Australian Weather News -- 13 October 2000

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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 39.0 Mt Hotham Vic 37.0 Thredbo Village NSW 35.6 Channel Is NT High falls for other periods: Queensland: Richmond AP: 17mm in 1h to 6am and 31mm in 6h to 9pm New South Wales: Wilcannia: 6.4mm in 10m to 7.51pm Condobolin AP: 11mm in 1h to 6am Coonamble AP: 10mm in 1h to 9pm Moree AP: 21mm in 4h to 6pm Gunnedah: 22mm in 6h to 3pm Tamworth AP: 27mm in 6h to 6pm Murrurundi: 40mm in 12h to 9pm Orange AP AWS: 26mm in 6h to noon Thredbo Crackenback: 86mm in 18h to 9pm with 29mm in 3h to 9am Victoria: Mt Hotham summit: 38mm in 6h to noon	Today's highest & lowest temps		Wind (mean refers to the average windspeed over 10 minutes; gust is the highest speed recorded): Coober Pedy SA: gust to 104km/h at 1.53pm Thredbo Crackenback NSW: mean 87km/h at 4.27am, gust to 109km/h at 3am Mt Hotham summit Vic: gust to 106km/h at midnight this morning Mt Wellington Tas: gust to 96km/h at 2.30am Records set this day .
	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
	Maximum	Minimum
	+4.5 22.1 Swansea Tas	+7.6 22.2 Cunnamulla Qld
	-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

Times stated are the clock time in force in the relevant state or territory
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Australian Weather News gratefully acknowledges the Bureau of Meteorology as the collector and main source of meteorological data in Australia, along with the thousands of observers who record the weather and rainfall daily. I also thank Don White, Blair Trewin and the many contributors to the Aussie Weather mailing list who routinely provide much appreciated information.