Australian Weather News -- 25 NOV 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 25 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 07:48 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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Highest daily rainfall for November: Alice Springs AP NT: 53.2 (53.1, 61) Highest daily maximum temperature for November: Gosford (Narara Research Station) NSW: 39.7 (39.2, 18) Lostock Dam NSW: 40.0 (39.9, 29) Riverview Observatory NSW: 40.5 (38.9, 18) Prospect Dam NSW: 41.6 (41.2, 37)
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. 53.6 KACHANA E Kimberley WA 53.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT 43.2 ALICE SPRINGS EAST SIDE Alice Springs NT 41.0 FORREST Eucla WA 30.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* 53.6 KACHANA *Eucla* 41.0 FORREST *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Alice Springs 53.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 43.2 ALICE SPRINGS EAST SIDE *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* W Agricultural 30.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *Eucla* EUCLA 11.6mm in 30 min to 01:00 23.2mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.0mm/h 11.2mm in 30 min to 01:30 22.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.4mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* PORT KEATS AERO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *W Agricultural* WUDINNA AERO 5.4mm in 14 min to 17:14 23.1mm/h NEPTUNE ISLAND 10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.8mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.0mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.0mm/h CLEVE AERODROME 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 22.0mm/h COULTA (COLES POINT) 10.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.4mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AERO) 16.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 16.4mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.4mm/h *Yorke Peninsula* EDITHBURGH 9.4mm in 32 min to 18:32 17.6mm/h *Kangaroo Is* CAPE BORDA 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h KINGSCOTE AERO 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.2mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.0mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h *County Light* CAPE BORDA AWS 6.2mm in 31 min to 15:00 12.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h *Mt Lofty Ranges* PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) 12.4mm in 45 min to 15:45 16.5mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h 13.8mm in 55 min to 20:00 15.1mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h *Upper Murray* LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 5.4mm in 14 min to 16:00 23.1mm/h *Lower SE* MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h *VICTORIA* *W Coast* PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.8mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
42.6 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW 42.1 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW 42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 42.0 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW 42.0 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW	30.3 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 30.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD 30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 29.3 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW 29.2 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
7.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 10.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 11.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 12.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 13.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS	2.1 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW 2.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 3.0 BRIDGETOWN SW & S Coast WA 3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+17.1 38.5 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW +17.0 42.1 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW +16.6 41.6 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW +16.4 41.3 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW +16.3 40.5 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY Sydney--east NSW	+15.1 22.2 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW +14.4 23.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC +14.2 24.7 TEMORA A.R.S. SW Slopes N NSW +13.7 29.3 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW +13.5 26.0 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
-7.6 21.4 BALGAIR Eucla WA -6.9 27.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA -6.7 25.5 LEONORA Goldfields WA -6.6 28.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA -6.6 19.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA	-6.1 4.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -5.4 5.3 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC -5.2 13.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA -4.9 3.8 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA -4.8 9.8 KALBARRI Central West WA -4.8 6.5 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA : 100 (270/ 30 ) at 16:16 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA : 91 (260/ 63 ) at 21:45 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 76 (180/ 63 ) at 20:30 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 91 (300/ 48 ) at 19:24 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD: 69 (220/ 63 ) at 22:08 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC: 83 (300/ 69 ) at 19:25 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 98 (360/ 58 ) at 22:35 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 108 (320/ 87 ) at 03:27 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 115 (250/ 85 ) at 05:00	Other extremes ..