Australian Weather News -- 02 JUN 2005

Thursday 02 JUN 2005

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Noteworthy weather today

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newsworthy

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SE AUS: Widespread frosts before a very warm day

Temperature ranges were unusually large across parts of SE AUS today. Fingal in NE TAS had the unusual distinction of being both the third coldest and third warmest place in the continent, relative to normal, with a minimum of -5.9 (7.0 below average) and a maximum of 20.7 (7.9 above). This maximum was 1.1 higher than any June maximum in Fingal's 19-year computerised record, while nearby Lake Leake also set a new June high with a top of 15.4. Orange, Tidbinbilla and Charlotte Pass NSW, Mt Buller VIC and Scottsdale, Launceston City and Powranna TAS all came within a degree of their June records.

Frost level minima (2C and lower) were experienced across a large area of NSW, VIC and TAS, and extended into parts of SA, the area around Alice Springs and the southern QLD highlands (see the Actual minimum temperatures map at right). Wangaratta's low of -4.8 was just 0.8 shy of a June record and -2.0 at Watarrka, 250km WSW of Alice Springs was 9.5 below the norm.

QLD: Isolated heavy showers around Tully

A patch of heavy showers drifted across the coast near Tully overnight giving some heavy falls, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Bulgun Creek flood network raingauge, just north of the town, recorded 82mm in the 6 hours for a 24 hour to 9am total of 90mm. Jarra Creek, west of Tully, registered 44mm between midnight and 3am, while in Tully itself the flood network gauge reported 54mm 9pm to 3am.

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 2056 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 maximum temperature

VIC

N Central

088051

REDESDALE

17.6

05/06/1998

Equal to record.

TAS

E Coast

092012

FINGAL (LEGGE STREET)

20.7

19.6

03/06/1988

TAS

E Coast

092019

LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER)

