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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:02EST, 18/12/2017.
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| |
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 |
21.7 |
-7.2 |
15.2 |
+0.3 |
14.2 |
2.8 |
9.6 |
5.9 |
532 (22.2) |
68/16 |
| BUNBURY |
20.4 |
-6.9 |
13.7 |
+0.1 |
-- |
0.8 |
-- |
-- |
524 (21.8) |
74/12 |
| MANDURAH |
20.1 |
-6.8 |
15.4 |
-1.8 |
-- |
2.6 |
-- |
-- |
567 (23.6) |
80/14 |
| DARWIN AIRPORT |
34.8 |
+2.2 |
26.2 |
+0.9 |
26.3 |
0.0 |
5.6 |
10.7 |
232 ( 9.7) |
50/08 |
| ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT |
42.3 |
+6.9 |
26.0 |
+5.8 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
284 (11.8) |
43/13 |
| WHYALLA AERO |
34.5 |
+6.3 |
16.0 |
+0.1 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
417 (17.4) |
54/16 |
| ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) |
34.6 |
+7.6 |
17.2 |
+1.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
221 ( 9.2) |
22/11 |
| MOUNT GAMBIER AERO |
29.3 |
+6.4 |
11.8 |
+1.8 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
356 (14.8) |
35/07 |
| MOUNT ISA AERO |
42.1 |
+5.0 |
22.4 |
-0.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
266 (11.1) |
55/12 |
| CAIRNS AERO |
33.5 |
+2.1 |
23.3 |
-0.1 |
-- |
0.6 |
-- |
-- |
448 (18.7) |
44/14 |
| TOWNSVILLE AERO |
32.7 |
+1.2 |
25.2 |
+1.1 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
469 (19.5) |
48/15 |
| MACKAY M.O |
30.6 |
+0.5 |
23.1 |
+0.1 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
362 (15.1) |
43/04 |
| ROCKHAMPTON AERO |
32.0 |
-0.1 |
22.0 |
+0.8 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
331 (13.8) |
35/14 |
| BUNDABERG AERO |
30.8 |
+1.3 |
19.8 |
-0.7 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
330 (13.8) |
39/14 |
| COOLANGATTA |
29.1 |
+1.9 |
19.7 |
-0.2 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
388 (16.2) |
30/13 |
| BRISBANE AERO |
28.7 |
+0.6 |
21.2 |
+1.1 |
18.0 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
11.8 |
349 (14.5) |
41/15 |
| TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT |
29.2 |
+1.8 |
18.5 |
+1.9 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
494 (20.6) |
43/17 |
| GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE |
37.1 |
+6.2 |
24.7 |
+7.2 |
-- |
0.0 |
10.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS |
28.5 |
+2.0 |
21.1 |
+4.3 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
515 (21.5) |
44/12 |
| WILLIAMTOWN RAAF |
29.7 |
+2.5 |
19.0 |
+2.5 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
325 (13.5) |
31/15 |
| ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| DUBBO AIRPORT AWS |
41.0 |
+9.8 |
22.6 |
+6.8 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
299 (12.5) |
57/22 |
| SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO |
26.5 |
+0.8 |
20.4 |
+2.9 |
20.3 |
0.4 |
10.0 |
1.1 |
603 (25.1) |
48/02 |
| RICHMOND RAAF |
31.8 |
+3.4 |
21.8 |
+5.8 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
341 (14.2) |
37/15 |
| BELLAMBI AWS |
23.4 |
-0.4 |
20.1 |
+2.7 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
450 (18.8) |
34/01 |
| CANBERRA AIRPORT |
31.6 |
-- |
16.3 |
-- |
-- |
1.6 |
-- |
-- |
328 (13.7) |
50/17 |
| WAGGA WAGGA AMO |
36.3 |
+6.9 |
21.1 |
+7.3 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
332 (13.8) |
34/08 |
| ALBURY AIRPORT AWS |
35.5 |
+6.3 |
17.6 |
+3.8 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
203 ( 8.5) |
34/14 |
| MILDURA AIRPORT |
37.0 |
+6.9 |
16.8 |
+2.0 |
-- |
0.0 |
8.9 |
10.4 |
273 (11.4) |
34/16 |
| TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG |
31.5 |
+4.1 |
15.4 |
+3.2 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
330 (13.8) |
31/06 |
| BENDIGO AIRPORT |
30.9 |
+3.9 |
14.4 |
+2.8 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
463 (19.3) |
44/23 |
| MELBOURNE AIRPORT |
25.6 |
+1.2 |
12.2 |
+0.2 |
8.1 |
0.0 |
7.8 |
10.8 |
390 (16.3) |
35/08 |
| BALLARAT AERODROME |
25.7 |
+3.1 |
11.6 |
+2.2 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
551 (23.0) |
50/05 |
| LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) |
24.6 |
+2.2 |
9.2 |
-1.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
297 (12.4) |
34/15 |
| HOBART AIRPORT |
20.4 |
-0.3 |
9.4 |
-1.3 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
9.9 |
379 (15.8) |
39/14 |
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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 |
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| Hottest |
| Highest maximum temperature> | Greatest variation above normal maximum |
Highest minimum temperature | Greatest variation above normal minimum |
46.2 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
45.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
45.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
44.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
44.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.9 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
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+19.0 : 43.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+16.9 : 41.1 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+16.6 : 43.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+14.0 : 41.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.8 : 44.2 FORREST Eucla WA
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31.0 WINDORAH AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
29.3 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
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+9.1 : 25.6 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+8.6 : 23.6 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+8.5 : 29.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.3 : 23.4 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
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| Coldest |
| Lowest maximum temperature | Greatest variation below normal maximum |
Lowest minimum temperature | Greatest variation below normal minimum |
12.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
15.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
16.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
17.1 SHANNON Lower West WA
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-11.7 : 20.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-11.7 : 20.8 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-10.4 : 20.6 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.2 : 22.9 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-10.2 : 20.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-10.2 : 17.8 BICKLEY Lower West WA
