Australian Weather News -- 05 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 05 NOV 2002

Notes on significant weather not yet written

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 11:55 EST on 07/11/02
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): Lowest daily minimum temperature for November: Polda (Gum View) SA: 2.0 (2.0, 35) equalling record set yesterday Loxton Research Centre SA: 3.0 (3.5, 18) Omeo Vic: -2.8 (-2.6, 43)
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. 47.6 MOUNT BARNETT W Kimberley WA 47.6 BLINA W Kimberley WA 45.8 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK Darwin-Daly NT 41.4 MCMINNS LAGOON Darwin-Daly NT 39.8 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* 39.8 KURI BAY *W Kimberley* 47.6 MOUNT BARNETT 47.6 BLINA *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 45.8 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK 41.4 MCMINNS LAGOON	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *N Rivers* MIDDLE POINT AWS 9.2mm in 11 min to 00:58 50.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h 11.2mm in 36 min to 20:00 18.7mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.4mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h *Darwin-Daly* JABIRU AIRPORT 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h CAPE DON 15.0mm in 3 hr to 17:00 5.0mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 16.4mm in 1 hr 8 min to 19:00 14.5mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 10.4mm in 15 min to 17:00 41.6mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h 18.8mm in 45 min to 17:30 25.1mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.8mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h BRADSHAW 4.4mm in 13 min to 17:00 20.3mm/h 11.8mm in 12 min to 17:12 59.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 6.8mm in 7 min to 00:18 58.3mm/h 5.2mm in 12 min to 00:30 26.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 14.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 43.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 42.1 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 42.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 41.1 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA	29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.1 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 28.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA 28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 27.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
3.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 4.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 5.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 6.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS	-5.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW -4.1 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC -3.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -3.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+12.0 36.0 EYRE Eucla WA +10.0 36.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA +9.9 34.6 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA +9.5 37.6 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +9.5 33.3 EUCLA Eucla WA	+6.7 21.6 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA +5.3 26.0 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD +4.3 27.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA +4.2 20.5 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW +4.1 18.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-5.9 8.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -5.5 6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -5.3 10.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS -4.3 27.7 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW -4.3 22.2 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW -4.3 11.5 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC	-10.6 -1.9 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW -9.8 -3.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -9.6 -1.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC -9.4 2.0 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA -9.4 1.6 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT : 78 ( 90/ 63 ) at 00:47 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 113 (270/ 87 ) at 15:25 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 80 (267/ 67 ) at 20:50 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 95 (270/ 67 ) at 15:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 98 (310/ 78 ) at 12:24 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 98 (240/ 76 ) at 02:58 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS: 91 (240/ 58 ) at 04:39	Other extremes ..