Australian Weather News -- 04 OCT 2001

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 04 OCT 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 08:43 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 (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. 40.4 COPPING E Coast TAS 36.4 ROSEMOUNT FLAT E Coast TAS 33.0 LEWIS HILL (ST. PAULS RIVER) E Coast TAS 31.2 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD Darwin-Daly NT 30.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 31.2 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD *TASMANIA* E Coast 40.4 COPPING 36.4 ROSEMOUNT FLAT 33.0 LEWIS HILL (ST. PAULS RIVER) 30.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *ISLANDS* *Islands* LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 4.6mm in 11 min to 07:56 25.1mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 08:00 5.0mm/h *Brisbane/SE Coast* MARYBOROUGH 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 2.8mm in 1 min to 16:18 168.0mm/h 7.0mm in 3 min to 16:21 140.0mm/h 2.0mm in 1 min to 16:22 120.0mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h *E Coast* FRIENDLY BEACHES 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
40.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 39.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA 39.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 38.9 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 38.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA 38.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA 38.1 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT	27.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA 27.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 27.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE Darwin-Daly NT 27.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT 27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 27.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands ISL
1.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 4.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC -1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -1.1 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.0 34.0 KALBARRI Central West WA +5.8 32.4 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA +5.6 31.7 ENEABBA Central West WA +5.2 32.6 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA +5.0 27.6 EYRE Eucla WA +5.0 31.8 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA	+5.2 11.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS +4.1 9.9 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS +4.1 11.0 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS +4.0 27.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA +4.0 20.9 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +4.0 15.3 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW +4.0 13.0 CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS E Central VIC +4.0 10.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS +4.0 9.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-8.5 25.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -7.7 10.6 OMEO Upper NE VIC -6.6 16.3 KADINA Yorke Peninsula SA -6.5 14.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA -6.3 16.1 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -6.3 14.1 EUDUNDA Lower Murray SA -6.3 29.4 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD	-8.9 5.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -8.1 0.7 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA -7.8 2.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -7.5 0.8 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA -7.1 3.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 74 (170/ 63 ) at 08:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 74 (150/ 65 ) at 00:00	Other extremes ..