Australian Weather News -- 20 DEC 2012

Thursday 20 DEC 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1017 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

Highest daily rainfall

E Kimberley

002061

CARRANYA

68.0

57.0

06/12/1975

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095046

BOTHWELL (CLYDE RIVER)

44.8

37.4

04/12/2005

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

CW Plains N

051161

COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS

28.0

04/12/2002

1 Y Equal to record.

NSW

C Tablelands N

062101

MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS

22.8

22.6

01/12/2012

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

C Tablelands S

063303

ORANGE AIRPORT AWS

19.2

22/12/2002

1 Y 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 +/- 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 10:17EST, 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	36.4	+6.9	13.3	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	475 (19.8)	39/16
PERTH AIRPORT	35.0	+6.1	16.0	+1.1	13.8	0.0	8.0	13.2	526 (21.9)	61/02
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	25.9	+2.8	9.6	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	196 ( 8.2)	37/14
BUNBURY	29.1	+1.9	14.4	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	357 (14.9)	30/00
MANDURAH	33.1	+6.4	17.4	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	400 (16.7)	35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.1	+2.5	26.1	+0.8	25.7	0.0	7.2	8.2	316 (13.2)	34/18
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.1	-1.3	21.0	+0.8	20.4	10.4	2.2	9.6	263 (11.0)	46/14
WHYALLA AERO	24.7	-3.5	14.9	-1.0	--	0.0	11.8	--	574 (23.9)	50/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.4	-2.6	13.8	-1.8	--	0.0	4.4	--	305 (12.7)	39/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	21.3	-1.6	11.2	+1.3	8.4	4.0	--	12.6	440 (18.3)	41/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.1	-2.0	23.5	+0.5	22.9	1.4	5.4	--	250 (10.4)	41/22
CAIRNS AERO	32.6	+1.2	23.4	0.0	21.9	0.0	9.0	11.6	291 (12.1)	37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.9	+0.4	25.8	+1.7	24.2	0.0	12.0	12.2	477 (19.9)	39/15
MACKAY M.O	32.3	+2.2	24.4	+1.4	--	0.0	--	10.7	266 (11.1)	26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.6	+2.5	23.2	+2.0	22.0	0.0	10.0	--	275 (11.5)	35/12
BUNDABERG AERO	32.1	+2.7	20.9	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	34/13
COOLANGATTA	29.6	+2.4	23.3	+3.5	--	0.2	--	--	417 (17.4)	39/11
BRISBANE AERO	30.9	+2.8	23.1	+3.1	22.1	0.0	8.8	5.4	530 (22.1)	39/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.6	+0.3	19.9	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	482 (20.1)	28/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.4	+3.5	21.1	+3.7	--	1.6	9.6	--	167 ( 7.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	29.2	+2.9	21.8	+3.7	19.7	1.2	5.2	--	446 (18.6)	35/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	31.1	+4.6	22.3	+5.6	--	15.4	--	--	372 (15.5)	37/21
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.5	+6.3	22.7	+6.2	22.0	0.0	7.7	--	453 (18.9)	61/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	33.2	+6.4	19.8	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	117 ( 4.9)	39/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.6	+3.3	20.4	+9.2	15.0	0.0	10.8	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.6	+5.6	24.2	+8.4	--	0.0	--	--	277 (11.5)	44/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	34.6	+8.9	22.5	+5.0	21.7	0.0	9.8	6.5	658 (27.4)	68/10
RICHMOND RAAF	37.4	+9.0	20.9	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	54/16
BELLAMBI AWS	30.6	+6.8	20.6	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	595 (24.8)	57/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.0	-1.3	15.7	+1.9	15.7	4.0	13.8	9.5	389 (16.2)	50/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	27.4	-1.8	15.8	+2.0	--	5.0	--	--	354 (14.8)	54/23
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.9	-0.2	13.2	-1.6	10.0	1.4	17.2	12.0	514 (21.4)	43/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.1	-1.2	13.9	+1.7	--	2.8	19.4	--	440 (18.3)	57/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT	25.6	-1.3	12.1	+0.5	--	1.8	--	--	294 (12.3)	43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	23.5	-0.7	13.8	+0.9	11.3	4.6	3.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	20.2	-2.4	9.1	-0.3	--	4.6	--	--	434 (18.1)	41/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.7	-0.7	11.5	+0.8	--	17.0	--	--	363 (15.1)	43/12
HOBART AIRPORT	20.8	+0.2	12.4	+1.7	9.2	0.8	7.8	10.5	596 (24.8)	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

