Australian Weather News -- 23 FEB 2006

Thursday 23 FEB 2006

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2006

Dec

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February

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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

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 22:17EST, 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	26.7	-5.8	19.8	+0.7	18.1	0.0	7.0	--	399 (16.6)	55/18
PERTH AIRPORT	25.3	-6.5	19.0	+1.6	18.3	0.0	7.2	6.1	353 (14.7)	43/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.9	-4.0	16.7	+2.3	16.6	16.6	7.4	6.7	294 (12.3)	48/16
BUNBURY	26.7	-3.1	14.9	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	229 ( 9.5)	48/17
MANDURAH	23.5	--	19.3	--	--	0.2	--	--	352 (14.7)	52/20
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.0	+0.6	24.4	-0.3	24.7	2.0	2.0	7.3	171 ( 7.1)	30/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.6	-0.5	20.5	-0.3	18.8	0.0	11.2	9.1	392 (16.3)	35/17
WHYALLA AERO	22.5	-7.1	18.7	+1.0	--	5.0	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	21/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.4	-2.9	20.5	+3.4	19.6	0.0	9.2	0.4	200 ( 8.3)	39/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	32.7	+7.6	12.5	+0.9	10.5	0.0	5.2	12.6	477 (19.9)	34/21
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.6	+0.3	25.4	+2.0	24.1	0.0	9.6	8.9	324 (13.5)	41/23
CAIRNS AERO	27.2	-4.0	23.6	-0.1	22.7	34.6	4.8	0.9	--	48/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.8	+1.7	24.8	+0.7	23.8	0.0	11.6	11.4	546 (22.8)	54/13
MACKAY M.O	30.2	+0.6	24.1	+0.7	--	10.6	--	4.8	521 (21.7)	52/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.9	+1.6	23.6	+1.5	22.3	0.2	11.2	--	450 (18.8)	46/13
BUNDABERG AERO	30.5	+0.6	21.2	-0.2	--	4.8	10.4	--	522 (21.8)	63/20
NAMBOUR DPI	29.1	+0.3	20.1	+0.4	--	13.2	5.8	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.1	-1.1	21.3	+0.5	--	12.4	--	--	401 (16.7)	46/15
BRISBANE AERO	28.7	-0.4	21.3	+0.2	19.5	4.0	7.6	8.6	397 (16.5)	41/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.3	-2.1	16.7	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	635 (26.5)	65/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	32.8	+1.7	19.8	+1.2	17.0	0.0	8.0	--	247 (10.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.7	+0.9	19.5	0.0	17.8	0.8	5.0	8.4	289 (12.0)	34/19
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.8	+0.3	18.5	+0.2	--	5.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	27.8	+0.3	19.8	+1.7	19.0	4.8	1.2	6.8	150 ( 6.3)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.6	-1.5	17.8	+0.7	16.3	1.2	--	--	148 ( 6.2)	21/04
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	26.5	+0.7	13.0	-0.1	6.0	0.0	10.4	12.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.3	+0.3	19.7	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.5	+1.2	22.3	+3.3	18.9	0.0	7.2	4.8	485 (20.2)	32/02
RICHMOND RAAF	27.8	-1.2	19.1	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	34/13
BELLAMBI AWS	26.4	+1.6	19.8	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	303 (12.6)	21/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT	28.5	+1.4	17.0	+3.9	13.5	0.0	8.0	11.4	344 (14.3)	37/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	34.7	+3.8	18.8	+2.5	17.0	0.0	10.4	12.5	347 (14.5)	52/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	34.9	+3.6	18.4	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	39.3	+7.7	19.5	+3.1	21.2	0.0	11.2	10.3	344 (14.3)	48/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	34.0	+4.5	15.6	+1.3	14.9	0.0	7.6	--	377 (15.7)	37/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT	34.7	+5.3	16.1	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	481 (20.0)	46/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	35.1	+9.3	15.7	+1.1	13.8	0.0	4.2	--	107 ( 4.5)	22/18
GEELONG AIRPORT	27.7	+2.7	14.8	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	403 (16.8)	34/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	33.3	+8.3	13.2	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	767 (32.0)	52/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.5	+0.1	13.5	+1.5	--	4.8	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	26/18
HOBART AIRPORT	23.9	+1.6	12.7	+0.7	10.3	0.4	2.8	11.7	307 (12.8)	35/18
	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

40.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
39.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
39.2 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
39.2 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
39.0 POONCARIE TELECENTRE Lower Darling NSW
39.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW

