Australian Weather News -- 01 DEC 2018

Saturday 01 DEC 2018

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Sat 1 Dec 2018 SA: Storm brings super-record wind in Snowtown. A supercell thunderstorm moving rapidly across Snowtown in Mid North SA produced a wind gust of 156km/h at 18.11 CDT. Snowtown, 125km NNW of Adelaide, lay under the strongest part of the supercell, seen in this BoM radar clip as the near-black core to the north of the head of Gulf St Vincent. The wind gust, which appears from video and the nature of damage to have been related to strong straight-line winds rather than a tornado, easily topped the Snowtown AWS's previous all-time record of 111km/h in 15 years of operation. The football club lost the roof of its just-completed pavilion and there was some structural and tree damage in the town of 650.

The supercell was part of a line of storms that crossed the state after a day of bushfires and strong winds. Media reports said over 8,500 properties lost power. [news.com.au, ABC]

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Provisional records set or equalled today

Obvious errors have been corrected, however this is realtime data which has not yet been validated. Full validation of official records by the BoM Quality Management System (QMS) is a much more complex process and may take some months. Go here for further information on this records section and how the QMS works. These provisional records are based on data received as at 1407 EST on 02/12/2018.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
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Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest maximum temperature

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

29.1

29.3

11/12/1995

1 N C

Highest wind gust (km/h)

Lower North

021133

SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK)

156

111.0

12/12/2005

111.0

12/12/2005

N C Confirmed by BoM in tweet: "A supercell thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 156 km/h at Snowtown at 6:11 pm."

VIC

Wimmera N

078015

NHILL AERODROME

94.0

31/12/2005

N C

The day in charts
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4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
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10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:07EST, 02/12/2018.

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
PERTH AIRPORT	23.7	-5.2	9.4	-5.5	6.5	0.0	7.0	8.0	516 (21.5)	39/17
BUNBURY	21.8	-5.5	12.7	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	355 (14.8)	35/17
MANDURAH	21.8	-5.1	14.7	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	368 (15.3)	37/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.4	+1.8	26.2	+0.9	25.6	0.2	7.0	11.8	225 ( 9.4)	30/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.5	-0.9	21.3	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	403 (16.8)	61/22
WHYALLA AERO	34.8	+6.6	16.1	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	313 (13.0)	65/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	33.3	+6.3	17.2	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	57/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	29.8	+6.9	7.1	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	435 (18.1)	81/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	42.2	+5.1	18.1	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	246 (10.3)	35/10
CAIRNS AERO	34.9	+3.5	22.6	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	34.6	+3.1	24.0	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	286 (11.9)	34/11
MACKAY M.O	34.7	+4.6	23.6	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	26/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	38.0	+5.9	21.7	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	247 (10.3)	39/15
BUNDABERG AERO	32.9	+3.4	20.2	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	282 (11.8)	37/15
COOLANGATTA	30.0	+2.8	19.0	-0.9	--	4.0	--	--	246 (10.3)	35/11
BRISBANE AERO	30.1	+2.0	21.0	+0.9	19.2	0.0	7.0	12.5	457 (19.0)	48/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.7	+4.3	17.5	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	479 (20.0)	37/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	33.1	+2.2	15.1	-2.4	--	0.0	7.0	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.9	+1.4	13.2	-3.6	--	1.8	--	--	246 (10.3)	34/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.3	+1.1	13.6	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	254 (10.6)	35/17
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	27.7	+1.1	7.8	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	263 (11.0)	43/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	25.1	+0.8	8.3	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	364 (15.2)	34/08
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.5	+1.3	10.5	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.3	+1.6	18.5	+1.0	15.2	0.0	8.2	11.3	351 (14.6)	48/14
RICHMOND RAAF	33.0	+4.6	15.6	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	190 ( 7.9)	34/17
BELLAMBI AWS	23.3	-0.5	17.4	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	35/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	29.3	--	9.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	302 (12.6)	50/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.9	+1.5	11.9	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	314 (13.1)	26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	32.0	+2.8	10.8	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	244 (10.2)	30/18
MILDURA AIRPORT	35.7	+5.6	12.8	-2.0	--	0.0	12.0	10.0	334 (13.9)	70/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	32.0	+4.6	7.0	-5.2	12.3	0.0	--	--	--	44/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	32.8	+5.8	7.0	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	286 (11.9)	74/22
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	31.2	+6.8	8.2	-3.8	7.5	0.0	7.0	12.5	386 (16.1)	65/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	30.5	+7.9	2.9	-6.5	--	0.0	--	--	327 (13.6)	78/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.8	-1.6	8.4	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	347 (14.5)	43/09
HOBART AIRPORT	25.2	+4.5	9.6	-1.1	5.8	4.8	4.4	10.0	334 (13.9)	46/15
	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

