Australian Weather News -- 09 SEP 2006

Saturday 09 SEP 2006

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2006

Dec

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Noteworthy weather today

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newsworthy

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Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

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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 1742 EST on 23/09/2007. 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
Highest daily rainfall
WA	E Pilbara	004006	BONNEY DOWNS	23.0	21.3	30/09/1937	99				1 y
WA	E Pilbara	004015	HILLSIDE STATION	32.2	13.2	11/09/1920	81				1 n
WA	E Pilbara	004032	PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT	19.0	9.2	10/09/1984	65				1 y
WA	E Pilbara	004042	WHIM CREEK	10.0	9.7	09/09/1968	69				1 y
WA	E Pilbara	004059	MALLINA	22.0	17.8	11/09/1920	76				1 y
WA	W Pilbara	005009	MARILLANA	35.0	15.0	11/09/1970	58				1 y
WA	W Pilbara	005015	MULGA DOWNS	34.0	16.4	29/09/1986	104				1 y
WA	W Pilbara	005045	GIRALIA	22.0	14.0	07/09/1920	68				1 y
WA	W Pilbara	005073	HOOLEY	16.0	0.0	2005	21				1 y
WA	W Gascoyne	006099	MURCHISON	33.0	13.6	06/09/1993	20				1 y
WA	Murchison	007007	BOOLARDY	22.2	22.0	28/09/1984	109				1 y
WA	Murchison	007043	MANFRED	44.0	17.8	11/09/1986	87				1 y
WA	E Gascoyne	007103	NEDS CREEK	22.0	14.2	11/09/1970	60				1 y
WA	E Gascoyne	007176	NEWMAN AERO	24.8	8.8	22/09/1982	30				1 n
WA	E Gascoyne	007179	TANGADEE	20.0	17.0	06/09/1997	45				1 y
WA	E Gascoyne	007191	CAPRICORN ROADHOUSE	23.9	11.2	22/09/1982	28				1 y
WA	E Gascoyne	007199	PLUTONIC (PLANT SITE)	18.4	16.0	05/09/1997	16				1 y
WA	Murchison	007600	MOUNT MAGNET AERO	23.0	6.0	06/09/1997	12				1 n
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010004	BEACON	46.6	20.8	28/09/1958	70				1 y
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010108	NOKANING	37.5	23.6	19/09/1927	93				1 y
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010136	WIALKI SOUTH	24.8	20.0	02/09/1974	66				1 y
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010305	DE-ERANNING	27.0	19.6	06/09/1997	15				1 y
WA	Goldfields	012099	WALGOOLAN NORTH	23.0	18.0	28/09/1958	69				1 y
WA	Goldfields	012221	BODALLIN	20.2	19.0	23/09/2001	38				1 y
WA	Interior	013038	CUNYU	9.6	6.0	05/09/1997	11				1 y
Lowest grass minimum temperature
QLD	N Coast--Barron	031034	KAIRI RESEARCH STATION	-1.5	-1.2	04/09/1985	39				Y
Lowest maximum temperature
WA	E Pilbara	004035	ROEBOURNE	23.0	25.0	01/09/1993	48				1 Y
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)
NT	Arnhem	014508	GOVE AIRPORT	25.0	24.5	03/09/2003	12				1 Y

