Australian Weather News -- 02 JAN 2007

Tuesday 02 JAN 2007

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2007

Dec

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Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

WA: Tropical Cyclone Isobel heads for the north coast. The Perth Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre declared the first cyclone of the season at 4pm today when category 1 Isobel dropped to a central pressure of 988hPa. A tropical low formed into the cyclone 600km north of Port Hedland and was moving south at 22km/h.

QLD, NSW: Trough brings storms and an unusually cold day. A trough lying through western QLD and NSW gave widely scattered storms and heavy rain (see downpours) with a wind gust of 91km/h at Winton QLD. Longreach Airport reported its windiest January day in 11 years with an average speed of 28.2km/h over the 24 hours to 9am Wednesday (see Wednesday's records). In NW NSW, persistent cloud cover gave Brewarrina and surrounds an exceptionally cold January day, the town's maximum of 21.6 some 14.6 below average.

WA: Cold in the South West. Cloud, and a cold airmass moving in, kept daytime temperatures well below normal in WA's South West today, with Bunbury recording its lowest January maximum temperature in 12 years (see records and coldest).

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2258 EST on 20/08/2008. 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

NSW

CW Plains N

048241

COOLABAH (BOORARA)

48.6

31.2

01/01/1999

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

16.0

17.8

04/01/2004

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

21.0

21.1

07/01/1965

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

20.6

21.0

05/01/2002

1 Y

SW & S Coast

009968

SHANNON

17.0

04/01/1999

Y 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.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:52EST, 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	26.8	-4.8	20.1	+1.8	19.8	0.0	8.6	--	584 (24.3)	43/14
PERTH AIRPORT	25.3	-6.3	13.7	-3.2	12.1	0.0	8.8	3.7	410 (17.1)	48/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.3	-4.4	12.9	-0.8	10.0	0.0	7.4	0.0	347 (14.5)	46/18
BUNBURY	20.6	-8.8	18.8	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	395 (16.5)	43/15
MANDURAH	22.7	--	19.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	357 (14.9)	44/18
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.4	+1.6	24.9	+0.1	24.6	0.8	5.4	8.5	271 (11.3)	32/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	41.5	+5.1	21.4	0.0	17.8	0.0	--	10.3	397 (16.5)	54/16
WHYALLA AERO	32.5	+2.6	19.8	+2.4	--	0.0	10.6	--	391 (16.3)	35/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	32.3	+3.2	18.7	+1.7	13.5	0.0	10.0	12.6	315 (13.1)	34/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	33.0	+7.8	17.5	+6.4	15.1	0.0	7.6	10.5	357 (14.9)	50/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	41.5	+5.2	24.5	+0.7	20.4	0.0	11.2	10.4	--	59/18
CAIRNS AERO	33.0	+1.6	24.2	+0.5	23.0	0.8	6.2	9.5	350 (14.6)	43/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.3	0.0	24.0	-0.2	22.0	0.0	5.2	11.7	406 (16.9)	48/12
MACKAY M.O	28.5	-1.6	24.3	+0.8	--	0.0	--	10.7	420 (17.5)	39/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.2	-1.7	20.9	-1.2	21.1	0.0	8.2	--	--	--
BUNDABERG AERO	29.3	-0.8	18.0	-3.4	--	0.9	4.9	--	--	--
NAMBOUR DPI	27.3	-2.0	17.9	-1.5	--	2.0	--	--	126 ( 5.3)	31/13
COOLANGATTA	26.7	-1.4	18.0	-3.0	--	2.8	--	--	272 (11.3)	43/12
BRISBANE AERO	27.3	-1.7	19.3	-1.8	17.1	0.0	8.8	8.3	392 (16.3)	35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.3	-3.8	15.7	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	615 (25.6)	58/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.6	-4.3	17.6	-1.2	12.2	0.0	7.6	--	242 (10.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.8	-2.1	20.5	+1.1	18.0	1.4	6.0	4.0	681 (28.4)	41/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.6	-2.8	17.4	-0.7	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.1	-1.8	18.7	+0.7	17.3	0.0	7.4	8.8	474 (19.8)	52/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.4	-2.1	17.0	+0.3	17.2	2.6	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	35/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.5	-6.0	16.1	+2.9	9.2	0.0	3.2	1.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.1	-5.0	17.6	-0.5	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.8	-1.6	18.2	-0.5	17.9	23.2	4.4	5.1	661 (27.5)	52/03
RICHMOND RAAF	27.2	-2.6	17.4	0.0	--	2.2	--	--	155 ( 6.5)	41/14
BELLAMBI AWS	21.7	-3.1	17.7	-1.2	--	4.4	--	--	563 (23.5)	52/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.5	-6.5	13.1	-0.1	10.0	0.0	6.4	3.0	469 (19.5)	52/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	26.6	-5.0	18.4	+2.2	17.6	0.0	11.6	1.0	749 (31.2)	55/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.6	-2.6	16.0	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	308 (12.8)	41/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.2	-1.0	17.6	+1.0	16.1	0.4	6.6	11.4	286 (11.9)	39/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	28.8	-0.7	--	--	--	0.0	17.7	--	--	46/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT	29.6	+0.1	18.6	+4.7	--	0.8	--	--	--	45/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	30.5	+4.6	17.9	+3.6	16.1	0.2	4.6	--	198 ( 8.3)	22/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	29.9	+5.3	14.7	+1.6	--	0.2	--	--	277 (11.5)	41/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	26.6	+1.6	13.3	+2.5	--	39.0	--	--	246 (10.3)	45/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	25.7	+1.5	13.6	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	147 ( 6.1)	35/15
HOBART AIRPORT	23.7	+1.2	12.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	5.8	6.0	430 (17.9)	50/16
	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

