Australian Weather News -- 08 OCT 2006

Sunday 08 OCT 2006

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2006

Dec

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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.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
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Date

Years

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Date

Years

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

11.8

12.8

01/10/2006

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

15.7

16.0

02/10/1994

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 23:26EST, 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	30.9	+6.5	12.5	+1.6	9.2	0.0	8.0	--	561 (23.4)	58/15
PERTH AIRPORT	24.0	+1.5	10.6	+0.4	9.2	0.0	9.4	11.4	702 (29.3)	85/02
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.6	-2.1	10.1	+1.0	7.1	0.0	5.4	3.4	514 (21.4)	58/12
BUNBURY	21.6	+0.9	9.7	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	517 (21.5)	50/10
MANDURAH	24.2	--	11.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	493 (20.5)	50/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.3	-0.9	23.8	-1.2	22.8	0.0	8.0	8.9	313 (13.0)	39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.7	+2.7	11.0	-3.8	6.9	0.0	9.8	11.8	213 ( 8.9)	55/14
WHYALLA AERO	19.2	-4.7	13.4	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	642 (26.8)	67/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.7	-4.1	11.5	+0.1	--	0.0	6.8	10.9	380 (15.8)	48/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.9	-3.0	6.8	-0.3	4.7	0.0	5.4	10.7	611 (25.5)	55/07
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.2	+1.6	18.0	-0.6	12.0	0.0	10.4	11.7	257 (10.7)	34/11
CAIRNS AERO	29.6	+0.1	20.6	0.0	19.0	0.0	10.2	10.1	465 (19.4)	43/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.9	-1.5	16.9	-3.8	15.5	0.0	8.2	11.5	381 (15.9)	34/10
MACKAY M.O	27.3	-0.3	17.9	-1.8	--	0.0	--	11.2	273 (11.4)	24/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.9	+1.2	13.4	-3.6	11.8	0.0	7.6	--	206 ( 8.6)	32/11
BUNDABERG AERO	26.2	-0.7	15.2	-1.4	--	0.0	4.8	--	194 ( 8.1)	39/15
NAMBOUR DPI	27.6	+0.9	12.6	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	60 ( 2.5)	28/10
COOLANGATTA	25.2	+0.8	15.7	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	44/16
BRISBANE AERO	25.9	+0.4	16.0	+0.3	11.7	0.0	4.8	10.0	289 (12.0)	48/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.9	+4.2	14.1	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	578 (24.1)	55/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.8	+6.7	16.3	+4.2	10.4	0.0	6.4	--	100 ( 4.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.4	+3.8	16.0	+2.2	12.5	0.0	6.2	10.9	375 (15.6)	71/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.6	+3.6	11.1	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.3	+9.7	9.6	-2.4	8.1	0.0	5.4	8.3	296 (12.3)	65/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	31.6	+7.9	9.7	-1.0	7.1	0.0	--	--	102 ( 4.3)	54/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	24.0	+6.5	10.8	+4.2	3.5	0.0	6.6	11.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.1	+6.3	9.6	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	30.7	+8.2	15.2	+2.1	9.9	0.0	7.2	9.5	516 (21.5)	87/12
RICHMOND RAAF	32.3	+7.3	8.9	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	159 ( 6.6)	68/13
BELLAMBI AWS	30.3	+8.7	16.6	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	81/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT	25.9	+6.5	4.8	-1.3	-1.4	0.0	7.2	9.8	258 (10.8)	50/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.4	+2.0	2.8	-4.9	0.4	0.0	4.2	11.6	136 ( 5.7)	55/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	22.7	+1.1	4.6	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	98 ( 4.1)	50/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.2	-3.6	11.8	+2.0	8.4	0.0	8.4	11.8	375 (15.6)	54/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.5	-4.4	10.6	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	410 (17.1)	67/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.7	-3.6	7.2	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	400 (16.7)	55/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.0	-2.6	11.4	+1.9	7.8	0.6	8.2	--	192 ( 8.0)	26/07
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.2	-3.6	9.2	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	475 (19.8)	59/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.8	-3.8	5.8	-0.4	--	0.2	--	--	598 (24.9)	55/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.3	-2.7	7.0	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	407 (17.0)	50/15
HOBART AIRPORT	12.9	-4.4	7.0	-0.5	3.4	1.4	5.4	9.3	761 (31.7)	61/15
	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

