Australian Weather News -- 21 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 21 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 12:17 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: Western Australia Mandora, Pardoo, Port Hedland AP and Roebourne all exceeded the previous record Australian October maximum temperature of 45.6° set on 25/10/1926 at Port Hedland PO and equalled 27/10/1960 at Marble Bar Bidyadanga: 45.5 (43.3, 43) Pardoo: 46.2 (?, ?) Mandora: 46.7 (45.0, 38) Port Hedland AP: 46.0 (44.0, 54) Roebourne: 45.8 (45.0, 43) Pannawonica: 43.9 (43.0, 29) Telfer AP: 43.9 (43.3, 26)
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. 31.0 HOMEBUSH (OLYMPIC STADIUM) AWS Sydney--east NSW 28.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 21.8 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 20.0 MILPERRA BRIDGE (GEORGES RIVER) Sydney--east NSW *NEW SOUTH WALES* Sydney--east 31.0 HOMEBUSH (OLYMPIC STADIUM) AWS 20.0 MILPERRA BRIDGE (GEORGES RIVER) *TASMANIA* W Coast 28.0 MOUNT READ 21.8 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Sydney--east* BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 13.2mm in 30 min to 08:00 26.4mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 15.4mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 15.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h HOMEBUSH (OLYMPIC STADIUM) AWS 11.8mm in 30 min to 07:00 23.6mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.4mm/h 17.0mm in 30 min to 07:30 34.0mm/h 28.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 28.8mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 17.2mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
46.2 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA 46.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA 46.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 45.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 45.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA	29.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 29.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.9 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 27.7 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
5.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 8.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 9.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 9.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 9.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS	-3.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -0.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -0.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+16.4 39.3 EUCLA Eucla WA +12.5 37.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +11.6 43.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA +11.6 38.2 BALGAIR Eucla WA +11.4 46.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA +11.4 45.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA	+9.2 29.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA +8.9 24.1 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD +8.1 25.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA +7.6 27.9 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA +7.6 17.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-3.8 14.0 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC -3.1 16.2 NAROOMA RVCP South Coast NSW -3.0 16.1 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC -2.9 17.2 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW -2.8 17.0 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR LIGHTHOU Illawarra NSW -2.8 19.2 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW	-7.4 1.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA -5.6 11.1 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD -5.4 13.1 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 85 (320/ 72 ) at 23:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 87 (240/ 69 ) at 22:30	Other extremes ..