Australian Weather News -- 19 DEC 2005

Monday 19 DEC 2005

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2005

Dec

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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 1226 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Lowest grass minimum temperature
QLD	Darling Downs E	041521	GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT	3.9	4.5	13/12/1995	15
Highest minimum temperature
WA	Eucla	011017	BALLADONIA	23.7	23.4	16/12/2004	35
WA	Goldfields	012038	KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT	29.1	28.2	31/12/1978	65
WA	Goldfields	012046	LEONORA	30.4	30.4	20/12/1972	47				Equal to record.
WA	Goldfields	012314	LEINSTER AERO	29.7	28.7	28/12/1997	12
WA	Interior	013012	WILUNA	30.5	30.0	01/12/1994	46
QLD	Central Highlands	035059	ROLLESTON METEOR ST	27.0	27.0	23/12/1997	18	27.0	23/01/1998	18	Equal to record.
Lowest minimum temperature
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040764	GOLD COAST SEAWAY	14.7	15.1	04/12/2005	12				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Darling Downs E	041525	WARWICK	7.1	7.4	29/12/2004	11
Highest maximum temperature
WA	Eucla	011019	EYRE	47.5	43.5	16/12/2004	20
WA	Eucla	011045	BALGAIR	46.0	45.4	23/12/1986	23
WA	Goldfields	012065	NORSEMAN	45.0	44.9	31/12/1972	48

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	26.2	-3.3	19.1	+2.8	18.5	0.0	8.8	--	412 (17.2)	35/14
PERTH AIRPORT	24.3	-4.6	16.1	+1.3	13.9	0.0	9.2	8.0	370 (15.4)	39/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	24.5	+1.4	14.8	+2.4	13.7	0.0	6.4	10.9	294 (12.3)	45/17
BUNBURY	21.8	-5.3	14.7	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	302 (12.6)	37/15
MANDURAH	21.6	--	17.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	371 (15.5)	37/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.4	+2.8	23.9	-1.4	23.5	0.0	7.2	11.5	293 (12.2)	46/20
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.2	-0.2	16.0	-4.2	11.9	0.0	9.4	13.3	264 (11.0)	43/14
WHYALLA AERO	32.1	+4.0	13.7	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	308 (12.8)	37/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	29.3	+2.3	14.5	-1.0	11.4	0.0	1.4	12.6	196 ( 8.2)	26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	23.5	+0.6	8.2	-1.7	5.8	0.0	3.4	11.9	434 (18.1)	39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.4	+1.2	20.2	-2.9	15.7	0.0	15.8	12.7	465 (19.4)	52/16
CAIRNS AERO	33.8	+2.4	23.6	+0.2	22.3	0.0	8.8	12.0	249 (10.4)	35/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	34.5	+3.0	24.7	+0.6	23.9	0.0	12.6	12.6	311 (13.0)	35/16
MACKAY MO	32.3	+2.2	21.7	-1.2	--	0.0	--	11.9	304 (12.7)	34/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	36.0	+3.9	16.6	-4.6	14.5	0.0	12.8	--	245 (10.2)	35/15
BUNDABERG AERO	34.1	+4.7	18.3	-2.2	--	0.0	12.6	--	444 (18.5)	39/10
NAMBOUR DPI	31.9	+2.7	12.4	-5.8	--	21.2³	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	27.6	+0.4	15.5	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	280 (11.7)	28/10
BRISBANE AERO	32.1	+3.8	15.4	-4.7	13.3	0.0	11.2	13.7	382 (15.9)	37/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.2	-0.5	12.5	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	537 (22.4)	50/09
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	28.8	-2.2	11.8	-5.7	6.8	0.0	9.0	--	180 ( 7.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.6	+0.3	13.5	-4.6	9.0	0.0	8.8	13.1	319 (13.3)	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.4	+1.8	12.5	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.7	-0.5	13.0	-3.5	8.3	0.0	12.8	12.9	469 (19.5)	52/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.7	-2.2	10.2	-5.1	6.1	0.0	--	--	182 ( 7.6)	35/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.0	-3.4	8.5	-2.8	0.0	0.0	4.0	14.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.5	-3.2	16.8	-0.7	9.6	0.0	10.4	13.5	626 (26.1)	55/11
RICHMOND RAAF	27.2	-1.5	13.3	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	429 (17.9)	43/12
BELLAMBI AWS	20.4	-3.7	15.8	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	498 (20.8)	50/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT	26.6	+0.5	10.5	-0.9	6.4	0.0	10.4	13.2	551 (23.0)	48/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	27.0	-2.4	7.9	-5.8	6.6	0.0	7.4	13.7	519 (21.6)	50/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.3	-4.1	9.9	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.0	+0.9	10.9	-3.9	7.8	0.0	9.0	13.7	408 (17.0)	34/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.2	-1.2	8.5	-3.7	5.4	3.2³	19.2	--	410 (17.1)	34/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	26.8	-0.2	4.6	-6.9	--	0.0	--	--	438 (18.3)	39/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.4	-1.8	11.6	-1.3	9.3	0.6	3.2	--	207 ( 8.6)	22/09
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.4	-1.5	7.7	-3.2	--	0.4	--	--	532 (22.2)	39/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	22.8	+0.2	3.0	-6.4	--	0.2	--	--	465 (19.4)	39/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.2	-2.2	6.2	-4.4	--	0.6	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	35/16
HOBART AIRPORT	17.6	-3.0	12.0	+1.3	10.0	0.2	2.6	3.3	412 (17.2)	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

