Australian Weather News -- 06 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Friday, 06 DEC 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 08:22 UTC on 07/12/02
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 December: Gulgong PO NSW: 3.3 (5.0, 28) Kerang PO Vic: 4.1 (5.4, 39) Highest daily maximum temperature for December: Cape Moreton LH Qld: 35.4 (32.2, 45)
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. 54.0 GREENVALE TOWNSHIP Upper Carpentaria QLD 53.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS 53.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS 51.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 50.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE Darwin-Daly NT *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 50.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE *QUEENSLAND* Upper Carpentaria 54.0 GREENVALE TOWNSHIP *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 51.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK W Coast 53.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION 53.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 9.6mm in 13 min to 00:36 44.3mm/h 13.0mm in 24 min to 01:00 32.5mm/h 26.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 26.6mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h *E Gascoyne* PARABURDOO AERO 11.0mm in 9 min to 17:28 73.3mm/h 17.0mm in 32 min to 18:00 31.9mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h *Gt Southern* CORRIGIN 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h *Goldfields* SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD 11.2mm in 6 min to 15:56 112.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* MCCLUER ISLAND 7.4mm in 12 min to 21:44 37.0mm/h 20.6mm in 23 min to 22:07 53.7mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *S Peninsula* LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 20.6mm in 46 min to 14:00 26.9mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 20.6mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 43.6 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT 43.4 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 43.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE Darwin-Daly NT 42.6 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA	30.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA 30.3 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 30.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 30.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 29.3 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT
-0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 1.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 1.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 5.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW 5.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 5.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC	-6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -4.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -4.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+9.5 35.4 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +7.5 36.6 BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +7.4 37.9 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +7.3 32.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA +7.2 31.0 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA +7.2 39.2 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD	+5.3 20.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA +4.7 20.6 CARNAMAH Central West WA +4.7 17.0 DONNYBROOK SW & S Coast WA +4.7 21.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +4.3 19.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-14.2 0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -12.2 19.0 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW -12.2 12.5 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC -11.8 17.0 BENALLA (SHADFORTH STREET) Lower NE VIC -11.7 18.3 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) SW Slopes N NSW -11.7 18.5 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW	-11.6 3.3 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW -10.8 -6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -10.6 -5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -10.3 3.2 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC -10.1 4.3 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) SW Slopes N NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA : 117 (130/ 80 ) at 16:47 EUCLA Eucla WA : 971 (130/ 7 ) at 02:00 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA : 93 (340/ 43 ) at 15:56 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 78 (260/ 67 ) at 10:19 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 91 (250/ 76 ) at 11:16 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 128 (230/111 ) at 05:01 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 96 (251/ 67 ) at 05:50 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC: 87 (230/ 69 ) at 00:30 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 96 (230/ 54 ) at 01:23 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 102 (240/ 85 ) at 00:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 76 (230/ 63 ) at 05:42 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS: 96 (210/ 69 ) at 10:47 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 85 (220/ 65 ) at 11:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 82 (230/ 63 ) at 12:41 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 82 (260/ 63 ) at 00:03	Other extremes ..