Australian Weather News -- 02 JAN 2006

Monday 02 JAN 2006

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Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

WA: Continuing cold in central and southern areas

A cold southern airmass combined with continuing heavy cloud cover kept both night and daytime temperatures well below average across large parts of the state (see the maps below). Central WA had the largest departures below normal minima, with Meekatharra's low of 14.0 some 10.2 below the January average. Carnegie, 450km ENE of Meekatharra, broke the January minimum temperature record it set yesterday with a new low of 14.9. Ravensthorpe and Leonora came within a degree of their January record low minima.

Daytime temperatures were again extraordinarily low in the southeastern quarter of the state. Southern Cross struggled to reach 17.8, 16.8 below normal, Kalgoorlie-Boulder recorded 18.4 (-15.2), Paynes Find 22.1 (-14.9), Yeelirrie 18.4 (-16.7) and Balgair 18.0 (-14.9).

TAS: Strong winds as fronts sweep through

A strong westerly stream covered TAS with fronts crossing the state overnight and again this evening. Wind gusted to 135km/h atop Mt Wellington, 122 on Maatsuyker Island, 107 at Scotts Peak Dam in the South West and 94km/h in Hobart City.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1607 EST on 24/12/2006. 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

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Date

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Date

Years

Lowest minimum temperature

Goldfields

012314

LEINSTER AERO

13.1

14.7

01/01/2006

Previous record set earlier this month.

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

14.9

15.0

01/01/2006

Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

24.2

26.0

27/01/2003

W Agricultural

018106

NULLARBOR

19.0

01/01/2006

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

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 22:01EST, 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	31.6	0.0	15.4	-2.9	13.3	0.0	13.8	--	--	58/16
PERTH AIRPORT	31.1	-0.5	14.3	-2.6	12.8	0.0	10.2	8.3	573 (23.9)	54/06
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.4	-3.3	6.0	-7.7	3.8	0.0	7.6	11.4	263 (11.0)	55/12
BUNBURY	31.9	+2.5	10.7	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	376 (15.7)	43/22
MANDURAH	32.5	--	14.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	43/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.6	-1.2	25.0	+0.2	24.8	1.4	1.2	1.0	211 ( 8.8)	30/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	41.8	+5.4	27.1	+5.7	27.2	0.0	13.2	12.1	306 (12.8)	39/15
WHYALLA AERO	26.2	-3.7	18.9	+1.5	--	1.0	--	--	530 (22.1)	44/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.9	-4.2	13.1	-3.9	10.5	13.8	2.6	13.0	186 ( 7.8)	37/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.3	-4.9	7.6	-3.5	7.2	8.0	1.8	13.6	305 (12.7)	35/19
MOUNT ISA AERO	41.3	+5.0	26.1	+2.3	23.9	0.0	11.8	11.8	276 (11.5)	37/18
CAIRNS AERO	31.0	-0.4	23.4	-0.3	23.0	23.4	6.8	3.2	393 (16.4)	32/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.7	+0.4	25.4	+1.2	23.4	0.8	8.4	12.4	413 (17.2)	41/14
MACKAY M.O	33.1	+3.0	25.7	+2.2	--	0.0	--	11.0	340 (14.2)	30/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	36.3	+4.4	23.3	+1.2	21.9	0.0	9.2	--	280 (11.7)	30/14
BUNDABERG AERO	32.2	+2.1	21.5	+0.1	--	0.0	4.8	--	291 (12.1)	35/14
NAMBOUR DPI	34.4	+5.1	18.9	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	32.7	+4.6	23.0	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	434 (18.1)	44/13
BRISBANE AERO	31.5	+2.5	21.5	+0.4	19.2	0.0	8.6	12.1	437 (18.2)	37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	36.0	+7.9	18.8	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	375 (15.6)	48/17
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	36.4	+4.5	24.1	+5.3	16.2	0.0	12.8	--	276 (11.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.6	+0.7	20.5	+1.1	17.0	0.0	7.8	11.5	617 (25.7)	54/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	30.6	+3.2	19.4	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	27.0	-0.9	22.1	+4.1	21.4	0.0	19.2	5.4	623 (26.0)	65/01
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.7	-0.8	19.9	+3.2	20.3	1.6	--	--	286 (11.9)	37/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	25.0	-1.5	17.2	+4.0	11.2	2.8	10.8	11.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	38.0	+4.9	25.9	+7.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.9	-1.5	19.0	+0.3	17.7	8.6	16.6	0.0	--	--
RICHMOND RAAF	25.8	-4.0	19.9	+2.5	--	0.2	--	--	465 (19.4)	35/23
BELLAMBI AWS	24.9	+0.1	17.4	-1.5	--	2.8	--	--	646 (26.9)	41/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	31.8	+3.8	18.2	+5.0	15.0	1.4	17.6	11.8	589 (24.5)	52/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	31.8	+0.2	17.1	+0.9	16.8	0.6	19.4	12.8	687 (28.6)	48/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	30.1	-2.1	14.8	-1.8	--	0.8	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	30.6	-1.6	15.5	-1.1	15.6	0.0	11.8	13.5	504 (21.0)	37/02
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	27.4	-2.1	11.7	-2.4	10.4	0.0	--	--	540 (22.5)	39/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	26.2	-3.3	10.0	-3.9	--	3.8	--	--	420 (17.5)	39/01
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	24.0	-1.9	14.0	-0.3	12.7	12.4	2.6	--	98 ( 4.1)	21/05
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.8	-3.8	9.8	-3.3	--	9.0	--	--	396 (16.5)	46/21
BALLARAT AERODROME	22.6	-2.4	6.6	-4.2	--	6.4	--	--	477 (19.9)	37/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.7	-4.5	5.3	-6.8	--	3.0	--	--	219 ( 9.1)	52/18
HOBART AIRPORT	20.5	-2.0	7.8	-4.2	3.8	2.0	2.8	7.0	423 (17.6)	74/20
	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

