Australian Weather News -- 21 NOV 2012

Wednesday 21 NOV 2012

DWS ARCHIVE
2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Before 2003

About the DWS

2012

Dec

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
					01	02
03	04	05	06	07	08	09
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

Nov

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
			01	02	03	04
05	06	07	08	09	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

Oct

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
01	02	03	04	05	06	07
08	09	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

Sep

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
					01	02
03	04	05	06	07	08	09
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

Aug

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
		01	02	03	04	05
06	07	08	09	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

Jul

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
						01
02	03	04	05	06	07	08
09	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

Jun

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
				01	02	03
04	05	06	07	08	09	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

May

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
	01	02	03	04	05	06
07	08	09	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

Apr

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
						01
02	03	04	05	06	07	08
09	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

Mar

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
			01	02	03	04
05	06	07	08	09	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

Feb

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
		01	02	03	04	05
06	07	08	09	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29

Jan

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
						01
02	03	04	05	06	07	08
09	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

Monthly summaries:
from BoM

Find a place:
Google Maps |
Aust Gazetteer|
Geonames

National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The solar radiation chart becomes available about 2.15am EST next day, while the temperature charts, sunshine and some wind gust data become available about 2.15pm EST the next day.

If you are looking for weather news as it happens, use the links on the Severe weather real-time news reports page.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0843 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

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest grass minimum temperature

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

0.0

4.0

22/11/1992

1 N

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 08:42EST, 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	37.1	+9.9	14.6	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	648 (27.0)	61/21
PERTH AIRPORT	35.1	+9.3	14.8	+2.1	12.2	0.0	7.4	9.2	561 (23.4)	54/03
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	24.4	+3.6	8.5	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	37/15
BUNBURY	32.3	+8.0	12.2	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	388 (16.2)	37/19
MANDURAH	33.1	+8.5	16.0	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	418 (17.4)	37/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.0	+0.7	26.1	+0.8	25.5	0.0	7.2	11.1	312 (13.0)	37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.6	+5.0	21.2	+3.4	19.4	0.0	11.8	9.8	232 ( 9.7)	41/13
WHYALLA AERO	22.5	-4.0	16.2	+2.2	--	0.0	16.0	--	639 (26.6)	55/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.2	-2.9	14.7	+0.7	--	0.0	8.4	--	320 (13.3)	46/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.1	-1.3	11.4	+3.0	9.7	0.0	10.4	12.4	607 (25.3)	48/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	42.0	+5.7	14.9	-6.5	12.4	0.0	13.6	12.5	253 (10.5)	52/16
CAIRNS AERO	31.3	+0.7	25.2	+2.9	23.5	0.0	5.8	9.7	248 (10.3)	31/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.2	+1.5	25.7	+2.8	24.0	0.0	10.8	11.3	524 (21.8)	39/13
MACKAY M.O	29.9	+0.7	24.7	+2.9	--	0.0	--	11.0	329 (13.7)	34/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.5	-0.7	22.2	+2.7	21.8	0.0	8.4	--	431 (18.0)	30/02
BUNDABERG AERO	30.1	+1.8	16.9	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	397 (16.5)	41/15
COOLANGATTA	27.4	+1.5	18.5	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	515 (21.5)	46/12
BRISBANE AERO	26.3	-0.4	16.7	-1.5	15.2	0.0	8.0	12.1	353 (14.7)	35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.4	+0.8	13.2	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	590 (24.6)	44/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.9	+3.6	14.3	-0.7	4.4	0.0	8.6	--	293 (12.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.8	-0.1	15.4	-0.8	9.2	0.4	6.0	10.7	682 (28.4)	31/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.3	-0.6	13.8	-1.3	--	0.6	--	--	345 (14.4)	35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.9	+0.4	11.2	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	355 (14.8)	35/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.1	0.0	9.1	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	102 ( 4.3)	26/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	25.0	+4.0	6.5	-2.7	1.0	0.0	8.0	12.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.0	+3.7	12.2	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	456 (19.0)	41/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.5	+1.5	13.7	-1.7	8.4	0.0	5.2	10.6	422 (17.6)	59/23
RICHMOND RAAF	29.8	+3.2	8.3	-5.8	--	0.0	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	34/10
BELLAMBI AWS	22.8	+0.7	13.8	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	70/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	32.4	+6.7	14.7	+3.9	13.4	0.0	8.0	10.9	327 (13.6)	59/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	32.4	+6.4	12.3	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	127 ( 5.3)	54/18
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.9	+0.4	15.3	+2.8	11.2	0.0	13.0	11.3	452 (18.8)	46/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	29.3	+4.7	16.3	+6.1	--	0.0	9.8	--	402 (16.8)	52/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	24.6	+0.3	12.5	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	366 (15.3)	48/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.9	-1.1	17.0	+5.8	15.8	0.0	9.0	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.2	-1.4	11.7	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	659 (27.5)	50/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.8	+1.4	10.6	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	366 (15.3)	48/17
HOBART AIRPORT	20.0	+1.0	15.9	+6.7	11.4	0.0	8.8	11.0	554 (23.1)	65/14
	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

