10am EST surface chart and IR satellite image. (GMS-5 backup with GOES-9 operated by the joint effort of
JMA and US NOAA NESDIS over the Western Pacific) Morel surface charts (time EST):4am4pm10pm
Thunderstorms developed explosively across central southern QLD soon after
1.30 this afternoon in moist unstable air to the east of a trough lying through
the state's west. By 6pm, a triangular area bounded by Rockhampton, Longreach
and Dubbo in NSW was experiencing widespread storms.
The most violent to hit a town arrived in Roma shortly before 3pm, giving
a peak wind gust of 104km/h at 2.47pm and depositing 20.6mm in the raingauge
in 20 minutes to 3pm. Wind tore off part of the roof of the town's historic
Grand Hotel, and brought down trees, powerlines and signs in the area, including
around Wallumbilla, 40km to the east. Both Roma and Wallumbilla lost power
during the storm, the latter not being restored for five hours.
An unusual late morning storm gave Rockhampton 28.8mm in the hour to midday,
16.6mm falling in just 14 minutes.
Isolated heavy rain across the tropics
Though the wet season is yet to begin, thunderstorms in the WA Kimberley and
across the NT Top End are producing isolated heavy totals, while a moist onshore
stream with some embedded storms has produced a few deluges in Far North Queensland.
Doongan, in the North Kimberley, received its heaviest 24 hour fall since
1 January with 76.0mm in the gauge at 9am, though most of this is likely to
have been recorded in an area of heavy rain and storms late yesterday evening.
An afternoon thunderstorm gave Weipa on Cape York Peninsula 42.4mm in the
hour to 5pm, but it was wetter in the onshore stream on the eastern side of
the peninsula where Daintree Tea reported 134mm for the 24
hours to 9am Thursday,
and a score of stations on the QLD North Coast recorded between 50 and 80mm
during the same period.
Heat,
fires in SA
Hot northerlies pushed maximum temperatures over 40C along SA's west coast
and Eyre Peninsula today, with a top recording of 41.0 at Ceduna, 14.8 above
average. Other high readings are below.
A fire that started late afternoon in canola plantations along the Playford
Highway on Kangaroo Island was brought under control by 50 firefighters
aided by
a
water bomber
overnight. The fire at one stage threatened a pine plantation.
NSW
Namoi and Gwydir flood peaks join
Flood peaks in the Gwydir and Namoi Rivers that resulted from the heavy rain
of 9 to 11 December are now converging on Walgett. The Gwydir flood peak has
now entered the Barwon upstream of the town, while the Namoi peak is approaching
the town from the SE. The Namoi joins the Barwon just a few kilometres NW of
Walgett. Minor flooding is occurring around the town, with levels lower than
expected because inflows from Thalaba Creek and the lower Gwydir Valley were
overestimated. Near major flooding is still predicted for the middle Darling
around Louth and Tilpa mid to late January.
Records set today
None known
Summary of observations
For notes on how to interpret
the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help. Data is as received at 16:06EST, 01/10/2005.
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
26.5
-2.9
18.9
+2.6
16.9
0.0
9.4
--
643 (26.8)
52/17
PERTH AIRPORT
24.8
-4.0
12.6
-2.2
10.9
0.0
9.4
11.5
470 (19.6)
45/15
ALBANY AIRPORT
22.6
-0.6
11.7
-0.8
9.9
0.2
5.8
11.1
335 (14.0)
48/14
BUNBURY
23.6
--
10.2
--
--
0.0
--
--
287 (12.0)
50/16
MANDURAH
23.0
--
17.1
--
--
0.0
--
--
478 (19.9)
52/20
DARWIN AIRPORT
34.2
+1.7
25.9
+0.6
25.6
0.0
4.8
8.3
205 ( 8.5)
34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
38.8
+3.5
22.9
+2.8
16.9
0.0
12.0
5.5
306 (12.8)
65/18
WHYALLA AERO
39.1
+11.2
15.2
-0.7
--
0.0
--
--
286 (11.9)
48/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
35.3
+8.6
16.7
+1.3
10.7
0.0
6.8
12.4
199 ( 8.3)
34/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO
28.5
+5.8
8.9
-0.9
5.9
0.0
6.0
11.6
337 (14.0)
41/14
MOUNT ISA AERO
37.5
+0.5
25.1
+2.1
24.0
0.0
11.8
8.5
293 (12.2)
37/01
CAIRNS AERO
30.8
-0.5
25.8
+2.5
24.1
0.0
8.0
3.5
353 (14.7)
32/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO
32.4
+1.0
26.9
+2.9
25.1
0.2
10.2
10.0
552 (23.0)
46/10
MACKAY M.O
30.7
+0.8
24.5
+1.6
--
0.0
--
10.2
343 (14.3)
28/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
30.8
-1.3
23.1
+2.0
21.2
0.0
9.4
--
319 (13.3)
55/11
BUNDABERG AERO
29.6
+0.4
20.1
-0.3
--
5.8
3.6
--
--
--
NAMBOUR DPI
28.6
-0.5
18.9
+0.8
--
0.0
2.2
--
--
--
COOLANGATTA
27.9
+1.1
18.4
-1.3
--
0.0
--
--
226 ( 9.4)
39/08
BRISBANE AERO
28.0
--
19.1
--
16.2
0.0
3.4
12.3
267 (11.1)
52/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
28.5
--
16.1
--
--
0.0
--
--
596 (24.8)
37/17
GUNNEDAH SCS
32.4
+1.4
17.2
-0.2
12.3
0.0
6.8
--
92 ( 3.8)
--
COFFS HARBOUR MO
29.5
+3.2
15.4
-2.7
11.9
0.0
6.4
11.9
276 (11.5)
48/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
27.5
--
13.2
--
--
0.0
--
--
--
--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
28.5
+1.3
13.2
-3.3
9.2
0.0
6.8
12.5
323 (13.5)
39/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
26.9
0.0
13.9
-1.2
15.2
0.0
--
--
103 ( 4.3)
26/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE
28.0
+3.7
11.5
+0.4
7.2
0.0
6.7
13.0
--
--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS
34.9
--
13.4
--
--
0.0
--
--
--
--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
25.8
+0.2
19.5
+2.2
14.4
0.0
8.0
9.2
405 (16.9)
46/14
RICHMOND RAAF
31.3
--
16.0
--
--
0.0
--
--
160 ( 6.7)
37/14
BELLAMBI AWS
23.7
--
19.1
--
--
0.0
--
--
307 (12.8)
31/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT
32.1
+6.0
11.6
+0.4
7.7
0.0
9.8
11.8
304 (12.7)
45/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO
35.0
+5.7
11.5
-2.2
9.2
0.0
7.8
13.6
246 (10.3)
46/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS
33.6
--
13.4
--
--
0.0
--
--
--
--
MILDURA AIRPORT
36.2
+6.2
15.4
+0.7
13.9
0.0
9.2
13.8
199 ( 8.3)
28/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG
31.5
+4.2
12.3
+0.2
11.7
0.0
7.7
--
335 (14.0)
24/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT
32.2
+5.5
12.1
+0.9
--
0.0
--
--
343 (14.3)
39/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE
24.3
+0.2
14.6
+1.8
14.5
0.0
4.4
--
139 ( 5.8)
22/12
GEELONG AIRPORT
21.6
--
14.9
--
--
0.0
--
--
274 (11.4)
31/14
BALLARAT AERODROME
26.1
+3.6
10.5
+1.1
--
0.0
--
--
429 (17.9)
43/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)
25.1
+2.8
9.3
-1.2
--
0.0
--
--
209 ( 8.7)
39/16
HOBART AIRPORT
19.3
-1.1
13.3
+2.7
10.8
0.0
3.2
11.4
294 (12.3)
50/11
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
