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Sunday, 06 OCT 2002

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Significant rainfall, strong winds, strong wind gusts and abnormally high and low temperatures for this day are given below. Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 21:35 EST on 10/10/02
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 (none known)

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.

93.0 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
77.6 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
50.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
46.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA
42.4 KARNET Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     Lower West
50.0 BICKLEY
42.4 KARNET
    SW & S Coast
46.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY

NEW SOUTH WALES
     South Coast
93.0 GREEN CAPE AWS

VICTORIA
     E Gippsland
77.6 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
40.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
39.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
39.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
39.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
39.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
39.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.9 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
25.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.4 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
7.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
 -1.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.4 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+6.9   25.6 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA
+6.2   24.9 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+6.2   30.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
+6.1   30.7 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1   29.5 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW
 +6.8   18.1 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+6.1   13.0 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+6.0   12.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+6.0   11.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+5.9   11.7 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
-9.4   16.0 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-9.0   18.4 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
-8.9   21.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.6   23.2 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
-8.6   16.1 MOORA Central West WA
-9.3   9.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-9.1   7.7 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-8.7   5.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-8.0   8.1 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-7.9   9.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

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 : 89 (220/ 67 ) at 00:13
CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 91 (210/ 69 ) at 00:00
ESPERANCE AERO SW & S Coast WA : 82 (250/ 69 ) at 08:04
ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA : 91 (240/ 50 ) at 10:30
HOPETOUN NORTH SW & S Coast WA : 83 (250/ 69 ) at 07:32
FORREST Eucla WA : 80 (290/ 65 ) at 11:00
NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 83 ( 20/ 65 ) at 09:11
EDITHBURGH Yorke Peninsula SA : 82 (320/ 65 ) at 17:05
MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 91 (320/ 61 ) at 18:30
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 80 (320/ 72 ) at 21:00
MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 85 (350/ 63 ) at 22:00

Other extremes

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