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Noteworthy weather today
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Newsbits

WA: Cold night as high pressure moves in: Clear skies following the recent cold outbreak produced low minimum temperatures over southern WA this morning. Cunderdin (-0.4), Northam (-1.2), Narrogin (0.0), Pingelly (-0.8) and Leonora (1.0) all came within a degree of their August record low in between 33 and 55 years of record. Geraldton and Manjimup recorded 3C, their lowest temperature so far this year. Perth Airport recorded 1.9, but Jandakot with -0.5 was the coldest place in the country relative to average.

SA, NSW, VIC: High minimum temperatures precede change and rain: Much of eastern SA, Western NSW and NW VIC experienced well above average overnight temperatures following a very warm day yesterday. Broken Hill Airport's low of 17.1 was 11.4 above average, while other high minima were Arkaroola (14.6, +10.2) and Menindee (15.2, +10.0) in SA and Mildura Airport (14.9, +9.6) in VIC. The warm night was produced by fresh northwesterlies ahead of a slow-moving change that moved into SA late this morning and crossed VIC and southern NSW during the afternoon and evening. There were scattered reports of 10 to 15mm falling with the front (see the rainfall columns in Noteworthy weather) while Nuriootpa in SA reported a thunderstorm with hail. Strong winds were reported from high level stations ahead of the trough, Thredbo Top Station reporting a gust of 122km/h and Mt Hotham summit 111km/h.


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1855 EST on 07/07/2006. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest grass minimum temperature

VIC

E Central

086071

MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE

13.4

13.4

31/08/1993

51

Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

VIC

W Central

087113

AVALON AIRPORT

13.3

13.0

26/08/1999

11

VIC

W Central

087163

GEELONG AIRPORT

13.8

13.7

25/08/1995

15

TAS

E Coast

092094

SCAMANDER

12.6

12.5

03/08/2005

22

Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 21:15EST, 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 16.4 -3.6 3.3 -5.6 -0.1 0.4 2.0 -- 318 (13.3) 28/14
PERTH AIRPORT 17.6 -0.8 1.9 -6.1 0.5 0.0 1.6 9.0 329 (13.7) 37/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.8 +0.7 6.1 -1.4 4.6 3.6 3.4 9.8 343 (14.3) 39/14
BUNBURY 16.6 -0.7 2.1 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 24/14
MANDURAH 15.7 -- 6.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 17/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.6 +0.3 19.3 -1.1 18.7 0.0 6.8 11.0 269 (11.2) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.2 -1.4 13.0 +7.0 10.9 0.0 9.0 11.1 443 (18.5) 48/13
WHYALLA AERO 16.7 -1.8 12.0 +6.1 -- 3.6 14.0 -- 636 (26.5) 57/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.4 -1.3 11.9 +3.7 11.4 8.2 2.2 2.9 293 (12.2) 45/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.1 -1.0 11.4 +5.9 11.3 1.6 2.0 0.7 426 (17.8) 43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.2 +3.9 8.2 -2.1 6.7 0.0 6.0 11.0 189 ( 7.9) 50/23
CAIRNS AERO 26.1 -0.5 18.5 +1.1 17.6 5.6 4.4 9.5 514 (21.4) 46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.0 -1.0 14.9 +0.2 11.2 0.0 8.0 7.0 501 (20.9) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 22.7 +0.2 18.6 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- 7.4 494 (20.6) 37/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.2 -0.6 11.2 +0.6 8.5 0.0 5.6 -- 320 (13.3) 32/14
BUNDABERG AERO 23.3 0.0 12.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 359 (15.0) 31/12
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 +0.5 6.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.8 +0.5 8.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 31/09
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 +0.2 8.7 -0.9 4.5 0.0 4.2 10.6 297 (12.4) 30/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.0 +1.3 7.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 30/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 21.2 +3.3 7.0 +1.2 1.0 0.0 3.0 -- 84 ( 3.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.5 +2.7 9.3 +1.1 3.4 0.0 2.6 10.2 319 (13.3) 50/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.8 +1.6 4.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.9 +4.3 5.3 -1.5 3.5 0.0 2.6 2.5 207 ( 8.6) 45/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.5 +2.5 6.0 +0.7 2.0 0.0 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 26/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.5 +2.5 4.0 +1.9 -2.0 0.0 2.4 1.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +3.5 5.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.8 +4.5 10.7 +2.6 7.3 0.0 3.6 0.4 342 (14.3) 35/15
RICHMOND RAAF 21.9 +2.1 4.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 35/13
BELLAMBI AWS 20.9 +2.9 13.8 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 39/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.1 +2.1 0.9 -0.1 -1.9 0.0 3.6 0.6 271 (11.3) 48/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.4 +1.9 8.4 +4.8 5.6 0.0 2.6 0.0 284 (11.8) 50/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.1 +0.1 6.6 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.0 -2.2 14.9 +9.7 13.5 0.0 8.8 0.0 505 (21.0) 35/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.6 -0.1 10.9 +7.0 9.3 0.0 3.9 -- 497 (20.7) 54/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.9 -0.4 9.6 +7.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 338 (14.1) 32/03
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.6 +1.6 14.0 +7.3 13.4 0.0 3.8 -- 214 ( 8.9) 34/02
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.0 +1.0 13.8 +7.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 429 (17.9) 59/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.5 -0.9 9.0 +5.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 625 (26.0) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.8 +0.1 10.1 +6.5 -- 10.4 -- -- 246 (10.3) 26/11
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 +1.5 9.1 +4.4 6.9 0.6 2.4 3.0 402 (16.8) 28/12
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.7 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
35.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.3 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+7.5 : 23.5 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
+6.8 : 32.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.8 : 21.3 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+6.4 : 32.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+5.8 : 23.8 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.3 : 17.1 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+10.3 : 16.7 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+9.9 : 14.6 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+9.9 : 14.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+9.9 : 15.2 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+9.9 : 13.8 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

