Australian Weather News -- 23 FEB 2002

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 23 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 12:33 EDST on 27/02/02
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. 142.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA 121.0 ELLENDALE W Kimberley WA 93.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA 67.8 MARGARET RIVER E Kimberley WA 62.6 MOUNT AMHURST E Kimberley WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* 67.8 MARGARET RIVER 62.6 MOUNT AMHURST *W Kimberley* 142.0 WEST ROEBUCK 121.0 ELLENDALE 93.8 BROOME AIRPORT 56.0 JUBILEE DOWNS 54.0 DEBESA 52.5 CADJEBUT 52.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO 50.4 LEOPOLD DOWNS 50.0 DERBY AERO	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* BROOME AIRPORT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.8mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.2mm/h WEST ROEBUCK 13.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.0mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.2mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *N Rivers* MIDDLE POINT AWS 12.2mm in 19 min to 69:23 38.5mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 70:00 16.2mm/h *Darwin-Daly* POINT STUART AWS 33.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 11.0mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h 61.0mm in 3 hr to 16:30 20.3mm/h 55.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 18.3mm/h TINDAL RAAF 16.8mm in 22 min to 17:00 45.8mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.0mm/h 10.2mm in 30 min to 17:30 20.4mm/h 29.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 29.2mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 10.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h *Alice Springs* KULGERA 17.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 5.7mm/h *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *NW Pastoral* ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.4mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 8.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 5.7mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *S Peninsula* PALMERVILLE 28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h *Gulf Country* MOUNT ISA AERO 4.4mm in 13 min to 17:00 20.3mm/h *N Coast--Barron* LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h *Channel Country* BOULIA AIRPORT 36.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.0mm/h *Brisbane/SE Coast* CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.6mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 21.2mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 8.4mm in 40 min to 22:00 12.6mm/h ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 15.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 15.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 12.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.6mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 41.5 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 40.2 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD 40.2 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD 40.1 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA	30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 27.5 ALYANGULA POLICE Arnhem NT 27.3 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD 27.1 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
11.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 12.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 12.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 13.5 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) W Coast TAS 14.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS	2.5 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) W Coast TAS 3.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 3.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 3.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 3.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW 3.6 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.2 38.9 JURIEN Lower West WA +7.4 32.4 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA +7.1 34.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA +6.7 33.0 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA +6.4 36.0 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA	+5.5 23.6 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD +4.9 27.3 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD +4.5 24.4 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +4.4 24.7 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +4.4 21.8 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-19.9 16.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA -19.2 16.2 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -18.4 17.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -17.4 17.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -16.7 19.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA	-11.2 10.9 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT -9.1 12.4 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -8.2 14.9 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -7.9 13.4 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -7.9 14.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 76 (230/ 63 ) at 05:30	Other extremes ..