Australian Weather News -- 14 FEB 2005

Monday 14 FEB 2005

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Noteworthy weather today

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WA, SA: Heat continues

High daytime temperatures were again a feature across much of the continent, with overnight minima also creeping up in the west. If you click the actual temperatures link for maxima on the right, you'll see that very little of the continent was spared top temperatures below 36 today, with most of WA, southern SA and SW QLD over 39. A band of maximum temperatures 8 to 12 above normal stretched from central WA to SA's Eyre Peninsula, with the highest readings in the WA Goldfields. Here, Leinster reported a top of 46.5, the highest temperature recorded in the short 10 years there's been an AWS at the airport. The station also nearly had its hottest night in 10 years, with a minimum of 32.9, just 0.2 below the record. For other high temperatures see hottest below and the state extremes page.

WA: Widespread thunderstorms in the south

Moist northwesterlies feeding into an inland trough brought widespread showers and thunderstorms to southern WA overnight and through daylight hours today. At Albany Airport, storms were reported at every observation from 9am to 6pm, and 39mm was recorded between 6am and 6pm. Rocky Gully, 90km WNW of Albany, registered 37.2mm in 4 hours to 1pm. In the 24 hours to 9am Tuesday, the heaviest totals -- all or most of which fell in the storms today -- were 39.2 at King River, 10km NE of Albany, and 37.6 at Narrikup West, 30km NW of the City.

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 1254 EST on 09/02/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

Goldfields

012314

LEINSTER AERO

32.9

31.9

12/02/2005

Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

Goldfields

012314

LEINSTER AERO

46.5

45.6

09/02/2004

45.8

31/12/1997

Darwin-Daly

014901

DOUGLAS RIVER

37.2

37.1

05/02/2003

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 20:16EST, 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	34.1	+1.6	19.8	+0.7	18.3	0.0	6.2	--	319 (13.3)	34/16
PERTH AIRPORT	39.0	+7.2	21.5	+4.1	19.7	1.6	6.4	9.0	347 (14.5)	80/23
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.8	-7.1	16.9	+2.5	15.7	8.8	4.4	0.0	303 (12.6)	37/23
BUNBURY	32.7	+2.9	17.9	+2.3	--	7.0	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	50/19
MANDURAH	37.3	--	20.0	--	--	1.8	--	--	307 (12.8)	57/21
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.5	+2.1	26.0	+1.3	25.8	12.4	1.8	8.4	206 ( 8.6)	28/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.8	+1.7	16.1	-4.7	11.1	0.0	15.0	12.6	303 (12.6)	--
WHYALLA AERO	38.1	+8.5	15.7	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	39/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	36.3	+7.0	17.6	+0.5	11.3	0.0	8.8	11.2	203 ( 8.5)	34/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	33.0	+7.9	11.1	-0.5	7.9	0.0	5.4	9.8	275 (11.5)	54/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.3	+2.0	22.3	-1.1	17.7	0.0	10.0	12.3	348 (14.5)	35/15
CAIRNS AERO	33.3	+2.1	24.3	+0.6	22.0	0.0	7.2	10.1	363 (15.1)	48/18
TOWNSVILLE AERO	35.4	+4.3	25.1	+1.0	22.5	0.0	11.0	12.0	450 (18.8)	45/01
MACKAY M.O	29.5	-0.1	23.1	-0.3	--	4.6	--	10.2	646 (26.9)	81/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.3	-1.0	21.5	-0.6	20.1	0.0	10.0	--	438 (18.3)	52/08
BUNDABERG AERO	28.2	-1.7	20.8	-0.6	--	0.0	7.2	--	649 (27.0)	59/13
NAMBOUR DPI	26.9	-1.9	19.9	+0.2	--	5.8	16.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.5	-0.7	19.9	-0.9	--	2.6	--	--	532 (22.2)	50/12
BRISBANE AERO	28.1	-1.0	19.8	-1.3	17.5	2.0	9.8	9.4	485 (20.2)	48/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.1	-1.3	15.7	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	830 (34.6)	59/09
GUNNEDAH SCS	31.2	+0.1	16.7	-1.9	10.3	0.0	9.0	--	299 (12.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.0	-0.8	17.2	-2.3	15.8	24.4	5.2	11.9	454 (18.9)	26/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.3	-1.2	17.1	-1.2	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.6	-1.9	13.3	-4.8	8.8	0.0	5.6	12.3	184 ( 7.7)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.6	-0.5	11.2	-5.9	12.5	1.2	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.5	+1.7	10.5	-2.6	6.0	0.0	5.8	12.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.2	+0.2	15.8	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.3	+1.0	16.9	-2.1	11.9	0.0	7.4	12.6	423 (17.6)	50/21
RICHMOND RAAF	29.6	+0.6	13.4	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	30/17
BELLAMBI AWS	25.9	+1.1	16.0	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	315 (13.1)	43/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	29.2	+2.1	10.7	-2.4	8.8	0.0	5.6	12.6	266 (11.1)	30/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	32.3	+1.4	13.8	-2.5	11.5	0.0	7.2	12.6	320 (13.3)	35/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.0	-0.3	12.0	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	35.8	+4.2	12.7	-3.7	9.5	0.0	7.8	12.8	245 (10.2)	32/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.8	+1.3	8.5	-5.8	10.3	0.0	20.0	--	215 ( 9.0)	28/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.4	+2.0	7.5	-6.6	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	37/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	32.9	+7.1	11.5	-3.1	8.8	0.0	4.4	--	128 ( 5.3)	26/15
GEELONG AIRPORT	32.4	+7.4	8.5	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	46/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	29.1	+4.1	7.6	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	347 (14.5)	46/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.0	-1.4	11.5	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	43/14
HOBART AIRPORT	27.1	+4.8	8.8	-3.2	5.8	0.0	7.4	8.5	339 (14.1)	35/13
	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

