Australian Weather News -- 08 MAY 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 08 MAY 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 19:06 EST on 12/05/02
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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Highest daily maximum temperature for May: South Australia Elliston: 32.0 (29.8, 40) Parafield Airport: 30.4 (30.1, 41) 30.1 was set on 3 May 2002, which in turn broke the record of 29.3 set on 2 May 2002 Victoria: Wonthaggi: 25.7 (25.5, 33) Phillip Island Penguin Reserve: 24.7 (23.3, 15) 23.3 set on 5 May 2002 Portland (Cashmore Airport): 27.0 (26.8, 20) Tasmania: Cape Bruny Lighthouse: 24.0 (22.8, 45) Dover: 25.2 (23.6, 12) Geeveston (Forestry Cemetary Road): 25.0 (24.6, 15) Bushy Park: 26.0 (24.3, 40) Strathgordon Village: 21.1 (20.5, 32)
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. 45.8 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD 45.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 42.0 TUNG OIL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD 40.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 39.0 TUNG OIL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Herbert 45.8 INNISFAIL 45.0 MARCO STREET ALERT 42.0 TUNG OIL TM 40.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT 39.0 TUNG OIL ALERT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Central West* DALWALLINU 10.0mm in 32 min to 06:32 18.8mm/h 7.2mm in 11 min to 07:20 39.3mm/h 7.8mm in 6 min to 07:26 78.0mm/h 31.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 31.4mm/h *Lower West* PERTH AIRPORT 5.2mm in 15 min to 09:25 20.8mm/h *SW & S Coast* DWELLINGUP FORESTRY 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 38.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 37.4 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA 37.4 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA 37.3 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA	29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 26.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 26.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 26.0 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
10.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 11.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 12.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 12.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 13.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC	-3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -2.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW -1.1 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -1.0 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT CW Plains S NSW -0.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -0.5 ST HELENS AERODROME E Coast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+13.2 34.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +12.7 32.0 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA +12.6 34.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +12.5 33.4 EUCLA Eucla WA +12.0 28.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA	+9.6 19.9 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA +9.6 16.2 MOUNT BARKER Mt Lofty Ranges SA +9.0 18.9 CLEVE W Agricultural SA +8.9 19.5 PORT PIRIE BHAS Lower North SA +8.8 18.4 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA
-5.1 18.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA -1.5 23.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -0.6 27.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD -0.6 23.0 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -0.3 22.5 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA	-3.9 -0.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -3.8 6.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW -3.3 4.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW -3.2 2.1 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW -3.2 1.7 GOULBURN PROGRESS ST Goulburn/Monaro NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 87 (310/ 65 ) at 14:01 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 83 (270/ 65 ) at 02:04 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD: 76 (140/ 65 ) at 19:30 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 108 (310/ 89 ) at 23:25 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 87 (300/ 69 ) at 23:26	Other extremes ..