Australian Weather News -- 18 MAY 2002

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 18 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 17:24 EST on 23/05/02
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. 54.8 EXMOUTH TOWN W Pilbara WA 46.8 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA 43.0 CARDABIA W Gascoyne WA 42.8 GLEN FLORRIE STATION W Pilbara WA 42.0 MIA MIA W Gascoyne WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Pilbara* 54.8 EXMOUTH TOWN 42.8 GLEN FLORRIE STATION *W Gascoyne* 43.0 CARDABIA 42.0 MIA MIA *E Gascoyne* 46.8 THREE RIVERS	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Pilbara* THEVENARD ISLAND 11.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.8mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h *E Gascoyne* THREE RIVERS 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h PARABURDOO AERO 10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.2mm/h *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *W Agricultural* ELLISTON 18.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 6.0mm/h NEPTUNE ISLAND 8.6mm in 9 min to 06:02 57.3mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.8mm/h NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AERO) 1.6mm in 1 min to 06:39 96.0mm/h 4.8mm in 3 min to 06:42 96.0mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.4mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 5.0mm/h *Yorke Pen/Kanga Is* MINLATON AERO 14.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 14.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 6.7mm/h *Yorke Peninsula* WAROOKA 18.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 6.0mm/h EDITHBURGH 11.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 5.7mm/h *Kangaroo Is* CAPE BORDA 15.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 5.0mm/h KINGSCOTE AERO 11.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 5.3mm/h *Adelaide Plains* ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 5.0mm/h *Mt Lofty Ranges* PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) 16.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 5.3mm/h 9.8mm in 27 min to 09:30 21.8mm/h MOUNT CRAWFORD (TOWER HILL) 19.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 6.3mm/h NOARLUNGA 10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 5.0mm/h *Lower Murray* STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE 9.8mm in 46 min to 10:16 12.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.4mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
37.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 37.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 37.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 36.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 36.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA	29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 26.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 25.0 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 25.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 2.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW	-8.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -6.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW -5.3 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW -4.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW -4.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.4 33.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT +8.7 34.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT +8.0 31.6 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT +7.4 29.8 KULGERA Alice Springs NT +7.1 31.8 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT	+7.5 17.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA +7.4 18.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA +7.1 23.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA +6.9 16.5 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA +6.6 15.9 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-7.5 12.2 WELLINGTON (ZOUCH ST) CW Slopes S NSW -7.3 11.2 COWRA AIRPORT CW Slopes S NSW -7.1 12.8 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW -7.0 11.9 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW -7.0 10.7 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) SW Slopes N NSW	-10.5 -8.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -10.4 -1.8 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD -9.2 -4.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -8.7 -2.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 87 (240/ 74 ) at 22:12 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA : 83 (250/ 63 ) at 13:56 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AERO) W Agricultural SA : 80 (250/ 67 ) at 12:21 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA : 78 (240/ 63 ) at 15:57 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA : 78 (340/ 63 ) at 05:30 OUTER HARBOUR (BLACK POLE) Adelaide Plains SA : 91 (300/ 52 ) at 09:56 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 80 (250/ 63 ) at 00:32 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC: 80 ( 10/ 65 ) at 20:30 FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC: 82 ( 20/ 63 ) at 19:50 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 82 ( 10/ 63 ) at 17:42 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 78 (230/ 67 ) at 01:00	Other extremes ..