Australian Weather News -- 02 JUL 2002

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 02 JUL 2002

Notes on significant weather not yet written

Significant rainfall, strong winds, strong wind gusts and abnormally high and low temperatures for this day are given below. Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 19:19 EST on 04/07/02
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): Lowest daily minimum temperature for any month: Watarrka NT: -5.1 (-4.4, 11) Nyngan AP NSW: -4.0 (-3.9, 42) Tenterfield Federation Park NSW: -10.0 (-9.9, 37) Coonabarabran Namoi Street NSW: -8.7 (-7.9, 44) Lowest daily minimum temperature for July: Gympie Qld: -3.0 (-2.6, 36)
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. 28.4 FRENCHMAN BAY SW & S Coast WA 26.0 RUDDS LANE TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 23.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA 21.2 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA 19.0 WALPOLE SW & S Coast WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Lower West* 23.0 BICKLEY *SW & S Coast* 28.4 FRENCHMAN BAY 21.2 PEMBERTON 19.0 WALPOLE *QUEENSLAND* Brisbane/SE Coast 26.0 RUDDS LANE TM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. None reported
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
31.4 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT 31.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD 31.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 31.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT 31.0 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT 31.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 31.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands	26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands 23.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 22.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
-2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 0.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW	-12.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -11.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW -11.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -10.3 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW -10.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+5.6 25.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA +5.5 24.3 KULGERA Alice Springs NT +5.3 21.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA +5.2 22.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA +4.8 24.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA	+4.3 12.5 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA +4.3 9.8 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA +4.0 15.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA +3.5 -2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW +3.2 8.0 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
-5.6 13.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA -4.7 25.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA -4.2 9.0 CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS E Central VIC -2.8 28.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA -2.8 -0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW	-11.6 -5.1 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -11.2 -10.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -10.3 -11.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -10.1 -1.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -9.3 -3.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 89 (270/ 69 ) at 05:02 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 91 (330/ 54 ) at 00:41 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA : 78 (340/ 63 ) at 03:30 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 76 (310/ 63 ) at 13:00 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC: 78 (360/ 70 ) at 14:22 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 87 (280/ 63 ) at 21:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 80 (320/ 65 ) at 22:31 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 91 (300/ 70 ) at 20:31	Other extremes ..