Australian Weather News -- 08 JAN 2007

Monday 08 JAN 2007

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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

WA, NT, QLD: Storms as monsoon trough approaches. With the monsoon trough lurking just to the north of the continent, and a trough running from the Kimberley region of WA through NT into southern QLD, there were widespread thunderstorms and some heavy falls. See downpours and today's noteworthy observations for more reports of heavy falls.

Records set or equalled today
None known

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 23:54EST, 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	27.7	-3.9	16.0	-2.3	14.5	0.0	13.2	--	537 (22.4)	46/19
PERTH AIRPORT	28.3	-3.3	13.0	-3.9	12.4	0.0	9.4	12.2	358 (14.9)	45/17
ALBANY AIRPORT	25.1	+0.4	12.8	-0.9	10.4	0.0	7.0	12.7	385 (16.0)	39/16
BUNBURY	26.0	-3.4	14.1	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	278 (11.6)	46/14
MANDURAH	25.7	--	18.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	347 (14.5)	46/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.4	+1.6	25.3	+0.5	24.7	0.0	5.0	10.0	226 ( 9.4)	50/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.5	-0.9	24.5	+3.1	23.2	0.0	15.8	10.2	405 (16.9)	35/10
WHYALLA AERO	25.2	-4.7	17.0	-0.4	--	0.0	8.0	--	604 (25.2)	50/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	27.5	-1.6	14.7	-2.3	11.6	0.0	6.8	11.2	309 (12.9)	35/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	21.2	-4.0	13.0	+1.9	12.7	0.2	5.2	8.3	551 (23.0)	39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.8	+0.5	23.8	0.0	22.8	0.0	4.2	8.2	294 (12.3)	35/19
CAIRNS AERO	30.9	-0.5	22.6	-1.1	20.4	0.0	5.2	7.2	168 ( 7.0)	28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.5	+1.2	25.6	+1.4	23.6	0.0	10.0	10.8	400 (16.7)	34/14
MACKAY M.O	32.9	+2.8	20.6	-2.9	--	0.0	--	12.0	246 (10.3)	--
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	36.8	+4.9	19.6	-2.5	18.5	0.0	7.4	--	175 ( 7.3)	45/18
BUNDABERG AERO	31.0	+0.9	20.0	-1.4	--	0.0	4.0	--	253 (10.5)	37/18
NAMBOUR DPI	33.2	+3.9	19.2	-0.2	--	0.0	6.6	--	91 ( 3.8)	28/14
COOLANGATTA	28.8	+0.7	21.4	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	396 (16.5)	43/17
BRISBANE AERO	29.4	+0.4	19.4	-1.7	16.8	0.0	8.6	11.0	423 (17.6)	--
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	32.4	+4.3	16.5	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	339 (14.1)	45/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	35.4	+3.5	21.4	+2.6	16.6	0.2	5.6	--	162 ( 6.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	30.0	+3.1	19.8	+0.4	17.9	0.0	6.8	4.5	543 (22.6)	52/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.7	+0.3	20.1	+2.0	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.8	-4.1	19.3	+1.3	18.7	0.0	6.4	2.1	403 (16.8)	45/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.8	-4.7	18.3	+1.6	19.1	2.2	--	--	160 ( 6.7)	37/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.0	+0.5	13.5	+0.3	9.0	3.8	1.8	13.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	34.2	+1.1	19.9	+1.8	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.9	-4.5	18.8	+0.1	17.7	2.0	5.8	7.3	583 (24.3)	55/01
RICHMOND RAAF	25.8	-4.0	19.1	+1.7	--	4.4	--	--	252 (10.5)	44/12
BELLAMBI AWS	19.8	-5.0	17.8	-1.1	--	1.8	--	--	449 (18.7)	46/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	29.0	+1.0	12.1	-1.1	10.0	1.4	7.0	13.7	522 (21.8)	46/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	31.5	-0.1	11.6	-4.6	10.0	2.8	8.6	13.6	499 (20.8)	43/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.4	-0.8	11.3	-5.3	--	0.2	--	--	410 (17.1)	41/23
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.5	-4.7	12.4	-4.2	11.1	0.0	8.4	13.4	431 (18.0)	34/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.8	-3.7	11.8	-2.3	--	0.0	24.2	--	541 (22.5)	48/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	25.7	-3.8	10.4	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	497 (20.7)	43/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.4	-5.5	13.7	-0.6	12.5	1.0	3.8	--	182 ( 7.6)	21/23
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.2	-6.4	12.5	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	565 (23.5)	41/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.5	-3.5	9.8	-1.0	--	2.2	--	--	626 (26.1)	52/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.4	-0.8	11.5	-0.6	--	1.0	--	--	431 (18.0)	39/07
HOBART AIRPORT	16.5	-6.0	10.5	-1.5	9.9	2.8	5.2	7.9	697 (29.0)	65/01
	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

