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Australian Weather News |
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Wednesday, 14 AUG 2002 |
| NEWSBITS: Cold night on NSW Northern Tablelands; Thunderstorm and gale force winds in Perth; Heavy rain in East Gippsland |
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NEWSBITS: Clear skies and light winds in the wake of the cold outbreak earlier in the week saw overnight temperatures plummet on the NSW Northern Tablelands. The Agricultural Research Station at Glen Innes recorded its lowest August minimum in 30 years of computerised records with a reading of -7.5, while the Glen Innes airport AWS recorded a cracking -11.8. Famed frost-hollow Woolbrook, between Walcha and Bendemeer, recorded -10.0, while Armidale Uni recorded -8.6. The cold spread into SE Queensland, where Oakey's minimum of -5.5 was 9.2 below normal. A frontal system and storm that crossed Perth after 9pm blacked out 3,000 homes and caused minor damage to sheds, roofs and fences across the city. Wind gusted to 113km/h at Rottnest Island west of Perth. There were some heavy 24-hour falls in Victoria's East Gippsland, with Genoa recording 54mm. |
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| 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 | |
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record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Lowest daily minimum temperature for August: Glen Innes Ag Research Station NSW: -7.5 (-7.0, 30) |
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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.
54.0 GENOA (FOOLS HAVEN) E Gippsland VIC |
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.
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Todays highest & lowest temperatures |
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34.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 33.8 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA 33.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 33.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA |
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 22.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 22.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 22.0 HOLMES REEF Islands 22.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands |
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-4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -3.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS |
-11.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW -10.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -8.6 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW -8.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -7.8 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW |
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal |
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+4.9
22.0 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA +4.3 28.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA +4.0 26.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA +3.9 21.3 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA +3.9 21.0 HYDEN Gt Southern WA |
+5.0
4.8 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +4.4 17.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA +3.5 13.5 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +3.5 20.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD +3.4 18.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA |
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-7.5
19.9 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT -6.9 18.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT -6.6 23.0 BRUNETTE DOWNS Barkly NT -6.6 17.9 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -6.5 21.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT |
-10.0
-8.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -9.6 -10.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -9.2 -5.5 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD -9.2 -1.1 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -8.8 -7.5 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW |
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Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
OUTER DOLPHIN PYLON Lower West WA : 83 (210/ 63 ) at 21:51 |
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