Australian Weather News -- 17 DEC 2006

Sunday 17 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 1419 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 grass minimum temperature

Central West

008137

WONGAN HILLS

27.7

25.5

27/12/1997

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

Central West

008137

WONGAN HILLS

28.1

27.6

27/12/1997

1 Y

Gt Southern

010612

NAREMBEEN

26.7

25.7

21/12/1987

1 Y

Goldfields

012074

SOUTHERN CROSS

27.0

25.6

31/12/1998

1 Y

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

27.1

25.4

31/12/1998

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

Lower SE

026095

CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS)

4.7

4.9

07/12/1995

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 23:46EST, 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	30.1	+0.6	19.8	+3.5	17.9	0.0	10.4	--	449 (18.7)	63/18
PERTH AIRPORT	34.1	+5.2	19.6	+4.8	17.8	0.0	11.4	11.5	377 (15.7)	32/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	24.1	+1.0	14.7	+2.3	11.9	0.0	8.0	5.1	364 (15.2)	39/13
BUNBURY	32.2	+5.1	16.5	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	281 (11.7)	37/16
MANDURAH	29.2	--	22.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	309 (12.9)	39/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.5	-0.1	25.4	+0.1	25.2	0.6	3.4	3.0	249 (10.4)	41/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.8	+0.4	27.1	+6.9	27.0	0.0	16.6	7.2	580 (24.2)	48/01
WHYALLA AERO	32.3	+4.2	14.1	-1.7	--	0.0	15.0	--	353 (14.7)	34/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	31.0	+4.0	11.7	-3.8	6.5	0.0	6.8	13.1	188 ( 7.8)	26/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	26.0	+3.1	3.8	-6.1	0.4	0.0	6.2	13.5	349 (14.5)	41/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	41.5	+4.3	25.1	+2.0	21.1	0.0	11.6	8.4	217 ( 9.0)	35/19
CAIRNS AERO	31.8	+0.4	21.5	-1.9	18.4	0.0	8.0	11.6	393 (16.4)	34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.0	-0.5	22.1	-2.0	19.5	0.0	9.2	12.2	299 (12.5)	34/14
MACKAY M.O	29.4	-0.7	23.6	+0.7	--	0.2	--	10.1	280 (11.7)	37/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.6	-0.5	21.5	+0.3	21.2	19.6	14.6	--	283 (11.8)	50/20
BUNDABERG AERO	26.8	-2.6	20.2	-0.3	--	25.0	13.0	--	425 (17.7)	50/16
NAMBOUR DPI	23.0	-6.2	19.3	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	34/13
COOLANGATTA	24.7	-2.5	17.6	-2.3	--	19.8	--	--	358 (14.9)	43/13
BRISBANE AERO	25.4	-2.9	18.6	-1.5	18.1	5.4	3.8	3.2	431 (18.0)	43/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.1	-5.6	15.4	-1.3	--	10.6	--	--	749 (31.2)	54/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.2	-1.8	14.2	-3.3	9.8	0.0	11.2	--	397 (16.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.1	-3.2	15.4	-2.7	15.4	24.6	2.8	2.3	456 (19.0)	34/02
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.1	-3.5	14.8	-1.9	--	6.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.8	-4.4	13.8	-2.7	12.3	10.0	3.2	8.0	307 (12.8)	34/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.3	-3.6	9.9	-5.4	8.9	0.4	--	--	110 ( 4.6)	24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	25.2	+0.8	7.3	-4.0	3.8	0.0	4.0	13.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.1	-1.4	14.3	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.5	-2.2	15.0	-2.5	10.9	0.0	5.0	12.3	483 (20.1)	41/18
RICHMOND RAAF	26.3	-2.4	10.8	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	205 ( 8.5)	39/16
BELLAMBI AWS	22.6	-1.5	14.2	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	405 (16.9)	35/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT	27.1	+1.0	8.7	-2.7	6.1	0.0	6.4	12.9	363 (15.1)	45/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	29.8	+0.4	13.8	+0.1	12.4	0.0	9.2	13.4	348 (14.5)	39/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.9	+0.5	12.1	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	173 ( 7.2)	34/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	32.1	+2.0	10.1	-4.7	6.6	0.0	9.8	13.6	330 (13.8)	35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	28.8	+1.4	8.7	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	363 (15.1)	28/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT	29.3	+2.3	7.8	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	450 (18.8)	39/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	26.7	+2.5	10.2	-2.7	8.0	0.0	5.2	--	146 ( 6.1)	17/00
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.8	-2.1	5.4	-5.5	--	0.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	41/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	27.3	+4.7	5.6	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	462 (19.3)	41/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.7	-1.7	11.3	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	41/16
HOBART AIRPORT	21.4	+0.8	11.2	+0.5	8.0	0.0	8.6	2.1	362 (15.1)	48/11
	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

