Australian Weather News -- 28 NOV 2013

Thursday 28 NOV 2013

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1607 EST on 29/11/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Eucla

011017

BALLADONIA

47.2

45.0

30/11/1982

1 N

Darwin-Daly

014092

ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE

102.0

88.0

16/11/2007

1 N

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

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

32.5

31.8

08/11/2005

1 N

Roper-McArthur

014704

MCARTHUR RIVER MINE

15.3

14.7

18/11/2013

1 N 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 anomalies
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4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
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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 16:06EST, 29/11/2013.

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	25.9	-1.3	16.8	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	345 (14.4)	43/13
PERTH AIRPORT	31.6	+5.8	19.1	+6.4	17.7	0.0	10.0	11.9	490 (20.4)	48/08
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	25.9	+5.0	14.9	+4.1	--	0.8	--	--	604 (25.2)	57/17
BUNBURY	29.6	+5.3	17.9	+5.8	--	0.0	--	--	457 (19.0)	37/02
MANDURAH	26.4	+1.9	20.8	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	405 (16.9)	44/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.8	-0.5	24.6	-0.7	24.7	2.0	5.6	10.9	489 (20.4)	48/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.1	+3.5	21.0	+3.1	19.5	0.0	11.4	5.6	314 (13.1)	63/11
WHYALLA AERO	20.1	-6.4	17.8	+3.8	--	0.0	--	--	604 (25.2)	59/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.4	-5.8	17.3	+3.2	--	0.0	9.0	0.2	267 (11.1)	39/03
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.8	-3.6	13.0	+4.6	12.5	0.0	7.4	3.2	452 (18.8)	41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.0	+0.6	21.0	-0.4	--	5.0	7.6	--	228 ( 9.5)	52/13
CAIRNS AERO	28.6	-2.0	25.3	+3.0	24.0	0.2	6.0	1.2	433 (18.0)	31/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.7	+1.0	25.9	+3.0	24.0	0.4	9.2	4.6	591 (24.6)	46/11
MACKAY M.O	28.6	-0.6	24.2	+2.4	--	25.2	--	10.5	452 (18.8)	31/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.6	-0.6	20.3	+0.8	19.0	0.0	7.0	--	305 (12.7)	31/12
BUNDABERG AERO	29.7	+1.4	17.9	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	296 (12.3)	35/16
COOLANGATTA	28.7	+2.8	14.7	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	43/17
BRISBANE AERO	26.6	-0.2	17.1	-1.1	14.9	0.0	7.0	12.9	272 (11.3)	54/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	30.3	+4.6	14.1	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	480 (20.0)	39/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.5	+6.1	14.8	-0.3	--	0.0	8.2	--	70 ( 2.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.7	+1.8	12.8	-3.4	8.0	0.0	7.0	--	305 (12.7)	59/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.0	+2.0	11.6	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	176 ( 7.3)	39/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.6	+8.1	11.6	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	264 (11.0)	35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	29.6	+8.5	9.3	+0.1	4.3	0.0	6.4	8.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.9	+8.5	13.2	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	50/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.3	+5.3	17.3	+1.9	15.0	0.0	8.0	11.2	367 (15.3)	57/16
RICHMOND RAAF	36.2	+9.5	13.0	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	24/17
BELLAMBI AWS	24.5	+2.4	16.1	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	264 (11.0)	48/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.9	+10.1	15.2	+4.4	13.0	0.0	9.4	6.0	289 (12.0)	61/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	35.4	+9.4	14.2	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	111 ( 4.6)	76/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.9	-1.6	20.8	+8.2	15.7	0.0	12.0	1.8	301 (12.5)	50/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	29.4	+4.7	19.0	+8.8	--	0.0	9.0	--	256 (10.7)	43/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	25.1	+0.7	13.6	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	48/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	24.2	+2.2	21.8	+10.6	20.4	0.0	9.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.9	-1.7	14.4	+6.6	--	0.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	50/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.0	+2.5	13.6	+4.6	--	0.2	--	--	202 ( 8.4)	48/16
HOBART AIRPORT	16.2	-2.8	13.2	+4.0	11.2	2.2	3.8	0.2	316 (13.2)	55/14
	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 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.8 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
43.0 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
43.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

