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Friday, 05 OCT 2001

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Damaging winds accompany NT storm
As pre-wet season storms begin to fire up during the afternoons across the NT Top End, Mango Farm on the Daly River, 200km NW of Katherine, reported very strong winds and a possible tornado with a mid-afternoon storm. The Bureau observer reported average winds above 70km/h at 3pm increasing to cause considerable damage around 3.15pm with a 40m hay shed blown away. 

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 08:46 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.

24.0 CANN RIVER (POST OFFICE) E Gippsland VIC
23.0 VALENCIA CREEK (LITTLE PLAIN) W Gippsland VIC
22.0 MT KANIGAN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
21.4 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
21.0 MUSKET FLAT MT ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
     Brisbane/SE Coast
22.0 MT KANIGAN TM
21.4 MARYBOROUGH
21.0 MUSKET FLAT MT ALERT

VICTORIA
     E Gippsland
24.0 CANN RIVER (POST OFFICE)
    W Gippsland
23.0 VALENCIA CREEK (LITTLE PLAIN)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
41.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.6 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
39.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
38.3 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
27.4 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
27.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
26.1 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.0 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT
3.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
 -4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-2.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+4.4   34.0 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+3.6   32.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
+3.4   32.2 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+3.3   35.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+3.3   23.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
 +8.8   21.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.3   21.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.9   18.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+6.2   16.4 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA
+6.1   18.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
-9.3   26.8 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
-8.3   25.5 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
-8.1   14.3 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
-8.0   27.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-7.4   20.0 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
-9.2   7.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-8.9   4.7 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-8.8   8.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-8.6   5.1 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.5   4.3 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

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

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