Australian Weather News -- 21 DEC 2011

Wednesday 21 DEC 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0934 EST on 26/05/2012. 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 maximum temperature

E Pilbara

004035

ROEBOURNE

49.4

47.6

31/12/1969

49.1

18/02/1998

1 Y

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

49.0

47.0

14/12/2002

48.9

21/01/2003

1 Y

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

48.4

47.1

20/12/2011

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

W Pilbara

005016

ONSLOW

47.4

47.3

23/12/1980

1 Y

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

47.9

47.3

12/12/1950

1 Y

ISL

Islands

200100

VARANUS ISLAND

37.0

36.7

27/12/2007

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 09:33EST, 26/05/2012.

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 COMPARISON	30.0	+0.5	15.6	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	399 (16.6)	48/14
PERTH AIRPORT	30.3	+1.4	13.7	-1.1	12.6	0.0	8.0	13.7	350 (14.6)	43/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	28.0	+4.9	12.3	-0.2	9.8	0.0	4.8	13.5	328 (13.7)	37/13
BUNBURY	25.4	-1.8	10.5	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	235 ( 9.8)	34/13
MANDURAH	26.9	+0.4	18.3	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	37/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+1.0	25.3	0.0	25.0	5.0	1.6	7.6	250 (10.4)	35/21
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.0	+1.7	22.2	+2.0	21.3	1.8	14.6	3.4	376 (15.7)	52/17
WHYALLA AERO	32.2	+4.0	15.8	0.0	--	0.0	6.0	--	321 (13.4)	28/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	30.9	+3.9	17.8	+2.2	--	0.0	4.2	13.6	262 (10.9)	39/05
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	22.3	-0.6	9.4	-0.5	6.5	0.0	5.6	9.9	356 (14.8)	50/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.3	+0.2	22.6	-0.4	21.9	0.0	7.0	11.2	187 ( 7.8)	35/15
CAIRNS AERO	32.7	+1.3	23.3	-0.1	21.2	0.0	7.2	12.2	408 (17.0)	46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.4	-0.1	23.5	-0.6	19.1	0.0	10.2	12.0	409 (17.0)	39/11
MACKAY M.O	30.0	-0.1	25.0	+2.0	--	0.0	--	10.1	384 (16.0)	46/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.7	-2.4	20.5	-0.7	19.0	0.0	7.8	--	288 (12.0)	37/09
BUNDABERG AERO	30.2	+0.8	18.4	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	332 (13.8)	50/11
NAMBOUR DPI	27.0	-2.1	18.0	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.2	+1.0	20.0	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	344 (14.3)	34/13
BRISBANE AERO	27.1	-1.1	21.0	+0.9	18.8	0.2	7.2	9.3	400 (16.7)	34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.1	-2.4	16.1	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	472 (19.7)	54/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.6	-2.4	17.5	0.0	16.5	0.0	5.8	--	196 ( 8.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.9	-0.4	19.7	+1.6	17.9	0.6	5.2	7.3	415 (17.3)	37/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.4	-1.2	15.2	-1.6	--	1.8	--	--	293 (12.2)	34/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.5	-2.8	17.8	+1.3	14.6	0.2	5.2	5.5	442 (18.4)	35/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.6	-3.3	16.0	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	92 ( 3.8)	22/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.2	-2.2	11.6	+0.3	8.0	0.0	5.2	4.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.7	-1.6	16.9	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	52/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.7	-3.0	18.6	+1.1	17.1	0.0	6.8	5.5	477 (19.9)	37/15
RICHMOND RAAF	25.5	-3.1	17.1	+1.0	--	0.2	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	30/17
BELLAMBI AWS	21.5	-2.5	16.9	-0.6	--	0.4	--	--	370 (15.4)	30/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.0	-6.1	14.0	+2.6	--	16.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.6	-0.8	16.2	+2.4	14.9	0.0	8.0	6.8	237 ( 9.9)	37/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	28.5	-0.8	18.6	+4.8	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	39/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	30.1	0.0	14.7	-0.1	12.5	0.0	7.8	13.7	268 (11.2)	34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.0	+2.6	13.6	+1.4	--	0.0	9.6	--	531 (22.1)	37/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT	27.5	+0.6	11.8	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	470 (19.6)	39/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	25.5	+1.3	15.5	+2.6	14.4	0.0	5.2	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.5	-1.1	9.8	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	549 (22.9)	46/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.9	+2.5	12.7	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	324 (13.5)	35/10
HOBART AIRPORT	16.7	-3.9	11.1	+0.4	7.6	0.0	5.4	10.4	598 (24.9)	41/15
	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

