Australian Weather News -- 26 OCT 2005

Wednesday 26 OCT 2005

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2005

Dec

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Nov

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Oct

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Sept

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August

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July

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June

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May

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April

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March

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February

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January

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2223 EST on 14/08/2006. 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 daily rainfall

TAS

Southeast

094177

RICHMOND (STRATHAYR)

27.6

27.0

12/10/1996

Highest minimum temperature

Arnhem

014507

ALYANGULA POLICE

27.7

27/10/1998

Equal to record.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

26.1

25.9

28/10/1987

QLD

Central Coast E

033257

BOWEN AIRPORT

25.2

31/10/2003

Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040428

BRIAN PASTURES

22.3

22.2

13/10/2005

Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029090

TOORAK RESEARCH STATION

43.0

03/10/2005

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031037

LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE

35.6

35.0

23/10/2005

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 21:40EST, 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	21.3	-3.1	9.9	-1.0	7.5	0.0	5.8	--	364 (15.2)	34/16
PERTH AIRPORT	19.1	-3.4	10.0	-0.2	8.9	1.6	4.4	5.8	438 (18.3)	28/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.7	-4.0	7.7	-1.4	5.9	5.2	1.8	3.0	427 (17.8)	39/11
BUNBURY	18.0	-2.7	11.1	+1.9	--	0.4	--	--	414 (17.3)	39/02
MANDURAH	17.6	--	12.4	--	--	0.8	--	--	422 (17.6)	30/03
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.1	+0.9	28.0	+3.0	27.5	0.0	8.0	7.9	457 (19.0)	45/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.1	+2.1	22.5	+7.7	19.2	0.0	18.0	10.3	519 (21.6)	50/00
WHYALLA AERO	24.9	+1.0	10.3	-0.2	--	0.0	13.2	--	525 (21.9)	61/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.6	-2.2	13.5	+2.1	11.9	0.6	5.2	9.3	425 (17.7)	58/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.9	-1.0	11.3	+4.2	11.4	1.8	3.2	10.6	526 (21.9)	68/06
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.5	+5.9	17.6	-1.0	15.5	0.0	11.2	8.6	248 (10.3)	41/21
CAIRNS AERO	31.7	+2.2	26.1	+5.5	24.2	0.0	6.6	8.7	264 (11.0)	32/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.9	+2.5	25.3	+4.6	24.2	0.0	6.6	11.8	443 (18.5)	41/13
MACKAY MO	30.9	+3.3	23.0	+3.3	--	7.2	--	10.0	453 (18.9)	43/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.9	+2.2	22.3	+5.3	20.8	0.0	4.8	--	385 (16.0)	32/12
BUNDABERG AERO	29.0	+2.1	22.6	+6.0	--	0.6	7.8	--	539 (22.5)	--
NAMBOUR DPI	29.1	+2.4	20.6	+6.8	--	0.0	5.2	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	27.2	+2.8	20.1	+3.9	--	3.0	--	--	525 (21.9)	46/15
BRISBANE AERO	27.3	+1.8	20.5	+4.8	19.9	3.4	6.0	6.1	703 (29.3)	43/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.5	+2.8	15.4	+2.6	--	9.0	--	--	473 (19.7)	41/16
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	29.6	+4.5	13.7	+1.6	8.2	0.0	7.2	--	234 ( 9.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	32.4	+8.8	20.5	+6.7	18.5	0.6	5.4	11.2	615 (25.6)	52/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.8	+5.8	16.5	+4.6	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.2	+9.6	10.6	-1.4	9.7	0.0	8.0	8.0	272 (11.3)	48/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	32.1	+8.4	10.3	-0.4	8.6	0.0	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	39/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.0	+3.5	8.5	+1.9	3.0	0.0	2.6	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.7	+2.9	8.7	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	33.3	+10.8	16.1	+3.0	8.8	0.0	8.0	9.0	415 (17.3)	61/15
RICHMOND RAAF	31.7	+6.7	11.5	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	281 (11.7)	57/10
BELLAMBI AWS	29.7	+8.1	14.5	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	300 (12.5)	65/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	23.9	+4.5	6.6	+0.5	5.1	3.2	3.8	9.0	277 (11.5)	63/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	27.7	+6.3	11.2	+3.5	9.8	2.2	3.8	7.1	355 (14.8)	54/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.8	+2.2	9.6	+1.6	--	8.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.2	-0.6	15.0	+5.2	13.3	0.0	7.2	12.4	410 (17.1)	50/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.7	-0.2	12.9	+5.4	12.3	4.0	1.1	--	368 (15.3)	52/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	20.1	-0.2	12.1	+5.8	--	0.0	--	--	351 (14.6)	55/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	23.0	+3.4	14.6	+5.1	11.3	0.6	3.6	--	150 ( 6.3)	41/08
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.9	+2.1	12.7	+5.1	--	0.4	--	--	338 (14.1)	80/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.8	+0.2	9.2	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	520 (21.7)	67/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.2	+2.2	12.0	+5.1	--	0.2	--	--	265 (11.0)	63/14
HOBART AIRPORT	21.5	+4.2	12.9	+5.4	10.6	8.0	2.8	11.2	270 (11.3)	87/17
	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

