Australian Weather News -- 13 DEC 2012

Thursday 13 DEC 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0955 EST on 20/04/2013. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest daily rainfall
WA	SW & S Coast	009503	BOYANUP	68.8	45.0	04/12/2001	101				1 N
WA	SW & S Coast	009527	DARDANUP EAST	81.4	35.0	12/12/2012	77				1 N Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	SW & S Coast	009628	COLLIE	157.2	42.0	24/12/1987	106	118.4	21/01/1982	110	1 N
WA	SW & S Coast	009629	MARRIWOOD	68.8	39.4	19/12/1964	54				1 N
WA	SW & S Coast	009642	WOKALUP	53.4	35.8	31/12/1959	62				1 N
WA	SW & S Coast	009648	THIRLMERE	49.6	47.8	04/12/2001	58				1 N
WA	SW & S Coast	009695	DARDANUP	92.0	35.2	04/12/2001	16				1 N
WA	SW & S Coast	009710	BUREKUP	92.0	49.0	12/12/2012	32	67.3	20/06/1923	35	1 N Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	SW & S Coast	009738	MUJA POWER STATION	38.0	24.0	01/12/2001	51				1 N
WA	SW & S Coast	009744	PAYNEDALE	29.0	27.0	12/12/2012	11				1 N Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	SW & S Coast	009912	FERGUSON VALLEY	87.0	43.6	12/12/2012	39				1 N Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	SW & S Coast	009923	WORSLEY DOWNS	141.4	34.6	28/12/1984	20	118.0	09/04/1985	23	1 N
WA	SW & S Coast	009960	YOURDAMUNG LAKE	210.8	52.2	13/12/2011	19	67.6	03/11/2004	20	1 N
WA	SW & S Coast	009965	BUNBURY	72.4	67.0	04/12/2001	18				1 N
WA	SW & S Coast	009982	HENTY BROOK	89.8	53.4	12/12/2012	11	57.2	19/05/2005	12	1 N Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	SW & S Coast	009994	COLLIE EAST	135.8	26.2	13/12/2011	11	65.0	22/08/2011	12	1 N
WA	Gt Southern	010561	RUSHY POOL	78.6	70.0	13/12/2011	101				1 N
WA	Gt Southern	010644	BATHURST	87.0	64.8	20/12/1913	100				1 N
Highest minimum temperature
VIC	Western Plains	089085	ARARAT PRISON	22.8	22.2	22/12/1976	44				1 Y

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 09:55EST, 20/04/2013.

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 COMPARISON	25.4	-4.1	18.5	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	402 (16.8)	41/22
PERTH AIRPORT	25.1	-3.8	17.6	+2.7	16.9	14.2	6.2	2.8	462 (19.3)	50/00
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	19.1	-4.0	15.2	+2.7	--	2.8	--	--	625 (26.0)	44/09
BUNBURY	24.9	-2.3	15.8	+2.3	--	72.4	--	--	455 (19.0)	48/07
MANDURAH	26.0	-0.7	17.4	+0.4	--	1.2	--	--	418 (17.4)	41/07
DARWIN AIRPORT	36.3	+3.7	24.9	-0.4	24.9	5.0	5.0	8.1	252 (10.5)	39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	42.1	+6.7	23.4	+3.2	20.8	0.0	14.4	12.1	311 (13.0)	43/23
WHYALLA AERO	40.7	+12.5	24.3	+8.4	--	0.0	12.6	--	331 (13.8)	54/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	37.0	+10.0	26.4	+10.8	--	0.0	9.6	--	260 (10.8)	35/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	30.4	+7.5	21.2	+11.3	17.3	0.0	13.0	5.8	381 (15.9)	46/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.8	+1.7	22.0	-1.0	21.1	0.0	7.6	--	262 (10.9)	34/11
CAIRNS AERO	34.0	+2.6	22.8	-0.6	21.2	0.4	8.0	8.8	513 (21.4)	52/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.3	+0.8	24.2	+0.1	22.4	0.0	14.0	11.7	554 (23.1)	50/11
MACKAY M.O	29.6	-0.5	22.4	-0.6	--	0.0	--	11.1	617 (25.7)	52/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.7	-0.4	19.2	-2.0	16.9	0.0	9.8	--	454 (18.9)	41/08
BUNDABERG AERO	29.4	0.0	17.8	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	562 (23.4)	61/12
COOLANGATTA	27.2	0.0	17.4	-2.4	--	5.8	--	--	420 (17.5)	50/15
BRISBANE AERO	27.2	-0.9	17.0	-3.0	15.7	0.8	11.2	9.5	452 (18.8)	48/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.5	-1.8	13.7	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	584 (24.3)	61/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.8	+0.9	16.5	-0.9	--	0.0	9.4	--	253 (10.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.1	-1.2	16.3	-1.8	14.7	16.0	4.8	--	376 (15.7)	31/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.8	+0.3	14.2	-2.5	--	2.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.6	-0.6	12.7	-3.8	11.6	0.0	7.6	--	307 (12.8)	41/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.0	-0.8	11.8	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	71 ( 3.0)	31/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	28.2	+3.9	9.5	-1.7	4.2	0.0	7.4	10.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.9	+1.9	15.1	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	467 (19.5)	41/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.4	+2.7	17.3	-0.2	16.4	0.0	8.0	12.7	383 (16.0)	54/17
RICHMOND RAAF	30.8	+2.4	11.4	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	120 ( 5.0)	35/15
BELLAMBI AWS	23.5	-0.3	17.0	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	46/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	34.1	+4.8	17.5	+3.7	14.9	0.0	9.6	13.3	326 (13.6)	34/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	35.2	+6.0	14.2	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	126 ( 5.3)	30/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	40.1	+10.0	23.6	+8.8	20.6	0.0	16.2	6.0	379 (15.8)	52/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	36.4	+9.1	19.1	+6.9	--	0.0	11.0	--	341 (14.2)	55/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	37.8	+10.9	16.5	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	48/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	35.1	+10.9	22.0	+9.1	19.9	0.0	9.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	33.7	+11.1	19.4	+10.0	--	0.0	--	--	400 (16.7)	67/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.1	+1.7	12.7	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	24/14
HOBART AIRPORT	26.5	+5.9	16.2	+5.5	12.3	0.0	8.0	1.5	460 (19.2)	54/16
	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

