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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

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TAS, VIC: Winter returns with a vengeance

The cold front visible on the 10am surface chart below sweeping across TAS and VIC heralded a cold southern airmass that would be exceptional even in mid-winter. Temperatures fell rapidly during the afternoon, with 3pm reports showing snow at all highland stations, settling snow at Strathgordon in the South West (322m asl) and snow showers at Geeveston in the southeast (55m asl). The temperature at Maatsuyker Island off the south coast dipped to 2.7 at 5.30pm, while at 9pm Mt Wellington summit reported -5.7, Tasman Island 2.8 and Hobart City 3.4, all with fresh to strong winds and showers of hail. Conditions in Bass Strait were atrocious, with storm-force winds accompanying the cold. Wilsons Promontory recorded a gust of 135km/h, Hogan Island 124km/h and Cape Grim 115km/h, all in the early evening. Strong winds were also widespread away from the coasts in TAS and VIC; see below for details. The cold intensified during the night, spreading snow to low levels: see Saturday's report when available.

WA: Heavy thunderstorms continue in the Kimberley

Pre-wet season thunderstorms continue to drop some heavy falls in the Kimberley. Sturt Creek, 115km SSE of Halls Creek in the East Kimberley, recorded 83.0mm to 9am, more than doubling its previous October record of 40.6mm in an 89-year history. Fitzroy Crossing recorded 46mm in 6 hours to 3am.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2154 EST on 26/09/2007. 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

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

E Kimberley

002029

STURT CREEK

83.0

40.6

07/10/1952

1 y

W Kimberley

003017

MOUNT HOUSE STATION

34.0

33.5

24/10/1957

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Warrego

044021

CHARLEVILLE AERO

22.6

22.5

08/10/2005

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

W Gascoyne

006072

NYANG STATION

24.4

31/10/1994

1 Y Equal to record.

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 23:32EST, 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	25.7	+1.3	14.3	+3.4	10.9	0.0	5.8	--	412 (17.2)	30/13
PERTH AIRPORT	30.0	+7.5	14.4	+4.2	12.5	0.0	8.0	12.6	569 (23.7)	72/00
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.0	+1.3	9.8	+0.7	6.3	0.0	3.6	10.2	500 (20.8)	58/11
BUNBURY	26.8	+6.1	12.7	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	43/00
MANDURAH	27.5	--	15.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	455 (19.0)	50/03
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.4	-0.8	23.4	-1.6	23.2	0.0	9.2	10.4	419 (17.5)	37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.8	+1.8	21.3	+6.5	18.6	0.0	12.0	5.6	391 (16.3)	44/17
WHYALLA AERO	19.1	-4.8	12.8	+2.3	--	0.0	9.6	--	493 (20.5)	48/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.8	-3.0	8.7	-2.7	4.9	0.0	4.4	9.0	247 (10.3)	46/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.5	-3.4	2.9	-4.2	0.9	1.0	3.8	9.5	307 (12.8)	58/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.3	+2.7	19.0	+0.4	15.9	0.0	11.0	8.3	251 (10.5)	41/23
CAIRNS AERO	29.0	-0.5	20.4	-0.2	18.4	0.0	8.0	9.1	477 (19.9)	35/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.7	-0.7	20.0	-0.7	17.5	0.0	9.0	11.9	444 (18.5)	35/13
MACKAY M.O	27.2	-0.4	16.1	-3.6	--	0.0	--	10.7	268 (11.2)	24/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.6	+0.9	14.9	-2.1	12.9	0.0	8.0	--	204 ( 8.5)	30/08
BUNDABERG AERO	27.1	+0.2	15.5	-1.1	--	0.0	6.4	--	290 (12.1)	43/15
NAMBOUR DPI	28.3	+1.6	13.0	-0.8	--	0.0	4.6	--	--	34/12
COOLANGATTA	27.3	+2.9	16.4	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	363 (15.1)	50/14
BRISBANE AERO	26.7	+1.2	17.3	+1.6	15.2	0.0	6.8	10.7	511 (21.3)	54/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.4	+3.7	15.0	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	513 (21.4)	46/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.2	+2.1	17.4	+5.3	0.0	0.0	5.8	--	179 ( 7.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.1	+2.5	16.0	+2.2	14.0	2.0	3.2	0.3	347 (14.5)	46/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.4	-0.6	15.0	+3.1	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.3	+5.7	14.2	+2.2	12.3	0.0	2.6	4.9	290 (12.1)	48/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	31.0	+7.3	14.8	+4.1	14.4	0.0	--	--	74 ( 3.1)	37/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.5	+5.0	7.8	+1.2	2.5	0.0	11.0	11.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.6	+4.8	14.3	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.2	+6.7	16.6	+3.5	16.0	0.0	3.8	9.3	367 (15.3)	58/17
RICHMOND RAAF	32.1	+7.1	15.3	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	61/15
BELLAMBI AWS	24.8	+3.2	15.8	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	52/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	23.6	+4.2	5.4	-0.7	1.2	0.0	6.6	12.0	245 (10.2)	59/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.7	+3.3	4.0	-3.7	0.4	0.0	7.4	12.9	201 ( 8.4)	61/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	22.8	+1.2	5.0	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	136 ( 5.7)	57/19
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.6	-1.2	7.9	-1.9	6.0	0.0	6.4	12.5	269 (11.2)	52/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.4	+0.5	3.1	-4.4	--	0.0	6.2	--	263 (11.0)	50/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.5	-0.8	2.5	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	264 (11.0)	52/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.8	-0.8	9.2	-0.3	6.0	0.0	3.2	--	144 ( 6.0)	41/16
GEELONG AIRPORT	17.1	-1.7	2.1	-5.5	--	0.0	--	--	266 (11.1)	74/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.2	-2.4	0.4	-5.8	--	0.0	--	--	348 (14.5)	63/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.1	-1.9	6.2	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	363 (15.1)	57/14
HOBART AIRPORT	14.2	-3.1	8.8	+1.3	4.5	0.2	6.0	8.7	433 (18.0)	65/17
	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

