Australian Weather News -- 25 MAR 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 25 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 10:05 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. 48.4 COUNTRY DOWNS W Kimberley WA 43.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 40.0 JARRA CREEK TM N Coast--Herbert QLD 37.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD 35.0 TULLY TM N Coast--Herbert QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* 48.4 COUNTRY DOWNS *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 43.0 HORN ISLAND N Coast--Herbert 40.0 JARRA CREEK TM 37.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST 35.0 TULLY TM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Gascoyne* PARABURDOO AERO 15.6mm in 38 min to 21:00 24.6mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *Mt Lofty Ranges* NOARLUNGA 18.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 18.6mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 6.7mm/h *VICTORIA* *W Gippsland* LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 10.4mm in 8 min to 20:46 78.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 17.2mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
41.7 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 41.2 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA 41.1 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA 41.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 40.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 40.2 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA	29.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands 28.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 28.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 28.0 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 27.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
12.7 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA 13.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 15.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 15.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 15.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC	-3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 2.5 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW 2.9 MAYDENA (POST OFFICE) Derwent Valley TAS 4.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.7 31.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS +9.7 30.1 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS +8.8 26.2 PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT) Southeast TAS +8.6 29.2 ORFORD POST OFFICE E Coast TAS +8.5 37.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW	+9.6 24.3 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW +9.2 18.2 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC +9.1 21.1 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC +9.1 13.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS +8.5 21.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
-7.2 20.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW -5.7 24.1 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA -5.4 25.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA -5.2 22.0 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA -5.1 22.0 YONGALA Upper North SA	-6.5 6.9 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC -6.2 -2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -6.1 10.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW -6.0 2.5 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -5.8 8.4 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. MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 72 (310/ 65 ) at 15:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 91 (330/ 65 ) at 07:22	Other extremes ..