Australian Weather News -- 14 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 14 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 12:10 UTC on 15/11/02
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 November: Geraldton AP WA: 43.2 (42.2, 60) Kalbarri WA: 42.1 (40.5, 28)
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. 73.2 BEENLEIGH BOWLS CLUB Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 71.0 WONGAWALLAN ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 70.0 YARRAHAPPINI ALERT 66.0 YARRAHAPPINI TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 59.0 CANUNGRA FINCH ROAD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD *QUEENSLAND* 70.0 YARRAHAPPINI ALERT 50.0 BEAUDESERT ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast 73.2 BEENLEIGH BOWLS CLUB 71.0 WONGAWALLAN ALERT 66.0 YARRAHAPPINI TM 59.0 CANUNGRA FINCH ROAD 53.0 MORAYFIELD FIRETAIL CRT *NEW SOUTH WALES* North Coast 56.8 COALDALE (BELLONA)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* WYNDHAM AERO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h *E Kimberley* WARMUN 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h *W Kimberley* DERBY AERO 16.4mm in 12 min to 22:00 82.0mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 21.0mm/h 12.8mm in 29 min to 22:29 26.5mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.2mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *NW Slopes S* TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 4.8mm in 13 min to 15:51 22.2mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h *N Tablelands W* ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h *MidNorth Coast N* KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 10.2mm in 38 min to 20:30 16.1mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* CAPE FOURCROY 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 43.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA 42.6 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA 42.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 42.3 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA	31.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 30.0 MOUNT AUGUSTUS E Gascoyne WA 29.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 29.1 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
5.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 7.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 8.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 8.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 11.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS 11.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS	-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -0.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC -0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 0.4 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC 0.6 EYRE Eucla WA
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+16.2 43.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA +15.3 39.8 LANCELIN Lower West WA +14.4 42.1 KALBARRI Central West WA +12.2 41.5 ENEABBA Central West WA +12.2 37.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA	+7.8 28.5 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD +7.8 24.1 COLLARENEBRI (VIEWPOINT) Upper Darling NSW +7.7 27.4 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD +7.6 28.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD +7.5 22.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
-8.4 20.5 HAWKER Upper North SA -5.8 28.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA -5.4 18.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA -5.1 20.9 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA -4.9 19.8 CLEVE W Agricultural SA	-11.4 0.6 EYRE Eucla WA -7.8 1.5 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC -7.5 3.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA -6.9 2.5 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC -6.8 0.4 STRATHBOGIE 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. WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 83 (270/ 67 ) at 15:29 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 121 (310/100 ) at 09:18 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 115 (270/ 87 ) at 15:21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 93 (280/ 69 ) at 11:45 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 108 (270/ 74 ) at 15:25	Other extremes ..