Australian Weather News -- 13 DEC 2009

Sunday 13 DEC 2009

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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 is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1332 EST on 14/12/2009. 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 daily rainfall

Darwin-Daly

014009

CHANNEL ISLAND

290.2

236.4

10/12/1998

249.6

03/01/1997

1 n

Darwin-Daly

014167

STOKES HILL

273.6

98.4

30/12/2007

246.6

16/03/1977

1 n

Darwin-Daly

014183

DARWIN RIVER DAM

285.0

208.4

10/12/1998

208.4

10/12/1998

1 n

Darwin-Daly

014279

WALKER CREEK

280.0

157.6

10/12/1998

255.5

03/03/2007

1 n

Darwin-Daly

014907

LITCHFIELD

229.0

126.2

18/12/1980

1 n

Lowest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

27.0

27.3

31/12/2003

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 09:30EST, 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	41.6	+12.1	14.9	-1.4	10.9	0.0	13.8	--	454 (18.9)	41/08
PERTH AIRPORT	39.0	+10.1	13.0	-1.8	11.2	0.0	11.8	13.5	414 (17.3)	37/06
ALBANY AIRPORT	38.7	+15.6	13.0	+0.6	9.6	0.0	8.0	12.1	412 (17.2)	39/10
BUNBURY	32.4	+5.3	12.1	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	30/12
MANDURAH	32.9	--	19.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	304 (12.7)	37/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	27.9	-4.7	24.0	-1.3	23.9	162.2	11.1	0.0	452 (18.8)	46/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.4	-5.0	19.4	-0.8	18.3	0.0	11.0	8.7	379 (15.8)	41/15
WHYALLA AERO	24.0	-4.1	15.3	-0.5	--	0.0	8.0	--	478 (19.9)	50/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.2	-0.8	12.6	-2.9	10.0	0.0	--	12.1	287 (12.0)	35/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.4	-3.5	12.7	+2.8	11.0	1.0	4.0	0.7	443 (18.5)	37/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.7	+1.5	26.5	+3.4	24.5	0.0	13.2	1.1	517 (21.5)	55/23
CAIRNS AERO	32.5	+1.1	22.7	-0.7	19.9	0.6	7.2	10.6	363 (15.1)	44/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.2	+0.7	24.7	+0.6	22.2	0.0	12.4	12.1	472 (19.7)	43/11
MACKAY M.O	30.7	+0.6	25.7	+2.8	--	0.0	--	11.5	349 (14.5)	31/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.7	+1.6	23.1	+1.9	21.8	0.0	10.8	--	285 (11.9)	31/13
BUNDABERG AERO	32.6	+3.2	23.4	+2.9	--	0.0	9.6	--	288 (12.0)	34/13
NAMBOUR DPI	31.0	+1.8	20.0	+1.8	--	0.6	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.8	+2.6	21.5	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	275 (11.5)	30/11
BRISBANE AERO	31.1	+2.8	22.5	+2.4	20.0	0.0	8.0	--	309 (12.9)	39/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	30.6	+2.9	19.7	+3.0	--	1.6	--	--	490 (20.4)	37/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	36.1	+5.1	16.7	-0.8	6.4	0.0	8.8	--	128 ( 5.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.2	+0.9	17.2	-0.9	14.4	0.0	4.2	11.5	245 (10.2)	37/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.4	+1.8	15.0	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	27.5	+0.3	14.7	-1.8	13.0	0.0	7.8	10.3	358 (14.9)	41/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	27.5	+0.6	14.9	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	98 ( 4.1)	34/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.8	+3.4	9.1	-2.2	1.6	0.0	8.0	13.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	34.6	+3.1	13.3	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	278 (11.6)	39/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.1	+0.4	20.2	+2.7	17.8	0.0	8.4	11.1	510 (21.3)	43/14
RICHMOND RAAF	32.4	+3.7	17.6	+1.6	13.5	0.0	--	--	205 ( 8.5)	46/13
BELLAMBI AWS	24.5	+0.4	18.6	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	400 (16.7)	39/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT	32.1	+6.0	9.3	-2.1	5.9	0.0	10.2	13.7	330 (13.8)	59/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	32.5	+3.1	12.2	-1.5	8.4	0.0	9.6	13.8	292 (12.2)	43/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.6	+0.2	11.8	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	43/17
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.1	-1.0	12.4	-2.4	10.9	0.0	10.2	11.6	380 (15.8)	31/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.4	-2.0	12.4	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	339 (14.1)	43/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	24.7	-2.3	10.2	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	316 (13.2)	43/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.5	-2.7	14.9	+2.0	15.4	0.0	3.0	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.5	-1.4	13.1	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	492 (20.5)	46/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.9	-3.7	11.0	+1.6	--	0.6	--	--	398 (16.6)	35/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.6	+2.2	11.4	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	387 (16.1)	37/19
HOBART AIRPORT	16.2	-4.4	11.7	+1.0	5.8	0.0	6.6	4.3	578 (24.1)	44/19
	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

