Australian Weather News -- 05 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Thursday, 05 DEC 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 08:20 UTC on 07/12/02
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): Lowest daily minimum temperature for December: Echuca Aero Vic: 0.6 (2.9, 46) Highest daily maximum temperature for December: Double Island Point LH Qld: 37.3 (34.4, 39)
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. 78.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 55.6 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC 50.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS 46.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS 45.8 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM W Coast TAS *VICTORIA* W Coast 55.6 WEEAPROINAH *TASMANIA* Central Plateau 50.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) W Coast 78.0 MOUNT READ 46.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 45.8 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* CURTIN AERO 4.6mm in 2 min to 14:01 138.0mm/h 2.6mm in 1 min to 14:02 156.0mm/h 10.8mm in 58 min to 15:00 11.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h *Murchison* MOUNT MAGNET AERO 6.0mm in 33 min to 18:00 10.9mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* BATCHELOR AERO 1.6mm in 1 min to 18:46 96.0mm/h 13.0mm in 7 min to 18:53 111.4mm/h 15.2mm in 16 min to 19:09 57.0mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.7mm/h *SOUTH AUSTRALIA* *Mt Lofty Ranges* MOUNT CRAWFORD (TOWER HILL) 4.0mm in 11 min to 19:30 21.8mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Upper Carpentaria* GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *Snowy Mtns* THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h *VICTORIA* *Upper NE* MOUNT BULLER 6.0mm in 18 min to 13:27 20.0mm/h FALLS CREEK 10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h MT HOTHAM 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h *E Central* DUNNS HILL 3.8mm in 11 min to 10:30 20.7mm/h *TASMANIA* *W Coast* MOUNT READ 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.5 NGUKURR Roper-McArthur NT 43.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT 43.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT 43.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE Darwin-Daly NT 43.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT 43.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 43.0 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 43.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD	29.5 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT 29.5 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 29.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 29.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT 29.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS Arnhem NT 29.0 NGUKURR Roper-McArthur NT 29.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD 29.0 WINTON AIRPORT
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 3.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 3.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 3.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -1.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -1.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC -0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+12.1 39.3 LANCELIN Lower West WA +10.3 37.3 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +9.0 38.4 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +8.7 38.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA +8.4 39.2 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD	+8.8 26.2 KALBARRI Central West WA +8.0 25.0 MULLEWA Central West WA +7.4 23.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA +7.4 28.2 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD +7.3 25.5 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-12.4 13.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW -11.3 6.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS -11.1 3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -10.7 4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -10.3 17.7 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE VIC	-12.9 0.6 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC -7.2 7.8 EUCLA Eucla WA -7.2 7.9 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW -6.8 -2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -6.6 -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. (240/ 65 ) at 20:20 KURNELL AWS SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SWAN HILL AERODROME HORSHAM AERODROME MOUNT BULLER MALLACOOTA ORBOST EAST SALE AIRPORT WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND FAWKNER BEACON LAVERTON RAAF AVALON AIRPORT EILDON FIRE TOWER CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) AIREYS INLET WYNYARD AIRPORT DEVONPORT AIRPORT CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE MOUNT WELLINGTON TASMAN ISLAND HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT	PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW: Sydney--east NSW: 85 (250/ 63 ) at 22:34 Sydney--east NSW: 76 (230/ 63 ) at 23:06 South Coast NSW: 83 (160/ 69 ) at 16:56 Goulburn/Monaro NSW: 83 (270/ 67 ) at 20:45 Snowy Mtns NSW: 96 (320/ 69 ) at 02:57 SW Slopes S NSW: 96 (290/ 56 ) at 17:59 Mallee S VIC: 76 (240/ 63 ) at 13:03 Wimmera S VIC: 74 (230/ 63 ) at 19:16 Upper NE VIC: 104 (340/ 63 ) at 13:00 E Gippsland VIC: 83 (220/ 65 ) at 14:00 E Gippsland VIC: 78 (220/ 63 ) at 13:05 W Gippsland VIC: 93 (240/ 48 ) at 11:41 W Gippsland VIC: 117 (260/ 91 ) at 13:07 W Gippsland VIC: 109 (263/ 80 ) at 19:50 W Gippsland VIC: 76 (250/ 63 ) at 16:15 E Central VIC: 106 (220/ 78 ) at 19:00 E Central VIC: 87 (260/ 67 ) at 10:11 W Central VIC: 93 (260/ 61 ) at 11:38 W Central VIC: 87 (260/ 63 ) at 14:00 N Central VIC: 83 (350/ 63 ) at 18:55 W Coast VIC: 85 (240/ 65 ) at 20:30 W Coast VIC: 104 (240/ 83 ) at 14:50 W Coast VIC: 91 (240/ 63 ) at 11:36 W Coast VIC: 91 (270/ 67 ) at 11:00 N Coast TAS: 95 (240/ 74 ) at 15:22 N Coast TAS: 80 (270/ 65 ) at 13:15 N Coast TAS: 128 (270/ 91 ) at 10:00 Southeast TAS: 108 (310/ 76 ) at 09:00 Southeast TAS: 117 (260/ 98 ) at 15:51 Southeast TAS: 93 (210/ 52 ) at 23:05 Southeast TAS: 83 (290/ 67 ) at 10:22 Southeast TAS: 91 (250/ 67 ) at 22:08 Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 83 (260/ 69 ) at 21:00 valign="top"> face="Verdana" size="1">Other extremes ..