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2005

Dec

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National Daily Weather Summary

Charts Cities Hottest Coldest Rain, sun & wind Downpours & gales
State extremes Noteworthy weather Capital Cities Regional Cities Alpine Stations
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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1206 EST on 15/08/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Highest daily rainfall

W Agricultural

018191

COULTA (COLES POINT)

12.4

11.0

09/12/1997

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.
Data is as received at 12:03EST, 15/08/2006.

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	23.1	-6.4	15.5	-0.8	14.0	0.2	8.2	--	559 (23.3)	48/16
PERTH AIRPORT	21.4	-7.4	8.6	-6.3	7.4	0.0	6.8	9.5	548 (22.8)	45/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.4	-3.8	7.4	-5.1	6.7	2.8	5.2	4.6	428 (17.8)	43/12
BUNBURY	19.1	-8.3	10.4	-3.2	--	0.2	--	--	378 (15.8)	37/13
MANDURAH	20.2	--	12.8	--	--	0.2	--	--	503 (21.0)	35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+1.3	26.9	+1.6	26.7	0.0	4.8	5.8	267 (11.1)	28/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.6	-3.8	23.0	+2.8	22.0	2.4	6.4	2.1	389 (16.2)	37/14
WHYALLA AERO	28.6	+0.6	18.1	+2.2	--	7.6	--	--	357 (14.9)	87/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.3	-2.5	17.9	+2.4	17.4	3.6	10.2	2.4	328 (13.7)	59/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	26.5	+3.7	18.7	+8.8	14.7	0.0	12.6	1.8	507 (21.1)	68/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.6	+2.6	28.3	+5.3	26.2	0.0	14.6	6.9	349 (14.5)	41/18
CAIRNS AERO	34.1	+2.8	24.4	+1.1	23.4	0.0	11.6	11.8	446 (18.6)	35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.7	+2.3	24.7	+0.7	22.0	0.0	11.2	12.7	374 (15.6)	30/10
MACKAY MO	33.7	+3.7	22.3	-0.6	--	0.0	--	11.6	221 ( 9.2)	32/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.2	+2.1	21.9	+0.8	20.8	0.0	10.0	--	212 ( 8.8)	35/16
BUNDABERG AERO	30.4	+1.1	22.0	+1.6	--	0.0	7.2	--	327 (13.6)	32/16
NAMBOUR DPI	27.9	-1.2	21.4	+3.3	--	1.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	26.5	-0.5	20.0	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	342 (14.3)	34/11
BRISBANE AERO	27.5	-0.6	21.5	+1.5	19.5	0.0	8.0	9.7	357 (14.9)	32/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.8	--	17.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	618 (25.8)	45/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	34.2	+3.2	16.3	-1.1	13.9	0.0	10.6	--	267 (11.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.5	-1.8	17.3	-0.8	14.4	1.0	8.0	12.8	429 (17.9)	34/06
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.6	-1.8	16.0	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.5	-3.7	12.0	-4.5	9.4	0.0	8.2	11.0	415 (17.3)	37/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.2	-2.7	12.2	-3.0	9.4	0.0	--	--	202 ( 8.4)	26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.5	+3.1	9.5	-1.7	4.0	0.0	6.0	11.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.2	+4.8	15.2	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.9	-0.8	16.2	-1.2	12.1	0.0	7.0	9.6	465 (19.4)	37/16
RICHMOND RAAF	27.4	-1.2	14.2	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	37/15
BELLAMBI AWS	21.7	--	15.2	--	--	0.2	--	--	338 (14.1)	28/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	27.8	+1.7	10.1	-1.2	6.0	0.0	6.4	8.1	285 (11.9)	28/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	34.9	+5.6	16.0	+2.3	14.4	0.0	8.8	9.2	453 (18.9)	52/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	32.4	+3.0	14.5	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	35.8	+5.8	24.5	+9.7	20.0	0.0	17.0	4.1	479 (20.0)	63/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	32.1	+4.8	18.3	+6.2	14.3	0.0	21.2	--	326 (13.6)	67/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.5	+4.7	16.3	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	381 (15.9)	59/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	31.6	+7.5	17.3	+4.5	15.5	0.0	6.6	--	153 ( 6.4)	39/09
GEELONG AIRPORT	32.3	+9.9	11.5	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	289 (12.0)	67/19
BALLARAT AERODROME	27.7	+5.2	16.4	+7.0	--	0.0	--	--	505 (21.0)	74/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.7	+2.3	10.4	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	185 ( 7.7)	54/21
HOBART AIRPORT	22.2	+1.7	13.0	+2.3	9.0	0.0	6.4	10.4	371 (15.5)	58/17
	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

