Australian Weather News -- 16 JAN 2007

Tuesday 16 JAN 2007

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2007

Dec

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03	04	05	06	07	08	09
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
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Nov

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Oct

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Sept

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August

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July

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June

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May

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April

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March

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February

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January

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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 2346 EST on 20/08/2008. 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

Interior

013007

BALGO HILLS

118.6

98.0

26/01/1986

117.0

17/03/1983

1 n

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

130.8

108.0

29/01/2001

1 y

NE Pastoral

017111

INNAMINCKA (DULLINGARI)

67.0

64.0

14/01/1984

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

Lower West

009111

KARNET

6.5

05/01/2007

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

8.0

01/01/2006

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 23:56EST, 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	26.6	-5.0	14.5	-3.8	12.9	0.0	12.8	--	920 (38.3)	72/16
PERTH AIRPORT	25.7	-5.9	7.0	-9.9	5.8	0.0	8.4	12.8	649 (27.0)	48/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.5	-3.2	13.2	-0.5	10.2	0.4	7.0	11.9	487 (20.3)	41/14
BUNBURY	22.5	-6.9	7.4	-7.7	--	0.0	--	--	374 (15.6)	46/13
MANDURAH	21.9	--	13.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	623 (26.0)	44/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.2	-0.6	25.5	+0.7	25.1	6.6	5.8	2.4	467 (19.5)	52/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.3	-7.1	20.5	-0.9	20.8	0.2	4.2	0.1	307 (12.8)	37/05
WHYALLA AERO	41.2	+11.3	18.5	+1.1	--	0.0	7.2	--	292 (12.2)	54/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	39.9	+10.8	20.8	+3.8	13.7	0.0	8.2	12.6	216 ( 9.0)	46/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	39.9	+14.7	11.5	+0.4	8.8	0.0	7.0	12.7	344 (14.3)	52/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	24.5	-11.8	23.4	-0.4	23.2	4.8	6.4	0.0	363 (15.1)	48/12
CAIRNS AERO	32.8	+1.4	23.0	-0.7	--	3.2	9.6	8.3	356 (14.8)	35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.9	+0.6	25.4	+1.2	23.5	0.0	13.2	10.3	551 (23.0)	37/08
MACKAY M.O	30.2	+0.1	25.4	+1.9	--	0.4	--	6.7	412 (17.2)	--
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.4	-0.5	21.3	-0.8	20.1	0.0	9.8	--	372 (15.5)	37/13
BUNDABERG AERO	--	--	20.0	-1.4	--	0.0	4.0	--	241 (10.0)	--
NAMBOUR DPI	27.2	-2.1	21.0	+1.6	--	3.0	4.6	--	92 ( 3.8)	24/15
COOLANGATTA	28.8	+0.7	19.8	-1.2	--	0.4	--	--	269 (11.2)	39/12
BRISBANE AERO	29.5	+0.5	20.8	-0.3	19.3	0.0	8.0	11.5	368 (15.3)	41/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.7	+0.6	17.3	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	622 (25.9)	48/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.5	+2.6	22.7	+3.9	18.5	2.2	7.0	--	162 ( 6.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.8	-0.1	18.4	-1.0	17.8	0.0	3.8	10.4	173 ( 7.2)	34/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.3	-0.1	18.0	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.5	+1.6	18.5	+0.5	15.4	0.0	9.2	12.7	466 (19.4)	54/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	28.1	+0.6	15.9	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	117 ( 4.9)	32/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	31.5	+5.0	15.4	+2.2	12.8	0.0	6.8	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.1	+3.0	21.7	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.0	+2.6	21.0	+2.3	16.6	0.0	8.6	10.2	451 (18.8)	52/17
RICHMOND RAAF	32.3	+2.5	18.1	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	41/15
BELLAMBI AWS	25.1	+0.3	19.2	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	221 ( 9.2)	43/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT	36.5	+8.5	13.7	+0.5	10.8	0.0	10.4	13.1	324 (13.5)	50/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	39.2	+7.6	23.6	+7.4	20.8	0.0	15.8	11.0	465 (19.4)	50/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	39.6	+7.4	20.7	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	133 ( 5.5)	54/18
MILDURA AIRPORT	37.6	+5.4	21.9	+5.3	20.7	0.0	15.6	5.2	270 (11.3)	--
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	40.1	+10.6	17.8	+3.7	--	0.0	8.6	--	282 (11.8)	46/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	40.4	+10.9	19.9	+6.0	--	0.0	--	--	342 (14.3)	58/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	40.8	+14.9	16.8	+2.5	16.0	0.0	4.2	--	103 ( 4.3)	39/14
GEELONG AIRPORT	41.6	+17.0	16.0	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	46/18
BALLARAT AERODROME	38.8	+13.8	14.5	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	551 (23.0)	67/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	33.7	+9.5	10.1	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	35/13
HOBART AIRPORT	28.8	+6.3	14.7	+2.7	12.2	0.0	8.2	12.2	414 (17.3)	41/15
	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

43.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
42.8 KERANG Lower North VIC
42.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.5 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC

+17.0 : 41.6 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
+16.6 : 40.9 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
+16.4 : 42.5 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+16.0 : 35.7 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
+15.9 : 41.9 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC

30.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.3 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
29.0 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
28.7 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW

+12.1 : 28.7 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+10.6 : 28.0 HAY CSIRO AWS Riverina W NSW
+10.3 : 26.0 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+8.8 : 26.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+8.8 : 27.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

19.5 ALBANY Lower West WA
20.5 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
20.7 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
21.0 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
21.0 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA

-12.4 : 24.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-11.8 : 24.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-11.6 : 27.1 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-10.9 : 27.7 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-10.9 : 27.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

2.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
5.0 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
5.3 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
6.4 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
6.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-9.9 : 7.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-9.8 : 13.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-9.5 : 7.0 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-8.7 : 6.5 KARNET Lower West WA
-8.3 : 8.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West 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.

