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Wednesday, 06 NOV 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 11:56 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:
Musgrave Qld: 14.6 (15.6, 11)

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.

34.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
27.5 COCONUT GROVE Darwin-Daly NT
22.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
21.2 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT
21.0 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Darwin-Daly
27.5 COCONUT GROVE
22.0 BRADSHAW
21.2 DOUGLAS RIVER
21.0 BATCHELOR AERO

TASMANIA
     W Coast
34.0 MOUNT READ

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


ISLANDS
     Islands
CAPE WESSEL
42.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 14.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
43.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.8 BRUNETTE DOWNS Barkly NT
41.7 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
41.7 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
28.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
27.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
27.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
27.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
10.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
12.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
 -3.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+16.5   40.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+14.8   38.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.4   38.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
+12.1   39.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+11.5   40.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+9.7   23.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.2   17.8 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+4.9   20.6 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA
+4.4   17.9 JURIEN Lower West WA
+4.3   13.0 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+4.3   24.7 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
-3.9   23.6 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-3.6   22.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
-3.2   19.8 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
-3.2   27.6 MULLEWA Central West WA
-3.1   26.2 ENEABBA Central West WA
-8.5   2.5 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-8.5   3.6 WELLINGTON (ZOUCH ST) CW Slopes S NSW
-8.2   4.9 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-8.0   5.6 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW
-7.8   4.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.8   3.2 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA
-7.8   1.4 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC

Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.

TELFER AERO Interior WA : 82 (270/ 67 ) at 21:08
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 109 (230/ 89 ) at 02:47
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 87 (250/ 63 ) at 02:11

Other extremes

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