Australian Weather News -- 31 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 31 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 03:15 UTC on 02/01/03
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): Highest daily rainfall for December: Donald VIC: 34.0 (27.6, 36)
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. 65.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC 65.4 WENTWORTH POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW 58.8 WERRIMULL Mallee N VIC 56.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 54.6 RED CLIFFS (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 56.0 DUM IN MIRRIE *NEW SOUTH WALES* Lower Darling 65.4 WENTWORTH POST OFFICE *VICTORIA* Mallee N 65.8 MILDURA AIRPORT 58.8 WERRIMULL 54.6 RED CLIFFS (POST OFFICE) *ISLANDS* Islands 52.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Roper-McArthur* WOLLOGORANG 26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h BORROLOOLA 10.4mm in 26 min to 21:20 24.0mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DUM IN MIRRIE 3.8mm in 2 min to 06:31 114.0mm/h 43.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.3mm/h TINDAL RAAF 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *Upper SE* LAMEROO 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h KEITH (MUNKORA) 8.6mm in 15 min to 02:34 34.4mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 16.6mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h *Lower SE* COONAWARRA 17.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 17.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h NARACOORTE AERODROME 9.4mm in 10 min to 03:40 56.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h PADTHAWAY SOUTH 8.0mm in 32 min to 03:00 15.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Gulf Country* MOUNT ISA AERO 17.2mm in 18 min to 19:55 57.3mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 21.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h CLONCURRY AIRPORT 15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 15.2mm/h *Upper Carpentaria* RICHMOND AIRPORT 8.2mm in 18 min to 14:00 27.3mm/h *Northwest* CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 5.6mm in 8 min to 19:06 42.0mm/h CANNINGTON MINE 43.8mm in 43 min to 21:41 61.1mm/h 8.2mm in 19 min to 22:00 25.9mm/h *VICTORIA* *Mallee N* MILDURA AIRPORT 7.0mm in 16 min to 04:44 26.2mm/h 10.4mm in 17 min to 05:47 36.7mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 19.8mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.6mm/h *Mallee S* SWAN HILL AERODROME 10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.2mm/h *Upper North* TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.0mm/h *Lower NE* BENALLA (SHADFORTH STREET) 29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h *Upper NE* MOUNT BULLER 10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h *W Central* AVALON AIRPORT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h *W Coast* PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 9.6mm in 26 min to 06:00 22.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.8mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.6mm/h AIREYS INLET 15.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 15.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h *TASMANIA* *N Coast* SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h LOW HEAD 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h *Central Plateau* LIAWENEE AWS 7.2mm in 40 min to 17:40 10.8mm/h *W Coast* CAPE SORELL 15.0mm in 3 hr to 14:00 5.0mm/h LOW ROCKY POINT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.1 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 42.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 42.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 42.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT 42.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA	30.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA 30.1 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD 30.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT 29.6 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 29.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
13.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 14.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 15.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 15.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 15.5 CAPE BORDA Kangaroo Is SA	3.0 BRIDGETOWN SW & S Coast WA 3.0 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA 4.8 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA 5.0 WANDERING Gt Southern WA 5.4 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+9.6 26.5 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS +8.6 27.3 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE OFFICE) Southeast TAS +8.4 24.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS +8.2 28.0 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS +7.6 27.6 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS	+12.5 22.1 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC +12.0 18.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS +11.8 16.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS +11.6 23.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC +11.5 23.1 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE VIC
-9.9 20.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA -9.0 19.6 YONGALA Upper North SA -8.9 20.8 KERANG (POST OFFICE) Lower North VIC -8.7 20.4 KIMBA W Agricultural SA -8.5 28.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA	-8.6 6.8 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -8.3 3.0 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA -7.1 7.5 NAREMBEEN Gt Southern WA -6.7 9.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA -6.5 13.5 LEONORA Goldfields WA -6.5 7.2 BROOKTON Gt Southern WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA : 78 (270/ 63 ) at 00:15 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 95 (310/ 58 ) at 01:54 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA : 80 (260/ 65 ) at 13:17 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA : 83 (260/ 65 ) at 11:29 EDITHBURGH Yorke Peninsula SA : 93 (260/ 80 ) at 13:23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA : 95 (300/ 74 ) at 09:06 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD: 971 ( 20/ 11 ) at 21:30 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 76 ( 50/ 63 ) at 12:30 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 80 (320/ 63 ) at 03:00 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC: 98 ( 10/ 58 ) at 18:00 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 113 (360/ 82 ) at 15:00 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC: 89 (360/ 63 ) at 04:12 FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC: 74 (360/ 65 ) at 13:46 RHYLL E Central VIC: 72 (350/ 67 ) at 09:11 KILMORE GAP N Central VIC: 87 (360/ 65 ) at 12:32 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 95 (340/ 78 ) at 06:27	Other extremes ..