Australian Weather News -- 10 JAN 2007

Wednesday 10 JAN 2007

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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

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newsworthy

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SA, VIC: Hot weather with fires around Adelaide. Daytime temperatures were 10 to 18 above average across southern SA and the SW quarter of VIC today as hot northwesterlies blew ahead of another trough crossing the Bight. Top temperatures were in the low to mid 40s, with Port Lincoln Airport's 43.5 some 18C above average. See hottest and the State Extremes page for details.

A blaze in the Adelaide Hills near Mount Bold Reservoir burnt through over 20sq km of woodland and destroyed the historic property Yaroona on Saddlebags Road. Some livestock and outbuildings were also believed to have been lost, and there were unconfirmed press reports of two other homes being destroyed. About 500 homes lost power and a number of roads were closed. The fire burnt strongly within containment lines, keeping 300 firefighters and water bombing aircraft busy. Milder weather on Thursday allowed backburning operations to bring the fire under control.

WA, NT, QLD: Monsoon showers continue. The first burst of monsoon weather for this season, arriving unusually late, continues to give modestly heavy falls across the far north. For most stations that recorded sizeable falls yesterday and today, it has been the heaviest rain since the last wet season and, in some cases, for nearly a year. The highest total today was again on Cape York Peninsula, where Palmerville recorded 75.6 in the 24 hours to 9am, 51 of this falling between 6 and 8am. Details in downpours, wettest.

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 23:55EST, 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	25.1	-6.5	19.3	+1.0	18.2	0.0	8.0	--	511 (21.3)	43/18
PERTH AIRPORT	24.7	-6.9	17.1	+0.2	16.8	2.6	7.6	6.8	553 (23.0)	50/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.3	-5.4	13.1	-0.6	11.9	3.4	6.2	7.6	568 (23.7)	59/11
BUNBURY	23.1	-6.3	15.8	+0.7	--	1.8	--	--	583 (24.3)	50/06
MANDURAH	22.7	--	17.2	--	--	1.6	--	--	644 (26.8)	54/04
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.1	-0.7	25.0	+0.2	25.6	2.6	1.6	1.4	281 (11.7)	48/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.0	+0.6	27.3	+5.9	23.3	0.0	12.2	5.0	336 (14.0)	44/14
WHYALLA AERO	44.0	+14.1	16.2	-1.2	--	0.0	12.0	--	214 ( 8.9)	76/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	40.2	+11.1	18.2	+1.2	11.2	0.0	7.0	11.0	205 ( 8.5)	55/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	38.6	+13.4	10.3	-0.8	5.5	0.0	6.8	12.5	304 (12.7)	71/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.1	+0.8	26.7	+2.9	25.7	0.0	8.6	5.5	239 (10.0)	48/15
CAIRNS AERO	32.8	+1.4	25.5	+1.8	23.8	0.0	7.4	9.0	269 (11.2)	32/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.8	+2.5	27.7	+3.5	27.0	0.0	7.6	8.4	380 (15.8)	37/12
MACKAY M.O	33.9	+3.8	26.0	+2.5	--	0.0	--	6.5	415 (17.3)	35/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.9	+2.0	22.7	+0.6	21.6	5.8	9.8	--	286 (11.9)	30/17
BUNDABERG AERO	31.9	+1.8	21.6	+0.2	--	0.0	6.2	--	311 (13.0)	34/15
NAMBOUR DPI	27.7	-1.6	21.3	+1.9	--	7.6	4.6	--	72 ( 3.0)	17/15
COOLANGATTA	26.3	-1.8	20.1	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	227 ( 9.5)	21/09
BRISBANE AERO	26.3	-2.7	20.9	-0.2	20.5	0.0	3.2	0.4	349 (14.5)	28/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.6	-3.5	16.9	-0.6	--	1.2	--	--	752 (31.3)	45/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	35.3	+3.4	18.4	-0.4	14.5	0.0	9.6	--	251 (10.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.6	-1.3	18.0	-1.4	16.9	0.0	2.8	8.8	195 ( 8.1)	35/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.5	-0.9	15.8	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.0	-1.9	10.2	-7.8	8.9	0.0	6.2	11.5	259 (10.8)	39/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.9	-1.6	11.3	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	110 ( 4.6)	28/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	29.5	+3.0	11.8	-1.4	7.5	0.0	6.6	13.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	35.8	+2.7	16.8	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.5	+0.1	19.0	+0.3	15.0	0.0	6.8	12.8	355 (14.8)	45/15
RICHMOND RAAF	32.6	+2.8	16.5	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	180 ( 7.5)	39/15
BELLAMBI AWS	24.1	-0.7	16.5	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	162 ( 6.8)	31/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	33.3	+5.3	10.4	-2.8	7.5	0.0	7.2	13.5	293 (12.2)	48/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.3	+3.7	16.2	0.0	11.8	0.0	10.0	13.6	255 (10.6)	41/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	35.6	+3.4	13.3	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	109 ( 4.5)	28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	40.2	+8.0	17.8	+1.2	14.5	0.0	9.6	13.6	256 (10.7)	45/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	34.6	+5.1	8.2	-5.9	--	0.0	5.6	--	178 ( 7.4)	46/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	35.8	+6.3	9.8	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	202 ( 8.4)	48/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	37.6	+11.7	14.3	0.0	11.5	0.0	4.6	--	121 ( 5.0)	32/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	38.3	+13.7	9.0	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	54/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	34.3	+9.3	10.2	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	55/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.9	-1.3	10.9	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	34/14
HOBART AIRPORT	24.1	+1.6	10.3	-1.7	6.6	0.0	5.6	13.5	386 (16.1)	35/15
	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

