Australian Weather News -- 27 FEB 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 27 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 22:57 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. 229.0 BONNEY DOWNS E Pilbara WA 90.0 YARRIE E Pilbara WA 85.0 MORSTONE STATION Gulf Country QLD 81.8 GLOUCESTER POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW 81.0 MOUNT BARNETT W Kimberley WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* 66.6 MOUNT ELIZABETH *W Kimberley* 81.0 MOUNT BARNETT *E Pilbara* 229.0 BONNEY DOWNS 90.0 YARRIE 61.8 MANDORA 57.6 WARRAWAGINE *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 52.8 MCMINNS LAGOON Alice Springs 53.0 KINTORE (WULUNGURRU) *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 59.4 CAPE KEERWEER Gulf Country 85.0 MORSTONE STATION Central Coast W 56.0 DOORUNA DOWNS Central Highlands 75.2 DINGO POST OFFICE 60.0 THE SANDSTONE 59.0 WADDY BRAE TM 51.4 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett 58.2 TOWN OF 1770 54.0 MAKOWATA *NEW SOUTH WALES* MidNorth Coast S 81.8 GLOUCESTER POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro 64.6 BOMBALA POST OFFICE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* KALUMBURU 57.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 57.4mm/h 62.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 20.7mm/h 62.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h *E Pilbara* MANDORA 40.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 13.3mm/h *Interior* WARBURTON AIRFIELD 4.6mm in 3 min to 16:29 92.0mm/h 5.0mm in 2 min to 16:31 150.0mm/h 10.6mm in 8 min to 16:39 79.5mm/h 11.6mm in 12 min to 16:51 58.0mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 11.2mm in 10 min to 20:30 67.2mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.6mm/h 27.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 27.2mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* NARAWILLI 36.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 12.0mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.2mm/h *Darwin-Daly* BATCHELOR AERO 12.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.2mm/h TINDAL RAAF 13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.4mm/h *Alice Springs* YULARA AERO 10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.6mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* WEIPA AERO 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h *Gulf Country* KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h *Wide Bay/Burnett* TOWN OF 1770 40.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 13.3mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Hunter Valley* GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 12.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.6mm/h MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 18.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 18.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h *Sydney--west* HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS 8.6mm in 33 min to 18:30 15.6mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
41.4 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 41.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA 40.7 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 40.4 MARREE NE Pastoral SA 40.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA 40.2 MULLEWA Central West WA	28.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 28.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA 27.6 MOUNT MAGNET AERO Murchison WA 27.6 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 27.4 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 7.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 9.0 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 10.9 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS	0.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 2.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 2.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 2.1 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 3.8 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+5.4 38.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA +5.0 33.6 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) MidNorth Coast S NSW +4.9 32.8 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW +4.7 30.3 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW +4.5 40.1 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD	+6.4 27.3 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA +4.8 28.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA +4.7 10.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW +4.1 28.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA +3.9 24.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
-11.7 14.1 OMEO Upper NE VIC -11.0 20.6 BALGAIR Eucla WA -11.0 25.5 WILUNA Interior WA -10.5 24.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA -10.1 17.8 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA	-6.3 5.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS -5.9 6.0 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA -5.2 7.9 NHILL Wimmera N VIC -5.2 8.3 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC -5.1 5.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD: 87 (200/ 76 ) at 16:43 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 74 (250/ 63 ) at 08:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 78 (250/ 65 ) at 14:40	Other extremes ..