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Weather events and extremes today

Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

The day's significant weather statistics are given below:

National weather extremes for today

Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology

Records set this day (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Highest daily maximum temperature for November
Northern Territory:
014015 DARWIN AIRPORT 37.3 (37.1, 64)

Quality control note: Data is complete, and has been visually checked by AWN for gross errors. Less obvious errors may remain.
Data is as received at 19:10EST, 01/12/2004.

Weather observations for today
Noteworthy  Weather         Capital  Cities         Regional  Cities       Alpine  Stations
Bureau of Meteorology Rainfall Bulletins and Weather Notes

Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

44.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
43.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.2 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
43.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.1 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW

+16.9   39.4 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+16.1   40.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+16.1   38.9 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW
+16.1   40.6 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+15.3   38.9 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

31.0 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
29.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
28.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.2 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+12.1   26.7 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+11.1   22.8 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
+10.9   15.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
+10.7   12.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+10.4   20.5 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-4.7   23.7 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.3   26.3 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.8   28.7 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-2.5   28.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
-2.3   28.0 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD

4.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
6.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-6.3   12.5 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.0   11.4 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.3   12.0 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-4.3   11.9 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.2   14.0 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Wettest Major City Extremes
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.

26.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD
17.4 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
16.6 GERIATRIC PARK N Rivers NT
11.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 33.3 -0.2 27.0 +2.0 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 26.5 +0.9 13.6 +1.0 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.8 +4.0 12.0 +1.4 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 37.6 +8.7 19.5 +5.5 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 37.3 +4.1 26.0 +0.7 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.9 +6.3 19.0 +1.2 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.5 +9.9 22.3 +8.5 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.7 +6.6 12.0 +3.8 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 -0.6 20.7 -1.6 1.6
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 0.0 20.5 -2.3 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 +0.6 18.2 -1.2 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 32.1 +2.6 12.5 -3.8 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 27.1 14.4 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 28.4 10.4 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.0 +1.1 14.0 -2.0 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 34.0 +10.4 /
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 38.9 +15.3 19.8 +4.3 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 38.9 +13.8 18.0 +3.9 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 38.9 +16.1 16.6 +2.2 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 35.0 +12.5 15.8 +7.2 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 38.6 +13.2 18.4 +7.9 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 39.5 +12.3 19.3 +7.0 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 28.1 +7.1 18.6 +9.2 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.5 +3.7 17.7 +6.6 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 23.0 +1.7 15.7 +5.8 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.4 +7.0 11.3 +3.6 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 22.8 +4.1 13.2 +6.1 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 22.1 +3.5 13.9 +4.7 0.0

Downpours Gales & Gusts
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. Highest wind gusts above 89km/h (storm force) or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
No reports

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Sydney--east
KURNELL AWS : 91(200/ 45 ) at 18:08
    Illawarra
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 95(190/ 76 ) at 17:00
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(310/ 82 ) at 18:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(240/ 78 ) at 19:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(270/ 45 ) at 14:01
    W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 89(290/ 70 ) at 16:19
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(250/ 63 ) at 08:00