Australian Weather News -- 11 DEC 2006

Monday 11 DEC 2006

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2006

Dec

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Highest maximum temperature

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008251

KALBARRI

44.0

26/12/1997

1 Y Equal to record.

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10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
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4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
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10pm EST		Solar Radiation

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:45EST, 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	41.2	+11.7	18.5	+2.2	17.1	0.0	16.6	--	824 (34.3)	63/17
PERTH AIRPORT	33.7	+4.8	16.1	+1.3	14.9	0.0	8.8	12.1	696 (29.0)	84/03
ALBANY AIRPORT	24.5	+1.4	8.7	-3.7	5.0	0.0	6.0	10.7	--	50/15
BUNBURY	28.5	+1.4	14.9	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	438 (18.3)	44/00
MANDURAH	30.2	--	16.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	431 (18.0)	48/01
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.1	+0.5	26.5	+1.2	26.4	0.0	5.2	6.7	248 (10.3)	50/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.7	+4.3	21.7	+1.5	18.7	0.0	15.6	12.8	313 (13.0)	52/14
WHYALLA AERO	22.0	-6.1	17.7	+1.9	--	0.0	12.0	--	640 (26.7)	59/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.8	-5.2	15.4	-0.1	13.5	0.0	7.8	11.4	330 (13.8)	39/07
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.4	-4.5	12.3	+2.4	10.4	0.4	5.0	13.2	462 (19.3)	55/07
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.0	+1.8	25.3	+2.2	21.8	0.0	10.6	12.2	280 (11.7)	48/21
CAIRNS AERO	30.2	-1.2	23.2	-0.2	22.0	6.6	1.6	3.5	534 (22.3)	45/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.0	-0.5	21.8	-2.3	20.5	0.8	3.8	10.3	416 (17.3)	52/13
MACKAY M.O	27.9	-2.2	22.3	-0.6	--	3.0	--	8.9	490 (20.4)	43/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.3	-1.8	20.6	-0.6	20.0	0.0	6.6	--	383 (16.0)	32/08
BUNDABERG AERO	27.6	-1.8	17.7	-2.8	--	0.9	7.5	--	408 (17.0)	37/12
NAMBOUR DPI	26.2	-3.0	18.3	+0.1	--	8.2³	16.2	--	118 ( 4.9)	22/15
COOLANGATTA	27.4	+0.2	16.1	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	34/10
BRISBANE AERO	26.8	-1.5	18.1	-2.0	16.6	0.0	10.2	11.0	362 (15.1)	34/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.1	-1.6	14.6	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	663 (27.6)	43/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.7	+3.7	18.9	+1.4	13.9	0.0	9.4	--	136 ( 5.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.4	+1.1	17.3	-0.8	12.5	0.0	6.4	12.9	402 (16.8)	65/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.6	+1.0	15.3	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	34.4	+7.2	14.5	-2.0	12.4	0.0	8.8	12.6	792 (33.0)	45/21
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	33.8	+6.9	12.1	-3.2	10.0	0.0	--	--	148 ( 6.2)	31/19
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	31.0	+6.6	17.0	+5.7	12.0	0.0	6.0	7.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	37.0	+5.5	18.8	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	31.3	+5.6	19.2	+1.7	16.1	0.0	8.8	9.5	685 (28.5)	81/19
RICHMOND RAAF	39.5	+10.8	13.2	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	221 ( 9.2)	50/16
BELLAMBI AWS	25.0	+0.9	18.3	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	677 (28.2)	72/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	35.2	+9.1	16.2	+4.8	13.5	0.0	11.6	10.8	285 (11.9)	59/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.9	+6.5	24.1	+10.4	23.2	0.0	16.0	4.6	355 (14.8)	58/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	32.3	+2.9	22.8	+9.1	--	0.0	--	--	310 (12.9)	44/09
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.2	-2.9	17.2	+2.4	14.8	0.2	15.8	9.7	449 (18.7)	52/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.4	-1.0	20.4	+8.2	--	0.0	25.4	--	357 (14.9)	61/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.9	-4.1	19.5	+8.0	--	0.2	--	--	289 (12.0)	52/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.7	-2.5	18.3	+5.4	16.8	0.0	9.0	--	177 ( 7.4)	30/08
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.1	-1.8	16.1	+5.2	--	0.0	--	--	528 (22.0)	70/09
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.4	-4.2	13.2	+3.8	--	0.0	--	--	632 (26.3)	59/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.5	-2.9	16.7	+6.1	--	2.6	--	--	254 (10.6)	63/15
HOBART AIRPORT	19.8	-0.8	15.2	+4.5	14.8	0.8	4.0	7.1	391 (16.3)	81/14
	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

