Australian Weather News -- 17 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 17 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 12:07 EST on 23/10/02
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): Highest daily maximum temperature for October: Yuendumu NT: 40.2 (39.9, 35) Casino AP NSW: 39.3 (38.3, 33)
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. 17.2 BARKLY RIVER (GLENLEA) W Gippsland VIC 16.6 ST HELENS AERODROME E Coast TAS 16.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS 14.6 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS *VICTORIA* W Gippsland 17.2 BARKLY RIVER (GLENLEA) *TASMANIA* E Coast 16.6 ST HELENS AERODROME 16.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) 14.6 SWANSEA POST OFFICE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Lower West* SWANBOURNE 8.2mm in 18 min to 12:56 27.3mm/h *SW & S Coast* BRIDGETOWN 5.6mm in 16 min to 12:16 21.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.2mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 44.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 43.0 LAJAMANU Victoria NT 43.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT 43.0 KINTORE (WULUNGURRU) Alice Springs NT 43.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT	28.5 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.5 MOUNT AUGUSTUS E Gascoyne WA 27.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 27.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 27.0 MANINGRIDA Arnhem NT
4.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 7.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 8.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 8.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS	-1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -1.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -1.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+14.6 37.2 EYRE Eucla WA +13.2 35.0 PORT MACQUARIE (HILL STREET) MidNorth Coast S NSW +12.3 35.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW +11.9 39.4 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +11.8 34.7 EUCLA Eucla WA	+10.1 16.8 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA +9.6 15.9 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA +9.5 15.4 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW +9.3 17.5 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW +9.1 18.2 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-3.3 12.9 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE OFFICE) Southeast TAS -3.0 9.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -2.9 17.8 KARNET Lower West WA -2.8 20.5 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW -2.7 20.8 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW -2.7 21.0 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW	-7.3 11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -4.8 8.3 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW -4.6 13.4 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD -4.5 8.7 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW -4.2 18.1 BALGO HILLS Interior WA -4.2 9.2 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -4.2 3.9 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MOUNT MAGNET AERO Murchison WA : 91 (240/ 63 ) at 18:44 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA : 87 (270/ 70 ) at 14:15 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA : 76 (290/ 63 ) at 15:15 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA : 87 (340/ 67 ) at 12:56 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA : 96 (270/ 69 ) at 13:56 OUTER DOLPHIN PYLON Lower West WA : 95 (220/ 50 ) at 13:26 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA : 85 (240/ 67 ) at 14:01 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA : 89 (230/ 67 ) at 13:04 OCEAN REEF Lower West WA : 83 (340/ 65 ) at 12:55 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA : 95 (240/ 67 ) at 13:23 GARDEN ISLAND HSF SW & S Coast WA : 102 (260/ 74 ) at 12:59 CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 106 (270/ 80 ) at 18:48 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 98 (230/ 69 ) at 10:59 ESPERANCE AERO SW & S Coast WA : 98 (230/ 74 ) at 18:30 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA : 82 (280/ 63 ) at 17:32 HOPETOUN NORTH SW & S Coast WA : 89 (240/ 65 ) at 17:00 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA : 104 (260/ 76 ) at 15:11 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Gt Southern WA : 106 (270/ 70 ) at 15:58 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA : 111 (240/ 80 ) at 19:05 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA : 96 (260/ 69 ) at 19:32 CHEADANUP Goldfields WA : 95 (250/ 63 ) at 17:13 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA : 91 (250/ 59 ) at 18:27 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA : 80 (230/ 63 ) at 22:14 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA : 96 (250/ 74 ) at 17:31 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE North Coast NSW: 78 (180/ 63 ) at 17:43 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW: 78 (180/ 67 ) at 15:15 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 80 (170/ 63 ) at 03:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 100 (310/ 78 ) at 11:57 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 82 (240/ 67 ) at 13:21 NORTH RANKIN Islands : ******* (240/ 63 ) at 21:00	Other extremes ..