Australian Weather News -- 30 NOV 2009

Monday 30 NOV 2009

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2009

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 that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 2335 EST on 30/11/2009. 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

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

29.3

29.0

28/11/2003

29.0

28/11/2003

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039322

RUNDLE ISLAND

25.4

25.2

17/11/2004

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

25.2

24.8

29/11/2009

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

29.0

19/11/2001

1 Equal to record.

ISL

Islands

200839

LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

22.8

29/11/2009

1 Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

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 08:44EST, 15/05/2012.

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	25.5	-1.6	14.6	+0.8	12.5	0.0	8.0	--	504 (21.0)	39/12
PERTH AIRPORT	26.7	+0.9	9.4	-3.2	9.2	0.0	7.8	12.6	326 (13.6)	37/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.5	+0.7	9.7	-1.1	5.5	0.0	6.2	11.7	265 (11.0)	30/12
BUNBURY	23.3	-0.9	9.5	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	333 (13.9)	44/16
MANDURAH	24.2	--	15.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	458 (19.1)	46/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.5	+1.2	25.5	+0.2	25.7	0.0	5.8	5.8	409 (17.0)	39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.5	-1.1	15.4	-2.5	12.0	0.0	12.6	13.4	324 (13.5)	43/11
WHYALLA AERO	21.9	-4.6	14.2	+0.3	--	2.4	9.8	--	581 (24.2)	52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.4	-2.7	13.1	-0.9	--	0.6	13.6	10.4	333 (13.9)	37/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.6	+0.2	12.5	+4.1	11.4	0.4	2.6	9.5	570 (23.8)	44/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.9	-1.5	21.7	+0.3	18.6	0.0	14.6	12.6	485 (20.2)	50/16
CAIRNS AERO	30.7	+0.1	24.9	+2.6	22.8	0.0	5.6	9.6	246 (10.3)	26/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	34.3	+3.5	24.4	+1.5	21.8	0.6	7.2	12.5	327 (13.6)	43/12
MACKAY M.O	34.0	+4.8	24.2	+2.5	--	0.0	--	11.3	482 (20.1)	46/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	38.3	+7.1	24.1	+4.6	22.8	0.4	10.8	--	319 (13.3)	52/14
BUNDABERG AERO	28.0	-0.3	21.2	+2.3	--	1.6	10.6	--	503 (21.0)	--
NAMBOUR DPI	33.0	+5.0	20.0	+3.7	--	13.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.7	+3.9	20.4	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	452 (18.8)	43/22
BRISBANE AERO	31.6	+4.8	21.4	+3.4	16.8	1.4	7.8	--	631 (26.3)	52/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.8	+6.1	16.5	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	447 (18.6)	54/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.5	+0.2	15.2	+0.2	8.1	0.0	10.8	--	301 (12.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.9	+1.0	16.9	+0.8	15.8	0.0	8.8	10.3	360 (15.0)	50/19
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.7	+0.8	15.2	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.1	-1.3	14.3	0.0	11.1	0.0	14.4	5.5	517 (21.5)	55/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.4	-1.7	12.0	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	97 ( 4.0)	41/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.5	-1.6	9.4	+0.3	6.8	0.0	6.4	10.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.6	-0.8	12.6	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	466 (19.4)	57/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.6	-2.4	18.2	+2.9	16.1	0.0	11.8	3.9	513 (21.4)	70/13
RICHMOND RAAF	24.2	-2.4	13.7	-0.2	8.6	0.0	--	--	399 (16.6)	50/10
BELLAMBI AWS	21.5	-0.6	15.7	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	74/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.6	-4.1	11.7	+2.9	9.1	2.2	3.8	2.7	393 (16.4)	43/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.2	-1.5	10.8	+0.1	8.4	4.8	4.8	6.9	305 (12.7)	50/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.9	-2.1	13.2	+1.6	--	2.4	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	50/22
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.2	-2.2	12.8	+0.3	11.4	0.4	7.4	11.7	451 (18.8)	50/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.9	-0.7	13.2	+3.1	--	11.8³	16.4	--	478 (19.9)	43/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.0	-2.2	12.0	+2.5	--	1.4	--	--	382 (15.9)	50/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.8	-1.1	14.0	+2.8	13.2	10.6	4.4	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	19.4	-1.6	12.8	+3.2	--	17.2	--	--	469 (19.5)	50/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.2	-1.4	10.3	+2.5	--	1.0	--	--	492 (20.5)	48/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.0	-3.4	10.4	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	640 (26.7)	50/09
HOBART AIRPORT	14.4	-4.6	10.1	+0.9	9.2	2.4	2.2	0.5	724 (30.2)	48/23
	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

45.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
44.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
44.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
44.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
44.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+11.4 : 40.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.6 : 39.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+10.6 : 36.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+10.4 : 38.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
29.2 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
29.0 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
29.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
29.0 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+8.0 : 18.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.5 : 19.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+6.9 : 19.1 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+6.4 : 23.7 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+5.7 : 19.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.8 : 10.3 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-8.7 : 9.4 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-8.2 : 12.7 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-7.8 : 13.1 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-7.6 : 13.3 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.6 : 12.2 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS

-0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
**S** 0.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

**S** -8.9 : 0.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
**S** -6.8 : 2.3 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
-6.5 : 11.9 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-6.1 : 15.6 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-5.0 : 5.8 WITCHCLIFFE 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.

72.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON W Gippsland VIC
68.2 REEVES KNOB W Gippsland VIC
64.2 BULLUMWAAL E Gippsland VIC
50.0 SANDSPIT RIVER (RINGROVE) E Coast TAS
49.8 WEST WATERHOUSE N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
49.8 WEST WATERHOUSE

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
64.2 BULLUMWAAL
W Gippsland
72.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON
68.2 REEVES KNOB

TASMANIA
E Coast
50.0 SANDSPIT RIVER (RINGROVE)

13.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
12.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
12.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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1.3 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1326 (55.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
**S** 1049 (43.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1017 (42.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
913 (38.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
885 (36.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
848 (35.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
826 (34.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
811 (33.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
795 (33.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
776 (32.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
750 (31.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
738 (30.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
736 (30.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
734 (30.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
725 (30.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
724 (30.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
713 (29.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
708 (29.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
706 (29.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
698 (29.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
688 (28.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
685 (28.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
676 (28.2) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
671 (28.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
667 (27.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
663 (27.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
655 (27.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
655 (27.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
653 (27.2) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
653 (27.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
641 (26.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
640 (26.7) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
640 (26.7) LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
631 (26.3) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
613 (25.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
613 (25.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
608 (25.3) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
607 (25.3) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
605 (25.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
602 (25.1) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
600 (25.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

131/12 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/11 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/23 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
78/14 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
76/17 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
76/19 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
76/22 FALLS CREEK Upper NE 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 11.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.2mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 20.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 20.0mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 14.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 14.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast MARYBOROUGH 6.4mm in 18 min to 14:30 21.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.4mm/h C Tablelands S BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 6.8mm in 20 min to 16:00 20.4mm/h Riverina E YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.4mm in 38 min to 18:00 13.3mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h Riverina W GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 3.2mm in 2 min to 15:35 96.0mm/h 10.2mm in 6 min to 15:41 102.0mm/h 23.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 23.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h VICTORIA W Gippsland MT MOORNAPA 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h W Coast AIREYS INLET 11.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.8mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 132(350/ 45 ) at 12:30 NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 91(180/ 76 ) at 22:00 TASMANIA E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 83(190/ 65 ) at 00:30