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 23:16EST, 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	27.9	+5.9	15.9	+6.6	14.7	0.2	4.0	--	565 (23.5)	58/09
PERTH AIRPORT	24.9	+4.8	13.1	+4.2	10.7	0.0	1.2	6.0	524 (21.8)	37/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.1	+3.8	12.1	+4.1	11.6	1.6	2.6	7.5	580 (24.2)	39/10
BUNBURY	23.0	+4.8	11.5	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	363 (15.1)	31/09
MANDURAH	22.4	--	13.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	30/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.0	+2.5	20.8	-2.2	19.5	0.0	9.2	11.2	387 (16.1)	41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	20.2	-7.1	5.4	-5.0	1.3	0.0	8.0	11.4	411 (17.1)	39/08
WHYALLA AERO	16.6	-4.9	10.5	+2.5	--	0.4	4.2	--	649 (27.0)	54/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.5	-3.5	7.6	-2.1	4.1	5.4	1.8	9.7	330 (13.8)	52/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.2	-2.6	6.4	+0.1	4.5	10.4	2.6	8.1	614 (25.6)	61/05
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.2	-6.0	10.5	-3.7	4.7	0.0	10.4	11.2	476 (19.8)	45/13
CAIRNS AERO	27.3	-0.7	14.8	-3.9	11.2	0.0	6.4	11.0	331 (13.8)	37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.8	+0.1	15.5	-1.8	9.6	0.0	9.4	11.5	394 (16.4)	37/09
MACKAY M.O	23.4	-1.8	11.6	-5.0	--	0.0	--	11.2	329 (13.7)	37/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.6	-0.7	8.6	-5.0	5.6	0.0	6.6	--	223 ( 9.3)	30/13
BUNDABERG AERO	25.3	-0.1	11.1	-2.6	--	0.0	9.8	--	252 (10.5)	--
NAMBOUR DPI	22.9	-2.0	8.9	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	94 ( 3.9)	24/14
COOLANGATTA	22.7	-0.4	11.7	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	43/15
BRISBANE AERO	22.7	-1.5	10.2	-2.5	7.0	0.0	6.6	10.8	370 (15.4)	32/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.7	-1.7	6.6	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	445 (18.5)	46/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.9	-1.5	5.7	-2.8	2.1	0.0	3.8	--	148 ( 6.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.1	-0.8	11.6	+0.7	6.6	0.0	5.4	9.6	528 (22.0)	43/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.5	-2.0	10.7	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	16.1	-5.1	10.7	+1.7	8.4	4.6	3.6	1.7	522 (21.8)	65/20
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	16.2	-5.1	9.4	+1.7	6.7	7.8	--	--	141 ( 5.9)	44/22
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.7	-3.3	1.6	-2.6	-1.2	0.2	3.2	0.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.9	-2.3	1.7	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	16.5	-4.0	12.0	+1.7	11.2	21.0	5.8	0.9	821 (34.2)	74/21
RICHMOND RAAF	13.9	-8.8	9.1	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	265 (11.0)	50/13
BELLAMBI AWS	15.0	-5.2	11.0	-1.5	--	25.0	--	--	599 (25.0)	81/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.8	-2.4	7.2	+4.0	6.0	2.6	3.4	4.9	316 (13.2)	54/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	18.6	+1.0	6.4	+1.3	4.2	0.4	3.4	5.8	236 ( 9.8)	37/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.7	-1.4	8.7	+2.8	--	0.6	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	54/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.6	-4.8	6.1	-1.3	4.7	1.4	2.4	8.5	402 (16.8)	58/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.4	0.0	6.2	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	462 (19.3)	50/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.3	-1.5	5.0	+0.7	--	1.2	--	--	369 (15.4)	58/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.3	-0.9	8.1	+0.2	5.7	3.4	1.6	--	124 ( 5.2)	34/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	13.6	-3.2	7.8	+1.1	--	5.0	--	--	446 (18.6)	54/09
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.1	-1.8	4.2	-0.6	--	1.8	--	--	538 (22.4)	65/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.7	-1.8	6.4	+1.3	--	1.2	--	--	318 (13.3)	55/07
HOBART AIRPORT	11.2	-4.1	6.6	+0.6	2.3	3.8	0.8	5.4	472 (19.7)	50/03
	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

37.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
36.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
35.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 23.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
+6.2 : 22.6 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+5.9 : 27.9 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.8 : 26.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+5.8 : 23.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.8 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
24.2 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
24.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+6.6 : 15.9 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+6.6 : 12.7 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+6.2 : 15.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.2 : 13.6 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.9 : 14.4 MULLEWA Central West WA
+5.9 : 10.7 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-11.5 : 19.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-11.5 : 11.8 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-10.9 : 15.0 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-10.8 : 14.8 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-10.7 : 15.2 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW

-4.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.8 : 6.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.3 : 10.4 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
-8.2 : 11.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-8.0 : 8.6 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-8.0 : 5.8 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country 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.

74.0 BULAHDELAH POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW
58.6 OURIMBAH (DOG TRAP ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
57.6 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
56.0 COORAN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
54.6 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
56.0 COORAN TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
74.0 BULAHDELAH POST OFFICE
Hunter Valley
58.6 OURIMBAH (DOG TRAP ROAD)

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
57.6 ORBOST (COMPARISON)
54.6 ORBOST

11.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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1.7 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.1 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE C Tablelands S NSW
0.9 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1132 (47.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1045 (43.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1007 (42.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
929 (38.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
868 (36.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
853 (35.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
852 (35.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
821 (34.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
812 (33.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
808 (33.7) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
794 (33.1) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
770 (32.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
751 (31.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
747 (31.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
744 (31.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
734 (30.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
725 (30.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
721 (30.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
712 (29.7) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
700 (29.2) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
685 (28.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
683 (28.5) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
649 (27.0) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
641 (26.7) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
640 (26.7) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
634 (26.4) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
632 (26.3) DALWALLINU Central West WA
629 (26.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
628 (26.2) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
623 (26.0) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
621 (25.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
614 (25.6) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
612 (25.5) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
600 (25.0) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

96/20 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
94/22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/22 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
89/23 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
89/20 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

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 Pilbara MARBLE BAR 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Upper Darling COBAR AIRPORT AWS 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h MidNorth Coast S FORSTER - TUNCURRY R.V.C.P. 41.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.8mm/h Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 12.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.6mm/h GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.6mm/h MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 15.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.8mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h Sydney--east TERREY HILLS AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 12.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.8mm/h Illawarra BELLAMBI AWS 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h VICTORIA E Gippsland ORBOST 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h W Gippsland MT MOORNAPA 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 82(140/ 74 ) at 07:48 Adelaide/Lofty HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 78(150/ 65 ) at 02:06 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NORAH HEAD AWS : 91(150/ 70 ) at 22:43 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93(170/ 65 ) at 05:00 Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 91(150/ 58 ) at 23:00 Western Plains LOOKOUT HILL : 96(160/ 48 ) at 20:30