Australian Weather News -- 23 DEC 2006

Saturday 23 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 1438 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

NSW

Far Northwest

046020

MILPARINKA (MOUNT ARROWSMITH)

57.5

51.0

14/12/1975

1 y

NSW

Far Northwest

046090

MILPARINKA (MILPA)

86.5

50.8

29/12/1973

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070014

CANBERRA AIRPORT

20.8

20.3

22/12/1953

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

C Tablelands S

063063

OBERON (WOODCHEM)

19.0

18.0

21/12/1972

1 P

NSW

South Coast

069132

BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS

19.8

18.6

23/12/2000

19.5

24/01/1991

1 Y

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070005

BOMBALA (THERRY STREET)

18.3

21/12/1972

1 Y Equal to record.

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070330

GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS

21.5

20.1

23/12/2000

20.7

24/01/1991

1 Y

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070339

TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS

20.0

19.7

23/12/2000

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes N

073007

BURRINJUCK DAM

22.6

31/12/2003

1 Y Equal to record.

NSW

SW Slopes N

073141

GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST)

23.6

23.4

31/12/2003

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes N

073142

COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT

23.5

23.4

31/12/2003

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 23:48EST, 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	40.7	+11.2	23.1	+6.8	22.2	0.0	16.4	--	808 (33.7)	61/16
PERTH AIRPORT	33.8	+4.9	16.5	+1.7	15.5	0.0	11.0	13.4	665 (27.7)	78/22
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.1	-2.0	12.8	+0.4	9.5	0.0	8.2	8.4	549 (22.9)	52/14
BUNBURY	32.3	+5.2	14.4	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	445 (18.5)	59/22
MANDURAH	33.3	--	17.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	451 (18.8)	57/21
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.5	+2.9	26.3	+1.0	26.2	0.0	3.6	10.7	322 (13.4)	39/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.0	-2.4	20.7	+0.5	20.0	7.6	10.8	10.5	385 (16.0)	48/13
WHYALLA AERO	22.3	-5.8	16.7	+0.9	--	0.2	4.2	--	577 (24.0)	54/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.5	-5.5	12.7	-2.8	--	0.2	2.8	10.3	345 (14.4)	39/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.7	-3.2	11.6	+1.7	10.0	4.2	3.0	10.0	562 (23.4)	45/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.7	-0.5	22.9	-0.2	19.7	0.0	4.2	11.2	198 ( 8.3)	35/08
CAIRNS AERO	31.8	+0.4	22.5	-0.9	20.7	1.4	10.6	10.3	500 (20.8)	45/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.2	-1.3	23.5	-0.6	21.4	1.8	11.0	6.3	572 (23.8)	52/10
MACKAY M.O	29.0	-1.1	24.2	+1.3	--	0.0	--	11.7	450 (18.8)	41/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.0	-2.1	20.5	-0.7	19.7	0.0	10.0	--	396 (16.5)	48/13
BUNDABERG AERO	29.1	-0.3	17.4	-3.1	--	0.0	7.8	--	402 (16.8)	39/14
NAMBOUR DPI	27.2	-2.0	14.7	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	90 ( 3.8)	24/15
COOLANGATTA	27.0	-0.2	16.8	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	37/20
BRISBANE AERO	27.4	-0.9	20.6	+0.5	18.8	0.0	7.8	12.9	374 (15.6)	37/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.3	-0.4	14.4	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	672 (28.0)	41/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	33.9	+2.9	20.8	+3.3	14.8	0.0	10.0	--	157 ( 6.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.8	+1.5	18.6	+0.5	15.2	0.0	3.6	11.5	482 (20.1)	61/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.1	+2.5	16.3	-0.4	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	32.4	+5.2	17.3	+0.8	16.3	0.0	8.8	2.3	395 (16.5)	32/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	32.7	+5.8	17.4	+2.1	16.6	0.0	--	--	122 ( 5.1)	24/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.1	+2.7	18.2	+6.9	16.4	0.0	8.4	1.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	34.9	+3.4	23.9	+8.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	30.1	+4.4	20.1	+2.6	18.9	0.0	8.4	0.3	631 (26.3)	55/19
RICHMOND RAAF	32.1	+3.4	20.2	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	41/17
BELLAMBI AWS	24.7	+0.6	17.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	465 (19.4)	46/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	29.3	+3.2	20.6	+9.2	20.8	0.0	10.8	4.1	497 (20.7)	71/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.2	-1.2	22.0	+8.3	22.3	0.0	9.8	2.2	393 (16.4)	48/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	30.4	+1.0	22.0	+8.3	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	46/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.8	-2.3	16.9	+2.1	16.9	1.8	7.4	7.9	--	35/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.6	-3.8	15.8	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	48/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.9	-3.1	14.9	+3.4	--	1.0	--	--	463 (19.3)	45/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.2	-4.0	14.6	+1.7	13.8	5.2	5.4	--	194 ( 8.1)	22/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.1	-4.8	13.4	+2.5	--	3.6	--	--	540 (22.5)	48/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.8	-3.8	10.6	+1.2	--	3.4	--	--	660 (27.5)	46/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.9	-0.5	16.0	+5.4	--	9.0	--	--	312 (13.0)	44/07
HOBART AIRPORT	16.6	-4.0	12.4	+1.7	10.9	1.6	5.6	11.5	545 (22.7)	54/07
	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 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
43.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
41.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.9 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
41.9 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA

