| Product code IDCKGC11R0 Tuesday 2 January, 2007 Monthly
Climate Summary for Western Australia:December 2006 An average monthIn
BriefThe monthly rainfall across WA in December was 35.9 mm, about 7 mm
above the average due to well above average falls in parts of the inland Gascoyne
and Interior contrasting with well below average falls in small pockets of coastal
areas from the north Kimberley to the South and Southeast Coastal districts.
The statewide mean maximum temperature was near average at 35.17°C (average
35.12°C), however Perth and surrounding areas experienced maxima up to 2°C
above average. The WA mean minimum temperature was also near average at 20.58°C
(average 20.77°C ). Some extremes and records for individual locations
in WA are tabulated below. Extremes
Hottest day
Highest temperature |
45.9°C at Marble Bar on the 10th
| Warmest
days on average
Highest mean daily maximum temperature |
41.5°C at Marble Bar
| Coolest days on
average
Lowest mean daily maximum temperature |
21.8°C at Albany
| Coldest day
Lowest
daily maximum temperature | 17.7°C at Manjimup
on the 20th
| Coldest night
Lowest
temperature | 0.5°C at Eyre on the 3rd
| Coolest nights on average
Lowest mean
daily minimum temperature | 10.2°C at Bridgetown
| Warmest nights on average
Highest
mean daily minimum temperature | 27.4°C at
Troughton Island
| Warmest night
Highest
daily minimum temperature | 31.2°C at Wittenoom
on 11th
| Wettest overall
Highest
total rainfall | 234.2 mm at Broome Airport
| Wettest day
Highest daily rainfall |
74.2 mm at Broome Airport on the 17th
| | Highest
wind gust | 131 km/h at Newman Aero on the
2nd | Records
|
Record highest December mean daily maximum temperature | | Location |
Mean daily maximum
temperature
for December 2006 (°C) |
Previous highest
for December | Normal for
December | Years
of
record |
|---|
| Kalbarri | 33.6 | 33.3 | in
2000 | 30.9 | 33 |
|
Record highest December mean daily minimum temperature | | Location |
Mean daily minimum
temperature
for December 2006 (°C) |
Previous highest
for December | Normal for
December | Years
of
record |
|---|
| Kalbarri | 19.4 | 19.3 | in
1972 | 17.3 | 32 |
|
Record lowest December mean daily minimum temperature | | Location |
Mean daily minimum
temperature
for December 2006 (°C) |
Previous lowest
for December | Normal for
December | Years
of
record |
|---|
| Wittenoom | 23.5 | 23.7 | in
1984 | 25.5 | 54 |
|
Record highest December daily minimum temperature | | Location |
Highest daily minimum
temperature
in December 2006 (°C) |
Previous highest
for December | Normal for
December | Years
of
record |
|---|
| Bidyadanga | 29.6 | on
the 24th | 29.5 | on the 9th in 1980 | 25.7 | 47 |
| Southern Cross | 27.0 | on the
17th | 25.6 | on the 31st in 1998 | 15.5 | 46 |
| Wongan Hills | 28.1 | on the 17th | 27.6 | on
the 27th in 1997 | 15.7 | 38 | | Narembeen | 26.7 | on
the 17th | 25.7 | on the 21st in 1987 | 14.3 | 33 |
| Record lowest December temperature
| | Location | Lowest temperature
in December
2006 (°C) | Previous lowest
for December | Normal
for
December | Years of
record |
|---|
| Emu
Creek Station | 14.7 | on the 25th | 15.3 | on
the 3rd in 2005 | 22.4 | 32 |
Notes
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Tuesday
2 January 2007. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that
results will change as new information becomes available. Normals
are long-term averages based on observations from all available years of record,
which vary widely from site to site. They are not shown for sites with less than
30 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably. Further
information
Glenn Cook or Yanhui Blockley
Western Australia Climate
Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 9263 2222
Email climate.wa@bom.gov.au
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