45.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
44.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
42.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.6 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
42.5 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA

+13.0 : 44.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
+12.6 : 41.6 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+11.9 : 39.3 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW
+11.7 : 41.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA

31.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
29.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+12.3 : 22.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+11.3 : 23.0 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE VIC
+10.6 : 22.5 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
+10.4 : 24.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
+10.2 : 19.4 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-10.5 : 13.0 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
-7.9 : 19.0 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-7.6 : 21.6 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-7.4 : 22.8 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
-7.1 : 19.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
-7.1 : 20.1 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

4.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-6.1 : 12.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.6 : 12.3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.4 : 14.2 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-4.6 : 15.4 LEONORA Goldfields 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.

159.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
139.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
135.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
120.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
117.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
159.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
139.0 HAPPY VALLEY
74.0 DEERAL
70.0 TOPAZ ALERT
62.0 MT SOPHIA
50.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
135.0 CORSIS ALERT
120.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
117.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
117.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
116.8 INNISFAIL
116.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
115.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
109.0 MENAVALE ALERT
107.0 TUNG OIL TM
99.0 RUSSELL RIVER
94.4 EL ARISH POST OFFICE
93.0 NERADA ALERT
69.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
69.0 BINGIL BAY
60.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL

ISLANDS
Islands
70.6 WILLIS ISLAND
57.4 POINT FAWCETT

13.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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5.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
4.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
3.8 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
3.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1199 (50.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1015 (42.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
935 (39.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
932 (38.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
910 (37.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
903 (37.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
834 (34.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
833 (34.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
824 (34.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
818 (34.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
817 (34.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
806 (33.6) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
796 (33.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
792 (33.0) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
781 (32.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
761 (31.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
738 (30.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
720 (30.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
714 (29.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
710 (29.6) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
709 (29.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
707 (29.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
702 (29.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
698 (29.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
696 (29.0) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
685 (28.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
683 (28.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
682 (28.4) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
682 (28.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
682 (28.4) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
677 (28.2) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
663 (27.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
662 (27.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
655 (27.3) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
653 (27.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
651 (27.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
650 (27.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
647 (27.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
646 (26.9) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
645 (26.9) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
640 (26.7) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
640 (26.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
638 (26.6) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
638 (26.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
632 (26.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
615 (25.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
614 (25.6) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
610 (25.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

130/13 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
115/14 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
113/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
113/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
109/20 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
109/20 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
106/16 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
100/12 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
94/14 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
93/15 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
93/14 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
93/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/13 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h E Gascoyne PARABURDOO AERO 4.6mm in 12 min to 16:23 23.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 7.0mm in 10 min to 19:45 42.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 17.8mm in 21 min to 17:30 50.9mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.8mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 9.8mm in 55 min to 15:55 10.7mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 5.0mm in 13 min to 22:00 23.1mm/h Sydney--east CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h Illawarra BELLAMBI AWS 8.0mm in 33 min to 20:03 14.5mm/h TASMANIA Southeast HOBART AIRPORT 5.0mm in 7 min to 09:56 42.9mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 13.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.6mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h POINT FAWCETT 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 82(190/ 65 ) at 19:52 Illawarra KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 82(200/ 63 ) at 19:00 South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 83(220/ 65 ) at 19:56 Goulburn/Monaro GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS : 76(300/ 63 ) at 16:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland EAST SALE AIRPORT : 76(240/ 63 ) at 14:55 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 109(220/ 72 ) at 21:54 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 91(247/ 78 ) at 16:10 MT BAW BAW : 109(220/ 41 ) at 21:01 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 82(220/ 63 ) at 14:41 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 89(270/ 70 ) at 08:34 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 98(260/ 78 ) at 11:30 SMITHTON AERODROME : 80(240/ 65 ) at 16:19 LOW HEAD : 80(270/ 65 ) at 13:15 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 100(300/ 61 ) at 14:00 SWAN ISLAND : 87(270/ 65 ) at 18:01 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 113(270/ 74 ) at 15:28 Southeast HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 93(260/ 59 ) at 15:05 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(270/ 63 ) at 14:20 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 130(220/111 ) at 14:50 TASMAN ISLAND : 106(240/ 48 ) at 17:35 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(290/ 52 ) at 13:36 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(260/ 70 ) at 15:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 113(270/ 65 ) at 14:11 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 85(270/ 67 ) at 15:53 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 113(270/ 93 ) at 13:30