Australian Weather News -- 03 JUL 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 03 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 19:21 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: Pindari Dam NSW: -6.3 (-6.0, 30) Port Macquarie Hill Street NSW: 0.0 (0.6, 43) Lowest daily minimum temperature for July: Gympie Qld: -3.0 (-3.0, 36) Equalling record set yesterday
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. 35.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 34.4 KINGSTON SE Lower SE SA 33.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 32.0 ABERCORN TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD 30.0 URAIDLA Mt Lofty Ranges SA *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* Mt Lofty Ranges 30.0 URAIDLA Lower SE 34.4 KINGSTON SE *QUEENSLAND* Wide Bay/Burnett 32.0 ABERCORN TM *TASMANIA* W Coast 35.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION 33.0 MOUNT READ	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. None reported
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
32.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT 32.0 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT 31.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD 31.1 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT	27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 22.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
-2.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 0.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW	-18.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -12.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -9.5 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW -8.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW -8.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+4.7 30.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD +4.4 22.5 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW +4.3 25.3 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +4.3 24.0 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD	+5.3 13.5 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA +5.1 12.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA +4.8 13.5 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA +4.7 20.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD +4.7 8.2 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
-4.0 7.3 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE VIC -3.3 10.4 NHILL Wimmera N VIC -3.3 8.9 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC -3.1 10.0 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC -2.9 12.0 LAMEROO Upper SE SA -2.9 9.3 MARYBOROUGH (DERBY STREET) N Central VIC	-11.7 -18.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -10.8 -12.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -9.4 -3.9 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -9.3 -3.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -8.5 -2.2 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -8.5 -5.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD -8.5 -6.3 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW -8.5 -2.0 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW
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 : 83 (320/ 65 ) at 22:26 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Peninsula SA : 89 (230/ 67 ) at 08:53 RENMARK AERO Upper Murray SA : 76 (250/ 63 ) at 13:12 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 83 (320/ 72 ) at 10:00 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 89 (350/ 67 ) at 11:15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 109 (310/ 82 ) at 00:53 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 87 (260/ 63 ) at 04:04 NORTH RANKIN Islands : ******* (120/ 65 ) at 78:00	Other extremes ..