Australian Weather News -- 18 DEC 2005

Sunday 18 DEC 2005

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2005

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1224 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 minimum temperature

ANT

Antarctica

300017

CASEY

2.8

1.6

31/12/2003

2.5

18/02/1991

Highest maximum temperature

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

45.5

45.4

25/12/1997

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039122

HERON ISLAND RES STN

34.7

33.1

27/12/2001

34.0

08/02/2002

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 21:57EST, 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	31.0	+1.5	14.9	-1.4	11.2	0.0	10.0	--	413 (17.2)	41/15
PERTH AIRPORT	35.2	+6.3	13.2	-1.6	11.6	0.0	8.2	12.8	306 (12.8)	35/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	24.8	+1.7	14.1	+1.7	12.7	0.0	5.0	9.9	258 (10.8)	39/12
BUNBURY	31.5	+4.4	14.4	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	34/16
MANDURAH	29.0	--	18.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	307 (12.8)	43/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+1.0	23.0	-2.3	23.9	28.2	4.4	8.9	298 (12.4)	54/23
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.4	-2.0	18.2	-2.0	14.6	0.0	11.8	13.4	304 (12.7)	35/13
WHYALLA AERO	21.9	-6.2	11.9	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	494 (20.6)	31/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.2	-6.8	13.5	-2.0	11.7	1.4	6.0	1.6	441 (18.4)	32/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.3	-3.6	10.8	+0.9	8.3	0.4	5.6	7.4	595 (24.8)	54/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.9	+0.7	24.6	+1.5	21.9	0.0	10.6	12.7	390 (16.3)	55/12
CAIRNS AERO	34.6	+3.2	26.0	+2.6	24.7	0.0	7.2	8.9	278 (11.6)	37/01
TOWNSVILLE AERO	41.0	+9.5	27.3	+3.2	26.0	0.0	8.0	11.5	390 (16.3)	39/10
MACKAY MO	35.8	+5.7	26.0	+3.1	--	0.0	--	11.6	570 (23.8)	45/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	35.5	+3.4	20.6	-0.6	20.1	5.8	9.2	--	397 (16.5)	55/03
BUNDABERG AERO	34.8	+5.4	21.8	+1.3	--	0.0	8.0	--	473 (19.7)	48/12
NAMBOUR DPI	32.1	+2.9	21.7	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	28.7	+1.5	19.5	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	43/10
BRISBANE AERO	32.5	+4.2	20.0	-0.1	16.2	6.8	7.8	12.7	337 (14.0)	46/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.9	-1.8	15.7	-1.0	--	6.6	--	--	440 (18.3)	61/14
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	25.5	-5.5	15.3	-2.2	9.7	0.0	8.8	--	270 (11.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.2	-0.1	17.3	-0.8	14.4	0.2	4.2	13.5	356 (14.8)	41/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.3	-0.3	17.4	+0.7	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.6	+1.4	14.7	-1.8	12.4	0.0	7.2	12.7	364 (15.2)	48/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.5	-1.4	12.2	-3.1	8.7	6.0	--	--	174 ( 7.3)	35/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.0	-8.4	3.1	-8.2	1.9	0.0	8.0	13.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.7	0.0	16.8	-0.7	11.1	0.0	10.6	13.2	557 (23.2)	65/09
RICHMOND RAAF	25.1	-3.6	12.7	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	351 (14.6)	52/13
BELLAMBI AWS	24.7	+0.6	15.8	-1.7	--	0.2	--	--	407 (17.0)	61/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	19.6	-6.5	8.5	-2.9	4.1	0.0	9.8	10.7	527 (22.0)	55/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.9	-7.5	9.0	-4.7	7.2	0.6	5.4	10.8	531 (22.1)	54/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.0	-9.4	9.6	-4.1	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.8	-4.3	10.4	-4.4	8.7	0.0	9.6	13.5	528 (22.0)	48/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.7	-4.7	9.5	-2.7	7.7	3.2	--	--	460 (19.2)	46/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.3	-4.7	8.9	-2.6	--	2.2	--	--	481 (20.0)	46/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.3	-1.9	12.0	-0.9	10.2	0.0	4.8	--	244 (10.2)	28/17
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.9	-1.0	9.8	-1.1	--	7.2	--	--	623 (26.0)	67/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.2	-3.4	6.6	-2.8	--	1.6	--	--	558 (23.3)	52/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.3	-2.1	10.2	-0.4	--	8.2	--	--	182 ( 7.6)	46/11
HOBART AIRPORT	18.9	-1.7	8.9	-1.8	6.7	9.4	5.4	3.2	278 (11.6)	48/15
	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