+11.4 : 33.7 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+11.2 : 38.9 NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+11.2 : 39.5 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+11.2 : 41.2 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+11.0 : 39.7 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW

29.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
29.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
28.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
28.5 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+12.6 : 22.5 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+12.4 : 23.6 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
+12.2 : 22.5 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+11.9 : 26.7 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+11.9 : 21.1 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.4 WARRA W Coast TAS
12.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-10.6 : 26.8 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-9.0 : 18.8 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA
-8.7 : 19.7 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
-8.6 : 30.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-8.1 : 18.0 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

3.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
4.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
5.7 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW

-8.8 : 12.8 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.4 : 3.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.2 : 6.4 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.8 : 11.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-4.8 : 11.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne 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.

102.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE N Rivers NT
77.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
73.6 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
70.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
60.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
102.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
60.6 TIMBER CREEK
60.0 TIPPERARY
52.5 BRADSHAW RANGE CONTROL

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
73.6 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
52.4 SWEERS ISLAND
N Coast--Herbert
77.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
70.0 EURAMO TM
54.0 MENAVALE ALERT
Central Coast E
58.0 MOUNT CHARLTON
52.0 MT JUKES

13.1 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

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0.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1080 (45.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1027 (42.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
940 (39.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
913 (38.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
884 (36.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
867 (36.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
833 (34.7) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
830 (34.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
830 (34.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
781 (32.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
779 (32.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
755 (31.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
744 (31.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
739 (30.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
710 (29.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
705 (29.4) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
685 (28.5) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
671 (28.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
665 (27.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
663 (27.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
661 (27.5) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
644 (26.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
639 (26.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
636 (26.5) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
632 (26.3) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
627 (26.1) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
627 (26.1) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
627 (26.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
622 (25.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
620 (25.8) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
618 (25.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
615 (25.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
612 (25.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
604 (25.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
604 (25.2) ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON Lower West WA
604 (25.2) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

106/11 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
106/11 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/13 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
98/08 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/10 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE 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 Interior GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 5.0mm in 14 min to 00:30 21.4mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO 11.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 23.2mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 17.2mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.6mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.7mm/h CENTRE ISLAND 10.8mm in 30 min to 20:00 21.6mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.8mm/h 13.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 27.2mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.6mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 18.2mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 11.7mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 8.8mm in 31 min to 00:01 17.0mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 56.6mm in 1 hr 36 min to 18:30 35.4mm/h 51.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 17.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF 10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.4mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.4mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.3mm/h N Plateau YUENDUMU 28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 9.3mm/h TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 19.8mm in 17 min to 16:58 69.9mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 22.0mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 25.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COEN AIRPORT 27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h Gulf Country BURKETOWN AIRPORT 13.8mm in 15 min to 03:30 55.2mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 20.2mm/h 23.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 23.0mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.0mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS RACECOURSE 10.4mm in 30 min to 12:30 20.8mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 12.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.2mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 10.6mm in 30 min to 06:00 21.2mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 18.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.2mm/h TASMANIA E Coast ST HELENS AERODROME 17.2mm in 30 min to 18:30 34.4mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.0mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 22.0mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands NORTH EAST ISLAND 13.2mm in 30 min to 08:30 26.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.2mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.2mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains N COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS : 87(290/ 63 ) at 23:00 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 106(290/ 83 ) at 12:01 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 93(340/ 59 ) at 11:00 FALLS CREEK : 98( 10/ 50 ) at 14:06 MOUNT HOTHAM : 91(330/ 56 ) at 13:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(240/ 72 ) at 23:55 E Central ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 83(240/ 65 ) at 11:32 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 82(190/ 70 ) at 21:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 69(180/ 63 ) at 18:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(200/ 65 ) at 15:22 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 106(280/ 87 ) at 12:32