Australian Weather News -- 26 FEB 2002

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 26 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 10:10 EDST on 28/02/02
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. 157.0 POINT STUART AWS Darwin-Daly NT 91.0 MATARANKA STATION Roper-McArthur NT 73.5 BESWICK Roper-McArthur NT 60.0 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW 58.2 TOTTENHAM POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Roper-McArthur 91.0 MATARANKA STATION 73.5 BESWICK 52.0 WATERHOUSE Darwin-Daly 157.0 POINT STUART AWS *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 50.4 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL Darling Downs W 50.0 KINKORA Maranoa 55.0 WARROO Warrego 53.0 BIDDENHAM TM *NEW SOUTH WALES* CW Plains S 58.2 TOTTENHAM POST OFFICE CW Plains N 57.0 TRANGIE POST OFFICE NW Plains W 50.0 ROWENA POST OFFICE CW Slopes S 60.0 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 53.0 EUGOWRA POST OFFICE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* MANINGRIDA 33.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 11.0mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 19.0mm in 30 min to 00:00 38.0mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 19.0mm/h 5.6mm in 16 min to 15:30 21.0mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 19.8mm in 36 min to 17:30 33.0mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 7.0mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.2mm/h TINDAL RAAF 13.2mm in 30 min to 23:30 26.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.2mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 7.0mm in 13 min to 13:30 32.3mm/h *Alice Springs* YULARA AERO 26.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 26.8mm/h 12.4mm in 20 min to 20:00 37.2mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 6.3mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 5.3mm/h KINTORE (WULUNGURRU) 50.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 16.7mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* WEIPA AERO 12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h *Gulf Country* MOUNT ISA AERO 3.8mm in 11 min to 15:30 20.7mm/h CLONCURRY AIRPORT 12.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h *Upper Carpentaria* RICHMOND AIRPORT 7.2mm in 32 min to 16:00 13.5mm/h *Central Coast E* YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE 21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h *Central Highlands* EMERALD AIRPORT 11.2mm in 21 min to 18:00 32.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h *Northwest* CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h *Wide Bay/Burnett* LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h *Maranoa* INJUNE POST OFFICE 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.7mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Upper Darling* COBAR MO 26.6mm in 30 min to 22:00 53.2mm/h 26.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 26.6mm/h *MidNorth Coast N* COFFS HARBOUR MO 10.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 20.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.4mm/h *CW Slopes S* DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h *Sydney--west* HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS 14.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h *Illawarra* BELLAMBI AWS 12.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.4mm/h *SW Slopes S* WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 26.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.2mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 42.2 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 42.1 ENEABBA Central West WA 41.7 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA 40.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA 40.6 CARNAMAH Central West WA	30.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 28.7 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 28.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA 28.1 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 28.1 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
11.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 13.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 14.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 14.9 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 15.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW	3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW 5.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 6.1 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+6.1 42.1 ENEABBA Central West WA +5.7 31.3 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +5.6 41.7 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA +5.1 40.6 CARNAMAH Central West WA +4.5 40.0 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA	+7.6 25.6 HAWKER Upper North SA +5.6 30.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA +5.4 17.0 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC +4.8 15.8 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS +4.7 15.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-11.3 17.2 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -10.2 24.1 COLLARENEBRI (VIEWPOINT) Upper Darling NSW -9.8 25.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW -9.4 30.4 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA -8.9 29.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA	-7.0 3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -4.2 15.0 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW -4.0 16.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW -3.7 18.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA -3.6 16.7 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 82 (140/ 63 ) at 14:14	Other extremes ..