43.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
41.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
40.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+7.7 : 33.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+7.0 : 34.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 35.1 HINZE DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.8 : 33.8 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+5.6 : 33.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.6 : 32.6 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW

29.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+5.1 : 26.9 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+5.1 : 21.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+4.8 : 23.3 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+4.8 : 21.5 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+4.5 : 25.1 SURAT Maranoa QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

9.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.0 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
13.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
13.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-9.0 : 14.8 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-8.3 : 16.9 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-7.7 : 12.0 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
-7.5 : 21.1 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-7.1 : 18.3 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.1 : 17.0 FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC

1.0 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.6 : 2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 : 10.7 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-7.5 : 8.2 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
-7.1 : 8.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.1 : 1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE 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.

102.0 WERRINGTON STATION WRC Upper Carpentaria QLD
72.2 TOP SPRINGS ROADHOUSE N Rivers NT
70.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
67.0 COBBOLD GORGE Upper Carpentaria QLD
64.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
56.0 HOME VALLEY
E Kimberley
64.6 WARMUN
52.0 ORD RIVER DAM

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
72.2 TOP SPRINGS ROADHOUSE
61.4 DUNDEE BEACH SCHOOL
55.0 SUPLEJACK

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
51.5 GAMBOOLA STATION
Gulf Country
60.0 NORFOLK STATION
Upper Carpentaria
102.0 WERRINGTON STATION WRC
67.0 COBBOLD GORGE
62.4 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
60.0 IRON HURST STATION

TASMANIA
W Coast
70.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM

13.7 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

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3.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
2.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
2.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.4 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
2.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

1590 (66.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1571 (65.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1556 (64.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1469 (61.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1292 (53.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1255 (52.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
967 (40.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
928 (38.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
916 (38.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
905 (37.7) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
889 (37.0) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
854 (35.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
848 (35.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
841 (35.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
832 (34.7) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
824 (34.3) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
823 (34.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
815 (34.0) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
806 (33.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
802 (33.4) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
799 (33.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
792 (33.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
786 (32.8) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
774 (32.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
760 (31.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
750 (31.3) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
724 (30.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
705 (29.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
698 (29.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
698 (29.1) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
697 (29.0) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
683 (28.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
681 (28.4) YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
673 (28.0) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
667 (27.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
667 (27.8) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
667 (27.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
663 (27.6) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
662 (27.6) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
659 (27.5) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
656 (27.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
654 (27.3) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
654 (27.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
651 (27.1) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
649 (27.0) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
648 (27.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
635 (26.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
631 (26.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
628 (26.2) MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
626 (26.1) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
625 (26.0) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
623 (26.0) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
622 (25.9) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
618 (25.8) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
616 (25.7) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
613 (25.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
612 (25.5) REDESDALE N Central VIC
612 (25.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
609 (25.4) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
604 (25.2) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
603 (25.1) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
600 (25.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA

111/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
104/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/01 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
91/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/23 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 N Kimberley WYNDHAM AERO 6.6mm in 15 min to 13:45 26.4mm/h 8.4mm in 9 min to 13:54 56.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h WYNDHAM 50.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 16.7mm/h KALUMBURU 20.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 20.8mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h TRUSCOTT 22.0mm in 30 min to 20:00 44.0mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 22.0mm/h 17.8mm in 30 min to 20:30 35.6mm/h 39.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 39.8mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 20.4mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 14.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.0mm/h CAPE DON 11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.8mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 24.6mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 33.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 33.8mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 11.7mm/h BRADSHAW 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.0mm/h N Plateau RABBIT FLAT 39.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 13.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 5.0mm in 12 min to 17:42 25.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 96(240/ 72 ) at 02:14 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(250/ 80 ) at 00:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 85(200/ 78 ) at 00:00 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 96(200/ 72 ) at 00:38 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(200/ 96 ) at 03:00 W Coast MOUNT READ : 85(190/ 74 ) at 00:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 91(240/ 76 ) at 00:00