Australian Weather News -- 28 NOV 2005

Monday 28 NOV 2005

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1033 EST on 15/08/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040770

ORMISTON COLLEGE

125.4

74.4

08/11/2004

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 +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		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 21:50EST, 14/05/2012.

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	25.0	-2.1	18.4	+4.6	17.6	0.0	9.0	--	514 (21.4)	39/14
PERTH AIRPORT	21.6	-4.2	15.9	+3.3	14.3	0.0	7.6	0.0	425 (17.7)	35/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.4	-0.4	11.8	+1.0	12.5	12.6	3.6	2.6	449 (18.7)	37/15
BUNBURY	23.1	-1.1	13.0	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	41/12
MANDURAH	21.3	--	17.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	37/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.8	+0.5	26.4	+1.1	25.6	0.0	7.2	5.0	322 (13.4)	26/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.1	-1.5	18.4	+0.5	16.7	0.0	15.2	11.6	470 (19.6)	39/08
WHYALLA AERO	23.9	-2.6	13.7	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	491 (20.5)	48/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.1	-1.0	11.6	-2.4	7.9	0.0	7.6	12.9	294 (12.3)	30/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.6	+0.2	9.1	+0.7	6.2	0.6	3.4	8.0	359 (15.0)	46/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.8	-0.6	22.4	+1.0	19.7	0.0	17.8	12.8	564 (23.5)	46/03
CAIRNS AERO	31.4	+0.8	24.5	+2.2	23.2	0.0	7.8	6.9	264 (11.0)	30/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.3	+1.5	25.3	+2.4	23.3	0.0	10.2	11.6	370 (15.4)	37/12
MACKAY M.O	29.9	+0.7	25.0	+3.3	--	0.0	--	7.4	357 (14.9)	32/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.2	+2.0	19.3	-0.2	18.4	0.0	10.0	--	333 (13.9)	32/08
BUNDABERG AERO	30.3	+2.0	17.0	-1.9	--	0.0	7.4	--	481 (20.0)	34/07
NAMBOUR DPI	25.3	-2.7	14.7	-1.6	--	38.4	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	24.5	-1.3	16.6	-1.6	--	16.0	--	--	524 (21.8)	46/00
BRISBANE AERO	25.0	-1.8	17.0	-1.0	--	38.8	9.8	12.1	467 (19.5)	32/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.2	-2.5	10.5	-4.0	--	5.0	--	--	466 (19.4)	37/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	21.8	-6.5	11.1	-3.9	9.1	8.6	4.8	--	222 ( 9.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.2	-1.7	14.5	-1.6	11.1	8.0	5.6	11.6	587 (24.5)	50/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.4	-2.5	13.7	-1.3	--	18.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.9	-6.5	10.7	-3.6	9.0	39.2	6.8	1.0	585 (24.4)	50/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.8	-4.3	10.9	-2.2	7.8	26.6	--	--	202 ( 8.4)	37/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	15.6	-5.5	3.9	-5.2	-2.0	0.4	4.4	4.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	22.6	-5.8	8.0	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.0	-4.0	12.4	-2.9	9.3	16.2	3.4	4.5	866 (36.1)	71/12
RICHMOND RAAF	23.3	-3.3	11.4	-2.5	--	26.2	--	--	308 (12.8)	52/15
BELLAMBI AWS	20.2	-1.9	12.3	-3.3	--	8.0	--	--	642 (26.8)	74/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT	15.7	-7.0	7.5	-1.3	3.6	0.4	4.2	5.1	520 (21.7)	59/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.1	-2.6	5.5	-5.2	3.4	0.0	8.0	8.7	471 (19.6)	67/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	22.2	-3.8	7.4	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.3	-2.1	11.3	-1.2	10.3	0.0	8.8	13.3	442 (18.4)	45/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.6	-2.0	9.3	-0.8	7.3	4.0³	20.0	--	514 (21.4)	46/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	21.7	-2.5	6.8	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	437 (18.2)	48/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.6	-1.3	12.8	+1.6	10.7	0.0	4.2	--	152 ( 6.3)	52/17
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.8	-2.2	7.9	-1.7	--	1.8	--	--	422 (17.6)	48/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.7	-1.9	5.1	-2.7	--	0.8	--	--	457 (19.0)	54/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.2	-0.2	8.9	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	259 (10.8)	54/20
HOBART AIRPORT	16.7	-2.3	6.8	-2.4	2.6	3.8	7.8	8.9	303 (12.6)	34/17
	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 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
44.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
43.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
43.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+13.2 : 37.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.1 : 38.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+9.8 : 33.9 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+9.1 : 38.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+8.7 : 45.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

31.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
30.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
29.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
29.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.0 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.6 : 31.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+6.5 : 28.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+5.9 : 29.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
+5.6 : 29.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+5.3 : 27.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
8.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-11.2 : 11.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.8 : 11.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.8 : 18.5 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-8.7 : 15.4 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.5 : 21.8 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW

-2.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-0.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.0 : 2.4 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.9 : 3.0 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.2 : 10.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.9 : 10.2 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-6.6 : 4.6 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.6 : 10.3 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

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.

