Australian Weather News -- 13 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 13 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!

A full report on the Niangala tornado, which occurred today, is here.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 23:06 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. 29.4 LILYVIEW Darling Downs W QLD 27.8 THALLON POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD 27.4 CROPPA CREEK (KRUI PLAINS) NW Plains E NSW 27.2 BIGGENDEN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 27.0 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS *QUEENSLAND* Brisbane/SE Coast 27.2 BIGGENDEN TM Darling Downs W 29.4 LILYVIEW 27.8 THALLON POST OFFICE *NEW SOUTH WALES* NW Plains E 27.4 CROPPA CREEK (KRUI PLAINS) *TASMANIA* King Island 27.0 KING ISLAND AIRPORT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Hunter Valley* CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 5.8mm in 8 min to 18:07 43.5mm/h *VICTORIA* *Western Plains* BALLARAT AERODROME 9.8mm in 34 min to 02:00 17.3mm/h *TASMANIA* *N Coast* MARRAWAH 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h *E Coast* FRIENDLY BEACHES 9.4mm in 24 min to 12:34 23.5mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.8mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h *King Island* KING ISLAND AIRPORT 12.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA 42.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 41.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 41.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 26.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 26.0 MILINGIMBI Arnhem NT
3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 6.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 6.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 7.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 7.8 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA 7.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 7.8 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS	1.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW 2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.8 28.8 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +9.0 43.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA +8.0 30.0 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW +7.4 29.9 PRICE Yorke Peninsula SA +7.3 40.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA	+8.8 16.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW +8.7 15.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC +7.0 15.2 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW +6.5 15.8 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW +6.5 13.7 LAKE EILDON GOULBURN MURRAY WATER (LAKE N Central VIC
-5.4 18.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -5.4 19.7 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA -5.3 14.0 MOUNT BARKER Mt Lofty Ranges SA -5.3 3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -4.5 19.2 KIMBA W Agricultural SA -4.5 20.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -4.5 15.0 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA	-9.6 9.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -9.4 14.9 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT -7.4 15.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT -6.8 16.2 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA : 82 (270/ 67 ) at 12:08 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC: 82 (290/ 63 ) at 14:08 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC: 82 (280/ 67 ) at 14:04 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC: 85 ( 20/ 65 ) at 03:30 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 102 (360/ 82 ) at 04:56 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 87 (270/ 63 ) at 17:46 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC: 82 (260/ 63 ) at 18:00 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC: 78 (300/ 65 ) at 16:00 POINT WILSON W Central VIC: 74 (290/ 63 ) at 17:32 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC: 82 (260/ 63 ) at 17:42 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 83 (300/ 72 ) at 16:06 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS: 102 ( 30/ 63 ) at 17:00	Other extremes ..