Australian Weather News -- 31 OCT 2001

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 31 OCT 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 15:13 EDST on 07/11/01
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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Highest daily rainfall for October: Cashmere Downs WA: 29.6 (28.8, 71) Highest daily maximum temperature for October: Daly Waters NT: 42.0 (41.7, 31) Ayr DPI Research Stn Qld: 37.0 (36.0, 35)(set 19Oct2001) Collinsville PO Qld: 40.0 (39.3, 42) Te Kowai Exp Stn Qld: 36.5 (36.0, 35) St Lawrence PO Qld: 37.9 (37.8, 42) Proserpine AP Qld: 39.0 (38.3, 11) Bundaberg AP Qld: 36.0 (35.1, 22) Town of 1770 Qld: 29.4 (28.8, 13) Double Island Point LH Qld: 33.9 (32.3, 35)(set 19Oct2001)
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. 72.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 51.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 44.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS 44.8 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) W Coast TAS 43.8 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 44.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) W Coast 72.0 MOUNT READ 51.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION 44.8 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) 43.8 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Pilbara* LEARMONTH AIRPORT 20.4mm in 30 min to 01:30 40.8mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 20.4mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* PIRLANGIMPI 22.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 7.3mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* CAPE FOURCROY 16.2mm in 36 min to 17:00 27.0mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 5.3mm/h *TASMANIA* *Central Plateau* CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP 40.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h *W Coast* MOUNT READ 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 43.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 42.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA 42.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT 42.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD	28.9 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 27.7 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 27.6 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT
2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 3.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 3.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-7.9 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS -2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -1.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.3 39.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD +9.7 33.9 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +9.5 36.0 BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +9.2 39.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD +9.1 37.9 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD	+5.7 14.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +5.6 15.5 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA +5.6 14.6 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA +5.3 14.9 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +5.3 13.6 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-7.2 16.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -7.1 12.1 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW -6.2 14.2 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW -6.0 6.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -5.7 14.5 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC	-5.3 15.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA -4.0 6.2 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW -3.7 5.4 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW -3.7 6.3 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW -3.6 4.5 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW: 82 (270/ 63 ) at 02:20 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW: 83 (270/ 63 ) at 12:18 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 91 (310/ 61 ) at 08:19 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC: 80 (280/ 63 ) at 12:30 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 117 (270/ 96 ) at 12:16 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 93 (263/ 76 ) at 16:40 YARRAM (YARRAM CFA) W Gippsland VIC: 93 (260/ 39 ) at 11:50 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 80 (270/ 63 ) at 09:56 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 83 (240/ 65 ) at 11:44 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC: 82 (260/ 65 ) at 08:34 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS: 83 (240/ 69 ) at 12:38 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS: 85 (260/ 67 ) at 09:26 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 111 (260/ 85 ) at 09:00 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS: 87 (250/ 67 ) at 11:38 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS: 102 (230/ 52 ) at 15:17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 137 (300/104 ) at 06:22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 145 (*/115 ) at 16:58 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)** Southeast TAS: 93 (260/ 69 ) at 11:43 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS: 102 (250/ 72 ) at 10:48 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS: 89 (280/ 65 ) at 06:56 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 96 (270/ 72 ) at 12:08	Other extremes ..