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
Two large, slow-moving thunderstorm complexes
dominated NSW weather today. The first had its genesis in Central Western
NSW mid-afternoon yesterday and increased intensity over the next 15
hours as it moved slowly NNE across the North West Slopes. The second
complex
developed soon after noon today on the Central Tablelands before extending
to cover much of the southeastern quarter of the state. Both complexes
contained
severe
storm
cells. Weatherzone, BoM, Kattron.
Torrential rain renews flooding in northern inland NSW
The first of the two storm clusters shown in the animation above moved into
the NSW North West Slopes and Northern Tablelands soon after midnight bringing
torrential rain and strong wind gusts -- Tamworth Airport reported a gust
of 85km/h at 2.16am. The main feature of this storm complex however was rainfall,
with Warialda PO, 60km WNW of Inverell, reporting 93.8mm in the 24 hours to
9am, its heaviest December one-day total in 123 years of record. Much of this
appears to have fallen in a few hours around dawn. Inverell Research Centre
AWS recorded 35.8mm of its 24 hour total of 46mm in 2 hours 5 minutes to 7am,
while the Inverell town (Raglan Street) observer reported thunderstorms at
the 3am, 6am and 9am observations with all but 0.2mm of the station's 50mm
24-hour total falling between 3am and 9am. Elsewhere in the area, flood network
rainfall reports showed Gravesend recorded 57mm between 3 and 6am for a 24
hour total of 68mm while Tingha reported 42mm 3am to 6am for a 24 hour total
of 60mm. See Wettest and Downpours below for more details.
The heavy rain falling on already wet catchments produced renewed flooding
in the Gwydir River at Gravesend, where a peak of 7.3m was reached late morning
with minor flooding. The duration and intensity of the storm complex produced
a memorable light and sound show for northern slopes and tablelands residents,
and also a number of power outages. The storm complex continued to be active
as it crossed SE QLD during the morning and early afternoon, finally dying
out west of Brisbane late afternoon.
More
widespread storms in NSW
The second storm complex shown in the animation above developed first on
the NSW Central Tablelands. A cluster of severe storms moved lazily northeastwards
from this area, one over far southwestern Sydney and a second more long-lived
severe cell over the Bilpin/Kurrajong area, then NE over the Yengo National
Park and the western Central Coast. Around 3,000 homes lost power on the
Central Coast and a few hundred in the Bilpin/Kurrajong area. Hail to 2cm
was reported from Blackheath. As can be seen in the animation, the storm
developed a number of centres across SE NSW and extended briefly into the
central north of the state before moving generally NE and dying out early
Saturday morning along a line from around Moree to offshore Coffs Harbour.
Heavy monsoonal falls spread in northern AUS
A broad monsoonal trough operating over northern Australia again produced
some heavy thunderstorm falls over the NT Top End and around the Gulf of
Carpentaria. Batchelor Airport in the NT reported a wind gust of 109km/h
in a storm around dawn. Among the higher totals for the 24 hours to 9am
were 118mm at Herbert Vale, 210km
SW of
Burketown
and
87.2mm
at
Mt
Isa
in QLD.
Storms
built up again later in the day giving some moderate (for the wet season)
totals across the Top End and around the Gulf, which are listed in downpours.
Records set today
Records
set this day (previous record and years of computerised record shown
in brackets): Highest
daily rainfall for December New South Wales:
054029 WARIALDA POST OFFICE 93.8 (85.9, 123)
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
37.2
+7.8
15.1
-1.2
13.5
0.0
9.4
--
744 (31.0)
61/15
PERTH AIRPORT
34.1
+5.3
15.6
+0.8
13.0
0.0
9.6
12.7
623 (26.0)
68/03
ALBANY AIRPORT
23.3
+0.1
10.3
-2.2
8.3
0.0
8.0
11.2
249 (10.4)
52/14
BUNBURY
30.4
--
12.8
--
--
0.0
--
--
450 (18.8)
46/07
MANDURAH
32.5
--
15.8
--
--
0.0
--
--
544 (22.7)
44/00
DARWIN AIRPORT
33.1
+0.6
25.4
+0.1
25.4
1.8
4.6
4.9
219 ( 9.1)
30/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
36.1
+0.8
20.7
+0.6
18.1
0.4
4.4
10.6
265 (11.0)
50/15
WHYALLA AERO
24.6
-3.3
18.6
+2.7
--
0.0
--
--
540 (22.5)
59/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
24.2
-2.5
15.5
+0.1
13.6
0.0
8.6
12.2
350 (14.6)
39/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO
21.4
-1.3
11.7
+1.9
8.8
0.0
8.6
13.6
456 (19.0)
52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO
29.2
-7.8
21.1
-1.9
20.7
48.2
12.8
1.3
317 (13.2)
37/04
CAIRNS AERO
29.5
-1.8
24.3
+1.0
22.9
2.0
5.2
3.5
358 (14.9)
39/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO
32.5
+1.1
26.1
+2.1
25.0
0.0
11.8
12.2
495 (20.6)
39/17
MACKAY M.O
31.9
+2.0
24.2
+1.3
--
0.0
--
11.1
274 (11.4)
30/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
34.3
+2.2
22.6
+1.5
19.9
0.0
7.8
--
299 (12.5)
