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Thursday 13 JUL 2006

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2006

Dec

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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.

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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 2053 EST on 12/01/2007. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest daily rainfall
WA	Interior	013011	WARBURTON AIRFIELD	34.6	30.6	20/07/1984	45
NT	Darwin-Daly	014198	JABIRU AIRPORT	46.2	14.0	28/07/1986	30
NT	Darwin-Daly	014208	JABIRU COUNCIL	14.6	0.0	2003	21
NT	Darwin-Daly	014256	COOINDA AERODROME	4.0	0.0	2003	11
NT	Roper-McArthur	014645	LIMMEN RIVER	2.0	0.0	2005	12
SA	W Agricultural	018114	MARALINGA	22.6	20.0	15/07/1998	45
QLD	N Peninsula	027061	SOUTHWELL STATION	1.4	0.0	2005	11
QLD	Gulf Country	029012	CROYDON TOWNSHIP	32.0	26.4	31/07/1891	118
QLD	Gulf Country	029154	YAPPAR RIVER	18.0	1.0	20/07/2005	13
QLD	N Coast--Barron	031012	CAPE TRIBULATION STORE	103.0	98.8	01/07/1969	60
QLD	N Coast--Barron	031102	DAINTREE TEA	76.0	73.0	09/07/1989	41
Highest grass minimum temperature
QLD	N Coast--Herbert	032040	TOWNSVILLE AERO	20.4	20.4	21/07/1998	12				Equal to record.
QLD	Central West	036031	LONGREACH AERO	16.6	15.9	20/07/1998	11
Highest minimum temperature
QLD	Central Coast W	034084	CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT	19.4	18.7	23/07/1998	14
Lowest minimum temperature
WA	Central West	008251	KALBARRI	-0.4	1.8	12/07/1986	31	-0.4	13/08/1986	36
WA	Lower West	009178	GINGIN AERO	-2.6	-2.5	11/07/1997	11	-2.5	11/07/1997	12
Lowest maximum temperature
WA	W Kimberley	003032	DERBY AERO	20.4	22.6	03/07/1998	22
WA	W Kimberley	003057	CYGNET BAY	20.9	21.7	11/07/1997	21
WA	W Kimberley	003080	CURTIN AERO	19.8	21.7	03/07/1998	14
NT	Darwin-Daly	014153	BLACK POINT	25.4	26.5	03/07/2001	15
SA	NW Pastoral	016032	NONNING	9.2	9.2	12/07/2005	38				Equal to record.
SA	W Agricultural	018012	CEDUNA AMO	8.1	8.3	15/07/1956	66	8.3	15/07/1956	67
SA	W Agricultural	018069	ELLISTON	9.8	10.1	12/07/2005	45	9.9	01/06/1989	46
SA	W Agricultural	018195	MINNIPA DPI	9.0	9.4	12/07/2005	11	9.4	12/07/2005	12

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 22:59EST, 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	16.9	-2.6	2.2	-7.3	-0.3	0.0	3.2	--	446 (18.6)	30/12
PERTH AIRPORT	17.6	-0.3	0.7	-7.4	0.7	0.0	1.8	9.3	242 (10.1)	21/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.7	-0.1	4.0	-3.5	0.4	0.2	0.8	6.5	213 ( 8.9)	32/12
BUNBURY	16.1	-1.1	0.3	-6.9	--	0.0	--	--	113 ( 4.7)	24/12
MANDURAH	16.1	--	6.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	196 ( 8.2)	28/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.7	+0.2	22.2	+3.0	21.2	0.0	4.0	4.7	283 (11.8)	34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	18.4	-1.3	13.1	+9.1	10.0	0.0	7.6	0.3	434 (18.1)	58/16
WHYALLA AERO	12.2	-4.7	6.8	+1.5	--	0.0	7.0	--	469 (19.5)	41/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.3	-1.0	3.0	-4.5	-0.3	0.0	1.8	6.0	183 ( 7.6)	32/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.7	-1.4	3.3	-1.9	1.7	0.4	0.8	2.5	213 ( 8.9)	26/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	22.3	-2.4	16.5	+7.9	14.0	0.0	5.4	0.2	319 (13.3)	50/12
CAIRNS AERO	22.8	-2.9	20.8	+3.8	20.3	5.2	2.2	0.0	517 (21.5)	52/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.3	+1.2	21.3	+7.7	20.4	1.4	1.6	0.3	336 (14.0)	39/11
MACKAY M.O	22.0	+0.7	18.5	+5.7	--	0.2	--	0.4	257 (10.7)	30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.3	-0.8	16.1	+6.6	14.8	0.0	3.0	--	149 ( 6.2)	18/20
BUNDABERG AERO	21.0	-1.0	14.5	+4.4	--	0.0	2.2	--	165 ( 6.9)	26/14
NAMBOUR DPI	21.4	+0.3	7.1	-0.6	--	0.0	4.2	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.5	+1.0	8.1	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	143 ( 6.0)	39/14
BRISBANE AERO	22.9	+2.0	8.3	-0.5	4.6	0.0	2.8	4.5	245 (10.2)	30/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.1	+3.5	9.7	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	52/15
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	17.3	+1.2	2.2	-2.5	-2.6	0.0	2.8	--	151 ( 6.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.8	+0.1	9.2	+1.7	4.1	0.0	2.2	7.8	284 (11.8)	45/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.8	+0.1	3.7	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	16.5	-0.5	3.9	-2.4	0.6	0.0	2.8	8.7	336 (14.0)	37/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	16.0	-1.5	2.1	-2.5	-1.9	0.0	--	--	71 ( 3.0)	28/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.0	+2.7	-1.6	-3.0	-6.6	0.0	7.2	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.7	+0.5	-3.2	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	14.3	-2.7	5.8	-1.3	1.1	0.0	2.4	8.3	417 (17.4)	45/14
RICHMOND RAAF	15.5	-1.9	-3.2	-6.7	--	0.0	--	--	67 ( 2.8)	31/12
BELLAMBI AWS	14.7	-2.1	6.7	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	318 (13.3)	50/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.9	+1.6	-5.8	-5.7	-8.8	0.0	1.8	9.1	188 ( 7.8)	34/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	13.1	+0.4	-5.1	-7.8	-5.8	0.0	1.2	8.5	213 ( 8.9)	--
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.5	+0.5	-2.8	-6.0	--	0.0	--	--	132 ( 5.5)	21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.1	-1.2	-1.9	-6.2	-4.7	0.0	2.2	9.0	272 (11.3)	26/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.1	+1.1	2.3	-0.6	--	0.0	1.4	--	310 (12.9)	32/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.6	+1.1	0.0	-2.4	--	0.2	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	31/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	12.4	-1.0	6.4	+0.4	3.0	0.2	1.2	--	163 ( 6.8)	17/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	12.8	-1.0	5.3	-0.1	--	0.4	--	--	360 (15.0)	30/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.9	-0.1	0.4	-2.8	--	0.4	--	--	361 (15.0)	46/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.9	+1.3	-1.6	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	44/13
HOBART AIRPORT	13.8	+1.4	6.3	+2.2	3.5	0.0	2.0	6.3	568 (23.7)	43/00
	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

