Australian Weather News -- 13 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 13 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 14:38 UTC on 14/11/02
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. 27.4 NEW CROWN Alice Springs NT 23.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 21.2 DUNKELD (POST OFFICE) Western Plains VIC 20.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 19.4 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Alice Springs 27.4 NEW CROWN *VICTORIA* Western Plains 21.2 DUNKELD (POST OFFICE) W Coast 19.4 WEEAPROINAH 23.0 MOUNT READ 20.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *Brisbane/SE Coast* AMBERLEY AMO 16.0mm in 26 min to 19:47 36.9mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 22.2mm in 25 min to 20:30 53.3mm/h 27.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 27.4mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.3mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *MidNorth Coast S* TAREE AIRPORT AWS 21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* WILLIS ISLAND 10.2mm in 39 min to 19:30 15.7mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.6 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 43.2 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 43.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 42.7 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA 42.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA	30.5 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD 30.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 30.0 LAJAMANU Victoria NT 29.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 29.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
3.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 6.9 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 7.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 8.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS	-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 0.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 1.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 1.6 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+12.3 40.0 KALBARRI Central West WA +9.8 37.2 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA +8.1 34.1 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW +8.0 33.5 JURIEN Lower West WA +7.8 32.8 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW	+11.3 27.2 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW +11.2 24.2 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW +10.5 27.6 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD +10.2 22.0 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW +10.0 30.5 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
-6.4 8.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -6.1 19.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -5.8 17.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA -5.7 20.2 KADINA Yorke Peninsula SA -5.4 28.4 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA -5.4 10.4 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS	-9.6 2.4 EYRE Eucla WA -7.2 4.0 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC -6.7 5.9 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA -6.7 4.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA -6.1 4.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 96 (270/ 61 ) at 03:30 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 83 (269/ 72 ) at 08:20 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 95 (270/ 65 ) at 04:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 117 (320/ 96 ) at 06:58 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 111 (280/ 65 ) at 07:29 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 106 (280/ 74 ) at 00:00 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS: 82 (270/ 63 ) at 10:30 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 72 (260/ 63 ) at 00:01	Other extremes ..