Australian Weather News -- 03 MAR 2002

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 03 MAR 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 14:04 EDST on 07/03/02
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. 95.0 WILDMAN RANGERS Darwin-Daly NT 77.1 TIPPERARY Darwin-Daly NT 76.0 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 71.0 PACIFIC HAVEN ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Pilbara* 66.4 MOUNT STUART *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 95.0 WILDMAN RANGERS 77.1 TIPPERARY 70.0 DOUGLAS RIVER 60.0 PORT KEATS AERO *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 68.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION Central Coast E 54.0 INKERMAN BRIDGE ALERT Wide Bay/Burnett 59.6 MAKOWATA 54.0 GLENLANDS Brisbane/SE Coast 76.0 MARYBOROUGH 71.0 PACIFIC HAVEN ALERT 69.0 RAILWAY BRIDGE ALERT 67.0 UPPER CHERWELL ALERT 58.0 MUSKET FLAT MT ALERT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Pilbara* ONSLOW AIRPORT 22.0mm in 19 min to 06:00 69.5mm/h 25.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 25.8mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.7mm/h *Central West* MORAWA AIRPORT 11.6mm in 16 min to 15:39 43.5mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* WARRUWI 14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 6.7mm/h MILINGIMBI 2.0mm in 1 min to 16:40 120.0mm/h 6.0mm in 7 min to 16:47 51.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 5.0mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 7.0mm in 16 min to 12:16 26.2mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.6mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.6mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 15.0mm in 8 min to 16:50 112.5mm/h 19.2mm in 10 min to 17:00 115.2mm/h 34.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 34.2mm/h 10.4mm in 11 min to 17:11 56.7mm/h 48.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 48.0mm/h 48.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 16.0mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.8mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE 16.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 5.3mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 65.0mm in 6 hr to 02:30 10.8mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Gulf Country* KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 9.0mm in 10 min to 13:00 54.0mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.6mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h *N Coast--Herbert* TOWNSVILLE AERO 9.6mm in 15 min to 18:48 38.4mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.6mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h 7.2mm in 15 min to 22:45 28.8mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 14.4mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.0mm/h *Central Coast E* AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 33.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Sydney--east* BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 10.8mm in 30 min to 22:30 21.6mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.8mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.8mm/h *Illawarra* KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) 16.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 16.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
46.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS 37.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 36.7 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 36.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 36.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA	28.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands 26.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 26.8 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 26.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 26.4 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
9.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 11.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 13.1 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA 13.3 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC 13.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC	3.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 4.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 4.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS 4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 5.0 EYRE Eucla WA 5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 5.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.0 34.0 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA +6.7 31.8 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA +6.7 33.4 KATANNING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA +6.6 33.1 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA +6.6 34.0 WAGIN Gt Southern WA +6.6 26.5 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS	+5.4 25.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA +4.5 22.4 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA +4.5 20.7 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +4.4 23.4 KALBARRI Central West WA +3.9 18.0 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA +3.9 25.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-6.2 17.6 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC -5.6 18.1 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC -5.1 17.0 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC -5.1 25.6 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -4.9 34.2 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA -4.9 20.0 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA	-9.5 5.0 EYRE Eucla WA -6.7 12.0 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD -6.4 11.7 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -6.1 12.3 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT -6.1 11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 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. MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 87 (230/ 67 ) at 06:45	Other extremes ..