Australian Weather News -- 08 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 08 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 08:33 UTC on 11/12/02
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): Highest daily maximum temperature for December: Kununurra Aero WA: 43.9 (43.5, 16) Cygnet Bay WA: 40.0 (39.3, 16)
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. 123.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD 121.0 KURANDA HILLTOP N Coast--Barron QLD 70.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD 66.2 SOUTH MOSSMAN ALCHERA DVE N Coast--Barron QLD 32.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Barron 123.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT 121.0 KURANDA HILLTOP 70.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 66.2 SOUTH MOSSMAN ALCHERA DVE 32.0 MT SOPHIA	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* WEIPA AERO 10.6mm in 26 min to 17:00 24.5mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h COEN AIRPORT AWS 23.0mm in 26 min to 12:00 53.1mm/h 24.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 24.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h *N Coast--Barron* LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 30.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h *Central Coast E* ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
45.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 44.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 44.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 44.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 44.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 44.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA	31.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 30.0 KINTORE (WULUNGURRU) Alice Springs NT 29.4 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT 29.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA 29.0 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT 29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 29.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands
5.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 8.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 9.2 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 10.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS	1.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 2.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 3.1 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW 3.2 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+7.1 42.3 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA +7.1 43.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA +7.1 28.9 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC +6.8 43.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA +6.2 44.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA	+5.6 27.5 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT +5.4 27.5 CARDWELL EDEN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD +5.1 27.0 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD +4.5 19.0 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA +4.4 27.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD +4.4 26.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
-9.0 18.4 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -8.3 21.4 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA -8.2 22.6 BALGAIR Eucla WA -8.1 23.8 HYDEN Gt Southern WA -7.8 22.6 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA -7.8 25.2 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA	-8.2 13.7 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD -7.8 5.4 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW -7.7 11.2 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW -7.0 11.2 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW -6.9 12.9 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 74 (240/ 69 ) at 19:36 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 93 (310/ 78 ) at 21:00	Other extremes ..