Australian Weather News -- 08 FEB 2005

Tuesday 08 FEB 2005

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Noteworthy weather today

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newsworthy

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NSW, S QLD: Heat and dust ahead of trough

High maximum temperatures were again recorded across most of NSW and far southern QLD ahead of a trough that moved into SW NSW this morning. Sydney and Wollongong were the hottest places in the nation compared to average -- Sydney Airport's top of 39.4 was 13.1 up on average while Wollongong University's 38.5 was up 12.9. Temperatures in NW NSW, SW QLD and NE SA all topped 44C, with highest state readings of 45.3 at Thargomindah, 44.5 at Tibooburra PO and 45.0 at Moomba.

The trough whipped up dust as it moved through NW NSW late afternoon and evening, and a thick dust haze was transported east through Narrabri, Gunnedah and Tamworth to the Upper Hunter. This mixed with overnight moisture to leave a light brown film over cars that was a common talking point in the area on Wednesday morning.

NW QLD, NE NT: Minor flooding and gusty winds as ex-Cyclone Hervey moves inland.

The remnants of TC Hervey brought minor flooding to low-lying areas of the Roper-McArthur district of the NT today, and in particular to the Robinson River near Borroloola. Rain from the former cyclone appears to have been patchy, with heavy falls missing the Bureau's sparse raingauge network in this area. The top official falls to 9am were only 64.2 at McArthur River Mine and 62.6 at Borroloola. By late this evening, the ex-cyclone had been absorbed into the monsoon trough over QLD. An isolated high wind gust of 141km/h reported from Trepell Airport, 160km NE of Boulia at 5.30pm may have been associated with the decaying cyclone or locally strong winds around a thunderstorm.

VIC, TAS: Windy and showery as front passes

Storm force winds and brief heavy showers accompanied the passage of a front across TAS and southern VIC today. Wind gusted to 117km/h at Maatsuyker Island and 111km/h atop Mt Wellington, while Melbourne City registered 17mm of rain between 9am and noon.

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 1229 EST on 09/02/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest grass minimum temperature

Alice Springs

015502

ALI CURUNG

28.4

28.0

12/02/2004

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032141

LUCINDA POINT

28.8

10/02/1981

Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs W

042023

MILES POST OFFICE

42.1

41.8

21/02/2004

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 20:14EST, 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	-4.5	12.9	-6.2	11.3	0.0	9.2	--	773 (32.2)	54/18
PERTH AIRPORT	27.4	-4.4	13.6	-3.8	10.0	0.0	9.2	12.8	555 (23.1)	43/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.6	-3.3	12.3	-2.1	10.7	0.0	5.0	5.9	322 (13.4)	58/14
BUNBURY	23.8	-6.0	7.1	-8.5	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	31/18
MANDURAH	23.6	--	14.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	531 (22.1)	48/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.9	+1.5	28.0	+3.3	26.3	0.0	8.0	9.3	562 (23.4)	46/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	41.8	+6.7	21.4	+0.6	16.2	0.0	14.2	6.9	252 (10.5)	48/11
WHYALLA AERO	22.9	-6.7	17.9	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	50/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.0	-6.3	16.0	-1.1	15.3	0.4	4.4	7.6	275 (11.5)	43/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.9	-5.2	10.7	-0.9	9.6	1.2	5.2	5.1	485 (20.2)	59/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.3	-1.0	22.6	-0.8	22.3	7.8	8.2	8.4	--	--
CAIRNS AERO	30.5	-0.7	24.3	+0.6	23.0	38.0	2.4	4.0	168 ( 7.0)	30/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.0	+1.9	26.4	+2.3	24.0	0.0	9.8	11.5	354 (14.8)	34/14
MACKAY M.O	32.8	+3.2	24.5	+1.1	--	0.0	--	11.4	196 ( 8.2)	34/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	36.1	+4.8	23.7	+1.6	22.1	0.0	8.0	--	233 ( 9.7)	34/15
BUNDABERG AERO	31.7	+1.8	24.2	+2.8	--	0.0	8.0	--	383 (16.0)	43/17
NAMBOUR DPI	33.5	+4.7	21.8	+2.1	--	0.0	4.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	30.6	+2.4	22.5	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	41/15
BRISBANE AERO	30.9	+1.8	23.9	+2.8	21.5	0.0	8.8	11.9	399 (16.6)	50/23
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	33.5	+6.1	21.0	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	422 (17.6)	39/14
GUNNEDAH SCS	37.5	+6.4	18.7	+0.1	9.4	0.0	9.6	--	92 ( 3.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	33.8	+7.0	22.8	+3.3	19.2	0.0	7.0	12.3	394 (16.4)	58/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	31.2	+3.7	20.1	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	36.5	+9.0	16.1	-2.0	10.0	0.0	6.8	12.2	167 ( 7.0)	35/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	38.3	+11.2	13.6	-3.5	14.0	0.0	--	--	73 ( 3.0)	35/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	31.6	+5.8	13.2	+0.1	9.4	0.0	7.8	9.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	39.1	+7.1	14.7	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	39.4	+13.1	21.1	+2.1	14.7	0.0	10.4	12.5	391 (16.3)	58/19
RICHMOND RAAF	38.8	+9.8	15.0	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	105 ( 4.4)	43/13
BELLAMBI AWS	29.9	+5.1	20.5	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	300 (12.5)	54/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	35.8	+8.7	12.6	-0.5	8.5	0.0	9.0	9.5	285 (11.9)	72/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	37.7	+6.8	15.9	-0.4	14.3	0.0	7.8	4.7	249 (10.4)	61/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.9	-5.4	16.8	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	28.4	-3.2	18.3	+1.9	18.0	0.0	16.0	9.7	425 (17.7)	37/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.1	-7.4	17.1	+2.8	17.2	0.5	6.1	--	346 (14.4)	41/04
BENDIGO AIRPORT	20.6	-8.8	15.5	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	405 (16.9)	39/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.6	-6.2	14.4	-0.2	13.2	6.4	6.0	--	190 ( 7.9)	21/22
GEELONG AIRPORT	22.7	-2.3	13.8	+0.4	--	1.4	--	--	489 (20.4)	50/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.9	-5.1	10.1	-1.3	--	4.2	--	--	574 (23.9)	50/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.9	-5.5	11.7	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	431 (18.0)	50/13
HOBART AIRPORT	19.8	-2.5	12.3	+0.3	12.0	0.0	8.0	9.2	522 (21.8)	61/00
	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