41.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
40.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.2 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+8.5 : 32.6 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
+8.3 : 32.0 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW
+8.0 : 34.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+7.9 : 31.8 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW
+7.6 : 32.1 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+10.7 : 23.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+10.1 : 24.5 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+9.6 : 25.8 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+8.7 : 22.5 SURAT Maranoa QLD
+8.5 : 22.3 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+8.5 : 25.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
5.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
5.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

-8.9 : 1.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-8.4 : 5.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-8.1 : 7.5 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-7.7 : 5.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
-7.6 : -0.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.1 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.2 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-0.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-0.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.5 : 0.0 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.8 : 1.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.6 : -0.2 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-6.3 : -1.1 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-6.3 : 2.6 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central 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.

83.0 STURT CREEK E Kimberley WA
49.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.0 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP W Kimberley WA
34.0 MOUNT HOUSE STATION W Kimberley WA
31.2 CARNHAM N Tablelands E NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
83.0 STURT CREEK
W Kimberley
49.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO
42.0 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP
34.0 MOUNT HOUSE STATION

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
31.2 CARNHAM

12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
11.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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2.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
2.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
1.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.3 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1315 (54.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
898 (37.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
793 (33.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
780 (32.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
768 (32.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
766 (31.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
757 (31.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
718 (29.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
712 (29.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
684 (28.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
681 (28.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
672 (28.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
652 (27.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
651 (27.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
645 (26.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
640 (26.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
632 (26.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
631 (26.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
627 (26.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
614 (25.6) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
603 (25.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
600 (25.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA

135/19 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
124/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
115/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
111/03 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
104/16 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
104/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
100/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
96/17 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
93/12 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/17 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 11.2mm in 30 min to 01:30 22.4mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h W Kimberley FITZROY CROSSING AERO 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 19.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h Goldfields LEINSTER AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 80(210/ 65 ) at 22:46 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 87(320/ 69 ) at 22:41 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 135(240/109 ) at 20:00 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 100(259/ 83 ) at 18:50 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT : 95(230/ 69 ) at 16:30 E Central ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 76(240/ 65 ) at 18:30 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 91(230/ 61 ) at 21:00 FAWKNER BEACON : 76(240/ 63 ) at 19:00 W Central GEELONG AIRPORT : 74(260/ 63 ) at 16:57 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(220/ 69 ) at 19:00 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 89(240/ 70 ) at 16:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 106(290/ 93 ) at 16:00 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM : 83(260/ 67 ) at 17:22 LOW HEAD : 89(250/ 65 ) at 17:00 E Coast SWAN ISLAND : 96(260/ 61 ) at 18:31 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(330/ 83 ) at 02:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(270/ 54 ) at 13:51 TASMAN ISLAND : 100(220/ 74 ) at 21:44 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 108(300/ 85 ) at 04:48 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(230/ 65 ) at 23:42 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(260/ 65 ) at 18:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 124(260/ 96 ) at 16:30