Australian Weather News -- 13 OCT 2001

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 13 OCT 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 01:41 EDST on 16/10/01
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. 46.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 41.0 BUCKINGHAM DOWNS Northwest QLD 36.0 AMMAROO Alice Springs NT 31.4 GEMTREE PARK Alice Springs NT 27.6 ORFORD POST OFFICE E Coast TAS *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Alice Springs 36.0 AMMAROO 31.4 GEMTREE PARK *QUEENSLAND* Northwest 41.0 BUCKINGHAM DOWNS *VICTORIA* Upper NE 46.0 MOUNT BULLER *TASMANIA* E Coast 27.6 ORFORD POST OFFICE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *NE Pastoral* LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 3.2mm in 2 min to 15:12 96.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Upper Carpentaria* HUGHENDEN AIRPORT 11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.4mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h *Northwest* URANDANGIE 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Riverina E* DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
40.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 39.5 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 38.3 WARMUN E Kimberley WA 38.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA 38.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA 38.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 38.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE Darwin-Daly NT	30.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 27.5 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT 27.4 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 27.1 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 2.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 5.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW -1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC -1.0 WANDERING Gt Southern WA -1.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+6.7 33.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD +5.7 34.2 MILES POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD +5.7 34.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +5.6 35.0 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +5.3 28.9 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW	+5.8 13.5 BEVERLEY Gt Southern WA +4.9 22.5 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD +4.6 6.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS +4.4 20.7 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD +4.3 10.2 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS
-11.6 15.8 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW -11.5 23.4 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD -11.3 13.6 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW -10.0 14.4 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW -9.9 14.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA -9.9 24.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD	-7.6 2.1 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA -7.0 1.0 NARROGIN Gt Southern WA -6.8 -0.5 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA -6.8 0.4 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW -6.6 -1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 89 (310/ 67 ) at 01:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 113 (230/ 89 ) at 00:05	Other extremes ..