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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1333 EST on 23/12/2009. 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

E Pilbara

004041

WARRAWAGINE

244.5

190.4

15/12/1998

190.4

15/12/1998

1 n

E Pilbara

004046

YARRIE

140.0

118.0

19/12/1996

1 n

Roper-McArthur

014712

HODGSON RIVER

138.2

99.0

27/12/2004

1 n

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Maranoa

043109

ST GEORGE AIRPORT

131

98.0

02/12/2006

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 13:33EST, 23/12/2009.

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	28.0	-1.4	19.7	+3.4	18.0	0.0	7.0	--	447 (18.6)	44/17
PERTH AIRPORT	32.6	+3.8	18.6	+3.8	16.7	0.0	12.8	11.7	441 (18.4)	44/07
ALBANY AIRPORT	22.5	-0.7	13.6	+1.2	10.9	0.0	7.2	12.2	377 (15.7)	43/11
BUNBURY	30.4	+3.4	14.0	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	385 (16.0)	44/19
MANDURAH	28.6	--	18.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	61/20
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+1.0	23.8	-1.5	23.7	2.2	7.4	3.5	350 (14.6)	52/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	40.3	+4.9	20.8	+0.6	22.4	0.0	14.8	9.0	285 (11.9)	46/12
WHYALLA AERO	36.9	+8.7	15.5	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	374 (15.6)	41/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	37.2	+10.2	15.6	+0.1	12.6	0.0	9.4	10.7	237 ( 9.9)	24/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	28.7	+5.8	8.0	-1.9	5.1	0.0	7.0	13.1	244 (10.2)	30/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.7	+1.6	26.3	+3.3	25.4	0.0	9.2	6.8	338 (14.1)	44/18
CAIRNS AERO	31.8	+0.4	23.5	+0.1	20.0	0.0	7.0	11.7	204 ( 8.5)	28/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.0	+1.6	26.2	+2.2	23.8	0.0	9.8	11.2	388 (16.2)	41/14
MACKAY M.O	32.9	+2.9	23.0	+0.1	--	0.0	--	11.2	235 ( 9.8)	28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.8	+2.7	22.3	+1.1	21.6	0.2	6.8	--	184 ( 7.7)	--
BUNDABERG AERO	31.7	+2.4	21.3	+0.8	--	0.0	6.6	--	268 (11.2)	52/20
NAMBOUR DPI	31.0	+1.9	19.0	+0.9	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.3	+1.2	18.8	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	249 (10.4)	26/10
BRISBANE AERO	30.3	+2.1	20.2	+0.2	18.5	0.0	3.6	8.2	270 (11.3)	37/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.9	+0.3	17.0	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	500 (20.8)	54/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.6	-2.4	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.2	+0.9	17.9	-0.2	15.9	0.0	6.6	3.7	252 (10.5)	31/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.5	+3.0	19.3	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	34.3	+7.1	17.4	+0.9	15.8	4.2	7.8	8.1	386 (16.1)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	33.9	+7.0	15.5	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	86 ( 3.6)	26/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	28.9	+4.5	13.6	+2.3	7.0	1.4	5.4	10.7	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	34.6	+3.1	19.7	+3.8	--	0.0	--	--	421 (17.5)	59/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	32.2	+6.5	20.9	+3.5	18.4	0.0	9.0	12.0	600 (25.0)	39/11
RICHMOND RAAF	36.4	+7.7	16.6	+0.5	13.1	0.0	--	--	197 ( 8.2)	57/15
BELLAMBI AWS	26.5	+2.4	18.9	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	505 (21.0)	22/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT	34.1	+8.0	12.9	+1.6	9.9	0.0	11.0	12.1	255 (10.6)	44/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	38.1	+8.7	13.1	-0.6	11.3	0.0	12.0	11.6	209 ( 8.7)	43/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	36.6	+7.1	15.1	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	165 ( 6.9)	39/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	37.0	+6.9	18.3	+3.5	16.8	0.0	16.0	13.4	330 (13.8)	43/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	33.7	+6.3	15.9	+3.7	--	0.0	8.0	--	231 ( 9.6)	35/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	33.4	+6.4	14.2	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	265 (11.0)	37/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	27.5	+3.3	15.9	+3.0	13.8	0.0	6.6	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	22.6	-0.3	10.4	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	257 (10.7)	34/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	27.5	+4.9	9.2	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	303 (12.6)	31/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.6	+1.2	12.5	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	371 (15.5)	41/14
HOBART AIRPORT	22.9	+2.3	11.2	+0.5	7.9	0.0	5.2	11.1	372 (15.5)	39/15
	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

43.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
43.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
42.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
42.6 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
42.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

+14.5 : 41.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+13.5 : 40.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+13.5 : 40.6 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+13.1 : 37.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+12.6 : 39.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

29.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA
29.0 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
28.7 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
28.6 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
28.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
28.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+11.1 : 26.0 FORREST Eucla WA
+9.4 : 29.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+8.0 : 22.9 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+7.6 : 27.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 27.8 KULGERA N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
14.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-11.7 : 28.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-6.2 : 26.6 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
-5.6 : 31.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-5.4 : 31.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.8 : 12.0 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 : 5.4 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-4.3 : 6.5 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-3.6 : 7.4 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-3.3 : 8.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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.

