Australian Weather News -- 25 JUL 2001

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 25 JUL 2001

Heavy rain develops across southern Qld, central and southeastern NSW
Warm in southwestern WA

The cloudmass that developed yesterday on the eastern side of a surface trough lying from central southern Queensland to the NSW South Coast dramatically increased both in size and intensity this afternoon and evening. In southern Queensland, Roma reported 29mm between 3pm and 9pm, when Injune recorded 19mm and St George and Charleville 16mm. This area of rain moved southeast into NSW and intensified overnight (see report for 26 July).

An area of heavy rain developed on the NSW Illawarra coast during the evening. Bellambi, north of Wollongong, recorded 21mm in the 6 hours to 9pm, then a further 34mm to midnight.

A warm, dry northeasterly airstream raised temperatures over much of the southwestern quarter of Western Australia today, bringing daytime temperatures 4 to 7 above the average. At Windy Harbour, on the south coast between Cape Leeuwin and Albany, the maximum of 22.7 was the highest recorded at the station in its 13 years of record keeping.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 22:59 EDST on 27/07/01
Quality control note: Data is not yet complete. It is as received in real time, and may contain errors. See Explanation of Extremes Pages for more information
Records set this day (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Highest maximum temperature for July: Windy Harbour WA: 22.7 (21.8, 13)
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. 46.8 NAROOMA RVCP South Coast NSW 46.0 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW 45.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW 41.0 WOLLONGONG POST OFFICE Illawarra NSW 37.2 GARAH POST OFFICE NW Plains E NSW *NEW SOUTH WALES* NW Plains E 37.2 GARAH POST OFFICE Illawarra 41.0 WOLLONGONG POST OFFICE South Coast 46.8 NAROOMA RVCP 46.0 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 45.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. Reports not yet available
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
32.3 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT 32.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD 31.2 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD 31.2 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT 31.1 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT	26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 22.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 22.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 22.0 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT 22.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 1.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 2.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-2.7 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA -2.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS -1.9 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Gt Southern WA -1.8 EYRE Eucla WA -1.8 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.4 26.7 ENEABBA Central West WA +6.5 24.2 CARNAMAH Central West WA +6.2 23.4 MOORA Central West WA +6.2 21.9 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA +6.2 21.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA	+9.2 12.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +9.1 12.8 MILES POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD +9.0 12.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD +8.8 13.0 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +8.0 14.7 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-8.9 13.7 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD -8.6 17.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD -8.5 12.6 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD -7.3 16.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD	-7.9 -1.8 EYRE Eucla WA -7.1 -1.7 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA -6.7 -1.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -6.3 -1.0 BEVERLEY Gt Southern WA -6.0 -1.0 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. Reports not yet available	Other extremes ..