Australian Weather News -- 14 DEC 2001

Australian Weather News

Friday, 14 DEC 2001

Cold days continue in SE WA, NW SA and southern NT

Persistent cloud cover again kept temperatures from 12 to 17 below average across a huge area of central southern Australia today. Curtin Springs, east of Uluru, was the coldest place in the nation relative to average, with a top temperature of 19.5, 16.9 below average.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 18:24 EDST on 16/12/01
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 (none known)
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. 115.0 TUNG OIL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD 112.0 TUNG OIL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 88.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD 84.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 80.6 HALIFAX SCOTT RD N Coast--Herbert QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* 57.6 LISSADELL 57.0 KUNUNURRA AERO *QUEENSLAND* S Peninsula 50.0 PINNACLE Gulf Country 54.0 SWEERS ISLAND N Coast--Barron 69.0 DAINTREE TEA 61.0 MT GARNET POST OFFICE 58.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST 53.6 TAMARIND GDNS RENNEL CL N Coast--Herbert 115.0 TUNG OIL TM 112.0 TUNG OIL ALERT 88.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 84.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT 80.6 HALIFAX SCOTT RD 80.0 HALIFAX ALERT 75.0 GAIRLOCH 72.0 MENAVALE ALERT 72.0 JARRA CREEK TM 65.0 MARCO STREET ALERT 56.8 CARDWELL EDEN ST 56.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL 55.0 UPPER MURRAY TM 54.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT 53.0 CORSIS ALERT 52.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT 50.8 INGHAM COMPOSITE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *N Rivers* DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h *Arnhem* NARAWILLI 18.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 6.0mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 14:41 13.8mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 5.7mm/h 8.6mm in 20 min to 18:45 25.8mm/h CAPE DON 15.0mm in 3 hr to 19:30 5.0mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 7.7mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.7mm/h *Barkly* TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 10.2mm in 37 min to 21:30 16.5mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.4mm/h *Alice Springs* TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 15.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 5.0mm/h RABBIT FLAT 19.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 6.3mm/h *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *NW Pastoral* ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.2mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Gulf Country* JULIA CREEK AIRPORT 7.6mm in 39 min to 17:53 11.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.4 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 42.8 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD 42.8 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 41.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 41.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 41.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD 41.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD	29.1 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 28.5 ALYANGULA POLICE Arnhem NT 28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
9.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 9.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 12.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 12.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS 12.4 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS	0.3 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 1.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 2.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 2.7 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.0 36.2 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA +6.6 35.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA +5.7 43.4 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD +5.2 42.8 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD +4.7 32.7 JURIEN Lower West WA +4.7 30.9 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW +4.7 29.2 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW	+6.8 26.6 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD +6.1 25.2 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +5.6 24.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +5.3 27.7 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD +5.2 25.3 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +5.2 22.2 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
-16.9 19.5 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT -16.1 19.0 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -15.8 20.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA -15.7 19.3 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA -15.4 20.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA	-8.9 11.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA -8.5 13.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA -8.1 14.2 CARNEGIE Interior WA -7.1 12.0 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA -6.8 13.2 LEONORA Goldfields WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD: 89 (310/ 65 ) at 18:50 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD: 89 (180/ 65 ) at 18:41	Other extremes ..