Australian Weather News -- 04 APR 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 04 APR 2002

NEWSBITS: Thunderstorms across eastern Vic, coastal NSW

NEWSBITS. A weak cold front produced widespread but weak thunderstorms overnight in eastern Victoria and during the afternoon along the NSW southern and central coast and ranges. Brief snow was reported with the passage of the front at Charlotte Pass in the NSW Snowy Mountains.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 17:10 EDST on 07/04/02
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. 49.5 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE N Coast--Herbert QLD 47.2 UPPER STONE EXELBY N Coast--Herbert QLD 39.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 36.0 PEACOCK SIDING ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Herbert 49.5 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE 47.2 UPPER STONE EXELBY 39.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT 36.0 PEACOCK SIDING ALERT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 7.0mm in 14 min to 06:14 30.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* WEIPA AERO 10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.8mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *MidNorth Coast S* PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 17.8mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
39.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 39.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 38.6 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 38.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA 38.2 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT	30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 28.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands 27.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA 27.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 27.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
3.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 3.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 5.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 6.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 7.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS	-2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -1.6 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -0.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 0.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 0.0 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.8 36.7 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD +7.6 31.0 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW +6.7 36.8 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD +6.6 35.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA +6.2 29.0 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION Hunter Valley NSW	+8.5 18.2 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW +8.1 26.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD +8.1 12.4 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW +7.4 18.2 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW +7.0 16.2 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) SW Slopes N NSW
-7.0 20.7 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -6.9 22.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA -6.9 18.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -6.6 21.2 LEONORA Goldfields WA -6.6 22.5 WILUNA Interior WA	-7.9 2.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -5.8 0.8 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS -5.3 14.0 TOWN OF 1770 Wide Bay/Burnett QLD -4.6 7.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA -4.6 7.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW: 70 (170/ 63 ) at 18:00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 87 (230/ 76 ) at 02:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 83 (300/ 65 ) at 21:44 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 82 (240/ 65 ) at 21:00	Other extremes ..