Australian Weather News -- 24 MAY 2002

Australian Weather News

Friday, 24 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 17:35 EST on 27/05/02
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. 60.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA 52.0 POINT STUART AWS Darwin-Daly NT 38.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA 35.7 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 30.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Pilbara* 60.0 THEVENARD ISLAND 30.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT *W Gascoyne* 35.7 NYANG STATION *Murchison* 38.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Pilbara* LEARMONTH AIRPORT 15.0mm in 30 min to 01:30 30.0mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.4mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *MidNorth Coast N* COFFS HARBOUR MO 14.6mm in 30 min to 23:30 29.2mm/h *Hunter Valley* NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.6mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.6mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h 34.6mm in 30 min to 23:30 69.2mm/h NORAH HEAD AWS 14.0mm in 30 min to 12:30 28.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.4mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h *South Coast* ULLADULLA AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 36.5 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT 36.4 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT 36.2 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT 36.1 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA 36.1 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE Roper-McArthur NT	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 26.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 24.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 3.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-8.0 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -5.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS -4.3 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+4.9 36.2 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT +4.8 30.9 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD +4.7 32.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD +4.2 35.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT +4.1 33.1 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD	+6.5 20.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD +6.3 22.9 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA +6.1 15.7 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA +5.9 23.1 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA +5.9 24.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-8.4 10.5 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW -7.2 16.0 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD -6.0 13.1 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW -5.4 6.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS -5.3 15.7 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW	-9.7 -0.2 EYRE Eucla WA -7.3 -2.6 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS -7.2 -2.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS -6.7 1.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD -6.6 13.0 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h	Other extremes ..