Australian Weather News -- 17 JUN 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 17 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 18:54 EST on 20/06/02
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: Jabiru AP NT: 36.0 (35.5, 22) Warruwi NT: 33.0 (32.5, 35) Coen AP Qld: 34.3 (33.0, 34) Palmerville Qld: 35.0 (35.0, 30) Equalling record set 9 June 2002 Musgrave Qld: 33.4 (33.1, 10) Previous record set yesterday Lockhart River AP Qld: 31.0 (30.5, 28) Cairns AP Qld: 30.8 (30.2, 59) Kairi Research Stn Qld: 30.0 (28.1, 34) Low Isles LH Qld: 32.0 (31.5, 34) Walkamin DPI Qld: 32.0 (29.5, 33) Previous record set 13 June 2002 South Johnstone Exp Stn Qld: 31.0 (30.0, 35) Townsville AP Qld: 32.2 (32.0, 61) Ingham Composite Qld: 32.0 (31.8, 32) Te Kowai Exp Stn Qld: 31.5 (30.0, 35) Mackay MO Qld: 30.5 (29.1, 42) Proserpine AP Qld: 32.0 (30.6, 12) Bowen AP Qld: 30.0 (29.2, 14) Gladstone Radar Qld: 29.7 (29.3, 40)
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. 54.0 CONNOLLY DAM ALERT Darling Downs E QLD 50.0 BRAYS CREEK (MISTY MOUNTAIN) North Coast NSW 46.8 ROCK VALLEY (LEYCESTER CREEK) North Coast NSW 42.8 MAROON DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD *QUEENSLAND* Brisbane/SE Coast 42.8 MAROON DAM Darling Downs E 54.0 CONNOLLY DAM ALERT *NEW SOUTH WALES* North Coast 50.0 BRAYS CREEK (MISTY MOUNTAIN) 46.8 ROCK VALLEY (LEYCESTER CREEK) *VICTORIA* W Gippsland 135.4 MURDERERS HILL RWC	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *Brisbane/SE Coast* CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 11.8mm in 54 min to 01:54 13.1mm/h DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 9.2mm in 11 min to 04:00 50.2mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.8mm/h 4.6mm in 11 min to 04:11 25.1mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h GYMPIE 6.6mm in 8 min to 01:27 49.5mm/h 6.0mm in 33 min to 02:00 10.9mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.6mm/h NAMBOUR DPI 11.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.8mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 11.8mm in 30 min to 03:00 23.6mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 19.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h BRISBANE AERO 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 1.6mm in 1 min to 01:38 96.0mm/h 13.2mm in 11 min to 01:49 72.0mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 22.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Hunter Valley* NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 13.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.8mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 10.6mm in 30 min to 20:30 21.2mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.2mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h 17.6mm in 30 min to 23:30 35.2mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
36.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 35.7 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT 35.2 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT 35.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 35.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT 35.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD 35.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD	27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 25.7 WILLIS ISLAND Islands 24.5 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
-0.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 0.9 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS	-4.0 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -2.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.7 30.5 MACKAY MO Central Coast E QLD +8.7 30.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD +8.6 32.0 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD +7.8 31.5 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD +7.6 32.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD	+11.4 21.8 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD +11.1 21.9 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD +10.5 18.0 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +10.5 21.2 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +10.2 18.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.7 8.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS -4.0 4.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS -3.7 10.7 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS -3.7 -0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -3.4 9.0 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS	-6.6 1.4 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -6.3 0.6 NARROGIN Gt Southern WA -5.6 2.2 CARNEGIE Interior WA -5.2 10.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA -5.2 3.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 82 (158/ 67 ) at 09:00 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 85 (170/ 72 ) at 05:52	Other extremes ..