Australian Weather News -- 25 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Friday, 25 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 18:49 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: Yuendumu NT: 40.8 (40.3, 35) previous record set 2 days ago
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. 45.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 38.6 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT 19.0 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC 18.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 18.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 38.6 OENPELLI *VICTORIA* W Coast 19.0 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 18.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) W Coast 45.0 MOUNT READ 18.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. None reported
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
45.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 45.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT 44.9 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA 44.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 44.7 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 44.7 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA	29.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.1 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 28.0 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON N Rivers NT 28.0 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands
1.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 1.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 4.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS	-3.9 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -3.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW -3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.1 44.7 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA +9.5 44.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA +9.5 42.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA +8.8 32.5 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW +8.7 30.4 NORAH HEAD LIGHTHOUSE Hunter Valley NSW	+9.0 29.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA +7.9 27.6 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD +7.7 22.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT +7.6 20.3 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW +6.0 20.0 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
-6.5 7.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS -5.9 17.8 KIMBA W Agricultural SA -5.8 12.0 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC -5.6 16.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA -5.5 19.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA	-9.1 -1.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -9.0 -3.9 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -8.4 10.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -8.0 1.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD -7.0 4.2 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 93 (320/ 74 ) at 03:09 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 83 (340/ 63 ) at 01:11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 87 (240/ 78 ) at 17:53 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 72 (220/ 65 ) at 15:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 76 (300/ 72 ) at 22:36 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 80 (230/ 65 ) at 12:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 76 (250/ 63 ) at 18:28	Other extremes ..