Australian Weather News -- 10 MAY 2002

Australian Weather News

Friday, 10 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 16:26 EST on 15/05/02
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 (none known)
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. 56.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 48.0 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 37.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 35.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS 33.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS *QUEENSLAND* Brisbane/SE Coast 48.0 RAINBOW BEACH 37.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 35.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) W Coast 56.0 MOUNT READ 33.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Lower West* PERTH METRO 8.6mm in 22 min to 19:52 23.5mm/h *SW & S Coast* DWELLINGUP FORESTRY 5.0mm in 14 min to 19:51 21.4mm/h MANJIMUP 8.8mm in 40 min to 18:00 13.2mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Central Coast E* HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 13.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.8mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h *Brisbane/SE Coast* DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
38.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 38.1 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA 38.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 37.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA 37.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 25.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 25.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 25.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands 25.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
5.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 6.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 6.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 8.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS	-1.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW -0.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -0.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW 0.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW 0.6 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+12.0 32.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +10.9 32.0 EYRE Eucla WA +10.7 31.2 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA +10.6 32.2 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA +10.6 33.3 LEONORA Goldfields WA +10.6 30.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA	+8.8 15.3 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA +8.3 17.9 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA +8.1 15.0 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA +7.6 17.5 WILUNA Interior WA +7.3 15.4 DONNYBROOK SW & S Coast WA
-0.6 6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -0.6 27.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands -0.2 16.9 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC -0.1 21.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA -0.1 14.5 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW	-3.4 14.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD -3.3 0.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -2.8 12.5 WAVE HILL Victoria NT -2.6 17.6 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD -2.6 3.0 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA : 96 (340/ 67 ) at 18:17 OCEAN REEF Lower West WA : 80 (330/ 63 ) at 22:00 CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 100 (280/ 87 ) at 19:59 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 83 (320/ 63 ) at 16:55 MANDURAH SW & S Coast WA : 82 (330/ 63 ) at 21:01 BUSSELTON JETTY SW & S Coast WA : 96 (320/ 67 ) at 17:43 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 91 (250/ 74 ) at 10:10 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 93 (260/ 67 ) at 02:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 91 (220/ 72 ) at 09:00	Other extremes ..