Australian Weather News -- 01 APR 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 01 APR 2002

Warm across SA, western Vic

Warm temperatures for April were recorded across coastal southern Australia today from southeastern WA to western Victoria. Top temperatures reached the low 30s, around 10° above normal. Mt Gambier's maximum of 30 was 10.7 above normal, while Eucla in far SE WA recorded a top of 35.8, 12.4 above.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 16:45 EDST on 03/04/02
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. 30.2 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW 24.2 FORBES RIVER (BIRDWOOD) MidNorth Coast S NSW 21.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW 21.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE North Coast NSW *NEW SOUTH WALES* North Coast 21.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE MidNorth Coast N 30.2 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) 21.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast S 24.2 FORBES RIVER (BIRDWOOD)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NEW SOUTH WALES* *MidNorth Coast N* COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 18.0mm/h 10.6mm in 30 min to 23:00 21.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h 10.6mm in 30 min to 23:30 21.2mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
38.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 38.1 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 38.1 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 38.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 38.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 38.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 38.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD	29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 27.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 27.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands 26.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
13.5 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC 15.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 15.6 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW 16.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW	-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 0.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 0.7 OMEO Upper NE VIC 1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 1.7 POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT) N Coast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+12.4 35.8 EUCLA Eucla WA +11.0 25.4 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC +10.7 30.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA +10.6 31.0 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA +10.3 32.6 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA +10.3 30.3 HEYWOOD FORESTRY W Coast VIC +10.3 30.7 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC	+7.9 20.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +6.9 8.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS +6.7 21.6 WILUNA Interior WA +6.6 21.3 LEONORA Goldfields WA +6.5 18.1 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA +6.5 20.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.9 13.5 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC -4.6 17.4 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW -4.3 17.5 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -3.9 17.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD	-6.5 10.2 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD -5.7 5.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS -4.5 16.8 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT -4.5 4.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC -4.4 12.5 ALI CURUNG 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. GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD: 80 (150/ 65 ) at 23:00 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD: 89 (130/ 74 ) at 15:16 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 96 (130/ 87 ) at 04:36 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 83 (140/ 76 ) at 22:32	Other extremes ..