35/13
BUNDABERG AERO
31.2
+2.0
23.2
+2.8
--
0.0
5.2
--
391 (16.3)
37/14
NAMBOUR DPI
31.9
+2.8
21.8
+3.7
--
0.0
5.4
--
--
--
COOLANGATTA
27.4
+0.6
22.3
+2.6
--
0.0
--
--
503 (21.0)
41/16
BRISBANE AERO
28.9
--
21.7
--
19.5
0.0
7.4
4.5
605 (25.2)
45/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
26.9
--
19.4
--
--
0.0
--
--
365 (15.2)
37/18
GUNNEDAH SCS
31.6
+0.6
17.4
0.0
17.4
23.8
11.8
--
259 (10.8)
--
COFFS HARBOUR MO
31.6
+5.3
20.9
+2.8
19.4
5.4
5.2
4.4
294 (12.3)
59/22
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
31.0
--
20.1
--
--
0.0
--
--
--
--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
30.3
+3.1
21.2
+4.7
18.0
0.0
5.0
5.3
365 (15.2)
59/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
28.9
+2.0
20.0
+4.9
20.5
2.2
--
--
97 ( 4.0)
28/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE
28.4
+4.1
15.4
+4.3
13.0
0.0
6.5
8.4
--
--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS
34.5
--
20.7
--
--
0.0
--
--
--
--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
29.8
+4.2
21.1
+3.8
18.7
0.4
3.0
2.5
411 (17.1)
54/17
RICHMOND RAAF
28.3
--
20.0
--
--
0.2
--
--
174 ( 7.3)
67/16
BELLAMBI AWS
26.2
--
19.4
--
--
1.8
--
--
251 (10.5)
52/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT
33.0
+6.9
14.6
+3.4
11.4
0.0
8.4
8.7
299 (12.5)
55/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO
34.8
+5.5
18.7
+5.0
17.1
0.0
11.2
5.9
342 (14.3)
43/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS
33.3
--
17.0
--
--
0.0
--
--
--
--
MILDURA AIRPORT
29.9
-0.1
17.0
+2.3
17.0
0.0
16.6
11.2
463 (19.3)
39/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG
27.9
+0.6
20.7
+8.6
19.3
0.0
8.8
--
255 (10.6)
48/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT
26.1
-0.6
18.4
+7.2
--
0.0
--
--
358 (14.9)
52/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE
21.3
-2.8
18.6
+5.8
17.1
0.0
11.0
--
161 ( 6.7)
26/01
GEELONG AIRPORT
21.1
--
16.8
--
--
0.0
--
--
386 (16.1)
74/00
BALLARAT AERODROME
20.0
-2.5
13.2
+3.8
--
0.0
--
--
480 (20.0)
46/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)
27.9
+5.6
15.1
+4.6
--
0.0
--
--
261 (10.9)
43/16
HOBART AIRPORT
21.0
+0.6
17.0
+6.4
15.7
0.0
8.0
6.7
436 (18.2)
55/18
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
44.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA 44.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA 43.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA 42.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA 42.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+8.0
36.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA +8.0
32.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +7.8
37.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA +7.5
26.8 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS +7.1
31.8 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
31.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD 31.3 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD 30.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA 29.6 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD 29.5 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
+10.1
29.3 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW +9.7
26.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW +9.3
27.5 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW +9.0
21.2 KYABRAM DPI Lower North VIC +8.9
31.3 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD +8.9
28.9 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperature
Greatest variation below normal maximum
Lowest minimum temperature
Greatest variation below normal minimum
9.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 12.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 14.8 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC 14.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 14.9 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC 14.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-9.5
28.6 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD -8.4
30.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD -7.8
29.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD -7.3
28.2 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD -6.8
31.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT -6.8
31.4 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
5.0 SHANNON Lower West WA 6.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA 7.0 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA 7.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS 7.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.2
6.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -4.6
8.6 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA -4.3
7.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA -4.1
14.8 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD -3.3
24.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
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.
