Australian Weather News -- 04 DEC 2001

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 04 DEC 2001

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BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY VICTORIAN REGIONAL OFFICE

Flood Advice for West Gippsland [Avon, Thomson, Macalister Basins]

Issued at 2:03pm on Tuesday the 4th of December 2001 Rainfall totals in the period since 6pm Monday have been up to 80mm in parts of West Gippsland. Rainfall totals have in general been larger in the lower sections of the catchment areas. Further rainfall totals up to 20mm can be expected in the West Gippsland area over the next 6 to 12 hours. As a result of rainfall overnight and during today, significant stream rises are now occurring in the Thomson, Macalister and Avon catchments. Areas of minor flooding are possible in these catchments overnight.

Issued at 9:06am on Wednesday the 5th of December 2001 Rainfall has now eased in the Mitchell catchment. Mitchell River upstream of Glenaladale Some stream rises currently occurring but no flooding is expected. Dargo River Stream rises occurring but no flooding expected. Glenaladale At Glenaladale, the Mitchell River is now expected remain below minor flood level [3.0m]. High stream levels will persist around and downstream of Glenaladale into Thursday. Bairnsdale Expected to remain below flood level [4.0m].

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 17:21 EDST on 08/12/01
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: Donnybrook WA: 67.4 (30.5, 94) Albany AP WA: 43.6 (41.9, 38)
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. 68.0 BARWON RIVER (MT COWLEY) W Coast VIC 67.4 DONNYBROOK SW & S Coast WA 67.0 BUNBURY SW & S Coast WA 64.0 TRARALGON CREEK (BALOOK) W Gippsland VIC 61.0 AVON RIVER (THE CHANNEL) W Gippsland VIC *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *SW & S Coast* 67.4 DONNYBROOK 67.0 BUNBURY 51.6 TAMARU *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Alice Springs 57.1 UNDOOLYA *VICTORIA* W Gippsland 64.0 TRARALGON CREEK (BALOOK) 61.0 AVON RIVER (THE CHANNEL) 58.0 VALENCIA CREEK (LITTLE PLAIN) W Central 57.0 BOGGY CREEK (BULUMWAAL) W Coast 68.0 BARWON RIVER (MT COWLEY)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* TROUGHTON ISLAND 25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h *SW & S Coast* BUSSELTON 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h MANJIMUP 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h BUSSELTON AERO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h BRIDGETOWN 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h ALBANY AIRPORT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.2mm/h BUNBURY 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h *Gt Southern* JACUP 23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h *Eucla* EUCLA 7.6mm in 14 min to 11:14 32.6mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.6mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Alice Springs* ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 16.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.8mm/h *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *NW Pastoral* ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 14.0mm in 27 min to 19:12 31.1mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 20.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 7.3mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* VARANUS ISLAND 100.0mm in 2 hr to 02:00 50.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.3 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 42.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 42.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD 41.6 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD	30.9 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 28.5 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 28.5 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 27.9 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
3.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 8.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 8.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS 8.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 9.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW	-2.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -0.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 0.5 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS 0.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.0 37.6 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW +7.9 36.5 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW +6.1 37.5 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW +5.5 41.5 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT +5.4 32.2 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW	+7.8 23.5 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW +7.1 21.6 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW +7.0 24.7 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW +6.8 22.8 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW +6.7 23.2 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW +6.7 23.0 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-11.3 16.0 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA -10.2 14.1 OMEO Upper NE VIC -10.1 18.2 KARNET Lower West WA -9.6 14.0 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC -9.6 14.3 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW	-8.0 4.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA -7.2 13.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA -6.4 12.5 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA -6.3 8.0 WAGGA WAGGA RESEARCH CENTRE Riverina E NSW -6.0 7.5 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. FORREST Eucla WA : 76 ( 90/ 63 ) at 16:00 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW: 91 (170/ 54 ) at 18:16 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 72 (142/ 63 ) at 08:30	Other extremes ..