Australian Weather News -- 15 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 15 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 22:11 EST on 16/10/02
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. 42.0 GARGETT ALERT Central Coast E QLD 28.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC 28.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 27.2 DEAL ISLAND Flinders Is/Bass St TAS 22.6 MOE GIPSLAND WATER W Gippsland VIC *QUEENSLAND* Central Coast E 42.0 GARGETT ALERT *VICTORIA* W Gippsland 28.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 22.6 MOE GIPSLAND WATER *TASMANIA* W Coast 28.0 MOUNT READ Flinders Is/Bass St 27.2 DEAL ISLAND	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. None reported
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 42.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 42.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 42.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT 41.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA	28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 26.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA 26.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 26.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
3.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 6.9 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW	-2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -2.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+14.3 37.2 EUCLA Eucla WA +13.5 38.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +11.3 35.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +9.9 41.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA +9.2 31.9 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA	+9.2 20.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA +6.8 15.5 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW +6.3 13.6 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA +6.3 17.5 EUCLA Eucla WA +6.1 26.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-3.6 20.9 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -3.2 16.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW -3.1 5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -2.5 6.9 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.5 31.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA	-7.2 15.1 BALGO HILLS Interior WA -6.9 4.3 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD -6.6 15.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT -6.6 -1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -6.2 7.2 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h	Other extremes ..