Australian Weather News -- 07 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 07 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 21:37 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): Lowest daily minimum temperature for October: Albany WA: 5.0 (5.3, 7) Windy Harbour WA: 3.9 (4.2, 14) Warburton Airfield WA: 6.0 (7.0, 12)
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. 27.0 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA 22.2 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA 20.0 MERIVALE FARM SW & S Coast WA 15.4 CAPE LE GRAND NAT PARK SW & S Coast WA 14.8 YARRAM W Gippsland VIC *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *SW & S Coast* 27.0 PEMBERTON 22.2 ESPERANCE 20.0 MERIVALE FARM 15.4 CAPE LE GRAND NAT PARK *VICTORIA* W Gippsland 14.8 YARRAM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *County Light* CAPE BORDA AWS 4.4mm in 12 min to 10:14 22.0mm/h *TASMANIA* *W Coast* STRAHAN AERODROME 6.2mm in 15 min to 20:41 24.8mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
41.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 40.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 40.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA 40.0 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT 40.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT 40.0 CANNINGTON MINE Northwest QLD	28.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.6 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 27.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 26.3 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT
8.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 10.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 10.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 10.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 11.0 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA	0.0 COWRA RESEARCH STN C Tablelands S NSW 2.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW 2.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS 2.1 HORSHAM (POLKEMMETT) Wimmera S VIC 2.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.9 31.8 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW +8.7 32.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW +8.6 34.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW +8.6 33.0 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW +8.5 38.5 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD	+9.0 15.6 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC +8.9 18.3 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW +8.7 17.5 DENILIQUIN POST OFFICE Riverina E NSW +8.7 17.4 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC +8.6 17.4 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC +8.6 16.0 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-8.2 18.6 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA -7.8 19.6 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA -7.6 17.8 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA -7.5 17.5 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -7.2 17.4 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA -7.2 17.0 BEVERLEY Gt Southern WA -7.2 15.6 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA	-10.0 7.1 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT -9.2 0.0 COWRA RESEARCH STN C Tablelands S NSW -9.0 6.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA -8.4 5.8 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA -7.8 5.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA : 82 (300/ 63 ) at 12:52 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 111 (270/ 91 ) at 19:46 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA : 108 (280/ 67 ) at 15:45 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AERO) W Agricultural SA : 91 (300/ 61 ) at 13:53 EDITHBURGH Yorke Peninsula SA : 91 (310/ 67 ) at 13:00 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA : 82 (340/ 65 ) at 11:00 CAPE BORDA AWS County Light SA : 102 (260/ 69 ) at 22:34 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide Plains SA : 78 (260/ 65 ) at 14:13 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 108 (290/ 76 ) at 23:30 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA : 78 (320/ 65 ) at 13:54 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA : 82 (310/ 63 ) at 14:52 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA : 83 (290/ 67 ) at 15:47 COONAMBLE AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW: 78 (320/ 63 ) at 21:13 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 108 (320/ 83 ) at 08:00 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC: 95 (360/ 59 ) at 07:30 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 109 (360/ 70 ) at 15:08 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 93 (300/ 72 ) at 20:00 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC: 95 (300/ 58 ) at 16:37 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 100 (320/ 70 ) at 02:52 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS: 83 (320/ 65 ) at 21:54	Other extremes ..