Australian Weather News -- 23 DEC 2013

Monday 23 DEC 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 1619 EST on 24/12/2013. 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

NSW

Hunter Valley

061375

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS

23.9

23.8

12/12/2000

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands N

062013

GULGONG POST OFFICE

25.1

25.0

22/12/1994

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063039

KATOOMBA (MURRI ST)

23.2

22.0

08/12/1990

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063063

OBERON (SPRINGBANK)

19.5

19.0

23/12/2006

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063254

ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

22.0

21/12/2013

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

C Tablelands S

063303

ORANGE AIRPORT AWS

20.4

19.2

20/12/2012

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068239

MOSS VALE AWS

20.9

20.8

02/12/2006

1 N

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070080

TARALGA POST OFFICE

23.0

22.8

29/12/1959

1 N

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070339

TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS

20.6

20.0

23/12/2006

1 N

NSW

SW Slopes N

073141

GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST)

23.9

23.7

24/12/2009

1 N

NSW

SW Slopes N

073142

COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT

23.5

23/12/2006

1 N 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
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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 16:18EST, 24/12/2013.

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	36.6	+7.0	12.9	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	505 (21.0)	55/15
PERTH AIRPORT	33.7	+4.8	9.9	-5.0	7.3	0.0	9.0	12.6	379 (15.8)	39/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	27.8	+4.7	7.9	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	39/14
BUNBURY	28.3	+1.0	10.9	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	24/18
MANDURAH	29.9	+3.0	16.3	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	31/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.7	+0.1	24.0	-1.3	24.2	27.8	3.8	2.7	288 (12.0)	31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	20.6	-14.8	17.4	-2.8	17.3	2.0	5.8	0.0	391 (16.3)	30/11
WHYALLA AERO	23.1	-5.1	14.9	-1.0	--	0.8	--	--	404 (16.8)	50/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.7	-3.3	14.6	-1.0	--	0.0	20.0	10.2	270 (11.3)	41/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.6	-4.3	11.4	+1.4	10.9	0.4	2.4	4.3	491 (20.5)	43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.0	+2.9	27.7	+4.7	26.5	0.0	12.0	7.2	322 (13.4)	52/15
CAIRNS AERO	29.0	-2.4	22.8	-0.6	21.3	2.4	7.8	0.9	417 (17.4)	35/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.6	+0.1	24.1	0.0	22.2	0.0	12.8	12.3	537 (22.4)	41/13
MACKAY M.O	30.8	+0.7	24.5	+1.5	--	0.0	--	11.9	374 (15.6)	31/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.4	+1.3	20.0	-1.2	18.0	0.0	10.6	--	345 (14.4)	34/13
BUNDABERG AERO	30.3	+0.8	17.4	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	241 (10.0)	34/12
COOLANGATTA	29.2	+2.0	20.9	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	421 (17.5)	48/12
BRISBANE AERO	29.6	+1.5	20.0	-0.1	17.2	0.0	9.0	12.9	427 (17.8)	48/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	30.7	+3.3	15.2	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	448 (18.7)	34/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	36.7	+5.8	24.4	+6.9	--	0.0	12.0	--	270 (11.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	29.4	+3.1	21.1	+3.0	14.7	0.0	8.0	9.7	773 (32.2)	59/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	30.7	+4.2	20.4	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	443 (18.5)	41/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	37.3	+10.1	21.1	+4.6	18.4	0.0	9.6	2.4	360 (15.0)	65/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	29.8	+5.5	22.0	+10.8	14.5	0.0	14.0	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	38.9	+7.7	27.0	+11.2	--	0.0	--	--	604 (25.2)	61/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	36.6	+10.9	21.5	+4.0	20.5	0.0	7.6	4.0	576 (24.0)	72/14
RICHMOND RAAF	35.9	+7.5	20.6	+4.6	--	0.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	44/11
BELLAMBI AWS	24.8	+1.0	20.9	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	61/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	22.8	-6.6	20.3	+6.5	18.9	0.0	17.4	2.1	611 (25.5)	43/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.9	-5.3	18.3	+4.5	--	5.2	--	--	304 (12.7)	37/08
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.9	-5.2	14.6	-0.2	14.0	17.2	5.6	8.7	356 (14.8)	41/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.2	-4.2	15.5	+3.3	--	8.2	--	--	297 (12.4)	48/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.0	-4.0	14.5	+2.9	--	5.4	--	--	240 (10.0)	44/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.2	-6.0	14.6	+1.7	14.6	1.8	10.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.9	-6.7	10.9	+1.5	--	0.2	--	--	421 (17.5)	43/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.6	+0.2	12.7	+2.1	--	0.4	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	35/16
HOBART AIRPORT	19.1	-1.6	12.9	+2.2	11.2	3.2	0.0	2.2	254 (10.6)	55/11
	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