125.4 ORMISTON COLLEGE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85.0 TOWAMBA (TOWAMBA ST) South Coast NSW
76.6 CARROW BROOK Hunter Valley NSW
71.0 CATHCART (MOUNT DARRAGH) South Coast NSW
69.4 WALLEN WALLEN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
51.0 GLENLANDS
Brisbane/SE Coast
125.4 ORMISTON COLLEGE
69.4 WALLEN WALLEN
64.4 GREENSLOPES PRIVATE HOSPITAL
57.0 MT GRAVATT ALERT
53.6 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
51.4 CAPALABA WATER TREAT

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
66.0 HANGING ROCK (ANDEVA)
60.8 NUNDLE POST OFFICE
51.8 GOWRIE NORTH
51.4 NUNDLE (KEEVA)
N Tablelands W
65.0 GLEN MORRISON (BRANGA PLAINS)
64.0 NIANGALA (ASHLAND)
North Coast
51.2 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB
MidNorth Coast N
51.6 CRESCENT HEAD
MidNorth Coast S
61.5 GLOUCESTER (GIRO)
56.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD)
55.2 KUNDABUNG (RAVENSWOOD RD)
52.0 HAWKS NEST (LANGI ST)
51.0 NOWENDOC (GREEN HILLS)
50.6 NIANGALA (KENTUCKY BLUE)
Hunter Valley
76.6 CARROW BROOK
64.0 SALAMANDER BAY (WARATAH AVE)
63.6 BLANDFORD (PAGES RIVER)
60.4 LOSTOCK DAM
55.0 UPPER CHICHESTER (SIMMONDS)
54.4 ROUCHEL (BONNIE DOON)
54.1 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)
53.0 SCONE (TANTANOOLA)
51.6 RAYMOND TERRACE (WALLAROO STATE FOREST)
Sydney--east
51.6 NEWPORT BOWLING CLUB
South Coast
85.0 TOWAMBA (TOWAMBA ST)
71.0 CATHCART (MOUNT DARRAGH)
Goulburn/Monaro
63.6 CRAIGIE (BONDI FOREST LODGE)

ISLANDS
Islands
66.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
66.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO)
56.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY)

13.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
13.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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4.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
4.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

983 (41.0) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
929 (38.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
922 (38.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
881 (36.7) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
879 (36.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
866 (36.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
837 (34.9) KYABRAM DPI Lower North VIC
808 (33.7) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
781 (32.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
773 (32.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
772 (32.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
768 (32.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
714 (29.8) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
711 (29.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
683 (28.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
683 (28.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
674 (28.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
670 (27.9) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
665 (27.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
663 (27.6) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
652 (27.2) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
652 (27.2) CHEADANUP Goldfields WA
642 (26.8) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
639 (26.6) FORREST Eucla WA
635 (26.5) MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
634 (26.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
632 (26.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
628 (26.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
623 (26.0) EUCLA Eucla WA
615 (25.6) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
603 (25.1) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

131/18 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
113/12 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
83/11 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
81/17 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
76/15 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
76/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
76/01 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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 10.4mm in 18 min to 07:18 34.7mm/h 10.0mm in 42 min to 08:00 14.3mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 20.4mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 5.6mm in 13 min to 14:51 25.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO 12.0mm in 36 min to 18:30 20.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.0mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 5.8mm in 15 min to 18:00 23.2mm/h BRADSHAW 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COEN AIRPORT 17.0mm in 19 min to 16:00 53.7mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.2mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.6mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h N Coast--Barron COOKTOWN AIRPORT 14.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h MAREEBA AIRPORT 11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.4mm/h Central Coast E PROSERPINE AIRPORT 12.8mm in 15 min to 14:00 51.2mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 19.0mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.8mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 11.7mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 14.0mm in 38 min to 23:30 22.1mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 18.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h BELLAMBI AWS 12.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.4mm/h South Coast MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS 10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h VICTORIA E Gippsland MALLACOOTA 10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.2mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.4mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h MT NOWA NOWA 10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.0mm/h ORBOST 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h 11.8mm in 30 min to 22:00 23.6mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.6mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 18.8mm/h W Gippsland BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.8mm/h TASMANIA N Coast WYNYARD AIRPORT 159.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 53.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 13.4mm in 24 min to 06:30 33.5mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 18.6mm/h 19.8mm in 28 min to 06:58 42.4mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 20.2mm/h 47.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 15.7mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 93(190/ 61 ) at 11:35 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(170/ 95 ) at 19:34 GREEN CAPE AWS : 109(210/ 89 ) at 17:00 VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 111(180/ 85 ) at 21:31 MT HOTHAM : 124(170/ 85 ) at 18:49 W Gippsland KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 96(149/ 78 ) at 22:40 TASMANIA N Coast WYNYARD AIRPORT : 154(*/ 28 ) at 21:27 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 76**(130/ 63 ) at 23:30