Australian Weather News -- 23 DEC 2009

Wednesday 23 DEC 2009

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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 1402 EST on 24/12/2009. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

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Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040688

MIVA

74.8

70.2

04/12/1994

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

27.9

26.0

17/12/1997

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 11:32EST, 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	28.8	-0.7	19.6	+3.3	19.4	0.0	11.0	--	721 (30.0)	67/13
PERTH AIRPORT	26.9	-2.0	15.3	+0.5	14.8	0.0	11.6	12.5	635 (26.5)	52/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.9	-2.2	13.9	+1.5	11.4	0.0	8.4	10.8	440 (18.3)	46/10
BUNBURY	26.9	-0.2	13.4	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	46/17
MANDURAH	24.3	--	16.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	624 (26.0)	57/04
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.1	-0.5	25.6	+0.3	25.7	10.2	5.6	5.3	232 ( 9.7)	35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.8	+4.4	27.5	+7.3	26.8	0.0	15.2	8.1	353 (14.7)	67/18
WHYALLA AERO	43.1	+15.0	24.4	+8.6	--	0.0	14.2	--	363 (15.1)	70/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	38.3	+11.3	24.4	+8.9	--	0.0	9.4	3.6	241 (10.0)	52/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	39.3	+16.4	11.4	+1.5	8.4	0.0	5.8	7.9	247 (10.3)	81/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.2	+3.0	22.9	-0.2	21.4	4.0	6.4	11.5	242 (10.1)	41/18
CAIRNS AERO	31.8	+0.4	24.8	+1.4	22.1	0.0	7.0	6.6	185 ( 7.7)	28/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	34.0	+2.5	26.9	+2.8	24.6	0.0	10.2	11.7	428 (17.8)	39/15
MACKAY M.O	33.3	+3.2	25.3	+2.4	--	0.0	--	10.2	268 (11.2)	28/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.7	+1.6	21.6	+0.4	21.3	4.6	9.6	--	--	37/02
BUNDABERG AERO	30.8	+1.4	19.5	-1.0	--	5.4	8.4	--	389 (16.2)	37/13
NAMBOUR DPI	31.0	+1.8	20.0	+1.8	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.0	+1.8	20.0	+0.1	--	1.4	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	30/13
BRISBANE AERO	29.5	+1.2	20.7	+0.6	19.7	1.6	6.4	10.3	342 (14.3)	35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.8	+2.1	17.0	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	438 (18.3)	61/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.8	+3.8	17.7	+0.2	10.0	0.8	3.4	--	134 ( 5.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.4	+2.1	18.5	+0.4	16.3	0.0	2.0	12.0	242 (10.1)	31/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.3	+1.7	14.8	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	34.1	+6.9	15.8	-0.7	13.3	0.0	6.8	13.4	212 ( 8.8)	41/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	31.7	+4.8	15.4	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	70 ( 2.9)	24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	31.8	+7.4	16.6	+5.3	8.2	0.4	6.4	7.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.9	+5.4	16.4	+0.5	--	6.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	31/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	31.0	+5.3	20.9	+3.4	18.0	0.0	10.0	11.1	458 (19.1)	55/18
RICHMOND RAAF	37.6	+8.9	16.8	+0.8	13.2	0.0	--	--	153 ( 6.4)	37/15
BELLAMBI AWS	26.5	+2.4	18.8	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	147 ( 6.1)	57/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	35.5	+9.4	13.7	+2.3	11.3	0.0	11.0	13.3	242 (10.1)	59/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	39.5	+10.1	19.3	+5.6	16.0	0.0	12.0	13.7	252 (10.5)	30/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	38.2	+8.8	18.1	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	187 ( 7.8)	37/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	40.8	+10.7	21.8	+7.0	17.0	0.0	13.0	12.8	229 ( 9.5)	41/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	38.6	+11.2	15.1	+2.9	--	0.0	9.2	--	257 (10.7)	41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	39.4	+12.4	16.8	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	44/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	39.0	+14.8	16.2	+3.3	14.1	0.0	5.0	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	40.0	+17.1	11.2	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	46/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	35.5	+12.9	12.9	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	70/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	27.5	+5.1	9.4	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	224 ( 9.3)	37/16
HOBART AIRPORT	24.7	+4.1	13.6	+2.9	11.6	0.6	6.4	8.6	334 (13.9)	37/13
	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

