Australian Weather News -- 01 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 01 OCT 2002

Cold night over much of the northeast

A huge area of the continent experienced unusually low temperatures this morning. Most of inland NSW, Queensland and Northern Territory, and parts of NE South Australia, recorded minimum temperatures between 6 and 11 below the norm as cool dry southern air spilled northwards across the east of the continent. Coldest places, relative to average, were in a band from northwestern Queensland to the central Territory, with Ali Curang, Brunette Downs, Camooweal and Mt Isa all recording minima more than 10 below average. Tambo, on the Queensland Central Highlands, reported a low of 2.9, just above frost level.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 23:01 EST on 02/10/02
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 October: Ali Curung NT: 7.3 (9.2, 14) Moranbah Water Treatment Plant Qld: 11.2 (11.4, 16)
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. 18.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 18.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands 10.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 10.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA 9.4 WARRAWAGINE E Pilbara WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* 10.0 WEST ROEBUCK *E Pilbara* 9.4 WARRAWAGINE *TASMANIA* W Coast 18.0 MOUNT READ 10.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION *ISLANDS* Islands 18.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. None reported
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
39.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 38.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 38.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 38.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 38.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 25.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 25.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 3.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 4.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-4.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW -3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -3.5 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW -3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+11.9 34.8 EUCLA Eucla WA +9.5 34.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +7.2 30.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +6.9 28.3 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA +5.6 23.0 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA +5.6 29.2 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA	+9.3 22.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA +6.3 18.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA +3.8 12.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA +3.5 11.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA +3.1 10.8 BEVERLEY Gt Southern WA +3.1 23.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-6.8 14.2 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA -6.6 18.3 BALLADONIA Eucla WA -6.5 12.2 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA -6.5 16.3 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA -6.4 28.6 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT	-11.5 7.3 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT -10.8 9.8 BRUNETTE DOWNS Barkly NT -10.8 7.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -10.7 2.9 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD -10.5 9.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. FORREST Eucla WA : 78 (240/ 63 ) at 17:19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 83 (320/ 65 ) at 12:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 85 (240/ 70 ) at 05:00	Other extremes ..