Australian Weather News -- 26 APR 2002

Australian Weather News

Friday, 26 APR 2002

NEWSBITS: First taste of winter arrives in Tasmania

NEWSBITS: A front moving through southeastern Australia today introduced the first flush of cooler air to the region for the season, producing light snow on the higher peaks in Tasmania and a substantial lowering of temperatures across Tasmania, Victoria and southern South Australia. The midday temperature atop Mt Wellington behind Hobart was 0.9° with strong to gale force winds, and there were light snow flurries during the day. Brief heavy rain preceded the front as it moved through the Victorian Alps.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 17:01 EST on 27/04/02
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. 40.0 RUDDS LANE TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 32.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 27.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 26.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 26.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW *QUEENSLAND* Brisbane/SE Coast 40.0 RUDDS LANE TM *NEW SOUTH WALES* Snowy Mtns 26.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) 26.8 THREDBO VILLAGE *VICTORIA* Upper NE 32.0 FALLS CREEK *TASMANIA* W Coast 27.0 MOUNT READ	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *VICTORIA* *Upper NE* FALLS CREEK 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h MT HOTHAM 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
41.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 41.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 40.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 40.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 40.3 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA	29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 26.2 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 26.1 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 26.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 3.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 4.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 5.7 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 5.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS	-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC 0.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 1.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.1 38.2 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD +7.2 36.1 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD +7.1 31.5 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW +6.8 35.0 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD +6.5 33.8 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW +6.5 32.0 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW +6.5 31.2 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) MidNorth Coast S NSW +6.5 31.8 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW	+8.7 24.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD +7.6 11.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +7.3 9.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW +7.1 11.4 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW +6.1 15.5 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
-6.1 17.5 WAGIN Gt Southern WA -5.6 2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -5.5 17.2 KATANNING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA -5.4 18.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA -5.3 17.3 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA	-9.7 10.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD -5.4 9.9 ENEABBA Central West WA -5.0 17.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD -4.9 2.2 YONGALA Upper North SA -4.8 -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 87 (270/ 70 ) at 04:36 SWAN ISLAND AWS E Coast TAS: 91 (220/ 63 ) at 17:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 96 (310/ 83 ) at 06:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 100 (250/ 80 ) at 09:02 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS: 80 (310/ 65 ) at 04:30	Other extremes ..