Australian Weather News -- 01 JAN 2013

Tuesday 01 JAN 2013

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2013

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2037 EST on 16/01/2014. 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 minimum temperature

SW & S Coast

009518

CAPE LEEUWIN

23.8

23.5

26/01/2012

107

1 Y

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

21.1

20.4

21/01/2012

1 N

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

21.9

20.2

14/01/2012

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

34.0

28/01/2002

1 P Equal to record.

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 anomalies
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4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See 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 20:37EST, 16/01/2014.

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	30.2	-1.5	22.5	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	377 (15.7)	41/11
PERTH AIRPORT	32.0	+0.3	24.3	+7.3	22.2	0.0	10.0	8.5	346 (14.4)	37/00
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	40.3	+15.6	16.7	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	415 (17.3)	39/13
BUNBURY	27.8	-1.9	23.0	+7.6	--	0.0	--	--	229 ( 9.5)	46/14
MANDURAH	27.5	-1.7	25.2	+6.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	39/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.4	+2.6	26.7	+1.9	25.6	0.0	4.5	10.0	232 ( 9.7)	35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	40.3	+3.9	19.2	-2.3	17.3	0.0	17.6	11.6	371 (15.5)	41/08
WHYALLA AERO	31.5	+1.5	14.8	-2.7	--	0.0	8.0	--	341 (14.2)	54/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	30.8	+1.5	14.4	-2.7	--	0.0	--	13.9	146 ( 6.1)	37/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	23.3	-1.9	13.7	+2.6	11.4	0.0	7.8	6.9	382 (15.9)	44/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.8	+1.6	21.6	-2.1	20.3	0.0	10.4	12.1	359 (15.0)	39/14
CAIRNS AERO	32.8	+1.4	23.2	-0.5	22.2	20.4	3.2	6.2	436 (18.2)	48/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.6	+1.3	22.8	-1.5	21.7	28.6	6.0	9.0	322 (13.4)	41/11
MACKAY M.O	29.8	-0.2	22.5	-1.0	--	33.8	--	5.9	510 (21.3)	48/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.4	-3.5	22.8	+0.7	22.1	2.0	6.6	--	459 (19.1)	34/00
BUNDABERG AERO	31.5	+1.4	21.6	+0.2	--	1.4	--	--	475 (19.8)	41/11
COOLANGATTA	28.9	+0.7	19.3	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	266 (11.1)	28/14
BRISBANE AERO	30.2	+1.3	19.6	-1.5	18.6	0.8	7.2	8.9	334 (13.9)	31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.7	-1.3	16.7	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	567 (23.6)	35/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	35.8	+3.9	21.0	+2.2	--	0.0	8.4	--	127 ( 5.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	32.1	+5.2	21.1	+1.7	16.5	0.0	9.6	--	531 (22.1)	48/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	33.2	+5.7	17.6	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	372 (15.5)	31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	37.6	+9.6	18.2	+0.2	15.6	0.0	9.4	12.7	390 (16.3)	54/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	30.4	+2.8	17.2	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	88 ( 3.7)	22/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	31.7	+5.3	16.0	+2.7	7.6	0.0	8.0	13.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	39.6	+6.7	21.4	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	48/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.1	+0.6	20.2	+1.4	19.4	0.0	11.0	10.9	654 (27.3)	37/02
RICHMOND RAAF	39.6	+9.8	17.7	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	171 ( 7.1)	52/14
BELLAMBI AWS	23.6	-1.2	19.9	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	470 (19.6)	48/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.6	+4.0	11.7	-4.5	9.1	0.0	12.2	13.5	292 (12.2)	55/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	34.5	+2.3	12.1	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	176 ( 7.3)	44/17
MILDURA AIRPORT	36.4	+4.2	16.4	-0.3	12.6	0.0	10.8	13.7	262 (10.9)	44/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	34.2	+4.7	10.8	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	265 (11.0)	50/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	33.5	+3.9	10.8	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	46/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	25.3	-0.6	15.4	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	25.6	+0.5	10.5	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	263 (11.0)	44/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	25.0	+0.7	14.2	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	504 (21.0)	52/13
HOBART AIRPORT	19.3	-3.2	12.6	+0.6	12.2	4.0	6.8	5.4	630 (26.3)	61/17
	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

46.1 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
45.5 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
45.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
45.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
45.3 LEONORA Goldfields WA

+19.3 : 45.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+18.0 : 45.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+17.9 : 45.5 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+17.7 : 46.1 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+16.3 : 42.7 EYRE Eucla WA

**S** 30.8 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
30.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
29.9 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
29.6 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
29.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

**S** +17.6 : 30.8 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+11.2 : 24.3 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+10.8 : 25.4 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.8 : 26.3 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.4 : 24.9 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.3 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
12.8 WARRA W Coast TAS
13.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

-9.9 : 7.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-7.2 : 13.4 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-7.1 : 15.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-6.3 : 13.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
-6.1 : 7.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.5 OMEO Upper NE VIC
6.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
7.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.6 : 7.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.5 : 8.7 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.4 : 9.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-6.0 : 8.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-5.7 : 9.1 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
-5.7 : 9.2 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.

