Australian Weather News -- 22 FEB 2002

Australian Weather News

Friday, 22 FEB 2002

Notes on significant weather not yet written

Significant rainfall, strong winds, strong wind gusts and abnormally high and low temperatures for this day are given below. Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 18:35 EDST on 23/02/02
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. 150.0 MOUNT HART STATION W Kimberley WA 144.0 SINGLETON Alice Springs NT 136.4 YULMBU E Kimberley WA 133.0 MOUNT HOUSE STATION W Kimberley WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* 100.2 MOUNT ELIZABETH 93.8 KURI BAY *E Kimberley* 136.4 YULMBU 127.4 MORNINGTON 119.5 KACHANA 75.6 MOUNT AMHURST 67.0 RUBY PLAINS 59.2 LISSADELL 54.0 MOOLA BULLA *W Kimberley* 150.0 MOUNT HART STATION 133.0 MOUNT HOUSE STATION 130.0 LEOPOLD DOWNS 118.8 MOUNT BARNETT 103.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO 77.8 JUBILEE DOWNS 57.0 ELLENDALE *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 53.0 WALKER CREEK Alice Springs 144.0 SINGLETON 115.8 WYCLIFFE WELL 112.0 KURUNDI 64.0 RABBIT FLAT 50.2 EPENARRA 50.0 ATULA *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 63.0 CAPE KEERWEER 54.4 KENDALL RIVER STATION S Peninsula 72.0 PALMERVILLE Central Coast E 575.5 POWERLINE TM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* ARGYLE AERODROME 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h *W Kimberley* BROOME AIRPORT 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h DERBY AERO 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h FITZROY CROSSING AERO 23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h WEST ROEBUCK 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.7mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 4.0mm in 11 min to 08:17 21.8mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 22.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 22.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.0mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 10.7mm/h *Alice Springs* RABBIT FLAT 19.0mm in 3 hr to 05:30 6.3mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* COEN AIRPORT 33.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h *N Coast--Barron* COOKTOWN AIRPORT 13.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h *Warrego* CHARLEVILLE AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h *Far SW* QUILPIE AIRPORT 19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.5 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 42.3 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 41.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA 41.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA 41.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD	28.4 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 28.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS Arnhem NT 27.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 27.5 ALYANGULA POLICE Arnhem NT 27.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
7.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 8.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 8.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 10.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 10.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS	-0.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 0.3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC 1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 1.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 1.2 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.8 41.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA +8.6 40.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA +7.5 37.8 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +7.1 32.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD +7.0 36.3 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD	+7.2 26.7 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +6.1 26.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +5.4 24.3 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +5.3 24.5 MILES POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD +5.3 25.4 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-19.7 15.7 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -19.5 16.8 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT -18.1 17.9 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -17.1 19.8 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -16.7 19.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA	-9.5 13.6 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -9.2 5.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -8.6 12.9 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -8.0 14.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA -7.7 15.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA -7.7 13.8 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 102 (250/ 85 ) at 02:17 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 82 (267/ 69 ) at 01:40 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 96 (260/ 76 ) at 03:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 96 (230/ 80 ) at 04:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 93 (250/ 76 ) at 03:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 82 (270/ 69 ) at 03:14	Other extremes ..