Australian Weather News -- 07 DEC 2006

Thursday 07 DEC 2006

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2006

Dec

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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 1348 EST on 29/09/2007. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030155

MT PLEASANT STATION

53.4

51.0

18/12/2000

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

Lower SE

026091

COONAWARRA

-5.8

-5.0

04/12/2006

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

Victoria

014847

KIDMAN SPRINGS

30.9

29.5

29/12/2002

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

W Coast

090048

HEYWOOD FORESTRY

1.0

01/12/1994

1 P Equal to record.

VIC

W Coast

090171

PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)

0.9

3.0

05/12/1996

1 Y

VIC

W Coast

090184

CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE

5.8

7.0

03/12/1996

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

W Kimberley

003057

CYGNET BAY

40.0

08/12/2002

1 P Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SW & S Coast

009789

ESPERANCE

111

104.0

05/12/1985

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 23:43EST, 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	24.9	-4.6	16.7	+0.4	14.0	0.0	8.6	--	372 (15.5)	45/13
PERTH AIRPORT	24.6	-4.3	14.3	-0.5	13.5	0.0	8.0	12.2	322 (13.4)	39/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.9	+3.8	14.1	+1.7	11.3	0.0	8.0	9.6	428 (17.8)	52/15
BUNBURY	23.3	-3.8	10.7	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	212 ( 8.8)	37/16
MANDURAH	22.3	--	18.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	37/21
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.6	+2.0	25.2	-0.1	25.8	0.0	6.6	8.9	463 (19.3)	37/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.8	+2.4	16.4	-3.8	11.9	0.0	13.4	12.9	354 (14.8)	55/12
WHYALLA AERO	28.8	+0.7	13.0	-2.8	--	0.0	11.6	--	550 (22.9)	39/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	32.9	+5.9	11.9	-3.6	4.8	0.0	8.0	13.4	234 ( 9.8)	39/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	23.3	+0.4	2.1	-7.8	-1.7	0.0	6.2	13.0	313 (13.0)	39/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.0	+1.8	24.6	+1.5	20.6	0.0	13.6	9.6	336 (14.0)	50/22
CAIRNS AERO	27.5	-3.9	22.6	-0.8	20.8	6.8	6.0	1.9	311 (13.0)	28/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.5	-1.0	24.3	+0.2	23.0	0.2	10.0	6.5	596 (24.8)	41/11
MACKAY M.O	28.1	-2.0	24.0	+1.1	--	0.0	--	5.3	380 (15.8)	--
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.1	-3.0	19.0	-2.2	17.8	0.0	9.4	--	362 (15.1)	37/11
BUNDABERG AERO	28.5	-0.9	16.4	-4.1	--	0.0	9.4	--	468 (19.5)	46/14
NAMBOUR DPI	25.4	-3.8	13.3	-4.9	--	0.0	2.8	--	121 ( 5.0)	30/15
COOLANGATTA	26.5	-0.7	13.5	-6.4	--	0.0	--	--	217 ( 9.0)	35/11
BRISBANE AERO	26.2	-2.1	15.0	-5.1	12.7	0.0	8.0	5.1	339 (14.1)	37/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.1	-2.6	13.5	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	714 (29.8)	54/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	--	--	19.7	+2.2	15.6	0.0	9.2	--	120 ( 5.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.1	-1.2	14.9	-3.2	12.0	0.0	6.8	7.7	406 (16.9)	35/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.7	-0.9	11.9	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.0	-1.2	13.9	-2.6	12.1	0.0	7.8	10.1	374 (15.6)	43/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.0	-0.9	15.8	+0.5	14.0	0.0	--	--	145 ( 6.0)	26/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	30.0	+5.6	8.9	-2.4	8.9	11.8	7.8	14.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.0	+4.5	16.1	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.1	-0.6	17.8	+0.3	15.5	0.0	9.6	9.5	726 (30.3)	63/01
RICHMOND RAAF	31.1	+2.4	17.9	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	259 (10.8)	39/13
BELLAMBI AWS	22.6	-1.5	16.9	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	656 (27.3)	63/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	33.2	+7.1	9.5	-1.9	6.5	0.0	10.8	12.2	362 (15.1)	45/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	34.5	+5.1	13.0	-0.7	12.5	0.0	15.0	12.5	385 (16.0)	41/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	32.3	+2.9	12.7	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	289 (12.0)	35/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	33.4	+3.3	12.5	-2.3	9.5	0.0	11.2	13.6	376 (15.7)	32/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.1	+2.7	9.7	-2.5	--	0.0	10.8	--	501 (20.9)	41/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.3	+4.3	7.9	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	398 (16.6)	43/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.7	-2.5	11.2	-1.7	9.1	0.0	6.2	--	140 ( 5.8)	21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	19.4	-3.5	5.4	-5.5	--	0.0	--	--	386 (16.1)	43/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	25.0	+2.4	3.9	-5.5	--	0.0	--	--	513 (21.4)	45/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.2	-0.2	9.6	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	295 (12.3)	50/13
HOBART AIRPORT	21.4	+0.8	12.1	+1.4	11.0	0.4	7.2	9.2	590 (24.6)	78/12
	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 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
43.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
43.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
43.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT

