Australian Weather News -- 21 NOV 2006

Tuesday 21 NOV 2006

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2006

Dec

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Nov

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Oct

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Sept

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August

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July

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31

June

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May

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April

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March

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February

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January

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newsworthy

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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 2303 EST on 26/09/2007. 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

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest grass minimum temperature

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

27.0

26.5

29/11/2004

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

30.0

29.8

29/11/2004

1 Y

NW Pastoral

016032

NONNING

29.0

25.6

25/11/1991

1 Y

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

22.0

21.9

30/11/2004

1 Y

VIC

N Central

088164

EILDON FIRE TOWER

21.7

19.9

26/11/1997

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

South Coast

069017

MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

34.9

33.2

28/11/1995

1 Y

NSW

South Coast

069139

BEGA AWS

40.0

37.3

27/11/2004

1 Y

VIC

Upper NE

083024

MOUNT BULLER

22.8

25/11/1997

1 Y Equal to record.

VIC

E Gippsland

084084

MALLACOOTA

37.8

33.9

27/11/2004

1 Y

VIC

E Gippsland

084144

MT NOWA NOWA

38.9

37.2

15/11/2003

1 Y

VIC

W Gippsland

085280

MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)

38.0

26/11/1997

1 Y Equal to record.

VIC

W Central

087168

SHEOAKS

38.3

35.6

26/11/1997

1 Y

VIC

Western Plains

089105

LOOKOUT HILL

30.8

30.3

25/11/1997

1 Y

VIC

W Coast

090176

MORTLAKE RACECOURSE

38.3

36.2

28/11/2000

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 23:39EST, 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	27.1	0.0	13.9	+0.1	12.4	0.0	7.4	--	612 (25.5)	58/00
PERTH AIRPORT	27.9	+2.1	9.3	-3.3	7.1	0.0	5.4	12.1	390 (16.3)	43/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.6	+2.8	12.4	+1.6	10.2	0.0	6.2	6.7	373 (15.5)	45/17
BUNBURY	23.5	-0.7	8.8	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	264 (11.0)	34/18
MANDURAH	24.9	--	13.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	386 (16.1)	41/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.2	+0.9	25.3	0.0	24.8	0.0	7.8	9.1	410 (17.1)	43/21
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.8	+6.2	19.0	+1.1	15.3	0.0	15.2	11.3	310 (12.9)	34/09
WHYALLA AERO	35.6	+9.1	28.3	+14.4	--	0.0	20.0	--	553 (23.0)	55/08
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	30.2	+5.1	24.4	+10.4	16.9	0.0	9.8	3.1	290 (12.1)	52/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	30.2	+9.8	8.5	+0.1	6.0	0.0	7.4	1.8	304 (12.7)	59/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.0	-0.4	17.9	-3.5	14.6	0.0	12.0	12.6	--	--
CAIRNS AERO	30.8	+0.2	20.7	-1.6	19.8	2.2	7.4	10.5	535 (22.3)	46/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.1	-0.7	18.4	-4.5	16.4	0.0	11.4	11.3	266 (11.1)	45/12
MACKAY M.O	28.4	-0.8	22.4	+0.7	--	0.0	--	8.4	511 (21.3)	41/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.0	-2.2	17.9	-1.6	16.1	0.0	8.4	--	372 (15.5)	37/12
BUNDABERG AERO	27.6	-0.7	15.9	-3.0	--	0.0	9.5	--	427 (17.8)	35/08
NAMBOUR DPI	25.6	-2.4	12.0	-4.3	--	0.0	5.2	--	95 ( 4.0)	28/11
COOLANGATTA	25.7	-0.1	13.5	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	31/12
BRISBANE AERO	26.1	-0.7	14.8	-3.2	11.4	0.0	7.6	13.1	317 (13.2)	32/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.4	-0.3	12.0	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	601 (25.0)	41/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.1	+5.8	18.4	+3.4	12.9	0.0	10.4	--	149 ( 6.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.9	+1.0	17.2	+1.1	12.4	0.0	7.2	12.5	550 (22.9)	59/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.1	+3.2	13.2	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	37.0	+11.6	14.0	-0.3	13.0	0.0	7.6	12.3	263 (11.0)	35/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	37.8	+12.7	13.4	+0.3	10.7	0.0	--	--	61 ( 2.5)	35/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	31.3	+10.2	17.4	+8.3	10.0	0.0	8.0	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	37.1	+8.7	16.6	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	36.4	+12.4	18.5	+3.2	13.2	0.0	7.6	9.0	417 (17.4)	43/13
RICHMOND RAAF	38.6	+12.0	12.3	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	43/11
BELLAMBI AWS	33.3	+11.2	17.6	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	195 ( 8.1)	43/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT	36.2	+13.5	11.3	+2.5	6.0	0.0	7.4	10.9	202 ( 8.4)	58/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	38.8	+13.1	18.7	+8.0	13.4	0.0	10.6	8.6	--	50/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	38.8	+12.8	14.2	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	118 ( 4.9)	76/19
MILDURA AIRPORT	39.5	+12.1	21.7	+9.2	16.3	0.0	14.8	1.4	355 (14.8)	76/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	37.7	+13.1	13.6	+3.5	--	0.0	8.6	--	230 ( 9.6)	63/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	38.4	+14.2	13.4	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	236 ( 9.8)	84/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	36.3	+14.4	18.2	+7.0	15.3	0.4	5.6	--	113 ( 4.7)	46/20
GEELONG AIRPORT	32.2	+11.2	12.4	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	104/19
BALLARAT AERODROME	37.2	+17.6	11.7	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	389 (16.2)	106/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	29.0	+8.6	9.0	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	37/13
HOBART AIRPORT	23.0	+4.0	8.2	-1.0	4.7	0.0	3.6	9.6	375 (15.6)	34/14
	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

