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2005

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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 1709 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 maximum temperature

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

35.0

16/02/2005

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

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 20:18EST, 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	30.1	-2.4	14.6	-4.5	11.2	0.0	7.8	--	518 (21.6)	37/16
PERTH AIRPORT	32.4	+0.6	12.8	-4.6	11.0	0.0	8.0	12.2	382 (15.9)	34/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	22.6	-2.3	8.6	-5.8	7.0	0.0	6.0	11.7	319 (13.3)	43/14
BUNBURY	29.7	-0.1	9.3	-6.3	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	37/18
MANDURAH	29.4	--	16.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	402 (16.8)	37/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+1.8	24.3	-0.4	25.2	23.0	8.2	9.3	248 (10.3)	41/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.8	+4.7	19.1	-1.7	14.1	0.0	15.6	12.2	347 (14.5)	46/16
WHYALLA AERO	24.8	-4.8	18.8	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	444 (18.5)	50/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.2	-5.1	17.9	+0.8	17.4	0.0	12.0	11.4	386 (16.1)	35/03
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.3	-4.8	16.4	+4.8	15.9	0.0	8.4	1.2	458 (19.1)	41/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.6	+4.3	23.3	-0.1	21.2	0.0	9.0	11.4	176 ( 7.3)	43/19
CAIRNS AERO	33.0	+1.8	22.0	-1.7	22.0	0.0	7.8	11.5	320 (13.3)	35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.7	+1.6	25.4	+1.3	23.5	0.0	11.0	11.7	389 (16.2)	37/15
MACKAY M.O	30.5	+0.9	24.1	+0.7	--	0.0	--	10.3	396 (16.5)	41/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.1	+0.8	21.8	-0.3	20.4	0.0	8.0	--	290 (12.1)	35/12
BUNDABERG AERO	30.9	+1.0	20.9	-0.5	--	0.0	3.2	--	322 (13.4)	35/15
NAMBOUR DPI	28.7	-0.1	18.6	-1.1	--	0.0	6.6	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.2	0.0	20.5	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	22/16
BRISBANE AERO	29.6	+0.5	21.3	+0.2	17.8	0.0	8.2	9.2	330 (13.8)	34/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.3	+0.9	18.2	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	585 (24.4)	43/00
GUNNEDAH SCS	35.2	+4.1	22.1	+3.5	15.2	0.0	7.4	--	153 ( 6.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.2	+1.4	22.3	+2.8	20.0	0.0	2.8	8.5	289 (12.0)	52/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.4	+1.9	17.9	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.5	+1.0	17.4	-0.7	16.2	0.0	5.0	10.9	240 (10.0)	26/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	29.2	+2.1	17.5	+0.4	18.6	0.0	--	--	70 ( 2.9)	21/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	28.0	+2.2	15.0	+1.9	12.5	0.0	5.2	9.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	35.7	+3.7	20.1	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.0	+2.7	21.1	+2.1	17.2	0.0	5.6	11.6	264 (11.0)	35/14
RICHMOND RAAF	31.6	+2.6	18.5	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	118 ( 4.9)	28/17
BELLAMBI AWS	25.8	+1.0	19.4	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	166 ( 6.9)	35/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	30.2	+3.1	14.7	+1.6	11.9	0.0	5.2	6.3	200 ( 8.3)	30/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	34.8	+3.9	16.2	-0.1	14.5	0.0	8.8	7.4	248 (10.3)	28/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.7	+0.4	17.0	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.3	-0.3	19.5	+3.1	19.2	0.0	13.4	6.0	344 (14.3)	41/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	33.2	+3.7	15.5	+1.2	16.0	0.0	5.3	--	145 ( 6.0)	37/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT	32.3	+2.9	17.8	+3.7	--	0.2	--	--	195 ( 8.1)	37/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	31.9	+6.1	20.0	+5.4	18.1	0.0	4.8	--	109 ( 4.5)	41/02
GEELONG AIRPORT	27.4	+2.4	17.3	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	54/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	27.5	+2.5	19.8	+8.4	--	0.0	--	--	437 (18.2)	43/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	28.2	+3.8	15.9	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	43/13
HOBART AIRPORT	29.7	+7.4	16.1	+4.1	14.3	0.2	8.0	9.2	349 (14.5)	50/17
	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

43.7 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

+10.7 : 24.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+9.5 : 30.3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+9.2 : 33.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+8.7 : 31.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+8.5 : 27.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.1 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
28.7 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.5 : 14.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+8.4 : 19.8 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
+7.9 : 16.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+7.5 : 20.8 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
+7.1 : 19.7 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

17.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
17.9 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
18.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
18.1 CAPE NORTHUMBERLAND Lower SE SA
18.2 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

-6.0 : 24.0 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.9 : 25.4 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.5 : 23.6 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
-5.5 : 25.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.4 : 24.4 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA

1.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
6.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
6.7 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
7.8 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
7.8 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
7.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.8 : 6.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.5 : 6.7 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-6.3 : 9.3 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-5.8 : 8.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
-5.6 : 10.1 HOPETOUN NORTH 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.

72.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
64.0 CARDBEIGN Central Highlands QLD
45.6 THE SANDSTONE Central Highlands QLD
44.0 RUTLAND PLAINS STATION Gulf Country QLD
43.6 WOLLOMOMBI POST OFFICE N Tablelands E NSW

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
44.0 RUTLAND PLAINS STATION
Central Highlands
64.0 CARDBEIGN
45.6 THE SANDSTONE

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
43.6 WOLLOMOMBI POST OFFICE

ISLANDS
Islands
72.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

12.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

.....

6.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
5.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
4.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

906 (37.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
797 (33.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
795 (33.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
710 (29.6) MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
684 (28.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
683 (28.5) GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
667 (27.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
664 (27.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
660 (27.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
655 (27.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
651 (27.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
639 (26.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
634 (26.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
617 (25.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
608 (25.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
608 (25.3) ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
605 (25.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
605 (25.2) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
600 (25.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

109/15 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
87/14 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
87/19 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
87/07 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
74/15 TASMAN ISLAND 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 CHANNEL POINT 42.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 30.8mm in 1 hr 3 min to 19:30 29.3mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h DALY WATERS AWS 1.4mm in 1 min to 15:25 84.0mm/h 3.6mm in 2 min to 15:27 108.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country NORMANTON AIRPORT 14.8mm in 36 min to 18:00 24.7mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h Northwest WINTON AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES NW Slopes S TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 9.6mm in 19 min to 17:49 30.3mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h N Tablelands W ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) 43.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.3mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DALY WATERS AWS : 109(320/ 24 ) at 15:31 QUEENSLAND Gulf Country JULIA CREEK AIRPORT : 87(120/ 72 ) at 14:58 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(270/ 69 ) at 20:30