45.4 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
44.9 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
43.9 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
43.8 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.6 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

+10.8 : 31.4 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+10.8 : 26.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+9.9 : 32.3 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
+9.8 : 41.2 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+9.6 : 26.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

31.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
30.1 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
30.0 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
30.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
29.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.9 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

+11.6 : 21.7 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+10.7 : 29.9 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+10.5 : 24.5 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+10.1 : 23.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+10.0 : 30.1 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

14.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
16.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
16.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-9.6 : 21.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-9.3 : 19.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-9.2 : 18.9 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
-9.2 : 19.0 KARNET Lower West WA
-9.1 : 18.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
-9.1 : 23.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

-0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.5 : 6.3 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.2 : 9.2 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-8.9 : 6.5 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.9 : 5.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.9 : 6.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

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.

73.0 MARGARET DOWNS N Rivers NT
65.4 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK N Rivers NT
55.4 FAIRVIEW OUTSTATION S Peninsula QLD
54.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
50.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
54.6 KUNUNURRA AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
73.0 MARGARET DOWNS
65.4 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK
50.0 BRADSHAW

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
55.4 FAIRVIEW OUTSTATION

12.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.3 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.9 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD

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3.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
1.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

1035 (43.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
934 (38.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
923 (38.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
915 (38.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
902 (37.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
855 (35.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
824 (34.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
815 (34.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
780 (32.5) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
776 (32.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
769 (32.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
767 (32.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
764 (31.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
735 (30.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
691 (28.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
667 (27.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
656 (27.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
649 (27.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
622 (25.9) FORREST Eucla WA
621 (25.9) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
618 (25.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
613 (25.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
612 (25.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
610 (25.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
607 (25.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
605 (25.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
601 (25.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

130/19 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
113/14 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
111/01 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
109/19 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
107/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
106/11 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
102/10 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
100/13 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
96/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
95/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/21 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
91/18 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
91/11 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
91/10 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC

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 Interior GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 10.4mm in 25 min to 00:25 25.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.4mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO 10.4mm in 35 min to 23:30 17.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.4mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 22.0mm/h DALY WATERS AWS 33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF 16.6mm in 28 min to 00:58 35.6mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 18.0mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h BRADSHAW 40.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 13.3mm/h N Plateau YULARA AERO 6.8mm in 31 min to 03:00 13.2mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h 10.4mm in 30 min to 03:30 20.8mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT 6.2mm in 31 min to 05:30 12.0mm/h Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MINLATON AERO 13.6mm in 1 hr 7 min to 05:30 12.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Riverina E DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS 1.6mm in 1 min to 20:43 96.0mm/h 1.4mm in 1 min to 20:44 84.0mm/h TASMANIA N Coast LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY 7.4mm in 43 min to 23:00 10.3mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.2mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 85(270/ 72 ) at 14:30 WHYALLA AERO : 87(280/ 63 ) at 02:33 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) : 82(260/ 67 ) at 14:50 Lower North SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) : 111(330/ 76 ) at 02:56 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MINLATON AERO : 85(260/ 67 ) at 01:43 Mallee/Upper SE LAMEROO AP (AUSTIN PLAINS) : 83(240/ 72 ) at 14:29 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 80(320/ 65 ) at 23:57 Riverina E DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS : 130( 70/ 11 ) at 20:46 VICTORIA Mallee S SWAN HILL AERODROME : 91(330/ 30 ) at 19:02 Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 82(340/ 63 ) at 23:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(260/ 67 ) at 23:30 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 74( 82/ 63 ) at 16:20 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT : 80(240/ 67 ) at 23:34 E Central MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 80( 10/ 65 ) at 11:00 FRANKSTON AWS : 76(240/ 70 ) at 20:13 FAWKNER BEACON : 89(230/ 70 ) at 20:56 N Central EILDON FIRE TOWER : 93(240/ 63 ) at 22:47 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 76(350/ 67 ) at 16:30 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) : 91( 20/ 59 ) at 11:21 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 100(360/ 69 ) at 11:10 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 106( 90/ 82 ) at 12:30 LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY : 95( 60/ 61 ) at 11:24 E Coast SWAN ISLAND : 82( 40/ 63 ) at 23:04 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 95( 10/ 76 ) at 23:43 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(300/ 82 ) at 22:12 TASMAN ISLAND : 109(200/ 91 ) at 21:06 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 80( 40/ 65 ) at 22:22 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 95(280/ 52 ) at 22:45