Australian Weather News -- 24 DEC 2006

Sunday 24 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 1441 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

Alice Springs

015515

AMBURLA

71.0

56.0

13/12/1975

1 n

Alice Springs

015608

MURRAY DOWNS

78.2

77.0

16/12/1975

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

29.6

29.5

09/12/1980

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040908

TEWANTIN RSL PARK

15.2

04/12/1998

1 Y Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

Alice Springs

015502

ALI CURUNG

23.5

25.0

15/12/2001

1 Y

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

Lower West

009021

PERTH AIRPORT

34.9

33.4

11/12/2001

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	38.9	+9.4	24.8	+8.5	22.9	0.0	19.4	--	736 (30.7)	68/13
PERTH AIRPORT	33.6	+4.7	16.6	+1.8	15.6	0.0	14.0	13.4	838 (34.9)	84/01
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.8	+0.7	14.6	+2.2	11.9	0.0	8.6	9.9	646 (26.9)	61/14
BUNBURY	32.7	+5.6	15.5	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	529 (22.0)	50/00
MANDURAH	33.7	--	17.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	498 (20.8)	52/07
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.5	+2.9	25.7	+0.4	25.6	0.0	9.2	--	420 (17.5)	41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	20.3	-15.1	17.8	-2.4	17.8	17.8	13.0	0.5	480 (20.0)	45/00
WHYALLA AERO	20.8	-7.3	14.9	-0.9	--	0.0	8.0	--	622 (25.9)	52/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.6	-6.4	10.5	-5.0	7.1	0.0	6.2	5.9	297 (12.4)	46/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.8	-5.1	5.8	-4.1	2.7	0.0	5.6	5.4	429 (17.9)	63/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.1	-2.1	24.5	+1.4	21.4	0.0	11.0	4.5	292 (12.2)	54/16
CAIRNS AERO	31.2	-0.2	23.1	-0.3	20.7	0.0	10.6	11.6	452 (18.8)	32/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.7	-0.8	23.1	-1.0	21.1	0.4	8.0	12.0	489 (20.4)	41/13
MACKAY M.O	30.3	+0.2	21.0	-1.9	--	0.0	--	10.5	333 (13.9)	26/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.7	-1.4	20.3	-0.9	19.4	0.0	9.8	--	330 (13.8)	37/12
BUNDABERG AERO	29.6	+0.2	16.6	-3.9	--	0.0	7.5	--	297 (12.4)	39/14
NAMBOUR DPI	28.9	-0.3	12.1	-6.1	--	0.0	--	--	91 ( 3.8)	32/15
COOLANGATTA	27.8	+0.6	18.6	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	424 (17.7)	50/12
BRISBANE AERO	27.5	-0.8	15.8	-4.3	--	0.0	9.4	13.1	453 (18.9)	48/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.9	+1.2	13.7	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	368 (15.3)	35/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.5	-1.5	22.9	+5.4	17.3	0.0	6.4	--	171 ( 7.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.8	+0.5	17.8	-0.3	15.5	0.0	6.8	12.6	581 (24.2)	63/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.9	+1.3	19.4	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.2	+2.0	20.4	+3.9	20.0	1.0	5.0	1.9	316 (13.2)	43/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	27.7	+0.8	19.6	+4.3	19.8	1.0	--	--	102 ( 4.3)	24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.1	-5.3	16.2	+4.9	15.0	7.4	6.8	0.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.5	-3.0	20.6	+4.7	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.8	-3.9	18.1	+0.6	17.4	3.4	3.6	0.3	478 (19.9)	41/12
RICHMOND RAAF	24.6	-4.1	19.2	+3.2	--	5.0	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	34/11
BELLAMBI AWS	18.6	-5.5	17.0	-0.5	--	10.4	--	--	353 (14.7)	26/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT	27.9	+1.8	16.4	+5.0	15.5	2.6	5.6	7.8	307 (12.8)	54/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	26.2	-3.2	13.4	-0.3	11.5	3.0	7.6	8.3	377 (15.7)	52/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	26.5	-2.9	11.3	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	316 (13.2)	43/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.2	-5.9	11.6	-3.2	10.2	0.0	10.2	13.1	388 (16.2)	50/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.7	-3.7	8.9	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	560 (23.3)	54/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.2	-4.8	7.5	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	482 (20.1)	54/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.7	-3.5	13.1	+0.2	10.9	0.0	5.0	--	124 ( 5.2)	28/18
GEELONG AIRPORT	19.8	-3.1	8.4	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	453 (18.9)	63/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.3	-4.3	5.9	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	540 (22.5)	61/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.6	-2.8	11.0	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	297 (12.4)	52/15
HOBART AIRPORT	19.2	-1.4	10.8	+0.1	8.6	0.0	7.6	3.1	459 (19.1)	54/15
	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

