Australian Weather News -- 09 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 09 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 08:35 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): Lowest daily minimum temperature for December: Wollogorang NT: 17.6 (18.7, 20) Previous record set two days ago
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. 66.0 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE N Peninsula QLD 52.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD 43.4 WESTGROVE TM Central Highlands QLD 41.5 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD 40.0 MT GARNET ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 66.0 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE 41.5 COEN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron 52.0 DAINTREE TEA 40.0 MT GARNET ALERT Central Highlands 43.4 WESTGROVE TM	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* WYNDHAM POST OFFICE 28.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.3mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Darwin-Daly* BRADSHAW 12.0mm in 11 min to 19:52 65.5mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Brisbane/SE Coast* AMBERLEY AMO 14.6mm in 15 min to 20:09 58.4mm/h 16.8mm in 21 min to 20:30 48.0mm/h 14.8mm in 30 min to 21:00 29.6mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.3mm/h GOLD COAST SEAWAY 12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.2mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.2mm/h *Darling Downs E* STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h OAKEY AERO 4.8mm in 13 min to 20:00 22.2mm/h WARWICK 9.0mm in 17 min to 18:00 31.8mm/h TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.0mm in 40 min to 21:00 30.0mm/h 23.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 23.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *N Tablelands W* GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h *North Coast* EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE 3.8mm in 11 min to 20:04 20.7mm/h *MidNorth Coast N* COFFS HARBOUR MO 5.4mm in 4 min to 15:49 81.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h *MidNorth Coast S* PORT MACQUARIE (HILL STREET) 41.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.8mm/h PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 6.2mm in 3 min to 14:28 124.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.5 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 43.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 42.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA 39.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA 39.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA	30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 29.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 29.8 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT 29.4 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT 29.3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON N Rivers NT
3.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 4.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 6.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 8.3 MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA 9.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC	-4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -3.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW -1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS -0.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+5.1 28.5 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +2.3 39.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA +2.2 29.2 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD +1.9 36.3 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT +1.8 30.8 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD	+5.6 21.7 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW +4.5 19.6 WYALONG POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW +4.4 29.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA +4.4 23.9 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD +4.3 28.8 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-8.2 19.3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA -7.7 20.3 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA -7.6 16.2 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC -7.1 16.5 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC -6.2 4.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS	-9.4 7.1 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW -8.4 5.1 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA -8.4 3.9 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC -8.1 -4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW -7.8 1.3 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW: 104 (200/ 67 ) at 14:25 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 83 (310/ 70 ) at 00:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 76 (230/ 65 ) at 19:30	Other extremes ..