Australian Weather News -- 19 MAR 2006

Sunday 19 MAR 2006

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Noteworthy weather today

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newsworthy

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The eye of category 4 TC Larry is well-defined as the cyclone passes south of Willis Island at 4.10pm EST today.

QLD: TC Larry approaches FNQ coast

Tropical Cyclone Larry moved to a position 240km east of Innisfail at 10pm. The cyclone, which had been moving steadily west towards the Far North Queensland coast at about 25km/h, had a central pressure of 925hPa and was rated category 4. From early evening, the Bureau of Meteorology warnings indicated that the core would cross the coast between Innisfail and Mission Beach between 7 and 9am Monday, a forecast that proved accurate (see full story in DWS 20 March 2006). By late evening, wind gusts up to 98km/h were being experienced on Hamilton Island east of Proserpine, and it was estimated the cyclone would strengthen to category 5 with wind gusts of 280km/h on landfall, making it the most powerful cyclone to hit the QLD east coast in decades.

In response to the warnings, evacuation centres were set up between Innisfail and Ingham. Hundreds of people voluntarily evacuated coastal homes and an official disaster declaration gave authorities the power to legally enforce evacuation if necessary. Service stations reported a steady stream of cars leaving the warning area. Some older hospitals not built to cyclone standards were evacuated as were tourist resorts on Dunk and Bedarra Islands, SE of Mission Beach. Cairns and Townsville airports were closed and all flights in the area cancelled. Ports were closed, with large vessels putting to sea and small craft moving to cyclone mooring points. Large queues were reported at petrol stations and supermarkets. Disaster response teams, thousands of sandbags, and Australian Defence Forces Black Hawk helicopters were being positioned to provide assistance when needed.

NT, QLD: Cold, wet weather spreads west into the Top End

The cloudmass associated with a weakening monsoon low over the NT Top End spread westwards today bringing exceptionally cool conditions for March to a large area in the Territory's central north (see map). Maximum temperatures were 6 to 10 below average, with Kidman Springs, 240km SW of Katherine, setting a record low March maximum of 26.1, 2.5 below its previous record in 10 years. Continued heavy rain, unusual for this end of the wet season, has continued over the southern Gulf and into the Roper catchment in the NT (see wettest.)

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1511 EST on 30/12/2006. 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

