Australian Weather News -- 06 DEC 2006

Wednesday 06 DEC 2006

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2006

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These records are based on data received as at 1345 EST on 29/09/2007. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

19.4

19.9

13/12/1997

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10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:43EST, 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	28.0	-1.5	14.3	-2.0	12.7	0.0	11.6	--	725 (30.2)	43/23
PERTH AIRPORT	33.0	+4.1	11.8	-3.0	10.2	0.0	8.8	13.2	444 (18.5)	41/06
ALBANY AIRPORT	25.2	+2.1	6.9	-5.5	3.4	0.0	5.6	12.9	239 (10.0)	45/15
BUNBURY	28.5	+1.4	9.1	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	366 (15.3)	35/23
MANDURAH	30.3	--	15.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	435 (18.1)	35/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.5	+1.9	24.0	-1.3	27.2	0.0	4.4	10.0	363 (15.1)	41/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.8	+0.4	18.4	-1.8	15.3	0.0	12.8	8.2	288 (12.0)	45/11
WHYALLA AERO	25.3	-2.8	17.1	+1.3	--	0.0	14.4	--	566 (23.6)	57/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.1	-0.9	14.6	-0.9	--	0.0	--	13.4	388 (16.2)	45/03
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.6	-2.3	8.3	-1.6	4.6	0.2	13.2	13.3	613 (25.5)	43/08
MOUNT ISA AERO	41.9	+4.7	25.2	+2.1	21.5	0.0	14.4	11.0	305 (12.7)	41/23
CAIRNS AERO	30.7	-0.7	22.8	-0.6	21.5	2.6	2.2	5.4	241 (10.0)	30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.4	-1.1	23.8	-0.3	22.2	6.8	10.8	9.8	477 (19.9)	43/14
MACKAY M.O	28.9	-1.2	22.5	-0.4	--	2.8	--	11.4	398 (16.6)	41/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.2	-1.9	21.0	-0.2	20.3	0.0	9.0	--	391 (16.3)	35/01
BUNDABERG AERO	27.8	-1.6	17.3	-3.2	--	0.0	8.0	--	531 (22.1)	46/16
NAMBOUR DPI	25.8	-3.4	14.7	-3.5	--	0.0	8.0	--	153 ( 6.4)	34/13
COOLANGATTA	25.4	-1.8	16.5	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	37/09
BRISBANE AERO	26.0	-2.3	15.3	-4.8	13.9	0.2	9.8	9.4	438 (18.3)	37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.5	-2.2	13.6	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	785 (32.7)	58/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	32.7	+1.7	15.7	-1.8	10.0	0.0	9.2	--	179 ( 7.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.5	-1.8	14.2	-3.9	12.5	0.0	5.4	12.2	268 (11.2)	39/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.4	-2.2	12.6	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.3	+1.1	12.2	-4.3	9.1	0.0	7.2	11.3	374 (15.6)	35/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.7	-0.2	11.4	-3.9	9.6	0.0	--	--	117 ( 4.9)	28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.9	+3.5	11.1	-0.2	7.2	0.0	7.2	6.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.0	+0.5	16.7	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.2	+1.5	17.2	-0.3	13.9	0.0	8.6	9.8	533 (22.2)	61/17
RICHMOND RAAF	33.7	+5.0	12.2	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	31/15
BELLAMBI AWS	23.8	-0.3	17.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	617 (25.7)	59/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT	32.1	+6.0	13.0	+1.6	10.2	0.0	10.0	8.4	234 ( 9.8)	55/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	36.3	+6.9	17.3	+3.6	16.2	0.0	11.0	11.6	270 (11.3)	50/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	35.6	+6.2	14.4	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	204 ( 8.5)	46/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.5	+1.4	17.5	+2.7	11.6	0.0	15.2	10.4	287 (12.0)	39/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	27.2	-0.2	11.7	-0.5	--	0.0	9.0	--	318 (13.3)	46/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.3	+1.3	10.7	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	333 (13.9)	45/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.1	-3.1	15.9	+3.0	16.5	0.0	11.0	--	182 ( 7.6)	22/03
GEELONG AIRPORT	19.5	-3.4	12.7	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	448 (18.7)	48/07
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.9	-0.7	10.5	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	548 (22.8)	50/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.6	+0.2	13.7	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	313 (13.0)	43/12
HOBART AIRPORT	20.4	-0.2	11.2	+0.5	10.7	1.4	11.0	9.2	560 (23.3)	55/15
	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

