Australian Weather News -- 17 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 17 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 11:05 UTC on 19/11/02
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: Cape Byron Lighthouse NSW: 6.9 (8.9, 25)
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. 94.4 POINT LOOKOUT BOWLS CLUB Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 81.0 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 80.6 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 76.0 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 74.0 REDCLIFFE COUNCIL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD *QUEENSLAND* Brisbane/SE Coast 94.4 POINT LOOKOUT BOWLS CLUB 81.0 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT 80.6 POINT LOOKOUT 76.0 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 74.0 REDCLIFFE COUNCIL	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* KALUMBURU 6.6mm in 4 min to 15:52 99.0mm/h 2.2mm in 1 min to 15:53 132.0mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr 7 min to 17:00 19.0mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *N Rivers* MIDDLE POINT AWS 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h *Darwin-Daly* BRADSHAW 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Wide Bay/Burnett* HERON ISLAND RES STN 7.4mm in 20 min to 00:19 22.2mm/h 12.4mm in 15 min to 03:00 49.6mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.2mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h *Brisbane/SE Coast* HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 31.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 31.4mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 12.3mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.2 WAVE HILL Victoria NT 43.0 LAJAMANU Victoria NT 43.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT 43.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT 43.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT	28.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 28.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 28.0 KINTORE (WULUNGURRU) Alice Springs NT 27.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 27.5 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA 27.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
15.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 15.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 16.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 16.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 17.0 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA	1.4 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 2.0 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 2.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 2.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW 3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+14.1 38.7 PRICE Yorke Peninsula SA +13.9 35.1 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA +13.6 33.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA +13.3 35.9 MENINGIE Lower Murray SA +13.3 38.5 MURRAY BRIDGE Lower Murray SA	+10.5 22.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA +10.2 22.2 MAITLAND Yorke Peninsula SA +9.5 21.2 KIMBA W Agricultural SA +9.3 23.5 PORT PIRIE BHAS Lower North SA +9.3 20.3 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA
-5.6 20.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -5.4 20.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -5.3 25.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -4.3 21.1 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA -3.9 19.9 EUCLA Eucla WA -3.9 30.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA	-10.9 6.9 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW -6.3 11.1 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW -6.3 4.7 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW -6.2 2.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW -6.1 4.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA : 104 (150/ 59 ) at 15:48 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT : 100 ( 40/ 30 ) at 16:40 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 80 (130/ 67 ) at 03:00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS: 76 (360/ 63 ) at 03:00	Other extremes ..