Australian Weather News -- 22 DEC 2014

Monday 22 DEC 2014

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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 1448 EST on 23/12/2014. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Darling Downs E

041020

SEVEN OAKS TM

56.0

52.0

06/12/2014

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest grass minimum temperature

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

27.2

26.0

12/12/1995

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

28.0

27.4

27/12/2010

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

Sydney--west

067105

RICHMOND RAAF

84.0

02/12/1996

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
		See actual temperatures
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 14:47EST, 23/12/2014.

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
PERTH AIRPORT	30.0	+1.1	16.1	+1.2	14.1	0.0	10.0	13.1	523 (21.8)	55/02
BUNBURY	25.8	-1.5	11.7	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	347 (14.5)	43/18
MANDURAH	26.6	-0.3	16.0	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	342 (14.3)	39/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.3	+2.7	27.1	+1.8	27.0	0.0	5.4	9.5	270 (11.3)	30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	40.8	+5.4	27.2	+7.0	26.3	0.0	13.0	8.4	300 (12.5)	50/16
WHYALLA AERO	23.8	-4.4	20.6	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	425 (17.7)	37/05
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.0	-1.0	22.6	+7.0	--	0.0	22.4	0.0	199 ( 8.3)	39/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	25.8	+2.9	14.4	+4.4	--	0.0	7.4	0.1	493 (20.5)	44/04
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.6	+1.5	23.9	+0.9	22.3	0.0	12.4	8.3	327 (13.6)	46/18
CAIRNS AERO	32.5	+1.1	23.3	-0.1	22.1	3.8	7.4	11.6	441 (18.4)	43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.5	+1.0	25.0	+0.9	23.6	0.0	12.0	11.6	520 (21.7)	41/13
MACKAY M.O	30.7	+0.6	25.6	+2.6	--	0.0	--	11.4	378 (15.8)	35/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.4	-1.7	22.4	+1.2	21.6	0.0	8.4	--	312 (13.0)	35/11
BUNDABERG AERO	29.8	+0.3	19.6	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	392 (16.3)	44/14
COOLANGATTA	28.2	+1.0	19.5	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	43/11
BRISBANE AERO	27.6	-0.5	20.6	+0.5	18.5	0.0	7.2	12.1	340 (14.2)	35/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.0	-1.4	16.5	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	611 (25.5)	48/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.2	+3.3	20.1	+2.6	--	2.4	6.8	--	111 ( 4.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.6	+0.3	17.7	-0.4	15.0	0.0	4.4	11.0	252 (10.5)	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.0	+1.5	15.5	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	356 (14.8)	46/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	31.2	+4.0	17.1	+0.6	15.3	0.0	7.8	8.6	430 (17.9)	52/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	37.7	+6.5	20.0	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	366 (15.3)	52/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.3	+3.6	20.6	+3.1	19.0	0.0	9.2	8.8	605 (25.2)	61/13
RICHMOND RAAF	32.9	+4.5	16.9	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	250 (10.4)	89/14
BELLAMBI AWS	24.3	+0.5	18.7	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	501 (20.9)	52/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.2	+5.8	17.5	+3.7	15.2	0.0	9.4	5.5	259 (10.8)	52/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	35.5	+6.3	17.5	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	43/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	38.4	+8.3	24.3	+9.5	21.4	0.0	13.0	2.5	275 (11.5)	63/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	36.8	+9.4	15.7	+3.5	--	0.0	24.6	--	216 ( 9.0)	46/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	35.7	+8.7	18.4	+6.8	--	0.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	50/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	25.2	+1.0	17.9	+5.0	10.0	0.0	16.4	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	28.7	+6.1	16.2	+6.8	--	0.0	--	--	495 (20.6)	37/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.0	+1.6	12.7	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	329 (13.7)	24/12
HOBART AIRPORT	23.7	+3.0	10.8	+0.1	6.3	0.0	5.2	7.1	301 (12.5)	34/14
	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

44.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.3 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
43.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
42.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
42.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

