Australian Weather News -- 23 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 23 NOV 2002

Notes on significant weather not yet written

Significant rainfall, strong winds, strong wind gusts and abnormally high and low temperatures for this day are given below. Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 07:40 UTC on 26/11/02
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. 44.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT 39.2 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT 36.8 COCONUT GROVE Darwin-Daly NT 36.2 TIPPERARY Darwin-Daly NT *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 44.0 DUM IN MIRRIE 39.2 DOUGLAS RIVER 36.8 COCONUT GROVE 36.2 TIPPERARY	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Eucla* EUCLA 10.6mm in 30 min to 20:30 21.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.6mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.8mm/h FORREST 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* DUM IN MIRRIE 33.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *C Tablelands N* NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 6.8mm in 18 min to 16:18 22.7mm/h 4.8mm in 12 min to 16:30 24.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.6mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 42.2 MARREE NE Pastoral SA 42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 42.0 KINTORE (WULUNGURRU) Alice Springs NT 41.5 ELLIOTT Barkly NT 41.5 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW	30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 28.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA 28.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA 28.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
14.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 15.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS 15.3 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA 15.4 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 16.0 CHEADANUP Goldfields WA	-4.8 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -2.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -1.1 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS -1.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS -1.0 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+15.6 36.8 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA +14.8 40.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +14.6 37.8 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA +14.4 39.1 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA +14.2 40.2 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA	+13.5 25.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA +9.7 26.3 MARREE NE Pastoral SA +9.2 21.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA +8.6 24.9 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA +8.2 19.2 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA
-9.4 15.3 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -7.2 20.8 HYDEN Gt Southern WA -6.4 20.0 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA -6.0 20.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -5.8 17.2 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA	-7.2 0.4 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS -6.4 0.6 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS -6.1 4.0 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC -5.9 -2.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -5.8 3.6 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 100 (320/ 33 ) at 20:50	Other extremes ..