211.0 KIMBERLEY COASTAL CAMP N Kimberley WA
194.0 DEAD BULLOCK SOAK N Plateau NT
133.0 CALVERT HILLS N Rivers NT
130.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
118.6 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
211.0 KIMBERLEY COASTAL CAMP
52.0 KURI BAY
E Kimberley
93.0 MOOLA BULLA
65.8 LAMBOO
61.0 RUBY PLAINS
54.0 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
54.0 STURT CREEK
50.4 MORNINGTON AIRSTRIP
50.0 FOX RIVER
W Kimberley
74.8 MOUNT BARNETT
Interior
118.6 BALGO HILLS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
133.0 CALVERT HILLS
81.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE
76.5 WOLLOGORANG
76.0 REDBANK MINE
73.2 MILINGIMBI AWS
53.6 NGAYAWILI
N Plateau
194.0 DEAD BULLOCK SOAK
130.8 RABBIT FLAT
118.0 THE GRANITES
89.0 AVON DOWNS
81.0 TANAMI DOWNS
62.0 LAKE NASH
52.0 AUSTRAL DOWNS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
67.0 INNAMINCKA (DULLINGARI)

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
71.8 SCHERGER RAAF
Gulf Country
97.6 WESTMORELAND STATION
70.0 WONDOOLA STATION
66.0 IFFLEY STATION
65.0 DELTA DOWNS STATION

NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
51.8 WEILMORINGLE (CARINGLE)
CW Plains N
69.0 WARRUMBUNGLE (MIAGUNYAH)

13.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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0.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

1007 (42.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
995 (41.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
920 (38.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
920 (38.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
867 (36.1) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
860 (35.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
837 (34.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
814 (33.9) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
811 (33.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
799 (33.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
779 (32.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
771 (32.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
745 (31.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
745 (31.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
742 (30.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
742 (30.9) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
729 (30.4) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
723 (30.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
701 (29.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
700 (29.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
697 (29.0) CHEADANUP Goldfields WA
692 (28.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
687 (28.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
680 (28.3) DALWALLINU Central West WA
666 (27.8) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
666 (27.8) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
663 (27.6) MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
659 (27.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
649 (27.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
649 (27.0) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
639 (26.6) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
624 (26.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
623 (26.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
622 (25.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
616 (25.7) SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
612 (25.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
604 (25.2) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA

102/17 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
95/14 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
93/19 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
89/11 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
84/19 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

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 TROUGHTON ISLAND 34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 11.6mm in 16 min to 11:50 43.5mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 17.4mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 15.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.0mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.3mm/h MIDDLE POINT AWS 14.4mm in 19 min to 12:34 45.5mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h MILINGIMBI AWS 22.8mm in 59 min to 05:30 23.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 8.3mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.8mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.7mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 12.2mm/h 26.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 26.4mm/h 8.8mm in 35 min to 12:30 15.1mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.2mm/h 53.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 17.7mm/h 6.6mm in 31 min to 15:01 12.8mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.0mm/h 67.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 11.2mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 8.4mm in 10 min to 13:00 50.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.0mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 7.4mm in 7 min to 10:34 63.4mm/h 6.0mm in 14 min to 10:48 25.7mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 8.0mm/h NGAYAWILI 10.4mm in 18 min to 02:04 34.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.3mm/h 10.8mm in 6 min to 09:22 108.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.3mm/h BORROLOOLA 4.2mm in 6 min to 19:36 42.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.0mm/h N Plateau YULARA AERO 15.6mm in 30 min to 13:00 31.2mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.6mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 15.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h RABBIT FLAT 36.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 12.0mm/h 44.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 14.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COCONUT ISLAND 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 25.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 25.0mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.3mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h Gulf Country BURKETOWN POST OFFICE 34.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.4mm/h BURKETOWN AIRPORT 23.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 23.2mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h CLONCURRY AIRPORT 37.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 37.0mm/h 11.8mm in 54 min to 10:00 13.1mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h Northwest CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains N TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 4.4mm in 6 min to 18:23 44.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h NW Slopes N NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 23.0mm in 49 min to 00:00 28.2mm/h 36.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 36.4mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley TROUGHTON ISLAND : 78(290/ 63 ) at 10:39 E Pilbara PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT : 78(210/ 65 ) at 19:06 NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers NGAYAWILI : 80(300/ 70 ) at 09:16 NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains N TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS : 102(340/ 26 ) at 18:23 VICTORIA E Central RHYLL : 74( 30/ 65 ) at 19:40 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 85(100/ 65 ) at 12:30 Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 93( 10/ 74 ) at 20:28