Australian Weather News -- 14 APR 2005

Thursday 14 APR 2005

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Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

AUS: Heat wanes

Hot air over the continent has been gradually pushed northwards as cool, dry southern air invades the south. However, minima around 30° and maxima in the low 40s were still recorded in the WA Gascoyne and Pilbara today. Nyang Station, 150km SE of Exmouth, recorded its hottest April day in 32 years with a top of 42.6. The station set a new high April minimum temperature yesterday at 29.8 and followed that up with a 27.6 this morning. A number of stations along the WA Kimberley and northwest coast were within a few decimal points of long-time records today: Port Hedland Airport 42.2 (record 42.4 in 57 years), Bidyadanga 42.2 (42.8, 47 years), and Broome Airport 40.6 (41.0, 66 years).

Overnight minima were also high in western NSW where Ivanhoe PO's 21.9 was 11.8 above average. Daytime temperatures in NSW, however, were closer to normal as colder southwesterlies moved into the state.

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 1736 EST on 10/02/2006. 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 grass minimum temperature

E Pilbara

004032

PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT

27.6

14/04/1991

Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

E Pilbara

004019

MANDORA

30.3

28.7

05/04/2005

Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

37.0

36.1

08/04/2002

E Pilbara

004028

PARDOO STATION

42.5

41.3

07/04/1994

W Gascoyne

006072

NYANG STATION

42.6

42.5

07/04/1986

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 20:34EST, 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	31.5	+3.9	15.0	-0.4	15.0	0.0	6.8	--	523 (21.8)	43/08
PERTH AIRPORT	28.1	+2.6	13.4	+0.5	10.0	0.0	6.8	10.1	500 (20.8)	54/05
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.1	+1.3	7.0	-4.6	5.8	0.0	2.6	8.6	281 (11.7)	34/11
BUNBURY	22.1	-2.0	9.9	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	285 (11.9)	31/01
MANDURAH	23.6	--	14.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	41/04
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.0	-0.7	24.2	+0.2	24.2	9.0	7.0	6.5	109 ( 4.5)	37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.2	+3.0	18.6	+6.0	15.0	0.0	11.4	8.8	356 (14.8)	46/10
WHYALLA AERO	20.7	-2.9	16.5	+4.9	--	7.0	7.0	--	526 (21.9)	57/03
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.5	-3.1	14.7	+2.3	13.4	2.0	4.8	7.9	299 (12.5)	43/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.8	-2.6	11.7	+3.0	10.0	8.6	5.6	8.8	515 (21.5)	54/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.1	+2.2	16.7	-1.8	14.6	0.0	7.8	11.1	272 (11.3)	45/13
CAIRNS AERO	27.9	-1.3	22.2	+0.6	21.0	13.6	3.2	4.2	497 (20.7)	55/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.8	+1.2	19.2	-1.3	16.9	0.0	7.8	10.9	490 (20.4)	43/13
MACKAY MO	26.0	-0.7	20.6	+0.5	--	0.6	--	10.1	680 (28.3)	46/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.6	-0.2	18.0	+0.2	15.8	0.0	5.6	--	342 (14.3)	35/13
BUNDABERG AERO	26.7	-0.7	17.9	+0.4	--	1.6	4.8	--	437 (18.2)	45/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.3	-0.8	17.0	+1.6	--	19.6	4.6	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	26.8	+1.5	17.6	+0.6	--	0.8	--	--	357 (14.9)	39/13
BRISBANE AERO	26.2	+0.2	16.5	+0.3	15.2	4.4	4.2	11.0	322 (13.4)	35/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.3	+1.9	12.3	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	522 (21.8)	46/11
GUNNEDAH SCS	29.5	+4.4	16.2	+3.4	8.1	0.0	5.8	--	164 ( 6.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.2	+1.2	15.1	-0.1	12.4	0.0	2.2	10.9	222 ( 9.3)	22/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	--	--	15.4	+1.7	--	4.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.5	+1.9	12.8	-0.4	11.4	0.0	2.8	8.8	182 ( 7.6)	26/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.4	+2.8	11.5	-0.4	12.0	0.2	--	--	52 ( 2.2)	18/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	25.0	+6.5	8.0	+0.8	8.0	0.0	3.0	8.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.9	+5.4	13.7	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.3	+4.4	15.3	+1.2	12.8	0.0	3.8	10.8	340 (14.2)	34/17
RICHMOND RAAF	28.6	+4.7	10.2	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	64 ( 2.7)	21/17
BELLAMBI AWS	25.9	+3.8	17.1	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	356 (14.8)	34/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT	26.9	+6.9	8.7	+2.0	5.9	0.0	5.0	8.6	173 ( 7.2)	37/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.2	+5.7	15.9	+6.8	13.8	0.0	5.8	1.8	286 (11.9)	52/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.8	+2.4	13.5	+5.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.4	-6.1	16.8	+6.7	16.0	0.4	7.8	0.0	316 (13.2)	43/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.4	-5.2	12.6	+4.4	13.8	1.0	4.4	--	202 ( 8.4)	50/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.5	-5.7	12.7	+5.3	--	0.6	--	--	202 ( 8.4)	46/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.0	-4.3	15.2	+4.4	14.5	6.2	4.4	--	136 ( 5.7)	22/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.2	-3.8	14.3	+5.0	--	5.8	--	--	268 (11.2)	54/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.2	-5.4	12.1	+4.7	--	5.0	--	--	447 (18.6)	52/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.7	-3.2	11.6	+4.1	--	3.0	--	--	159 ( 6.6)	54/15
HOBART AIRPORT	13.8	-4.3	11.5	+2.8	11.1	4.8	5.4	1.8	431 (18.0)	55/08
	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

