Australian Weather News -- 09 AUG 2002

Australian Weather News

Friday, 09 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 15:31 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. 71.8 COWARAMUP SW & S Coast WA 60.4 SERPENTINE Lower West WA 57.2 KARNET Lower West WA 41.4 LYNTON Central West WA 36.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Central West* 41.4 LYNTON *Lower West* 60.4 SERPENTINE 57.2 KARNET 36.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE *SW & S Coast* 71.8 COWARAMUP	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Lower West* PERTH AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 15.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h SWANBOURNE 8.8mm in 12 min to 00:35 44.0mm/h PERTH METRO 10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.6mm/h BICKLEY 8.6mm in 16 min to 01:16 32.2mm/h 8.0mm in 44 min to 02:00 10.9mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 16.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h *SW & S Coast* GARDEN ISLAND HSF 25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h WITCHCLIFFE 10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.2mm/h *Gt Southern* WANDERING 14.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 35.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 34.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA 34.6 EYRE Eucla WA 34.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA	26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 22.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 22.5 ALYANGULA POLICE Arnhem NT
3.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 6.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-5.4 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW -4.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -4.5 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -4.5 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+15.7 34.6 EYRE Eucla WA +13.2 33.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA +12.5 31.5 EUCLA Eucla WA +11.3 30.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA +9.9 30.3 LEONORA Goldfields WA	+12.3 17.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA +11.6 17.2 BALGAIR Eucla WA +11.0 16.8 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA +10.5 15.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +10.4 17.3 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-4.3 15.9 ENEABBA Central West WA -3.7 15.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA -3.7 15.7 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA -3.4 14.3 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA -3.2 14.8 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA	-7.7 5.5 WAVE HILL Victoria NT -6.5 -4.5 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -6.1 9.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT -5.9 0.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
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 : 82 (250/ 69 ) at 14:35 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD: 74 (140/ 63 ) at 19:00 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 74 (320/ 65 ) at 13:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 83 (320/ 67 ) at 14:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 85 (250/ 72 ) at 00:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 93 (260/ 58 ) at 14:07	Other extremes ..