Australian Weather News -- 14 MAR 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 14 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 12:15 EDST on 16/03/02
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. 57.0 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT 30.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS Arnhem NT 27.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT 23.6 BEN LOMOND (KOALA) N Tablelands W NSW 18.0 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Arnhem 30.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS Roper-McArthur 57.0 WOLLOGORANG Darwin-Daly 27.0 PORT KEATS AERO *QUEENSLAND* Gulf Country 18.0 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE *NEW SOUTH WALES* N Tablelands W 23.6 BEN LOMOND (KOALA)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* KALUMBURU 11.4mm in 13 min to 16:34 52.6mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* WARRUWI 6.4mm in 32 min to 20:08 12.0mm/h MILINGIMBI 17.2mm in 37 min to 16:30 27.9mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 17.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 6.3mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 6.0mm in 6 min to 19:00 60.0mm/h 12.6mm in 8 min to 19:08 94.5mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.6mm/h 6.0mm in 18 min to 20:18 20.0mm/h 17.2mm in 30 min to 21:30 34.4mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.2mm/h CAPE DON 17.0mm in 3 hr to 13:30 5.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 5.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE 17.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 5.7mm/h MANGO FARM 31.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 10.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.4 ENEABBA Central West WA 42.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 42.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 42.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA 42.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA	30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 29.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 29.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands 28.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 28.8 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
11.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 12.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 13.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 13.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 14.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS	-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 1.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+11.4 40.1 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA +10.9 40.5 HYDEN Gt Southern WA +10.1 39.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +9.9 35.3 EYRE Eucla WA +9.8 37.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA	+8.8 26.8 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA +6.9 22.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +6.1 20.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA +6.0 24.7 LEONORA Goldfields WA +5.3 23.2 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
-5.0 18.7 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC -4.8 21.4 TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG Upper North VIC -3.9 19.9 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC -3.7 18.4 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA -3.7 23.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW -3.7 19.3 OMEO Upper NE VIC	-5.9 4.7 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW -5.7 12.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -5.3 9.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -5.1 5.8 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC -5.0 13.4 CURTIN SPRINGS 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. CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT : 89 (100/ 78 ) at 10:48 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD: 82 (150/ 70 ) at 21:00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 74 (140/ 67 ) at 03:32 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 70 (150/ 63 ) at 01:07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 85 (250/ 63 ) at 23:26	Other extremes ..