Australian Weather News -- 21 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Saturday, 21 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 06:24 UTC on 22/12/02
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: Eyre WA: 42.3 (42.0, 15) Kimba SA: 42.8 (42.8, 35) equalling record set 4 days ago Loxton Research Centre SA: 42.0 (41.6, 18) equalling record set 5 days ago Cooma Visitors Centre NSW: 35.7 (34.8, 29)
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. 67.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 46.6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW 42.0 TOWN OF 1770 Wide Bay/Burnett QLD 41.4 JUBILEE DOWNS W Kimberley WA 36.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* 41.4 JUBILEE DOWNS *QUEENSLAND* Gulf Country 67.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett 42.0 TOWN OF 1770 Brisbane/SE Coast 36.6 BRISBANE AERO *NEW SOUTH WALES* N Tablelands W 46.6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Gascoyne* PARABURDOO AERO 7.2mm in 7 min to 21:08 61.7mm/h 7.4mm in 12 min to 21:20 37.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 8.8mm in 39 min to 17:00 13.5mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.8mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DOUGLAS RIVER 10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Gulf Country* MORNINGTON ISLAND 17.0mm in 10 min to 10:34 102.0mm/h 13.4mm in 7 min to 10:41 114.9mm/h 8.2mm in 9 min to 10:50 54.7mm/h 46.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 46.4mm/h 49.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 16.3mm/h BURKETOWN AIRSTRIP 6.4mm in 7 min to 22:04 54.9mm/h *Central West* LONGREACH AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h *Wide Bay/Burnett* BUNDABERG AERO 12.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.8mm/h TOWN OF 1770 42.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.0mm/h *Brisbane/SE Coast* BRISBANE AERO 20.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 20.2mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.3mm/h BRISBANE 11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.5 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA 44.5 POONCARIE TELECENTRE Lower Darling NSW 44.3 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA 44.3 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA 44.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA 44.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA 44.0 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA	31.2 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT 30.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 29.5 MOUNT AUGUSTUS E Gascoyne WA 29.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 29.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
16.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS 16.8 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA 17.4 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA 17.5 JACUP Gt Southern WA 17.9 ROCKY GULLY SW & S Coast WA	7.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 8.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 8.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 8.8 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW 8.8 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+17.2 42.3 EYRE Eucla WA +13.9 42.0 KADINA Yorke Peninsula SA +13.8 41.3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA +13.8 41.0 MURRAY BRIDGE Lower Murray SA +13.7 42.8 KIMBA W Agricultural SA	+11.2 28.2 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW +10.6 24.4 KIMBA W Agricultural SA +10.2 26.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA +9.6 23.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW +9.4 15.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-9.9 17.4 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA -9.0 20.7 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA -8.9 18.5 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -8.6 19.8 KATANNING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA -7.9 21.4 WAGIN Gt Southern WA	-5.3 20.9 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD -5.0 8.9 ALBANY TOWN SW & S Coast WA -4.5 17.2 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT -3.0 10.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW -2.7 21.3 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA : 100 ( 50/ 59 ) at 21:08 CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 83 (120/ 63 ) at 16:24 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD: 95 (220/ 54 ) at 18:45 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 85 (320/ 63 ) at 22:45	Other extremes ..