43.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
42.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
42.6 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
42.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+7.8 : 40.6 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+7.7 : 27.8 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
+7.7 : 42.6 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
+7.7 : 26.2 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.6 : 43.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

30.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
30.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
29.6 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
29.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
29.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+11.7 : 21.9 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+10.4 : 22.8 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+10.0 : 20.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+9.8 : 10.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
+9.7 : 20.5 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
7.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.5 : 14.9 VIEWBANK (ARPANSA) E Central VIC
-6.3 : 8.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-6.1 : 17.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
-6.0 : 18.6 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-6.0 : 11.1 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS

0.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-7.1 : 2.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.4 : 0.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.9 : 6.7 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.5 : 5.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.2 : 8.0 ESPERANCE 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.

105.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
59.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
54.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL N Coast--Barron QLD
52.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
41.4 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
59.4 COCONUT ISLAND
N Coast--Barron
105.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
54.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
52.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
N Coast--Herbert
41.4 DARADGEE

11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

1114 (46.4) GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
1052 (43.8) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
915 (38.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
913 (38.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
891 (37.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
859 (35.8) WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
853 (35.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
844 (35.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
822 (34.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
819 (34.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
813 (33.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
804 (33.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
797 (33.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
791 (33.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
771 (32.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
756 (31.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
742 (30.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
741 (30.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
711 (29.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
708 (29.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
688 (28.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
680 (28.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
664 (27.7) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
663 (27.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
657 (27.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
657 (27.4) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
646 (26.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
633 (26.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
616 (25.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
615 (25.6) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

87/08 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
85/14 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
85/14 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
81/01 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
81/08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

Downpours	High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.	Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr 2 min to 15:30 20.1mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COCONUT ISLAND 38.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.7mm/h HORN ISLAND 11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 1.6mm in 1 min to 11:03 96.0mm/h 5.0mm in 14 min to 11:17 21.4mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 6.8mm in 13 min to 17:30 31.4mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(230/ 67 ) at 10:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 95(200/ 83 ) at 07:25 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 83(170/ 69 ) at 17:00 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(210/ 67 ) at 11:00