43.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
43.2 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
42.9 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+19.0 : 43.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+18.0 : 42.5 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+15.7 : 41.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+14.2 : 41.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+14.0 : 39.9 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

32.0 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
30.6 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
30.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.5 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+12.4 : 28.1 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+12.4 : 26.7 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.1 : 27.1 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+11.5 : 27.0 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+11.0 : 26.9 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-10.7 : 25.6 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-8.3 : 24.6 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-7.9 : 28.6 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-7.8 : 19.2 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-7.5 : 23.6 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW

-0.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.1 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.3 : 1.1 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-8.3 : 1.6 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-8.2 : 2.6 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-7.8 : 1.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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.

74.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
73.0 TALLEGALLA ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
71.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
71.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN) North Coast NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
74.2 BROOME AIRPORT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
61.4 DARWIN BOWLS CLUB

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
72.0 TOPAZ
Brisbane/SE Coast
73.0 TALLEGALLA ALERT
70.0 LINDFIELD
68.5 COOROY COMPOSITE
62.4 ESK POST OFFICE
61.0 HOME PARK TM
57.0 MALENY DENNING RD
56.6 CONONDALE TOWNSHIP
55.0 KENILWORTH TOWNSHIP
54.8 YABBA STATION
54.5 BUARABA
52.4 SOMERSET DAM
52.2 FRASER ISLAND EURONG
51.2 ROSEWOOD MATTHEW ST

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
71.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN)
68.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
63.0 BENTLEY (BACK CREEK)
59.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT
58.4 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE)
57.6 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
57.4 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
54.2 UPPER MONGOGARIE (MARANGAROO)
53.4 CASINO AIRPORT AWS
52.8 CASINO AIRPORT
51.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE)

ISLANDS
Islands
71.0 POINT FAWCETT

13.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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2.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.5 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1004 (41.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
960 (40.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
789 (32.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
765 (31.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
749 (31.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
736 (30.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
720 (30.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
707 (29.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
682 (28.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
643 (26.8) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
627 (26.1) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
618 (25.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
603 (25.1) SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
602 (25.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA

89/17 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
83/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/23 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/11 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

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.
QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett ROCKHAMPTON AERO 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast GOLD COAST SEAWAY 10.0mm in 30 min to 00:30 20.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.8mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.4mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 12.2mm in 30 min to 05:00 24.4mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.2mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.4mm/h Warrego CHARLEVILLE AERO 16.6mm in 30 min to 08:30 33.2mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 16.6mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 24.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 24.4mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.3mm/h CASINO AIRPORT AWS 23.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 23.2mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.3mm/h BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 14.6mm in 15 min to 03:00 58.4mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 20.8mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h 12.4mm in 27 min to 03:28 27.6mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 18.8mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT : 89( 90/ 65 ) at 17:12 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 78(130/ 65 ) at 23:38 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 70(150/ 63 ) at 07:26 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(330/ 63 ) at 14:30