Australian Weather News -- 23 DEC 2001

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 23 DEC 2001

No reports of significant weather

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 19:58 EDST on 27/12/01
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. 55.3 MERLUNA N Peninsula QLD 44.8 BRETTI-MACKAY (BARNARD RIVER) MidNorth Coast S NSW 37.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD 34.2 UPPER ESK (HOST FARM) E Coast TAS 33.8 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK Darwin-Daly NT *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 33.8 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 55.3 MERLUNA 37.8 WEIPA AERO *NEW SOUTH WALES* MidNorth Coast S 44.8 BRETTI-MACKAY (BARNARD RIVER) *TASMANIA* E Coast 34.2 UPPER ESK (HOST FARM)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* MIDDLE POINT AWS 7.0mm in 10 min to 79:00 42.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 80:00 5.0mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 5.0mm in 6 min to 15:56 50.0mm/h 5.2mm in 3 min to 16:00 104.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.8mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* WEIPA AERO 7.6mm in 9 min to 23:20 50.7mm/h 8.8mm in 10 min to 23:30 52.8mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.4mm/h 9.6mm in 19 min to 23:49 30.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
45.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD 44.8 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 44.6 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD 44.3 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 44.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA 44.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD	31.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA 30.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA 29.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 29.8 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
10.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 10.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 10.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 11.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 11.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC	1.1 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 1.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 1.7 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 2.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.9 40.6 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD +7.4 42.3 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +7.4 41.8 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +7.0 45.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD +7.0 43.1 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD	+6.2 31.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA +5.1 24.0 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA +4.9 22.7 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW +4.9 26.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA +4.8 25.9 WILUNA Interior WA +4.8 24.4 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.1 20.3 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -6.4 25.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA -5.5 24.9 DENILIQUIN POST OFFICE Riverina E NSW -5.4 18.9 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA -5.3 22.0 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA	-6.4 5.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC -6.4 5.3 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC -6.3 7.8 EYRE Eucla WA -6.0 9.0 WELLINGTON (ZOUCH ST) CW Slopes S NSW -5.9 16.8 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 87 ( 60/ 83 ) at 15:57	Other extremes Flood peak: Thomson at Jundah Qld: 4.25m during today with moderate flooding.