Australian Weather News -- 13 JUN 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 13 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 17:45 EST on 17/06/02
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 rainfall for June: Portland (Cashmore AP) Vic: 31.0 (30.6, 20) Highest daily maximum temperature for June: Black Point NT: 33.4 (33.1, 11) Record set 9 June 2002 Walkamin DPI Qld: 29.5 (29.4, 33)
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. 42.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 41.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS 39.4 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM W Coast TAS 38.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 36.6 NARACOOPA King Island TAS *VICTORIA* Upper NE 38.0 MOUNT BULLER *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 41.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) W Coast 42.0 MOUNT READ 39.4 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM King Island 36.6 NARACOOPA	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Central West* GERALDTON AIRPORT 9.4mm in 9 min to 05:32 62.7mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 17.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h *Lower West* JANDAKOT AERO 9.4mm in 28 min to 02:56 20.1mm/h BICKLEY 10.4mm in 10 min to 03:30 62.4mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h *SW & S Coast* BUSSELTON AERO 10.6mm in 17 min to 00:17 37.4mm/h 4.0mm in 6 min to 00:23 40.0mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h WITCHCLIFFE 8.4mm in 35 min to 01:27 14.4mm/h BUNBURY 10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h *VICTORIA* *Upper NE* MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* WILLIS ISLAND 5.2mm in 13 min to 22:43 24.0mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.8mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
35.2 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA 35.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 35.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 35.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT 34.7 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT	27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 26.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 25.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands 25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 24.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 24.0 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
-2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -0.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 0.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 1.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW 1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -2.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.5 29.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA +8.5 29.1 CARNEGIE Interior WA +7.5 27.2 WILUNA Interior WA +7.3 31.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA +7.3 29.0 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT	+9.5 17.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA +7.6 14.4 WILUNA Interior WA +7.0 7.9 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW +6.9 15.5 MULLEWA Central West WA +6.7 7.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +6.7 6.5 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.8 -2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -3.8 2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -3.6 0.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -3.3 -0.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -3.1 8.3 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW	-5.4 4.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -4.9 17.0 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT -4.2 10.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA -4.1 3.9 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -4.1 4.3 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
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 : 93 (340/ 70 ) at 02:30 GARDEN ISLAND HSF SW & S Coast WA : 98 (330/ 59 ) at 02:39 CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 128 (290/ 80 ) at 01:25 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 87 (300/ 69 ) at 01:20 BUSSELTON AERO SW & S Coast WA : 80 (340/ 63 ) at 01:24 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 83 (240/ 69 ) at 01:30 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW: 98 (290/ 61 ) at 12:59 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW: 82 (290/ 63 ) at 13:15 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 98 (320/ 61 ) at 00:00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 95 (270/ 74 ) at 18:25 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 87 (282/ 65 ) at 22:30 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 85 (270/ 65 ) at 17:07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 82 (310/ 63 ) at 06:21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 93 (240/ 82 ) at 12:00 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands : 83 (240/ 72 ) at 21:59	Other extremes ..