Australian Weather News -- 21 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 21 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 07:33 UTC on 26/11/02
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. 78.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS Arnhem NT 33.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS 29.1 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 29.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD 28.0 HOWARD SPRINGS Darwin-Daly NT *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Arnhem 78.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS Darwin-Daly 28.0 HOWARD SPRINGS *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Barron 29.0 TOPAZ *NEW SOUTH WALES* Snowy Mtns 29.1 THREDBO VILLAGE *TASMANIA* N Coast 33.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* CURTIN AERO 46.0mm in 58 min to 08:58 47.6mm/h 52.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 17.3mm/h *Gt Southern* NEWDEGATE RES.STATION 17.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 12.4mm in 30 min to 16:30 24.8mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.8mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h *Victoria* TIMBER CREEK 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 4.6mm in 13 min to 13:30 21.2mm/h CAPE DON 28.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 9.3mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 17:00 9.3mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Gulf Country* MORNINGTON ISLAND 13.2mm in 24 min to 10:30 33.0mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 18.4mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 43.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 43.6 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 43.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA 42.4 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA	30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 28.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA 28.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA 28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
9.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 12.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 13.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 13.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 13.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC	-1.2 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC -0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -0.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 0.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA 0.1 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+11.2 40.5 ENEABBA Central West WA +10.9 40.1 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA +10.4 31.6 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +10.1 39.9 CARNAMAH Central West WA +10.0 38.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA	+8.9 20.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW +8.6 24.6 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA +8.4 21.6 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA +8.2 23.1 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA +8.2 16.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.9 16.9 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW -6.4 19.6 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW -6.2 13.8 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW -5.4 19.4 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW -5.2 28.3 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -5.2 23.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW	-8.2 0.6 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC -7.8 0.1 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC -6.6 3.5 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC -6.5 1.9 HEYWOOD FORESTRY W Coast VIC -6.4 3.7 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. None reported	Other extremes ..