Australian Weather News -- 14 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 14 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 23:07 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. 40.6 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC 39.4 GELLIBRAND RIVER FORESTRY W Coast VIC 36.0 MEMANA (BABEL FARM) Flinders Is/Bass St TAS 34.0 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS 33.8 BARWON RIVER (MT COWLEY) W Coast VIC *VICTORIA* W Coast 40.6 WEEAPROINAH 39.4 GELLIBRAND RIVER FORESTRY 33.8 BARWON RIVER (MT COWLEY) *TASMANIA* E Coast 34.0 FRIENDLY BEACHES Flinders Is/Bass St 36.0 MEMANA (BABEL FARM)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *Brisbane/SE Coast* KINGAROY AIRPORT 7.8mm in 32 min to 00:32 14.6mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 4.2mm in 11 min to 13:11 22.9mm/h 12.6mm in 19 min to 13:30 39.8mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 19.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 14:00 6.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.2 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 41.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 41.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 41.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 40.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA	27.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 26.0 MILINGIMBI Arnhem NT 25.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 25.5 MOUNT AUGUSTUS E Gascoyne WA
0.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 1.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 2.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-3.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -2.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -1.9 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+11.7 34.3 EYRE Eucla WA +11.3 34.2 EUCLA Eucla WA +9.8 33.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA +9.7 35.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +9.4 34.2 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA	+7.5 23.0 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +6.9 15.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW +6.8 18.4 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD +6.0 15.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD +6.0 13.1 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW +6.0 19.1 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-7.1 2.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -7.1 1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -7.1 1.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -6.1 6.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -5.2 14.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW -5.2 13.9 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC -5.2 13.9 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC	-7.0 15.3 BALGO HILLS Interior WA -6.8 8.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -6.5 2.7 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC -6.0 8.2 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -5.5 14.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 100 (270/ 74 ) at 15:30 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 89 (288/ 67 ) at 17:40 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 95 (250/ 78 ) at 15:09 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 78 (260/ 63 ) at 09:00	Other extremes ..