43.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
42.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
42.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
42.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

+15.6 : 38.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
+13.7 : 38.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+12.9 : 38.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.8 : 40.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA

29.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
29.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.5 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+6.1 : 20.0 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+5.5 : 20.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+5.4 : 23.5 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.0 : 21.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+5.0 : 18.0 HARVEY Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-13.3 : 24.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-11.2 : 23.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.8 : 26.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-8.7 : 27.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-7.9 : 27.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.6 : 14.7 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-7.0 : 6.7 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-6.2 : 14.3 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-6.0 : 15.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-5.7 : 8.4 EYRE Eucla 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.

290.2 CHANNEL ISLAND N Rivers NT
285.0 DARWIN RIVER DAM N Rivers NT
280.0 WALKER CREEK N Rivers NT
273.6 STOKES HILL N Rivers NT
240.2 SOUTHPORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
290.2 CHANNEL ISLAND
285.0 DARWIN RIVER DAM
280.0 WALKER CREEK
273.6 STOKES HILL
240.2 SOUTHPORT
238.8 DARWIN RIVER RIDGE
235.0 RANKIN POINT
229.0 LITCHFIELD
226.2 DARWIN BOTANIC GARDENS
223.6 BATCHELOR AERO
194.6 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK
188.4 CHANNEL POINT
179.6 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS
162.2 DARWIN AIRPORT
141.0 BERRIMAH RESEARCH FARM
138.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
136.6 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS
120.2 GERIATRIC PARK
117.2 UPPER ADELAIDE RIVER
117.0 NORTHLAKES
117.0 MOUNT BUNDY STATION
111.8 MANGO FARM
111.0 PINELANDS
104.4 ROSEBERY
104.0 POINT STUART AWS
97.6 THE CHASE
84.6 KARAMA
80.2 MIDDLE POINT AWS
74.4 HOWARD SPRINGS
73.0 NIGHTCLIFF POOL
72.8 LEANYER
72.0 SHOAL BAY
65.4 DOUGLAS RIVER
65.0 ELIZABETH VALLEY
64.6 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
64.6 NOONAMAH AWS
62.7 ACACIA, MOCATTO ROAD
58.4 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD
57.2 WILDMAN RANGERS
56.2 WAGAIT BEACH
55.0 NITMILUK RANGERS
54.0 MCMINNS LAGOON
53.0 BONALBO
52.8 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM
50.0 BEATRICE HILL

13.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.7 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
13.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

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1.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1632 (68.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1512 (63.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
**S** 1466 (61.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1252 (52.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1175 (49.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1108 (46.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1014 (42.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1008 (42.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
980 (40.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
945 (39.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
944 (39.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
930 (38.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
881 (36.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
783 (32.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
780 (32.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
777 (32.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
765 (31.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
759 (31.6) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
752 (31.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
738 (30.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
732 (30.5) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
707 (29.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
678 (28.3) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
659 (27.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
650 (27.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
638 (26.6) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
634 (26.4) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
633 (26.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
611 (25.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

115/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
81/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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 DARWIN AIRPORT 10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.2mm/h 7.0mm in 15 min to 07:15 28.0mm/h 6.6mm in 15 min to 07:30 26.4mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 16.0mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 17.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h PIRLANGIMPI 5.0mm in 15 min to 07:15 20.0mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 13.8mm/h CAPE DON 11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.2mm/h POINT STUART AWS 28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 9.3mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 01:30 11.0mm/h 55.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 18.3mm/h 53.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 17.7mm/h 53.0mm in 3 hr to 04:30 17.7mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 05:30 10.3mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h 11.8mm in 30 min to 14:00 23.6mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.4mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h 23.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 23.2mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 13.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.6mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.0mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h 23.2mm in 48 min to 12:18 29.0mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 25.2mm/h BULMAN AWS 7.6mm in 45 min to 16:30 10.1mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.2mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 78(180/ 67 ) at 14:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(240/ 69 ) at 07:48 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 78(250/ 67 ) at 00:34 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(310/ 76 ) at 03:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(250/ 85 ) at 02:01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 102(260/ 65 ) at 01:52 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 83(***/ 69 ) at 01:00