Australian Weather News -- 18 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 18 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 06:48 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 (none known)
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. 56.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD 55.4 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD 50.0 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD 48.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD 48.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Barron 48.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 48.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Herbert 56.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 55.4 DARADGEE 50.0 INNISFAIL	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* ALYANGULA POLICE 46.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 6.8mm in 17 min to 02:47 24.0mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.0mm/h 4.0mm in 11 min to 22:11 21.8mm/h 10.2mm in 15 min to 22:30 40.8mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 17.2mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 17.4mm in 29 min to 20:00 36.0mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 17.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Coast--Barron* LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.7mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h *N Coast--Herbert* INNISFAIL 33.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 10.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.2mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 19.6mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.7mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.8mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *N Tablelands W* GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.8mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 10.6mm in 30 min to 01:30 21.2mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.6mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
45.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA 45.2 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 45.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA 45.0 POONCARIE TELECENTRE Lower Darling NSW 45.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA	31.4 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 31.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 30.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA 30.4 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
15.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 17.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 17.0 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS 17.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 17.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS	5.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 7.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS 7.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS 7.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 7.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+13.7 41.0 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA +12.5 39.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +12.5 42.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC +12.3 42.5 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW +11.0 39.9 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA +11.0 39.4 ALBURY AIRPORT SW Slopes S NSW +11.0 40.0 WAGGA WAGGA RESEARCH CENTRE Riverina E NSW	+12.4 29.4 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW +11.3 30.4 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +11.0 26.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide Plains SA +10.9 25.8 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA +10.9 25.7 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
-6.7 18.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW -5.1 27.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD -5.0 19.0 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW -4.7 17.7 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW -4.5 24.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW	-4.5 20.8 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT -4.1 22.1 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD -3.1 20.9 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT -2.5 20.2 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD -2.4 16.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -2.4 14.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. TELFER AERO Interior WA : 82 (220/ 63 ) at 00:12 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 80 (110/ 70 ) at 02:27 KINTORE (WULUNGURRU) Alice Springs NT : 93 (120/ 61 ) at 23:19 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW: 76 ( 80/ 69 ) at 19:10 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW: 87 (280/ 65 ) at 19:11 NORTH RANKIN Islands : ******* ( 50/943 ) at 15:00	Other extremes ..