44.7 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
43.5 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
43.2 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
42.7 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
42.6 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

+10.5 : 35.8 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+10.3 : 36.2 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+10.0 : 41.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+9.9 : 37.1 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+9.6 : 35.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

29.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
28.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.8 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
28.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

+10.9 : 29.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+10.0 : 26.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+9.4 : 27.3 WILUNA Interior WA
+8.1 : 19.3 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
+8.0 : 17.2 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
11.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
11.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-6.3 : 30.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.0 : 7.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.0 : 19.0 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.9 : 29.4 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-4.7 : 21.2 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-4.7 : 23.0 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA

1.3 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
2.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.3 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
2.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.8 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

-7.3 : 5.9 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.9 : 6.4 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.5 : 14.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.3 : 7.4 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-6.3 : 7.1 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
-6.3 : 2.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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.

43.0 NAPIER DOWNS W Kimberley WA
32.4 MERLUNA N Peninsula QLD
31.0 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION N Kimberley WA
31.0 MINGELA POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
28.0 TURRAWULLA STATION Central Coast E QLD

13.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
12.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

7.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
7.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
6.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
2.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1273 (53.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1177 (49.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1054 (43.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1050 (43.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1046 (43.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1038 (43.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1028 (42.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1009 (42.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
977 (40.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
974 (40.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
952 (39.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
947 (39.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
882 (36.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
878 (36.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
871 (36.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
867 (36.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
855 (35.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
829 (34.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
829 (34.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
826 (34.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
824 (34.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
792 (33.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
786 (32.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
785 (32.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
775 (32.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
764 (31.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
753 (31.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
753 (31.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
751 (31.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
744 (31.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
740 (30.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
722 (30.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
720 (30.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
720 (30.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
700 (29.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
695 (29.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
682 (28.4) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
678 (28.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
676 (28.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
675 (28.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
668 (27.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
666 (27.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
661 (27.5) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
661 (27.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
659 (27.5) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
659 (27.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
657 (27.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
656 (27.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
655 (27.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
655 (27.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
648 (27.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
646 (26.9) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
646 (26.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
646 (26.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
642 (26.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
639 (26.6) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
633 (26.4) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
630 (26.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
621 (25.9) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
619 (25.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
617 (25.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
616 (25.7) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
613 (25.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
609 (25.4) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
607 (25.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
604 (25.2) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
600 (25.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
600 (25.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

120/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/00 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/01 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
102/00 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
96/11 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/02 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
93/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

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 Central West MORAWA AIRPORT 9.4mm in 27 min to 16:00 20.9mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.0mm/h CHAPMAN VALLEY AG STATION 4.2mm in 11 min to 13:22 22.9mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO 12.0mm in 16 min to 16:16 45.0mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.8mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.3mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 9.6mm in 37 min to 17:15 15.6mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.2mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 13.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.8mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(150/ 67 ) at 01:08 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 76( 10/ 63 ) at 01:17 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(250/ 72 ) at 20:30 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(320/ 95 ) at 04:08 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(280/ 50 ) at 13:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 98( 10/ 76 ) at 02:30 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 102( 20/ 80 ) at 01:06 LOW ROCKY POINT : 91(300/ 72 ) at 03:30 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(290/ 78 ) at 16:40 MOUNT READ : 98( 10/ 76 ) at 01:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 93(250/ 82 ) at 15:00