Australian Weather News -- 08 APR 2001

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 08 APR 2001

Front brings gales to Vic, Tas after warm night
Heavy rain in NE NT

A strong cold front crossing Victoria and Tasmania brought gusty winds and short-lived gales to exposed areas in both states today. High wind readings are given below. Overnight temperatures in Victoria and southern NSW ahead of the change were unusually mild with many readings 8 to 12 above normal.

The monsoon trough drifted north across Arnhem Land today bringing brief torrential rain to the far northeast of the area. Gove Airport recorded 133mm for the 24 hours to 9am Monday, of which 69 fell between noon and 6pm and a further 57 between 9pm and midnight. During the same 3 hours, Narawili, on Elcho Island, recorded 61mm.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 18:41 EDST on 09/04/01
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 (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. 53.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS Darwin-Daly NT 25.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands 25.0 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Roper-McArthur* 25.0 CENTRE ISLAND Darwin-Daly 53.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS *ISLANDS* Islands 25.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* TROUGHTON ISLAND 29.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 29.8mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* WARRUWI 17.0mm in 30 min to 00:00 34.0mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 27.0mm/h 32.4mm in 30 min to 23:30 64.8mm/h 32.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 32.8mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 38.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 12.7mm/h 28.6mm in 30 min to 15:00 57.2mm/h 29.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 29.4mm/h 14.8mm in 30 min to 15:30 29.6mm/h 43.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 43.4mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 10.3mm/h 22.8mm in 30 min to 22:00 45.6mm/h 33.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 33.8mm/h 29.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 29.4mm/h 56.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 18.7mm/h NARAWILLI 23.8mm in 2 hr to 21:30 11.9mm/h 45.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 45.6mm/h 61.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 20.3mm/h *Darwin-Daly* GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 43.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 43.2mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 15.3mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* NORTH EAST ISLAND 52.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 17.3mm/h 96.0mm in 3 hr to 16:30 32.0mm/h 60.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 20.0mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 10.7mm/h 61.0mm in 6 hr to 20:30 10.2mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
39.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA 39.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 38.8 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 38.4 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA 38.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 27.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands 26.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 26.4 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
8.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 9.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 10.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 10.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 11.6 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC	1.0 BRIDGETOWN SW & S Coast WA 1.0 WANDERING Gt Southern WA 1.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA 1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA 1.4 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.9 33.2 PRICE Yorke Peninsula SA +9.9 33.5 SNOWTOWN Lower North SA +9.2 27.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS +9.0 26.5 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS +8.8 26.0 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS	+12.5 16.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +11.0 20.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC +10.9 18.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC +10.5 17.7 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC +10.2 20.4 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
-6.9 20.3 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -5.9 23.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA -5.4 24.7 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD -4.9 20.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -4.6 23.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA -4.6 20.5 HAWKER Upper North SA	-8.9 1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -8.8 2.8 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA -8.4 7.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA -8.4 5.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA -8.0 6.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 78 (240/ 67 ) at 00:00 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 93 (330/ 72 ) at 10:37 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 93 (350/ 67 ) at 11:30 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 95 (260/ 80 ) at 15:01 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 W Gippsland VIC: 83 (245/ 69 ) at 16:50 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC: 78 (250/ 63 ) at 15:37 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC: 76 (280/ 63 ) at 16:09 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 70 (360/ 63 ) at 03:30 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 100 (320/ 67 ) at 20:01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 100 (320/ 74 ) at 07:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 82 (250/ 63 ) at 14:28	Other extremes ..