46.5 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
45.6 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
45.2 LEONORA Goldfields WA
44.8 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
44.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+12.1 : 40.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.5 : 44.1 FORREST Eucla WA
+11.4 : 46.5 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+11.0 : 39.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.0 : 38.7 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+11.0 : 36.9 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

32.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
31.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
30.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
30.1 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+10.8 : 32.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+8.6 : 25.8 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+8.3 : 25.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+8.0 : 26.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+7.9 : 28.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

15.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
16.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
17.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-9.1 : 18.2 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-8.3 : 18.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
-7.9 : 18.1 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-7.7 : 19.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-7.1 : 17.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

2.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.0 : 4.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-7.4 : 4.1 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-7.2 : 14.0 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA

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.

97.4 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION N Peninsula QLD
41.0 FERN RIDGE Lower West WA
35.0 STRATHBURN STATION N Peninsula QLD
33.0 NAMBUCCA HEADS BOWLING CLUB MidNorth Coast N NSW
32.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
41.0 FERN RIDGE

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
97.4 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
35.0 STRATHBURN STATION

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
33.0 NAMBUCCA HEADS BOWLING CLUB

ISLANDS
Islands
32.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

12.8 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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7.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
6.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
3.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

983 (41.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
903 (37.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
896 (37.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
879 (36.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
832 (34.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
830 (34.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
764 (31.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
728 (30.3) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
683 (28.5) HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
649 (27.0) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
646 (26.9) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
630 (26.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
621 (25.9) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
614 (25.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

102/10 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
94/23 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
91/09 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
89/16 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
87/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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 W Kimberley DERBY AERO 5.4mm in 15 min to 13:46 21.6mm/h Lower West ALBANY AIRPORT 5.6mm in 32 min to 08:59 10.5mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h ROCKY GULLY 25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.2mm/h SHANNON 10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 9.8mm in 10 min to 18:30 58.8mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.2mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 8.2mm in 34 min to 15:30 14.5mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.0mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 15.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND 37.4mm in 1 hr 30 min to 13:30 24.9mm/h 40.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.3mm/h NORMANTON AIRPORT 11.8mm in 16 min to 21:00 44.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast N COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h	QUEENSLAND Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 93(140/ 78 ) at 20:29 Wide Bay/Burnett HERON ISLAND RES STN : 83(140/ 63 ) at 00:37 RUNDLE ISLAND : 83(140/ 70 ) at 18:00 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 91(130/ 72 ) at 09:47 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(310/ 74 ) at 17:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(290/ 63 ) at 10:30 ISLANDS Islands MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND : 78(150/ 65 ) at 22:10