43.9 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
43.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
42.9 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
42.8 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
42.7 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+12.6 : 33.8 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+11.6 : 31.2 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+11.1 : 30.9 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+11.1 : 32.4 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+10.6 : 34.3 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

29.2 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
29.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.0 TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
28.6 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.1 : 21.7 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.3 : 21.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.3 : 21.4 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+6.4 : 22.4 HAWKER Upper North SA
+6.3 : 19.2 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

15.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
16.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
16.9 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

-9.5 : 28.6 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.8 : 29.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-7.4 : 31.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-7.4 : 23.1 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-6.9 : 21.1 BICKLEY Lower West WA

-1.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
0.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-20.5 : 0.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-7.6 : 6.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5 : 3.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.4 : 14.4 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-7.3 : 8.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt 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.

30.2 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
26.6 LEOPOLD DOWNS TBRG W Kimberley WA
25.0 BILLILUNA E Kimberley WA
18.4 BEDFORD DOWNS AIRSTRIP E Kimberley WA
16.2 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

12.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
12.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
11.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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8.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
8.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
8.2 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
8.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

955 (39.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
945 (39.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
913 (38.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
849 (35.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
791 (33.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
754 (31.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
733 (30.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
727 (30.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
714 (29.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
713 (29.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
710 (29.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
694 (28.9) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
690 (28.8) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
687 (28.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
687 (28.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
682 (28.4) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
682 (28.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
674 (28.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
649 (27.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
648 (27.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
646 (26.9) FORREST Eucla WA
641 (26.7) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
641 (26.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
639 (26.6) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
639 (26.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
630 (26.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
616 (25.7) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
604 (25.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

156/17 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
113/15 LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
109/18 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
106/18 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
106/17 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
98/17 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
96/15 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
96/13 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
94/15 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
94/18 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
93/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/17 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
91/21 MOUNT BULLER 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Interior GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 4.0mm in 6 min to 21:30 40.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT 10.8mm in 30 min to 17:30 21.6mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.8mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 8.2mm in 11 min to 20:00 44.7mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.4mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h Lower North CLARE HIGH SCHOOL 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h Adelaide/Lofty MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS 1.6mm in 1 min to 18:04 96.0mm/h VICTORIA W Coast DARTMOOR 10.0mm in 30 min to 20:30 20.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.2mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) : 106(230/ 67 ) at 19:49 NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT : 83(210/ 72 ) at 20:30 W Agricultural CULTANA (DEFENCE) : 78(260/ 63 ) at 18:51 Lower North SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) : 156(250/ 87 ) at 18:11 Mallee/Upper SE KEITH (MUNKORA) : 89(340/ 63 ) at 17:30 NEW SOUTH WALES Far Northwest WHITE CLIFFS AWS : 78(280/ 63 ) at 23:09 VICTORIA Mallee S HOPETOUN AIRPORT : 91(320/ 65 ) at 18:23 Wimmera N NHILL AERODROME : 85(330/ 65 ) at 18:01 KELLALAC (WARRACKNABEAL AIRPORT) : 82(340/ 63 ) at 22:07 Wimmera S HORSHAM AERODROME : 91(310/ 54 ) at 18:30 Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 91(360/ 61 ) at 23:00 MOUNT HOTHAM : 89(350/ 65 ) at 23:30 W Coast COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 106(340/ 59 ) at 18:49