Australian Weather News -- 12 MAR 2002

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 12 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 17:47 EDST on 14/03/02
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. 43.0 LEADERS CREEK 42.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands 42.0 MYUNA ALERT Central Coast E QLD 36.0 POINT STUART AWS Darwin-Daly NT 33.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands *NORTHERN TERRITORY* 43.0 LEADERS CREEK Darwin-Daly 36.0 POINT STUART AWS *QUEENSLAND* Central Coast E 42.0 MYUNA ALERT *ISLANDS* Islands 42.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 33.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 11.4mm in 8 min to 01:42 85.5mm/h 6.6mm in 11 min to 01:53 36.0mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 18.0mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 18.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 6.0mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 9.8mm in 57 min to 22:30 10.3mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 6.3mm/h CAPE DON 18.0mm in 3 hr to 13:30 6.0mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 7.7mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.3mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 12.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.4mm/h 32.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 32.4mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 42.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 41.5 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 41.0 CANNINGTON MINE Northwest QLD 41.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD 41.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD	29.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 28.2 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 28.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA 28.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 28.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
8.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 8.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 8.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 11.2 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 11.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS	1.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 1.9 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 2.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 3.0 KEITH (MUNKORA) Upper SE SA 3.0 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.1 32.1 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA +7.7 37.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA +7.7 35.8 LANCELIN Lower West WA +7.5 32.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA +7.3 37.5 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA	+6.1 25.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT +4.8 7.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW +4.8 10.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW +4.4 22.8 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +4.1 28.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.1 16.9 OMEO Upper NE VIC -5.5 17.0 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -4.3 21.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA -4.3 22.9 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA -4.2 19.6 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC -4.2 15.7 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS	-10.7 3.8 EYRE Eucla WA -9.0 4.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA -8.6 3.0 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA -8.3 6.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -8.2 5.2 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT : 95 (110/ 54 ) at 18:03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 91 (250/ 67 ) at 03:29 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 91 (260/ 76 ) at 21:00	Other extremes ..