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Friday 13 October 2000 |
Strong
winds bring dust storms to SA Widespread rain in NSW |
Tightening isobars ahead of
a sharp surface trough produced strong, squally winds over South Australia,
Victoria and Tasmania today. Widespread dust storms were reported from northern
South Australia, where Coober Pedy automatic weather station recorded a
gust of 104km/h shortly before 2pm.
A broad complex of rain and storms began moving slowly across NSW during the day, continuing into Saturday. See story 14 October 2000 |
Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am 46.0 Crackenback NSW High falls for other periods: Queensland: New South Wales: Victoria: |
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 . |
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Maximum | Minimum | ||
41.0 Wyndham AP WA | 28.0 Wyndham AP WA | ||
3.0 Crackenback NSW | 0.3 Bombala PO NSW | ||
Greatest variations from normal |
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Maximum | Minimum | ||
+4.5 22.1 Swansea Tas |
+7.6 22.2 Cunnamulla Qld |
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-11.8 19.0 Alice Springs AP -10.2 13.5 Kimba SA -10.2 16.0 Jerrys Plains NSW |
-8.6 3.4 Yeelirrie WA |
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