32.4 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
32.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
31.9 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
31.7 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
31.7 PINE CREEK COUNCIL N Rivers NT

+5.5 : 19.4 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.4 : 21.4 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+5.2 : 20.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+4.9 : 19.3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

+11.6 : 15.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+10.9 : 17.9 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+10.5 : 15.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+10.1 : 18.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+10.1 : 18.7 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-11.2 : 19.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-10.8 : 9.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-10.4 : 20.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-10.3 : 20.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-9.8 : 21.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

-7.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-7.0 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-6.8 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-10.2 : -0.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
-9.0 : -2.6 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-8.9 : -5.0 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-8.5 : -4.7 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-8.3 : 3.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara 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.

103.0 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
88.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
78.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
76.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD
71.0 GRAHAM RANGE N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
58.0 DOCKER RIVER

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
103.0 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
88.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
78.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
76.0 DAINTREE TEA
71.0 GRAHAM RANGE
62.0 HAPPY VALLEY
57.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM
53.2 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
50.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
N Coast--Herbert
62.4 DARADGEE
52.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
50.0 INNISFAIL

10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
9.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
9.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
9.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
9.1 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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0.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1374 (57.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1340 (55.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1298 (54.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1224 (51.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1193 (49.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1165 (48.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1018 (42.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
948 (39.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
902 (37.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
897 (37.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
878 (36.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
824 (34.3) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
824 (34.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
795 (33.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
765 (31.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
756 (31.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
737 (30.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
722 (30.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
708 (29.5) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
671 (28.0) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
657 (27.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
656 (27.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
652 (27.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
649 (27.0) YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
638 (26.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
634 (26.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
631 (26.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
604 (25.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
604 (25.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
601 (25.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

111/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
89/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
89/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/05 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
83/00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
83/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 30.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 30.0mm/h 43.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.3mm/h CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h N Plateau ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 7.0mm in 16 min to 17:30 26.2mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 16.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.6mm/h 18.4mm in 24 min to 19:54 46.0mm/h 5.0mm in 6 min to 20:00 50.0mm/h 23.6mm in 20 min to 20:20 70.8mm/h 4.4mm in 2 min to 20:22 132.0mm/h 7.6mm in 5 min to 20:27 91.2mm/h 2.8mm in 2 min to 20:29 84.0mm/h 3.4mm in 2 min to 20:31 102.0mm/h 15.2mm in 9 min to 20:40 101.3mm/h 132.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 44.0mm/h 149.0mm in * hr to 21:00 12.4mm/h 34.4mm in 21 min to 21:01 98.3mm/h 7.8mm in 5 min to 21:06 93.6mm/h 17.6mm in 21 min to 21:30 50.3mm/h 59.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 59.4mm/h 4.0mm in 3 min to 23:33 80.0mm/h 20.8mm in 16 min to 23:49 78.0mm/h 12.0mm in 10 min to 23:59 72.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND 11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.4mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 4.8mm in 11 min to 08:41 26.2mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) : 137(360/ 69 ) at 23:49 QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 70(160/ 63 ) at 14:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(230/ 70 ) at 00:00 TASMANIA Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 111(210/ 52 ) at 00:53 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(240/ 65 ) at 03:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 83(230/ 65 ) at 00:39