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I also add descriptions of the day's significant weather events in this box when there's reliable information available and when I have the time. This may be days or even years after the event! If you are looking for weather news as it happens, your best source is ABC News for general weather events, rainfall events, storms, cyclones, floods, snowfalls or bushfires.


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The day in charts
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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 16:25EST, 23/12/2013.

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 28.1 -1.5 18.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 43/14
PERTH AIRPORT 29.6 +0.7 15.6 +0.7 13.7 0.0 9.4 10.9 281 (11.7) 34/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 30.2 +7.1 15.5 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 39/12
BUNBURY 25.0 -2.3 16.8 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 34/18
MANDURAH 25.1 -1.8 22.2 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 31/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +1.0 22.8 -2.5 24.1 33.6 4.6 7.5 276 (11.5) 43/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.9 +1.5 23.4 +3.2 21.5 0.0 15.0 1.0 396 (16.5) 37/08
WHYALLA AERO 34.4 +6.2 16.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 44/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.0 +8.0 14.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 8.0 13.8 177 ( 7.4) 41/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.9 +5.0 6.5 -3.5 4.1 0.0 6.4 10.8 358 (14.9) 35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.4 +3.3 21.4 -1.6 19.4 0.0 11.6 11.9 278 (11.6) 41/11
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 -0.1 22.4 -1.0 22.2 7.6 5.8 11.1 508 (21.2) 63/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.7 +1.2 23.5 -0.6 21.1 0.0 12.6 12.6 531 (22.1) 55/12
MACKAY M.O 29.8 -0.3 25.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.1 417 (17.4) 41/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 -0.3 22.1 +0.9 21.8 0.0 11.0 -- 366 (15.3) 43/17
BUNDABERG AERO 29.3 -0.2 20.0 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 325 (13.5) 50/11
COOLANGATTA 28.2 +1.0 19.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 43/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.8 -1.3 20.2 +0.1 18.9 1.0 9.0 6.9 349 (14.5) 37/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.7 -2.7 15.5 -1.1 -- 21.0 -- -- -- 54/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.3 +1.4 16.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 6.8 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.8 -1.5 17.9 -0.2 12.2 0.6 3.6 9.7 275 (11.5) 26/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.5 -1.0 13.7 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.0 -0.2 13.2 -3.3 10.0 0.0 8.0 12.5 358 (14.9) 43/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.3 +4.0 11.0 -0.2 4.8 2.6 5.4 7.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.2 +3.0 16.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 35/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.7 +2.0 18.6 +1.1 16.4 7.8 3.6 11.9 391 (16.3) 52/16
RICHMOND RAAF 30.6 +2.2 13.9 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 34/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.8 0.0 19.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 43/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.4 +5.0 18.8 +5.0 16.3 0.0 11.0 13.5 344 (14.3) 37/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.0 +4.8 16.9 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 30/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.8 +5.7 15.5 +0.7 12.5 0.0 10.0 13.7 287 (12.0) 28/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.2 +4.8 12.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 39/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.1 +6.1 11.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 41/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.1 -2.1 14.2 +1.3 13.8 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.0 +3.4 8.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 35/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.7 +2.3 13.6 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.8 +1.1 9.4 -1.3 6.2 0.0 6.6 8.7 313 (13.0) 48/16
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

45.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
45.3 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
45.2 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
45.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
44.6 EYRE Eucla WA

+20.7 : 45.3 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+19.9 : 45.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+19.2 : 44.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+18.8 : 43.0 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+17.8 : 45.2 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.8 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+13.6 : 27.0 HARVEY Lower West WA
+11.2 : 23.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+10.3 : 23.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+10.3 : 25.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+9.4 : 23.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

13.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.9 PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
16.0 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
16.6 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
16.6 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

-4.5 : 19.2 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
-3.9 : 22.7 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.8 : 18.6 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-3.8 : 22.6 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.7 : 20.2 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC

2.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
4.2 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
4.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.8 : 4.2 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-5.7 : 4.8 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-5.4 : 6.8 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
-4.6 : 6.0 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-4.2 : 7.9 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
-4.2 : 21.2 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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.
98.0 EIDSVOLD TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
85.6 EIDSVOLD POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
81.0 EMMAVILLE POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
65.0 WOODSPRING Darling Downs E QLD
62.8 MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) Hunter Valley NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
50.4 KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
98.0 EIDSVOLD TM
85.6 EIDSVOLD POST OFFICE
Darling Downs E
65.0 WOODSPRING
58.8 WOODSPRING TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
53.0 BENDEMEER (BONNA)
N Tablelands W
81.0 EMMAVILLE POST OFFICE
Hunter Valley
62.8 MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON)
CW Slopes N
61.4 BINNAWAY (WATTLE ST)

13.8 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
13.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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5.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
5.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
4.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

1100 (45.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1005 (41.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
866 (36.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
834 (34.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
818 (34.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
788 (32.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
713 (29.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
710 (29.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
685 (28.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
677 (28.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
657 (27.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
637 (26.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
624 (26.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
622 (25.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
621 (25.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
613 (25.5) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
612 (25.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
611 (25.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
602 (25.1) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
601 (25.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
87/18 CLERMONT AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
83/22 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
81/18 BLACKWATER AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
72/19 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
72/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/02 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.
None reported None reported