Australian Weather News -- 29 DEC 2006

Friday 29 DEC 2006

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Noteworthy weather today

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ACT, NSW: Storms bring some heavy rain. Part of the roof of the National Museum, Canberra, collapsed during a thunderstorm this afternoon. Storms developed on the Central and Southern Tablelands soon after noon, then moved northeastwards during the evening affecting an area from the Mid North Coast to the South Coast. Heavy rain and strong winds in Canberra just after 4pm caused minor flooding and tree damage, with 28 emergency services callouts reported, mostly in southern Canberra and Tuggeranong. A build-up of hailstones is thought to have blocked roof drains at the National Museum, causing the ceiling space to fill with water and collapse, damaging administrative areas and some paintings. Damage was estimated at $500,000. Hail to golfball size was reported at Cook. There were also some heavy late-afternoon falls in Sydney (see downpours). With storms slow-moving, there were isolated reports of flash flooding, mostly in western Sydney.

WA: Storm sparks South Coast fire. Lightning is believed to have started a bushfire near Alexander Bay, 80km E of Esperance, around dawn this morning. By this evening, the fire had burnt through 7 square kilometres and forced the evacuation of about 60 campers.

NT, QLD: Cool conditions continue. Unseasonably low temperatures continued across much of the north of the continent today. Brisbane Airport's minimum of 14.4 set a new December record (see records). Rolleston QLD's low of 8.9 was 11 below normal (see coldest)

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1458 EST on 29/09/2007. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040842

BRISBANE AERO

14.4

14.5

19/12/2006

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

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 23:50EST, 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	27.4	-2.1	20.5	+4.2	19.9	0.0	11.4	--	649 (27.0)	52/16
PERTH AIRPORT	27.1	-1.8	16.1	+1.3	14.1	0.0	8.8	13.2	449 (18.7)	43/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	24.5	+1.4	15.3	+2.9	12.6	0.0	9.0	8.9	350 (14.6)	46/15
BUNBURY	26.6	-0.5	16.3	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	52/16
MANDURAH	25.1	--	19.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	386 (16.1)	48/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.3	-0.3	24.2	-1.1	24.1	15.0	5.8	3.9	344 (14.3)	35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.2	-2.2	14.2	-6.0	10.0	0.0	11.6	13.3	271 (11.3)	32/14
WHYALLA AERO	31.2	+3.1	16.5	+0.7	--	0.0	12.0	--	436 (18.2)	52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	30.5	+3.5	15.9	+0.4	11.9	0.0	6.6	10.7	235 ( 9.8)	54/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	24.3	+1.4	7.3	-2.6	3.7	0.0	4.0	13.3	425 (17.7)	52/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.7	-1.5	18.4	-4.7	15.7	0.0	8.8	12.7	295 (12.3)	32/07
CAIRNS AERO	31.1	-0.3	24.6	+1.2	23.9	3.4	2.8	2.2	384 (16.0)	48/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.7	+0.2	24.9	+0.8	24.0	0.0	7.2	9.6	476 (19.8)	50/14
MACKAY M.O	27.5	-2.6	21.0	-1.9	--	3.0	--	5.7	577 (24.0)	45/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.6	-3.5	17.5	-3.7	17.6	0.4	1.8	--	317 (13.2)	35/14
BUNDABERG AERO	27.4	-2.0	17.3	-3.2	--	0.4	1.7	--	--	--
NAMBOUR DPI	26.4	-2.8	12.6	-5.6	--	21.0³	--	--	43 ( 1.8)	32/14
COOLANGATTA	26.8	-0.4	13.6	-6.3	--	0.0	--	--	178 ( 7.4)	37/14
BRISBANE AERO	26.2	-2.1	14.4	-5.7	11.7	0.0	1.8	13.0	269 (11.2)	34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.0	-2.7	12.5	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	526 (21.9)	48/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.7	-1.3	16.8	-0.7	8.4	0.0	8.4	--	156 ( 6.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.4	-0.9	14.4	-3.7	11.4	0.0	5.0	12.6	371 (15.5)	43/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.1	-0.5	10.8	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.0	+0.8	12.7	-3.8	12.0	0.0	8.8	9.4	341 (14.2)	45/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.5	-0.4	13.8	-1.5	13.1	0.0	--	--	141 ( 5.9)	28/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	26.9	+2.5	10.0	-1.3	6.5	0.0	8.0	7.7	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	33.1	+1.6	14.9	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.6	-1.1	19.2	+1.7	17.2	0.0	9.4	5.2	602 (25.1)	50/16
RICHMOND RAAF	28.7	0.0	18.0	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	297 (12.4)	61/15
BELLAMBI AWS	21.6	-2.5	17.7	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	451 (18.8)	46/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	27.3	+1.2	14.9	+3.5	13.2	0.0	9.6	6.6	348 (14.5)	74/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	32.6	+3.2	11.8	-1.9	11.1	0.0	10.0	12.9	282 (11.8)	48/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	30.6	+1.2	12.9	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	213 ( 8.9)	37/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	28.9	-1.2	15.7	+0.9	12.4	0.0	9.6	2.7	--	41/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	29.2	+1.8	10.4	-1.8	--	0.0	9.6	--	421 (17.5)	44/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.0	+1.0	10.3	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	410 (17.1)	34/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.4	-1.8	12.6	-0.3	10.5	0.0	4.2	--	165 ( 6.9)	17/23
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.1	-2.8	10.5	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	344 (14.3)	41/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.6	+2.0	8.9	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	629 (26.2)	45/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.2	-0.2	12.7	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	35/16
HOBART AIRPORT	17.0	-3.6	11.4	+0.7	12.4	0.0	2.4	6.0	523 (21.8)	34/16
	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

