Australian Weather News -- 02 DEC 2012

Sunday 02 DEC 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0917 EST on 20/04/2013. 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

Lowest minimum temperature

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

5.6

5.8

02/12/2005

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

35.9

35.5

19/12/2006

1 Y

NSW

Upper Darling

048243

LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN

43.5

08/12/2009

1 Y Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

80.0

07/12/2007

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 09:17EST, 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	34.6	+5.1	12.4	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	604 (25.2)	61/17
PERTH AIRPORT	29.8	+0.9	12.7	-2.2	11.1	0.0	7.4	10.4	535 (22.3)	57/05
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	22.2	-0.9	7.6	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	163 ( 6.8)	50/23
BUNBURY	24.2	-3.0	11.0	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	37/19
MANDURAH	26.6	-0.1	14.8	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	437 (18.2)	37/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.5	+1.9	26.3	+1.0	26.1	0.0	5.4	10.0	291 (12.1)	50/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.9	-4.5	21.7	+1.5	21.2	1.8	11.0	0.7	427 (17.8)	39/01
WHYALLA AERO	22.7	-5.5	12.6	-3.3	--	0.0	4.0	--	416 (17.3)	37/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.4	-4.6	12.9	-2.7	--	0.2	--	--	272 (11.3)	37/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.4	-5.5	9.3	-0.6	7.2	1.2	8.2	1.6	502 (20.9)	34/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	42.5	+5.4	23.4	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	31/16
CAIRNS AERO	32.8	+1.4	21.4	-2.0	20.1	0.0	10.0	11.8	486 (20.3)	44/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.6	+0.1	23.5	-0.6	21.4	0.0	12.8	12.4	509 (21.2)	34/15
MACKAY M.O	30.7	+0.6	21.0	-2.0	--	0.0	--	11.8	323 (13.5)	28/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.7	+0.6	18.8	-2.4	16.9	0.0	10.0	--	216 ( 9.0)	30/12
BUNDABERG AERO	31.0	+1.6	17.9	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	34/10
COOLANGATTA	28.3	+1.1	22.0	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	540 (22.5)	46/11
BRISBANE AERO	29.0	+0.9	19.3	-0.7	15.6	0.0	9.4	12.0	565 (23.5)	44/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.7	+4.4	17.1	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	389 (16.2)	39/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	38.3	+7.4	26.8	+9.4	12.9	0.0	11.2	--	248 (10.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	29.1	+2.8	21.2	+3.1	17.1	0.0	2.4	--	616 (25.7)	44/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	31.5	+5.0	21.1	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	311 (13.0)	31/21
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.4	-2.8	21.5	+5.0	--	0.0	--	--	274 (11.4)	48/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.3	-2.5	20.7	+5.4	--	0.0	--	--	65 ( 2.7)	44/19
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	29.2	+4.9	17.8	+6.6	13.0	0.2	7.2	7.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	37.3	+6.3	21.1	+5.3	--	1.4	--	--	357 (14.9)	44/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.8	-2.9	19.9	+2.4	19.1	0.0	8.4	3.1	411 (17.1)	54/07
RICHMOND RAAF	26.4	-2.0	22.0	+6.0	--	0.4	--	--	144 ( 6.0)	35/15
BELLAMBI AWS	21.0	-2.8	19.2	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	312 (13.0)	46/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.0	-1.3	16.9	+3.1	14.8	0.6	5.6	8.9	314 (13.1)	52/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	27.3	-1.9	16.2	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	272 (11.3)	39/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.0	-3.1	11.3	-3.5	7.0	0.2	8.2	11.9	345 (14.4)	39/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.0	-3.3	11.8	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	405 (16.9)	37/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.1	-3.8	11.2	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	35/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.7	-3.5	13.5	+0.6	11.2	0.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.1	-6.5	8.0	-1.4	--	0.6	--	--	266 (11.1)	30/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.7	+1.3	11.9	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	444 (18.5)	37/16
HOBART AIRPORT	21.9	+1.3	13.7	+3.0	8.9	0.0	12.0	9.6	761 (31.7)	46/14
	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

45.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
43.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.8 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
43.7 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD

+9.7 : 38.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+9.5 : 43.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
+9.5 : 29.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS

29.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
29.3 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
29.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.9 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

+9.8 : 27.9 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
+9.4 : 26.8 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW
+9.1 : 20.7 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+9.0 : 28.6 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+8.8 : 20.4 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.7 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
10.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

**W** -9.1 : 25.6 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
-9.1 : 13.7 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-7.6 : 28.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-7.4 : 6.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-7.2 : 16.1 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

1.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.0 EYRE Eucla WA

-10.1 : 4.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.0 : 5.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.4 : 5.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-8.2 : 13.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 6.4 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.3 : 9.0 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla 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.

76.2 GERIATRIC PARK N Rivers NT
31.0 ROSEWOOD N Rivers NT
29.4 DARWIN RIVER RIDGE N Rivers NT
29.0 THE GARDEN N Plateau NT
28.0 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET Upper NE VIC

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
76.2 GERIATRIC PARK
31.0 ROSEWOOD
29.4 DARWIN RIVER RIDGE
N Plateau
29.0 THE GARDEN

VICTORIA
Upper NE
28.0 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET

13.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
13.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
12.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

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6.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

1867 (77.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1237 (51.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1157 (48.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1122 (46.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1106 (46.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1086 (45.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1003 (41.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
993 (41.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
982 (40.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
978 (40.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
965 (40.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
912 (38.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
870 (36.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
815 (34.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
807 (33.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
798 (33.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
791 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
777 (32.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
761 (31.7) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
753 (31.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
743 (31.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
737 (30.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
735 (30.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
732 (30.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
728 (30.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
709 (29.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
702 (29.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
692 (28.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
686 (28.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
685 (28.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
669 (27.9) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
665 (27.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
660 (27.5) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
645 (26.9) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
645 (26.9) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
639 (26.6) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
637 (26.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
636 (26.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
628 (26.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
617 (25.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
616 (25.7) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
614 (25.6) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
612 (25.5) WARRA W Coast TAS
611 (25.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
609 (25.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
604 (25.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA

96/01 MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) Hunter Valley NSW
94/05 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/15 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
83/22 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
83/17 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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 Kimberley DERBY AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h 16.8mm in 45 min to 21:01 22.4mm/h Interior GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 6.8mm in 9 min to 15:53 45.3mm/h 7.0mm in 7 min to 16:00 60.0mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.6mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 22.8mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 6.0mm in 6 min to 19:17 60.0mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 7.4mm in 22 min to 17:00 20.2mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.2mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN NTC AWS : 72( 70/ 63 ) at 19:18 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS : 93(110/ 41 ) at 15:24 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) : 96(210/ 43 ) at 02:19 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(310/ 80 ) at 05:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 82(270/ 70 ) at 00:00