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Heavy rain on NSW South Coast
NEWSBITS: Storms again in central and NW NSW; Continuing hot in southern WA; Heavy showers in Far North Qld

Rainfalls of between 100 and 200mm were recorded on the NSW South Coast today. Montague Island recorded 202mm for the 48 hours to 9am Tuesday, most of which fell during today. Moruya Airport registered 115mm in the 24 hours ended 9am and a further 22mm to 3pm. Other heavy falls are listed below and in the national extremes for Tuesday. The rain was produced by a moist easterly onshore flow under an increasingly unstable upper atmosphere ahead of a cold pool lingering over western Victoria. A small low pressure system developed east of Wollongong mid-morning, then drifted southwest toward the South Coast before washing out late afternoon. The brief intensification in rain caused by the low gave Montague Island 60.2mm in the two hours to 4pm.

NEWSBITS: Thunderstorms fired up again across central and northwestern NSW mid-afternoon and continued well into Tuesday morning. Rainfall was again patchy and mostly light. Both overnight and daytime temperatures in southern central WA reached 8 to 10° above normal today. Heavy showers on the North Queensland coast and peninsula gave some heavy falls this morning and again during the evening. Palmerville, 200km NW of Cairns, recorded 45.4mm between 3 and 5pm, 30mm falling in just under half an hour to 4pm.

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 18:34 EDST on 17/04/02
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.

115.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
110.6 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
104.0 MILTON POST OFFICE South Coast NSW
82.4 BODALLA POST OFFICE South Coast NSW
80.6 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
     S Peninsula
66.4 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
     South Coast
115.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS
110.6 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION
104.0 MILTON POST OFFICE
82.4 BODALLA POST OFFICE
80.6 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB)
75.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
57.0 MORUYA (BURRA CREEK)
51.2 MORUYA (THE LAGOON)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Arnhem
MILINGIMBI
19.2mm in 26 min to 15:30 44.3mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 20.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 9.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
     S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
30.2mm in 29 min to 16:00 62.5mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 30.4mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.0mm/h
47.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.7mm/h
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
    N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
14.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.6mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
     Upper Darling
COBAR AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h
    C Tablelands S
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 50 min to 17:00 13.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
    South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
12.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.7mm/h
40.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 40.4mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 19.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION
43.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.3mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
ULLADULLA AWS
43.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 14.3mm/h
15.6mm in 18 min to 00:15 52.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h
68.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 11.3mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
MORUYA AIRPORT AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 16.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.6mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 13.3mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
    SW Slopes S
WAGGA WAGGA AMO
11.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.8mm/h
13.0mm in 30 min to 23:00 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.0mm/h

VICTORIA
     E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
23.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 47.2mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 29.4mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 26.8mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
42.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
42.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.8 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.7 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
41.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
29.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
28.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
28.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
8.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
 -2.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-2.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-2.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS
-1.0 MELTON MOWBRAY(NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-1.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+10.8   35.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.1   38.5 MULLEWA Central West WA
+9.6   33.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.8   35.6 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA
+8.8   36.6 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+8.8   33.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+10.1   18.4 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+9.7   18.5 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA
+8.2   16.5 ALBURY AIRPORT SW Slopes S NSW
+8.1   18.3 DONNYBROOK SW & S Coast WA
+7.5   22.4 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.5   14.2 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-5.1   13.4 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-4.0   14.3 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.9   17.7 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
-3.7   23.2 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-3.7   15.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
 -7.3   -1.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-6.5   2.7 KEITH Upper SE SA
-6.4   1.0 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-6.1   0.2 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
-5.9   0.5 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS

Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.

NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands : 76 ( 70/ 63 ) at 13:56

Other extremes

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