44.5 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
44.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
44.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
44.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
44.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

+17.8 : 43.5 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+17.3 : 42.3 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+17.2 : 39.8 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+16.5 : 37.5 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+16.0 : 38.6 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

30.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
29.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
29.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

+6.7 : 28.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+6.2 : 29.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+5.9 : 27.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+4.6 : 26.6 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+4.5 : 20.5 FORREST Eucla WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

16.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
16.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
18.5 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
18.6 ALBANY Lower West WA

-9.7 : 27.2 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-9.6 : 21.0 KARNET Lower West WA
-9.5 : 27.3 MULLEWA Central West WA
-9.4 : 21.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-9.0 : 27.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA

1.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
3.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.8 : 10.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-7.0 : 4.5 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-6.6 : 15.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.5 : 11.3 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
-6.4 : 1.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

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.

108.0 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION N Kimberley WA
77.4 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
76.8 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
71.0 BLINA W Kimberley WA
70.4 TANDANGLE HILL N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
108.0 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION
W Kimberley
71.0 BLINA
56.8 MOUNT BARNETT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
76.8 BULMAN AWS
70.4 TANDANGLE HILL
57.2 WARRUWI
56.0 SHOEING TOOL BORE

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
77.4 PALMERVILLE
Gulf Country
51.0 DALGONALLY STATION
Upper Carpentaria
69.8 ABINGDON DOWNS STATION
Brisbane/SE Coast
53.2 DUNOLLIE

13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.5 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

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5.2 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
5.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
1.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.4 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1155 (48.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1113 (46.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
942 (39.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
925 (38.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
913 (38.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
832 (34.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
813 (33.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
783 (32.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
770 (32.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
752 (31.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
730 (30.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
696 (29.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
693 (28.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
681 (28.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
676 (28.2) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
675 (28.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
662 (27.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
648 (27.0) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
644 (26.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
634 (26.4) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
629 (26.2) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
627 (26.1) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
625 (26.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
614 (25.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
607 (25.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS

106/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
81/14 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
80/14 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
80/13 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
80/18 TASMAN ISLAND 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 N Kimberley KALUMBURU 11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.4mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.4mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.2mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO 11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.2mm/h 16.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 32.0mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 20.6mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 21.4mm/h W Kimberley CURTIN AERO 28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO 13.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.8mm/h WARRUWI 38.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 38.4mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.6mm/h 52.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 17.3mm/h NGAYAWILI 45.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 15.0mm/h LAJAMANU 20.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 20.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF 7.4mm in 7 min to 17:30 63.4mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h 27.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 27.6mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 23.4mm/h 51.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 17.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h Upper Carpentaria HUGHENDEN AIRPORT 2.8mm in 2 min to 14:01 84.0mm/h 11.2mm in 8 min to 14:14 84.0mm/h 9.2mm in 15 min to 14:29 36.8mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 12.0mm/h RICHMOND AIRPORT 23.8mm in 43 min to 18:00 33.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h Darling Downs W MILES CONSTANCE STREET 8.8mm in 43 min to 17:00 12.3mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(340/ 63 ) at 14:30 VICTORIA W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 70(350/ 63 ) at 14:16 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 83(100/ 69 ) at 23:30 Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 78( 20/ 65 ) at 14:30