Australian Weather News -- 11 DEC 2005

Sunday 11 DEC 2005

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Dec

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March

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February

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January

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Noteworthy weather today

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newsworthy

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1201 EST on 15/08/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Lower West

009242

CLOON

8.2

6.8

12/12/1996

Roper-McArthur

014722

CAPE CRAWFORD

79.0

50.0

23/12/1987

Highest maximum temperature

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

44.7

43.8

31/12/2003

Lowest maximum temperature

Lower West

009037

BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN

21.0

06/12/2005

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lower West

009172

JANDAKOT AERO

19.6

06/12/2005

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

18.7

18.8

01/12/1998

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 21:55EST, 14/05/2012.

Major centres

	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h)	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT	23.5	-6.0	18.5	+2.2	17.1	0.0	7.4	--	508 (21.2)	54/11
PERTH AIRPORT	20.6	-8.3	14.8	0.0	14.5	4.2	7.0	10.0	463 (19.3)	58/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.1	-7.0	11.2	-1.2	10.8	7.2	7.6	8.5	377 (15.7)	74/13
BUNBURY	18.7	-8.4	12.9	-0.4	--	8.4	--	--	383 (16.0)	55/10
MANDURAH	19.5	--	14.5	--	--	5.2	--	--	484 (20.2)	52/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.1	+1.5	26.9	+1.6	26.6	0.0	5.2	4.4	293 (12.2)	26/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.0	+0.6	26.9	+6.7	27.5	0.0	12.0	1.8	412 (17.2)	48/14
WHYALLA AERO	36.3	+8.2	18.0	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	509 (21.2)	34/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	36.8	+9.8	18.4	+2.9	20.4	0.0	9.2	12.4	373 (15.5)	45/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	33.5	+10.6	7.8	-2.1	4.1	0.0	5.2	13.6	323 (13.5)	41/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	42.5	+5.3	22.6	-0.5	20.8	1.2	8.6	12.6	281 (11.7)	55/15
CAIRNS AERO	35.0	+3.6	24.0	+0.6	22.2	0.0	8.6	11.9	329 (13.7)	39/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.3	+1.8	27.1	+3.0	26.1	0.0	11.2	12.8	375 (15.6)	39/13
MACKAY MO	32.7	+2.6	23.7	+0.8	--	0.0	--	11.6	280 (11.7)	24/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	36.5	+4.4	22.8	+1.6	21.9	0.0	8.0	--	179 ( 7.5)	34/15
BUNDABERG AERO	32.0	+2.6	22.7	+2.2	--	0.0	6.4	--	200 ( 8.3)	32/12
NAMBOUR DPI	29.2	0.0	18.3	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	28.4	+1.2	20.3	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	34/13
BRISBANE AERO	28.9	+0.6	22.1	+2.0	17.8	0.0	7.6	10.9	330 (13.8)	37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	30.8	+3.1	16.3	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	471 (19.6)	52/20
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	33.0	+2.0	17.1	-0.4	11.2	0.0	10.4	--	217 ( 9.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.5	-0.8	16.2	-1.9	13.3	0.0	6.8	8.4	266 (11.1)	39/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.5	-1.1	15.7	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.3	-2.9	19.5	+3.0	18.8	0.0	11.6	11.3	483 (20.1)	43/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.2	-3.7	15.9	+0.6	14.3	0.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	31/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	24.5	+0.1	7.4	-3.9	-0.6	0.0	8.4	13.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.7	+1.2	11.9	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.7	-4.0	17.9	+0.4	15.1	0.4	10.0	6.8	533 (22.2)	41/16
RICHMOND RAAF	25.6	-3.1	17.8	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	349 (14.5)	35/13
BELLAMBI AWS	20.8	-3.3	16.6	-0.9	--	0.4	--	--	391 (16.3)	35/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	26.4	+0.3	12.2	+0.8	8.9	0.0	10.0	12.6	434 (18.1)	41/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.6	+1.2	8.7	-5.0	6.8	0.0	10.0	13.8	417 (17.4)	48/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.5	+0.1	11.1	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	37.4	+7.3	17.7	+2.9	15.4	0.0	9.6	13.3	310 (12.9)	48/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.8	+3.4	8.3	-3.9	7.2	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	24/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	30.9	+3.9	9.6	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	394 (16.4)	37/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	30.2	+6.0	11.0	-1.9	10.3	0.0	5.4	--	138 ( 5.8)	24/17
GEELONG AIRPORT	24.8	+1.9	7.1	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	35/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	27.4	+4.8	7.0	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	394 (16.4)	35/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.2	+0.8	7.9	-2.7	--	0.2	--	--	274 (11.4)	31/13
HOBART AIRPORT	22.0	+1.4	10.3	-0.4	7.0	1.0	4.2	13.9	442 (18.4)	34/15
	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence

