Australian Weather News -- 05 DEC 2001

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 05 DEC 2001

Todays significant weather stories not yet written

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A Minor Flood Warning for the Mitchell River around and downstream of Glenaladale. A Flood Advice for West Gippsland [Avon, Thomson, Macalister Basins]

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 17:22 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: Mettler WA: 103.6 (36.8, 33) The record set over 32 Decembers before 2001 was 28.8mm. This has been exceeded by the falls of 36.8 on last Saturday, 35.0 yesterday and 103.6 today! Albany AP WA: 48.4 (43.6, 38) -- previous record set yesterday!
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. 111.4 WELLSTEAD SW & S Coast WA 103.6 METTLER SW & S Coast WA 82.2 KING RIVER SW & S Coast WA 58.0 WINDRUSH SW & S Coast WA 58.0 CHEYNE BEACH SW & S Coast WA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *SW & S Coast* 111.4 WELLSTEAD 103.6 METTLER 82.2 KING RIVER 58.0 WINDRUSH 58.0 CHEYNE BEACH 54.0 TAMARU	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *SW & S Coast* ALBANY AIRPORT 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h *Eucla* EUCLA 11.2mm in 30 min to 01:30 22.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.2mm/h 11.6mm in 33 min to 05:30 21.1mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.6mm/h 10.8mm in 32 min to 18:30 20.2mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 15.6mm/h *Interior* WARBURTON AIRFIELD 17.8mm in 27 min to 02:00 39.6mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 20.4mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 47.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 15.7mm/h 44.4mm in 53 min to 12:23 50.3mm/h 44.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 44.8mm/h 13.6mm in 31 min to 13:01 26.3mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 15.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Alice Springs* YULARA AERO 12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 7.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.8mm/h *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *W Agricultural* CEDUNA AMO 22.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 7.3mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 5.3mm/h MINNIPA DPI 19.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 6.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.8 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD 43.3 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 43.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 42.7 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD 42.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT 42.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD 42.0 PHOSPHATE HILL AIRPORT Northwest QLD 42.0 CANNINGTON MINE Northwest QLD 42.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD	30.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 29.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 29.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
7.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 9.1 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 9.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 10.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 10.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-4.0 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -2.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -1.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS -0.3 MAYDENA (POST OFFICE) Derwent Valley TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+6.4 40.4 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +6.1 40.9 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +5.5 37.5 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD +5.4 37.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD +5.1 43.8 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD +5.1 42.7 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD	+4.8 29.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT +4.3 22.0 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW +4.2 30.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD +4.2 22.0 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW +4.1 28.5 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
-10.9 16.4 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA -10.3 13.6 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -9.6 21.7 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA -9.6 21.2 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA -9.4 20.3 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA -9.4 19.3 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW	-8.9 1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW -7.5 5.9 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA -7.1 2.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS -7.0 -1.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS -7.0 -2.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h	Other extremes ..