Australian Weather News -- 18 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 18 NOV 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 11:14 UTC on 19/11/02
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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Highest daily maximum temperature for November: Wynyard AP Tas: 28.0 (26.8, 15)
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. 32.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 31.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD 29.0 GERIATRIC PARK Darwin-Daly NT 28.2 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA 26.4 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* 32.0 KALUMBURU 28.2 KALUMBURU MISSION *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 29.0 GERIATRIC PARK 26.4 PIRLANGIMPI *QUEENSLAND* Central Coast E 31.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* BRADSHAW 66.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 22.0mm/h 66.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h *Alice Springs* TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 11.4mm in 12 min to 19:24 57.0mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.7mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Central Coast E* PROSERPINE AIRPORT 13.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 14.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 14.0mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* CAPE FOURCROY 20.6mm in 24 min to 17:00 51.5mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 20.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.6 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 42.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA 42.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA 42.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT 41.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 41.8 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD	30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 29.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA 29.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT 29.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT 29.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
13.9 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 14.0 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS 14.3 PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT) Southeast TAS 14.6 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE OFFICE) Southeast TAS 14.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS	-4.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 4.0 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA 4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 4.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+14.2 38.0 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC +13.9 38.5 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC +13.7 35.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +13.0 37.4 KYABRAM (INST SUSTAINABLE AG) Lower North VIC +12.6 35.5 LAKE EILDON GOULBURN MURRAY WATER (LAKE N Central VIC	+9.7 10.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS +9.4 25.6 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +9.2 26.8 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT +8.9 17.8 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC +8.1 21.7 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-5.1 19.6 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -3.9 17.8 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA -3.9 22.1 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA -3.9 17.3 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA -3.8 23.7 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA	-6.5 -4.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -5.5 4.0 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA -5.4 10.5 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW -5.0 11.0 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -5.0 10.8 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA : 82 (180/ 63 ) at 19:54	Other extremes ..