/h HORN ISLAND 11.2mm in 25 min to 06:00 26.9mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 16.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h *Gulf Country* MORNINGTON ISLAND 5.6mm in 12 min to 12:42 28.0mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 16.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h *Brisbane/SE Coast* NAMBOUR DPI 15.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 6.2mm in 7 min to 19:07 53.1mm/h 21.4mm in 23 min to 19:30 55.8mm/h 28.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 28.4mm/h 14.8mm in 22 min to 20:00 40.4mm/h 42.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 42.4mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.8mm/h 44.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.7mm/h *Darling Downs E* OAKEY AERO 7.2mm in 13 min to 15:29 33.2mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h DALBY AIRPORT 30.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h *Darling Downs W* MILES CONSTANCE STREET 8.2mm in 4 min to 17:24 123.0mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *MidNorth Coast N* COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.6mm in 30 min to 01:00 55.2mm/h 28.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 28.4mm/h 31.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 31.4mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.3mm/h 206.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 412.8mm/h 206.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 206.6mm/h *MidNorth Coast S* PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h TAREE AIRPORT AWS 18.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 18.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h *Hunter Valley* NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 8.6mm in 43 min to 07:43 12.0mm/h *C Tablelands S* MOUNT BOYCE AWS 15.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h *Sydney--east* SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 32.4mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.2mm/h *Illawarra* JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.3mm/h CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h BELLAMBI AWS 10.4mm in 30 min to 03:30 20.8mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h *South Coast* MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 51.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 8.5mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h ULLADULLA AWS 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.8mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h *Goulburn/Monaro* CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 28.8mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.4mm/h *VICTORIA* *Wimmera S* STAWELL AERODROME 10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h *E Central* MOORABBIN AIRPORT 12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h BROADMEADOWS (GLENLITTA AVENUE BMTC) 15.8mm in 30 min to 22:30 31.6mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.0mm/h COLDSTREAM 6.0mm in 6 min to 19:22 60.0mm/h 11.0mm in 9 min to 19:31 73.3mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h *N Central* KILMORE GAP 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h *W Coast* CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 27.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 27.8mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.7mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* CAPE FOURCROY 16.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.4mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 8.0mm/h 11.4mm in 44 min to 22:30 15.5mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 6.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD 42.2 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 41.5 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD 41.0 PHOSPHATE HILL AIRPORT Northwest QLD 41.0 CANNINGTON MINE Northwest QLD	29.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 29.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 29.0 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD 28.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD 28.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
10.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 11.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 12.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 12.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 13.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS	2.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands 3.7 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 4.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+6.9 36.4 MACKAY MO Central Coast E QLD +6.9 43.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD +6.6 38.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA +6.6 40.8 KALBARRI Central West WA +6.1 31.7 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA	+6.9 26.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA +6.6 27.2 KALBARRI Central West WA +4.7 28.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD +4.7 27.0 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD +4.7 25.7 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-18.3 18.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA -16.9 19.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA -16.7 19.8 WILUNA Interior WA -13.2 22.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA -10.6 16.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC	-7.5 7.3 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA -6.0 11.7 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA -5.9 16.2 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT -5.2 9.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 72 ( 40/ 63 ) at 22:00	Other extremes ..