Australian Weather News -- 25 OCT 2001

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 25 OCT 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 20:02 EDST on 03/11/01
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. 55.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 46.0 BURKETOWN AIRPORT 42.0 MALLAPUNYAH Roper-McArthur NT 39.0 QUILPIE TM Far SW QLD 37.5 ANTHONY LAGOON Barkly NT *QUEENSLAND* 46.0 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Roper-McArthur 42.0 MALLAPUNYAH Barkly 37.5 ANTHONY LAGOON Channel Country 55.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Far SW 39.0 QUILPIE TM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *Gulf Country* JULIA CREEK AIRPORT 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h MOUNT ISA AERO 9.4mm in 24 min to 16:59 23.5mm/h *Central West* ISISFORD POST OFFICE 34.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h LONGREACH AERO 10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h *Northwest* PHOSPHATE HILL AIRPORT 15.0mm in 26 min to 18:00 34.6mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h *Channel Country* BOULIA AIRPORT 45.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 15.0mm/h *VICTORIA* *W Gippsland* YARRAM (YARRAM CFA) 99.6mm in 10 min to 02:32 597.6mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 40.6 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 39.9 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA 39.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 39.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA 39.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE Darwin-Daly NT 39.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT 39.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT	28.8 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 28.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
3.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 6.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW	1.0 BRIDGETOWN SW & S Coast WA 1.0 WANDERING Gt Southern WA 1.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 2.0 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA 2.0 KATANNING Gt Southern WA 2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.0 30.0 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW +7.9 29.6 NORAH HEAD LIGHTHOUSE Hunter Valley NSW +7.6 29.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW +7.4 30.9 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW +7.4 27.5 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW	+8.5 17.1 WELLINGTON (ZOUCH ST) CW Slopes S NSW +8.0 18.8 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW +7.8 16.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW +7.3 15.6 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW +7.0 18.6 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD +7.0 14.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-7.6 24.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA -7.5 17.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -6.9 16.8 KIMBA W Agricultural SA -6.7 18.1 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA -6.6 20.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA -6.6 19.0 HAWKER Upper North SA	-7.2 15.8 WARMUN E Kimberley WA -7.0 10.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA -6.6 14.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA -6.1 11.0 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -6.0 16.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
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 ..