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Tuesday 10 October 2000 |
The first
good rain in months falls in SE Qld and around Sydney Wild temperature variations across the continent Hail, snow and gales in Tasmania |
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It was relatively light and
patchy, but the rain that fell across southern Queensland today and
overnight into Wednesday was the first of any substance for months. Hinze
Dam, on the Nerang River south of Brisbane, recorded 25mm for the 24 hours
to 9am Wednesday, while Cape Moreton gauged 21, Yandina 18.7 and Miami on
the Gold Coast 16.2. Inland, Havelock, near Mitchell in the Warrego, recorded
16.4, while a good scattering of places along the Qld/NSW border recorded
falls of 10 to 15mm. Light rain also fell on the NSW Northern Tablelands
and North Coast, giving firemen fighting dozens of fires in the area
a brief respite, though making access difficult for backburning and not
extinguishing the blazes.
Rain from the same rainband yesterday and this morning also gave parts of Sydney their heaviest falls in months. Liverpool registered 60.7mm, Castle Cove 29 and Prospect Dam 25.2, going some small way towards alleviating the city's long dry spell. Rainfall on the Central Coast between Wollongong and Newcastle in the past 6 months has been in the bottom 5% of all recordings, gaining the area a severe rainfall deficiency appellation from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Another dramatic temperature contrast occurred in Western Australia. Kellerberrin, in the central wheat belt east of Perth, equalled its record low October minimum, set just 3 days ago, with another recording of -0.5, 9.4 below average. It was the nation's coldest minimum compared to normal. Nearby Cunderdin Airfield recorded 0.2. Later in the day, the temperature at Geraldton, on the coast 420km to the northwest, topped out at 33.0, 8.7 above normal, while Carnarvon, farther north, recorded 37°, the national high departure from normal at 11.3 above. A strong cold front swept across Tasmania during the early morning, bringing widespread hail and highland snow. Atop Mt Wellington, behind Hobart, the temperature dropped to -2.7 at midday and -3.7 at 3pm, giving some idea of the coldness of the southwesterly airstream. Hobart Airport reported hail showers and 55km/h average winds at their midday and 3pm observations, while wintry thunderstorms occurred across the island. |
Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am 60.7 Liverpool NSW Other high falls in the Sydney area: High falls for other periods: Western Australia: |
Today's highest & lowest temps |
Wind (mean
refers to the average windspeed over 10 minutes; gust is the
highest speed recorded): Records set this day Equal lowest
minimum temperature for October |
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Maximum | Minimum | ||
40.2 Victoria River Downs NT | 28.0 Dum In Mirrie NT | ||
0.8 Mt Wellington Tas | -4.0 Cooma AP NSW | ||
Greatest variations from normal |
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Maximum | Minimum | ||
+11.3 37.0 Carnarvon AP WA +8.7 33.0 Geraldton AP WA |
+10.7 22.2 Texas Qld +10.2 20.2 Pindari Dam NSW |
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-10.5 19.0 Cunnamulla Qld -9.4 20.6 Thargomindah Qld |
-9.4 -0.5 Kellerberrin WA -7.9 1.0 Griffith AP NSW |
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