Australian Weather News -- 28 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 28 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 12:47 EST on 30/10/02
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): Lowest daily minimum temperature for October: Echuca AP Vic: 0.3 (0.5, 45) Highest daily maximum temperature for October: Bowen AP Qld: 33.2 (32.9, 15) previous record set 24/10/02
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. 94.0 WOODGATE STORE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD 87.0 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 85.0 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 68.0 MONDURAN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD 66.0 BAN BAN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD *QUEENSLAND* Wide Bay/Burnett 94.0 WOODGATE STORE 68.0 MONDURAN 56.6 BUNGADOO TM 50.9 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Brisbane/SE Coast 87.0 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT 85.0 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 66.0 BAN BAN TM 64.6 MARYBOROUGH 61.0 RAINBOW BEACH 60.2 BIGGENDEN POST OFFICE 60.0 MUSKET FLAT MT ALERT 58.8 BROOWEENA LAHEY ST 58.2 BIGGENDEN TM 55.2 POINT LOOKOUT 55.0 BROOWEENA TM 52.8 BRIAN PASTURES Darling Downs E 58.0 GLENLYON DAM *NEW SOUTH WALES* NW Slopes N 56.0 BINGARA POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast N 58.0 PROMISED LAND (CRYSTAL CREEKS) 55.2 DORRIGO POST OFFICE 53.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* ARGYLE AERODROME 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h *SW & S Coast* ALBANY AIRPORT 10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.4mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Wide Bay/Burnett* LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *North Coast* CASINO AIRPORT AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h *MidNorth Coast S* PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.8mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
46.5 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 45.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA 44.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 44.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 43.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 43.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA	29.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA 27.5 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 27.5 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT
4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 7.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 7.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 8.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW	-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW -2.6 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC -2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+18.0 40.6 EYRE Eucla WA +15.8 38.7 EUCLA Eucla WA +11.5 38.1 BALGAIR Eucla WA +11.5 36.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +10.4 45.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA	+8.7 29.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA +8.5 18.9 BALGAIR Eucla WA +8.5 18.2 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA +8.5 16.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA +8.0 23.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-4.5 17.8 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -4.5 23.4 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW -4.4 22.2 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW -4.3 24.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -4.2 19.4 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW	-8.4 0.3 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC -7.5 -8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -6.3 -6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -6.3 0.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC -6.1 0.9 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD: 76 (130/ 63 ) at 19:30 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 117 (130/102 ) at 00:41 INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 91 (150/ 76 ) at 00:00 SPITFIRE CHANNEL BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 93 (160/ 72 ) at 00:25 NORTH RANKIN Islands : ******* (230/ 63 ) at 00:00	Other extremes ..