Australian Weather News -- 02 JUN 2002

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 02 JUN 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 19:20 EST on 05/06/02
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 on record for June: Mount Barker WA: 23.4 (23.3, 31)
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. 118.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE) North Coast NSW 114.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW 75.6 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW 75.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW 69.8 CLARENCETOWN (MILL DAM FALLS (WILLIAMS R Hunter Valley NSW *NEW SOUTH WALES* North Coast 118.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE) 114.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 75.6 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT 61.2 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) 61.2 WOODBURN POST OFFICE Hunter Valley 75.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) 69.8 CLARENCETOWN (MILL DAM FALLS (WILLIAMS R 56.0 CLARENCE TOWN (GREY ST) 54.4 DUNGOG POST OFFICE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Lower West* GINGIN AERO 14.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.8mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 18.2mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.3mm/h *SW & S Coast* DWELLINGUP FORESTRY 10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.8mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Brisbane/SE Coast* CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 14.6mm in 31 min to 12:31 28.3mm/h 17.2mm in 29 min to 13:00 35.6mm/h 31.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 31.8mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 12.0mm/h 8.4mm in 34 min to 17:34 14.8mm/h DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 30.8mm in 41 min to 23:41 45.1mm/h COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 4.8mm in 7 min to 21:37 41.1mm/h 18.2mm in 3 min to 21:40 364.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *North Coast* BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) 6.2mm in 32 min to 17:00 11.6mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h YAMBA PILOT STATION 24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) 34.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h CASINO AIRPORT 31.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.2mm/h BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 19.0mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h CASINO AIRPORT AWS 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 11.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.0mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h *Hunter Valley* WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 23.0mm/h 38.8mm in 30 min to 23:00 77.6mm/h 38.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 38.8mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
31.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT 30.6 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT 30.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD 30.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 30.0 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA 30.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 30.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 30.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 30.0 MILINGIMBI Arnhem NT 30.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT 30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 30.0 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT	27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.6 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT 23.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 23.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD 23.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 6.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 7.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 7.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS	-5.3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC -5.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW -4.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -4.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA -4.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW -4.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS -4.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS -4.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.2 23.4 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA +7.6 24.7 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA +6.9 24.0 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA +6.9 18.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS +6.8 23.8 HYDEN Gt Southern WA	+8.8 15.3 NAREMBEEN Gt Southern WA +8.7 16.5 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA +8.4 14.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA +8.1 14.2 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA +7.6 14.3 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
-5.5 15.9 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW -4.9 14.6 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD -4.5 24.8 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD -4.4 21.7 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD -4.3 10.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD	-8.4 4.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD -8.0 6.6 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD -7.8 5.0 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD -7.4 7.2 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD -7.4 -3.2 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 83 ( 80/ 78 ) at 22:37 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 96 (310/ 82 ) at 12:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 91 (250/ 65 ) at 12:49 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 95 (270/ 61 ) at 08:51	Other extremes ..