43.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
43.3 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
43.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
43.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
43.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD

+12.0 : 34.1 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW
+11.4 : 28.5 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
+11.1 : 29.6 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
+11.0 : 34.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+10.8 : 33.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

29.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
28.6 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
28.4 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
28.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
28.3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON N Rivers NT
28.3 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT

+10.4 : 26.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+9.6 : 22.5 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+8.8 : 25.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+8.8 : 20.8 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+8.7 : 20.3 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+8.7 : 20.9 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.9 : 18.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.8 : 17.3 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.7 : 18.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.3 : 18.6 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.2 : 17.8 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.2 : 2.3 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA
-5.4 : 5.2 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-5.2 : 9.8 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-5.1 : 3.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields 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.

80.0 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
59.2 RUBISLAW Darling Downs E QLD
59.2 REDPA (GREENES ROAD) N Coast TAS
53.0 YANGAN POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
47.0 YANGAN ALERT Darling Downs E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
80.0 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP
Darling Downs E
59.2 RUBISLAW
53.0 YANGAN POST OFFICE
47.0 YANGAN ALERT

TASMANIA
N Coast
59.2 REDPA (GREENES ROAD)

12.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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5.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
5.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
3.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

**W** 5378 ( 224) RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
1205 (50.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1053 (43.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1013 (42.2) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
992 (41.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
935 (39.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
906 (37.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
871 (36.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
853 (35.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
799 (33.3) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
748 (31.2) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
742 (30.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
730 (30.4) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
728 (30.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
727 (30.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
712 (29.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
710 (29.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
703 (29.3) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
696 (29.0) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
695 (29.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
695 (29.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
694 (28.9) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
690 (28.8) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
684 (28.5) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
684 (28.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
681 (28.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
661 (27.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
660 (27.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
658 (27.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
645 (26.9) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
639 (26.6) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
631 (26.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
629 (26.2) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
627 (26.1) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
625 (26.0) YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
622 (25.9) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
615 (25.6) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
615 (25.6) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
610 (25.4) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
605 (25.2) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
601 (25.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

141/15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
122/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
122/17 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
115/12 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
109/07 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
109/09 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
106/16 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
106/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
104/13 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/13 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
96/17 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
95/16 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
95/08 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
94/00 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
91/07 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
91/16 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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 BATCHELOR AERO 20.4mm in 27 min to 16:18 45.3mm/h 23.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 23.8mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h N Plateau TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 1.4mm in 1 min to 15:10 84.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO 12.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.6mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h Darling Downs E WARWICK 6.6mm in 4 min to 16:51 99.0mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.6mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 18.0mm in 3 hr to 17:00 6.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral MOOMBA AIRPORT : 87(280/ 76 ) at 04:11 QUEENSLAND Darling Downs E WARWICK : 95(310/ 69 ) at 16:47 NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 87(190/ 76 ) at 17:39 Goulburn/Monaro COOMA AIRPORT AWS : 78(290/ 63 ) at 11:13 BOMBALA AWS : 89(320/ 65 ) at 11:29 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 91(300/ 35 ) at 15:34 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 100( 10/ 65 ) at 08:30 MT HOTHAM : 109(350/ 72 ) at 09:31 E Gippsland GELANTIPY : 85(330/ 63 ) at 08:26 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(270/ 46 ) at 12:34 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 83(245/ 67 ) at 14:40 E Central MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 95(360/ 69 ) at 08:00 DUNNS HILL : 102( 20/ 61 ) at 07:30 N Central KILMORE GAP : 83(360/ 63 ) at 08:00 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 87(270/ 67 ) at 09:47 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 91(270/ 74 ) at 07:11 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 108(270/ 83 ) at 13:30 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 89(290/ 67 ) at 19:00 Southeast HOBART AIRPORT : 82(310/ 69 ) at 17:43 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 87(300/ 63 ) at 18:14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(320/102 ) at 18:33 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 121(280/ 98 ) at 18:01 TASMAN ISLAND : 96(300/ 32 ) at 18:14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 106(280/ 58 ) at 17:31 TUNNACK FIRE STATION : 80(290/ 63 ) at 18:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(270/ 76 ) at 18:16 W Coast WARRA : 95(280/ 50 ) at 17:10 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 141(320/100 ) at 16:31 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 106(270/ 85 ) at 13:03