2.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.7 : 16.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-6.9 : 18.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.1 : 19.5 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-6.0 : 14.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-6.0 : 15.4 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

-5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-2.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-7.5 : -0.5 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-7.3 : -1.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.9 : 0.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-6.8 : -1.4 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : -1.2 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt 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.
141.6 TAHUNE RESERVE W Coast TAS
133.4 ARVE VALLEY (ARVE ROAD) W Coast TAS
52.0 ALEXANDRA (CRYSTAL CREEK) N Central VIC
41.4 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS
36.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS

VICTORIA
N Central
52.0 ALEXANDRA (CRYSTAL CREEK)

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
41.4 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD)
36.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
W Coast
141.6 TAHUNE RESERVE
133.4 ARVE VALLEY (ARVE ROAD)

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

 1403 (58.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1278 (53.3) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1023 (42.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1007 (42.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
924 (38.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
919 (38.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
896 (37.3) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
873 (36.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
860 (35.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
855 (35.6) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
851 (35.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
842 (35.1) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
829 (34.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
798 (33.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
764 (31.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
760 (31.7) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
748 (31.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
721 (30.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
715 (29.8) FORREST Eucla WA
706 (29.4) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
681 (28.4) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
681 (28.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
677 (28.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
673 (28.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
671 (28.0) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
669 (27.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
669 (27.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
659 (27.5) RHYLL E Central VIC
655 (27.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
651 (27.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
647 (27.0) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
644 (26.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
643 (26.8) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
639 (26.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
637 (26.5) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
636 (26.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
636 (26.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
636 (26.5) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
635 (26.5) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
625 (26.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
625 (26.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
623 (26.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
612 (25.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
122/07 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
111/04 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/01 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
87/12 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
84/00 MOUNT READ W Coast 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    W Agricultural
COULTA (COLES POINT)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 76(210/ 65 ) at 17:30
    Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(340/ 63 ) at 03:58
QUEENSLAND
    Far SW
BALLERA GAS FIELD : 72(220/ 63 ) at 16:36
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 121(320/ 93 ) at 08:00
VICTORIA
    Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 89(350/ 63 ) at 05:19
MT HOTHAM : 106(350/ 76 ) at 04:30