Australian Weather News -- 18 JAN 2005

Tuesday 18 JAN 2005

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Noteworthy weather today

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WA: Perth fire continues for third day

The fire threatening Perth's outlying southeastern suburbs continued for the third day, having now consumed some 13,000ha (130 square kilometres) mostly of bush and forest land. Temperatures were moderate during today, with the wind varying between S and SW, driving the firefront to the northeast across the upper reaches of the Mundaring Weir into bush, forest and pine plantations. This took pressure off the fire's western flank where settlements around Karragullen, Pickering Brook, Mundaring Weir and Helena Valley had been under threat. Firefighting resources today were divided around the fire's 75km perimeter between protection of the settlements in the west and trying to retard the fire's progress to the northeast, though heavy smoke cover made it difficult for waterbombing aircraft to be of much help in that area.

NT: Intense rain in Darwin

Although the monsoon trough has retreated to the north of Darwin, some small but intense thunderstorms and showers moved rapidly from the east across the area this afternoon. Darwin Airport recorded 5.6mm in 6 minutes to 4.41pm then 23.2mm in the subsequent 8 minutes, a rainfall rate of 174mm/hour.

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 1210 EST on 05/02/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

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Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Central West

036165

MOORRINYA NATIONAL PARK

78.0

65.8

15/01/2004

65.8

15/01/2004

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 20:08EST, 14/05/2012.

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	28.0	-3.6	21.6	+3.3	21.7	0.0	13.0	--	503 (21.0)	65/18
PERTH AIRPORT	30.1	-1.5	19.4	+2.5	18.6	1.0	9.6	12.1	398 (16.6)	50/17
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.5	-4.2	16.9	+3.2	16.1	0.0	10.4	8.1	403 (16.8)	54/09
BUNBURY	27.9	-1.5	16.9	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	292 (12.2)	59/14
MANDURAH	26.2	--	19.6	--	--	0.2	--	--	380 (15.8)	61/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.5	+2.7	25.5	+0.7	24.9	0.0	6.6	8.2	255 (10.6)	46/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.5	+0.1	13.1	-8.3	7.3	0.0	15.2	13.0	414 (17.3)	37/09
WHYALLA AERO	31.5	+1.6	13.4	-4.0	--	0.0	14.0	--	431 (18.0)	35/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	31.0	+1.9	14.5	-2.5	10.0	0.0	5.0	12.9	244 (10.2)	30/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	29.5	+4.3	13.8	+2.7	13.4	0.0	2.4	11.8	394 (16.4)	34/17
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.0	+0.7	23.9	+0.1	--	0.0	13.4	11.3	431 (18.0)	48/18
CAIRNS AERO	32.8	+1.4	25.5	+1.8	23.7	0.0	4.4	10.8	272 (11.3)	37/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.1	+0.8	26.5	+2.3	--	0.0	6.2	10.0	231 ( 9.6)	34/14
MACKAY M.O	32.2	+2.1	25.9	+2.4	--	0.0	--	9.8	301 (12.5)	32/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.7	+2.8	25.8	+3.7	23.2	0.4	8.2	--	224 ( 9.3)	34/20
BUNDABERG AERO	30.3	+0.2	22.8	+1.4	--	2.6	5.0	--	383 (16.0)	41/17
NAMBOUR DPI	25.3	-4.0	22.0	+2.6	--	2.6	2.6	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	27.5	-0.6	21.2	+0.2	--	13.4	--	--	543 (22.6)	54/15
BRISBANE AERO	29.0	0.0	20.7	-0.4	20.2	2.4	7.8	4.9	399 (16.6)	48/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.1	-3.0	16.9	-0.6	--	13.0	--	--	715 (29.8)	54/21
GUNNEDAH SCS	28.4	-3.5	16.2	-2.6	14.8	32.6	6.4	--	363 (15.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.1	-2.8	17.8	-1.6	17.8	26.8	2.8	0.5	600 (25.0)	45/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.7	-3.7	17.9	-0.2	--	26.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.3	-3.6	17.8	-0.2	17.6	12.8	1.6	1.3	430 (17.9)	35/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.5	-5.0	16.3	-0.4	17.6	2.2	--	--	122 ( 5.1)	21/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.5	-3.0	10.9	-2.3	8.9	0.0	2.2	9.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.4	-3.7	14.9	-3.2	--	4.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.8	-2.6	18.6	-0.1	16.4	0.0	4.0	4.9	496 (20.7)	30/16
RICHMOND RAAF	23.1	-6.7	16.5	-0.9	--	1.4	--	--	162 ( 6.8)	24/15
BELLAMBI AWS	23.3	-1.5	16.2	-2.7	--	0.2	--	--	316 (13.2)	22/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	27.9	-0.1	14.0	+0.8	14.4	0.0	5.2	13.0	329 (13.7)	37/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	31.8	+0.2	13.2	-3.0	11.2	0.0	7.4	13.4	260 (10.8)	34/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.1	-1.1	15.1	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.8	-0.4	15.4	-1.2	14.0	0.0	8.8	13.4	362 (15.1)	28/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.6	+1.1	13.0	-1.1	12.0	0.0	8.0	--	525 (21.9)	35/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT	30.4	+0.9	12.1	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	32/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	25.0	-0.9	16.0	+1.7	15.4	0.0	4.8	--	132 ( 5.5)	18/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.5	-3.1	14.4	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	323 (13.5)	34/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	28.2	+3.2	11.2	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	507 (21.1)	43/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.1	-2.1	10.0	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	275 (11.5)	34/16
HOBART AIRPORT	21.7	-0.8	7.4	-4.6	3.6	0.0	4.2	13.4	491 (20.5)	37/14
	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