45.5 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
45.3 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD
44.5 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
44.4 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
44.1 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
44.1 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW

+14.1 : 38.6 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+13.1 : 39.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+12.9 : 39.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+12.9 : 38.5 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW
+12.5 : 38.2 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

30.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
29.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
29.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.1 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

+6.7 : 29.1 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+5.9 : 30.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+5.7 : 29.0 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
+5.7 : 29.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+5.7 : 10.9 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-10.6 : 18.1 REDESDALE N Central VIC
-10.1 : 17.4 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-9.9 : 16.6 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-9.8 : 18.5 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-9.2 : 16.0 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC

2.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.4 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

-8.5 : 7.1 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-7.8 : 8.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-7.8 : 6.2 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8 : 8.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-7.2 : 8.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : 7.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields 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.

78.0 BLADENSBURG Northwest QLD
72.0 MT IRVINE (BOORALEE) C Tablelands S NSW
66.8 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
64.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
62.6 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
64.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE
62.6 BORROLOOLA
57.0 MALLAPUNYAH

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
66.8 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
51.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
Northwest
78.0 BLADENSBURG

NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
72.0 MT IRVINE (BOORALEE)

12.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.3 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.3 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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2.7 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
2.5 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
2.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

1229 (51.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
974 (40.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
972 (40.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
964 (40.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
942 (39.3) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
938 (39.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
934 (38.9) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
895 (37.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
832 (34.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
826 (34.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
821 (34.2) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
809 (33.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
796 (33.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
793 (33.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
784 (32.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
781 (32.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
773 (32.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
768 (32.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
749 (31.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
743 (31.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
735 (30.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
692 (28.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
685 (28.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
678 (28.3) POINT WILSON W Central VIC
670 (27.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
661 (27.5) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
660 (27.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
655 (27.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
649 (27.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
646 (26.9) BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
645 (26.9) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
644 (26.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
640 (26.7) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
637 (26.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
635 (26.5) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
632 (26.3) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
624 (26.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
621 (25.9) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
607 (25.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC

117/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
111/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/13 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
89/01 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
87/00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ALBANY AIRPORT 43.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 86.0mm/h 43.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 43.0mm/h 43.0mm in 30 min to 23:00 86.0mm/h 43.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 43.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h BORROLOOLA 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country BURKETOWN AIRPORT 6.8mm in 11 min to 21:04 37.1mm/h 6.0mm in 33 min to 21:37 10.9mm/h Upper Carpentaria GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 16.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 16.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 5.2mm in 11 min to 02:00 28.4mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.8mm/h LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 20.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 20.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.2mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.7mm/h VICTORIA E Central MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h DUNNS HILL 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers CENTRE ISLAND : 82(260/ 67 ) at 01:30 QUEENSLAND Northwest TREPELL AIRPORT : 141(360/ 50 ) at 17:31 NEW SOUTH WALES Goulburn/Monaro BOMBALA AWS : 98(320/ 69 ) at 18:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 93(360/ 58 ) at 14:17 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(310/106 ) at 00:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 111(260/ 76 ) at 04:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 80(280/ 67 ) at 04:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(290/ 41 ) at 00:08 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 83(260/ 63 ) at 22:31