Australian Weather News -- 05 MAR 2002

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 05 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 14:12 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. 107.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 101.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD 83.0 ERRABIDDY E Gascoyne WA 82.6 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD 79.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Pilbara* 58.0 MOUNT STUART *E Gascoyne* 83.0 ERRABIDDY 61.0 TANGADEE *Goldfields* 65.6 COOLGARDIE POST OFFICE *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 60.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION N Coast--Barron 101.0 DAINTREE TEA 82.6 DAINTREE VILLAGE 76.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE 74.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 72.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE 62.0 TOPAZ 53.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Herbert 107.0 MENAVALE ALERT 79.0 NERADA ALERT 74.0 CORSIS ALERT 66.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 65.2 INNISFAIL 63.0 DARADGEE 63.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT 59.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT 58.0 GAIRLOCH *ISLANDS* Islands 79.0 CAPE FOURCROY	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* PIRLANGIMPI 15.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 5.0mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.0mm/h 25.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 25.4mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 13.0mm/h CHANNEL POINT 37.0mm in 6 hr to 20:30 6.2mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE 33.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 11.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Coast--Barron* LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 20.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 20.6mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.7mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.4mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT 30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h *N Coast--Herbert* INNISFAIL 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h 49.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.2mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 17.0mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h 29.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 29.2mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 23.6mm/h 56.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 18.7mm/h 75.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 12.5mm/h LUCINDA POINT 27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *North Coast* BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE 14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.2mm/h *MidNorth Coast N* COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.8mm/h 27.0mm in 30 min to 22:00 54.0mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 27.0mm/h *Hunter Valley* GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.4mm/h *VICTORIA* *E Central* BROADMEADOWS (GLENLITTA AVENUE BMTC) 34.0mm in 30 min to 11:00 68.0mm/h 40.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 40.8mm/h 24.0mm in 30 min to 11:30 48.0mm/h 58.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 58.0mm/h 24.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 24.8mm/h 66.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 22.0mm/h 37.6mm in 30 min to 14:00 75.2mm/h 39.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 39.0mm/h 20.0mm in 30 min to 14:30 40.0mm/h 57.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 57.6mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.6mm/h 125.2mm in 30 min to 22:30 250.4mm/h 125.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 125.2mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* CAPE FOURCROY 37.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 12.3mm/h 38.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 38.2mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 17.0mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 05:30 10.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
40.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 40.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 39.3 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 39.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA 39.1 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD	29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.3 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 27.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 27.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA 27.1 MANINGRIDA Arnhem NT 27.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
15.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 16.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 17.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 17.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 17.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW	4.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 5.0 SHANNON SW & S Coast WA 5.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS 5.1 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+13.3 38.3 EUCLA Eucla WA +11.2 38.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +9.5 33.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC +9.2 33.0 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE E Central VIC +8.8 35.2 MURRAY BRIDGE Lower Murray SA +8.8 32.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC	+8.2 23.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA +8.1 22.6 EYRE Eucla WA +5.1 17.7 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW +5.0 9.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS +4.9 18.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA +4.9 24.8 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD +4.9 20.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-7.1 19.4 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -4.6 21.4 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW -4.3 31.4 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA -4.2 22.1 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW -4.0 20.4 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW	-6.9 14.0 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT -6.3 7.9 WAGGA WAGGA RESEARCH CENTRE Riverina E NSW -5.6 7.0 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA -5.5 12.0 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. GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD: 82 (160/ 69 ) at 10:00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 87 (130/ 72 ) at 22:15	Other extremes ..