Australian Weather News -- 27 NOV 2006

Monday 27 NOV 2006

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2006

Dec

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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 2324 EST on 26/09/2007. 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

Alice Springs

015635

YULARA AERO

28.1

28/11/1997

1 Y Equal to record.

NW Pastoral

016065

ANDAMOOKA

30.0

29.0

18/11/1980

1 Y

NE Pastoral

017110

LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT

29.3

27.5

25/11/1997

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

NE Pastoral

017110

LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT

42.6

42.5

26/11/2006

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

44.9

44.7

27/11/1995

1 Y

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 23:41EST, 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	27.4	+0.3	15.1	+1.3	12.7	0.0	8.0	--	295 (12.3)	34/15
PERTH AIRPORT	27.7	+1.9	15.2	+2.6	13.4	0.0	9.8	9.6	351 (14.6)	32/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	24.6	+3.8	13.1	+2.3	10.0	0.0	6.8	10.4	475 (19.8)	45/19
BUNBURY	24.4	+0.2	12.1	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	193 ( 8.0)	34/13
MANDURAH	24.3	--	18.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	288 (12.0)	30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.8	+0.5	25.9	+0.6	25.4	0.0	8.0	9.6	412 (17.2)	35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	42.2	+8.6	21.6	+3.7	17.5	0.0	14.6	11.2	274 (11.4)	72/18
WHYALLA AERO	29.7	+3.2	18.1	+4.2	--	0.0	10.4	--	573 (23.9)	43/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	35.7	+10.6	20.2	+6.2	16.0	0.0	8.4	12.9	332 (13.8)	46/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	24.9	+4.5	5.8	-2.6	1.2	0.0	6.8	13.6	461 (19.2)	37/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	41.1	+4.7	22.4	+1.0	17.5	0.0	12.4	--	294 (12.3)	43/10
CAIRNS AERO	31.5	+0.9	20.4	-1.9	18.6	0.0	9.0	10.8	375 (15.6)	35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.4	-0.4	21.5	-1.4	18.3	0.0	9.6	12.4	437 (18.2)	37/13
MACKAY M.O	28.6	-0.6	18.2	-3.5	--	0.0	--	11.6	273 (11.4)	28/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.1	+1.9	17.5	-2.0	16.3	0.0	8.8	--	189 ( 7.9)	48/21
BUNDABERG AERO	30.5	+2.2	18.0	-0.9	--	0.0	7.2	--	292 (12.2)	37/13
NAMBOUR DPI	29.8	+1.8	15.9	-0.4	--	0.0	16.0	--	91 ( 3.8)	26/14
COOLANGATTA	29.9	+4.1	20.7	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	357 (14.9)	41/13
BRISBANE AERO	28.9	+2.1	21.4	+3.4	18.4	0.0	11.0	10.5	509 (21.2)	35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.0	+5.3	18.6	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	504 (21.0)	55/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	37.7	+9.4	19.7	+4.7	16.5	0.0	10.8	--	270 (11.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.6	+1.7	20.5	+4.4	18.0	0.6	4.8	6.8	375 (15.6)	35/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.3	-0.6	19.9	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.8	-1.6	17.7	+3.4	18.0	5.2	5.4	0.2	529 (22.0)	35/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.7	-1.4	17.8	+4.7	18.2	0.0	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	30.6	+9.5	10.6	+1.5	5.9	0.0	9.0	9.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.1	+7.7	18.4	+4.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.7	+0.7	17.2	+1.9	15.9	0.0	6.2	0.5	600 (25.0)	--
RICHMOND RAAF	24.8	-1.8	17.1	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	217 ( 9.0)	52/07
BELLAMBI AWS	22.0	-0.1	15.1	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	431 (18.0)	35/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT	31.7	+9.0	8.3	-0.5	3.7	0.0	9.6	11.4	372 (15.5)	39/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.0	+9.3	16.5	+5.8	14.5	0.0	15.0	9.8	485 (20.2)	39/04
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	34.0	+8.0	12.5	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	251 (10.5)	31/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.4	+4.0	16.1	+3.6	14.7	0.0	11.4	4.8	403 (16.8)	34/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	31.2	+6.6	9.0	-1.1	--	0.0	29.8	--	571 (23.8)	34/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.6	+7.4	9.6	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	539 (22.5)	39/03
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.1	-0.8	11.0	-0.2	8.8	0.0	6.2	--	176 ( 7.3)	21/07
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.6	-2.4	7.8	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	304 (12.7)	39/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	28.0	+8.4	6.9	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	714 (29.8)	46/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.5	+3.1	6.4	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	145 ( 6.0)	39/15
HOBART AIRPORT	21.2	+2.2	6.5	-2.7	1.2	0.0	4.0	13.8	--	37/15
	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

45.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
45.4 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
44.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
44.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
44.5 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA

+14.5 : 38.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+13.5 : 36.5 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+13.1 : 38.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.7 : 41.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.6 : 38.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

30.0 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
30.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
30.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
29.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.3 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

+13.4 : 30.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+13.0 : 30.0 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+12.9 : 29.3 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+12.5 : 26.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
+11.7 : 28.5 MARREE NE Pastoral SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

13.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.5 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
14.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.2 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
15.6 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-5.0 : 34.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-4.8 : 33.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-3.0 : 15.2 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
-2.9 : 17.0 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-2.5 : 34.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

-1.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
0.5 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.0 : 0.9 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-7.6 : 1.0 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-7.5 : 0.3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-7.0 : 5.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.7 : 3.5 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
-6.7 : 4.8 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC

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.

57.4 JUBILEE DOWNS W Kimberley WA
45.0 MYROODAH W Kimberley WA
37.0 HAMERSLEY W Pilbara WA
34.4 CARNHAM N Tablelands E NSW
30.0 BEN LOMOND (KOALA) N Tablelands W NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
57.4 JUBILEE DOWNS
45.0 MYROODAH
W Pilbara
37.0 HAMERSLEY

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
30.0 BEN LOMOND (KOALA)
N Tablelands E
34.4 CARNHAM

13.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
13.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

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6.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
4.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1180 (49.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
945 (39.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
932 (38.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
834 (34.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
822 (34.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
801 (33.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
794 (33.1) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
753 (31.4) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
750 (31.3) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
742 (30.9) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
727 (30.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
714 (29.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
711 (29.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
708 (29.5) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
706 (29.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
700 (29.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
687 (28.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
683 (28.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
682 (28.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
676 (28.2) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
668 (27.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
665 (27.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
642 (26.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
640 (26.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
617 (25.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
600 (25.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

106/19 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
91/17 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
89/13 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
87/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/15 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW

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 12.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.8mm/h W Kimberley DERBY AERO 14.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h 10.2mm in 56 min to 07:00 10.9mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.6mm/h QUEENSLAND Darling Downs E APPLETHORPE 12.8mm in 1 hr 1 min to 22:52 12.6mm/h WARWICK 5.8mm in 16 min to 23:16 21.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 6.6mm in 8 min to 19:01 49.5mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO : 83(100/ 65 ) at 13:27 NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS : 91(110/ 65 ) at 18:50 VICTORIA W Gippsland MT BAW BAW : 106(240/ 91 ) at 20:03 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(320/ 72 ) at 05:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 87(270/ 67 ) at 05:26