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Provisional records set or equalled today

None known


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 anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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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 21:47EST, 11/12/2019.

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 22.7 +4.8 6.6 -1.4 4.2 0.0 2.0 8.7 244 (10.2) 30/23
BUNBURY 19.6 +2.3 5.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 17/11
MANDURAH 18.9 +1.4 10.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 17/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 +2.0 18.9 -0.4 17.8 0.0 5.8 11.1 195 ( 8.1) 37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.7 +2.9 7.4 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 43/12
WHYALLA AERO 13.8 -3.2 1.5 -3.7 -- 0.0 1.8 -- 299 (12.5) 39/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.9 -2.4 7.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 21/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.3 -1.9 4.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) --
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.8 +2.9 15.2 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 41/23
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 +1.2 20.2 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 43/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.8 +1.7 13.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 233 ( 9.7) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 22.7 +1.3 14.0 +0.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 259 (10.8) 31/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.9 +2.7 10.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 37/16
BUNDABERG AERO 24.2 +2.0 12.7 +2.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 245 (10.2) 41/14
COOLANGATTA 20.3 -0.3 13.8 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 21.0 +0.1 10.8 +1.6 9.3 0.0 4.2 9.2 297 (12.4) 39/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.5 +1.8 8.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 44/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.5 -1.4 11.3 +5.0 -- 13.8 -- -- 400 (16.7) 39/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.3 +0.1 10.1 +3.7 -- 10.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 37/13
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 15.2 +3.5 -0.8 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 21/11
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 12.8 +3.0 -1.6 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 22/10
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.4 +3.9 4.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 43/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.8 -1.3 8.1 +0.8 6.7 12.4 2.8 5.9 620 (25.8) 48/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.4 +0.7 3.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 30/13
BELLAMBI AWS 15.4 -1.7 9.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 588 (24.5) 41/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.7 -- -2.8 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 18/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.1 +2.3 0.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 123 ( 5.1) 26/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.2 +2.1 1.1 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.9 -1.6 5.9 +1.6 -- 0.0 2.3 7.2 243 (10.1) 31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.5 +1.5 1.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 15/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.3 +1.7 3.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 24/09
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.3 -0.8 0.8 -4.6 -1.0 0.0 1.2 7.7 262 (10.9) 21/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.5 +1.4 4.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 488 (20.3) 37/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.3 -0.4 -2.2 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 24/15
HOBART AIRPORT 13.5 +1.0 2.2 -1.9 -1.0 0.0 1.8 9.2 367 (15.3) 34/20
Max
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+/- 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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

**S** 38.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.0 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
35.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

**S** +8.4 : 38.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
**S** +7.2 : 29.9 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+6.5 : 28.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.4 : 8.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+6.2 : 5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.5 : 12.3 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.2 : 12.7 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.2 : 19.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+6.7 : 19.6 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+6.5 : 15.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

3.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.5 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.7 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.9 : 13.9 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-5.3 : 15.6 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.2 : 13.7 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
-5.0 : 15.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-4.5 : 14.6 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW

-7.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.9 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-9.7 : -4.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.6 : -1.3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-7.0 : -0.6 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-6.8 : -2.3 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-6.5 : -0.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

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.
101.0 LAURIETON (ELOUERA ST) MidNorth Coast S NSW
35.0 BUNGWAHL MidNorth Coast S NSW
33.0 FINGAL BAY (FINGAL HAVEN) Hunter Valley NSW
29.8 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
101.0 LAURIETON (ELOUERA ST)
35.0 BUNGWAHL
Hunter Valley
33.0 FINGAL BAY (FINGAL HAVEN)
29.8 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
8.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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6.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.7 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

943 (39.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
938 (39.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
892 (37.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
804 (33.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
682 (28.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
682 (28.4) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
679 (28.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
657 (27.4) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
649 (27.0) TELFER AERO Interior WA
648 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
645 (26.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
640 (26.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
633 (26.4) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
627 (26.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
620 (25.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
81/20 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/01 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/22 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
68/11 BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) W Central VIC
68/15 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
11.4mm in 30 min to 06:30 22.8mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.0mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.0mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 72(130/ 63 ) at 22:03
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 80(150/ 63 ) at 02:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 106(180/ 13 ) at 09:00