44.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 44.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 44.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA 43.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA 43.3 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+14.8
41.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA +13.2
40.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA +12.3
37.0 EUCLA Eucla WA +11.5
40.4 ELLISTON (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA +11.2
38.5 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA +11.2
39.1 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT 28.5 NGUKURR N Rivers NT 28.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 28.3 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 28.1 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
+5.6
10.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS +5.4
27.7 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD +5.0
26.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT +4.9
27.6 URANDANGI Northwest QLD +4.9
27.6 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperature
Greatest variation below normal maximum
Lowest minimum temperature
Greatest variation below normal minimum
12.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 13.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 14.8 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS 15.8 PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT) Southeast TAS 16.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-5.6
25.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA -5.0
27.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA -4.8
23.4 KARNET Lower West WA -4.8
24.0 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA -4.7
28.6 ENEABBA Central West WA
3.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 4.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 5.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0
16.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA -4.0
9.6 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW -3.9
21.2 WARMUN E Kimberley WA -3.8
14.4 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW -3.5
10.0 KARNET Lower 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.
91.0 THE HIRSEL Wide Bay/Burnett QLD 76.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA 71.5 YAGABURNE Darling Downs E QLD 64.0 BALURGA STATION N Peninsula QLD 60.0 LONE PINE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
76.0 DOONGAN
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
64.0 BALURGA STATION
Central Highlands
52.4 ROLLESTON METEOR ST
Wide Bay/Burnett
91.0 THE HIRSEL
60.0 LONE PINE
59.0 DARTS CREEK
52.8 MOUNT LARCOM POST OFFICE
Darling Downs E
71.5 YAGABURNE
13.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC 13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW 13.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA 13.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW 13.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
.....
3.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT 3.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD 3.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD 1.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
873 (36.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC 784 (32.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA 780 (32.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 770 (32.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA 749 (31.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 743 (31.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS 739 (30.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS 737 (30.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS 722 (30.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA 711 (29.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA 668 (27.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS 665 (27.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS 643 (26.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA 643 (26.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 641 (26.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL 633 (26.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL 626 (26.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD 604 (25.2) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
104/14 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD 87/16 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 87/16 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD 85/12 BRISBANE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 83/17 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
Downpours
Gales &
Gusts
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h (storm force) or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley ARGYLE AERODROME
15.2mm in 30 min to 21:00 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 15.4mm/h Interior GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
11.8mm in 28 min to 22:00 25.3mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT
11.0mm in 47 min to 17:30 14.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER
21.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 21.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.0mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
18.8mm in 37 min to 20:00 30.5mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 6.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO
8.4mm in 16 min to 16:00 31.5mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h
12.6mm in 25 min to 16:30 30.2mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 24.8mm/h
27.6mm in 30 min to 17:00 55.2mm/h
42.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 42.4mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 28.2mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 17.7mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h Central West BLACKALL AIRPORT
8.2mm in 42 min to 21:42 11.7mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett ROCKHAMPTON AERO
4.8mm in 2 min to 11:18 144.0mm/h
11.8mm in 12 min to 11:30 59.0mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 21.8mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 28.8mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.7mm/h Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT
4.0mm in 6 min to 14:46 40.0mm/h
16.6mm in 14 min to 15:00 71.1mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Gascoyne PARABURDOO AERO : 198(360/ 24 ) at 07:13 SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral TARCOOLA AERO : 85(250/ 65 ) at 22:20 QUEENSLAND Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT : 100(300/ 80 ) at 14:46 Warrego CHARLEVILLE AERO : 87(360/ 65 ) at 16:42
