Australian Weather News -- 03 OCT 2001

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 03 OCT 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 08:41 EDST on 11/10/01
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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Lowest minimum temperature for October: Eucla AP WA: 2.7 (2.8, 39)
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. 75.8 BRETTI-MACKAY (BARNARD RIVER) MidNorth Coast S NSW 56.0 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW 49.0 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW 48.2 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW 46.0 ROBERTSON (ST.ANTHONYS) Illawarra NSW *NEW SOUTH WALES* MidNorth Coast S 75.8 BRETTI-MACKAY (BARNARD RIVER) C Tablelands S 49.0 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS Illawarra 56.0 MOSS VALE AWS 48.2 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 46.0 ROBERTSON (ST.ANTHONYS)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *Channel Country* BOULIA AIRPORT 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Hunter Valley* GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 18.0mm/h NORAH HEAD AWS 13.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.2mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.4mm/h *SW Slopes S* WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h *TASMANIA* *E Coast* FRIENDLY BEACHES 15.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.4mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
41.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 39.9 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 39.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA 39.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA 39.4 WARMUN E Kimberley WA	27.0 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT 26.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 26.3 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 26.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT 26.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 2.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 4.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-2.5 EYRE Eucla WA -1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -0.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC -0.6 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+4.0 25.7 NORAH HEAD LIGHTHOUSE Hunter Valley NSW +4.0 26.0 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW +3.8 26.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW +3.3 19.2 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS +3.1 19.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS	+7.2 15.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW +6.8 15.4 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW +6.4 13.6 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW +6.3 20.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW +6.1 18.8 PORT MACQUARIE (HILL STREET) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-14.1 19.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT -13.5 20.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD -8.8 22.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -8.5 22.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD -7.9 15.8 KIMBA W Agricultural SA	-12.7 -2.5 EYRE Eucla WA -8.5 2.7 EUCLA Eucla WA -8.0 9.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA -7.4 7.5 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -7.2 7.0 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. None reported	Other extremes ..