Australian Weather News -- 31 OCT 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 31 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 06:25 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: Watarrka NT: 43.2 (43.0, 12) Jerrys Plains PO NSW: 39.4 (38.7, 41) previous record set 19/10/02
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. 37.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 26.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS 26.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 24.0 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT 23.0 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM W Coast TAS *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 24.0 BATCHELOR AERO *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 26.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) W Coast 37.0 MOUNT READ 26.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION 23.0 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *SW & S Coast* BRIDGETOWN 10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h WITCHCLIFFE 7.0mm in 34 min to 20:34 12.4mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.2 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT 43.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 42.7 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA 42.6 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 42.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA	30.6 NGUKURR Roper-McArthur NT 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.2 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON N Rivers NT 28.2 TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 28.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT
2.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 4.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 5.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 7.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 8.1 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS	-0.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 0.4 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW 1.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+13.9 39.0 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW +13.6 38.3 PATERSON (TOCAL) Hunter Valley NSW +13.2 39.4 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW +12.5 37.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW +12.3 33.4 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA +12.3 36.6 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW	+10.9 18.0 BROOKTON Gt Southern WA +9.3 18.4 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW +9.3 16.6 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW +9.1 20.6 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW +8.8 26.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-5.6 7.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -5.0 29.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -4.0 9.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS -3.7 21.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA -3.6 16.5 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA	-4.2 4.1 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA -4.0 16.3 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA -3.8 6.0 KADINA Yorke Peninsula SA -3.8 6.1 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW -3.8 3.0 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA : 95 (240/ 78 ) at 22:10 OCEAN REEF Lower West WA : 85 (250/ 72 ) at 23:30 BICKLEY Lower West WA : 95 (310/ 52 ) at 22:54 GARDEN ISLAND HSF SW & S Coast WA : 82 (260/ 65 ) at 23:41 CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 82 (220/ 63 ) at 20:34 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA : 93 (250/ 32 ) at 13:40 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD: 95 (300/ 72 ) at 17:01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 102 (270/ 76 ) at 10:00 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 85 (254/ 70 ) at 15:10 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 91 (270/ 67 ) at 14:00 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 89 (270/ 65 ) at 10:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 128 (320/102 ) at 02:51 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 139 (270/ 96 ) at 04:27 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS: 98 (220/ 39 ) at 23:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 109 (270/ 65 ) at 04:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 95 (260/ 80 ) at 19:15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS: 87 (300/ 67 ) at 13:15	Other extremes ..