Australian Weather News -- 31 MAR 2001

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 31 MAR 2001

Cold nights continue to set records

Unusually cold minimum temperatures continued across much of the country, with Alice Springs recording its coldest March minimum temperature in 60 years this morning. See this special report.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 16:24 EDST on 02/04/01
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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Lowest minimum temperature for March: Alice Springs AP NT: 6.0 (6.1, 60)
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. 117.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 114.4 WALKER CREEK Darwin-Daly NT 111.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD 110.4 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD 101.0 TULLY TM N Coast--Herbert QLD *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 114.4 WALKER CREEK 80.0 LABELLE DOWNS 60.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE 59.4 ELIZABETH VALLEY 52.6 DARWIN AIRPORT *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Barron 110.4 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE 86.0 DAINTREE TEA 68.6 DAINTREE VILLAGE 68.6 PORT DOUGLAS POST OFFICE 63.0 SOUTH MOSSMAN ALCHERA DVE 51.0 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP 51.0 HAZELMERE 51.0 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Herbert 117.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT 111.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST 101.0 TULLY TM 101.0 PEACOCK SIDING ALERT 83.2 UPPER STONE EXELBY 68.0 JARRA CREEK TM 53.4 INGHAM COMPOSITE *ISLANDS* Islands 63.4 WILLIS ISLAND	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 16.0mm in 18 min to 18:58 53.3mm/h MCCLUER ISLAND 2.0mm in 1 min to 15:11 120.0mm/h 8.0mm in 10 min to 15:21 48.0mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 36.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 36.4mm/h 64.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 21.3mm/h 72.0mm in 6 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF 15.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 30.0mm/h *Alice Springs* JERVOIS 18.8mm in 45 min to 07:07 25.1mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Coast--Barron* CAIRNS AERO 8.0mm in 15 min to 12:00 32.0mm/h *N Coast--Herbert* SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h *Central Coast E* MACKAY MO 13.6mm in 36 min to 22:36 22.7mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* WILLIS ISLAND 41.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 13.7mm/h CAPE FOURCROY 12.8mm in 30 min to 17:30 25.6mm/h CAPE WESSEL 956.0mm in 3 hr to 10:30 318.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
38.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 37.9 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 37.3 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 37.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 37.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT 37.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA	27.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 26.9 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 26.1 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT 26.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
11.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 12.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 12.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 13.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 13.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC	0.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 1.4 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 2.4 OMEO Upper NE VIC 2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+4.5 28.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +4.4 28.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC +3.6 27.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +3.6 23.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC +3.6 24.4 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS	+2.8 13.1 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS +2.5 8.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS +2.4 13.1 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA +2.1 23.5 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD +1.8 14.5 DONNYBROOK SW & S Coast WA
-8.5 18.0 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -8.2 15.8 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA -7.9 20.0 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA -7.5 17.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA -7.3 19.4 KATANNING POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA	-11.7 7.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA -11.5 6.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -10.6 7.5 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -10.2 8.2 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT -9.5 8.7 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 89 (110/ 70 ) at 07:11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 80 (270/ 67 ) at 03:20	Other extremes ..