128.0 COOLATAI (WILLUNGA) NW Slopes N NSW 118.0 HERBERT VALE Gulf Country QLD 106.0 MIM RIFLE CREEK Gulf Country QLD 93.8 WARIALDA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW 90.4 VIOLA STATION Gulf Country QLD
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
62.0 GOVE AIRPORT
56.8 ELIZABETH VALLEY
55.4 LARRIMAH
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
83.0 KIMBA
Gulf Country
118.0 HERBERT VALE
106.0 MIM RIFLE CREEK
90.4 VIOLA STATION
90.0 GRANADA STATION
87.2 MOUNT ISA MINE
87.0 RUTLAND PLAINS STATION
82.0 INORUNIE STATION
78.0 CLONAGH STATION
75.0 COTSWOLD STATION
72.0 CARSLAND
69.0 WEST LEICHHARDT STATION
67.2 LAWN HILL GORGE NPWS
65.0 KESWICK STATION
59.0 WERRINA STATION
56.0 DALGONALLY STATION
55.0 DUNBAR STATION
53.0 BRINARD STATION
52.2 GERETA STATION
N Coast--Barron
76.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
69.6 WHITE CLIFF POINT
65.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL
57.4 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
N Coast--Herbert
54.8 DARADGEE
54.0 RUSSELL RIVER
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
128.0 COOLATAI (WILLUNGA)
93.8 WARIALDA POST OFFICE
68.5 GWYDER RIVER (GRAVESEND RD BDG (GWYDIR R
66.0 GRAVESEND POST OFFICE
66.0 BONSHAW (CAMPBELL ST)
64.0 BUKKULLA (ASHFORD ROAD)
59.0 NULLAMANNA (SILVERDALE)
58.0 BUNDARRA (ARALUEN)
56.4 BINGARA (GLENROY)
52.5 WALLANGRA (WALLANGRA STATION)
50.0 INVERELL (WANDERA)
NW Slopes S
69.6 PINE RIDGE (RANGARI)
58.0 QUIRINDI (HUNDAY)
57.6 GOWRIE SOUTH
56.8 MULLA CROSSING (COCKBURN RIVER)
55.0 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE
53.0 WEABONGA (STONELEIGH)
52.4 WEABONGA (MONOMEETH)
N Tablelands W
63.8 TINGHA POST OFFICE
60.0 ELSMORE (PARADISE CREEK)
53.0 TINGHA (DARBYS ROAD)
52.6 STANBOROUGH (ROCKFIELD)
52.0 HOWELL (WATTLEGROVE)
50.0 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)
Hunter Valley
80.0 MERRIWA (MAR-LEA)
C Tablelands N
50.8 MERRIWA (MERRY VALE)
13.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA 13.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA 12.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA 12.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA 12.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
.....
2.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT 1.4 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD 1.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD 0.4 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
972 (40.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA 964 (40.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC 960 (40.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS 942 (39.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL 935 (39.0) MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW 867 (36.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA 812 (33.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA 799 (33.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 775 (32.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW 770 (32.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS 768 (32.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 758 (31.6) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA 754 (31.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA 744 (31.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA 744 (31.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS 729 (30.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS 722 (30.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL 709 (29.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 689 (28.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA 686 (28.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA 677 (28.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC 675 (28.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS 674 (28.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA 671 (28.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA 667 (27.8) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA 650 (27.1) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA 650 (27.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA 649 (27.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA 635 (26.5) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA 623 (26.0) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA 617 (25.7) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC 615 (25.6) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA 613 (25.5) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS 606 (25.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA 605 (25.2) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD 604 (25.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA 601 (25.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
109/06 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT 109/03 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC 98/01 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC 87/01 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC 85/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
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 N Kimberley KALUMBURU
6.0mm in 18 min to 14:00 20.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO
14.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.0mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 23.8mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 13.0mm/h NGAYAWILI
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h WOLLOGORANG
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h BORROLOOLA
12.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h MANGO FARM
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h N Plateau BRUNETTE DOWNS
32.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COEN AIRPORT
19.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 19.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h Gulf Country MOUNT ISA AERO
12.2mm in 30 min to 04:30 24.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 17.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 19.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.7mm/h CLONCURRY AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 22.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h CENTURY MINE
17.6mm in 30 min to 13:00 35.2mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 17.8mm/h
20.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 41.2mm/h
38.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 38.2mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 24.4mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 14.7mm/h Upper Carpentaria RICHMOND AIRPORT
28.6mm in 45 min to 20:00 38.1mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.7mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h Darling Downs E INGLEWOOD FOREST
14.8mm in 41 min to 09:00 21.7mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES NW Slopes S GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS
17.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 17.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h N Tablelands W GLEN INNES POST OFFICE
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
35.8mm in 2 hr 5 min to 07:00 17.2mm/h
46.0mm in 6 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK)
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS
6.6mm in 18 min to 04:00 22.0mm/h INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)
38.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 12.7mm/h GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h Hunter Valley MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
9.2mm in 20 min to 17:58 27.6mm/h C Tablelands S ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
6.4mm in 12 min to 17:29 32.0mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h South Coast BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS
8.6mm in 11 min to 16:05 46.9mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h SW Slopes S CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr 2 min to 19:00 10.5mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES NW Slopes S TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS : 85(210/ 65 ) at 02:16 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(290/ 63 ) at 04:31 W Central AVALON AIRPORT : 85(270/ 65 ) at 02:38 POINT WILSON : 87(270/ 69 ) at 03:02 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 72(210/ 65 ) at 12:00 Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 80(360/ 65 ) at 02:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 83(250/ 72 ) at 20:00
