Australian Weather News -- 12 DEC 2006

Tuesday 12 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 1403 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

Lowest minimum temperature

Mt Lofty Ranges

023842

MOUNT LOFTY

3.0

09/12/1994

1 P Equal to record.

Mt Lofty Ranges

023878

MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER

4.5

4.7

09/12/1994

1 Y

TAS

Southeast

094166

BULL BAY (LAURISTON)

4.8

11/12/2001

1 Y Equal to record.

TAS

W Coast

097085

MOUNT READ

-1.5

06/12/2002

1 Y Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061351

PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD)

14.6

10/12/2002

1 Y Equal to record.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061375

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS

14.5

14.6

09/12/1994

1 Y

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NSW

Sydney--east

066037

SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO

38.8

38.5

30/12/2004

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 23:45EST, 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	34.6	+5.1	21.0	+4.7	18.5	0.0	18.2	--	614 (25.6)	58/12
PERTH AIRPORT	36.8	+7.9	20.3	+5.5	17.5	0.0	10.6	12.8	484 (20.2)	50/17
ALBANY AIRPORT	28.5	+5.4	12.6	+0.2	8.6	0.0	8.0	10.9	--	34/15
BUNBURY	32.5	+5.4	9.8	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	37/16
MANDURAH	32.3	--	20.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	350 (14.6)	41/21
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.1	+2.5	24.1	-1.2	23.4	4.0	5.8	10.0	388 (16.2)	37/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.9	+3.5	24.4	+4.2	20.3	0.0	19.8	12.8	441 (18.4)	41/12
WHYALLA AERO	25.3	-2.8	12.5	-3.3	--	0.0	9.4	--	720 (30.0)	48/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.1	-0.9	10.3	-5.2	5.0	0.0	7.0	12.9	399 (16.6)	39/07
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.1	-2.8	4.0	-5.9	1.0	0.0	5.6	12.7	471 (19.6)	43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.7	+1.5	27.8	+4.7	22.5	0.2	12.6	11.9	335 (14.0)	35/13
CAIRNS AERO	30.5	-0.9	24.0	+0.6	22.1	4.0	4.6	1.8	505 (21.0)	50/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.4	-1.1	23.5	-0.6	21.4	0.0	11.0	11.5	532 (22.2)	41/12
MACKAY M.O	28.8	-1.3	22.8	-0.1	--	0.4	--	9.2	380 (15.8)	28/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.0	-0.1	20.0	-1.2	19.2	0.0	7.4	--	309 (12.9)	32/16
BUNDABERG AERO	29.9	+0.5	17.6	-2.9	--	0.0	5.1	--	318 (13.3)	35/14
NAMBOUR DPI	28.5	-0.7	13.7	-4.5	--	0.0	0.2	--	56 ( 2.3)	26/13
COOLANGATTA	27.7	+0.5	18.7	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	334 (13.9)	34/00
BRISBANE AERO	28.3	0.0	16.4	-3.7	12.9	0.0	7.8	12.5	349 (14.5)	35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	30.6	+2.9	14.2	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	408 (17.0)	63/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	30.5	-0.5	22.0	+4.5	18.4	0.0	12.2	--	310 (12.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.9	+0.6	17.0	-1.1	15.0	0.0	8.0	7.5	621 (25.9)	50/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.5	-3.1	15.7	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.2	-8.0	16.7	+0.2	16.7	2.4	9.0	0.0	588 (24.5)	58/01
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.7	-8.2	15.5	+0.2	16.3	7.8	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	37/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.5	-0.9	13.8	+2.5	11.1	1.0	9.0	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.5	0.0	20.7	+4.8	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.9	-6.8	16.2	-1.3	15.0	4.0	9.2	0.0	932 (38.8)	--
RICHMOND RAAF	17.7	-11.0	13.9	-2.1	--	0.6	--	--	373 (15.5)	41/00
BELLAMBI AWS	18.6	-5.5	14.4	-3.1	--	16.6	--	--	667 (27.8)	63/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT	17.3	-8.8	9.9	-1.5	10.3	0.6	14.4	2.4	515 (21.5)	37/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.8	-0.6	9.1	-4.6	7.4	0.0	13.8	13.3	503 (21.0)	37/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	28.7	-0.7	11.0	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	421 (17.5)	34/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.1	-3.0	9.1	-5.7	7.7	0.0	12.8	13.6	532 (22.2)	50/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.8	-1.6	8.9	-3.3	--	0.0	11.2	--	652 (27.2)	52/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.5	-3.5	8.3	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	561 (23.4)	46/06
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.3	-3.9	11.6	-1.3	9.2	0.0	6.6	--	192 ( 8.0)	30/08
GEELONG AIRPORT	17.5	-5.4	7.3	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	605 (25.2)	44/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.1	-3.5	4.2	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	664 (27.7)	48/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.9	-1.5	4.7	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	374 (15.6)	41/16
HOBART AIRPORT	18.9	-1.7	6.6	-4.1	3.0	6.4	9.8	8.9	629 (26.2)	45/13
	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

