Australian Weather News -- 04 MAR 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 04 MAR 2002

Notes on significant weather not yet written

Significant rainfall, strong winds, strong wind gusts and abnormally high and low temperatures for this day are given below. Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 14:07 EDST on 07/03/02
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. 103.0 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT 91.2 MANINGRIDA Arnhem NT 63.0 MOUNT MCCONNELL Central Coast W QLD 62.3 MILLSTREAM W Pilbara WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Pilbara* 62.3 MILLSTREAM 59.0 MINDEROO *W Gascoyne* 50.0 MIDDALYA *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Arnhem 91.2 MANINGRIDA Darwin-Daly 516.0 POINT STUART AWS 103.0 OENPELLI *QUEENSLAND* Central Coast W 63.0 MOUNT MCCONNELL *NEW SOUTH WALES* Sydney--east 61.2 LUCAS HEIGHTS ANSTO 60.7 LUCAS HEIGHTS AWS	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Gascoyne* PARABURDOO AERO 10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.4mm/h *Murchison* MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT 6.0mm in 12 min to 16:38 30.0mm/h 8.2mm in 17 min to 17:56 28.9mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.0mm/h 14.4mm in 34 min to 19:30 25.4mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.8mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h *Interior* WILUNA 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* MANINGRIDA 65.0mm in 9 hr to 05:30 7.2mm/h *Darwin-Daly* BATCHELOR AERO 18.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 6.0mm/h 18.2mm in 44 min to 18:14 24.8mm/h 6.0mm in 16 min to 18:30 22.5mm/h 24.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 24.2mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* WEIPA AERO 9.8mm in 26 min to 17:30 22.6mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h *S Peninsula* PALMERVILLE 12.6mm in 17 min to 19:00 44.5mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.6mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.4mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h *Gulf Country* BURKETOWN POST OFFICE 35.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.7mm/h BURKETOWN AIRSTRIP 14.8mm in 11 min to 16:20 80.7mm/h 10.0mm in 39 min to 17:00 15.4mm/h 26.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 26.6mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h *N Coast--Barron* LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 12.0mm in 32 min to 23:32 22.5mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT 14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.6mm/h *N Coast--Herbert* TOWNSVILLE AERO 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h LUCINDA POINT 10.8mm in 31 min to 21:58 20.9mm/h *Central Coast E* AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h WOOLSHED 22.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 22.8mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *MidNorth Coast N* COFFS HARBOUR MO 9.2mm in 11 min to 21:30 50.2mm/h 14.8mm in 30 min to 22:30 29.6mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.0mm/h *Hunter Valley* GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 21.2mm/h *Sydney--west* HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE 3.8mm in 11 min to 00:29 20.7mm/h *Illawarra* JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR LIGHTHOU 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
39.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 38.7 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 38.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 38.1 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD 38.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 38.0 CANNINGTON MINE Northwest QLD	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 27.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 27.5 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 27.2 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
14.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 15.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 16.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 16.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 16.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC	0.1 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 0.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 0.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 2.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.0 35.0 EUCLA Eucla WA +9.4 37.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA +9.4 34.8 EYRE Eucla WA +9.0 33.0 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA +8.2 35.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA	+6.3 19.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA +6.1 21.2 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA +5.6 15.4 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +5.4 13.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +5.0 15.0 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW +5.0 18.3 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
-4.1 20.1 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA -4.1 18.4 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -3.9 19.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW -3.4 19.6 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA -3.2 17.0 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC	-7.0 8.4 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW -6.9 14.0 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT -6.6 9.3 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA -5.9 10.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA -5.9 11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD: 78 (150/ 65 ) at 19:00 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD: 82 (140/ 67 ) at 19:00	Other extremes ..