Australian Weather News -- 17 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Tuesday, 17 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 06:46 UTC on 21/12/02
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: Leigh Creek AP SA: 42.7 (42.5, 13) Kimba SA: 42.8 (42.2, 35) Kadina SA: 43.3 (42.8, 46) Cape Borda SA: 37.0 (35.7, 41) Parafield Airfield SA: 44.2 (43.0, 41) Mt Barker SA: 40.0 (39.7, 45) Benalla Vic: 40.4 (40.0, 45) Strathbogie Vic: 36.9 (36.5, 25) Wangaratta Aero Vic: 40.9 (40.4, 15) Mangalore AP Vic: 41.0 (40.8, 43)
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. 70.0 TUNG OIL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD 67.0 TUNG OIL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 52.0 LAWN HILL Gulf Country QLD 45.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD 38.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD *QUEENSLAND* Gulf Country 52.0 LAWN HILL N Coast--Barron 38.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Herbert 70.0 TUNG OIL TM 67.0 TUNG OIL ALERT 45.0 MARCO STREET ALERT	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Roper-McArthur* BORROLOOLA 8.6mm in 10 min to 18:17 51.6mm/h *Darwin-Daly* JABIRU AIRPORT 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Coast--Barron* LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.3mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *C Tablelands S* BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 4.0mm in 12 min to 23:30 20.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
46.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 46.2 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 46.1 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 46.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA 46.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA	33.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 31.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA 31.0 KINTORE (WULUNGURRU) Alice Springs NT 30.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA 30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
14.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 16.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 17.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC 18.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS 18.5 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS	5.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 5.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 5.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 6.1 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW 6.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+16.7 44.2 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA +15.9 37.0 CAPE BORDA Kangaroo Is SA +15.7 44.6 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA +15.2 43.3 KADINA Yorke Peninsula SA +15.1 42.4 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA	+13.3 26.7 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC +12.2 29.2 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW +11.9 25.5 OUYEN (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC +11.8 23.9 EUDUNDA Lower Murray SA +11.7 25.5 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-2.8 21.8 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA -2.3 22.8 EYRE Eucla WA -1.9 27.8 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD -1.9 21.0 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR LIGHTHOU Illawarra NSW -1.8 17.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC	-4.3 10.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA -3.7 19.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -3.5 12.6 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW -3.5 9.5 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -3.4 21.9 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT -3.4 15.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. None reported	Other extremes ..