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-2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
2.7 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
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-6.1 : 3.5 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.0 : -2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.3 : 7.8 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-5.1 : 0.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
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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. |
111.3 NITMILUK RANGERS N Rivers NT
97.6 NITMILUK RIDGE N Rivers NT
80.6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
70.2 CDU KATHERINE RURAL CAMPUS N Rivers NT
65.6 WEST WATERHOUSE N Rivers NT
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
111.3 NITMILUK RANGERS
97.6 NITMILUK RIDGE
80.6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM
70.2 CDU KATHERINE RURAL CAMPUS
65.6 WEST WATERHOUSE
65.2 YEURALBA RIDGE
57.8 MOUNT FELIX
57.0 EDITH FALLS RIDGE
56.4 KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB
53.0 UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER
52.6 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK
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Reports not yet available
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1122 (46.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1072 (44.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
954 (39.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
917 (38.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
885 (36.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
860 (35.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
856 (35.7) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
828 (34.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
794 (33.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
777 (32.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
739 (30.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
722 (30.1) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
721 (30.0) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
677 (28.2) FORREST Eucla WA
673 (28.0) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
669 (27.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
650 (27.1) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
650 (27.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
645 (26.9) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
644 (26.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
633 (26.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
629 (26.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
620 (25.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
617 (25.7) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
613 (25.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
610 (25.4) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
609 (25.4) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
609 (25.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
605 (25.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
604 (25.2) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
603 (25.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
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106/17 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/14 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
91/11 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
83/22 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
83/18 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
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| Downpours |
High AWS wind reports |
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored.
The error will be corrected as soon as possible. |
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
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
23.6mm in 26 min to 17:00 54.5mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 23.6mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 24.8mm/h
Lower West
JANDAKOT AERO
4.4mm in 13 min to 09:13 20.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
28.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 56.8mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 28.4mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 28.4mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
7.8mm in 19 min to 09:00 24.6mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
14.6mm in 4 min to 18:20 219.0mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 22.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.7mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 22.0mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM
32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 10.7mm/h
12.4mm in 12 min to 06:45 62.0mm/h
5.8mm in 12 min to 07:00 29.0mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 29.2mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 26.4mm/h
39.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 78.4mm/h
39.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 39.2mm/h
39.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 39.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
KEVELINE
20.8mm in 30 min to 23:00 41.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 20.8mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 24.4mm/h
Hunter Valley
MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON)
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.6mm/h
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
9.0mm in 20 min to 17:30 27.0mm/h
C Tablelands S
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
4.2mm in 11 min to 22:16 22.9mm/h
MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE)
18.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 36.0mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.8mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 82(290/ 67 ) at 21:10
OCEAN REEF : 89(270/ 70 ) at 21:35
CAPE LEEUWIN : 106(280/ 72 ) at 20:54
CAPE NATURALISTE : 93(270/ 61 ) at 17:30
BUSSELTON JETTY : 82(280/ 63 ) at 16:44
NORTH WALPOLE : 91(310/ 61 ) at 14:32
Cent Wheatbelt
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION : 93(300/ 45 ) at 17:28
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