Australian Weather News -- 30 MAY 2005

Monday 30 MAY 2005

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2005

Dec

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June

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April

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March

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February

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 2045 EST on 10/02/2006. 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

Lowest minimum temperature

Yorke Peninsula

022006

KADINA

0.8

1.0

22/05/1985

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

0.2

0.5

17/05/1996

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 20:50EST, 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	+3.0	15.1	+2.2	12.8	0.0	5.2	--	351 (14.6)	35/12
PERTH AIRPORT	24.0	+2.3	11.6	+1.1	7.8	0.0	4.4	5.3	345 (14.4)	43/23
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.3	+2.4	11.0	+1.2	9.8	0.2	0.6	4.0	113 ( 4.7)	34/14
BUNBURY	21.4	+0.3	7.5	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	105 ( 4.4)	28/13
MANDURAH	22.3	--	14.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	147 ( 6.1)	28/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.6	-1.4	18.0	-4.1	15.2	0.0	8.4	11.1	297 (12.4)	48/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.2	-3.8	1.3	-7.0	-3.3	0.0	4.0	10.5	367 (15.3)	37/12
WHYALLA AERO	17.7	-2.8	3.3	-5.4	--	0.0	2.4	--	174 ( 7.3)	--
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.9	-1.1	3.8	-6.4	-0.4	0.0	0.6	9.6	103 ( 4.3)	21/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.2	+0.1	4.1	-3.2	2.0	0.4	1.4	3.0	210 ( 8.8)	37/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.2	-2.7	12.0	-1.9	7.5	0.0	7.0	10.5	410 (17.1)	37/11
CAIRNS AERO	26.8	-0.8	17.4	-2.5	16.1	0.0	5.6	8.8	500 (20.8)	50/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.7	+0.1	12.1	-5.5	7.9	0.0	7.0	9.2	305 (12.7)	43/15
MACKAY MO	22.7	-1.5	11.6	-5.5	--	0.0	--	7.2	543 (22.6)	50/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.3	-0.7	10.6	-3.6	8.3	0.0	3.0	--	180 ( 7.5)	41/11
BUNDABERG AERO	24.2	-0.5	13.0	-1.2	--	0.0	3.8	--	352 (14.7)	39/12
NAMBOUR DPI	22.5	-1.2	10.9	-1.1	--	0.0	9.8	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	22.6	-0.5	13.8	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	444 (18.5)	39/02
BRISBANE AERO	22.6	-1.0	10.8	-2.0	7.8	0.0	4.0	6.6	364 (15.2)	34/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.7	-0.3	6.0	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	31/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	21.4	+1.1	4.4	-4.3	-3.0	0.0	3.6	--	123 ( 5.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.2	-0.2	10.4	-1.3	6.1	0.0	3.4	4.9	457 (19.0)	30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.6	-0.9	9.7	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.8	-0.4	5.8	-4.3	2.8	0.0	4.2	4.2	393 (16.4)	34/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.0	+0.6	2.7	-5.6	1.0	0.0	--	--	64 ( 2.7)	15/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.0	+3.8	0.0	-4.7	-4.5	--	2.2	9.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.7	+0.7	0.9	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.4	-0.6	7.8	-3.1	5.3	0.0	4.0	9.9	392 (16.3)	28/11
RICHMOND RAAF	20.3	-0.3	0.7	-7.2	--	0.0	--	--	36 ( 1.5)	13/14
BELLAMBI AWS	18.8	-0.9	9.6	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	22/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	16.8	+1.2	-3.7	-6.9	-5.6	0.0	1.2	9.3	163 ( 6.8)	21/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.6	-0.7	-1.6	-7.5	-4.1	0.0	2.2	8.8	178 ( 7.4)	26/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.1	-1.6	-1.3	-6.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.8	-1.2	0.7	-6.7	-2.2	0.0	2.2	9.1	208 ( 8.7)	43/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.7	-1.6	-0.9	-6.7	-0.6	0.0	6.2	--	218 ( 9.1)	28/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.8	-1.8	-1.6	-6.8	--	0.2	--	--	147 ( 6.1)	34/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.3	-1.4	5.8	-2.8	5.8	0.0	1.0	--	75 ( 3.1)	21/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.9	-2.2	4.6	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	302 (12.6)	43/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.6	-1.0	1.2	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	34/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.6	+0.8	2.6	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	116 ( 4.8)	26/23
HOBART AIRPORT	14.7	-0.5	7.1	+0.5	3.2	0.0	3.0	0.5	452 (18.8)	55/16
	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

32.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
31.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+4.2 : 18.5 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+4.2 : 11.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.1 : 17.1 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
+4.1 : 10.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+3.8 : 18.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
24.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+5.6 : 10.2 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+5.3 : 9.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+5.0 : 13.7 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+4.1 : 8.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-4.9 : 22.6 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-4.6 : 24.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-4.6 : 27.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-4.5 : 26.8 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-4.5 : 24.9 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.9 : 4.5 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-8.9 : -2.2 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-8.9 : -4.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.6 : -2.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-8.6 : 0.8 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
-8.6 : -2.1 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley 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.

48.6 MOUNT KEIRA YATES AVE Illawarra NSW
44.0 DOYLES CREEK (WOOD PARK) Hunter Valley NSW
25.6 HOME ISLAND Islands ISL
21.6 GLADYSDALE E Central VIC
18.0 CRADLE MOUNTAIN VISITORS CENTRE Central Plateau TAS

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.7 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
0.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1538 (64.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1533 (63.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1464 (61.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1353 (56.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
994 (41.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
978 (40.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
950 (39.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
946 (39.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
916 (38.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
875 (36.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
833 (34.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
820 (34.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
819 (34.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
802 (33.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
784 (32.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
777 (32.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
752 (31.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
745 (31.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
725 (30.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
698 (29.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
691 (28.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
687 (28.6) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
674 (28.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
643 (26.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
637 (26.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
619 (25.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
617 (25.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
612 (25.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
610 (25.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

107/17 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
98/11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
95/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
93/21 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
No reports	TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 91(230/ 74 ) at 23:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(310/ 87 ) at 08:06 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 108(260/ 83 ) at 17:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 93(220/ 50 ) at 23:03 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(280/ 69 ) at 10:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 93(270/ 72 ) at 21:12