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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
New South Wales:
046043 WILCANNIA (REID ST) 44.2 (44.1, 48)

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

45.0 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
44.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
44.3 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
44.2 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
44.2 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW

+14.6   38.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.9   42.2 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+13.7   43.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+13.5   39.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.4   41.6 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+13.4   39.7 WELLINGTON RESEARCH CENTRE CW Slopes S NSW

31.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
30.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.8 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
29.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+12.2   22.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+12.2   25.4 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+12.1   24.6 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA
+11.9   23.6 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
+11.7   25.8 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW

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

14.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
16.7 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
16.8 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

-7.4   18.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.7   18.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4   21.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-5.5   21.6 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-5.1   25.7 MULLEWA Central West WA

0.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.2 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
1.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-5.8   13.0 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.4   2.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
-4.6   17.6 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-4.5   11.9 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.4   17.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country 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.

33.0 JARRA CREEK TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
28.0 TULLY MCQUILLEN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD
23.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
13.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.0 TULLY TM N Coast--Herbert QLD

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 33.7 +0.2 27.4 +2.4 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 22.4 -3.2 13.6 +1.0 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.1 -3.7 10.4 -0.2 0.8
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 28.9 0.0 17.9 +3.9 1.4
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +0.6 25.5 +0.2 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.8 +6.2 21.3 +3.5 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.6 +8.0 21.1 +7.3 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.4 +6.3 7.2 -1.0 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +0.1 20.1 -2.2 0.2
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 -0.5 18.7 -4.1 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.9 +0.7 17.9 -1.5 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 34.2 +4.7 13.7 -2.6 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 27.9 15.4 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 30.8 13.9 2.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.3 -0.6 15.7 -0.3 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 19.0 +2.9 /
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 25.7 +2.1 18.4 +2.9 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 30.5 +5.4 14.8 +0.7 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 31.0 +8.2 15.6 +1.2 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 33.2 +10.7 11.9 +3.3 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 35.3 +9.9 14.9 +4.4 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.8 +8.6 21.0 +8.7 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 24.8 +3.8 8.8 -0.6 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 31.1 +9.3 14.0 +2.9 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 26.4 +5.1 9.2 -0.7 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.0 +8.6 7.2 -0.5 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 21.5 +2.8 3.0 -4.1 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 20.5 +1.9 8.8 -0.4 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Eucla
FORREST
9.4mm in 13 min to 19:17 43.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
9.4mm in 15 min to 14:27 37.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
28.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 57.2mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 31.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.7mm/h
32.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 32.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Eucla
FORREST : 80(290/ 65 ) at 19:04
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(300/ 69 ) at 01:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(290/ 74 ) at 23:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(250/ 63 ) at 08:30