47.5 EYRE Eucla WA
46.1 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
46.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
45.2 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
45.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

+22.2 : 47.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+18.4 : 43.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+15.9 : 46.1 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+15.9 : 44.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+15.0 : 46.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA

30.5 WILUNA Interior WA
30.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
30.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA
30.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
29.7 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+12.5 : 29.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.4 : 30.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+10.4 : 23.7 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+9.5 : 30.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+9.1 : 28.7 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.1 : 11.7 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-5.9 : 17.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-5.8 : 13.9 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-5.8 : 12.5 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-5.6 : 16.2 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS

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

-8.9 : 4.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.8 : 7.1 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-8.7 : 7.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-8.7 : 4.5 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-8.7 : 10.7 SURAT Maranoa QLD

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.

82.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
58.6 COOINDA AERODROME N Rivers NT
57.0 JINDARE N Rivers NT
55.0 NARRABRI (WOODLANDS) NW Slopes N NSW
53.8 WALLEN WALLEN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
82.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
58.6 COOINDA AERODROME
57.0 JINDARE
50.0 LEGUNE

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
53.8 WALLEN WALLEN

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
55.0 NARRABRI (WOODLANDS)

14.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
13.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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4.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1671 (69.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1533 (63.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1382 (57.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1222 (50.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1212 (50.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1071 (44.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
971 (40.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
968 (40.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
946 (39.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
914 (38.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
901 (37.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
836 (34.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
810 (33.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
795 (33.1) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
789 (32.9) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
786 (32.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
775 (32.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
760 (31.7) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
753 (31.4) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
749 (31.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
744 (31.0) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
720 (30.0) MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
718 (29.9) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
698 (29.1) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
697 (29.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
685 (28.5) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
675 (28.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
672 (28.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
671 (28.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
657 (27.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
650 (27.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
634 (26.4) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
628 (26.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
627 (26.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
626 (26.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
616 (25.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
613 (25.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
606 (25.3) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

102/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
97/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
96/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/00 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
93/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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 ARGYLE AERODROME 6.6mm in 4 min to 16:47 99.0mm/h 5.6mm in 3 min to 16:50 112.0mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.6mm/h 13.2mm in 30 min to 17:30 26.4mm/h 31.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 31.8mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.6mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h W Kimberley DERBY AERO 5.8mm in 31 min to 17:00 11.2mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h CURTIN AERO 11.6mm in 13 min to 18:00 53.5mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h FITZROY CROSSING AERO 15.2mm in 22 min to 22:00 41.5mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.2mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 5.4mm in 11 min to 20:51 29.5mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.8mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h POINT STUART AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 5.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.3mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 15.2mm in 23 min to 19:53 39.7mm/h 13.8mm in 37 min to 20:30 22.4mm/h 29.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 29.0mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 14.4mm in 30 min to 18:30 28.8mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h COCONUT ISLAND 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 11.8mm in 20 min to 02:20 35.4mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 19.4mm in 40 min to 16:30 29.1mm/h 25.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 25.0mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h NORTH EAST ISLAND 22.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 7.3mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 7.3mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 13:30 5.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(180/ 67 ) at 04:45 GREEN CAPE AWS : 93(220/ 78 ) at 01:30 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(240/ 87 ) at 02:00 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 89(236/ 72 ) at 00:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 83(230/ 70 ) at 00:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(330/ 74 ) at 20:51 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(240/ 67 ) at 22:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 87(260/ 65 ) at 11:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 85(230/ 70 ) at 00:30 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 72(240/ 65 ) at 15:31