 Abnormally
dry in inland SA, NSW, Vic
Cold in western
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Some extraordinarily low humidities
were reported from inland SA, northwestern Victoria
and western NSW today in a warm northwesterly airstream following
the movement of cooler, drier air into the region yesterday. With surface
temperatures typically in the high 20s, dewpoints dropped below -30 yielding
relative humidities as low as 1%. Automatic weather stations ceased to
report dewpoint when it dropped below -30, but some of the lowest humidities
were reported from northwestern Victoria, where Swan Hill Aerodrome
reported a 2pm temperature of 27.1 with a dew point of -29.7. Temperatures
in the high 20s and dew points in the mid to high -20s were reported from
Mildura in Victoria; Woomera, Coober Pedy, Ernabella, Leigh Creek, Moomba,
Port Augusta and Yunta in South Australia, and Broken Hill and Cobar in
NSW.
In central and western NT,
the dry southern air allowed overnight minima to plunge to 11 or 12°
below normal, with recordings of 10° typical. Doongan in the
far north of WA's Kimberley reported a record October low of 14.0,
while Lord Howe Island also notched up a new October minimum record with
a chilly 8°.
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National
weather extremes for today
Data provided by
the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 16:34 EST on 03/10/02 |
| 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:
Doongan WA: 14.0 (15.0, 13)
Lord Howe Island AP NSW: 8.0 (8.6, 14) |
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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.
24.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
10.6 WARRA JARRA SW & S Coast WA
8.4 MANYPEAKS SW & S Coast WA
8.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.0 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
SW & S Coast
10.6 WARRA JARRA
8.4 MANYPEAKS
TASMANIA
Southeast
24.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
8.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE)
W Coast
8.0 LOW ROCKY POINT
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High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.
None reported
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Todays highest &
lowest temperatures |
| Maximum |
Minimum |
39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.4 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
38.1 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
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26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
24.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
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3.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.6 PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT) Southeast TAS
8.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
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-3.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
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Todays greatest temperature variations from normal |
| Maximum |
Minimum |
+7.5
31.3 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.4
30.3 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+7.3
27.4 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA
+7.3
28.0 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+7.3
23.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
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+7.2
17.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.0
17.1 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+6.6
15.4 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
+6.4
16.8 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+5.8
17.1 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+5.8
15.9 WAROOKA Yorke Peninsula SA
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-9.5
15.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
-8.3
8.6 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
-7.9
20.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-7.4
18.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-7.4
24.7 CARNEGIE Interior WA
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-11.6
10.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-11.4
10.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT
-11.4
11.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT
-11.1
10.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
-11.0
5.9 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT
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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.
SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA : 82 (340/ 65 ) at 12:00
MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 95 (330/ 61 ) at 07:00
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 85 (320/ 70 ) at 11:00
MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 91 (340/ 63 ) at 07:42
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 96 (270/ 72 ) at 02:00
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