42.9 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
42.3 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
42.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
42.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

+11.3 : 35.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+10.6 : 36.5 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.6 : 33.8 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+9.3 : 36.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+9.0 : 33.5 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+9.0 : 37.1 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

30.2 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
29.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
27.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
27.8 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+9.4 : 29.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+9.0 : 25.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+7.2 : 22.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+6.7 : 24.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.5 : 23.6 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
10.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-13.2 : 12.6 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-12.5 : 13.7 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-11.6 : 14.5 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-11.5 : 13.0 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW

-4.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.3 : -4.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-10.2 : -3.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-9.3 : -3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-9.1 : 2.0 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-8.9 : 1.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

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.

93.0 SKARDON RIVER N Peninsula QLD
85.2 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK N Peninsula QLD
80.8 YEURALBA RIDGE N Rivers NT
74.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
74.0 MOUNT FELIX N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
80.8 YEURALBA RIDGE
74.0 MOUNT FELIX
68.6 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS
65.0 PINE CREEK COUNCIL
62.4 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS
60.2 EDITH FALLS RIDGE
60.0 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK
55.6 UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER
51.6 DARWIN RIVER DAM

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
93.0 SKARDON RIVER
85.2 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK
N Coast--Barron
64.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
62.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
58.0 TOPAZ ALERT

ISLANDS
Islands
74.0 WILLIS ISLAND

13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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1.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1397 (58.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1251 (52.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1242 (51.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1224 (51.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1194 (49.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1083 (45.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1017 (42.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
996 (41.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
981 (40.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
976 (40.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
932 (38.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
910 (37.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
903 (37.6) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
895 (37.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
891 (37.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
853 (35.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
835 (34.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
826 (34.4) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
821 (34.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
820 (34.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
817 (34.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
816 (34.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
809 (33.7) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
808 (33.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
804 (33.5) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
792 (33.0) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
787 (32.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
785 (32.7) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
780 (32.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
762 (31.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
761 (31.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
755 (31.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
746 (31.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
743 (31.0) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
743 (31.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
731 (30.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
724 (30.2) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
724 (30.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
724 (30.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
720 (30.0) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
719 (30.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
718 (29.9) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
713 (29.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
709 (29.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
709 (29.5) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
694 (28.9) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
691 (28.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
684 (28.5) YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
683 (28.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
674 (28.1) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
670 (27.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
669 (27.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
668 (27.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
667 (27.8) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
664 (27.7) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
664 (27.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
660 (27.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
656 (27.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
654 (27.3) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
652 (27.2) TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG Upper North VIC
647 (27.0) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
644 (26.8) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
641 (26.7) REDESDALE N Central VIC
629 (26.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
628 (26.2) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
625 (26.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
623 (26.0) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
621 (25.9) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
617 (25.7) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
615 (25.6) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
615 (25.6) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
615 (25.6) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
614 (25.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
612 (25.5) CHEADANUP Goldfields WA
612 (25.5) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
612 (25.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
609 (25.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
605 (25.2) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
603 (25.1) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
602 (25.1) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
602 (25.1) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
600 (25.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA

83/16 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
81/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/23 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
78/16 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
78/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
78/23 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 11.8mm in 46 min to 18:30 15.4mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.8mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 39.8mm in 32 min to 12:30 74.6mm/h 42.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 42.6mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.0mm/h 49.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 16.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula HORN ISLAND 13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.6mm/h N Coast--Barron CAPE FLATTERY 16.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 16.4mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h Darling Downs E TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 9.8mm in 28 min to 22:28 21.0mm/h 8.4mm in 11 min to 22:39 45.8mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 19.6mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 9.2mm in 52 min to 17:52 10.6mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.4mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(230/ 63 ) at 00:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(330/ 69 ) at 14:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 74(220/ 63 ) at 02:00