Australian Weather News -- 20 MAR 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 20 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 09:43 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. 49.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD 46.6 BAMAGA N Peninsula QLD 31.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 30.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION N Peninsula QLD 22.6 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM W Coast TAS *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 46.6 BAMAGA 31.0 HORN ISLAND 30.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION N Coast--Barron 49.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE *TASMANIA* W Coast 22.6 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* MANINGRIDA 21.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 7.0mm/h MILINGIMBI 17.0mm in 30 min to 14:00 34.0mm/h 17.4mm in 12 min to 14:12 87.0mm/h 9.0mm in 18 min to 14:30 30.0mm/h 43.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 43.4mm/h 44.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 14.7mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 15.4mm in 14 min to 19:30 66.0mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.6mm/h 18.4mm in 30 min to 20:00 36.8mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE 21.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 7.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* HORN ISLAND 10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.8mm/h 9.0mm in 32 min to 03:00 16.9mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.4mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 42.8 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 42.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 42.3 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW 42.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA 42.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 42.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 42.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA	29.2 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 28.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA 28.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 28.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 6.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 6.9 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 7.6 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS	0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 3.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 3.4 OMEO Upper NE VIC 3.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+12.9 38.0 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA +12.9 37.3 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW +12.5 39.0 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA +12.4 39.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW +11.4 41.0 HYDEN Gt Southern WA +11.4 39.2 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW	+11.3 24.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW +7.1 11.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW +7.0 18.4 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW +6.8 24.1 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW +6.8 23.2 NARRABRI WEST POST OFFICE NW Plains E NSW
-8.0 8.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -7.3 3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -7.0 12.9 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS -6.7 10.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS -6.4 14.0 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS	-7.0 6.0 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA -6.7 5.6 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA -6.6 9.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA -6.5 9.4 PEARCE RAAF 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: 98 (280/ 78 ) at 13:39 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 82 (254/ 65 ) at 16:20 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS: 80 (260/ 65 ) at 15:10 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 96 (260/ 69 ) at 14:00 SWAN ISLAND AWS E Coast TAS: 91 (220/ 58 ) at 23:30 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 124 (310/ 80 ) at 05:48 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 111 (240/ 95 ) at 19:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 91 (260/ 54 ) at 20:57	Other extremes ..