+18.2 : 42.5 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+15.4 : 39.9 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+14.7 : 40.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+12.9 : 38.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.7 : 40.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

30.9 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
30.8 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
30.2 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
30.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
30.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+7.7 : 30.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+7.6 : 22.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+6.3 : 22.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 21.2 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+5.6 : 30.9 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
+5.6 : 19.0 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+5.6 : 19.9 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

9.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
12.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.7 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-10.3 : 25.5 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-8.3 : 29.2 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-7.4 : 27.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-7.3 : 26.0 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.8 : 27.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-6.8 : 27.1 SURAT Maranoa QLD

-0.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.8 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
0.8 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC

-9.9 : 0.9 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-9.1 : 1.0 HEYWOOD FORESTRY W Coast VIC
-8.9 : 1.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-8.6 : 1.3 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-8.4 : 0.8 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC

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.

88.6 SODA VALLEY STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
85.0 MOORLANDS Central West QLD
75.0 BARCALDINE DOWNS Central West QLD
75.0 BOGUNDA STATION Central West QLD
73.0 YAPPAR RIVER Gulf Country QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
58.0 LAKE EVELLA

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
73.0 YAPPAR RIVER
65.0 DELTA DOWNS STATION
Upper Carpentaria
88.6 SODA VALLEY STATION
72.0 TORRENS CREEK POST OFFICE
63.2 ELLENVALE STATION
57.0 LOW HOLM STATION
54.0 GLENDOWER STATION
53.4 MT PLEASANT STATION
N Coast--Barron
57.0 HAPPY VALLEY
N Coast--Herbert
57.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
55.2 INNISFAIL
51.0 EURAMO TM
Central West
85.0 MOORLANDS
75.0 BARCALDINE DOWNS
75.0 BOGUNDA STATION
61.0 BIRRICANNIA
60.0 SPRINGLEIGH
58.0 HOLMLEIGH
56.5 ABERFOYLE
53.0 LANDSBOROUGH DOWNS
Warrego
65.0 SHERWOOD PARK STATION

14.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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5.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
3.2 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
1.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.1 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
0.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1412 (58.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
988 (41.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
977 (40.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
911 (38.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
890 (37.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
842 (35.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
820 (34.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
818 (34.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
809 (33.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
773 (32.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
767 (32.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
758 (31.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
756 (31.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
751 (31.3) MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
736 (30.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
732 (30.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
726 (30.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
714 (29.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
701 (29.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
698 (29.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
698 (29.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
680 (28.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
679 (28.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
662 (27.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
656 (27.3) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
655 (27.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
631 (26.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
625 (26.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
622 (25.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
611 (25.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
610 (25.4) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
610 (25.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA

122/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
120/11 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
111/15 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
111/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
102/09 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/16 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
93/18 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

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 Lower West ESPERANCE AERO 6.4mm in 7 min to 15:46 54.9mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 6.8mm in 10 min to 17:21 40.8mm/h 11.2mm in 10 min to 17:31 67.2mm/h 10.2mm in 27 min to 17:58 22.7mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h MILINGIMBI AWS 7.0mm in 5 min to 17:31 84.0mm/h NGAYAWILI 14.0mm in 27 min to 16:30 31.1mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 12.6mm in 12 min to 12:30 63.0mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 15.0mm/h 12.4mm in 6 min to 12:36 124.0mm/h 14.2mm in 25 min to 13:01 34.1mm/h 26.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 26.6mm/h 41.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.7mm/h BULMAN AWS 22.0mm in 1 hr 2 min to 20:30 21.3mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula SCHERGER RAAF 34.0mm in 53 min to 18:53 38.5mm/h Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 10.8mm in 10 min to 01:10 64.8mm/h 11.8mm in 50 min to 02:00 14.2mm/h 22.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 22.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h NORMANTON AIRPORT 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h CENTURY MINE 1.4mm in 1 min to 18:50 84.0mm/h 5.4mm in 4 min to 18:54 81.0mm/h 1.8mm in 1 min to 18:55 108.0mm/h 5.6mm in 3 min to 18:58 112.0mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.4mm/h 1.4mm in 1 min to 19:01 84.0mm/h 9.4mm in 6 min to 19:07 94.0mm/h 29.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 29.4mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.0mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h N Coast--Barron MAREEBA AIRPORT 10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.8mm/h N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 22.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 22.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.7mm/h Warrego CHARLEVILLE AERO 7.2mm in 4 min to 15:40 108.0mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.8mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Gascoyne MOUNT MAGNET AERO : 95(290/ 37 ) at 17:31 Lower West ESPERANCE : 111(350/ 54 ) at 16:04 Goldfields NORSEMAN AERO : 87(270/ 69 ) at 18:46 QUEENSLAND Gulf Country CENTURY MINE : 93(100/ 39 ) at 18:59 VICTORIA W Gippsland MT BAW BAW : 106(230/ 39 ) at 05:31 TASMANIA E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 74(260/ 63 ) at 14:49 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 122(330/100 ) at 13:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 121(240/ 87 ) at 12:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(270/ 78 ) at 15:22 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 96(310/ 70 ) at 10:00