15.4

14.6

20/06/2003

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 20:51EST, 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	23.1	+2.2	15.4	+4.4	13.9	0.0	6.8	--	542 (22.6)	50/13
PERTH AIRPORT	20.2	+1.3	15.4	+6.4	10.7	0.0	5.4	1.0	481 (20.0)	35/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.8	+2.2	7.2	-0.9	4.6	0.0	3.2	3.4	367 (15.3)	28/22
BUNBURY	18.9	+0.5	13.8	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	31/19
MANDURAH	20.0	--	16.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	368 (15.3)	54/20
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.7	+1.1	17.9	-2.0	16.1	0.0	7.8	10.9	244 (10.2)	45/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	20.9	+1.1	0.7	-4.4	-4.3	0.0	5.4	10.0	253 (10.5)	30/11
WHYALLA AERO	17.5	+0.2	9.4	+3.3	--	0.0	3.0	--	322 (13.4)	28/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.7	-0.4	5.7	-2.4	1.2	0.0	1.0	9.3	113 ( 4.7)	24/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.5	-0.3	7.7	+1.9	5.9	0.0	0.4	0.7	169 ( 7.0)	21/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.0	+2.1	10.4	+0.4	6.7	0.0	6.2	10.4	329 (13.7)	34/12
CAIRNS AERO	24.8	-1.2	19.5	+1.7	19.0	7.4	5.2	0.6	519 (21.6)	43/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.6	+3.0	15.4	+0.8	13.3	0.0	6.8	10.3	379 (15.8)	48/15
MACKAY MO	23.6	+1.7	17.1	+3.1	--	0.0	--	8.4	547 (22.8)	46/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.5	+2.0	16.1	+5.2	13.5	0.0	4.8	--	311 (13.0)	34/12
BUNDABERG AERO	22.3	-0.3	13.9	+2.3	--	0.2	3.4	--	424 (17.7)	37/14
NAMBOUR DPI	19.5	-2.1	10.2	+0.9	--	0.2	3.2	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	20.2	-0.9	13.1	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	340 (14.2)	37/13
BRISBANE AERO	21.0	-0.3	10.1	-0.4	6.0	0.0	4.0	1.2	332 (13.8)	32/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.4	+2.4	8.1	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	490 (20.4)	43/19
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	21.2	+4.4	4.7	-1.4	-2.5	0.0	3.4	--	94 ( 3.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.3	+0.9	10.0	+0.9	5.5	1.2	2.8	6.4	309 (12.9)	26/06
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.3	+0.8	7.9	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.5	+0.9	5.4	-2.5	2.4	0.0	2.4	7.3	278 (11.6)	24/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.1	+1.2	3.0	-3.5	1.1	0.0	--	--	35 ( 1.5)	13/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.0	+6.5	0.5	-2.1	-3.5	--	2.0	9.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.9	+4.5	4.4	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.4	+0.8	7.7	-0.8	4.4	0.0	2.4	9.7	275 (11.5)	28/10
RICHMOND RAAF	18.7	+0.7	0.5	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	18 ( 0.8)	15/14
BELLAMBI AWS	18.8	+1.1	9.0	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	229 ( 9.5)	21/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.1	+5.9	-4.7	-5.7	-8.9	0.0	1.6	8.3	109 ( 4.5)	17/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.9	+4.1	0.3	-3.4	-3.3	0.0	1.2	8.2	174 ( 7.3)	17/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.7	+3.5	-2.0	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.3	-1.7	3.8	-1.4	0.8	0.0	1.8	4.3	243 (10.1)	21/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.0	+3.0	1.5	-2.2	-0.4	0.0	1.8	--	305 (12.7)	18/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.4	+4.2	-1.5	-5.1	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	24/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.2	+0.2	10.9	+4.0	10.5	0.0	0.8	--	79 ( 3.3)	15/17
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.5	-0.1	9.6	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	288 (12.0)	26/09
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.6	+2.8	4.9	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	483 (20.1)	31/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.5	+4.4	-2.8	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	46 ( 1.9)	17/12
HOBART AIRPORT	15.9	+3.0	6.7	+2.1	1.2	0.0	1.8	3.1	420 (17.5)	35/06
	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

33.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+8.6 : 10.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+8.1 : 9.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
+8.0 : 20.7 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+7.4 : 11.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.6 : 14.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+7.2 : 9.4 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+7.0 : 13.6 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+6.7 : 19.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.7 : 16.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.3 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
9.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-2.6 : 18.7 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-2.1 : 19.5 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-2.1 : 15.7 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-2.1 : 16.4 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-2.0 : 15.0 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW

-9.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-8.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

-9.9 : -8.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-8.9 : -7.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.7 : -9.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.3 : -6.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-7.9 : -4.8 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC

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.

70.0 PARDELUP Lower West WA
64.0 NORTH PARRAMATTA (BURNSIDE HOMES) Sydney--west NSW
55.0 QUOBBA W Gascoyne WA
52.8 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
50.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Gascoyne
55.0 QUOBBA
Lower West
70.0 PARDELUP

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
50.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
N Coast--Herbert
52.8 TULLY SUGAR MILL

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--west
64.0 NORTH PARRAMATTA (BURNSIDE HOMES)

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1556 (64.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1476 (61.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1441 (60.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1187 (49.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
973 (40.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
967 (40.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
869 (36.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
854 (35.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
853 (35.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
851 (35.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
804 (33.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
762 (31.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
746 (31.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
726 (30.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
714 (29.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
681 (28.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
679 (28.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
679 (28.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
678 (28.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
650 (27.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
637 (26.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
605 (25.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
602 (25.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

104/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
100/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
70/07 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
65/19 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
65/16 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA W Gascoyne CARNARVON AIRPORT 17.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 17.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.0mm/h SHARK BAY AIRPORT 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 74(110/ 65 ) at 06:24 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(310/ 76 ) at 01:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(230/ 78 ) at 02:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(250/ 76 ) at 00:30