Australian Weather News -- 18 AUG 2001

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 18 AUG 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 21:49 EDST on 19/08/01
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. 50.4 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) W Coast TAS 48.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 47.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS 46.0 UPPER FIFTEEN MILE CREEK (HANDCOCKS) Lower NE VIC VICTORIA Lower NE 46.0 UPPER FIFTEEN MILE CREEK (HANDCOCKS) *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 47.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) W Coast 50.4 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) 48.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *TASMANIA* *Central Plateau* LIAWENEE AWS 16.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.6mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
34.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 33.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA 33.3 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA	25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL 22.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 22.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 22.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 22.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
-4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -2.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW	-9.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -7.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -5.7 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW -5.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+5.6 31.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD +4.5 30.5 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD +3.9 29.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD +3.9 30.0 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD +3.9 24.3 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD	+7.2 19.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA +5.8 19.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA +5.5 20.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA +5.2 19.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA +5.2 21.4 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
-6.1 5.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -5.6 26.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA -5.3 -2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -4.9 7.1 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW -4.9 8.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS	-8.7 -5.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD -8.1 -1.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -7.4 -1.0 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -7.0 -2.1 MILES POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD -6.9 -2.1 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
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 : 98 (250/ 72 ) at 00:30 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW: 95 (300/ 70 ) at 11:30 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW: 91 (280/ 69 ) at 14:34 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW: 96 (260/ 70 ) at 10:56 FORT DENISON Sydney--east NSW: 98 (270/ 59 ) at 11:34 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW: 91 (250/ 63 ) at 12:00 KURNELL AWS Sydney--east NSW: 96 (250/ 70 ) at 12:18 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW: 87 (250/ 69 ) at 11:00 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW: 98 (260/ 63 ) at 11:30 BADGERYS CREEK AIRPORT AWS Sydney--west NSW: 80 (260/ 63 ) at 10:00 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW: 91 (270/ 61 ) at 11:00 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW: 82 (270/ 63 ) at 10:43 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW: 91 (260/ 63 ) at 11:08 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW: 85 (270/ 63 ) at 10:00 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW: 91 (240/ 65 ) at 11:21 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW: 98 (270/ 72 ) at 10:00 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 150 (230/ 48 ) at 09:58 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 108 (250/ 87 ) at 12:00 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW: 76 (250/ 63 ) at 12:42 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC: 119 (270/ 24 ) at 20:30 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 133 (230/100 ) at 09:55 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC: 96 (270/ 58 ) at 01:07 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC: 100 (280/ 83 ) at 00:00 FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC: 87 (260/ 65 ) at 11:16 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC: 100 (280/ 76 ) at 00:09 POINT WILSON W Central VIC: 85 (280/ 69 ) at 00:00 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 108 (270/ 82 ) at 00:04 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 82 (280/ 69 ) at 00:00 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC: 89 (230/ 78 ) at 00:54 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC: 80 (270/ 63 ) at 01:11 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 93 (260/ 67 ) at 01:00 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC: 93 (250/ 70 ) at 01:11 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 128 (270/ 87 ) at 00:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 106 (300/ 85 ) at 00:35 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS: 95 (250/ 72 ) at 01:00 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 106 (290/ 80 ) at 00:03 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL: 109 (260/ 67 ) at 19:56	Other extremes ..