Australian Weather News -- 19 DEC 2012

Wednesday 19 DEC 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1015 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Victoria

014847

KIDMAN SPRINGS

114.6

106.8

30/12/2003

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

Roper-McArthur

014627

BULMAN AWS

-13.0

19.7

04/12/2009

1 P

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 10:14EST, 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	33.9	+4.4	13.0	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	592 (24.7)	50/18
PERTH AIRPORT	29.5	+0.6	12.7	-2.2	9.7	0.0	7.4	13.3	505 (21.0)	39/00
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	20.6	-2.5	14.5	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	311 (13.0)	34/10
BUNBURY	25.5	-1.7	10.4	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	35/13
MANDURAH	25.7	-1.0	13.7	-3.3	--	0.2	--	--	438 (18.3)	41/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.9	+2.3	25.5	+0.2	25.0	1.4	4.4	9.5	268 (11.2)	34/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.6	-6.8	20.9	+0.7	20.7	8.4	4.4	1.2	273 (11.4)	37/11
WHYALLA AERO	34.8	+6.6	22.4	+6.5	--	0.0	12.0	--	299 (12.5)	72/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	30.2	+3.2	21.5	+5.9	--	0.0	7.8	--	144 ( 6.0)	44/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	23.8	+0.9	16.2	+6.3	14.3	0.0	9.4	2.1	419 (17.5)	52/07
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.6	-1.5	22.4	-0.6	22.2	18.8	8.4	5.7	263 (11.0)	52/17
CAIRNS AERO	32.2	+0.8	21.5	-1.9	18.3	0.0	6.8	11.6	242 (10.1)	30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.2	+0.7	25.4	+1.3	23.5	0.0	9.6	11.0	374 (15.6)	37/13
MACKAY M.O	33.2	+3.1	25.5	+2.5	--	0.0	--	10.8	355 (14.8)	31/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	35.7	+3.6	23.5	+2.3	23.5	0.0	7.2	--	311 (13.0)	37/18
BUNDABERG AERO	32.2	+2.8	21.9	+1.4	--	3.4	--	--	360 (15.0)	35/14
COOLANGATTA	28.8	+1.6	23.3	+3.5	--	3.2	--	--	332 (13.8)	37/23
BRISBANE AERO	30.0	+1.9	24.3	+4.3	23.2	1.6	7.2	9.4	510 (21.3)	39/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.6	+4.3	20.0	+3.4	--	0.4	--	--	500 (20.8)	50/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	38.9	+8.0	22.7	+5.3	--	0.0	10.2	--	151 ( 6.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.3	+2.0	22.4	+4.3	20.7	0.0	3.8	--	237 ( 9.9)	46/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.2	+2.7	19.1	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	188 ( 7.8)	43/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.1	+1.9	19.8	+3.3	18.0	0.0	6.4	12.1	378 (15.8)	44/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	29.7	+2.9	18.0	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	71 ( 3.0)	28/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	31.0	+6.7	11.4	+0.2	6.4	0.0	7.0	10.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	37.1	+6.1	18.0	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	32.9	+7.2	20.6	+3.1	17.1	0.0	7.6	9.6	435 (18.1)	55/16
RICHMOND RAAF	33.3	+4.9	19.3	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	31/14
BELLAMBI AWS	30.3	+6.5	19.4	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	52/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	36.5	+7.2	14.4	+0.6	11.2	0.0	9.6	13.9	282 (11.8)	35/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	35.6	+6.4	12.9	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	44/22
MILDURA AIRPORT	41.9	+11.8	19.5	+4.7	14.6	0.0	11.2	11.2	272 (11.3)	68/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	36.1	+8.8	15.4	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	264 (11.0)	46/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	35.0	+8.1	13.3	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	144 ( 6.0)	57/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	32.6	+8.4	17.1	+4.2	14.6	0.0	6.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	28.4	+5.8	13.6	+4.2	--	0.4	--	--	296 (12.3)	61/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.1	-0.3	14.2	+3.5	--	2.8	--	--	358 (14.9)	39/14
HOBART AIRPORT	25.9	+5.3	14.9	+4.2	10.6	0.0	6.8	7.4	525 (21.9)	70/13
	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 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
43.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
43.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.8 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+11.8 : 41.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+11.7 : 42.6 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+11.5 : 41.2 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+11.4 : 41.5 OUYEN (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC
+11.2 : 40.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+11.2 : 34.7 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