42.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.8 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
41.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
41.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.2 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
41.2 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA

+8.7 : 39.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 39.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.2 : 38.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+6.6 : 41.8 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+5.8 : 41.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.2 : 20.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+6.7 : 19.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.4 : 17.0 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+5.4 : 16.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.3 : 18.3 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
14.3 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
14.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
14.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.9 : 17.9 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.0 : 17.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.8 : 25.4 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
-5.6 : 20.4 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-4.9 : 19.9 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

-1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.4 : 13.2 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-8.3 : 12.5 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-7.8 : 3.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.8 : 12.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

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.

100.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
88.2 DUNDEE BEACH SCHOOL N Rivers NT
87.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
86.0 SOUTHWELL STATION N Peninsula QLD
80.0 BALURGA STATION N Peninsula QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
100.2 GOVE AIRPORT
88.2 DUNDEE BEACH SCHOOL
80.0 ALCAN MINESITE
70.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS
63.2 ALCAN REFINERY

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
86.0 SOUTHWELL STATION
80.0 BALURGA STATION

ISLANDS
Islands
87.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

13.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.9 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

960 (40.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
909 (37.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
839 (35.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
828 (34.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
795 (33.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
775 (32.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
765 (31.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
751 (31.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
690 (28.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
676 (28.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
675 (28.1) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
665 (27.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
652 (27.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
649 (27.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
646 (26.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
630 (26.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
629 (26.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
620 (25.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
617 (25.7) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
614 (25.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
614 (25.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

74/16 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
72/00 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
72/19 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
70/00 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
70/20 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
70/22 NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA

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 PIRLANGIMPI AWS 22.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 22.2mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h MILINGIMBI AWS 10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h BULMAN AWS 13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF 10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.8mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND 23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h Central Coast E ST LAWRENCE 16.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east TERREY HILLS AWS 17.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.8mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h Sydney--west RICHMOND RAAF 10.0mm in 8 min to 16:24 75.0mm/h 6.2mm in 31 min to 17:00 12.0mm/h 23.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 23.8mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h PENRITH LAKES AWS 14.4mm in 14 min to 16:00 61.7mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.4mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h Illawarra JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 18.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 18.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h South Coast BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS 7.4mm in 12 min to 17:12 37.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 44.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 14.7mm/h CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 69.0mm in 3 hr to 08:00 23.0mm/h	None reported