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2005

Dec

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National Daily Weather Summary

Charts Cities Hottest Coldest Rain, sun & wind Downpours & gales
State extremes Noteworthy weather Capital Cities Regional Cities Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

News stories for this day were unfortunately lost during a backup operation that went wrong. They will be recreated when time permits. Sorry for any disappointment.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1142 EST on 15/08/2006. 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

TAS

Midlands

093049

MOUNT SEYMOUR

28.8

22.8

20/12/1995

TAS

Derwent Valley

095062

HAMILTON (CLYDE RIVER)

33.6

16.2

02/12/1997

29.6

11/10/1999

TAS

Derwent Valley

095063

MAYDENA POST OFFICE

62.8

38.8

24/12/2000

57.0

07/02/1999

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040764

GOLD COAST SEAWAY

15.1

15.5

12/12/2002

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.
Data is as received at 11:42EST, 15/08/2006.

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	23.4	-6.1	14.1	-2.2	10.7	0.0	7.6	--	375 (15.6)	45/13
PERTH AIRPORT	23.4	-5.4	16.0	+1.1	15.4	0.0	5.2	4.1	487 (20.3)	54/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	24.1	+0.9	12.2	-0.3	9.9	0.2	5.8	10.4	489 (20.4)	59/14
BUNBURY	21.3	-6.1	15.9	+2.3	--	0.8	--	--	520 (21.7)	54/22
MANDURAH	20.3	--	16.7	--	--	0.2	--	--	541 (22.5)	57/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.4	+1.8	25.9	+0.6	25.6	1.2	2.4	9.6	260 (10.8)	34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.8	+1.4	25.3	+5.1	23.0	0.0	12.2	7.5	358 (14.9)	43/15
WHYALLA AERO	28.8	+0.8	16.4	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	351 (14.6)	41/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.1	-3.7	14.9	-0.6	9.7	0.0	4.4	12.7	307 (12.8)	46/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	25.0	+2.2	7.6	-2.3	5.4	0.0	3.6	11.1	467 (19.5)	72/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.1	+3.1	20.0	-3.0	18.0	0.0	11.4	9.9	262 (10.9)	46/17
CAIRNS AERO	32.7	+1.4	23.4	+0.1	21.6	0.0	7.6	7.0	207 ( 8.6)	32/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.6	+2.2	25.8	+1.8	23.4	0.0	8.4	11.8	267 (11.1)	37/12
MACKAY MO	35.1	+5.1	26.1	+3.2	--	0.0	--	11.3	422 (17.6)	52/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	35.0	+2.9	24.8	+3.7	23.6	0.0	6.6	--	254 (10.6)	35/16
BUNDABERG AERO	29.3	0.0	22.0	+1.6	--	12.6	7.4	--	296 (12.3)	37/12
NAMBOUR DPI	30.9	+1.8	14.4	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	28.5	+1.5	15.0	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	31/13
BRISBANE AERO	30.0	+1.9	15.4	-4.6	11.2	0.0	10.0	13.3	331 (13.8)	43/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.3	--	12.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	394 (16.4)	35/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	28.8	-2.2	12.2	-5.2	9.1	0.0	6.2	--	218 ( 9.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.2	+0.9	13.9	-4.2	10.1	0.0	5.8	12.3	307 (12.8)	35/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.6	+1.2	13.6	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	31.2	+4.0	12.2	-4.3	10.3	0.0	12.0	13.1	562 (23.4)	55/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	30.8	+3.9	10.1	-5.1	7.8	0.0	--	--	155 ( 6.5)	34/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	8.4	-2.8	0.5	0.2	2.4	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.2	-1.2	9.1	-6.7	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	31.8	+6.1	16.8	-0.6	12.6	0.0	8.0	13.1	583 (24.3)	46/14
RICHMOND RAAF	30.9	+2.3	13.3	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	440 (18.3)	52/13
BELLAMBI AWS	30.3	--	13.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	383 (16.0)	57/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	26.1	0.0	10.1	-1.2	7.0	0.0	3.6	13.0	517 (21.5)	55/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.1	+0.8	8.2	-5.5	6.1	0.0	5.8	10.9	374 (15.6)	61/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	27.7	-1.7	9.0	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	34.6	+4.6	12.4	-2.4	8.5	0.0	8.4	12.7	365 (15.2)	81/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.8	+3.5	7.6	-4.5	6.7	0.0	--	--	327 (13.6)	65/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.5	+4.7	5.5	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	256 (10.7)	78/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	30.4	+6.3	11.8	-1.0	9.7	0.0	2.4	--	153 ( 6.4)	37/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	31.3	+8.9	8.1	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	96/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	27.3	+4.8	3.8	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	357 (14.9)	81/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.3	-2.1	11.3	+0.7	--	6.8	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	46/14
HOBART AIRPORT	21.3	+0.8	11.6	+0.9	11.5	34.0	0.4	7.8	216 ( 9.0)	39/18
	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