46.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
45.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
44.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
43.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+10.2 : 33.3 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
+9.6 : 36.9 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
+9.3 : 36.8 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+9.1 : 37.7 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+9.0 : 34.5 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
+9.0 : 37.4 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW

29.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
29.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.2 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.9 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
**S** 28.9 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

+10.5 : 28.0 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
+10.3 : 26.8 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+10.2 : 25.3 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+9.6 : 23.9 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+9.6 : 21.3 GOULBURN TAFE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

9.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
12.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.3 : 24.8 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.3 : 30.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-6.8 : 26.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.3 : 12.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-5.8 : 28.3 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-5.8 : 27.9 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

2.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.5 : 5.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 7.8 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.7 : 8.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.1 : 7.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
**S** -5.1 : 11.0 CARNAMAH Central West 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.

69.0 TOP SPRINGS ROADHOUSE N Rivers NT
68.0 CARRANYA E Kimberley WA
65.0 EMMAVILLE (BEN VALE) N Tablelands W NSW
62.6 KOOKABOOKRA N Tablelands E NSW
62.0 POATINA (BILLOPP) Midlands TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
68.0 CARRANYA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
69.0 TOP SPRINGS ROADHOUSE

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
61.0 DEVONCOURT STATION
Upper Carpentaria
60.0 PROA STATION
50.0 HILLVIEW STATION
Central Highlands
54.0 CALDERVALE STATION
Northwest
50.0 BARATRIA

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
51.0 BUNDARRA (ARALUEN)
N Tablelands W
65.0 EMMAVILLE (BEN VALE)
58.0 EMMAVILLE (SEVERN VALLEY)
57.4 TENTERFIELD (MOLE STATION)
54.0 MOUNT MITCHELL (TIRRANNA)
53.2 EMMAVILLE POST OFFICE
52.4 BEN LOMOND (KOALA)
50.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
N Tablelands E
62.6 KOOKABOOKRA
55.0 WOLLOMOMBI (WALLAMUMBI)

TASMANIA
Midlands
62.0 POATINA (BILLOPP)

13.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
12.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
12.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

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5.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
5.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
2.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

1372 (57.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1353 (56.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1103 (46.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
996 (41.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
818 (34.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
809 (33.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
796 (33.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
780 (32.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
776 (32.3) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
768 (32.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
760 (31.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
758 (31.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
752 (31.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
751 (31.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
748 (31.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
746 (31.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
741 (30.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
731 (30.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
724 (30.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
718 (29.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
704 (29.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
690 (28.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
687 (28.6) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
682 (28.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
676 (28.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
676 (28.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
666 (27.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
665 (27.7) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
658 (27.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
631 (26.3) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
630 (26.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
620 (25.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
616 (25.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
613 (25.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
611 (25.5) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
610 (25.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
606 (25.3) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
602 (25.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
601 (25.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

232/06 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
98/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/23 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
87/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/23 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW

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 E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 17.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h QUEENSLAND Central West BLACKALL AIRPORT 12.0mm in 30 min to 14:00 24.0mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.2mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h Darling Downs E INGLEWOOD FOREST 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.0mm/h Maranoa ST GEORGE AIRPORT 14.2mm in 30 min to 16:30 28.4mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.2mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.8mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 12.0mm in 30 min to 05:00 24.0mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.0mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 17.4mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.4mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h North Coast GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 11.2mm in 9 min to 19:49 74.7mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.2mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.2mm/h GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS 7.6mm in 7 min to 19:00 65.1mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 19.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h MidNorth Coast S PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 4.0mm in 6 min to 03:36 40.0mm/h 8.6mm in 24 min to 04:00 21.5mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.6mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 15.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h Snowy Mtns PERISHER VALLEY AWS 13.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 13.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h VICTORIA E Central COLDSTREAM COMPARISON 1.4mm in 1 min to 02:30 84.0mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN NTC AWS : 232(110/ 6 ) at 07:00 NEW SOUTH WALES NW Slopes S TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS : 85(310/ 63 ) at 00:18 Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA AWS : 80(170/ 65 ) at 18:00 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85( 20/ 63 ) at 00:32 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 74(240/ 70 ) at 17:16 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(310/ 78 ) at 06:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(260/ 72 ) at 03:20 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 82(270/ 72 ) at 15:30