Australian Weather News -- 20 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 20 NOV 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 07:23 UTC on 21/11/02
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. 45.0 BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur NT 44.4 TILMOUTH WELL Alice Springs NT 35.0 WALLAMAN ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 32.2 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT 23.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Roper-McArthur 45.0 BORROLOOLA Darwin-Daly 32.2 OENPELLI Alice Springs 44.4 TILMOUTH WELL *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* NW Pastoral 23.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Herbert 35.0 WALLAMAN ALERT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* KUNUNURRA AERO 7.6mm in 31 min to 19:30 14.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h *W Kimberley* FITZROY CROSSING AERO 42.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 42.4mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 14.0mm in 12 min to 13:30 70.0mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 18.8mm/h 34.6mm in 30 min to 14:00 69.2mm/h 53.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 53.4mm/h 22.2mm in 30 min to 14:30 44.4mm/h 56.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 56.8mm/h 24.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 24.0mm/h 77.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 25.7mm/h 77.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 12.8mm/h *VICTORIA* *Upper NE* MT HOTHAM 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h *TASMANIA* *N Coast* CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.6 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 43.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 43.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 42.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA 42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 42.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 42.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 42.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 42.0 MOUNT AUGUSTUS E Gascoyne WA	30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 29.3 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 29.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 28.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 28.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS Arnhem NT
7.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 8.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 10.4 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC 10.7 OMEO Upper NE VIC 12.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC	1.6 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 2.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 3.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 4.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+11.5 39.2 KALBARRI Central West WA +11.4 32.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +10.9 31.9 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW +10.5 33.6 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW +10.3 37.4 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW +10.3 32.2 GOULBURN PROGRESS ST Goulburn/Monaro NSW +10.3 35.5 COWRA RESEARCH STN C Tablelands S NSW	+11.6 18.3 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +10.1 19.3 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW +9.9 21.5 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) SW Slopes N NSW +9.9 21.0 WAGGA WAGGA RESEARCH CENTRE Riverina E NSW +9.6 23.5 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-10.9 17.7 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW -10.8 10.7 OMEO Upper NE VIC -10.3 19.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA -10.2 17.9 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW -10.0 23.5 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -10.0 17.5 DENILIQUIN POST OFFICE Riverina E NSW	-7.8 4.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -6.1 4.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -4.5 12.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -4.5 11.3 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW -4.0 6.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA -4.0 12.0 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h	Other extremes ..