44.8 BALGAIR Eucla WA
44.6 EYRE Eucla WA
44.4 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
43.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

+18.3 : 44.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.8 : 44.8 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+11.0 : 36.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.1 : 43.0 FORREST Eucla WA
+9.3 : 33.6 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC

29.4 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
29.3 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
29.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.1 : 18.1 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+7.1 : 18.0 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
+6.9 : 28.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+6.9 : 18.3 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+6.7 : 18.0 HEYWOOD FORESTRY W Coast VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

-14.6 : 21.6 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-11.2 : 18.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-11.0 : 18.3 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-10.9 : 16.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
5.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.5 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-7.2 : 11.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-5.9 : 20.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-5.6 : 16.9 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-5.2 : 18.8 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-4.6 : 16.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa 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.

76.0 LUCAS HEIGHTS ANSTO Sydney--east NSW
74.1 TWO WAYS Maranoa QLD
70.4 SCOTSBURN (MOUNT BUNINYONG) W Central VIC
68.2 WARRAGAMBA Sydney--west NSW
63.0 GLENREAGH POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast N NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
51.0 BEAGLE BAY
51.0 CAPE LEVEQUE

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
60.4 ORMISTON COLLEGE
Maranoa
74.1 TWO WAYS
Warrego
62.0 SPRING CREEK

NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
51.7 COOLABAH (TARA)
North Coast
57.8 WOOMBAH (ADAMS STREET)
56.2 LAWRENCE POST OFFICE
54.8 COPMANHURST POST OFFICE
53.0 SOUTH GRAFTON (DIVINES STATE FOREST)
MidNorth Coast N
63.0 GLENREAGH POST OFFICE
Hunter Valley
62.0 ST ALBANS (ESPIE ST)
Sydney--east
76.0 LUCAS HEIGHTS ANSTO
53.6 CONCORD (BRAYS RD)
Sydney--west
68.2 WARRAGAMBA
61.0 WILLMOT (RESOLUTION AVE)

VICTORIA
W Central
70.4 SCOTSBURN (MOUNT BUNINYONG)

13.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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0.7 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.6 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.4 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1365 (56.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1264 (52.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1184 (49.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
953 (39.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
939 (39.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
860 (35.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
830 (34.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
824 (34.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
763 (31.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
749 (31.2) WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
745 (31.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
738 (30.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
681 (28.4) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
679 (28.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
665 (27.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
661 (27.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
627 (26.1) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
621 (25.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
615 (25.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
615 (25.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
614 (25.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
614 (25.6) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
603 (25.1) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
601 (25.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA

91/14 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
89/18 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
85/11 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
80/02 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
80/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
80/00 HOGAN ISLAND 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 Lower West WITCHCLIFFE 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 19.0mm in 38 min to 00:30 30.0mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 19.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 8.0mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 16.8mm in 52 min to 21:30 19.4mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.8mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country JULIA CREEK AIRPORT 6.4mm in 33 min to 17:33 11.6mm/h Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT 20.2mm in 34 min to 00:00 35.6mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 20.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h ST GEORGE AIRPORT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h Warrego CHARLEVILLE AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h 5.6mm in 4 min to 17:34 84.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains S CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 34 min to 19:52 26.5mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h CW Plains N TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h NW Plains E MOREE AERO 13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.2mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.6mm/h CW Slopes S PARKES AIRPORT AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h Sydney--east TERREY HILLS AWS 10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 11.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.8mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A 13.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 13.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.0mm/h Sydney--west HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE 11.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 44.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 14.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Goldfields LAVERTON AERO : 89(350/ 63 ) at 16:00 QUEENSLAND Northwest WINTON AIRPORT : 91(260/ 58 ) at 14:40 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78( 60/ 69 ) at 03:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 85(100/ 65 ) at 12:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 80( 90/ 69 ) at 01:30