Australian Weather News -- 31 DEC 2010

Friday 31 DEC 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0924 EST on 24/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

Goldfields

012314

LEINSTER AERO

30.0

29.7

19/12/2005

1 Y

Interior

013011

WARBURTON AIRFIELD

32.1

30.7

27/12/2005

31.3

20/02/2007

1 Y

Interior

013017

GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE

31.4

31.0

26/12/1990

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

45.4

44.5

29/12/2009

1 Y

W Agricultural

018120

WHYALLA AERO

44.5

44.3

30/12/2005

1 Y

VIC

E Central

086373

RHYLL

37.2

36.1

10/12/2006

1 Y

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 09:24EST, 24/05/2012.

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	20.5	+4.2	18.8	0.0	9.4	--	754 (31.4)	57/17
PERTH AIRPORT	36.3	+7.4	19.3	+4.5	16.7	0.0	11.4	13.2	509 (21.2)	52/22
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.8	-1.3	12.6	+0.2	9.8	0.0	6.0	9.2	231 ( 9.6)	37/14
BUNBURY	33.4	+6.3	14.7	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	409 (17.0)	52/17
MANDURAH	30.4	--	18.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	526 (21.9)	55/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.1	-0.5	26.2	+0.9	25.3	0.0	5.2	8.1	363 (15.1)	39/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.0	+2.6	20.1	-0.1	19.6	0.0	15.2	9.8	--	--
WHYALLA AERO	44.5	+16.4	24.6	+8.8	--	0.0	16.0	--	365 (15.2)	65/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	36.9	+9.9	23.3	+7.8	--	0.0	11.8	12.6	313 (13.0)	54/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	35.0	+12.1	13.0	+3.1	11.8	0.0	6.6	13.0	355 (14.8)	72/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.1	+0.9	23.1	0.0	20.8	0.0	6.0	10.0	287 (12.0)	39/23
CAIRNS AERO	32.5	+1.1	25.1	+1.7	24.0	1.2	6.4	7.7	312 (13.0)	44/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.6	-0.9	25.4	+1.3	23.1	0.6	5.6	1.0	331 (13.8)	43/11
MACKAY M.O	28.9	-1.2	23.8	+0.9	--	6.2	--	8.1	415 (17.3)	43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.5	-1.6	23.4	+2.2	22.2	0.0	6.4	--	365 (15.2)	34/02
BUNDABERG AERO	30.3	+0.9	20.9	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	408 (17.0)	44/14
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	-1.2	21.0	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.6	+1.4	20.8	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	372 (15.5)	50/12
BRISBANE AERO	27.8	-0.5	20.4	+0.3	19.2	0.0	6.8	12.6	375 (15.6)	43/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.5	-1.2	16.5	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	581 (24.2)	48/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.2	+3.2	21.2	+3.7	16.1	0.0	7.0	--	93 ( 3.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.1	+0.8	18.6	+0.5	17.5	0.0	5.2	12.9	217 ( 9.0)	22/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.0	+0.4	17.0	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.0	+5.8	17.1	+0.6	14.7	0.0	9.2	11.9	296 (12.3)	37/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	30.3	+3.4	16.2	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	69 ( 2.9)	28/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	29.5	+5.1	15.0	+3.7	6.0	0.0	8.0	13.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	35.3	+3.8	17.0	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	241 (10.0)	28/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.5	+3.8	21.9	+4.4	19.8	0.0	8.8	11.7	422 (17.6)	57/17
RICHMOND RAAF	35.1	+6.4	16.8	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	123 ( 5.1)	31/16
BELLAMBI AWS	25.4	+1.3	19.5	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	43/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	33.0	+6.9	12.0	+0.6	11.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	38.1	+8.7	15.7	+2.0	9.8	0.0	10.4	13.6	234 ( 9.8)	26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	38.1	+8.7	15.7	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	165 ( 6.9)	46/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	42.1	+12.0	22.1	+7.3	17.3	0.0	11.0	12.8	303 (12.6)	50/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	39.2	+11.8	14.4	+2.2	--	0.0	7.2	--	235 ( 9.8)	46/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	40.8	+13.8	16.3	+4.8	--	0.0	--	--	277 (11.5)	65/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	41.1	+16.9	14.9	+2.0	13.2	0.0	6.0	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	42.3	+19.4	9.4	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	85/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	37.6	+15.0	13.0	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	81/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	26.0	+3.6	9.0	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	30/14
HOBART AIRPORT	26.3	+5.7	7.3	-3.4	4.0	0.0	8.8	13.0	300 (12.5)	35/17
	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

46.1 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
45.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
45.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
45.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
45.5 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA

+19.4 : 42.3 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
+19.0 : 40.1 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+18.8 : 42.8 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+18.2 : 41.9 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+17.0 : 38.2 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC

32.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
31.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
30.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
30.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
30.0 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA

+13.7 : 26.2 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.3 : 25.7 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.1 : 23.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.7 : 23.9 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
+11.6 : 26.5 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
+11.6 : 25.5 KIMBA W Agricultural SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

15.4 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
16.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.9 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
18.3 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS

-6.9 : 27.0 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
-6.8 : 27.2 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-6.7 : 31.8 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-6.5 : 28.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-6.4 : 31.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

-0.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
3.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-7.3 : 4.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.2 : 3.4 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.1 : 2.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-5.7 : 4.2 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast 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.

