Australian Weather News -- 19 JUL 2002

Australian Weather News

Friday, 19 JUL 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 17:12 EST on 24/07/02
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 July: Palmers Lookout Port Arthur Tas: 17.0 (16.4, 20)
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. 34.6 KARNET Lower West WA 32.2 PINJARRA SOUTH SW & S Coast WA 30.0 GARDEN ISLAND HSF SW & S Coast WA 27.4 SAFETY BAY Lower West WA 27.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Lower West* 34.6 KARNET 27.4 SAFETY BAY 27.0 BICKLEY *SW & S Coast* 32.2 PINJARRA SOUTH 30.0 GARDEN ISLAND HSF	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. None reported
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT 32.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 32.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT 31.9 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT 31.7 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 31.7 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT	26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands 22.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 5.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 7.1 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC	-7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -6.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW -6.4 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW -6.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW -6.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.0 24.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +8.0 19.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS +7.9 26.4 BALGAIR Eucla WA +7.3 19.0 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS +6.7 18.3 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS	+9.0 11.2 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS +8.9 13.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +8.9 12.3 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE OFFICE) Southeast TAS +8.6 10.5 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS +8.4 13.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-1.9 20.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -1.7 24.4 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT -1.6 29.6 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA -1.6 19.6 MACKAY MO Central Coast E QLD -1.5 21.7 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD	-8.3 4.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA -7.6 -3.1 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW -7.4 -1.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW -7.2 -6.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -7.0 -4.2 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 95 (330/ 61 ) at 21:34 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC: 89 (360/ 65 ) at 09:20 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC: 83 (360/ 70 ) at 11:30 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC: 83 ( 10/ 63 ) at 19:12 RHYLL E Central VIC: 85 (340/ 67 ) at 12:45 FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC: 82 (360/ 63 ) at 23:26 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 80 (350/ 70 ) at 10:00 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 89 (320/ 65 ) at 23:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 121 (310/109 ) at 23:40 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 124 (310/100 ) at 18:21 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS: 111 (310/ 82 ) at 23:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 106 (310/ 63 ) at 18:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 85 (310/ 63 ) at 22:00	Other extremes ..