Australian Weather News -- 27 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 27 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 01:44 UTC on 30/11/02
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. 94.2 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 75.2 GEMTREE PARK Alice Springs NT 74.0 SOPHIE DOWNS E Kimberley WA 66.0 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC 54.0 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* 74.0 SOPHIE DOWNS 50.2 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Alice Springs 75.2 GEMTREE PARK 53.0 ALICE SPRINGS EAST SIDE *QUEENSLAND* Gulf Country 94.2 SWEERS ISLAND *VICTORIA* Lower NE 54.0 WANGARATTA AERO W Gippsland 66.0 MT MOORNAPA	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 10.8mm in 30 min to 02:30 21.6mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.6mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.2mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.6mm/h 15.8mm in 30 min to 05:00 31.6mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 25.2mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 16.2mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.3mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 6.4mm in 18 min to 14:30 21.3mm/h 7.2mm in 18 min to 14:48 24.0mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h *Alice Springs* ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.2mm in 30 min to 07:00 34.4mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 17.2mm/h 19.0mm in 9 min to 07:30 126.7mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 17.2mm/h 19.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 38.0mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.0mm/h ARLTUNGA 32.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h JERVOIS 9.0mm in 13 min to 00:11 41.5mm/h TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Gulf Country* NORMANTON AIRPORT 25.0mm in 38 min to 09:00 39.5mm/h 29.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 29.0mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h *Northwest* URANDANGIE 36.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.2 NGUKURR Roper-McArthur NT 41.0 BULMAN AWS 41.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 41.0 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD 41.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD	30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 28.2 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA 28.0 ALYANGULA POLICE Arnhem NT 28.0 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 28.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
8.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 12.1 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA 13.5 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC 13.7 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 14.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 14.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	0.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 2.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS 2.1 EYRE Eucla WA 2.1 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 2.2 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+11.5 39.5 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW +10.5 36.9 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW +10.4 35.4 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW +9.7 33.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD +9.7 37.9 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW	+12.3 25.4 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW +11.2 22.8 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW +10.1 26.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +9.7 23.5 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW +9.6 23.3 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW
-8.2 28.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD -8.1 29.3 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD -7.5 29.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA -6.3 27.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA -5.9 32.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA	-9.9 2.1 EYRE Eucla WA -4.9 14.2 CARNEGIE Interior WA -4.8 6.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA -4.7 7.9 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA -4.5 3.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC: 106 (220/ 28 ) at 15:47 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 82 (310/ 70 ) at 16:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 95 (250/ 70 ) at 06:47	Other extremes ..