Australian Weather News -- 04 JAN 2006

Wednesday 04 JAN 2006

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2006

Dec

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Noteworthy weather today

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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 1609 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest daily rainfall
WA	Goldfields	012054	DOBRA SCRITIA	108.0	63.0	27/01/1961	92	95.0	13/02/1943	99
WA	Goldfields	012056	MOREE	108.0	103.1	03/01/1966	77	107.2	25/02/1978	78
WA	Goldfields	012064	NOONGAAR	99.2	57.2	03/01/1966	76
WA	Goldfields	012101	SEVEN OAKS	57.0	46.5	28/01/1963	73
WA	Goldfields	012221	BODALLIN	86.0	56.4	21/01/2001	38	78.7	17/02/1970	39
WA	Goldfields	012298	MULGARA	54.0	43.2	31/01/1985	23
Highest minimum temperature
NT	Alice Springs	015511	CURTIN SPRINGS	31.4	31.2	05/01/2004	40
QLD	Maranoa	043091	ROMA AIRPORT	28.6	28.5	07/01/1994	14	28.5	07/01/1994	15
QLD	Warrego	044021	CHARLEVILLE AERO	31.2	30.7	07/01/2004	64	31.0	25/12/2003	65
Lowest maximum temperature
NSW	Sydney--west	067113	PENRITH LAKES AWS	19.9	20.3	06/01/1996	11

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 22:02EST, 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	30.7	-0.9	18.4	+0.1	17.5	0.0	7.0	--	464 (19.3)	45/17
PERTH AIRPORT	31.3	-0.3	18.2	+1.3	15.7	0.0	5.0	13.3	426 (17.8)	39/23
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.3	-3.4	14.8	+1.1	13.6	1.2	2.2	2.8	499 (20.8)	43/15
BUNBURY	29.6	+0.2	15.3	+0.2	--	0.4	--	--	355 (14.8)	41/08
MANDURAH	29.6	--	18.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	363 (15.1)	34/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+1.4	25.4	+0.6	25.0	0.2	3.0	6.5	280 (11.7)	26/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	42.8	+6.4	24.5	+3.1	22.5	0.0	14.6	9.6	337 (14.0)	44/12
WHYALLA AERO	29.1	-0.8	18.8	+1.4	--	0.0	10.8	--	558 (23.3)	50/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.0	-1.1	17.0	0.0	14.7	0.0	7.6	5.4	232 ( 9.7)	30/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.9	-4.3	10.0	-1.1	8.4	0.0	5.2	3.8	421 (17.5)	41/19
MOUNT ISA AERO	43.1	+6.8	27.5	+3.7	25.2	0.0	12.4	12.6	294 (12.3)	52/15
CAIRNS AERO	32.1	+0.7	24.5	+0.8	23.7	0.0	7.4	10.1	345 (14.4)	41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.2	+0.9	25.6	+1.4	22.9	0.0	9.0	12.6	--	37/12
MACKAY M.O	33.9	+3.8	24.3	+0.8	--	0.0	--	11.1	302 (12.6)	32/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	36.6	+4.7	22.8	+0.7	21.5	0.0	10.8	--	297 (12.4)	39/15
BUNDABERG AERO	32.9	+2.8	22.5	+1.1	--	0.0	9.8	--	330 (13.8)	35/12
NAMBOUR DPI	32.0	+2.7	23.6	+4.2	--	0.0	5.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.2	+1.1	23.0	+2.0	--	10.2	--	--	402 (16.8)	35/17
BRISBANE AERO	30.5	+1.5	23.9	+2.8	23.4	11.0	9.2	7.4	533 (22.2)	35/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.5	+1.4	20.0	+2.5	--	13.4	--	--	476 (19.8)	55/17
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	37.5	+5.6	21.8	+3.0	15.7	0.0	13.4	--	261 (10.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.8	-2.1	22.7	+3.3	20.6	2.2	6.0	0.0	397 (16.5)	37/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.6	-2.8	22.0	+3.9	--	0.6	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.0	-4.9	21.5	+3.5	21.5	0.0	12.4	0.1	--	34/05
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.7	-5.8	17.2	+0.5	15.4	5.2	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	17/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.0	+0.5	12.6	-0.6	4.0	0.0	4.0	10.7	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.1	+3.0	19.7	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.1	-5.3	19.1	+0.4	16.3	0.0	9.4	0.0	550 (22.9)	41/05
RICHMOND RAAF	19.4	-10.4	17.8	+0.4	--	0.2	--	--	316 (13.2)	30/06
BELLAMBI AWS	20.9	-3.9	16.4	-2.5	--	4.8	--	--	389 (16.2)	44/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT	25.2	-2.8	15.3	+2.1	12.0	0.0	14.0	7.6	464 (19.3)	46/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	33.5	+1.9	11.8	-4.4	9.1	0.0	12.0	12.1	469 (19.5)	45/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	30.7	-1.5	13.6	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	30.8	-1.4	15.6	-1.0	14.2	0.0	12.0	11.2	375 (15.6)	35/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.8	-3.7	10.4	-3.7	8.8	0.0	9.0	--	587 (24.5)	46/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT	26.5	-3.0	10.3	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	509 (21.2)	43/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.5	-5.4	13.7	-0.6	12.6	0.0	6.0	--	170 ( 7.1)	24/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.2	-6.4	12.0	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	515 (21.5)	41/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	20.6	-4.4	8.0	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	604 (25.2)	48/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.3	-3.9	8.2	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	24/17
HOBART AIRPORT	18.3	-4.2	10.7	-1.3	8.8	0.0	8.0	6.7	649 (27.0)	45/14
	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