29.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.2 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.5 : 22.8 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
+9.8 : 22.3 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.6 : 26.9 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+9.6 : 20.0 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.5 : 22.4 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

13.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
15.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
15.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
16.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.1 : 29.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.7 : 28.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-7.1 : 31.3 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-6.8 : 28.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 27.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

-13.0 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.0 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-37.7 : -13.0 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
-8.7 : 13.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-5.4 : 19.2 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.5 : 21.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley 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.

114.6 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
87.6 BULLITA N Rivers NT
85.2 ROSEWOOD N Rivers NT
79.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
77.0 SHOEING TOOL BORE N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
76.6 SPRING CREEK
68.0 FLORA VALLEY
67.8 MARGARET RIVER AIRSTRIP
59.0 WARMUN
54.0 KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT
51.8 ARGYLE AERODROME

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
114.6 KIDMAN SPRINGS
87.6 BULLITA
85.2 ROSEWOOD
79.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
77.0 SHOEING TOOL BORE
76.0 MOUNT SANFORD
75.6 UPPER WICKHAM RIVER
65.2 NELSON SPRINGS
54.2 SOUTHPORT

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
63.0 MCALLISTER STATION
Northwest
52.2 LARK QUARRY
Wide Bay/Burnett
58.4 GLENWOOD

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
73.2 BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB
70.0 BENTLEY
62.4 ROCK VALLEY (LEYCESTER CREEK)
58.0 NIMBIN POST OFFICE
55.0 DOON DOON (MCCABES ROAD)
52.0 YAMBA PILOT STATION
50.0 NEW ITALY (VINEYARD HAVEN)

13.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

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1.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
1.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1153 (48.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1040 (43.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
825 (34.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
824 (34.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
777 (32.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
743 (31.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
738 (30.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
692 (28.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
671 (28.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
654 (27.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
654 (27.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
641 (26.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
635 (26.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
635 (26.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
629 (26.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
627 (26.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
617 (25.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
614 (25.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
602 (25.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

265/03 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
115/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
113/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/15 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
98/14 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
96/13 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/20 MOREE AERO NW Plains E 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 N Kimberley KALUMBURU 24.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 24.4mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 12.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.2mm/h KUNUNURRA AERO 19.0mm in 30 min to 04:30 38.0mm/h 24.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 24.8mm/h 26.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 26.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.4mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 12.7mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME 7.4mm in 16 min to 02:30 27.8mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.8mm/h 8.2mm in 19 min to 02:49 25.9mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 20.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 21.0mm/h 9.4mm in 44 min to 03:51 12.8mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.8mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.3mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.2mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 9.3mm/h BRADSHAW 15.2mm in 30 min to 09:00 30.4mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 15.2mm/h 11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.0mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.7mm/h QUEENSLAND Central Highlands LOCHINGTON 10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.8mm/h Northwest CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 26.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 52.4mm/h 26.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 26.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 27.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast YAMBA PILOT STATION 47.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 47.6mm/h 49.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 16.3mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 15.4mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.2mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.4mm/h TASMANIA N Coast SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h W Coast MOUNT READ 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley WYNDHAM AERO : 85(120/ 67 ) at 04:48 NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN NTC AWS : 172(330/ 6 ) at 02:00 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 98(300/ 74 ) at 16:20 W Coast COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 98(340/ 69 ) at 15:52 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(330/ 91 ) at 14:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(330/ 65 ) at 14:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 115(330/ 76 ) at 14:47