Australian Weather News -- 29 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Sunday, 29 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 01:32 UTC on 01/01/03
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: Norseman WA: 59.4 (54.1, 96)
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. 52.0 NORTH HEAD Upper Carpentaria QLD 45.4 BLINA W Kimberley WA 40.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 35.0 EUCLA Eucla WA 34.6 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *W Kimberley* 45.4 BLINA *Eucla* 35.0 EUCLA *QUEENSLAND* Gulf Country 40.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria 52.0 NORTH HEAD Brisbane/SE Coast 34.6 RAINBOW BEACH	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *N Rivers* MIDDLE POINT AWS 10.0mm in 6 min to 20:10 100.0mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 18.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h *Arnhem* GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Gulf Country* KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 32.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.7mm/h CLONCURRY AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h *N Coast--Herbert* SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
45.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT 45.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT 44.0 KINTORE (WULUNGURRU) Alice Springs NT 43.7 WAVE HILL Victoria NT 43.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD	31.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 30.7 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD 30.4 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 30.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 30.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
19.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 19.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands 20.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 20.1 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW 20.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC	0.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS 7.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW 7.3 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW 7.9 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 9.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+15.1 36.9 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC +14.4 38.0 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC +14.2 34.0 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC +13.1 36.6 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC +12.9 35.0 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA	+13.5 25.0 YONGALA Upper North SA +13.5 27.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA +12.9 24.7 KEITH Upper SE SA +12.9 29.2 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW +12.8 23.2 MOUNT BARKER Mt Lofty Ranges SA +12.8 23.0 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-8.1 24.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA -7.9 21.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -6.7 25.2 MOORA Central West WA -6.6 26.4 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA -6.1 26.4 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA	-6.1 15.0 WILUNA Interior WA -3.7 10.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD -3.6 12.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW -3.6 7.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW -3.5 12.6 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW -3.5 9.5 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA : 83 (260/ 65 ) at 16:05 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD: 98 (200/ 52 ) at 19:01 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC: 85 (360/ 63 ) at 08:30 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 82 (340/ 63 ) at 13:16	Other extremes ..