Australian Weather News -- 16 DEC 2009

Wednesday 16 DEC 2009

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2009

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1332 EST on 17/12/2009. 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

N Kimberley

001010

THEDA

176.0

161.0

11/12/1998

1 n

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

145.0

104.4

12/12/1998

139.8

01/01/2000

Highest minimum temperature

Interior

013012

WILUNA

31.0

30.5

19/12/2005

NSW

South Coast

069147

MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS

20.0

22/12/2007

Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

Mt Lofty Ranges

023842

MOUNT LOFTY

34.0

09/12/2006

1 P Equal to record.

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

Lower West

009021

PERTH AIRPORT

41.7

34.9

24/12/2006

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 10:26EST, 15/05/2012.

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	25.7	-3.8	19.2	+2.9	18.5	0.0	10.6	--	855 (35.6)	67/16
PERTH AIRPORT	25.5	-3.4	14.3	-0.5	13.0	0.0	8.8	10.1	622 (25.9)	54/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.4	-5.7	13.1	+0.7	11.2	0.4	4.4	1.7	307 (12.8)	37/13
BUNBURY	24.4	-2.7	10.0	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	383 (16.0)	48/11
MANDURAH	23.0	--	14.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	622 (25.9)	54/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.5	-1.1	24.6	-0.7	24.1	4.2	4.2	4.7	354 (14.8)	43/06
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.5	+4.1	21.0	+0.8	19.5	0.0	13.4	12.2	320 (13.3)	41/23
WHYALLA AERO	42.8	+14.7	21.3	+5.5	--	0.8	24.0	--	323 (13.5)	85/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	40.8	+13.8	21.6	+6.1	16.9	0.0	10.0	11.1	253 (10.5)	55/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	38.7	+15.8	17.5	+7.6	14.0	0.0	12.0	7.7	378 (15.8)	76/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.2	-1.0	23.3	+0.2	21.2	3.8	7.0	7.4	322 (13.4)	48/14
CAIRNS AERO	29.4	-2.0	23.8	+0.4	21.1	2.8	9.2	2.3	428 (17.8)	50/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.7	+0.2	24.3	+0.2	22.1	0.0	12.0	9.6	574 (23.9)	50/11
MACKAY M.O	30.4	+0.3	25.9	+3.0	--	0.0	--	11.2	431 (18.0)	41/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.8	+0.7	22.9	+1.7	22.1	0.0	6.0	--	344 (14.3)	43/14
BUNDABERG AERO	31.5	+2.1	21.2	+0.7	--	0.0	9.4	--	398 (16.6)	48/14
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	-0.2	19.0	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.5	+2.3	18.8	-1.1	--	5.8	--	--	144 ( 6.0)	30/12
BRISBANE AERO	29.6	+1.3	22.8	+2.7	19.0	1.0	5.0	12.7	312 (13.0)	37/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.6	+1.9	18.0	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	664 (27.7)	50/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	37.1	+6.1	21.9	+4.4	14.0	0.0	9.0	--	179 ( 7.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.0	+0.7	19.2	+1.1	18.0	0.0	3.8	11.6	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.7	+1.1	17.4	+0.7	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	31.9	+4.7	19.2	+2.7	16.1	0.0	4.4	12.9	416 (17.3)	48/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	29.1	+2.2	20.5	+5.2	--	0.0	--	--	109 ( 4.5)	31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	32.8	+8.4	13.2	+1.9	7.3	0.0	6.8	13.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	38.6	+7.1	19.9	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	41/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.1	+3.4	21.9	+4.4	21.3	0.0	9.2	10.6	626 (26.1)	65/17
RICHMOND RAAF	36.6	+7.9	20.9	+4.9	20.3	0.0	--	--	161 ( 6.7)	39/14
BELLAMBI AWS	24.9	+0.8	20.9	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	610 (25.4)	54/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	36.1	+10.0	14.0	+2.6	12.8	0.0	8.0	12.9	226 ( 9.4)	43/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	39.2	+9.8	17.5	+3.8	13.4	0.0	9.4	12.8	193 ( 8.0)	39/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	38.6	+9.2	14.6	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	101 ( 4.2)	39/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	40.9	+10.8	20.4	+5.6	15.2	0.0	13.4	13.0	242 (10.1)	41/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	37.3	+9.9	9.5	-2.7	--	0.0	6.6	--	122 ( 5.1)	30/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	38.4	+11.4	12.7	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	142 ( 5.9)	43/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	39.2	+15.0	17.4	+4.5	13.4	0.0	7.0	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	40.4	+17.5	12.3	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	65/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	35.2	+12.6	14.6	+5.2	--	0.0	--	--	310 (12.9)	59/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	28.9	+6.5	12.4	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	43/15
HOBART AIRPORT	34.8	+14.2	15.9	+5.2	10.7	0.0	7.6	2.2	448 (18.7)	63/17
	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

