Australian Weather News -- 20 JUN 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 20 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 17:03 EST on 23/06/02
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 (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. 26.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW 24.2 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW 20.6 PORT MACQUARIE (HILL STREET) MidNorth Coast S NSW 20.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands 19.4 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW *NEW SOUTH WALES* North Coast 24.2 YAMBA PILOT STATION 19.4 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT MidNorth Coast S 26.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.6 PORT MACQUARIE (HILL STREET) *ISLANDS* Islands 20.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Central West* GERALDTON AIRPORT 13.2mm in 30 min to 01:00 26.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.2mm/h *SW & S Coast* ALBANY AIRPORT 12.8mm in 30 min to 09:00 25.6mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.8mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
36.0 COEN AIRPORT AWS 32.0 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT 31.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 31.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 30.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 30.7 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT	26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands 23.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 22.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
-0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 1.1 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 1.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-7.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -5.2 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW -5.0 MELTON MOWBRAY(NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS -4.0 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW -4.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS -4.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS -4.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+6.3 29.5 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA +4.5 25.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA +4.0 29.8 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA +4.0 23.4 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA +3.8 26.2 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA	+7.4 12.3 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA +4.8 15.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA +4.7 13.9 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +3.8 10.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +3.8 13.3 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-4.3 26.1 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT -3.9 27.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA -3.7 23.0 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT -3.5 14.1 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW -3.5 14.1 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW	-8.5 -2.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA -7.7 -2.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -7.4 5.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE Roper-McArthur NT -7.2 0.8 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -6.9 3.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 76 (250/ 67 ) at 21:25 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 89 (310/ 65 ) at 01:56 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 82 ( 10/ 63 ) at 05:26 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 89 (310/ 69 ) at 09:40 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC: 95 (350/ 52 ) at 11:30 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 100 (290/ 48 ) at 12:00 RHYLL E Central VIC: 85 (340/ 63 ) at 04:25 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 96 (270/ 67 ) at 07:00 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 91 (310/ 76 ) at 10:49 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 119 (320/ 83 ) at 20:45 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 113 (300/ 91 ) at 01:13 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS: 80 (320/ 65 ) at 04:54	Other extremes ..