Australian Weather News -- 26 SEP 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 26 SEP 2002

Heat continues in S Qld, NE NSW as fires flare
NEWSBITS: Another extraordinary temperature inversion

Temperatures were well above average in southern Queensland and NE NSW today for the sixth day in a row. Large fires continue to burn on the NSW North Coast. The largest is in the Kalang Valley west of Bellingen where 2,000ha has been burnt out. This fire is expected to join up with several smaller fires in Nambucca Shire. Farther north, hundreds of hectares have been burnt near Bungawalbyn and Coraki, south of Lismore.

NEWSBITS: Coonabarabran this morning privided another fine example of extreme temperature inversions, as described in yesterday's AWN. The 6am temperature at the airport, about 6km south of town and on a ridge about 150m higher, was 14°. The measurement in town, on the Castlereagh River flats was just 1°.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 18:36 EST on 28/09/02
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. 30.4 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS 29.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 28.8 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM W Coast TAS 27.2 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 25.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 30.4 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) 27.2 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP 25.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK W Coast 29.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION 28.8 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. None reported
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
40.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 40.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 39.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 39.7 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA 39.7 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 25.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 25.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA 25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 25.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT 25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 2.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 3.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 3.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW	-5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -3.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -2.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW -2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC -2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.9 28.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW +10.3 36.1 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD +10.1 35.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +10.0 35.4 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +9.9 39.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD	+9.6 22.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD +8.7 17.2 MILES POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD +8.6 21.5 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD +8.1 17.8 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD +8.1 18.3 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-3.9 0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -3.0 16.3 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA -3.0 11.9 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS -2.9 13.9 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA -2.7 14.5 ALBANY TOWN SW & S Coast WA	-5.8 -1.8 YONGALA Upper North SA -5.7 0.9 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA -5.6 2.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA -5.2 2.5 KADINA Yorke Peninsula SA -5.2 1.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 72 (320/ 63 ) at 23:00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 87 (280/ 63 ) at 06:28 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 115 (270/ 76 ) at 02:00 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 100 (290/ 72 ) at 00:38 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS: 80 (290/ 67 ) at 03:14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 141 (310/104 ) at 04:47 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 113 (260/ 76 ) at 04:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 98 (280/ 63 ) at 04:19 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 102 (280/ 74 ) at 03:45 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 82 (280/ 69 ) at 01:05	Other extremes ..