166.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
144.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
138.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
128.0 HAWKINS CREEK N Coast--Herbert QLD
126.0 DEERAL N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
144.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
126.0 DEERAL
111.0 HAPPY VALLEY
97.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
97.0 MT SOPHIA
71.2 CAPE FLATTERY
67.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
55.0 DAINTREE TEA
54.0 SUTTIES CREEK ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
166.0 EURAMO TM
138.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
128.0 HAWKINS CREEK
119.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
116.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
112.0 CORSIS ALERT
109.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
104.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
99.6 CARDWELL RANGE
99.0 MENAVALE ALERT
99.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
98.0 GAIRLOCH
95.4 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL
94.0 NERADA ALERT
87.2 BEMERSIDE
87.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE
83.2 VICTORIA SUGAR MILL
78.4 BINGIL BAY
76.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
76.0 RUSSELL RIVER
74.0 TUNG OIL TM
73.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
68.2 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1
68.0 HALIFAX ALERT
65.8 HALIFAX MACROSSAN ST
60.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT
58.0 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
58.0 ZATTAS ALERT
54.0 ABERGOWRIE ALERT
52.0 NASH'S CROSSING ALERT
50.4 INNISFAIL
Central Coast E
77.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL
57.5 KOUMALA HATFIELDS ROAD
50.5 ETON SUNWATER

14.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.9 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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5.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
5.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
4.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
1.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1736 (72.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1311 (54.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1164 (48.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1078 (44.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1012 (42.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1004 (41.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
958 (39.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
935 (39.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
933 (38.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
928 (38.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
918 (38.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
881 (36.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
866 (36.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
866 (36.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
865 (36.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
860 (35.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
850 (35.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
827 (34.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
777 (32.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
746 (31.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
739 (30.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
737 (30.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
705 (29.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
702 (29.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
681 (28.4) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
658 (27.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
654 (27.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
651 (27.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
649 (27.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
646 (26.9) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
644 (26.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
630 (26.3) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
630 (26.3) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
627 (26.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
614 (25.6) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
611 (25.5) WARRA W Coast TAS
604 (25.2) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

213/00 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
102/20 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/13 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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 N Kimberley KALUMBURU 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h W Kimberley CURTIN AERO 28.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 56.4mm/h 32.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 32.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 10.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 20.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h 17.2mm in 30 min to 16:30 34.4mm/h 27.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 27.2mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.0mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 9.3mm/h CAPE DON 8.4mm in 49 min to 17:30 10.3mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 7.0mm in 19 min to 17:27 22.1mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.0mm/h 8.0mm in 10 min to 17:40 48.0mm/h 23.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 23.2mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.0mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 9.7mm/h BRADSHAW 4.6mm in 6 min to 15:58 46.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 5.0mm in 15 min to 05:30 20.0mm/h CAPE FLATTERY 11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.6mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 17.2mm/h 4.8mm in 12 min to 01:12 24.0mm/h 11.6mm in 18 min to 01:30 38.7mm/h 25.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 25.6mm/h 10.8mm in 30 min to 02:00 21.6mm/h 27.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 27.2mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.6mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 15.3mm/h Central Coast E YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE 11.8mm in 30 min to 03:00 23.6mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.8mm/h 20.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 40.8mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.4mm/h 17.8mm in 30 min to 10:00 35.6mm/h 38.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 38.2mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 17.8mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.7mm/h SAMUEL HILL AERO 8.0mm in 12 min to 14:00 40.0mm/h 5.2mm in 6 min to 14:06 52.0mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Cent Wheatbelt CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD : 83( 20/ 63 ) at 18:30 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(250/ 82 ) at 21:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 85(230/ 70 ) at 22:30 CAPE GRIM : 80(220/ 69 ) at 22:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(320/ 82 ) at 00:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(270/ 65 ) at 02:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(250/ 61 ) at 13:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 76(250/ 63 ) at 19:29 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 96(270/ 82 ) at 15:00