Australian Weather News -- 15 MAR 2002

Australian Weather News

Friday, 15 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 00:09 EDST on 17/03/02
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. 50.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD 38.2 KARAMA Darwin-Daly NT 37.6 LEANYER Darwin-Daly NT 35.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD 33.0 CAPE DON Darwin-Daly NT *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 38.2 KARAMA 37.6 LEANYER 33.0 CAPE DON *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Barron 50.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE 35.0 DAINTREE TEA	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *N Rivers* MIDDLE POINT AWS 6.8mm in 14 min to 78:48 29.1mm/h 8.6mm in 7 min to 78:55 73.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 80:00 5.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.3 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 42.1 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 42.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 42.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 42.0 ESPERANCE AERO SW & S Coast WA 42.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA	28.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA 28.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 28.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 28.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 28.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
9.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 9.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 11.7 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 13.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 13.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS	2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 2.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 4.0 KEITH (MUNKORA) Upper SE SA 4.8 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS 4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+15.6 40.7 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA +14.8 42.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA +13.8 39.2 EYRE Eucla WA +13.0 41.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA +11.8 38.3 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA	+10.8 26.8 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +10.4 26.6 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +10.0 24.0 HYDEN Gt Southern WA +9.3 27.2 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA +9.3 23.5 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA
-4.4 16.3 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS -4.1 19.7 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC -3.7 13.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS -3.6 18.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS -3.0 18.2 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS	-9.3 5.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -7.1 6.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -6.7 11.4 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -6.4 11.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -6.2 12.2 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. MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 95 (250/ 74 ) at 12:00	Other extremes ..