NEWSBITS:
Storms on NSW/Qld border  03/12/02;
Hot in SA, NT, NSW; Unusual fog on Sydney's northern beaches; Alice Springs
dust devil carries roof a block |
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NEWSBITS: A line of thunderstorms that
developed from Dorrigo NSW to Dalby Qld around 1pm moved east over
the next four hours giving some moderate falls of rain. Hail was reported
from Maryborough and Point Lookout on Stradbroke Island, and Yamba and
Dorrigo on the NSW North Coast. At Cooroy and Pomona, 120km north of Brisbane,
20c-sized hail caused some roof and tree damage.
Maximum temperatures today were 8 to
11 above average in Central Australia and southward to the SA west
coast, and on the NSW slopes and plains.
A rare sea fog rolled into Sydney's
Pittwater suburbs this morning. Mona
Vale resident Judy Mayo said it was very dense and finally blew away about
9am. "We have lived in this house since 1976," she said, "and
have never seen anything like it in all of those years. A neighbour down
the street who has lived here for over 40 years was also surprised. We
went up to Palm Beach and found that the National Parks Heliocopter had
landed on the grass area because of lack of visibility." While radiation
fog is not uncommon in the Cumberland Basin in which most of Sydney is
situated, it is a rarity along the northern beaches which are backed by
the tall ridges on the northern side of the basin.
In Alice Springs, NT, a strong dust
devil tore roofing off a furniture store, depositing it on a car a
block away.
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National
weather extremes for today
Data provided by
the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 18:25 EST on 25/09/02 |
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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 |
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set this day (none known) |
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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.
17.2 ALBANY SW & S Coast WA
13.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
12.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
11.4 BARRETT MEADOWS SW & S Coast WA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
SW
& S Coast
17.2 ALBANY
11.4 BARRETT MEADOWS
NEW
SOUTH WALES
Snowy
Mtns
12.6 THREDBO VILLAGE
13.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS
12.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE
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High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
POINT LOOKOUT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
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Todays highest &
lowest temperatures |
| Maximum |
Minimum |
39.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT
39.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
38.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
38.7 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
38.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
38.5 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT
38.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
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27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.3 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
24.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
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4.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
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-3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
-2.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-1.3 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-1.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
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Todays greatest temperature variations from normal |
| Maximum |
Minimum |
+11.1
37.7 KULGERA Alice Springs NT
+10.9
29.8 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+10.6
36.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.4
37.1 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+10.1
30.3 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
+10.1
30.5 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
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+11.2
19.1 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
+8.6
14.4 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+8.3
14.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+8.1
13.7 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+8.0
14.0 WYALONG POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
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-4.5
16.4 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.1
28.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-4.1
13.6 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA
-4.1
12.7 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA
-4.0
17.8 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
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-5.3
13.8 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-5.0
1.8 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA
-5.0
0.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-4.8
-2.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-4.4
-1.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
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Highest wind
gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA :
76 (260/ 65 ) at 07:35
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