Australian Weather News -- 07 AUG 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 07 AUG 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 15:26 EST on 11/08/02
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. 122.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 74.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 64.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS 57.0 POMONA TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 45.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS *QUEENSLAND* Brisbane/SE Coast 57.0 POMONA TM *NEW SOUTH WALES* Snowy Mtns 122.0 THREDBO VILLAGE *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 64.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) 45.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK W Coast 74.0 MOUNT READ	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. None reported
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
35.4 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA 35.2 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT 35.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 35.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 35.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT 35.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT	26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD 23.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands
0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 1.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-8.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -7.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW -6.4 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW -5.1 EYRE Eucla WA -5.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.3 24.3 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +7.0 25.0 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA +6.9 24.4 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +6.9 24.0 HYDEN Gt Southern WA +6.8 28.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA +6.8 24.3 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +6.8 25.7 EYRE Eucla WA +6.8 24.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA	+8.0 9.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS +6.7 6.5 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +6.4 12.3 MURRAY BRIDGE Lower Murray SA +6.4 8.9 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS +6.3 11.0 LAMEROO Upper SE SA +6.3 8.9 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
-2.1 25.5 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD -2.0 25.4 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT -2.0 11.2 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS -1.9 23.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT -1.9 22.6 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD	-11.5 -5.1 EYRE Eucla WA -10.6 -5.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -7.1 -8.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -6.9 -0.2 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -6.1 1.3 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW: 74 (270/ 63 ) at 12:00 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 96 (320/ 70 ) at 06:51 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 104 (270/ 70 ) at 06:26 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 95 (263/ 74 ) at 13:20 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 121 (270/ 70 ) at 03:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 133 (310/111 ) at 02:27 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 126 (260/100 ) at 05:14 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS: 95 (250/ 61 ) at 21:57 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 93 (280/ 63 ) at 05:07 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 102 (260/ 63 ) at 14:24 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 76 (260/ 63 ) at 16:00	Other extremes ..