42.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
41.5 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
41.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+10.8 : 42.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+9.7 : 33.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+9.2 : 31.3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+8.8 : 30.9 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+8.8 : 41.5 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

26.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+8.6 : 25.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.3 : 26.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.0 : 14.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.4 : 15.1 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
+6.9 : 23.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-11.8 : 17.8 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-9.9 : 20.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-9.0 : 19.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-8.9 : -0.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-8.1 : 2.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-2.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-1.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-0.6 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-8.5 : 15.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-8.0 : 15.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-7.3 : 11.2 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
-7.2 : 15.1 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-7.2 : 15.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-7.2 : 16.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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.

36.6 WARRA W Coast TAS
33.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
28.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
24.8 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
23.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS

12.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.7 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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8.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
8.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
7.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1337 (55.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1191 (49.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1118 (46.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1075 (44.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1062 (44.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1035 (43.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1030 (42.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
943 (39.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
931 (38.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
926 (38.6) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
893 (37.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
889 (37.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
888 (37.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
880 (36.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
874 (36.4) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
872 (36.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
855 (35.6) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
832 (34.7) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
829 (34.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
828 (34.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
823 (34.3) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
816 (34.0) FORREST Eucla WA
815 (34.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
813 (33.9) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
803 (33.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
795 (33.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
787 (32.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
785 (32.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
784 (32.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
761 (31.7) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
760 (31.7) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
755 (31.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
744 (31.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
742 (30.9) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
737 (30.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
714 (29.8) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
712 (29.7) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
710 (29.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
703 (29.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
702 (29.3) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
702 (29.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
700 (29.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
698 (29.1) EUCLA Eucla WA
692 (28.8) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
690 (28.8) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
689 (28.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
679 (28.3) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
668 (27.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
667 (27.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
655 (27.3) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
649 (27.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
647 (27.0) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
642 (26.8) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
639 (26.6) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
637 (26.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
626 (26.1) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
625 (26.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
618 (25.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
618 (25.8) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
618 (25.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
611 (25.5) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
611 (25.5) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
608 (25.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
604 (25.2) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

211/17 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
104/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
94/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/10 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/13 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
91/12 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
91/04 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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 Goldfields LEINSTER AERO 2.4mm in 1 min to 04:54 144.0mm/h 1.6mm in 1 min to 04:55 96.0mm/h 6.8mm in 2 min to 04:57 204.0mm/h 3.0mm in 2 min to 05:01 90.0mm/h 5.6mm in 3 min to 05:04 112.0mm/h 7.0mm in 5 min to 05:09 84.0mm/h 8.4mm in 5 min to 05:14 100.8mm/h 2.2mm in 1 min to 05:15 132.0mm/h 5.2mm in 3 min to 05:18 104.0mm/h 1.6mm in 1 min to 05:19 96.0mm/h 4.8mm in 2 min to 05:22 144.0mm/h 15.2mm in 11 min to 05:33 82.9mm/h 74.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 24.7mm/h 18.4mm in 32 min to 06:32 34.5mm/h 12.2mm in 3 min to 06:35 244.0mm/h 6.4mm in 2 min to 06:37 192.0mm/h 14.8mm in 4 min to 06:41 222.0mm/h 72.6mm in 19 min to 07:00 229.3mm/h 124.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 124.4mm/h 9.6mm in 11 min to 07:11 52.4mm/h TASMANIA W Coast WARRA 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Goldfields LEINSTER AERO : 211( 60/ 37 ) at 17:03 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NORAH HEAD AWS : 76(180/ 63 ) at 17:00 Sydney--east SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 83(180/ 70 ) at 12:07 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) : 85(160/ 65 ) at 12:24 Illawarra ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 83(170/ 69 ) at 10:33 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 83(200/ 69 ) at 10:23 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(110/ 74 ) at 13:00 GREEN CAPE AWS : 85(210/ 67 ) at 13:38 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(240/ 87 ) at 06:30 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 78(227/ 69 ) at 04:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 95(210/ 82 ) at 10:30 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 76(210/ 63 ) at 12:17 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(310/ 87 ) at 18:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 111(260/ 76 ) at 00:01 TASMAN ISLAND : 93(220/ 67 ) at 11:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(270/ 67 ) at 14:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 91(250/ 70 ) at 04:31