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Australian Weather News |
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Sunday, 20 OCT 2002 |
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| 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! |
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National
weather extremes for today |
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| 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 | |
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set this day (previous record and years of computerised record shown in
brackets): Highest daily maximum temperature for October: Western Australia Carnegie: 41.6 (40.5, 13) Northern Territory Daly Waters AWS: 42.0 (41.7, 33) Katherine Aviation Museum: 40.9 (40.8, 17) Queensland Toorak Res Stn: 42.4 (42.3, 25) previous record set yesterday Richmond PO: 42.2 (42.1, 44) Moranbah: 40.3 (39.5, 16) previous record set yesterday; record broken on 3 consecutive days Rolleston: 40.5 (39.8, 14) previous record set yesterday; record broken on 3 consecutive days Taroom PO: 41.2 (40.6, 45) Barcaldine PO: 41.8 (41.4, 40) equalling record set yesterday which broke record set previous day Isisford PO: 43.5 (43.2, 42) previous record set yesterday; record broken on 3 consecutive days Longreach AP: 43.8 (43.5, 36) previous record set yesterday; record broken on 3 consecutive days Gympie: 40.0 (39.8, 37) Brian Pastures: 40.0 (39.5, 32) |
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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. 48.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS |
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. None reported |
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Todays highest & lowest temperatures |
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45.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 44.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 44.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 44.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 43.8 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD |
28.6 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA 28.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.0 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 26.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA |
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4.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 5.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 6.9 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 9.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC |
-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC |
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal |
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+12.6 35.2 EYRE Eucla WA +11.9 37.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +11.7 41.2 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +11.7 40.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +11.2 37.5 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD |
+8.4 20.8 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW +8.2 25.8 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD +7.9 21.0 MILES POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD +7.8 25.4 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD +7.8 19.5 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW |
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-3.6 16.5 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty
Ranges SA -3.1 9.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -3.0 20.8 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA -2.9 4.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -2.8 14.0 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC -2.8 10.7 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS |
-5.3 7.1 KALBARRI Central West WA -5.3 1.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW -5.2 9.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -5.1 8.9 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT |
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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: 95 (260/ 76 ) at 07:56 |
Other extremes .. |