Australian Weather News -- 18 MAR 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 18 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 09:32 EDST on 30/03/02
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. 30.4 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT 26.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 18.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 16.2 YARRIE E Pilbara WA 11.2 BAMAGA N Peninsula QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* 26.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE *E Pilbara* 16.2 YARRIE *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Roper-McArthur 30.4 WOLLOGORANG *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 11.2 BAMAGA Gulf Country 18.0 SWEERS ISLAND	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* PORT KEATS AERO 11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 6.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 43.0 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 43.0 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW 42.5 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW	29.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 28.6 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands 27.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
18.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 18.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 18.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 18.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC	-0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 3.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 3.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 4.0 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+14.3 36.4 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC +13.6 33.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC +13.5 37.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +13.0 37.0 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC	+9.0 23.6 CLEVE W Agricultural SA +8.3 22.7 MAITLAND Yorke Peninsula SA +8.1 20.2 EUDUNDA Lower Murray SA +8.1 23.6 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW +7.8 18.2 MOUNT BARKER Mt Lofty Ranges SA
-5.1 23.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA -5.1 22.0 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA -4.9 24.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA -4.8 23.1 DONNYBROOK SW & S Coast WA -4.8 22.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA	-6.7 14.2 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -6.5 7.5 PRICE Yorke Peninsula SA -6.0 6.5 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -5.5 13.5 KALBARRI Central West WA -5.5 8.7 KARNET Lower West WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 78 (270/ 67 ) at 16:27 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 95 (340/ 76 ) at 11:40 SWAN ISLAND AWS E Coast TAS: 102 (300/ 80 ) at 15:16 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS: 102 (310/ 52 ) at 15:02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 122 (320/ 98 ) at 12:31 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 132 (300/ 87 ) at 14:31 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 95 (300/ 67 ) at 13:25 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 78 (250/ 63 ) at 17:48	Other extremes ..