Australian Weather News -- 15 OCT 2001

Australian Weather News

Monday, 15 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 17:56 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. 49.6 THE PINES Darwin-Daly NT 33.0 LISSADELL E Kimberley WA 29.0 POINT STUART AWS Darwin-Daly NT 25.4 LAKE WILLIAM HOVELL RESERVOIR Upper NE VIC 24.2 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK Darwin-Daly NT *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* 33.0 LISSADELL *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 49.6 THE PINES 29.0 POINT STUART AWS 24.2 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK *VICTORIA* Upper NE 25.4 LAKE WILLIAM HOVELL RESERVOIR	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* KUNUNURRA AERO 9.2mm in 13 min to 15:43 42.5mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.4mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* POINT STUART AWS 27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 9.0mm/h *Alice Springs* YULARA AERO 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h *VICTORIA* *E Central* WONTHAGGI 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h *W Coast* WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB 9.2mm in 27 min to 15:30 20.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
40.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 39.7 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 39.4 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 39.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 38.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 27.9 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 27.1 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 27.1 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 27.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 27.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
2.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 3.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 4.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 6.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-2.3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC -2.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+5.4 35.0 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD +5.2 34.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD +4.8 35.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD +4.3 28.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +4.1 28.0 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA +4.1 36.1 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD	+5.3 17.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA +4.7 12.4 BEVERLEY Gt Southern WA +4.6 10.9 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA +4.1 12.1 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA +4.0 11.6 WAGIN Gt Southern WA
-8.1 21.9 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -7.8 13.2 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA -7.4 15.0 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -7.2 17.7 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA -6.5 16.3 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA	-8.8 1.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -8.2 8.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD -7.6 7.8 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD -7.3 9.5 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD -6.9 5.9 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 78 (240/ 63 ) at 19:44 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 74 (290/ 65 ) at 00:00	Other extremes ..