49.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
49.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
48.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
48.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
47.9 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+12.2 : 47.4 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+12.0 : 47.9 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+10.9 : 48.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+10.8 : 38.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.5 : 46.3 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.7 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.7 : 24.9 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+6.6 : 26.3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+6.6 : 25.1 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+6.2 : 25.5 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+5.9 : 27.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
13.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.2 : 26.5 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.9 : 16.0 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-6.9 : 16.0 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-6.4 : 16.0 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-6.3 : 18.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.1 : 11.0 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-4.1 : 5.7 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-3.8 : 15.0 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-3.7 : 5.4 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-3.4 : 21.4 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E 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.

67.2 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION N Peninsula QLD
65.6 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
64.4 KENILWORTH Warrego QLD
61.0 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK N Rivers NT
57.0 SOUTHPORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
61.0 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK
57.0 SOUTHPORT
56.0 NHULUNBUY DTW
52.0 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS
50.2 DARWIN RIVER RIDGE

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
67.2 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
65.6 SCHERGER RAAF
Warrego
64.4 KENILWORTH

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Slopes N
53.0 COONABARABRAN (WESTMOUNT)

13.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

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4.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
4.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
3.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
3.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
2.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

898 (37.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
863 (36.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
790 (32.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
753 (31.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
736 (30.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
719 (30.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
714 (29.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
656 (27.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
641 (26.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
624 (26.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
617 (25.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
610 (25.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
604 (25.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
602 (25.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
602 (25.1) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC

100/21 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
98/16 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
91/14 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
87/18 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
80/18 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

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 MIDDLE POINT AWS 8.6mm in 13 min to 20:30 39.7mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.2mm/h NOONAMAH AWS 6.0mm in 15 min to 21:00 24.0mm/h PIRLANGIMPI 12.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.0mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 12.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 24.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.0mm/h 2.6mm in 1 min to 17:30 156.0mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.8mm/h 22.4mm in 30 min to 18:00 44.8mm/h 31.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 31.2mm/h 43.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.3mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 23.4mm/h CAPE DON 14.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 7.2mm in 4 min to 19:47 108.0mm/h 12.8mm in 13 min to 20:00 59.1mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 20.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 11.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 23.6mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.0mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.8mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 13.2mm in 25 min to 14:30 31.7mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.4mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.8mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h NGAYAWILI 17.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 34.4mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 18.0mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 24.4mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h N Plateau YULARA AERO 2.2mm in 1 min to 16:43 132.0mm/h 4.4mm in 2 min to 16:45 132.0mm/h 1.6mm in 1 min to 16:46 96.0mm/h 4.8mm in 14 min to 17:00 20.6mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.6mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 4.2mm in 6 min to 04:30 42.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.8mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 6.6mm in 8 min to 16:08 49.5mm/h 12.8mm in 22 min to 16:30 34.9mm/h 24.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 24.8mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 21.4mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 16.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 16.8mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.8mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h Gulf Country BURKETOWN AIRPORT 12.4mm in 16 min to 19:16 46.5mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.2mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.0mm/h CENTURY MINE 12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.2mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.8mm/h Central West LONGREACH AERO 10.2mm in 12 min to 16:16 51.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast CASINO AIRPORT AWS 12.6mm in 30 min to 16:30 25.2mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.2mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.8mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.6mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h CW Slopes N COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS 12.4mm in 30 min to 06:30 24.8mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.6mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 16.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h CW Slopes S PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) 42.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h FORBES AIRPORT AWS 10.8mm in 18 min to 14:18 36.0mm/h 10.4mm in 42 min to 15:00 14.9mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 21.2mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h Goulburn/Monaro CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.2mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.6mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.6mm/h TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS 10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.6mm/h MOUNT GININI AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands CAPE WESSEL 10.6mm in 30 min to 16:00 21.2mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT : 87(150/ 63 ) at 20:47 YULARA AERO : 98(160/ 35 ) at 16:42 WULUNGURRU : 91(220/ 74 ) at 14:19