44.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
44.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
44.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
44.0 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

+8.6 : 35.0 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+8.6 : 39.4 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+8.6 : 44.0 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+8.6 : 36.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD

30.4 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
30.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
30.1 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
29.9 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
28.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW

+8.3 : 25.1 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+8.2 : 24.9 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
+7.8 : 25.9 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+7.7 : 27.2 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+7.4 : 28.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+7.4 : 25.8 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
12.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
12.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

-17.1 : 17.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-16.8 : 21.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-16.7 : 17.8 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-15.3 : 18.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-15.1 : 22.1 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.7 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT COMPARISON N Coast TAS

-10.3 : 14.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-10.0 : 13.1 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-9.8 : 13.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-8.9 : 14.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.7 : 16.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-8.7 : 13.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA

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.

80.0 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
77.8 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
66.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
59.0 WONGAWOL Interior WA
55.0 FORT HILL WHARF N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
80.0 KURI BAY
77.8 TRUSCOTT
W Kimberley
50.0 KIMBERLEY DOWNS
Interior
66.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD
59.0 WONGAWOL

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
55.0 FORT HILL WHARF

13.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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1.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

1364 (56.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1337 (55.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1315 (54.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1219 (50.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1141 (47.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
987 (41.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
954 (39.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
938 (39.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
934 (38.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
875 (36.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
872 (36.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
868 (36.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
840 (35.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
827 (34.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
805 (33.5) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
755 (31.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
744 (31.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
723 (30.1) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
721 (30.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
720 (30.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
717 (29.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
709 (29.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
708 (29.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
704 (29.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
700 (29.2) LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
687 (28.6) WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
684 (28.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
679 (28.3) FORREST Eucla WA
673 (28.0) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
673 (28.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
670 (27.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
670 (27.9) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
666 (27.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
666 (27.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
665 (27.7) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
658 (27.4) WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
657 (27.4) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
653 (27.2) YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
650 (27.1) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
647 (27.0) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
646 (26.9) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
642 (26.8) MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
640 (26.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
633 (26.4) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
627 (26.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
626 (26.1) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
623 (26.0) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
623 (26.0) FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
623 (26.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
622 (25.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
620 (25.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
617 (25.7) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
616 (25.7) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
612 (25.5) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

135/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
122/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
107/ SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/21 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
94/19 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
94/16 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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 WYNDHAM AERO 12.6mm in 54 min to 17:00 14.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.6mm/h TRUSCOTT 21.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 21.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h E Kimberley ARGYLE AERODROME 5.4mm in 31 min to 20:00 10.5mm/h Interior WARBURTON AIRFIELD 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 20.8mm in 23 min to 21:13 54.3mm/h 8.2mm in 17 min to 21:30 28.9mm/h 29.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 29.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h 16.4mm in 11 min to 18:02 89.5mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 18.6mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula HORN ISLAND 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 6.0mm in 13 min to 03:00 27.7mm/h LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 18.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 18.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h CAPE FLATTERY 25.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 25.6mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.7mm/h TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(240/ 69 ) at 00:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 95(270/ 50 ) at 22:13 Southeast HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 95(300/ 39 ) at 20:45 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 122(320/104 ) at 22:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 135(260/ 87 ) at 22:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(280/ 54 ) at 18:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 95(280/ 58 ) at 17:54 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 108(300/ 80 ) at 20:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 87(260/ 72 ) at 23:30