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Wednesday 23 February 2000 |
Today's weather extremes |
Heavy
rain in the Pioneer Valley, Qld ![]() |
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Highest rainfall, 24 hours to 9am |
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274.0
Finch Hatton PO Qld 274.0 Mirani Council Qld 160.0 Dalrymple Heights Qld 146.0 Mt Charlton Calen Qld Other heavy falls: |
Areas
of heavy rain continue to fall elsewhere in tropical Queensland, but nearly
a foot of rain in the past 24 hours at Finch Hatton and Mirani,
west of Mackay, deserves note. Both are in the Pioneer River
valley, a classic orographic rain-producer in the moist east to ESE winds
which blew today. The valley runs due west, gradually narrowing as it is
pinched between 1000 metre ramparts of the Clarke Range. Easterlies are
funnelled up the valley where they are forced to rise over Dalrymple Heights,
often the wettest place in the state when the wind is right, but only managing
160mm today.
The heaviest falls in the Pioneer valley were during the early morning hours. In 12 hours to 9am, Dows Creek recorded 214mm, Gargett 214, Teenburra Dam 217 and Mirani Weir 191. Minor to moderate flooding occurred in the upper reaches of the Pioneer system, with minor flooding peaking during the afternoon at Mackay. The heavy rain was caused by a band of converging lower and middle level winds moving slowly north over the area.
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Highest & Lowest Temps |
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Maximum | Minimum | |
39.7
Nyang WA 39.6 Birdsville Qld |
28.5 Channel Point NT | |
13.6 Falls Creek Vic | 7.0 Crackenback NSW | |
Greatest variations from normal |
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Maximum | Minimum | |
+8.0 31.7 Lakes Entrance Vic +8.0 29.1 Bicheno Tas |
+7.1 19.0 Casterton Vic +7.1 Warrnambool AP Vic +7.1 18.0 Wynyard AP Tas |
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-11.2 23.7 Brewarrina NSW |
-7.9 10.0 Pearce AP WA |
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Other extreme readings | ||
Rainfall: Douglas River NT: 54mm in 3hrs to 9pm Bradshaw NT: 67mm in 4hrs to 9pm Brunette Downs NT: 34mm in 3hrs to noon Darwin AP NT: 53mm in 3hrs to midnight Flood peaks: |
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Records set this day | ||
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