Australian Weather News -- 23 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Monday, 23 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 06:26 UTC on 24/12/02
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 rainfall for December: Murgoo WA: 42.6 (42.2, 100)
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. 71.4 YULMBU E Kimberley WA 65.2 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW 57.4 WYNDHAM SIX MILE HOTEL E Kimberley WA 53.6 MOUNT HOUSE AERO 53.4 WILDMAN RANGERS Darwin-Daly NT *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* 53.6 MOUNT HOUSE AERO *E Kimberley* 71.4 YULMBU 57.4 WYNDHAM SIX MILE HOTEL *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Roper-McArthur 52.0 WATERHOUSE Darwin-Daly 53.4 WILDMAN RANGERS *QUEENSLAND* N Coast--Herbert 52.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE *NEW SOUTH WALES* N Tablelands W 65.2 GUYRA HOSPITAL	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Gascoyne* PARABURDOO AERO 31.4mm in 17 min to 22:09 110.8mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *Arnhem* GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 14.4mm in 1 hr 9 min to 14:00 12.5mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h *Roper-McArthur* CENTRE ISLAND 30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *N Coast--Barron* MAREEBA AIRPORT AWS 24.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 24.0mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h *N Coast--Herbert* INGHAM COMPOSITE 46.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h *Brisbane/SE Coast* KINGAROY AIRPORT 10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h *Darling Downs E* OAKEY AERO 9.8mm in 5 min to 17:29 117.6mm/h 5.6mm in 2 min to 17:31 168.0mm/h 6.6mm in 4 min to 17:35 99.0mm/h 1.8mm in 1 min to 17:36 108.0mm/h 15.8mm in 19 min to 18:00 49.9mm/h 47.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 47.4mm/h 47.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.7mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *NW Slopes N* NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 10.2mm in 22 min to 19:13 27.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h *Hunter Valley* SCONE AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
43.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD 42.4 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD 42.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 42.2 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 42.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD 42.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD	29.0 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 28.9 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur NT 28.7 ALYANGULA POLICE Arnhem NT 28.6 KULGERA Alice Springs NT 28.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
7.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 10.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 10.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 11.5 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC 12.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS	-1.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS -1.1 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS -0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 0.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+10.1 38.4 KARNET Lower West WA +10.0 38.2 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA +9.7 36.9 LANCELIN Lower West WA +9.2 32.6 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +8.0 36.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA	+10.8 25.5 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA +10.2 25.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA +10.0 25.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA +8.5 23.9 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA +8.4 28.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-9.6 26.7 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA -7.7 31.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA -7.7 16.3 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW -7.4 19.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA -6.9 17.8 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW -6.9 15.3 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC	-5.5 3.1 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS -5.4 6.9 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC -5.3 12.4 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA -5.3 6.2 NHILL Wimmera N VIC -5.0 6.8 KEITH Upper SE SA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD: 124 (230/ 78 ) at 17:29 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW: 83 (140/ 63 ) at 00:18 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC: 104 (170/ 15 ) at 09:00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 72 (230/ 63 ) at 00:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 80 (310/ 70 ) at 16:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 87 (250/ 65 ) at 15:30	Other extremes ..