+11.1 : 39.1 KYABRAM Lower North VIC
+11.0 : 38.0 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
+10.1 : 39.0 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
+9.4 : 36.8 TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG Upper North VIC

29.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
28.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+10.7 : 25.5 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW
+10.7 : 24.2 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+9.7 : 26.8 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+9.6 : 21.7 LAMEROO COMPARISON Mallee/Upper SE SA
+9.5 : 24.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

14.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
17.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.8 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS

-7.4 : 23.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-7.1 : 29.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.9 : 18.9 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-5.7 : 24.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-5.7 : 21.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-0.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
3.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.5 : 5.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-5.1 : 6.8 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
-5.0 : 6.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-4.9 : 9.0 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-4.6 : -0.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

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.

72.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
70.4 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
65.4 GORRIE N Rivers NT
64.6 POINT STUART AWS N Rivers NT
58.0 GILNOCKIE N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
70.4 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
65.4 GORRIE
64.6 POINT STUART AWS
58.0 GILNOCKIE
53.0 KATHERINE COUNCIL

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
56.0 SEVEN OAKS TM

ISLANDS
Islands
72.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

858 (35.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
843 (35.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
796 (33.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
767 (32.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
764 (31.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
710 (29.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
709 (29.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
693 (28.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
690 (28.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
682 (28.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
682 (28.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
679 (28.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
671 (28.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
664 (27.7) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
661 (27.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
658 (27.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
651 (27.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
636 (26.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
633 (26.4) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
631 (26.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
629 (26.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
625 (26.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
622 (25.9) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
611 (25.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
611 (25.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
605 (25.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
604 (25.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
601 (25.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW

89/14 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
87/17 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
85/20 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
85/14 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
80/17 MOUNT HOTHAM 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 E Kimberley WARMUN 37.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.2mm/h W Kimberley WEST ROEBUCK 15.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 15.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h E Gascoyne MOUNT WHALEBACK MINE 6.0mm in 32 min to 16:00 11.2mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers GUNN POINT 11.2mm in 30 min to 06:30 22.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.8mm/h CHARLES POINT AWS 1.4mm in 1 min to 08:00 84.0mm/h 10.2mm in 30 min to 08:30 20.4mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 18.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.6mm/h POINT STUART AWS 25.4mm in 30 min to 03:30 50.8mm/h 34.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 34.8mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 27.0mm/h 4.0mm in 6 min to 05:24 40.0mm/h 5.4mm in 4 min to 05:28 81.0mm/h 2.4mm in 1 min to 05:29 144.0mm/h 1.8mm in 1 min to 05:30 108.0mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.2mm/h 12.2mm in 30 min to 06:00 24.4mm/h 27.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 27.4mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.8mm/h 54.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 18.0mm/h NGUKURR AWS 13.6mm in 28 min to 00:28 29.1mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 14.6mm/h 11.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 23.6mm/h 26.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 26.4mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 01:30 22.0mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 22.8mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.8mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 14.0mm/h WARRUWI 12.6mm in 30 min to 08:30 25.2mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 19.4mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 14.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 7.0mm/h DALY WATERS AWS 25.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 50.0mm/h 25.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 25.0mm/h 29.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 29.6mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 13.4mm in 30 min to 23:00 26.8mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 17.4mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 14.8mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 12.6mm in 30 min to 18:30 25.2mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 56.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 18.7mm/h BRADSHAW 22.6mm in 30 min to 18:00 45.2mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 25.2mm/h 24.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 24.0mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.7mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) 8.8mm in 24 min to 13:30 22.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--west RICHMOND RAAF 3.2mm in 2 min to 15:54 96.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h 3.4mm in 2 min to 16:02 102.0mm/h 5.0mm in 7 min to 16:09 42.9mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 27.0mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.0mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND Far SW BALLERA GAS FIELD : 87(250/ 65 ) at 17:24 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT : 85(230/ 65 ) at 20:40 NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--west RICHMOND RAAF : 89(340/ 72 ) at 15:54