42.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.0 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
42.0 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
42.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT

+9.4 : 30.0 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+8.9 : 31.3 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
+8.5 : 31.7 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+8.4 : 32.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+7.6 : 31.7 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.9 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+6.3 : 27.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+5.7 : 26.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+5.1 : 25.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.0 : 18.9 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.3 : 28.4 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
+4.3 : 28.1 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-9.7 : 18.5 KARNET Lower West WA
-9.3 : 19.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-8.3 : 19.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
-8.2 : 25.1 ENEABBA Central West WA
-8.1 : 24.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.1 : 24.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

0.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.4 : 4.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.0 : 14.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-7.8 : 12.5 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-7.7 : 14.2 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-7.5 : 14.8 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-7.5 : 5.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

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.

85.5 BULEY ROCKHOLE N Rivers NT
83.2 WUDIKAPILDIYERR N Rivers NT
62.8 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
54.4 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS
53.0 LIAWENEE COMPARISON Central Plateau TAS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
85.5 BULEY ROCKHOLE
83.2 WUDIKAPILDIYERR

TASMANIA
Derwent Valley
62.8 MAYDENA POST OFFICE
Central Plateau
54.4 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD)
53.0 LIAWENEE COMPARISON
51.0 LIAWENEE

13.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
13.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

.....

4.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
3.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1511 (63.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1260 (52.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1139 (47.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1124 (46.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1100 (45.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1094 (45.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1087 (45.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1036 (43.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
930 (38.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
825 (34.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
769 (32.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
747 (31.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
738 (30.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
732 (30.5) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
706 (29.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
695 (29.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
681 (28.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
676 (28.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
661 (27.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
658 (27.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
658 (27.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
657 (27.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
652 (27.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
645 (26.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
634 (26.4) JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
634 (26.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
631 (26.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
625 (26.0) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
604 (25.2) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

106/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
104/16 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
104/15 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
100/13 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
98/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
98/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/14 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
94/12 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
94/21 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/11 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
91/21 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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 N Kimberley MOUNT ELIZABETH 42.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DALY WATERS AWS 24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 29.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 9.7mm/h N Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 13.0mm in 11 min to 18:14 70.9mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 21.4mm in 46 min to 06:54 27.9mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.7mm/h BUNDABERG AERO 12.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.6mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 15.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.6mm/h 9.6mm in 54 min to 02:54 10.7mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT : 70(350/ 63 ) at 18:01 SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 76(290/ 65 ) at 04:25 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 85(340/ 69 ) at 06:20 VICTORIA Mallee S SWAN HILL AERODROME : 80(270/ 65 ) at 15:42 Wimmera N NHILL AERODROME : 91(300/ 50 ) at 12:46 Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 95(340/ 63 ) at 18:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(270/ 59 ) at 22:30 W Central GEELONG AIRPORT : 96(250/ 63 ) at 16:01 Western Plains BALLARAT AERODROME : 78(310/ 69 ) at 15:18 LOOKOUT HILL : 100(320/ 56 ) at 14:31 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 104(250/ 83 ) at 17:01 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 98(270/ 65 ) at 20:00 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(230/ 72 ) at 05:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(270/ 65 ) at 05:11 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 106(260/ 83 ) at 23:33