Australian Weather News -- 13 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Friday, 13 DEC 2002

Cold nights continue in NT

Southeasterly winds continue to push very dry cool air over the Northern Territory resulting in low overnight temperatures in the south, centre and east. Overnight, Ali Curung, 150km south of Tennant Creek, set a new December low record of 15.3°, while Wollogorang broke the December minimum temperature record they set four days ago with a new low of 15.5.

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 04:40 UTC on 15/12/02
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: 15.5 (17.6, 20) previous record set 4 days ago Ali Curung NT: 15.3 (15.5, 14)
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. 39.0 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE N Peninsula QLD 37.8 MERLUNA N Peninsula QLD 31.4 UPPER FERGUSSON Darwin-Daly NT 28.0 CAPE DON Darwin-Daly NT 25.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 31.4 UPPER FERGUSSON 28.0 CAPE DON *QUEENSLAND* N Peninsula 39.0 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE 37.8 MERLUNA *TASMANIA* W Coast 25.0 MOUNT READ	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* WARRUWI 10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Peninsula* WEIPA AERO 10.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 20.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h *N Coast--Barron* CAIRNS AERO 12.6mm in 22 min to 08:52 34.4mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* CAPE FOURCROY 4.2mm in 12 min to 18:12 21.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.3 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 44.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 43.5 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 43.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 43.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 43.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 43.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA	31.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 29.5 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 29.3 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 29.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
6.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 6.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 9.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 10.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS 11.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS	-0.1 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC 0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 0.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW 1.1 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.3 40.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA +10.2 41.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA +9.3 41.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +8.3 33.4 EYRE Eucla WA +7.2 42.6 LEONORA Goldfields WA	+13.7 26.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA +9.8 23.9 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA +9.7 26.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +8.2 20.9 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA +7.9 28.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.9 10.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS -6.5 16.0 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC -5.6 22.0 HORSHAM (POLKEMMETT) Wimmera S VIC -5.4 18.4 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC -5.0 17.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA -5.0 19.7 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC	-9.7 13.0 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD -8.6 5.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -8.5 15.5 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT -8.3 13.4 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT -8.2 12.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
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: 83 (260/ 63 ) at 10:56 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 98 (310/ 83 ) at 00:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 115 (240/ 96 ) at 00:30	Other extremes ..