Australian Weather News -- 12 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 12 NOV 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 08:04 UTC on 13/11/02
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): Lowest daily minimum temperature for November: Nyang Station WA: 11.2 (12.0, 29)
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 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA 25.6 HADEN POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD 19.0 BOWENVILLE Darling Downs E QLD 17.6 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW 16.8 CLYDESDALE Darling Downs E QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* 45.0 DOONGAN *QUEENSLAND* Darling Downs E 25.6 HADEN POST OFFICE 19.0 BOWENVILLE 16.8 CLYDESDALE *NEW SOUTH WALES* MidNorth Coast N 17.6 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* KALUMBURU 11.2mm in 38 min to 16:00 17.7mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.8mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* BATCHELOR AERO 5.2mm in 14 min to 16:52 22.3mm/h BRADSHAW 7.0mm in 9 min to 16:08 46.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 43.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 43.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 43.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 42.9 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD 42.9 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 42.9 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA	29.6 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 29.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA 29.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.4 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
15.0 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Mt Lofty Ranges SA 16.5 ALBANY TOWN SW & S Coast WA 16.6 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA 16.7 CAPE BORDA Kangaroo Is SA 17.0 CAPE BORDA AWS County Light SA 17.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW	2.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS 2.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS 3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 3.4 MAYDENA (POST OFFICE) Derwent Valley TAS 3.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+16.0 30.3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS +15.7 37.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +15.4 36.8 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC +15.0 36.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +14.5 31.7 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE OFFICE) Southeast TAS	+14.4 27.5 HAWKER Upper North SA +13.4 22.4 YONGALA Upper North SA +12.0 23.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA +11.7 26.9 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA +11.6 28.4 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
-4.7 20.0 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -4.6 18.4 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA -4.6 21.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -4.3 21.1 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA -4.2 16.6 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA -4.2 24.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA -4.2 21.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -4.2 24.2 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA	-8.1 11.2 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA -7.1 5.2 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -6.3 6.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA -6.1 8.5 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW -5.6 7.0 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NEPTUNE ISLAND CAPE WILLOUGHBY MOUNT LOFTY TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE WAGGA WAGGA AMO YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS YARRAWONGA WILSONS (260/ 96 ) at 22:54 MELBOURNE AIRPORT SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND FAWKNER BEACON LAVERTON RAAF AVALON AIRPORT GEELONG AIRPORT POINT WILSON SHEOAKS EILDON FIRE TOWER BALLARAT AERODROME COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE MOUNT WELLINGTON TASMAN ISLAND HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE)	W Agricultural SA : 72 (250/ 63 ) at 19:00 Kangaroo Is SA : 95 (320/ 63 ) at 02:45 Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 96 (340/ 61 ) at 03:15 Far Northwest NSW: 74 (220/ 63 ) at 18:29 South Coast NSW: 74 ( 40/ 63 ) at 16:30 SW Slopes S NSW: 74 (240/ 63 ) at 21:50 Riverina E NSW: 76 (230/ 63 ) at 20:17 Riverina E NSW: 93 (290/ 70 ) at 20:40 Upper North VIC: 78 (260/ 67 ) at 19:08 PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 106 E Central VIC: 96 (310/ 76 ) at 19:26 E Central VIC: 80 (250/ 63 ) at 19:41 E Central VIC: 104 (310/ 82 ) at 19:00 W Central VIC: 109 (300/ 74 ) at 19:30 W Central VIC: 104 (330/ 74 ) at 19:17 W Central VIC: 91 (270/ 70 ) at 18:51 W Central VIC: 113 (310/ 91 ) at 19:07 W Central VIC: 93 (350/ 61 ) at 18:45 N Central VIC: 91 (260/ 69 ) at 19:10 Western Plains VIC: 87 (290/ 63 ) at 18:00 W Coast VIC: 87 (290/ 65 ) at 16:31 N Coast TAS: 91 (100/ 65 ) at 07:00 Southeast TAS: 104 (310/ 96 ) at 21:48 Southeast TAS: 96 (320/ 74 ) at 05:00 Southeast TAS: 106 (360/ 70 ) at 16:09 Southeast TAS: 89 (270/ 67 ) at 23:46 bgcolor="#FFCC99" valign="top"> face="Verdana" size="1">Other extremes ..