45.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
45.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
44.7 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
44.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
44.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
44.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
44.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

+15.5 : 40.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+15.0 : 40.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+13.8 : 39.7 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+13.3 : 38.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+13.1 : 40.4 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.5 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.4 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
28.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.0 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
28.0 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
28.0 HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
28.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+5.9 : 22.8 MULLEWA Central West WA
+5.7 : 22.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.2 : 21.2 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+4.7 : 26.5 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+4.7 : 20.7 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+4.7 : 19.3 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-11.5 : 2.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-11.0 : 11.9 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-10.9 : 3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.8 : 7.7 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-10.6 : 17.0 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED Lower NE VIC

-2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.2 : 3.1 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
-8.2 : -2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-8.1 : 3.8 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-7.8 : 1.1 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.8 : 7.0 HAY CSIRO AWS Riverina W 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.

105.0 LAURA POST OFFICE S Peninsula QLD
104.2 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD N Rivers NT
74.4 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
67.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
66.0 BEATRICE HILL N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
74.4 KURI BAY
W Kimberley
51.0 ELLENDALE

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
104.2 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD
66.0 BEATRICE HILL
51.0 LAKE BENNETT

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
105.0 LAURA POST OFFICE
56.2 WROTHAM PARK
50.0 LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK
Wide Bay/Burnett
57.0 KOLONGA

TASMANIA
W Coast
67.0 MOUNT READ
64.6 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN)
57.8 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION

13.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.5 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
13.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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3.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
2.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1340 (55.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1239 (51.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1060 (44.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
927 (38.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
895 (37.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
884 (36.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
881 (36.7) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
877 (36.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
873 (36.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
868 (36.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
796 (33.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
775 (32.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
774 (32.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
766 (31.9) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
759 (31.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
728 (30.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
722 (30.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
716 (29.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
713 (29.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
702 (29.3) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
696 (29.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
688 (28.7) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
665 (27.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
656 (27.3) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
646 (26.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
644 (26.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
644 (26.8) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
643 (26.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
639 (26.6) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
637 (26.5) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
636 (26.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
632 (26.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
630 (26.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
628 (26.2) MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
623 (26.0) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
623 (26.0) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
623 (26.0) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
619 (25.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
614 (25.6) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
610 (25.4) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
605 (25.2) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
602 (25.1) THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

115/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
107/17 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
102/14 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
98/23 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
87/14 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
87/16 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
87/20 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
87/21 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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 N Kimberley KALUMBURU 10.8mm in 39 min to 00:00 16.6mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h TRUSCOTT 18.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 18.8mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h W Kimberley FITZROY CROSSING AERO 11.8mm in 10 min to 01:30 70.8mm/h 8.6mm in 4 min to 01:34 129.0mm/h 8.2mm in 17 min to 01:51 28.9mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 17.0mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 16.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 16.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h 12.6mm in 11 min to 16:00 68.7mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.8mm/h 14.8mm in 21 min to 16:21 42.3mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.6mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 28.4mm in 32 min to 19:03 53.2mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.3mm/h TINDAL RAAF 9.6mm in 34 min to 19:00 16.9mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h BRADSHAW 31.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 12.6mm in 14 min to 18:00 54.0mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.2mm/h Central Coast E YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE 9.6mm in 15 min to 04:00 38.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.4mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.6mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.7mm/h TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO : 76(360/ 70 ) at 14:11 Central West DALWALLINU : 96(210/ 32 ) at 15:52 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 115(240/102 ) at 19:32 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 96(256/ 76 ) at 20:40 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 80(250/ 65 ) at 17:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 102(270/ 63 ) at 15:02 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(230/ 67 ) at 21:54 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(260/ 63 ) at 09:09 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 106(250/ 91 ) at 20:30