42.4 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
42.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.8 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
41.7 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
41.6 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+10.9 : 36.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+10.8 : 36.0 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+10.4 : 39.7 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+10.1 : 37.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+10.0 : 34.7 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+10.0 : 33.1 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW

30.3 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
29.4 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
29.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.5 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
28.5 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+13.2 : 23.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+11.6 : 23.2 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+11.2 : 27.0 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+11.1 : 22.7 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
+11.1 : 26.1 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
9.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-15.6 : 18.8 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-14.8 : 20.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-14.7 : 21.7 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-13.2 : 21.8 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-13.0 : 20.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

4.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.4 EYRE Eucla WA
5.6 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.7 : 5.4 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.9 : 7.2 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.7 : 8.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : 7.5 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-6.3 : 15.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior 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.

167.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
158.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
69.0 SHOAL BAY N Rivers NT
64.0 SOPHIE DOWNS E Kimberley WA
59.2 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
167.6 WYNDHAM AERO
158.0 WYNDHAM
E Kimberley
64.0 SOPHIE DOWNS
57.4 KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT
51.0 WARMUN

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
69.0 SHOAL BAY
59.2 KIDMAN SPRINGS

12.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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0.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1051 (43.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
924 (38.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
878 (36.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
877 (36.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
848 (35.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
817 (34.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
807 (33.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
776 (32.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
773 (32.2) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
772 (32.2) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
772 (32.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
742 (30.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
699 (29.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
680 (28.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
671 (28.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
664 (27.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
662 (27.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
654 (27.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
645 (26.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
645 (26.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
642 (26.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
628 (26.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
627 (26.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
622 (25.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
615 (25.6) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
611 (25.5) WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
609 (25.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
607 (25.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
607 (25.3) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
604 (25.2) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

91/16 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
89/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/14 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
85/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/13 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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 WYNDHAM AERO 76.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 76.2mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 19.0mm/h 13.4mm in 21 min to 02:21 38.3mm/h 30.4mm in 39 min to 03:00 46.8mm/h 43.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 43.8mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 24.4mm/h TRUSCOTT 7.2mm in 6 min to 02:06 72.0mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 15.0mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.4mm/h E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO 6.2mm in 17 min to 00:30 21.9mm/h 8.0mm in 17 min to 02:47 28.2mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.6mm/h KUNUNURRA AG STATION 26.4mm in 30 min to 03:00 52.8mm/h 29.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 29.4mm/h 28.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 28.0mm/h W Kimberley CURTIN AERO 9.0mm in 27 min to 08:50 20.0mm/h Interior TELFER AERO 19.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 19.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers POINT STUART AWS 10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.6mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 21.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 42.0mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 21.2mm/h 25.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 25.0mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 11.4mm in 25 min to 13:25 27.4mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.2mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.8mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 8.2mm in 24 min to 17:00 20.5mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.0mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 6.0mm in 17 min to 13:47 21.2mm/h BRADSHAW 8.0mm in 9 min to 21:00 53.3mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.6mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 18.6mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Lower Darling BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 19.0mm in 10 min to 09:10 114.0mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.0mm/h	TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 76(200/ 65 ) at 02:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(170/ 78 ) at 07:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(230/ 69 ) at 15:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 91(260/ 78 ) at 17:55