 Thunderstorms
bring end to Qld, NSW heatwave  3/12/02
NEWSBITS:
Two storms whiz through Melbourne
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The hot airmass that had become entrenched
through central and southern Queensland and NE NSW over the past 7
days was finally shifted seawards late today by cooler, moister air spilling
in from the south behind a trough. Scattered clusters of thunderstorms
developed along the airmass boundary, extending from the Queensland/NT
border to the NSW Hunter coast. In southwestern Queensland, the
trough was slow moving, and a succession of storms, moving southeast down
the trough, gave Quilpie nearly continuous thunder or thunderstorms
from 6am to midnight. Some strong wind gusts were recorded in storms in
NSW, including 106km/h at Narrabri, 93 at Coonabarabran, and
89 at Glen Innes. Hail to 5cm diameter was reported at Guyra
and 2cm at Wooli on the coast ESE of Grafton, and at Umina
on the NSW Central Coast..
NEWSBITS: Two isolated and very fast-moving
thunderstorms swept across Melbourne, about
30 minutes apart, between 7 and 8pm. Hail to 1.5cm diameter was reported
from Dandenong, while in North Fitzroy large hail was mixed in with cascades
of pea-sized hail, sufficient to turn the streets white. In each case,
the storms were past in 5 minutes.
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National
weather extremes for today
Data provided by
the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 18:20 EST on 28/09/02 |
| 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):
Highest daily maximum temperature for September:
Lord Howe Is AP NSW: 23.0 (23.0, 14) Equalling record set 3 days ago. Note,
however, that the reported temperature may be rounded, so this may not be
a record. |
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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.
39.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
33.0 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
30.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
21.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
18.6 PARNDANA Kangaroo Is SA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Kangaroo Is
18.6 PARNDANA
TASMANIA
N Coast
33.0 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM
Central Plateau
30.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
W Coast
39.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE
21.0 MOUNT READ
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High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.
TASMANIA
N Coast
SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
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Todays highest &
lowest temperatures |
| Maximum |
Minimum |
41.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
41.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.0 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
40.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
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27.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT
26.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
25.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.7 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
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4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
6.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
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-2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.3 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
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Todays greatest temperature variations from normal |
| Maximum |
Minimum |
+10.6
29.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD
+10.5
36.4 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD
+10.5
34.9 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+10.4
29.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
+10.3
35.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
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+12.4
25.7 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+10.7
22.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+10.5
22.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+9.9
19.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+9.8
19.5 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
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-4.4
18.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
-4.0
20.2 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-3.2
17.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
-3.1
16.2 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
-3.0
19.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-3.0
26.4 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT
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-6.7
13.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
-5.4
0.5 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
-5.4
0.6 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-5.3
3.3 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-4.9
0.5 BROOKTON Gt Southern WA
-4.9
0.3 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
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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.
NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW: 106 (330/ 72 ) at 18:29
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW: 89 (250/ 63 ) at 15:08
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT CW Slopes N NSW: 93 (310/ 76 ) at 18:18
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 87
(250/ 72 ) at 16:00
KILMORE GAP N Central VIC: 83 (320/ 65 ) at 14:14
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 85 (320/ 63 ) at 08:29
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 89 (310/ 67 ) at
05:32
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Other extremes
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