Australian Weather News -- 16 OCT 2001

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 16 OCT 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 01:11 EDST on 18/10/01
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. 56.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 35.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA 33.2 GIRU POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD 27.2 COPPER HILL STATION NW Pastoral SA 26.0 KENDALL RIVER STATION N Peninsula QLD *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* NW Pastoral 35.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 27.2 COPPER HILL STATION *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 26.0 KENDALL RIVER STATION Gulf Country 56.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Central Coast E 33.2 GIRU POST OFFICE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Goldfields* LAVERTON AERO 11.4mm in 48 min to 00:00 14.3mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.6mm/h *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *NW Pastoral* ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 15.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.6mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Gulf Country* KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 5.4mm in 12 min to 02:14 27.0mm/h 20.0mm in 11 min to 02:25 109.1mm/h 20.2mm in 12 min to 02:37 101.0mm/h 8.6mm in 23 min to 03:00 22.4mm/h 54.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 54.2mm/h 54.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 18.0mm/h *Central Coast E* HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
41.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 40.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 40.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT 39.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 39.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 27.6 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 27.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 27.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 27.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 3.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 3.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -2.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -1.0 WANDERING Gt Southern WA -0.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS -0.3 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.1 32.0 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA +4.4 28.6 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +4.2 37.8 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD +4.1 27.1 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW +3.7 36.7 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD	+5.6 15.1 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA +5.2 15.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +4.9 15.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +4.9 23.0 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD +4.5 23.3 CARDWELL EDEN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD
-10.2 17.7 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA -9.6 19.1 LEONORA Goldfields WA -9.2 20.1 MARREE NE Pastoral SA -8.6 17.8 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA -8.3 17.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA	-7.0 9.6 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD -6.8 1.4 DONNYBROOK SW & S Coast WA -6.6 -0.3 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA -6.5 10.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD -5.9 6.9 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. None reported	Other extremes ..