+10.2 : 35.7 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+9.4 : 35.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
+9.4 : 29.8 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
+9.4 : 36.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
+9.3 : 35.1 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE E Central VIC

29.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.6 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.3 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.2 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.1 : 22.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+7.1 : 21.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.7 : 22.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+6.4 : 22.1 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+6.0 : 22.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+6.0 : 23.2 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

14.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
16.8 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-11.0 : 22.4 HAWKER Upper North SA
-10.3 : 26.9 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
-9.8 : 26.5 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-9.5 : 27.3 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
-9.3 : 25.5 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.1 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
6.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
8.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-7.2 : 15.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-5.4 : 16.2 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-5.4 : 16.1 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-5.0 : 17.3 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-4.7 : 16.9 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral 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.

109.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
88.4 PALM ISLAND WATER TREAT N Coast--Herbert QLD
86.4 EINASLEIGH TOWNSHIP Upper Carpentaria QLD
81.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
77.2 VICTORIA SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
62.0 COUNTRY DOWNS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
55.2 WILLEROO

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
64.8 COCONUT ISLAND
Upper Carpentaria
86.4 EINASLEIGH TOWNSHIP
N Coast--Barron
81.0 HAPPY VALLEY
74.6 SHIPTONS FLAT
73.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE
65.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
55.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
55.0 MT SOPHIA
50.5 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
N Coast--Herbert
109.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE
88.4 PALM ISLAND WATER TREAT
77.2 VICTORIA SUGAR MILL
69.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
66.0 GAIRLOCH
57.2 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
56.0 WALLAMAN ALERT
52.0 ZATTAS ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
70.0 TORONTO WWTP
54.0 MERRIWA (GUMMUN PLACE)

12.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
12.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
12.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
12.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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1.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

955 (39.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
950 (39.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
925 (38.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
901 (37.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
884 (36.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
818 (34.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
805 (33.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
805 (33.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
767 (32.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
717 (29.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
700 (29.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
694 (28.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
665 (27.7) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
650 (27.1) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
633 (26.4) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
600 (25.0) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

91/17 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
83/08 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
78/20 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/11 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO 9.2mm in 23 min to 21:57 24.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h W Kimberley FITZROY CROSSING AERO 5.6mm in 15 min to 23:48 22.4mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI AWS 26.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 26.4mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 10.3mm/h BLACK POINT 39.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 6.5mm/h MILINGIMBI AWS 35.4mm in 30 min to 16:30 70.8mm/h 35.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 35.4mm/h 12.8mm in 30 min to 17:00 25.6mm/h 48.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 48.2mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.6mm/h 50.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 16.7mm/h NGAYAWILI 44.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 14.7mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.7mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 6.2mm in 33 min to 13:30 11.3mm/h CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 8.3mm/h BRADSHAW 45.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 15.0mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h Mallee/Upper SE LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) 8.0mm in 10 min to 17:18 48.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND 16.2mm in 30 min to 11:30 32.4mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 19.0mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 21.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 17.2mm in 30 min to 11:30 34.4mm/h 25.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 25.8mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 17.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.7mm/h 12.2mm in 32 min to 15:44 22.9mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.0mm/h 6.6mm in 9 min to 16:50 44.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h 13.0mm in 12 min to 18:00 65.0mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.4mm/h 44.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.7mm/h 28.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 28.0mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL 57.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 9.5mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h INGHAM COMPOSITE 72.0mm in 6 hr to 09:00 12.0mm/h LUCINDA POINT 15.0mm in 57 min to 11:00 15.8mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 16.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 8.6mm in 16 min to 08:46 32.2mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.2mm/h YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE 4.4mm in 11 min to 05:30 24.0mm/h Northwest URANDANGI 26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast REDCLIFFE 7.6mm in 40 min to 21:00 11.4mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 22.0mm in 18 min to 06:30 73.3mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 22.4mm/h 12.0mm in 30 min to 07:00 24.0mm/h 34.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 34.4mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.0mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.3mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 23.8mm in 30 min to 17:30 47.6mm/h 26.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 26.6mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands NORTH EAST ISLAND 16.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 5.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Interior WARBURTON AIRFIELD : *(330/943 ) at 14:00 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Mallee/Upper SE LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) : 108(360/ 41 ) at 17:18 QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 69(120/ 63 ) at 17:04 Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(130/ 72 ) at 17:52 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83( 50/ 70 ) at 09:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 80**( 90/ 63 ) at 14:00