42.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
42.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.3 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
41.2 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA

+10.9 : 39.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+9.8 : 37.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+9.4 : 38.9 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+8.2 : 37.2 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 39.9 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

29.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
29.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
29.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
29.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+9.6 : 24.7 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+8.5 : 24.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+8.0 : 24.9 MULLEWA Central West WA
+6.8 : 22.8 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+6.8 : 21.6 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
11.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-16.3 : 21.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-15.1 : 20.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-15.1 : 19.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-14.3 : 23.5 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-13.7 : 21.5 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW

-0.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.7 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC

-8.4 : 5.0 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
-7.6 : 10.9 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.4 : 3.3 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-6.6 : 5.0 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-6.3 : 3.3 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.3 : 14.4 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.3 : 13.5 MAROOCHYDORE AERO 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.

78.2 MURRAY DOWNS N Plateau NT
71.0 AMBURLA N Plateau NT
66.2 MOUNT SKINNER N Plateau NT
57.0 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
55.0 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
57.0 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
55.0 MARGARET RIVER

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
78.2 MURRAY DOWNS
71.0 AMBURLA
66.2 MOUNT SKINNER
54.0 TREPHINA GORGE

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
55.0 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
52.4 NERRIGA (TOLWONG)

13.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.6 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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0.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.4 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1173 (48.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1055 (44.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
874 (36.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
863 (36.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
838 (34.9) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
834 (34.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
799 (33.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
762 (31.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
760 (31.7) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
739 (30.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
736 (30.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
736 (30.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
733 (30.5) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
729 (30.4) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
721 (30.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
715 (29.8) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
713 (29.7) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
705 (29.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
701 (29.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
694 (28.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
678 (28.3) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
674 (28.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
673 (28.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
670 (27.9) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
664 (27.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
663 (27.6) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
646 (26.9) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
644 (26.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
643 (26.8) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
642 (26.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
626 (26.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
626 (26.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
622 (25.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
622 (25.9) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
621 (25.9) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
617 (25.7) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
608 (25.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
605 (25.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
600 (25.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

89/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
87/17 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
84/01 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
83/20 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
81/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast 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 15.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.4mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 16.6mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.4mm/h W Kimberley BROOME AIRPORT 25.8mm in 30 min to 18:30 51.6mm/h 25.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 25.8mm/h 13.8mm in 24 min to 18:54 34.5mm/h 40.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 40.8mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.4mm/h 43.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 10.6mm in 14 min to 08:44 45.4mm/h 8.2mm in 10 min to 09:00 49.2mm/h 25.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 25.8mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.3mm/h RABBIT FLAT 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.6mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.2mm/h MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h C Tablelands N NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 14.8mm in 30 min to 16:30 29.6mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 21.0mm/h 24.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 24.2mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 22.0mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.4mm/h 12.2mm in 30 min to 18:00 24.4mm/h 23.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 23.2mm/h 57.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 19.0mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.6mm/h C Tablelands S BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 8.6mm in 38 min to 13:00 13.6mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h Sydney--east SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.2mm/h CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.2mm/h SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A 12.4mm in 30 min to 14:30 24.8mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.8mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h Sydney--west PENRITH LAKES AWS 10.4mm in 30 min to 14:30 20.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.4mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h Illawarra NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 12.2mm in 16 min to 13:38 45.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 72(180/ 63 ) at 19:06 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(240/ 78 ) at 23:57 Western Plains WESTMERE : 80(230/ 63 ) at 14:21 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 69(250/ 65 ) at 15:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 80(220/ 67 ) at 19:00 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 85(230/ 70 ) at 17:38 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 72(210/ 63 ) at 23:00 W Coast MOUNT READ : 83(200/ 63 ) at 21:06 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 87(270/ 70 ) at 18:57