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National Daily Weather Summary

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1345 EST on 18/12/2007. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

WA

Central West

008039

DALWALLINU COMPARISON

48.1

40.1

12/12/1930

93

1

WA

Central West

008066

KOKARDINE

102.6

43.7

16/12/1923

98

97.5

28/03/1971

101

1 n

WA

Central West

008254

KONDUT

40.2

27.8

06/12/2002

72

1 n

WA

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

11.8

9.0

16/12/2007

11

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010061

HAPPY VALLEY

49.2

37.6

08/12/1981

70

1 n

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010141

XANTIPPE

54.4

41.0

26/12/1977

65

1 n

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

16.2

10.0

06/12/2003

11

1

WA

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

22.2

14.0

07/12/2002

11

1


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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 13:45EST, 18/12/2007.

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 23.6 -5.8 17.6 +1.3 16.0 2.0 8.4 -- 484 (20.2) 50/10
PERTH AIRPORT 22.9 -5.9 16.2 +1.4 15.4 2.0 2.6 6.6 437 (18.2) 41/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.0 -1.2 13.7 +1.3 14.0 27.8 5.2 3.2 695 (29.0) 46/01
BUNBURY 22.2 -4.7 13.6 +0.2 -- 22.2 -- -- 385 (16.0) 30/15
MANDURAH 21.3 -- 15.8 -- -- 2.4 -- -- 368 (15.3) 50/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.4 +2.8 25.6 +0.3 25.1 0.0 5.4 10.4 220 ( 9.2) 35/18
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.8 +4.4 24.3 +4.1 23.1 0.0 15.0 7.3 346 (14.4) 59/15
WHYALLA AERO 27.1 -1.0 16.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 597 (24.9) 37/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.5 +2.6 14.3 -1.2 11.4 0.0 18.2 9.9 348 (14.5) 41/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.1 -0.7 10.0 +0.1 7.6 0.0 5.8 9.5 500 (20.8) 54/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.5 +2.4 23.6 +0.6 23.5 2.6 9.4 10.8 300 (12.5) 48/00
CAIRNS AERO 33.7 +2.3 23.7 +0.4 21.6 0.0 6.6 11.5 350 (14.6) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.3 +0.8 25.2 +1.2 23.3 0.0 10.4 12.4 469 (19.5) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 30.3 +0.2 21.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 283 (11.8) 22/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.6 +2.5 20.3 -0.9 19.1 0.0 7.0 -- 208 ( 8.7) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 32.0 +2.6 20.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 275 (11.5) 34/14
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- 19.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) --
COOLANGATTA 28.6 +1.5 22.9 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 43/21
BRISBANE AERO 29.3 +1.0 21.7 +1.6 20.2 0.0 5.6 1.8 505 (21.0) 48/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.0 +1.1 19.7 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.1 -4.0 18.9 +1.5 17.8 8.6 4.4 -- 215 ( 9.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.5 -0.8 21.6 +3.5 20.8 5.6 4.0 3.2 392 (16.3) 54/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.9 -1.8 19.3 +2.6 -- 19.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.5 -3.8 18.3 +1.8 17.9 5.6 4.8 6.4 404 (16.8) 54/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.9 -4.1 17.0 +1.8 -- 12.8 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 43/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.8 -1.6 12.0 +0.8 9.2 8.6 1.2 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.2 -3.5 15.6 -0.2 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.0 -3.7 18.1 +0.7 17.4 11.2 4.2 8.2 699 (29.1) 57/11
RICHMOND RAAF 24.0 -4.9 16.7 +0.6 -- 12.6 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 48/15
BELLAMBI AWS 21.5 -- 16.7 -- -- 18.4 -- -- 506 (21.1) 57/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.7 -4.4 10.8 -0.5 8.9 1.2 2.8 10.6 300 (12.5) 48/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.1 -1.2 13.4 -0.3 -- 3.8 3.0 12.9 228 ( 9.5) 43/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.3 -1.1 14.4 +0.9 -- 6.4 -- -- 288 (12.0) 35/08
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.4 -0.7 12.4 -2.4 11.1 0.0 8.0 12.6 333 (13.9) 35/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.4 +1.1 11.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 18.0 -- 551 (23.0) 35/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.9 +1.0 10.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 34/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.0 -0.2 15.1 +2.2 12.5 0.0 6.0 -- 190 ( 7.9) 28/16
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.2 -2.5 13.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 46/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.6 +0.1 9.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 639 (26.6) 48/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.9 +0.5 13.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 35/17
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 -3.5 10.1 -0.6 7.2 0.0 8.0 12.0 522 (21.8) 37/23
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