45.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
45.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
45.0 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
44.9 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
44.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+8.2 : 44.3 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+6.9 : 45.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+6.8 : 43.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+6.8 : 43.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+6.8 : 41.0 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+6.8 : 42.2 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

33.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
32.1 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
31.5 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
31.4 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
31.2 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

+9.4 : 31.2 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+9.3 : 31.4 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.3 : 29.8 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+8.0 : 32.1 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.8 : 31.5 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
11.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-10.8 : 19.9 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-10.4 : 19.4 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-10.1 : 15.8 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.9 : 19.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.2 : 20.5 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW

-1.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
0.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-9.7 : 6.0 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
-8.6 : 0.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-8.4 : 6.3 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-8.1 : 2.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7 : 10.4 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.7 : 11.0 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW

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.

122.8 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
108.0 DOBRA SCRITIA Goldfields WA
108.0 MOREE Goldfields WA
99.2 NOONGAAR Goldfields WA
86.0 BODALLIN Goldfields WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
108.0 DOBRA SCRITIA
108.0 MOREE
99.2 NOONGAAR
86.0 BODALLIN
75.0 WALGOOLAN NORTH
73.8 WESTONIA
63.0 GORYA VALLEY
57.0 SEVEN OAKS
54.0 MULGARA

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
122.8 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
Brisbane/SE Coast
64.0 STRATHPINE COLONIAL DRIVE
64.0 PETRIE AUST PAPER MILLS
53.0 CLEAR MOUNTAIN BURANDA RD
50.0 HIGHVALE
Darling Downs E
53.0 LAGUNA

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
51.0 UPPER ORARA (DAIRYVILLE)

13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
12.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1451 (60.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1348 (56.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1261 (52.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1231 (51.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1173 (48.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1151 (48.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1055 (44.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1052 (43.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1010 (42.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
969 (40.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
950 (39.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
788 (32.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
761 (31.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
757 (31.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
751 (31.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
716 (29.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
687 (28.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
683 (28.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
675 (28.1) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
668 (27.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
649 (27.0) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
641 (26.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
641 (26.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
640 (26.7) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
632 (26.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
628 (26.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
625 (26.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
624 (26.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
615 (25.6) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
613 (25.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
611 (25.5) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
607 (25.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
605 (25.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
604 (25.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
602 (25.1) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
601 (25.0) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
601 (25.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
600 (25.0) YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC

83/01 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
81/14 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
76/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
74/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
70/10 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

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 W Kimberley FITZROY CROSSING AERO 12.6mm in 16 min to 14:38 47.2mm/h 3.2mm in 2 min to 14:40 96.0mm/h 10.0mm in 8 min to 14:48 75.0mm/h 27.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 27.8mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.3mm/h Goldfields SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 38.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 38.0mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 5.8mm in 12 min to 15:22 29.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.6mm/h CENTRE ISLAND 4.0mm in 6 min to 10:58 40.0mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 14.0mm in 1 hr 9 min to 19:00 12.2mm/h CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 6.0mm in 4 min to 19:46 90.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COCONUT ISLAND 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h HORN ISLAND 20.0mm in 1 hr 6 min to 19:00 18.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 38.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 38.2mm/h 53.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 17.7mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND 29.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 29.8mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.7mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO 7.4mm in 40 min to 00:00 11.1mm/h UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 21.8mm in 58 min to 21:00 22.6mm/h 21.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 21.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h BRISBANE 12.0mm in 30 min to 00:00 24.0mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.8mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 20.0mm/h REDCLIFFE 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h Darling Downs E OAKEY AERO 37.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.3mm/h TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.6mm in 51 min to 20:00 30.1mm/h 25.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 25.8mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 10.6mm in 22 min to 18:00 28.9mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA W Kimberley FITZROY CROSSING AERO : 82( 50/ 67 ) at 14:38 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 74(240/ 63 ) at 00:30