Australian Weather News -- 26 JUN 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 26 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 01:43 EST on 28/06/02
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. 50.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 48.8 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS 44.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS 34.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 30.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 44.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) 34.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP 30.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK W Coast 50.0 MOUNT READ 48.8 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *ISLANDS* *Islands* LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 9.0mm in 24 min to 10:40 22.5mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 5.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
33.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD 33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT 33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 32.6 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT	27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands 23.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
-2.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 0.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 1.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW	-10.7 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT CW Plains S NSW -8.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -6.0 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW -5.8 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW -5.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+6.8 24.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA +5.8 24.5 EYRE Eucla WA +5.4 22.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +5.2 24.1 BALGAIR Eucla WA +5.0 23.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA	+6.5 13.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA +5.6 15.4 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD +5.3 13.0 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD +5.0 13.6 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +4.9 17.0 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD +4.9 15.6 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +4.9 10.4 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-3.6 0.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -2.3 4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.3 1.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.1 16.5 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW -2.0 8.2 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW	-8.5 -8.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -7.5 8.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA -6.8 1.2 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -6.6 -5.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW -6.5 0.6 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD -6.5 -3.0 WELLINGTON (ZOUCH ST) CW Slopes S NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 76 (300/ 63 ) at 02:00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 109 (240/ 85 ) at 02:12 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 95 (242/ 65 ) at 03:50 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 85 (220/ 72 ) at 02:00 SWAN ISLAND AWS E Coast TAS: 95 (220/ 70 ) at 02:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 69 (320/ 65 ) at 13:52 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 80 (260/ 67 ) at 00:00	Other extremes ..