Australian Weather News -- 20 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Friday, 20 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 06:52 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: Wongan Hills WA: 43.5 (43.3, 34) Perth AP WA: 43.2 (42.9, 58) Corrigin WA: 43.2 (43.0, 45) Narembeen WA: 43.6 (43.4, 31)
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. 73.6 FOSSIL DOWNS W Kimberley WA 58.0 NAPIER DOWNS W Kimberley WA 56.8 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD 50.0 BARAKULA FOREST STN Darling Downs W QLD 48.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* 73.6 FOSSIL DOWNS 58.0 NAPIER DOWNS *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Barron 48.0 MT SOPHIA Darling Downs E 56.8 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs W 50.0 BARAKULA FOREST STN	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *QUEENSLAND* *Gulf Country* MORNINGTON ISLAND 8.6mm in 25 min to 09:55 20.6mm/h 51.0mm in 35 min to 10:30 87.4mm/h 59.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 59.6mm/h 67.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 22.3mm/h 67.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.2mm/h *Central Highlands* EMERALD AIRPORT 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *N Tablelands W* INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 10.4mm in 10 min to 16:51 62.4mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
45.5 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 45.4 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 44.8 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA 44.8 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA 44.7 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA	31.7 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 31.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA 31.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 30.1 MOUNT MAGNET AERO Murchison WA 29.2 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA 29.2 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
14.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 16.3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 18.0 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA 18.0 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC 18.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS	5.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 6.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 6.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 7.4 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 8.0 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC 8.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS 8.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+14.7 42.0 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA +14.4 43.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA +14.4 44.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA +14.1 41.5 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA +13.7 43.0 WAGIN Gt Southern WA	+13.3 28.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA +11.7 23.8 EUDUNDA Lower Murray SA +11.3 26.5 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA +11.0 29.2 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA +11.0 26.9 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-6.0 32.9 BALGO HILLS Interior WA -4.6 32.5 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA -4.4 33.5 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA -3.1 35.4 WARMUN E Kimberley WA -2.6 34.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA -2.6 30.5 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD	-5.4 18.6 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT -4.4 11.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW -3.8 8.5 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC -3.7 19.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -3.2 17.9 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA : 82 (180/ 65 ) at 17:31 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW: 95 (120/ 24 ) at 19:28	Other extremes ..