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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
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Noteworthy weather today

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newsworthy

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1233 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 minimum temperature

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

30.0

17/12/2005

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

30.3

29/12/1979

30.3

29/12/1979

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 +/- 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 12:33EST, 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	24.6	-4.9	14.7	-1.6	13.4	0.0	8.0	--	529 (22.0)	45/23
PERTH AIRPORT	24.3	-4.5	8.7	-6.2	6.9	0.0	7.0	7.3	365 (15.2)	55/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	25.5	+2.3	15.3	+2.8	15.2	0.0	8.2	9.4	344 (14.3)	59/15
BUNBURY	22.6	-4.8	10.2	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	281 (11.7)	57/18
MANDURAH	21.8	--	15.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	325 (13.5)	59/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+1.0	26.9	+1.6	24.7	0.0	7.8	9.2	177 ( 7.4)	30/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	41.4	+6.0	19.2	-1.0	14.9	0.0	14.2	13.4	250 (10.4)	30/02
WHYALLA AERO	35.2	+7.2	18.0	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	401 (16.7)	34/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	30.5	+3.7	14.8	-0.7	10.9	0.0	3.4	12.6	165 ( 6.9)	24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	24.4	+1.6	6.2	-3.7	4.3	0.0	6.2	12.7	322 (13.4)	34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.6	+3.6	21.7	-1.3	19.9	0.0	8.2	12.5	234 ( 9.8)	52/13
CAIRNS AERO	34.4	+3.1	25.5	+2.2	24.4	0.0	13.8	10.8	519 (21.6)	48/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.8	+1.4	25.5	+1.5	23.5	0.0	14.8	12.7	591 (24.6)	50/10
MACKAY MO	32.0	+2.0	26.1	+3.2	--	0.0	--	11.8	409 (17.0)	35/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.6	+1.5	19.0	-2.1	16.9	0.0	11.6	--	246 (10.3)	32/14
BUNDABERG AERO	30.7	+1.4	20.2	-0.2	--	0.0	7.8	--	228 ( 9.5)	34/10
NAMBOUR DPI	31.7	+2.6	18.8	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	30.2	+3.2	23.2	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	44/15
BRISBANE AERO	29.5	+1.4	21.1	+1.1	17.5	0.0	9.6	12.5	480 (20.0)	46/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	34.5	--	19.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	333 (13.9)	28/10
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	35.7	+4.7	20.2	+2.8	13.6	0.0	9.2	--	119 ( 5.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	35.9	+9.6	19.7	+1.6	15.5	0.0	4.4	9.1	381 (15.9)	39/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	30.6	+4.2	15.8	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.9	-1.3	16.9	+0.4	14.0	0.0	10.6	3.8	--	41/03
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.3	-0.6	18.3	+3.1	15.0	0.0	--	--	118 ( 4.9)	30/02
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	30.5	+6.1	17.0	+5.8	9.0	0.0	8.0	11.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	38.0	+6.6	18.0	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.8	-1.9	20.7	+3.3	20.5	0.0	12.8	6.1	601 (25.0)	68/01
RICHMOND RAAF	30.2	+1.6	20.4	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	176 ( 7.3)	68/11
BELLAMBI AWS	22.5	--	19.9	--	--	0.0	--	--	472 (19.7)	61/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	33.4	+7.3	15.9	+4.6	12.0	0.0	12.6	9.7	387 (16.1)	45/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	34.7	+5.4	19.4	+5.7	19.1	0.0	12.0	12.6	401 (16.7)	45/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.5	+2.1	17.9	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	33.4	+3.4	17.0	+2.2	16.3	0.0	14.8	13.0	459 (19.1)	28/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	29.5	+2.2	12.2	+0.1	10.9	0.0	--	--	463 (19.3)	28/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT	29.2	+2.4	8.8	-2.6	--	0.6	--	--	407 (17.0)	26/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	24.1	0.0	14.3	+1.5	12.3	0.2	3.8	--	151 ( 6.3)	21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.6	-0.8	7.7	-3.2	--	0.2	--	--	391 (16.3)	31/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.5	+2.0	6.8	-2.6	--	1.8	--	--	468 (19.5)	34/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.9	-1.5	7.0	-3.6	--	0.4	--	--	260 (10.8)	39/14
HOBART AIRPORT	23.2	+2.7	13.1	+2.4	10.1	0.0	11.8	10.8	588 (24.5)	46/13
	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

45.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.7 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
44.2 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
44.1 BALGAIR Eucla WA
44.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
44.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
44.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD

+17.9 : 43.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+16.8 : 41.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.2 : 44.1 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+11.7 : 41.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+11.7 : 38.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

30.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
30.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
30.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.7 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
29.4 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

+11.0 : 28.7 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+10.7 : 16.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+9.3 : 29.4 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+8.4 : 20.0 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
+8.4 : 19.9 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
16.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

-7.3 : 21.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-6.6 : 26.7 ENEABBA Central West WA
-6.2 : 22.0 KARNET Lower West WA
-6.1 : 24.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-6.1 : 21.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
-6.1 : 26.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

2.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
4.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
4.1 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.9 : 8.5 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : 8.3 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-6.2 : 8.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-6.0 : 10.4 ENEABBA Central West WA
-6.0 : 7.5 KARNET Lower West WA
-6.0 : 8.9 PEARCE RAAF Lower West 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.

46.0 ALCAN MINESITE N Rivers NT
42.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
41.8 WITTENOOM AERO W Pilbara WA
38.8 HOME ISLAND Islands ISL
38.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

13.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

.....

6.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
5.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
4.3 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
3.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
3.4 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

1629 (67.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1215 (50.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1195 (49.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
993 (41.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
960 (40.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
938 (39.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
932 (38.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
903 (37.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
899 (37.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
841 (35.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
834 (34.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
815 (34.0) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
795 (33.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
772 (32.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
760 (31.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
717 (29.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
699 (29.1) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
697 (29.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
689 (28.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
675 (28.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
667 (27.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
654 (27.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
650 (27.1) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
646 (26.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
634 (26.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
622 (25.9) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
616 (25.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
613 (25.5) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
601 (25.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

107/18 FORREST Eucla WA
89/15 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
89/15 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
89/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/20 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA

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 KUNUNURRA AERO 1.4mm in 1 min to 15:47 84.0mm/h 5.6mm in 7 min to 15:54 48.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.4mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 85(260/ 78 ) at 20:15 BUSSELTON JETTY : 87(270/ 70 ) at 15:20 Eucla FORREST : 108(300/ 61 ) at 18:19 Goldfields LEINSTER AERO : 87(260/ 63 ) at 15:52 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 83(320/ 69 ) at 16:20 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(320/ 78 ) at 01:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(250/ 63 ) at 02:30