Australian Weather News -- 23 NOV 2001

Australian Weather News

Friday, 23 NOV 2001

Widespread rain, scattered storms in SA, Vic

A trough system and accompanying cloudband gave general falls of 10 to 25mm through central and southeastern SA overnight before moving east to give similar falls across much of western and central Victoria today. Scattered storms with the trough produced wind gusts of 93km/h at Marree and Mt Lofty, SA, and 104km/h at Falls Creek in Victoria.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 17:06 EDST on 24/11/01
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 (not checked or entered yet)
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. 109.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 92.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD 70.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD 48.0 UPPER MURRAY TM N Coast--Herbert QLD 48.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE N Coast--Herbert QLD *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Barron 92.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE 70.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Herbert 109.0 MENAVALE ALERT 48.0 UPPER MURRAY TM 48.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *Kangaroo Is* KINGSCOTE AERO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 5.0mm/h *Adelaide Plains* ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.0mm in 3 hr to 05:30 5.0mm/h ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE 12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.2mm/h *Upper SE* LAMEROO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 6.3mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* COCONUT ISLAND 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h *Warrego* CHARLEVILLE AERO 4.0mm in 3 min to 18:12 80.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 43.9 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD 43.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA 43.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD 43.0 PHOSPHATE HILL AIRPORT Northwest QLD 43.0 CANNINGTON MINE Northwest QLD 43.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 43.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD	30.1 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 29.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.7 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT
6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 10.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 10.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 11.4 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 11.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC	1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 3.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 3.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+6.9 43.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA +6.6 37.7 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW +6.5 43.9 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD +6.4 37.8 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +6.3 41.7 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD	+10.0 22.4 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW +8.8 21.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC +8.5 22.8 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW +8.2 23.8 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW +8.0 21.5 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-8.2 16.5 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -6.7 21.3 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA -6.7 18.0 HORSHAM (POLKEMMETT) Wimmera S VIC -6.6 24.7 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA -6.6 18.5 KATANNING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA -6.6 23.0 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA	-7.0 14.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -6.6 4.4 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW -6.3 7.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW -6.0 5.3 KARNET Lower West WA -5.7 8.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA : 93 (360/ 56 ) at 00:17 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 93 (290/ 67 ) at 23:30 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC: 104 ( 10/ 76 ) at 23:30 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 72 ( 75/ 63 ) at 23:30 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 87 (100/ 65 ) at 19:00	Other extremes ..