Australian Weather News -- 03 DEC 2008

Wednesday 03 DEC 2008

Home
Daily Weather Summary indexes
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Previous years

About:
The Daily Weather Summary
Monthly summaries:
BoM Significant Weather Summaries
BoM Drought Summaries
BoM routine monthly and other summaries
Find a place:
Australian Gazeteer
Whereis
Jargon busters:
WeatherZone | BoM | American Met Soc

2008

Dec

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
01	02	03	04	05	06	07
08	09	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

Nov

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
					01	02
03	04	05	06	07	08	09
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

Oct

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
		01	02	03	04	05
06	07	08	09	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

Sept

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
01	02	03	04	05	06	07
08	09	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

August

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
				01	02	03
04	05	06	07	08	09	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

July

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
	01	02	03	04	05	06
07	08	09	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

June

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
						01
02	03	04	05	06	07	08
09	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

May

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
			01	02	03	04
05	06	07	08	09	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

April

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
	01	02	03	04	05	06
07	08	09	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

March

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
					01	02
03	04	05	06	07	08	09
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

February

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
				01	02	03
04	05	06	07	08	09	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29

January

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
	01	02	03	04	05	06
07	08	09	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2153 EST on 12/01/2010. 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

Lowest maximum temperature

W Pilbara

005084

THEVENARD ISLAND

27.9

03/12/2003

1 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.
Data is as received at 14:10EST, 09/08/2009.

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	23.2	-6.2	18.7	+2.4	15.4	2.2	8.2	--	397 (16.5)	37/08
PERTH AIRPORT	22.8	-6.0	16.1	+1.3	15.9	1.0	6.2	7.5	315 (13.1)	48/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.2	+3.0	14.6	+2.2	13.1	0.0	4.8	10.0	510 (21.3)	57/15
BUNBURY	21.7	-5.3	14.3	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	195 ( 8.1)	46/11
MANDURAH	22.0	--	17.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	43/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.4	+1.8	26.8	+1.5	26.3	2.6	4.2	10.4	300 (12.5)	35/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	40.9	+5.5	22.9	+2.7	21.2	0.0	11.6	12.6	250 (10.4)	48/11
WHYALLA AERO	23.5	-4.7	13.9	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	360 (15.0)	30/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.8	-3.2	13.8	-1.7	--	0.0	6.0	11.0	286 (11.9)	30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.3	-3.6	10.1	+0.2	7.3	1.0	3.2	12.0	478 (19.9)	43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.4	+3.3	20.8	-2.2	19.0	0.0	11.6	12.4	223 ( 9.3)	34/12
CAIRNS AERO	32.8	+1.4	23.9	+0.5	22.2	0.6	5.6	11.3	299 (12.5)	31/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.0	+0.6	26.1	+2.1	16.6	2.4	11.0	12.5	516 (21.5)	34/01
MACKAY M.O	33.1	+3.1	24.9	+2.0	--	0.0	--	12.5	286 (11.9)	28/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.6	+1.5	21.9	+0.7	20.3	0.0	8.6	--	249 (10.4)	28/15
BUNDABERG AERO	30.5	+1.2	22.6	+2.1	--	0.0	8.0	--	358 (14.9)	37/13
NAMBOUR DPI	31.0	+1.9	19.0	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.3	+0.2	21.8	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	456 (19.0)	50/12
BRISBANE AERO	27.5	-0.7	22.6	+2.6	21.1	0.0	7.0	11.1	602 (25.1)	50/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.4	+3.8	17.6	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	403 (16.8)	43/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	33.2	+2.2	21.2	+3.8	14.8	0.0	8.0	--	271 (11.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	30.6	+4.3	20.9	+2.8	17.8	0.0	5.6	6.4	401 (16.7)	46/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	31.9	+5.4	16.6	0.0	--	9.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.8	+6.6	16.9	+0.4	15.9	0.0	5.8	12.2	367 (15.3)	43/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	32.8	+5.9	14.2	-1.0	12.7	0.0	--	--	73 ( 3.0)	39/20
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.1	-1.3	11.0	-0.3	3.5	0.0	5.0	12.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.2	-0.3	11.1	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	46/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	33.7	+8.0	18.3	+0.9	13.5	0.0	8.0	8.0	441 (18.4)	76/18
RICHMOND RAAF	31.2	+2.5	13.9	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	178 ( 7.4)	59/19
BELLAMBI AWS	27.4	+3.3	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	70/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	25.6	-0.5	9.1	-2.2	4.6	0.0	10.2	13.2	319 (13.3)	54/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	27.6	-1.8	13.2	-0.5	--	0.0	10.4	--	261 (10.9)	50/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.7	-3.8	12.9	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	236 ( 9.8)	46/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.1	-3.0	12.0	-2.8	10.0	0.0	8.0	13.1	299 (12.5)	39/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.1	-3.3	9.8	-2.4	--	0.0	6.1	--	323 (13.5)	44/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.7	-3.3	10.8	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	384 (16.0)	44/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.9	-4.3	14.3	+1.4	11.8	0.0	4.0	--	167 ( 7.0)	22/08
GEELONG AIRPORT	19.9	-3.0	12.2	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	493 (20.5)	44/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.8	-3.8	9.5	+0.1	--	0.6	--	--	442 (18.4)	43/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.4	-4.0	9.1	-1.5	--	1.0	--	--	378 (15.8)	50/14
HOBART AIRPORT	16.0	-4.6	9.2	-1.5	7.0	0.0	7.8	11.7	675 (28.1)	61/17
	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

