Australian Weather News -- 30 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 30 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 06:23 EST on 03/11/02
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: Tumbarumba PO NSW: 29.0 (28.9, 36) Albury AP NSW: 33.8 (33.2, 19)
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. 24.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD 8.0 BAN BAN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 6.0 MOUNT HART STATION W Kimberley WA 4.4 SALISBURY Adelaide Plains SA 2.2 MOUNT WINIFRED E Kimberley WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* 2.2 MOUNT WINIFRED *W Kimberley* 6.0 MOUNT HART STATION *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* Adelaide Plains 4.4 SALISBURY *QUEENSLAND* Brisbane/SE Coast 8.0 BAN BAN TM Far SW 24.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* BATCHELOR AERO 13.0mm in 10 min to 18:00 78.0mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.3 NGUKURR Roper-McArthur NT 42.6 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 42.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 42.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA 42.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT 42.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT 42.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT 42.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT	29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.8 NGUKURR Roper-McArthur NT 28.5 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 27.7 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 27.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
10.8 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA 11.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 14.4 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Mt Lofty Ranges SA 14.5 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC 14.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	0.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW 0.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 1.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW 1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 1.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+14.5 32.9 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC +13.5 32.5 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC +13.5 33.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +13.1 34.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW +13.0 33.8 ALBURY AIRPORT SW Slopes S NSW	+9.6 21.3 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW +7.6 17.0 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW +7.1 17.0 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW +7.0 14.5 KYABRAM (INST SUSTAINABLE AG) Lower North VIC +6.9 15.9 MURRAY BRIDGE Lower Murray SA +6.9 15.7 DENILIQUIN POST OFFICE Riverina E NSW
-5.1 18.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -4.5 20.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -3.2 19.7 EUCLA Eucla WA -3.1 19.6 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA -3.0 20.8 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA	-5.3 5.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW -4.9 12.6 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD -4.7 3.4 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -4.5 15.5 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT -4.4 17.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT
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: 96 (310/ 59 ) at 16:00 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 102 (340/ 65 ) at 11:30 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 96 (260/ 80 ) at 22:00 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 74 (280/ 63 ) at 15:30 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 91 (270/ 63 ) at 22:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 117 (320/ 93 ) at 21:43 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 108 (290/ 70 ) at 18:21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 91 (290/ 69 ) at 20:25 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 85 (280/ 67 ) at 23:23	Other extremes ..