43.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
43.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
43.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
42.9 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
42.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.1 : 36.1 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+9.8 : 34.1 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+9.0 : 31.0 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
+8.6 : 30.5 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
+7.7 : 31.3 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC

30.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
30.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
29.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.4 : 29.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.1 : 22.2 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
+6.8 : 10.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.8 : 10.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.7 : 23.0 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
12.3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-6.4 : 20.5 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-6.2 : 16.0 FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
-5.4 : 11.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-5.2 : 22.0 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-5.1 : 20.8 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
-5.1 : 30.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW

1.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.0 SHANNON Lower West WA

-6.5 : 6.5 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-6.3 : 9.0 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.1 : 6.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1 : 5.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-5.6 : 12.5 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.

77.0 OAK VALLEY STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
70.0 ROBIN HOOD STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
64.0 SPRINGLEIGH Central West QLD
51.2 GREGORY SPRINGS STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
50.0 THORNLEIGH Central West QLD

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
77.0 OAK VALLEY STATION
70.0 ROBIN HOOD STATION
51.2 GREGORY SPRINGS STATION
Central West
64.0 SPRINGLEIGH
50.0 THORNLEIGH

13.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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5.1 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
4.6 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE C Tablelands S NSW
4.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
3.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

1119 (46.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1041 (43.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1034 (43.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
988 (41.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
969 (40.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
949 (39.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
947 (39.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
936 (39.0) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
918 (38.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
878 (36.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
873 (36.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
825 (34.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
823 (34.3) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
813 (33.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
808 (33.7) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
793 (33.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
788 (32.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
785 (32.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
780 (32.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
779 (32.5) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
761 (31.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
756 (31.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
751 (31.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
747 (31.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
740 (30.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
725 (30.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
724 (30.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
723 (30.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
714 (29.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
713 (29.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
712 (29.7) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
696 (29.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
680 (28.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
678 (28.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
676 (28.2) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
675 (28.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
662 (27.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
657 (27.4) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
654 (27.3) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
637 (26.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
629 (26.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
624 (26.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
617 (25.7) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
613 (25.5) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
611 (25.5) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
611 (25.5) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
609 (25.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
609 (25.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
604 (25.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW

115/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
106/21 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
102/02 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
87/08 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/03 MT HOTHAM Upper NE 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 6.4mm in 8 min to 17:04 48.0mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.2mm/h PIRLANGIMPI AWS 9.2mm in 44 min to 17:30 12.5mm/h POINT STUART AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 5.7mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr 9 min to 18:01 12.3mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 19:30 5.7mm/h BULMAN AWS 7.6mm in 5 min to 19:31 91.2mm/h 2.8mm in 2 min to 19:33 84.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 9.2mm in 8 min to 15:21 69.0mm/h 7.8mm in 9 min to 15:30 52.0mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 18.0mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h HORN ISLAND 22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h Gulf Country NORMANTON AIRPORT 9.4mm in 18 min to 21:43 31.3mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.6mm/h Upper Carpentaria GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 10.0mm in 21 min to 01:00 28.6mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.2mm/h 32.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 32.0mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 15.3mm/h Central West LONGREACH AERO 8.2mm in 13 min to 20:43 37.8mm/h 5.8mm in 13 min to 20:56 26.8mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.2mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 21.6mm/h BLACKALL AIRPORT 12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.2mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.3mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h Northwest WINTON AIRPORT 6.6mm in 12 min to 22:00 33.0mm/h Warrego CHARLEVILLE AERO 10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains S WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS 5.6mm in 12 min to 14:00 28.0mm/h C Tablelands S ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 11.2mm in 39 min to 18:00 17.2mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.8mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(140/ 70 ) at 16:44 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(250/ 69 ) at 08:51 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 80(237/ 65 ) at 12:20 MT BAW BAW : 106(150/100 ) at 21:20 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 74(220/ 69 ) at 07:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(320/ 69 ) at 17:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 113(290/ 83 ) at 05:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 72(320/ 63 ) at 01:54 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 83(250/ 72 ) at 09:30