Hottest

Highest maximum temperature>

Greatest variation above normal maximum

Highest minimum temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

45.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
45.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
44.9 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
44.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
44.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA

+15.5 : 42.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+13.4 : 40.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.0 : 37.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.0 : 35.8 CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
+12.6 : 37.0 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA

31.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
30.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
29.1 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

+8.1 : 28.6 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.6 : 29.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.5 : 27.0 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+7.2 : 25.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+6.7 : 26.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.7 : 30.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

13.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.6 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
14.9 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
15.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
15.0 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA

-11.2 : 16.2 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-11.2 : 19.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-11.0 : 16.5 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
-11.0 : 20.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-11.0 : 18.0 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-11.0 : 17.0 KARNET Lower West WA
-11.0 : 21.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

1.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.1 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
1.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.4 : 7.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.3 : 1.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 : 14.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-6.9 : 5.7 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-6.3 : 4.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Wettest

Sunniest & dullest

Windiest

Highest gusts

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.

Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.

Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.

Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.

79.0 CAPE CRAWFORD N Rivers NT
67.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
49.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
44.0 GORRIE N Rivers NT
43.8 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
67.8 ARGYLE AERODROME

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
79.0 CAPE CRAWFORD
49.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
44.0 GORRIE
43.8 LARRIMAH

14.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
13.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.7 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

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4.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
3.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
2.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
1.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1196 (49.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1132 (47.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
935 (39.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
920 (38.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
914 (38.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
808 (33.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
793 (33.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
787 (32.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
757 (31.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
734 (30.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
717 (29.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
697 (29.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
685 (28.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
653 (27.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
642 (26.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
637 (26.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
632 (26.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
618 (25.8) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
616 (25.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
604 (25.2) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
603 (25.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
602 (25.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
601 (25.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
600 (25.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

98/12 FORREST Eucla WA
98/15 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
91/15 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
89/12 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
89/15 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

Downpours	High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.	Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO 9.6mm in 10 min to 15:00 57.6mm/h 1.4mm in 1 min to 15:01 84.0mm/h 4.6mm in 3 min to 15:06 92.0mm/h 34.4mm in 27 min to 15:33 76.4mm/h 44.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 44.6mm/h 45.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h W Kimberley DERBY AERO 19.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 19.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO 5.8mm in 4 min to 17:29 87.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF 5.4mm in 13 min to 21:00 24.9mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 22.8mm in 30 min to 00:00 45.6mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 22.8mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 00:30 22.0mm/h 33.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 33.8mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 5.7mm/h N Plateau TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 6.6mm in 9 min to 18:01 44.0mm/h RABBIT FLAT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO : 91(120/ 45 ) at 15:00 Eucla FORREST : 87(290/ 63 ) at 12:01 NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO : 80(110/ 63 ) at 17:25 SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral WOOMERA AERODROME : 87( 20/ 69 ) at 22:01 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 82( 10/ 70 ) at 16:30 NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT : 98(320/ 61 ) at 16:29 W Agricultural CEDUNA AMO : 80(230/ 63 ) at 20:49 NULLARBOR : 113(260/ 58 ) at 17:02 VICTORIA E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 76( 80/ 63 ) at 23:00