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Tuesday 26 December 2000 |
Continuing
hot in southwestern WA ![]() Heavy storm falls continue in NT/western Qld ![]() Wintry weather in Tasmania eases ![]() |
For the third day in a row,
high daytime temperatures were reported from Western Australia's coastal
strip between Carnarvon and Cape Leeuwin. The top temperature at
Ebeabba, 250km north of Perth, was 45.2°, 12 above normal. Geraldton's
top of 43.5 and Busselton Airport's 36.8 were 14 and 13 above respectively.
At Cape Naturaliste, near Bunbury, the top temperature of 36.3°
was a December record, breaking the previous figure of 36.1 in 43 years
of computerised records.
Isolated very heavy rain was again reported from widely scattered parts of the Northern Territory and along the nearby Queensland border as storms and rain areas developed near slow-moving, complex trough systems. Dum In Mirrie, 50km southwest of Darwin, recorded 150mm between 5 and 9am, of which 104 fell in two hours to 8am. In the Territory's north east, Centre Island recorded 150mm between 9 last night and noon today, with a further 30mm falling between 6 and 9 tonight. The Island's one-day total to 9am of 137mm was the highest December one-day fall in its 29 year record. 500km to the SSE, Camooweal recorded 87mm in 12 hours to 9am, of which 61 fell between 9 last night and 3 this morning. Other heavy falls are given below. Strong, cold westerlies continued to whistle through Bass Strait and buffet western, southern and highland areas in Tasmania today, with overnight snow again reported from the central highlands. However, winds moderated somewhat today as the stream steadied, and the succession of troughs that have freshened winds and brought heavy rain and hail over the past two days petered out. Waldheim, at Cradle Valley, recorded 76.2mm for the 24 hours to 9 this morning, breaking the record which had stood until yesterday morning for the second straight day. The previous December one-day rainfall record of 74.0mm was broken with a fall of 103.2mm yesterday, while today a further 76.2mm was in the gauge at 9am. |
Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am 150.0 Dum In Mirrie NT Other heavy falls in western Qld, eastern
NT: Heavy falls in western Tasmania: High falls for other periods: Northern Territory: |
Today's highest & lowest temps |
Wind (mean refers to the average windspeed over 10 minutes; gust is the highest speed recorded): Cunderdin
WA: Mean wind 69km/h at 4.34pm Records set this day Highest
daily rainfall for December
(previous record and years of
computerised record shown in brackets): Highest
maximum temperature for December
(previous record and years of
computerised record shown in brackets): |
|
Maximum | Minimum | ||
45.2
Eneabba PO WA 45.1 Gascoyne Jn WA |
29.0 Karratha AP WA | ||
6.7 Mt Wellington Tas | -0.6 Mt Wellington Tas | ||
Greatest variations from normal |
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Maximum | Minimum | ||
+14.1 43.5 Geraldton AP WA +13.0 36.3 Cape Naturaliste WA +12.5 41.4 Denham WA |
+7.4 22.0 Badgingarra Res Stn Dandaragan WA |
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-10.3 28.5 Urandangie Qld -9.9 28.5 Brunette Downs NT |
-7.7 7.8 Condobolin Ag Res Stn NSW |