Australian Weather News -- 05 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 05 OCT 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 21:18 EST on 10/10/02
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): Highest daily rainfall for October: Gabo Island LH Vic: 93.4 (90.9, 134)
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. 102.0 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC 93.4 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC 63.5 EDEN (CARAVAN PARK) South Coast NSW 40.0 CLUNES N Central VIC 38.4 TRARALGON CREEK (TAYLORS RD QUARRY) W Gippsland VIC *NEW SOUTH WALES* South Coast 63.5 EDEN (CARAVAN PARK) *VICTORIA* E Gippsland 102.0 MALLACOOTA 93.4 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 38.4 TRARALGON CREEK (TAYLORS RD QUARRY) N Central 40.0 CLUNES	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *SW & S Coast* DWELLINGUP FORESTRY 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *South Coast* GREEN CAPE AWS 21.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 21.6mm/h 21.8mm in 1 hr 34 min to 10:00 13.9mm/h 76.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 25.3mm/h 76.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 12.7mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS 15.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h *VICTORIA* *E Gippsland* GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h 53.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 17.7mm/h 54.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 18.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h 72.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 12.0mm/h MALLACOOTA 10.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.6mm/h 26.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 26.8mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 23.6mm/h 52.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 17.3mm/h MT NOWA NOWA 1.4mm in 1 min to 13:56 84.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
40.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 38.9 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE Roper-McArthur NT 38.7 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT 38.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA 38.5 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 25.8 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 25.8 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON N Rivers NT 25.7 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 4.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 5.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 6.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 0.4 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW 0.8 MOOGARA (UXBRIDGE BACK ROAD) Derwent Valley TAS 1.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW 1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.0 32.6 EYRE Eucla WA +8.1 31.5 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW +7.4 30.1 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW +7.3 32.0 PATERSON (TOCAL) Hunter Valley NSW +7.2 31.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW	+6.0 12.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS +5.3 19.0 WILUNA Interior WA +4.7 17.4 PORT MACQUARIE (HILL STREET) MidNorth Coast S NSW +4.7 17.2 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW +4.5 14.9 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-10.4 20.1 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA -10.3 16.3 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA -10.1 15.8 CARNAMAH Central West WA -9.3 15.9 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA -8.9 15.4 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA	-8.4 5.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -8.2 6.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA -8.1 8.1 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD -7.8 7.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -7.6 7.8 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MOUNT MAGNET AERO Murchison WA : 80 (270/ 63 ) at 16:50 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA : 113 (280/ 70 ) at 05:37 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA : 74 (270/ 63 ) at 13:12 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA : 78 (280/ 63 ) at 14:29 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA : 80 (260/ 63 ) at 20:26 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA : 104 (280/ 76 ) at 19:04 OCEAN REEF Lower West WA : 102 (270/ 70 ) at 18:32 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA : 95 (280/ 78 ) at 17:00 BICKLEY Lower West WA : 91 (300/ 43 ) at 18:43 GARDEN ISLAND HSF SW & S Coast WA : 95 (280/ 72 ) at 18:00 CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 83 (300/ 67 ) at 12:50 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 100 (220/ 78 ) at 22:09 MANDURAH SW & S Coast WA : 96 (280/ 65 ) at 18:02 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA : 83 (280/ 69 ) at 15:50 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA : 74 (300/ 63 ) at 15:12 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA : 98 (310/ 76 ) at 15:10 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA : 91 (260/ 61 ) at 15:46 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 74 ( 50/ 63 ) at 07:52	Other extremes ..