44.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
44.0 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
43.6 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
43.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
43.1 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

+15.6 : 38.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+15.3 : 36.4 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+14.6 : 34.4 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+13.7 : 37.2 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+13.3 : 32.1 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
+13.3 : 36.2 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

29.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+13.6 : 24.0 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+13.5 : 22.8 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+13.1 : 24.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.9 : 23.0 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+12.4 : 22.4 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

16.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
17.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
18.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
18.2 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS

-9.6 : 19.6 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.5 : 19.6 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.3 : 22.7 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-9.2 : 20.0 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.9 : 18.3 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

4.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.6 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
6.1 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW

-6.0 : 9.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.7 : 9.6 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.7 : 14.3 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-5.6 : 8.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-5.5 : 13.7 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W 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.

210.8 YOURDAMUNG LAKE Lower West WA
157.2 COLLIE Lower West WA
141.4 WORSLEY DOWNS Lower West WA
135.8 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
92.0 DARDANUP Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
210.8 YOURDAMUNG LAKE
157.2 COLLIE
141.4 WORSLEY DOWNS
135.8 COLLIE EAST
92.0 DARDANUP
92.0 BUREKUP
89.8 HENTY BROOK
87.0 FERGUSON VALLEY
81.4 DARDANUP EAST
72.4 BUNBURY
68.8 BOYANUP
68.8 MARRIWOOD
61.6 BOYANUP NORTH
59.4 VALERN
53.4 WOKALUP
52.0 ROELANDS
Cent Wheatbelt
87.0 BATHURST
78.6 RUSHY POOL
51.0 WEST KULIN

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
73.8 LITCHFIELD
56.0 MANGO FARM
52.0 SOUTH ALLIGATOR RANGERS

ISLANDS

81.2 FERGUSON VALLEY ALERT

13.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
12.9 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.7 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

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2.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1165 (48.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1148 (47.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1129 (47.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1113 (46.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1095 (45.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1068 (44.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1067 (44.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1066 (44.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
930 (38.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
912 (38.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
907 (37.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
885 (36.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
873 (36.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
863 (36.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
858 (35.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
789 (32.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
775 (32.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
745 (31.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
744 (31.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
737 (30.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
734 (30.6) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
729 (30.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
722 (30.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
721 (30.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
719 (30.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
700 (29.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
696 (29.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
682 (28.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
675 (28.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
671 (28.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
661 (27.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
660 (27.5) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
653 (27.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
652 (27.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
629 (26.2) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
626 (26.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
625 (26.0) ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON Lower West WA
622 (25.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
620 (25.8) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
617 (25.7) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
617 (25.7) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
616 (25.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
614 (25.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
609 (25.4) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
605 (25.2) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
601 (25.0) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA

250/03 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
87/14 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
85/03 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
81/13 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
81/17 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley WYNDHAM AERO 10.2mm in 18 min to 13:52 34.0mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.6mm/h W Kimberley CYGNET BAY 39.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.5mm/h CURTIN AERO 11.2mm in 10 min to 12:56 67.2mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.2mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.4mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h Cent Wheatbelt CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD 11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h Eucla EUCLA 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h EYRE 31.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.2mm/h RED ROCKS POINT 38.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.7mm/h Goldfields KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 4.6mm in 6 min to 10:43 46.0mm/h LEONORA AERO 7.2mm in 6 min to 02:58 72.0mm/h LAVERTON AERO 18.8mm in 38 min to 03:38 29.7mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 20.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 10.4mm in 43 min to 17:30 14.5mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast TOOLARA (KELLY) 10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h VICTORIA W Central LAVERTON RAAF 4.0mm in 6 min to 16:00 40.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 5.3mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 6.7mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN NTC AWS : 209(160/ 6 ) at 08:00 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 74(120/ 69 ) at 05:10 VICTORIA E Central ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 82(200/ 69 ) at 15:54 W Central LAVERTON RAAF : 87(190/ 69 ) at 15:50