244.5 WARRAWAGINE E Pilbara WA
140.0 YARRIE E Pilbara WA
138.2 HODGSON RIVER N Rivers NT
109.0 PINE CREEK COUNCIL N Rivers NT
88.6 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
88.0 NITA DOWNS
84.3 ANNA PLAINS
63.6 BROOME AIRPORT
E Pilbara
244.5 WARRAWAGINE
140.0 YARRIE

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
138.2 HODGSON RIVER
109.0 PINE CREEK COUNCIL
88.6 LARRIMAH
80.2 OLD DELAMERE
77.5 ELSEY
77.2 FOELSCHE HEADLAND
73.8 WAVE HILL
67.6 NOONAMAH AWS
59.0 PIGEON HOLE
58.2 CDU KATHERINE RURAL CAMPUS
55.6 ELIZABETH VALLEY
51.0 COX PENINSULA TRANSMITTER
51.0 GILNOCKIE

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
64.8 WEIPA AERO
Gulf Country
88.0 HERBERT VALE
Central Coast E
52.2 TURRAWULLA STATION
Brisbane/SE Coast
54.0 BROMFLEET ALERT
51.6 PALMWOODS
50.0 BROMFLEET TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
56.4 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS

13.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
12.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

.....

3.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
1.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1084 (45.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
1030 (42.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
932 (38.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
832 (34.7) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
828 (34.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
782 (32.6) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
767 (32.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
710 (29.6) MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
701 (29.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
695 (29.0) BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
685 (28.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
675 (28.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
673 (28.0) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
667 (27.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
652 (27.2) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
636 (26.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
616 (25.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
600 (25.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

131/12 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
120/17 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
93/15 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
87/13 TELFER AERO Interior WA
85/14 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
85/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast 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 TRUSCOTT 4.0mm in 6 min to 09:13 40.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 5.6mm in 4 min to 15:41 84.0mm/h NOONAMAH AWS 13.4mm in 29 min to 15:30 27.7mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.6mm/h POINT STUART AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 01:30 5.7mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 6.7mm/h LARRIMAH 30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h DALY WATERS AWS 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h BULMAN AWS 31.8mm in 2 hr to 23:30 15.9mm/h MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 16.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.6mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 15.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 15.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h BRADSHAW 27.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h Upper Carpentaria GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 6.0mm in 15 min to 16:00 24.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast GYMPIE 7.0mm in 4 min to 16:25 105.0mm/h 8.6mm in 5 min to 16:30 103.2mm/h 16.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 32.0mm/h 32.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 32.0mm/h 9.8mm in 50 min to 18:00 11.8mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.4mm/h 43.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.3mm/h ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 13.2mm in 12 min to 19:55 66.0mm/h 9.8mm in 5 min to 20:00 117.6mm/h 24.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 24.2mm/h 12.4mm in 21 min to 20:21 35.4mm/h 38.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 38.0mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.0mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.7mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 8.4mm in 18 min to 18:18 28.0mm/h 26.8mm in 42 min to 19:00 38.3mm/h 35.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 35.2mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.7mm/h JIMNA FORESTRY 11.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 22.0mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 18.2mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h BRISBANE 12.6mm in 30 min to 17:00 25.2mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.6mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.8mm/h KINGAROY AIRPORT 13.6mm in 41 min to 16:00 19.9mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h Darling Downs W MILES CONSTANCE STREET 9.0mm in 32 min to 17:00 16.9mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h Maranoa ST GEORGE AIRPORT 2.8mm in 2 min to 12:50 84.0mm/h 14.6mm in 7 min to 12:57 125.1mm/h 5.8mm in 3 min to 13:00 116.0mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 25.2mm/h 2.2mm in 1 min to 13:01 132.0mm/h 10.8mm in 6 min to 13:07 108.0mm/h 4.6mm in 3 min to 13:10 92.0mm/h 8.0mm in 9 min to 13:19 53.3mm/h 28.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 28.4mm/h 54.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 18.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains N TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 6.4mm in 13 min to 19:28 29.5mm/h NW Plains E MOREE AERO 9.0mm in 20 min to 10:20 27.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.8mm/h NW Slopes N NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 5.2mm in 6 min to 02:42 52.0mm/h 7.0mm in 6 min to 02:48 70.0mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 19.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 21.4mm/h NW Slopes S TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h CW Slopes N COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS 9.0mm in 23 min to 20:00 23.5mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.8mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.6mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Pilbara MANDORA : 102(220/ 70 ) at 00:00 Goldfields SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD : 93(340/ 61 ) at 15:08 QUEENSLAND Gulf Country JULIA CREEK AIRPORT : 121(150/ 93 ) at 17:39 Maranoa ST GEORGE AIRPORT : 132(140/ 82 ) at 13:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(330/ 67 ) at 12:30