132.0 FARAWAY BAY N Kimberley WA
119.2 HOME VALLEY N Kimberley WA
90.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
79.8 RONLOW PARK Central West QLD
73.6 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
132.0 FARAWAY BAY
119.2 HOME VALLEY
90.0 DOONGAN
70.2 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION
64.4 EMMA GORGE
58.4 KURI BAY
58.0 DIGGERS REST
56.0 WYNDHAM
55.4 WYNDHAM AERO
53.4 EL QUESTRO
51.3 MOUNT ELIZABETH
50.4 KALUMBURU
E Kimberley
64.0 KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT
58.4 KUNUNURRA AERO
W Kimberley
62.0 CHARNLEY RIVER
52.0 MOUNT HOUSE STATION

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
73.6 PORT KEATS AERO
55.2 KEEP RIVER RANGERS
N Plateau
61.7 SOUDAN

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
54.0 HAZELMERE
Central Coast E
**S** 71.4 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE
Central Coast W
50.5 BRUSLEE
Central West
79.8 RONLOW PARK
61.0 CAMERON DOWNS
Wide Bay/Burnett
53.8 BARWOOD
Brisbane/SE Coast
54.2 FRASER ISLAND EURONG

ISLANDS
Islands
53.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

13.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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4.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.5 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
2.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
1.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

999 (41.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
943 (39.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
938 (39.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
917 (38.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
795 (33.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
754 (31.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
742 (30.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
738 (30.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
726 (30.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
713 (29.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
711 (29.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
706 (29.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
702 (29.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
700 (29.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
691 (28.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
660 (27.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
656 (27.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
648 (27.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
611 (25.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

104/13 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
91/13 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
89/15 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
87/22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
87/13 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB 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 N Kimberley KURI BAY 37.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.3mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h TRUSCOTT 8.6mm in 9 min to 20:28 57.3mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h W Kimberley BROOME AIRPORT 10.4mm in 10 min to 12:00 62.4mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.0mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 16.0mm/h 5.0mm in 7 min to 16:30 42.9mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h DERBY AERO 8.4mm in 46 min to 15:00 11.0mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h CYGNET BAY 29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h 64.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.7mm/h WEST ROEBUCK 46.6mm in 30 min to 12:00 93.2mm/h 46.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 46.6mm/h 47.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 15.7mm/h 49.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 49.0mm/h 12.6mm in 30 min to 17:00 25.2mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.2mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.8mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 7.8mm in 4 min to 14:10 117.0mm/h 22.0mm in 12 min to 14:22 110.0mm/h 37.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 37.2mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.0mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 22.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 45.2mm/h 25.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 25.6mm/h 23.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 23.0mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h DALY WATERS AWS 13.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 26.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.0mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 10.2mm in 30 min to 06:00 20.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.0mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h N Plateau TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 9.2mm in 17 min to 14:30 32.5mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 3.0mm in 2 min to 14:49 90.0mm/h 3.8mm in 2 min to 14:51 114.0mm/h 2.2mm in 1 min to 14:52 132.0mm/h 7.6mm in 7 min to 14:59 65.1mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 19.8mm/h 4.2mm in 12 min to 16:12 21.0mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h 7.6mm in 8 min to 16:38 57.0mm/h 8.6mm in 22 min to 17:00 23.5mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.0mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 13.6mm in 34 min to 16:00 24.0mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 6.4mm in 19 min to 18:30 20.2mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.8mm/h Central Coast E PROSERPINE AIRPORT 10.8mm in 56 min to 05:00 11.6mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.8mm/h ISLANDS Islands CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 41.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 13.7mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 5.0mm/h	VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93(350/ 58 ) at 06:30 Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 82(340/ 63 ) at 23:22 W Central POINT WILSON : 72(320/ 63 ) at 14:44 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 104(310/ 80 ) at 14:30 HAMILTON AIRPORT : 93(300/ 61 ) at 16:00 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE : 87(300/ 69 ) at 14:38 AIREYS INLET : 80(300/ 65 ) at 16:11 DARTMOOR : 93(310/ 59 ) at 13:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 83( 90/ 70 ) at 12:30 ISLANDS Islands NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR : 70(280/ 63 ) at 06:10 LBDD (TIMOR SEA) : 78(320/ 70 ) at 06:08