46.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
46.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
44.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
43.5 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

+18.8 : 40.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+18.4 : 39.4 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+18.2 : 39.8 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+18.0 : 38.9 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+17.6 : 40.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+17.6 : 37.2 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC

30.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
30.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
30.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.0 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
28.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+16.2 : 29.0 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
+14.8 : 28.3 HAWKER Upper North SA
+14.5 : 24.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+14.4 : 28.3 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+13.7 : 20.4 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

16.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.8 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
18.7 CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
19.0 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
19.0 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

-4.7 : 21.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.2 : 24.6 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
-4.1 : 20.2 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-4.0 : 22.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-3.7 : 25.7 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

3.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
3.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
5.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-6.2 : 7.8 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.1 : 9.9 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.8 : 10.4 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.5 : 14.5 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-5.4 : 15.4 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
-5.4 : 6.9 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West 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.

25.8 RUDDS LANE TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
21.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
14.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN N Coast--Barron QLD
12.2 NAPIER DOWNS W Kimberley WA
12.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD

13.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.5 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.5 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

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3.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
1.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
1.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

1275 (53.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
998 (41.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
970 (40.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
925 (38.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
918 (38.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
847 (35.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
828 (34.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
804 (33.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
791 (33.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
790 (32.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
785 (32.7) FORREST Eucla WA
784 (32.7) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
784 (32.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
769 (32.0) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
749 (31.2) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
716 (29.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
708 (29.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
700 (29.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
694 (28.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
675 (28.1) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
675 (28.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
667 (27.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
667 (27.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
660 (27.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
660 (27.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
653 (27.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
651 (27.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
642 (26.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
639 (26.6) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
635 (26.5) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
628 (26.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
620 (25.8) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
612 (25.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
612 (25.5) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
603 (25.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
601 (25.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

124/18 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
117/15 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
109/20 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
106/15 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
106/19 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
104/19 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
102/16 STAWELL AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
102/19 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
98/20 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
98/19 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
94/17 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/22 KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
94/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/17 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
93/14 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
91/19 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
91/17 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
91/19 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
91/22 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast 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.
None reported	WESTERN AUSTRALIA W Kimberley CURTIN AERO : 91( 90/ 48 ) at 20:01 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 85(210/ 70 ) at 02:57 Murray Valley RENMARK AERO : 89(290/ 67 ) at 16:43 Mallee/Upper SE LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) : 74(300/ 65 ) at 11:46 VICTORIA Mallee N WALPEUP RESEARCH : 87(260/ 63 ) at 17:30 Mallee S HOPETOUN AIRPORT : 85(280/ 63 ) at 16:30 SWAN HILL AERODROME : 78(250/ 65 ) at 19:07 Wimmera N NHILL AERODROME : 83(290/ 67 ) at 15:58 Wimmera S LONGERENONG : 117(280/ 87 ) at 17:00 HORSHAM AERODROME : 100(300/ 80 ) at 16:34 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 109(280/ 69 ) at 17:00 STAWELL AERODROME : 102(270/ 48 ) at 17:25 Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 98(330/ 61 ) at 21:00 MT HOTHAM : 95(330/ 54 ) at 19:01 E Central ESSENDON AIRPORT : 82(330/ 63 ) at 22:36 ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 108(310/ 50 ) at 17:21 MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 93(310/ 43 ) at 17:14 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 100(290/ 72 ) at 22:14 FAWKNER BEACON : 95(290/ 70 ) at 21:36 W Central AVALON AIRPORT : 100(310/ 56 ) at 22:08 GEELONG AIRPORT : 102(310/ 69 ) at 21:00 POINT WILSON : 115(320/ 56 ) at 22:01 SHEOAKS : 98(320/ 58 ) at 21:00 N Central KILMORE GAP : 91(340/ 59 ) at 18:13 EILDON FIRE TOWER : 91(260/ 69 ) at 21:01 Western Plains BALLARAT AERODROME : 106(320/ 74 ) at 20:30 LOOKOUT HILL : 102(330/ 54 ) at 20:08 WESTMERE : 111(310/ 78 ) at 17:10 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 121(300/ 70 ) at 16:04 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE : 93(310/ 61 ) at 16:00 AIREYS INLET : 106(290/ 72 ) at 16:22 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 80(*/ 63 ) at 23:30 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(340/ 63 ) at 23:01 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 85**(260/ 72 ) at 23:30