Australian Weather News -- 27 MAR 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 27 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 10:13 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. 87.0 LOWER ARALUEN South Coast NSW 68.0 LITTLE PLAINS RIVER (WELLESLEY) Goulburn/Monaro NSW 61.2 PIKEDALE TM Darling Downs E QLD 61.2 DELEGATE RIVER (QUIDONG) Goulburn/Monaro NSW 59.8 TALLANGATTA DCNR Lower NE VIC *QUEENSLAND* Darling Downs E 61.2 PIKEDALE TM 53.0 DALVEEN *NEW SOUTH WALES* South Coast 87.0 LOWER ARALUEN Goulburn/Monaro 68.0 LITTLE PLAINS RIVER (WELLESLEY) 61.2 DELEGATE RIVER (QUIDONG) Riverina E 50.0 CULCAIRN BOWLING CLUB *VICTORIA* Lower NE 59.8 TALLANGATTA DCNR 51.2 MITTA MITTA FORESTRY E Gippsland 56.8 CANN RIVER EAST (CHANDLERS CK)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* PORT KEATS AERO 17.0mm in 29 min to 17:30 35.2mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 5.7mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Darling Downs E* INGLEWOOD FOREST 12.0mm in 31 min to 17:31 23.2mm/h 15.4mm in 29 min to 18:00 31.9mm/h 27.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 27.4mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 13.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.2mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.4mm/h GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 7.0mm in 16 min to 18:00 26.2mm/h *Maranoa* INJUNE POST OFFICE 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *NW Plains E* MOREE AERO 7.4mm in 21 min to 20:21 21.1mm/h *NW Slopes S* TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h *MidNorth Coast S* TAREE AIRPORT AWS 16.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 16.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h *Hunter Valley* SCONE AIRPORT AWS 6.6mm in 36 min to 20:00 11.0mm/h *Illawarra* NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h MOSS VALE AWS 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h *South Coast* ULLADULLA AWS 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
40.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 40.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 39.4 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 39.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 39.1 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 39.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA	29.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 29.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands 28.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 28.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA 27.8 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
11.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 12.1 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA 12.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 12.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 12.6 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC	2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 2.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 2.8 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW 3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 3.4 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.3 27.2 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS +6.5 30.7 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +6.4 26.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS +5.9 26.0 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS +5.8 36.2 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA	+5.7 24.7 KALBARRI Central West WA +5.0 21.2 MOORA Central West WA +4.5 10.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS +4.2 22.1 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA +4.2 12.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-13.9 18.2 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW -12.8 19.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -11.0 20.3 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW -10.3 18.6 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW -9.7 20.8 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW	-8.4 12.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA -8.1 12.8 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -7.6 8.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW -7.1 13.0 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD -6.9 9.4 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
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: 87 (310/ 76 ) at 15:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 83 (250/ 65 ) at 19:58	Other extremes ..