Australian Weather News -- 22 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 22 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 06:59 UTC on 23/12/02
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: Goomalling WA: 44.5 (43.7, 25) Burrinjuck Dam NSW: 39.8 (39.5, 37)
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. 67.6 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD 53.6 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD 52.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA 49.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 44.2 HAZELDEAN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* 52.0 WARMUN *QUEENSLAND* Gulf Country 67.6 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE 49.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett 53.6 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE 44.2 HAZELDEAN	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *N Kimberley* KALUMBURU 7.8mm in 14 min to 14:52 33.4mm/h *E Kimberley* ARGYLE AERODROME 16.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 16.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h *W Kimberley* CYGNET BAY 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h *E Gascoyne* PARABURDOO AERO 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *N Rivers* MIDDLE POINT AWS 20.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 20.8mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h *Victoria* VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 7.4mm in 12 min to 19:00 37.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 17.8mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h *Darwin-Daly* POINT STUART AWS 20.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 6.7mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 6.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h TINDAL RAAF 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h 15.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 30.4mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.4mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 10.0mm in 7 min to 13:53 85.7mm/h 13.4mm in 9 min to 14:02 89.3mm/h 3.2mm in 1 min to 14:03 192.0mm/h 37.4mm in 57 min to 15:00 39.4mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Gulf Country* BURKETOWN POST OFFICE 64.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h *Upper Carpentaria* HUGHENDEN AIRPORT 13.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.0mm/h *N Coast--Herbert* TOWNSVILLE AERO 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h *Central Coast E* MACKAY MO 10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h WOOLSHED 24.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.4mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *N Tablelands W* GUYRA HOSPITAL 51.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 17.0mm/h GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.7 MARREE NE Pastoral SA 44.5 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA 44.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 44.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA 43.8 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA	31.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 30.6 MOUNT MAGNET AERO Murchison WA 30.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 30.0 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW 30.0 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
10.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 11.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS 11.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS 12.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS 12.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS	2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 2.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 4.8 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS 4.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 5.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+15.2 42.4 LANCELIN Lower West WA +14.0 42.0 JURIEN Lower West WA +13.5 42.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW +12.8 40.0 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW +12.7 36.7 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW	+11.8 30.0 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW +11.7 28.4 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW +11.4 17.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC +11.2 26.0 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW +11.0 28.0 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
-8.9 20.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -7.3 20.0 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA -6.9 20.5 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA -6.7 24.1 BALGAIR Eucla WA -5.9 11.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS	-8.6 17.6 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD -7.2 18.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA -4.2 11.2 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA -3.1 15.0 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -3.1 14.7 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW
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: 87 (250/ 65 ) at 10:30 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 80 (210/ 69 ) at 16:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 121 (300/102 ) at 07:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 113 (260/ 93 ) at 04:35 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 87 (300/ 65 ) at 00:45 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 108 (270/ 74 ) at 06:29	Other extremes ..