43.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
43.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

+11.8 : 37.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.6 : 33.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.0 : 33.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+8.0 : 33.2 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+7.1 : 32.8 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY Sydney--east NSW
+7.1 : 42.2 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

30.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.9 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
27.8 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
27.8 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT

+8.3 : 30.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.1 : 27.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
+5.6 : 20.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+5.3 : 21.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.1 : 15.7 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.2 : 14.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-9.0 : 13.9 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-8.8 : 23.2 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-8.6 : 11.2 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-8.3 : 9.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-1.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-7.0 : 5.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-6.4 : 6.0 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
-6.4 : 4.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.9 : 6.4 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
-5.8 : 7.7 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.

63.4 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
53.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
53.0 LAKE EVELLA N Rivers NT
49.0 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
47.0 FOSSIL DOWNS W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
49.0 MOUNT ELIZABETH
W Kimberley
47.0 FOSSIL DOWNS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
53.0 LAKE EVELLA

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
63.4 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
N Coast--Herbert
53.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT

13.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
13.2 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

.....

6.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
6.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
2.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

1587 (66.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1206 (50.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
939 (39.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
932 (38.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
929 (38.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
912 (38.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
888 (37.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
868 (36.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
845 (35.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
787 (32.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
767 (32.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
737 (30.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
717 (29.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
707 (29.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
706 (29.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
702 (29.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
692 (28.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
676 (28.2) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
675 (28.1) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
637 (26.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
623 (26.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
617 (25.7) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
615 (25.6) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
603 (25.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
602 (25.1) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
600 (25.0) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
600 (25.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

100/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/17 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
89/16 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
87/11 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

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 W Kimberley DERBY AERO 11.0mm in 45 min to 01:00 14.7mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.8mm/h Lower West HOPETOUN NORTH 8.0mm in 21 min to 06:47 22.9mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 13.4mm in 10 min to 17:56 80.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h 8.6mm in 32 min to 18:30 16.1mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 24.6mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COEN AIRPORT 10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 17.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.2mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.4mm/h 41.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 13.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 5.0mm in 14 min to 18:00 21.4mm/h 9.6mm in 42 min to 20:00 13.7mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.6mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 16.4mm in 11 min to 17:58 89.5mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.2mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT : 93(150/ 17 ) at 17:56 NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 82(170/ 63 ) at 20:05 Illawarra KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 85(190/ 67 ) at 18:03 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(240/ 67 ) at 21:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 87(240/ 65 ) at 12:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(320/ 87 ) at 00:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(270/ 67 ) at 01:01 DROUGHTY HILL : 104(210/ 80 ) at 18:50