46.8 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
45.6 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
45.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
44.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA

+13.5 : 39.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.1 : 37.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.7 : 34.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.7 : 46.8 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+8.1 : 39.3 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

30.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
30.2 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
30.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.4 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
29.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.3 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

+8.0 : 26.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.4 : 25.1 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.4 : 23.1 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.3 : 26.2 MORAWA Central West WA
+7.3 : 24.5 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

15.0 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
15.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
15.5 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
15.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-9.0 : 15.0 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-8.4 : 15.5 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-8.3 : 17.1 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-7.9 : 15.3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
-7.4 : 19.0 SHANNON Lower West WA

-1.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
1.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-15.2 : 1.2 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-8.3 : 13.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 14.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-6.7 : 15.4 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-6.7 : 3.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

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.

98.8 CRESCENT HEAD MidNorth Coast N NSW
91.0 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
79.0 WESTMORELAND STATION Gulf Country QLD
78.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF MidNorth Coast N NSW
78.0 MOORRINYA NATIONAL PARK Central West QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
79.0 WESTMORELAND STATION
74.0 DUNBAR STATION
70.0 BEAMESBROOK
60.0 ARMRAYNALD STATION
56.6 VANROOK STATION
55.4 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
52.0 MCALLISTER STATION
50.0 ESCOTT STATION
Upper Carpentaria
57.0 OAK VALLEY STATION
N Coast--Barron
51.0 UPPER RUDD CREEK ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
56.0 GLENDHU
Central West
78.0 MOORRINYA NATIONAL PARK
Brisbane/SE Coast
65.0 BEAUDESERT ALERT
58.0 BENOBBLE ALERT
56.0 THE OVERFLOW ALERT
56.0 TAROME
54.6 WEST HALDON
54.0 THE OVERFLOW TM
54.0 FORDSDALE
53.0 GLENAVEN
52.4 SPRINGBROOK TM
52.0 CANUNGRA FINCH ROAD
51.4 JIMNA COMPOSITE
51.0 LINVILLE
50.0 MARODIAN HOMESTEAD
Darling Downs E
68.8 LESLIE DAM
68.8 CANNING DOWNS
59.3 CUNNINGHAMS GAP NATIONAL PARK

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
51.2 COPETON (CARINYA)
51.0 BARRABA (LOG CABIN)
NW Slopes S
50.6 CURLEWIS (WONGALEE)
N Tablelands W
73.2 ELSMORE (ELMORE)
70.0 KENTUCKY (VALE VIEW)
53.6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)
53.4 HOWELL (WATTLEGROVE)
53.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
53.0 PINKETT (BENBOOKRA)
52.8 INVERELL (ELSMORE VILLAGE)
51.4 WALCHA (EMU CREEK)
N Tablelands E
58.6 WALCHA (ROWLEYS CREEK)
56.6 HILLGROVE (HILLVIEW)
56.2 URALLA (BLUE NOBBY)
54.0 WOLLOMOMBI (WOLLOMOMBI RIVER)
51.0 EBOR (WONGWIBINDA)
North Coast
67.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TALESWOOD)
MidNorth Coast N
98.8 CRESCENT HEAD
91.0 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE)
78.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF
77.0 BELLINGEN (HYDE STREET)
69.0 ORAMA (DARKWOOD ROAD)
68.8 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)
65.0 UPPER DARKWOOD
63.0 GIRRALONG
55.0 EUNGAI CREEK (SOUTHBANK ROAD)
55.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEKS
50.0 THUMB CREEK (FIGTREE)
MidNorth Coast S
52.0 KILLAWARRA (URALBA)
52.0 FORBES RIVER (BIRDWOOD)
50.0 KRAMBACH POST OFFICE
CW Slopes N
52.6 PURLEWAUGH (BYFIELD)

ISLANDS
Islands
55.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO)

13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
13.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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2.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.8 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.5 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

976 (40.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
921 (38.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
895 (37.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
819 (34.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
812 (33.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
796 (33.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
750 (31.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
731 (30.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
723 (30.1) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
721 (30.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
715 (29.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
704 (29.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
676 (28.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
657 (27.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
654 (27.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
645 (26.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
638 (26.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
636 (26.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
612 (25.5) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
605 (25.2) NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
603 (25.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
600 (25.0) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

91/16 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
80/17 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
80/14 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/11 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
76/10 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 5.6mm in 6 min to 16:41 56.0mm/h 23.2mm in 8 min to 16:49 174.0mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 38.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.7mm/h MIDDLE POINT AWS 10.4mm in 59 min to 16:30 10.6mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h DALY WATERS AWS 9.4mm in 9 min to 16:31 62.7mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 6.6mm in 6 min to 22:27 66.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.2mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 7.0mm in 8 min to 18:51 52.5mm/h NORMANTON AIRPORT 10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h Upper Carpentaria RICHMOND AIRPORT 9.8mm in 9 min to 15:38 65.3mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h Central Highlands EMERALD AIRPORT 24.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 24.4mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 21.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 21.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 10.6mm in 9 min to 05:09 70.7mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 11.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.8mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 76(200/ 63 ) at 17:00 NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DALY WATERS AWS : 91(120/ 35 ) at 16:22 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE : 96(230/ 28 ) at 22:27 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 80(150/ 67 ) at 16:00