43.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
42.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
42.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD

+5.1 : 29.4 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+4.4 : 39.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+4.3 : 40.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+4.2 : 42.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+3.5 : 21.9 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

29.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
28.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
28.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+7.9 : 29.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+5.8 : 23.6 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
+5.7 : 23.5 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+5.1 : 20.9 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+5.1 : 15.5 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC

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

8.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
12.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.2 : 24.2 MULLEWA Central West WA
-10.1 : 20.9 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.0 : 22.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-9.9 : 23.0 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-9.8 : 22.0 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA

-3.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.6 : -2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.3 : -3.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 : -2.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.9 : 9.2 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-5.7 : 0.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

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.
103.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW
102.6 KOKARDINE Central West WA
75.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
73.6 THALLON POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD
67.0 GWABEGAR POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
56.6 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP
Central West
102.6 KOKARDINE
Cent Wheatbelt
54.4 XANTIPPE

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs W
73.6 THALLON POST OFFICE
Warrego
58.4 MULGA DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
67.0 GWABEGAR POST OFFICE
NW Slopes S
53.2 NUNDLE (HEAD OF THE PEEL)
MidNorth Coast S
103.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE
75.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD)
54.6 NUNDLE (BARRY)
Hunter Valley
53.2 BLANDFORD (PAGES RIVER)

13.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

2.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

1027 (42.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1000 (41.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
933 (38.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
892 (37.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
812 (33.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
790 (32.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
734 (30.6) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
730 (30.4) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
729 (30.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
727 (30.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
724 (30.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
712 (29.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
706 (29.4) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
699 (29.1) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
699 (29.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
695 (29.0) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
677 (28.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
674 (28.1) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
668 (27.8) FORREST Eucla WA
664 (27.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
661 (27.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
656 (27.3) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
650 (27.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
645 (26.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
643 (26.8) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
639 (26.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
629 (26.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
626 (26.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
626 (26.1) SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
619 (25.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
614 (25.6) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
610 (25.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
604 (25.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
602 (25.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/14 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
85/17 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
76/13 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
76/19 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
76/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
15.8mm in 30 min to 20:30 31.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 18.8mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.0mm/h
Lower West
ESPERANCE AERO
5.6mm in 13 min to 16:17 25.8mm/h
MANJIMUP
11.0mm in 16 min to 16:16 41.2mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
ESPERANCE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
SHANNON
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
Eucla
FORREST
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.0mm/h
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO
8.2mm in 49 min to 00:00 10.0mm/h
15.4mm in 9 min to 13:32 102.7mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 18.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
CHEADANUP
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
SALMON GUMS RES.STN.
9.6mm in 10 min to 15:00 57.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BULMAN AWS
10.8mm in 14 min to 17:30 46.3mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
15.6mm in 15 min to 18:00 62.4mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
11.6mm in 30 min to 18:30 23.2mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 28.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
6.0mm in 6 min to 15:30 60.0mm/h
32.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 64.8mm/h
38.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 38.4mm/h
36.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 36.2mm/h
43.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.3mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
17.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.6mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 18:00 22.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.4mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 19:30 22.8mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.0mm/h
30.8mm in 30 min to 20:00 61.6mm/h
42.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 42.2mm/h
35.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 35.8mm/h
55.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 18.3mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
15.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.2mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.0mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.6mm/h
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
Maranoa
ROMA AIRPORT
14.2mm in 42 min to 16:00 20.3mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
ST GEORGE AIRPORT
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.6mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
CLONCURRY AIRPORT : 85(110/ 63 ) at 17:50
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA : 78(180/ 67 ) at 01:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 72( 70/ 65 ) at 16:30