+12.1 : 43.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
+11.2 : 40.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+10.1 : 39.1 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+9.9 : 38.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+8.3 : 35.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA

28.4 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
28.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.2 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.7 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
27.6 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

+11.9 : 22.9 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+11.3 : 21.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+11.0 : 21.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+10.9 : 23.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+10.6 : 19.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+10.6 : 22.3 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

9.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
12.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

-10.3 : 13.9 OMEO COMPARISON Upper NE VIC
-9.5 : 13.4 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-9.0 : 13.9 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-8.9 : 13.3 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-8.8 : 18.4 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.8 : 10.5 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.5 : 14.8 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-4.7 : 18.5 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-4.6 : 13.5 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.5 : 16.6 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 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.

86.5 MILPARINKA (MILPA) Far Northwest NSW
69.2 LEOPOLD DOWNS W Kimberley WA
67.0 WILUNA Interior WA
66.0 YAMBAH N Plateau NT
64.6 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
69.2 LEOPOLD DOWNS
Interior
67.0 WILUNA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
64.6 CHANNEL POINT
N Plateau
66.0 YAMBAH

NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
86.5 MILPARINKA (MILPA)
57.5 MILPARINKA (MOUNT ARROWSMITH)
Lower Darling
62.0 POONCARIE (KARPA KORA STATION)

13.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
11.7 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD

.....

1.2 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

1120 (46.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1095 (45.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1056 (44.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1038 (43.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1037 (43.2) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
993 (41.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
992 (41.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
968 (40.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
962 (40.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
949 (39.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
887 (37.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
886 (36.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
858 (35.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
844 (35.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
840 (35.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
827 (34.5) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
824 (34.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
820 (34.2) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
808 (33.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
804 (33.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
804 (33.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
790 (32.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
777 (32.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
770 (32.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
766 (31.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
762 (31.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
757 (31.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
722 (30.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
720 (30.0) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
719 (30.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
715 (29.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
713 (29.7) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
706 (29.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
704 (29.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
694 (28.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
688 (28.7) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
684 (28.5) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
683 (28.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
679 (28.3) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
672 (28.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
669 (27.9) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
665 (27.7) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
663 (27.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
660 (27.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
657 (27.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
650 (27.1) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
646 (26.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
643 (26.8) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
640 (26.7) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
638 (26.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
632 (26.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
631 (26.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
629 (26.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) DALWALLINU Central West WA
623 (26.0) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
622 (25.9) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
618 (25.8) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
617 (25.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
616 (25.7) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
614 (25.6) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
610 (25.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
608 (25.3) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
602 (25.1) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

104/03 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
97/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
89/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/17 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
80/17 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/05 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 11.6mm in 30 min to 23:00 23.2mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.4mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 19.8mm/h W Kimberley CURTIN AERO 14.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau JERVOIS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 13.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 26.0mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.0mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 18.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h MOSS VALE AWS 13.2mm in 30 min to 16:00 26.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.2mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h South Coast BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS 10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.4mm/h VICTORIA W Gippsland MT BAW BAW 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h TASMANIA N Coast CRESSY RESEARCH STATION 16.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h	QUEENSLAND Darling Downs E INGLEWOOD FOREST : 104( 60/ 9 ) at 04:00 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 85(320/ 69 ) at 00:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(240/ 67 ) at 11:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 76(210/ 69 ) at 03:30 Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 87(220/ 63 ) at 00:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 72(250/ 63 ) at 04:00