Australian Weather News -- 24 FEB 2002

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 24 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 12:35 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. 111.0 DILLALAH Warrego QLD 78.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA 76.8 EPENARRA Alice Springs NT 74.4 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 68.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION N Peninsula QLD *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 66.0 POINT STUART AWS Alice Springs 76.8 EPENARRA *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* NW Pastoral 78.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 54.0 TIEYON *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 68.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION Central Highlands 60.6 TAMBO POST OFFICE Brisbane/SE Coast 74.4 RAINBOW BEACH 58.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Warrego 111.0 DILLALAH	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* COEN AIRPORT 23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h *Brisbane/SE Coast* DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 16.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.6mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.3mm/h *Warrego* CHARLEVILLE AERO 21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.4mm/h *Far SW* QUILPIE AIRPORT 30.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 41.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 40.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 40.5 ENEABBA Central West WA 40.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA 40.0 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA 40.0 CANNINGTON MINE Northwest QLD 40.0 MULLEWA Central West WA	28.4 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA 28.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT 28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 27.8 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD 27.6 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD 27.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
15.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 16.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 16.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 16.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 17.0 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC 17.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 17.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC	2.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 2.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 2.7 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands 3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW 4.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+11.1 36.1 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA +10.1 36.0 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA +8.3 36.2 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA +8.1 35.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA +7.2 36.7 KATANNING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA	+5.0 27.6 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD +4.3 25.3 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +4.1 28.4 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA +3.9 25.9 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +3.9 18.5 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-15.0 21.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA -14.7 21.3 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -14.1 21.1 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW -13.6 21.9 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD -13.1 21.6 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD	-19.8 2.7 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands -8.5 7.6 EYRE Eucla WA -8.5 13.0 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -7.7 15.4 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -7.7 13.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h	Other extremes ..