Australian Weather News -- 31 MAY 2006

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When reading these descriptions of today's weather events, please refer to the charts and tables for support and details. The descriptions serve to point out significant events and add information that is not available elsewhere on the page.

AUS: Record cold again in WA, NT, QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS

Today was SA's turn to miss out on a minimum temperature record in what has become a nationwide cold spell, lasting so far for 12 days counting from the fall of the first record in Windy Harbour WA on 20 May. Sixteen records fell today, half of them breaking extremes set earlier in this cold spell. Full details are below. Today's significant events:

WA: Wyndham shaved nearly a degree of the record it set yesterday, giving it two consecutive coldest nights on record in 39 years.
NT: Daly Waters' low of 5.4 was its coldest May morning in 37 years.
QLD: Amberley, 5km SW of Ipswich, broke both the minimum air and grass temperatures it set on 24 May with readings of -3.1 and -7.5. Amberley's climatic history goes back 65 years for air minima and 40 for grass minima. Brisbane Airport's low of 3.0 also broke the record set on the 24th, and is the airport's lowest reading in 61 years at two separate but fairly close sites. Stanthorpe and Gatton also broke 40+ year records, Stanthorpe registering the state's lowest temperature of -7.0, which is also the lowest temperature ever recorded in QLD in May.
NSW: Records fell in the northwest at Brewarrina, Collarenebri and Coonamble, all with around 40-year histories.

SA: Squally storms accompany low

A low passing close to the south of SA thrust an active cold front across Eyre Peninsula and into the South East this afternoon bringing some sharp temperature drops, isolated thunderstorms and several waves of heavy rain across the Adelaide region. At Wudinna in central northern Eyre Peninsula, the front dropped the temperature from 13.9 to 7.1 in 3 minutes between 2.58 and 3.01pm, accompanied by a wind gust of 80km/h. Around 10 to 20mm of rain fell across the Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas, Kangaroo Island, and Adelaide Plains and Hills in the 24 hours to 9am Thursday, with the highest fall 39.8 at Wakefield River, 30km S of Clare.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1758 EST on 12/01/2007. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Lowest grass minimum temperature
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040004	AMBERLEY AMO	-7.5	-6.0	24/05/2006	40				Previous record set earlier this month.
Lowest minimum temperature
WA	N Kimberley	001013	WYNDHAM	10.5	11.4	30/05/2006	39				Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	Goldfields	012314	LEINSTER AERO	2.3	3.0	24/05/1995	12
NT	Roper-McArthur	014626	DALY WATERS AWS	5.4	6.0	24/05/2001	37
NT	Victoria	014850	TIMBER CREEK	7.6	8.0	30/05/2006	26				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040004	AMBERLEY AMO	-3.1	-3.0	24/05/2006	65				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040082	UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON	-0.2	0.5	24/05/2003	42
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040842	BRISBANE AERO	3.0	3.9	24/05/2006	12				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Darling Downs E	041095	STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE	-7.0	-6.1	27/05/1965	44
QLD	Darling Downs E	041521	GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT	-1.4	-1.0	31/05/2004	15
NSW	Upper Darling	048015	BREWARRINA HOSPITAL	-0.8	-0.6	22/05/1965	37
NSW	Upper Darling	048031	COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST)	-1.8	-1.4	24/05/2006	39				Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	CW Plains N	051010	COONAMBLE COMPARISON	-2.3	-1.8	24/05/2006	42				Previous record set earlier this month.
VIC	W Central	087113	AVALON AIRPORT	-0.7	-0.2	30/05/2003	12
TAS	Southeast	094020	DOVER	-1.5	-0.5	24/05/2006	17				Previous record set earlier this month.
TAS	Southeast	094166	BULL BAY (LAURISTON)	2.6	2.6	20/05/1994	15				Equal to record.
TAS	Derwent Valley	095018	TARRALEAH VILLAGE	-5.6	-5.6	30/05/2006	23				Equal to record. 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 22:46EST, 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	20.6	-3.4	8.5	-4.4	4.7	0.0	4.2	--	413 (17.2)	39/10
PERTH AIRPORT	16.2	-5.5	4.1	-6.4	3.9	0.0	0.8	0.2	177 ( 7.4)	22/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.6	-3.3	9.5	-0.3	7.3	11.0	0.8	4.5	272 (11.3)	24/10
BUNBURY	17.5	-3.6	3.4	-6.1	--	0.2	--	--	139 ( 5.8)	18/12
MANDURAH	17.1	--	8.2	--	--	0.6	--	--	172 ( 7.2)	17/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	29.3	-2.7	16.1	-6.0	13.8	0.0	7.8	11.1	303 (12.6)	39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	23.1	+0.1	4.3	-4.0	-0.1	0.0	3.0	10.4	174 ( 7.3)	35/15
WHYALLA AERO	19.5	-1.0	7.6	-1.1	--	0.0	6.2	--	431 (18.0)	59/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.9	-3.1	10.7	+0.5	7.6	0.0	1.4	1.7	303 (12.6)	43/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.3	-3.8	2.7	-4.6	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.8	366 (15.3)	48/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.1	-2.8	10.8	-3.1	7.0	0.0	5.4	10.5	288 (12.0)	30/13
CAIRNS AERO	27.9	+0.3	21.6	+1.7	19.2	0.0	5.2	8.4	431 (18.0)	32/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.3	-1.3	17.2	-0.4	15.2	0.0	6.2	8.0	285 (11.9)	26/11
MACKAY M.O	22.5	-1.7	12.5	-4.6	--	0.0	--	10.6	358 (14.9)	22/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.9	-0.1	5.0	-9.2	1.8	0.0	4.0	--	97 ( 4.0)	22/17
BUNDABERG AERO	25.0	+0.3	9.1	-5.1	--	0.0	3.6	--	238 ( 9.9)	--
NAMBOUR DPI	23.0	-0.7	3.1	-8.9	--	0.0	2.8	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.2	-2.9	7.7	-6.6	--	0.2	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	22/15
BRISBANE AERO	22.5	-1.1	3.0	-9.8	2.1	0.0	4.0	9.7	232 ( 9.7)	28/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	--	--	5.2	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	370 (15.4)	--
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	17.7	-2.6	1.8	-6.9	-3.3	0.0	3.0	--	77 ( 3.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.1	-2.3	4.0	-7.7	-0.8	0.0	2.0	9.5	238 ( 9.9)	30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.8	-0.7	3.4	-7.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.9	-1.3	7.6	-2.5	6.2	0.0	2.8	9.8	413 (17.2)	39/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.8	-0.6	7.4	-0.9	3.8	2.0	--	--	191 ( 8.0)	24/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.5	-1.7	-0.4	-5.1	-7.0	0.0	1.0	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.7	-2.3	1.2	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.5	-1.5	8.5	-2.4	6.0	2.8	1.4	5.6	494 (20.6)	35/12
RICHMOND RAAF	20.0	-0.6	1.4	-6.5	--	0.2	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	26/12
BELLAMBI AWS	17.9	-1.8	10.6	-2.5	--	23.6	--	--	350 (14.6)	39/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT	15.3	-0.3	-0.9	-4.1	-4.8	0.0	1.8	5.4	224 ( 9.3)	18/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.2	-0.1	-0.9	-6.8	-3.0	0.0	1.6	9.0	161 ( 6.7)	18/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.8	-0.9	-0.8	-6.4	--	0.0	--	--	58 ( 2.4)	17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.5	-1.5	0.9	-6.5	-1.9	0.0	2.0	8.9	151 ( 6.3)	32/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.5	-0.8	-1.4	-7.2	--	0.0	0.4	--	112 ( 4.7)	22/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.9	-1.7	-1.3	-6.5	--	0.0	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	30/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.5	-0.2	4.9	-3.7	3.3	0.0	0.2	--	77 ( 3.2)	21/14
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.8	-2.3	0.6	-7.1	--	0.2	--	--	118 ( 4.9)	17/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.5	-1.1	-1.3	-7.0	--	0.0	--	--	251 (10.5)	39/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.4	-2.4	0.3	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	50 ( 2.1)	15/15
HOBART AIRPORT	13.1	-2.1	1.1	-5.5	-1.1	0.0	0.6	5.4	310 (12.9)	26/00
	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

