Australian Weather News -- 20 MAY 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 20 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 17:28 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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Highest daily maximum temperature for May: Walkamin DPI Qld: 31.0 (30.5, 33) Proserpine AP Qld: 32.0 (31.0, 12) Bowen AP Qld: 32.5 (31.0, 14)
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. 46.6 WILLIAMSTOWN (SOUTH PARA RESERVOIR) Mt Lofty Ranges SA 43.0 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC 42.8 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC 41.6 ASHTON MARBLE HILL ORCHARD Mt Lofty Ranges SA 41.6 STOCKPORT (CLIFTON) County Light SA *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* County Light 41.6 STOCKPORT (CLIFTON) Mt Lofty Ranges 46.6 WILLIAMSTOWN (SOUTH PARA RESERVOIR) 41.6 ASHTON MARBLE HILL ORCHARD *VICTORIA* E Gippsland 43.0 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) 42.8 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *Adelaide Plains* ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE 15.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 15.6mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 17.0mm/h *VICTORIA* *E Gippsland* MALLACOOTA 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h COMBIENBAR 21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h *W Central* GEELONG AIRPORT 6.0mm in 35 min to 18:30 10.3mm/h *Western Plains* LOOKOUT HILL 4.2mm in 12 min to 15:12 21.0mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 14.0mm in 29 min to 06:52 29.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 08:00 6.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 37.3 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA 37.1 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 36.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 36.7 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 25.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 25.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands 25.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
-0.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 0.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-5.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -4.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -4.1 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -3.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+6.5 33.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD +6.2 31.0 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD +5.7 32.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD +5.6 32.5 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD +5.2 36.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT	+6.9 19.5 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +6.4 16.0 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA +5.9 17.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA +5.8 19.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA +5.7 20.0 BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-8.4 10.5 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW -8.1 6.2 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW -7.9 5.8 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW -7.8 6.4 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -7.4 8.5 GOULBURN PROGRESS ST Goulburn/Monaro NSW	-8.8 -5.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -7.0 3.8 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA -6.7 0.0 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW: 83 (310/ 63 ) at 09:30 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW: 91 (280/ 67 ) at 08:49 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW: 80 (260/ 67 ) at 15:28 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW: 91 (260/ 74 ) at 07:49 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 76 (190/ 63 ) at 12:00 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 87 (230/ 65 ) at 08:08 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 76 (198/ 65 ) at 02:50 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands : 82 (270/ 63 ) at 21:56	Other extremes ..