Australian Weather News -- 21 AUG 2001

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 21 AUG 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 17:35 EDST on 22/08/01
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. 41.2 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC 40.4 VICTORIA VALLEY (GLENROWAN) Derwent Valley TAS 38.0 TRARALGON CREEK (TAYLORS RD QUARRY) W Gippsland VIC 37.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 37.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS *VICTORIA* W Gippsland 38.0 TRARALGON CREEK (TAYLORS RD QUARRY) E Central 41.2 WONTHAGGI *TASMANIA* Derwent Valley 40.4 VICTORIA VALLEY (GLENROWAN) Central Plateau 37.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK W Coast 37.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *VICTORIA* *W Coast* CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h CASTERTON CFA 9.2mm in 20 min to 15:37 27.6mm/h CAPE SORELL 17.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 5.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 5.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 33.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS 32.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA	25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL 21.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL 21.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
-4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC -2.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-7.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -6.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC -5.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.7 30.5 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA +7.6 27.8 ENEABBA Central West WA +7.4 26.8 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA +7.0 27.0 MULLEWA Central West WA +6.8 28.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA	+5.7 12.2 PATERSON (TOCAL) Hunter Valley NSW +5.5 4.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW +4.9 11.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +4.9 9.7 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW +4.3 16.6 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA +4.3 11.2 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW +4.3 7.3 WELLINGTON (ZOUCH ST) CW Slopes S NSW
-6.5 5.7 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW -5.8 0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -5.5 4.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS -5.4 7.6 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC -5.3 -2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -5.3 4.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS	-7.2 3.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -6.8 6.4 WAVE HILL Victoria NT -6.6 2.8 JURIEN Lower West WA -6.5 8.0 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT -6.5 7.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT
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 : 76 (250/ 65 ) at 17:00 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA : 80 (260/ 63 ) at 17:49 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 89 (260/ 63 ) at 18:00 KEITH (MUNKORA) Upper SE SA : 78 (250/ 63 ) at 21:55 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 109 (230/ 98 ) at 06:45 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC: 76 (310/ 63 ) at 19:00 POINT WILSON W Central VIC: 76 (290/ 65 ) at 19:15 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 93 (270/ 54 ) at 17:23 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 95 (270/ 65 ) at 19:43 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC: 100 (220/ 74 ) at 18:33 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 95 (290/ 54 ) at 16:43 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 98 (250/ 82 ) at 05:00 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS: 78 (310/ 65 ) at 14:49	Other extremes ..