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Saturday, 12 OCT 2002

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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 23:04 EST on 15/10/02
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 (none known)

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.

58.8 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
41.0 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
36.5 CROHAMHURST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
36.0 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
33.0 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

QUEENSLAND
     Wide Bay/Burnett
33.0 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
58.8 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD
41.0 MALENY TAMARIND ST
36.5 CROHAMHURST
36.0 MAROOCHYDORE AERO

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


QUEENSLAND
     Darling Downs E
INGLEWOOD FOREST
14.8mm in 33 min to 14:00 26.9mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 17.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
    Maranoa
ST GEORGE AIRPORT
10.6mm in 11 min to 16:21 57.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
     NW Plains W
WALGETT AIRPORT
9.4mm in 37 min to 18:36 15.2mm/h
    NW Slopes S
GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
43.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
42.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
42.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
41.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
27.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
26.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
25.2 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
8.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.6 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
11.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
 -4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
-1.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-0.9 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+8.7   41.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+8.5   42.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+8.2   26.1 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC
+7.5   31.3 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.4   25.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+7.1   19.3 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.7   20.3 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.8   19.4 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+5.5   13.8 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+5.3   20.0 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
+5.3   19.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-6.3   22.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.3   21.2 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.7   18.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
-4.7   23.2 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-4.5   20.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
-11.2   6.3 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
-9.6   12.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-9.5   10.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-9.3   6.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT
-9.1   9.7 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT

Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.

NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 89 (250/ 76 ) at 14:30
EDITHBURGH Yorke Peninsula SA : 80 (250/ 67 ) at 15:58
MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 82 (360/ 67 ) at 23:30

Other extremes

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