Australian Weather News -- 22 DEC 2013

Sunday 22 DEC 2013

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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 1625 EST on 23/12/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

SW Slopes S

072160

ALBURY AIRPORT AWS

25.2

31/12/2002

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

Upper Darling

048237

COBAR AIRPORT AWS

44.0

31/12/2005

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

CW Plains S

050137

CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS

43.1

21/12/1994

1 N 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 anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See 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 16:24EST, 23/12/2013.

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	33.1	+3.5	12.8	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	614 (25.6)	57/17
PERTH AIRPORT	29.5	+0.6	14.1	-0.8	11.5	0.0	10.2	11.0	583 (24.3)	52/01
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	23.4	+0.3	7.3	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	260 (10.8)	41/13
BUNBURY	25.5	-1.8	13.3	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	329 (13.7)	43/17
MANDURAH	26.6	-0.3	15.9	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	356 (14.8)	41/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.0	-0.6	24.2	-1.1	24.0	13.6	0.6	2.8	291 (12.1)	43/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.2	-2.2	23.0	+2.8	21.7	0.8	12.8	0.5	360 (15.0)	68/16
WHYALLA AERO	24.2	-4.0	19.1	+3.2	--	0.2	--	--	288 (12.0)	43/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.4	-2.6	18.4	+2.8	--	0.2	--	3.5	224 ( 9.3)	37/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	21.1	-1.8	13.0	+3.0	14.8	8.4	2.0	3.0	312 (13.0)	44/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.9	+3.8	25.5	+2.5	24.3	0.0	38.6	11.0	258 (10.8)	35/11
CAIRNS AERO	31.3	-0.1	22.2	-1.2	20.9	0.2	8.6	9.8	487 (20.3)	43/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.8	+0.3	23.0	-1.1	20.5	0.0	12.0	12.6	520 (21.7)	44/14
MACKAY M.O	29.9	-0.2	24.3	+1.3	--	0.0	--	11.8	368 (15.3)	31/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.4	+0.3	20.3	-0.9	18.9	0.0	9.6	--	313 (13.0)	43/11
BUNDABERG AERO	29.8	+0.3	17.8	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	35/15
COOLANGATTA	29.3	+2.1	17.0	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	356 (14.8)	35/15
BRISBANE AERO	28.5	+0.4	19.0	-1.1	16.1	0.0	9.4	12.7	433 (18.0)	34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.5	+1.1	16.4	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	422 (17.6)	39/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	38.3	+7.4	24.6	+7.1	--	0.0	11.0	--	112 ( 4.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.6	+2.3	19.5	+1.4	9.2	0.0	--	--	589 (24.5)	63/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.7	+3.2	17.2	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	262 (10.9)	48/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	36.0	+8.8	21.0	+4.5	--	0.0	29.8	--	439 (18.3)	35/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	34.2	+9.9	18.0	+6.8	9.0	0.0	8.0	11.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	40.5	+9.3	21.8	+6.0	--	0.0	--	--	348 (14.5)	54/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	31.2	+5.5	21.4	+3.9	20.4	0.0	8.0	6.9	652 (27.2)	63/17
RICHMOND RAAF	37.1	+8.7	19.7	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	260 (10.8)	34/07
BELLAMBI AWS	24.6	+0.8	20.7	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	520 (21.7)	43/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	41.2	+11.8	21.8	+8.0	20.8	0.0	16.0	6.9	499 (20.8)	70/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	36.4	+7.2	25.2	+11.4	--	0.0	--	--	250 (10.4)	39/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	28.2	-1.9	23.9	+9.1	21.5	0.0	10.8	1.7	288 (12.0)	39/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	31.2	+3.8	19.5	+7.3	--	0.0	--	--	372 (15.5)	46/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	27.9	+0.9	19.8	+8.2	--	0.0	--	--	323 (13.5)	41/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.4	+4.2	16.6	+3.7	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	26.3	+3.7	12.7	+3.3	--	0.2	--	--	377 (15.7)	48/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.3	-4.1	11.3	+0.7	--	6.6	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	21/06
HOBART AIRPORT	17.4	-3.3	12.7	+2.0	10.2	0.0	6.0	0.1	363 (15.1)	26/23
	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

44.0 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
43.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.7 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
43.4 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW

+13.0 : 41.0 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
+12.8 : 40.2 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW
+12.5 : 37.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
+12.4 : 40.9 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
+12.2 : 41.7 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW

31.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
29.5 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.4 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD

+12.1 : 27.9 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+11.9 : 28.0 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+11.6 : 29.5 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
+11.5 : 22.9 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+11.4 : 25.2 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.7 WARRA W Coast TAS
13.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

-14.6 : 21.7 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-14.2 : 22.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-13.3 : 21.7 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-11.7 : 24.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-11.0 : 22.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

2.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
3.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
5.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-9.2 : 3.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-8.0 : 3.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8 : 6.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.1 : 13.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-5.7 : 10.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields 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.

70.0 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
63.6 POINT STUART AWS N Rivers NT
63.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
42.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
41.8 NIGHTCLIFF POOL N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
63.2 WYNDHAM AERO
42.0 WYNDHAM

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
70.0 PIRLANGIMPI
63.6 POINT STUART AWS
41.8 NIGHTCLIFF POOL

13.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
12.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
12.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1300 (54.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1244 (51.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1201 (50.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1191 (49.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
862 (35.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
853 (35.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
806 (33.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
804 (33.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
790 (32.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
771 (32.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
750 (31.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
728 (30.3) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
714 (29.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
700 (29.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
698 (29.1) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
688 (28.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
683 (28.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
677 (28.2) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
671 (28.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
660 (27.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
659 (27.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
658 (27.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
652 (27.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
649 (27.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
640 (26.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
631 (26.3) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
627 (26.1) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
615 (25.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
614 (25.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
609 (25.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

91/10 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
85/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
85/04 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
83/16 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
81/18 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
81/17 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central 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 W Pilbara BHP AREA C MINE 14.8mm in 12 min to 18:00 74.0mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.8mm/h 26.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 52.0mm/h 40.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 40.8mm/h 26.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 26.6mm/h W Gascoyne CARNARVON AIRPORT 17.2mm in 30 min to 10:30 34.4mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 17.2mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.4mm/h E Gascoyne NEWMAN AERO 13.8mm in 16 min to 20:16 51.8mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 24.4mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 21.2mm/h MOUNT WHALEBACK MINE 8.0mm in 17 min to 19:43 28.2mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h JIMBLEBAR MINE 24.0mm in 18 min to 20:30 80.0mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 24.6mm/h OPTHALMIA DAM 10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.6mm/h Interior GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 11.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 22.4mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.2mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.8mm/h PIRLANGIMPI 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h CAPE DON 11.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.6mm/h POINT STUART AWS 16.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 32.8mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 18.4mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.3mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.6mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 25.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 50.4mm/h 25.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 25.8mm/h 20.6mm in 30 min to 15:30 41.2mm/h 45.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 45.8mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.4mm/h LAJAMANU 7.4mm in 17 min to 17:47 26.1mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.2mm/h TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 12.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 24.0mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.8mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.4mm/h W Coast THE RAZORBACK 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h	VICTORIA E Central FAWKNER BEACON : 95(330/ 58 ) at 19:01 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 78(100/ 63 ) at 01:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 76( 80/ 63 ) at 00:00