45.2 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
45.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
44.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
44.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
44.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+18.8 : 40.0 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+18.1 : 39.2 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+17.9 : 38.5 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+17.8 : 37.6 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+17.7 : 41.3 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

**S** 31.0 WILUNA Interior WA
30.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
29.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
29.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
29.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+13.1 : 24.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.6 : 26.5 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+12.4 : 26.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+12.4 : 24.7 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.3 : 26.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

17.0 ALBANY Lower West WA
17.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
17.6 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
17.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
18.1 SHANNON Lower West WA

-9.5 : 17.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.3 : 24.7 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-9.3 : 25.2 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-8.6 : 29.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-8.6 : 21.0 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA

5.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
5.7 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
6.0 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
6.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

**S** -6.1 : 10.0 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-5.4 : 5.7 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-3.4 : 8.8 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA

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.

185.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
176.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
155.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
145.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
120.0 MYROODAH W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
185.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND
176.0 THEDA
155.0 TRUSCOTT
145.5 DOONGAN
87.0 KALUMBURU
80.2 FARAWAY BAY
59.7 KURI BAY
W Kimberley
120.0 MYROODAH

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.0 PIGEON HOLE

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
110.0 TERRAINE TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
57.2 TINGHA POST OFFICE
North Coast
78.0 BOAT HARBOUR (ROUS RIVER)
68.6 MURWILLUMBAH (TALESWOOD)

13.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.3 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
13.1 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
13.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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2.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.3 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
2.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
1.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1071 (44.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1026 (42.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
985 (41.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
904 (37.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
875 (36.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
872 (36.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
859 (35.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
855 (35.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
848 (35.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
830 (34.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
819 (34.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
789 (32.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
779 (32.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
765 (31.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
754 (31.4) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
737 (30.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
724 (30.2) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
719 (30.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
707 (29.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
689 (28.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
678 (28.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
676 (28.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
675 (28.1) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
664 (27.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
630 (26.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
626 (26.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
625 (26.0) FORREST Eucla WA
622 (25.9) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
622 (25.9) MANDURAH Lower West WA
621 (25.9) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
617 (25.7) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
615 (25.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
613 (25.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
610 (25.4) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
605 (25.2) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
602 (25.1) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
602 (25.1) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS

104/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/10 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/12 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
94/11 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/12 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast 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 N Kimberley WYNDHAM AERO 11.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.8mm/h KALUMBURU 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h TRUSCOTT 9.8mm in 18 min to 00:28 32.7mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h 5.4mm in 16 min to 08:00 20.2mm/h 6.6mm in 17 min to 08:27 23.3mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 16.0mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 14.6mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.2mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.0mm/h KUNUNURRA AERO 10.2mm in 14 min to 17:00 43.7mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.8mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME 14.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h KUNUNURRA AG STATION 10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.8mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 11.4mm in 30 min to 15:30 22.8mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.8mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h CAPE DON 18.0mm in 20 min to 08:30 54.0mm/h 22.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 22.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h POINT STUART AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.7mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 10:30 7.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 5.7mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 26.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 26.4mm/h N Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 3.8mm in 11 min to 18:41 20.7mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.4mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country CENTURY MINE 2.6mm in 1 min to 17:15 156.0mm/h 3.6mm in 1 min to 17:16 216.0mm/h 14.8mm in 6 min to 17:22 148.0mm/h 2.6mm in 1 min to 17:23 156.0mm/h 12.8mm in 7 min to 17:30 109.7mm/h 37.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 37.4mm/h 41.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 41.4mm/h 41.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 72(180/ 63 ) at 20:30 VICTORIA W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 91(340/ 63 ) at 13:02 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(330/ 72 ) at 12:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(290/ 63 ) at 12:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(330/ 43 ) at 13:57 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 96(300/ 67 ) at 14:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 95(330/ 69 ) at 11:00