Australian Weather News -- 24 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 24 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 18:43 EST on 26/10/02
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: Queensland Musgrave: 40.4 (38.3, 11) Lockhart River Airport: 37.7 (36.6, 29) Cairns AP: 36.0 (35.4, 60) Walkamin DPI: 38.0 (37.5, 34) previous record set yesterday Ayr DPI Res Stn: 37.0 (35.8, 36) Bowen AP: 32.9 (32.5, 15) Town of 1770: 30.3 (28.8, 15)
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. 28.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 27.2 DERWENT BRIDGE (DERWENT RIVER) Central Plateau TAS 26.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 25.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS 22.0 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 28.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP 27.2 DERWENT BRIDGE (DERWENT RIVER) 22.0 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) W Coast 26.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION 25.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *ISLANDS* *Islands* LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 4.8mm in 11 min to 01:37 26.2mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
45.2 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 45.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 45.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 45.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 45.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA	29.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 28.0 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands
1.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 2.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 4.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -4.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -3.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -3.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW -3.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.9 42.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA +9.5 42.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA +9.2 44.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA +9.0 44.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA +8.9 45.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA	+9.0 29.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA +7.2 26.2 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA +6.9 23.8 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +6.7 13.0 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA +6.7 20.5 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-5.9 7.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -5.4 17.0 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -5.1 3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -4.9 8.6 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS -4.6 16.4 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA	-8.7 0.0 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC -7.4 0.0 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC -7.3 8.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT -7.2 7.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT -6.9 -3.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
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 (240/ 91 ) at 07:42 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 82 (239/ 67 ) at 06:00 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 78 (240/ 63 ) at 07:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 91 (310/ 74 ) at 20:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 72 (240/ 65 ) at 00:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 80 (250/ 67 ) at 06:23 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands : 82 (250/ 70 ) at 09:49	Other extremes ..