Australian Weather News -- 16 JUN 2002

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 16 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 17:52 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 maximum temperature for June: Gove AP NT: 33.0 (31.4, 23) Wollogorang NT: 36.6 (35.2, 19) Previous record set yesterday Musgrave Qld: 33.1 (33.0, 10) Previous record set 8 June 2002 Mornington Island Qld: 34.3 (33.6, 22) Barcaldine PO Qld: 33.0 (32.8, 40) Heron Island Res Stn Qld: 27.0 (26.7, 21) Archerfield AP Qld: 28.9 (27.6, 22) Nambour DPI Qld: 28.6 (27.6, 36) Redcliffe Council Qld: 28.5 (27.0, 18) Texas PO Qld: 27.8 (26.8, 31) Previous record set 7 June 2002 Stanthorpe (Granite Belt HRS) Qld: 22.0 (22.0, 32) Equalling record set yesterday Oakey AP Qld: 27.1 (26.9, 28) Previous record set yesterday Injune PO Qld: 30.0 (28.4, 34) Tabulam (Muirne) NSW: 25.3 (23.5, 31) Yamba Pilot Station NSW: 28.1 (26.6, 44) Lismore (Centre St) NSW: 28.1 (27.9, 45) Casino AP NSW: 28.3 (28.2, 32) Grafton Pool NSW: 30.5 (28.0, 34) Alstonville Res Stn NSW: 27.5 (26.6, 26) Coffs Harbour AP NSW: 28.5 (26.4, 51) Port Macquarie (Hill Street) NSW: 26.7 (25.3, 43) Yarras (Mt Seaview) NSW: 26.6 (26.3, 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. 28.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS 27.4 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA 26.0 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA 26.0 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS 23.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* W Agricultural 27.4 ELLISTON Lower North 26.0 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) *VICTORIA* Upper NE 23.0 MT HOTHAM *TASMANIA* N Coast 26.0 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM Southeast 28.0 TASMAN ISLAND	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *Central Coast E* HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h DOTSWOOD 17.6mm in 53 min to 15:00 19.9mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h *Brisbane/SE Coast* BRISBANE AERO 10.4mm in 14 min to 23:00 44.6mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.6mm/h *Darling Downs E* OAKEY AERO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h WARWICK 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 5.6mm in 11 min to 18:48 30.5mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h *Darling Downs W* MILES CONSTANCE STREET 13.6mm in 36 min to 18:00 22.7mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h *Maranoa* ROMA AIRPORT 1.6mm in 1 min to 14:01 96.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *North Coast* BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 8.0mm in 42 min to 18:00 11.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h CASINO AIRPORT AWS 4.0mm in 2 min to 15:35 120.0mm/h 2.4mm in 1 min to 15:36 144.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 9.6mm in 4 min to 16:05 144.0mm/h 7.2mm in 3 min to 16:08 144.0mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h *Goulburn/Monaro* CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.2mm in 30 min to 23:00 20.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.2mm/h *VICTORIA* *Mallee N* WALPEUP RESEARCH 10.8mm in 30 min to 09:00 21.6mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.8mm/h *N Central* KILMORE GAP 10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.8mm/h *TASMANIA* *Southeast* MOUNT WELLINGTON 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
36.6 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT 36.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 36.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 35.9 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT 35.8 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT	27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 25.5 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD 25.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 25.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 25.2 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 0.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 2.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW	-3.9 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -1.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS -1.5 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW -1.4 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.2 33.0 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD +10.0 29.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +9.8 30.5 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW +9.6 30.0 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +9.5 33.1 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD	+12.5 19.0 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD +11.7 19.7 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +11.4 21.8 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD +11.3 16.8 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +11.1 15.2 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-5.0 11.8 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW -3.9 15.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -3.2 15.6 LEONORA Goldfields WA -3.0 22.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA -3.0 9.4 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC	-9.4 -1.4 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -6.4 0.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA -6.3 0.5 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA -6.0 -0.2 HYDEN Gt Southern WA -5.8 0.3 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD: 76 (270/ 69 ) at 18:27 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW: 89 (270/ 65 ) at 17:31 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW: 96 (260/ 52 ) at 15:33 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW: 89 (290/ 72 ) at 16:05 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION Hunter Valley NSW: 91 (300/ 58 ) at 15:20 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 87 (320/ 65 ) at 10:31 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 89 (170/ 70 ) at 23:27	Other extremes ..