33.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
32.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
32.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
32.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
31.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+2.8 : 17.1 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
+2.6 : 15.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+1.9 : 10.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+1.8 : 32.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
+1.1 : 23.4 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
24.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+5.2 : 13.0 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+4.2 : 16.6 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
+3.9 : 5.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+3.8 : 18.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+3.6 : 20.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-9.8 : 5.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-8.2 : 13.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-8.1 : 6.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-7.6 : 13.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.6 : 14.3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

-9.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-9.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.2 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD

-13.2 : -3.1 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-12.5 : -7.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-11.8 : -9.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-11.6 : -3.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-11.6 : -4.7 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

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.

53.2 KIAMA (BRIGHTON ST) Illawarra NSW
45.4 GERRINGONG (MAYFLOWER VILLAGE) Illawarra NSW
43.0 ALBION PARK POST OFFICE Illawarra NSW
42.2 FOXGROUND ROAD Illawarra NSW
40.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
53.2 KIAMA (BRIGHTON ST)
45.4 GERRINGONG (MAYFLOWER VILLAGE)
43.0 ALBION PARK POST OFFICE
42.2 FOXGROUND ROAD
40.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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1.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

913 (38.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
847 (35.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
744 (31.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
729 (30.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
717 (29.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
697 (29.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
662 (27.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
654 (27.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
651 (27.1) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
642 (26.8) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
640 (26.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
635 (26.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
604 (25.2) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

80/15 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
78/07 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
78/04 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
76/13 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
72/18 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA

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.
QUEENSLAND N Peninsula SCHERGER RAAF 17.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 17.4mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS 11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.4mm/h	No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h