Australian Weather News -- 22 APR 2005

Friday 22 APR 2005

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Noteworthy weather today

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WA, SA: Hot weather continues

High temperatures continued to dominate weather across much of WA today and spread into SA. Today it was the turn of Cygnet Bay, 170km NE of Broome, to set a new April maximum temperature record, its reading of 38.0 breaking the record of 37.6 it set only five days ago. The station has 20 years of record. West Roebuck, 30km east of Broome, recorded the nation's highest temperature of 42.5. Warm conditions for April spread east into SA, giving Nullarbor a top of 35.0, 10.2 above normal, and Mt Barker in the Mount Lofty Ranges behind Adelaide a high of 28.9, 8.6 above.

QLD: Showers and windy in the SE

A tightening pressure gradient between a 1034hPa high SE of Sydney and a 1007hPa low north of New Caledonia freshened winds on the SE QLD coast bringing some heavy showers in off the sea and giving near-galeforce winds along the coast. Cape Moreton recorded the nation's highest average windspeed of 51.3km/h for the 24 hours to 9am. Tewantin recorded 47mm between midnight and midday.

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 1811 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

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

21.5

19.8

09/04/2005

Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

W Kimberley

003057

CYGNET BAY

38.0

37.6

17/04/2005

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 20:37EST, 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	27.0	-0.6	13.7	-1.7	12.4	0.0	4.0	--	314 (13.1)	28/13
PERTH AIRPORT	27.1	+1.6	14.9	+2.0	12.6	0.0	2.4	10.2	292 (12.2)	30/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.8	0.0	11.1	-0.5	8.9	24.2	2.8	10.1	402 (16.8)	39/09
BUNBURY	23.4	-0.7	13.9	+2.4	--	7.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	28/05
MANDURAH	22.8	--	15.5	--	--	0.2	--	--	300 (12.5)	24/03
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+0.9	23.6	-0.4	--	0.2	7.2	11.0	175 ( 7.3)	32/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.9	+3.7	11.5	-1.1	6.0	0.0	8.6	11.1	260 (10.8)	43/11
WHYALLA AERO	28.0	+4.4	7.0	-4.6	--	0.0	6.2	--	196 ( 8.2)	22/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.9	+6.3	9.7	-2.7	4.5	0.0	3.0	10.8	113 ( 4.7)	26/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	24.3	+4.9	6.2	-2.5	3.0	0.0	2.0	9.0	197 ( 8.2)	26/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.0	+1.1	17.9	-0.6	14.5	0.0	9.8	11.2	322 (13.4)	48/14
CAIRNS AERO	28.9	-0.3	22.1	+0.5	21.1	2.4	6.8	8.0	658 (27.4)	52/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.4	+1.8	23.5	+3.0	21.7	0.0	10.2	10.8	624 (26.0)	52/16
MACKAY MO	25.9	-0.8	21.2	+1.1	--	0.4	--	6.4	816 (34.0)	68/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.5	+0.7	17.8	0.0	15.0	0.0	6.8	--	387 (16.1)	41/11
BUNDABERG AERO	28.0	+0.6	18.8	+1.3	--	0.0	3.8	--	1048 (43.7)	46/16
NAMBOUR DPI	25.5	-0.6	18.4	+3.0	--	14.0	7.2	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	25.9	+0.6	18.7	+1.7	--	14.4	--	--	509 (21.2)	50/13
BRISBANE AERO	24.4	-1.6	17.6	+1.4	17.5	12.6	6.4	4.6	408 (17.0)	41/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.9	+0.5	12.7	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	498 (20.8)	46/11
GUNNEDAH SCS	26.8	+1.7	14.8	+2.0	7.7	0.0	6.0	--	267 (11.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.6	-0.4	16.1	+0.9	13.1	3.6	2.6	8.3	435 (18.1)	30/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.5	-0.5	15.0	+1.3	--	7.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.0	-0.6	11.7	-1.5	9.0	0.0	3.6	9.4	250 (10.4)	26/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.3	+0.7	8.9	-3.0	9.7	0.4	--	--	65 ( 2.7)	17/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.4	+3.9	6.0	-1.2	4.0	0.0	2.8	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	26.0	+1.5	12.3	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.3	+2.4	13.5	-0.6	11.1	0.0	2.0	10.3	266 (11.1)	34/14
RICHMOND RAAF	25.2	+1.3	9.6	-1.7	--	0.2	--	--	64 ( 2.7)	22/15
BELLAMBI AWS	24.8	+2.7	15.3	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	200 ( 8.3)	41/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	22.9	+2.9	6.8	+0.1	2.0	0.0	2.4	7.6	144 ( 6.0)	18/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	26.4	+3.9	7.6	-1.5	6.1	0.0	4.0	10.6	299 (12.5)	21/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.0	+2.6	6.7	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.6	+6.1	8.0	-2.1	5.6	0.0	4.0	10.5	192 ( 8.0)	22/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.9	+4.3	6.3	-1.9	8.3	0.0	3.8	--	223 ( 9.3)	30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	26.0	+4.8	8.8	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	255 (10.6)	30/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	26.9	+6.6	11.7	+0.9	9.3	0.0	3.0	--	88 ( 3.7)	15/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	24.0	+4.0	7.0	-2.3	--	0.2	--	--	--	50/05
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.0	+6.4	5.2	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	326 (13.6)	34/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.7	+1.8	5.4	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	115 ( 4.8)	15/17
HOBART AIRPORT	18.8	+0.7	7.7	-1.0	4.9	0.0	2.0	3.0	265 (11.0)	34/17
	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

42.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
41.9 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
41.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
41.4 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
41.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+12.8 : 38.6 FORREST Eucla WA
+10.3 : 35.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.1 : 36.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+9.1 : 39.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+8.7 : 41.9 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
27.5 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.3 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
27.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+9.0 : 22.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.2 : 24.3 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 28.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+6.3 : 18.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+5.7 : 22.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.5 : 21.5 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.9 : 26.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
-2.7 : 22.1 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.2 : 24.3 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.1 : 26.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD

-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 OMEO Upper NE VIC
1.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
1.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-7.5 : 5.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-6.5 : 2.0 HEYWOOD FORESTRY W Coast VIC
-6.0 : 2.7 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-5.9 : 5.1 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-5.3 : 4.4 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural 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.

62.0 CALTEX REFINERIES (QLD) LTD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
44.0 IAWAKIA Lower West WA
41.2 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
41.0 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
41.0 WERAROA Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
44.0 IAWAKIA
41.2 ROCKY GULLY
41.0 WERAROA

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
62.0 CALTEX REFINERIES (QLD) LTD
41.0 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD

11.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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4.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
3.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.4 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1232 (51.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1203 (50.1) GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
1132 (47.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1097 (45.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1088 (45.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1048 (43.7) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1002 (41.8) WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
927 (38.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
925 (38.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
893 (37.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
890 (37.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
870 (36.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
840 (35.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
816 (34.0) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
814 (33.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
807 (33.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
807 (33.6) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
730 (30.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
707 (29.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
680 (28.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
678 (28.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
658 (27.4) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
624 (26.0) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
611 (25.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

80/17 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
80/21 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
78/ CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/04 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/02 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.
QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast TEWANTIN RSL PARK 12.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 80(130/ 72 ) at 21:32 Central Coast E MACKAY AERO : 82(150/ 63 ) at 23:54 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 74(130/ 67 ) at 17:16 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 72(130/ 63 ) at 01:00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 78(120/ 67 ) at 04:58