Australian Weather News -- 11 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 11 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 14:29 UTC on 12/11/02
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 (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. 12.0 MANNA VALE Cent Wheatbelt WA 11.2 KURRAJONG HEIGHTS (BELLS LINE OF ROAD) C Tablelands S NSW 10.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS) Illawarra NSW 9.0 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW 9.0 BLACKHEATH (WOMBAT STREET) C Tablelands S NSW *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Cent Wheatbelt* 12.0 MANNA VALE *NEW SOUTH WALES* C Tablelands S 11.2 KURRAJONG HEIGHTS (BELLS LINE OF ROAD) 9.0 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 9.0 BLACKHEATH (WOMBAT STREET) Illawarra 10.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. None reported
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 42.4 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA 42.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 42.3 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD 42.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA	29.5 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 29.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 29.2 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 29.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
11.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 12.0 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW 12.3 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 13.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS 13.2 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW	-5.3 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -2.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS -2.0 MELTON MOWBRAY(NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS -2.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+16.5 41.1 PRICE Yorke Peninsula SA +16.4 42.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +16.4 42.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +16.0 39.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA +15.4 41.4 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA +15.4 40.1 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA	+13.6 26.2 BALGAIR Eucla WA +9.8 28.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA +9.8 29.5 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD +9.7 24.2 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD +9.5 27.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA +9.5 28.4 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD
-6.8 13.2 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW -5.5 24.3 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW -5.5 18.3 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW -4.8 21.2 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW -4.7 22.4 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW -4.7 21.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW	-8.4 1.0 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC -7.8 -0.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS -7.7 2.4 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS -6.9 0.1 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA : 93 (260/ 32 ) at 13:15 THEVENARD WIND W Agricultural SA : 96 (250/ 61 ) at 19:29	Other extremes ..