Wintry
hail and gales in SA, Vic|
Australian Weather News |
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Tuesday, 07 AUG 2001 |
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| Wintry
hail and gales in SA, Vic |
| For the second time in two days, a secondary low developed in a trough approaching Tasmania today, tightening pressure gradients over southern SA and western Victoria to produce strong to gale force winds. This system was stronger than Sunday's 999hPa low that tracked through Bass Strait, with central pressure down to 992hPa late this evening as the low intensified off Tasmania's northwest coast. Cold southern air moved northeast around the low to give Adelaide a succession of hail showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening, with winds gusting to 93km/h at Kent Town. Out to sea, Neptune Island recorded a gust of 102km/h, while a gust of 124km/h was reported from Cape Jaffa near Robe just before 3pm as the front moved through. |
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National
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| Quality control note: Data is final. It includes late-received rainfall data and has been subject to BoM and AWN quality control checks. See Explanation of Extremes Pages for more information | |
| Records set this day (none known) | |
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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. 25.4 PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT)
Southeast TAS |
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. |
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Todays highest & lowest temperatures |
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35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 35.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 35.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT 34.9 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT 34.5 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 34.5 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA 34.5 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT |
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 22.3 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA |
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-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -2.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC -1.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC |
-8.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW -6.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -6.7 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW -6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -5.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW |
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal |
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+5.4 28.8 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country
QLD +4.8 27.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT +4.8 27.2 MACKAY MO Central Coast E QLD +4.6 30.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD +4.5 29.1 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD |
+6.7 22.3 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA +4.6 7.2 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS +4.5 11.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS +4.4 11.5 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD +4.1 10.4 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA |
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-4.8 10.2 HORSHAM (POLKEMMETT) Wimmera S VIC -4.3 9.8 MOUNT BARKER Mt Lofty Ranges SA -4.1 12.2 LAMEROO Upper SE SA -4.1 -2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -3.9 14.8 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW |
-6.3 -5.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands
W NSW -5.9 -3.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD -5.9 -2.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW -5.9 -6.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -5.9 -5.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW -5.9 -2.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW |
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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 : 102 (240/ 70 ) at 17:24 |
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