Roper-McArthur

014718

REDBANK MINE

276.0

223.6

18/03/2006

261.4

29/12/1997

Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

Victoria

014847

KIDMAN SPRINGS

26.1

28.6

06/03/2003

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 22:24EST, 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	37.8	+6.9	17.6	-0.3	12.3	0.0	12.4	--	471 (19.6)	46/08
PERTH AIRPORT	34.6	+5.0	17.6	+1.8	15.4	0.0	9.4	11.2	596 (24.8)	61/04
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.8	+2.7	8.6	-4.8	5.8	0.0	4.8	11.3	410 (17.1)	46/09
BUNBURY	32.8	+5.3	17.0	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	319 (13.3)	37/04
MANDURAH	32.0	--	18.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	332 (13.8)	39/04
DARWIN AIRPORT	29.7	-2.2	24.7	+0.2	23.7	0.2	3.4	3.3	362 (15.1)	37/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.6	-2.1	16.8	-0.7	14.0	0.0	12.0	0.0	427 (17.8)	48/14
WHYALLA AERO	25.6	-1.7	17.1	+1.8	--	0.0	7.0	--	365 (15.2)	50/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.0	-0.3	12.1	-3.1	7.8	0.0	3.8	11.4	164 ( 6.8)	30/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	22.8	-0.3	8.8	-1.7	6.3	0.2	1.4	9.7	--	--
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.1	-0.2	26.6	+4.8	25.0	0.0	6.6	3.4	282 (11.8)	35/13
CAIRNS AERO	32.3	+1.8	22.1	-0.9	20.6	0.0	7.6	6.0	394 (16.4)	37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.4	+1.7	23.0	+0.1	20.5	0.0	8.4	5.4	378 (15.8)	58/23
MACKAY M.O	28.1	-0.5	23.2	+1.0	--	2.8	--	0.4	624 (26.0)	65/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.1	-1.4	22.7	+1.9	22.1	0.0	9.4	--	425 (17.7)	48/14
BUNDABERG AERO	29.6	+0.5	21.4	+1.5	--	0.0	7.8	--	487 (20.3)	46/10
NAMBOUR DPI	28.4	+0.5	18.1	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.9	+0.7	20.3	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	30/13
BRISBANE AERO	28.6	+0.6	18.3	-1.0	15.4	0.0	6.8	5.7	305 (12.7)	34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.5	+0.1	17.4	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	751 (31.3)	61/11
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	33.9	+4.8	19.7	+3.1	15.8	0.0	4.8	--	159 ( 6.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.8	+1.9	18.7	+0.6	16.1	0.0	4.4	4.9	256 (10.7)	34/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.0	+2.7	17.8	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	30.3	+4.1	20.5	+4.2	19.0	0.0	3.6	9.5	365 (15.2)	37/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	30.0	+4.0	18.1	+2.8	19.6	0.2	--	--	94 ( 3.9)	22/22
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.0	+4.2	12.8	+2.2	7.3	0.0	2.6	11.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	33.2	+4.1	16.4	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.7	+3.5	21.0	+3.6	18.4	0.8	4.4	8.1	406 (16.9)	61/23
RICHMOND RAAF	31.9	+5.0	18.1	+2.6	--	0.2	--	--	109 ( 4.5)	44/22
BELLAMBI AWS	26.1	+2.2	20.1	+2.1	--	1.4	--	--	290 (12.1)	63/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT	28.3	+3.8	14.6	+3.9	13.1	0.0	5.2	8.0	235 ( 9.8)	39/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.9	+1.2	9.8	-3.6	9.1	0.0	5.0	11.1	155 ( 6.5)	30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	28.1	+0.2	9.9	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	28.1	-0.2	11.8	-2.0	10.1	0.0	5.4	11.3	195 ( 8.1)	32/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.3	-1.0	9.3	-2.4	8.5	0.0	--	--	274 (11.4)	48/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	24.6	-1.4	10.8	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	316 (13.2)	37/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.6	-1.3	13.1	-0.1	11.2	0.0	2.4	--	81 ( 3.4)	21/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.7	-1.5	10.8	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	44/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	20.7	-1.5	6.9	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	373 (15.5)	39/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.9	-0.6	10.2	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	41/10
HOBART AIRPORT	19.5	-1.2	10.8	+0.1	9.0	0.6	2.0	7.5	338 (14.1)	58/11
	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

40.1 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
40.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
39.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
39.4 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
39.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA

+8.5 : 39.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+7.7 : 36.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+7.5 : 36.7 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+7.4 : 39.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.9 : 37.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA

28.6 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
28.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
28.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+7.4 : 28.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+7.1 : 28.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+6.4 : 18.5 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+6.3 : 25.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+6.3 : 24.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+6.3 : 25.0 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
11.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
11.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

-10.2 : 25.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-9.4 : 26.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 26.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 26.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-8.4 : 26.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT

2.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.4 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-9.5 : 4.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.5 : 7.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.3 : 13.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-5.1 : 5.8 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-5.1 : 6.5 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast 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.

276.0 REDBANK MINE N Rivers NT
192.7 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
185.0 WESTMORELAND STATION Gulf Country QLD
144.4 CALVERT HILLS N Rivers NT
106.4 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
62.0 YALLEEN

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
276.0 REDBANK MINE
192.7 WOLLOGORANG
144.4 CALVERT HILLS
106.4 BORROLOOLA
94.0 HODGSON RIVER
83.0 ELSEY
74.4 NUTWOOD DOWNS
66.0 BING BONG PORT
57.0 NUMUL NUMUL
52.6 MATARANKA STATION

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
185.0 WESTMORELAND STATION
106.0 KINGFISHER CAMP
62.6 MORNINGTON ISLAND
57.0 BOWTHORN STATION

11.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.5 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1089 (45.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1001 (41.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
952 (39.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
838 (34.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
792 (33.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
751 (31.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
746 (31.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
703 (29.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
652 (27.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
642 (26.8) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
627 (26.1) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
624 (26.0) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

98/22 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
97/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/10 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/15 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/13 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MILINGIMBI AWS 19.4mm in 46 min to 02:30 25.3mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 20.6mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 7.0mm/h NGAYAWILI 10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h 9.2mm in 9 min to 03:09 61.3mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 8.7mm/h CENTRE ISLAND 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h WOLLOGORANG 25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 8.3mm/h BORROLOOLA 16.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 16.8mm/h 33.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 33.0mm/h 62.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 20.7mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND 14.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 98(130/ 69 ) at 23:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(310/ 76 ) at 12:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(260/ 72 ) at 11:00 DROUGHTY HILL (TERSS) : 85(240/ 65 ) at 15:30