45.2 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
44.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
44.4 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
44.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

+18.7 : 43.2 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+17.1 : 40.0 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
+16.9 : 39.4 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
+16.8 : 40.4 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+16.4 : 39.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
28.6 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.3 WILUNA Interior WA

+13.4 : 27.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+13.3 : 27.4 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+13.0 : 27.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+13.0 : 26.9 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+12.4 : 26.3 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

16.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.8 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
19.0 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
19.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
19.8 ALBANY Lower West WA
19.8 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

-11.2 : 20.1 FORREST Eucla WA
-11.0 : 20.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-9.1 : 27.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.7 : 30.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.2 : 24.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-6.2 : 24.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.5 : 12.9 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-5.5 : 0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-3.8 : 23.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
-3.4 : 1.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

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.

74.8 MIVA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
69.4 WARKON Maranoa QLD
67.4 BAGSTOWE STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
67.0 FISHERMANS POCKET TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
59.0 MACLEAN BRIDGE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
55.2 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD
50.0 SHOAL BAY

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
67.4 BAGSTOWE STATION
Central Coast W
56.0 ESSEX
Central Highlands
54.0 WOLEEBEE NEVASA
53.0 CAPELLA POST OFFICE
Wide Bay/Burnett
50.0 TANNYMOREL
Brisbane/SE Coast
74.8 MIVA
67.0 FISHERMANS POCKET TM
59.0 MACLEAN BRIDGE ALERT
57.0 MACLEAN BRIDGE
56.0 KENILWORTH TOWNSHIP
54.0 SOUTH MACLEAN WTP
53.0 ZACHARIAH TM
53.0 URANGAN HIBISCUS ST
52.0 RIVERHEADS
51.0 HOME PARK TM
Maranoa
69.4 WARKON
55.0 ST GEORGE AIRPORT

13.9 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
13.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
13.3 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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5.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
5.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
3.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1093 (45.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
1055 (44.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
923 (38.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
922 (38.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
889 (37.0) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
877 (36.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
875 (36.5) TELFER AERO Interior WA
795 (33.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
785 (32.7) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
767 (32.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
758 (31.6) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
751 (31.3) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
733 (30.5) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
721 (30.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
716 (29.8) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
709 (29.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
680 (28.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
641 (26.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
635 (26.5) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
632 (26.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
624 (26.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
605 (25.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
603 (25.1) BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

118/16 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
89/21 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
87/18 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
85/22 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
85/18 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

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 Eucla EUCLA 11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.4mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.8mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.6mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.7mm/h Goldfields LEONORA AERO 4.8mm in 13 min to 15:00 22.2mm/h Interior GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 4.8mm in 13 min to 12:21 22.2mm/h 7.0mm in 13 min to 15:00 32.3mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.6mm/h 11.8mm in 30 min to 15:30 23.6mm/h 22.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 22.6mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 10.3mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.4mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 11.6mm in 30 min to 12:00 23.2mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 14.2mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.6mm/h BLACK POINT 37.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.2mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 21.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 21.8mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 13.8mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 14.0mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 11.8mm in 30 min to 14:00 23.6mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.8mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.2mm/h MCCLUER ISLAND 10.2mm in 44 min to 05:14 13.9mm/h 9.2mm in 9 min to 05:23 61.3mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h DALY WATERS AWS 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h BULMAN AWS 32.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.7mm/h BRADSHAW 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h N Plateau YULARA AERO 7.0mm in 5 min to 16:25 84.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.4mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country BURKETOWN AIRPORT 10.6mm in 24 min to 14:00 26.5mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.2mm/h 14.4mm in 30 min to 15:00 28.8mm/h 23.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 23.8mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 11.7mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h GLADSTONE RADAR 8.6mm in 17 min to 00:30 30.4mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.6mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau YULARA AERO : 119(340/ 56 ) at 16:19 SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 89(280/ 63 ) at 22:05 W Agricultural CLEVE AERODROME : 85(330/ 67 ) at 19:06 VICTORIA W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 76(320/ 67 ) at 15:46 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 78( 90/ 63 ) at 16:00