Australian Weather News -- 01 DEC 2001

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 01 DEC 2001

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National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 21:11 EDST on 03/12/01
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: Mettler WA: 36.8 (28.8, 33) Lowest daily minimum temperature for December: Kadina SA: 6.0 (6.1, 44) Wangaratta AP Vic: 1.9 (2.6, 14)
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. 89.4 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT 54.0 JACUP Gt Southern WA 54.0 KENDALL RIVER STATION N Peninsula QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* Gt Southern 54.0 JACUP *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 89.4 PIRLANGIMPI *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 54.0 KENDALL RIVER STATION	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Gt Southern* JACUP 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h *Goldfields* NORSEMAN 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* MILINGIMBI 11.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.2mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA 42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 42.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 42.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 41.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA	30.5 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 29.9 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 28.6 ALYANGULA POLICE Arnhem NT 28.2 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA 28.1 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT
4.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 4.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 7.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 9.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 9.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS	-1.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 0.0 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC 0.1 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.7 35.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +5.9 32.7 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW +4.6 38.0 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD +4.4 39.2 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +4.3 35.4 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW +4.3 33.4 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW	+7.0 27.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT +4.4 25.0 KULGERA Alice Springs NT +3.9 14.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +3.7 29.9 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD +3.6 21.1 GUNNEDAH SCS NW Slopes S NSW
-14.7 18.3 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA -14.6 16.2 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA -14.1 17.8 HYDEN Gt Southern WA -13.9 18.6 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -13.5 18.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA	-10.3 0.1 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -9.8 1.9 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC -9.0 2.5 YONGALA Upper North SA -8.7 0.5 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC -8.4 6.7 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW -8.4 3.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. KINTORE (WULUNGURRU) Alice Springs NT : 83 (260/ 67 ) at 02:52 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 115 (320/ 76 ) at 05:45 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 102 (270/ 72 ) at 13:00	Other extremes ..