Australian Weather News -- 21 FEB 2007

Wednesday 21 FEB 2007

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2007

Dec

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These records are based on data received as at 0128 EST on 21/08/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031192

GREEN ISLAND

25.0

20/02/2007

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

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 00:08EST, 15/05/2012.

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	30.4	-2.1	16.2	-2.9	13.7	0.0	8.0	--	479 (20.0)	50/16
PERTH AIRPORT	34.6	+2.8	14.1	-3.3	12.6	0.0	9.0	12.3	368 (15.3)	37/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.6	+1.7	15.0	+0.6	11.2	0.0	6.8	10.4	438 (18.3)	41/15
BUNBURY	30.3	+0.5	13.3	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	39/14
MANDURAH	29.5	--	20.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	41/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+2.5	24.8	+0.1	24.3	4.4	3.6	11.2	281 (11.7)	71/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.3	+2.2	21.6	+0.8	19.5	0.0	14.2	12.3	343 (14.3)	63/16
WHYALLA AERO	30.1	+0.5	19.9	+2.2	--	0.2	--	--	496 (20.7)	54/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	29.1	-0.2	18.3	+1.2	14.4	0.0	8.0	12.5	182 ( 7.6)	39/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	27.0	+1.9	16.5	+4.9	15.4	0.0	5.8	5.0	411 (17.1)	43/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.4	+1.1	25.7	+2.3	21.9	0.0	11.8	11.7	421 (17.5)	39/12
CAIRNS AERO	27.1	-4.1	23.2	-0.5	20.9	31.8	7.2	0.4	479 (20.0)	43/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.2	+1.1	23.0	-1.1	20.4	0.0	6.4	5.9	461 (19.2)	54/17
MACKAY M.O	28.1	-1.5	23.3	-0.1	--	3.2	--	1.2	635 (26.5)	54/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.4	-0.9	21.9	-0.2	21.6	3.0	5.6	--	406 (16.9)	45/09
BUNDABERG AERO	30.2	+0.3	21.7	+0.3	--	0.0	4.0	--	502 (20.9)	52/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.1	-3.7	19.4	-0.3	--	4.4	1.8	--	95 ( 4.0)	28/10
COOLANGATTA	28.7	+0.5	20.7	-0.1	--	2.2	--	--	308 (12.8)	41/11
BRISBANE AERO	28.7	-0.4	20.6	-0.5	18.7	0.4	6.6	4.5	343 (14.3)	43/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.7	-0.7	17.0	-0.6	--	0.2	--	--	682 (28.4)	58/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	33.4	+2.3	19.8	+1.2	15.2	0.0	7.0	--	159 ( 6.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.6	+0.8	18.3	-1.2	16.7	0.0	5.2	10.6	173 ( 7.2)	28/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.6	+0.1	18.4	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	30.5	+3.0	19.0	+0.9	14.9	0.0	7.6	11.9	415 (17.3)	46/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	28.2	+1.1	17.0	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	106 ( 4.4)	31/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	26.1	+0.3	14.3	+1.2	11.8	6.2	5.8	6.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	35.0	+3.0	21.0	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.8	+3.5	21.4	+2.4	16.0	0.0	7.6	11.8	473 (19.7)	55/17
RICHMOND RAAF	30.6	+1.6	20.1	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	145 ( 6.0)	35/17
BELLAMBI AWS	26.8	+2.0	19.7	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	296 (12.3)	43/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	31.2	+4.1	17.3	+4.2	15.3	12.4	7.4	7.8	--	58/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.9	+5.0	22.7	+6.4	22.0	0.0	9.6	7.5	351 (14.6)	71/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	34.7	+3.4	21.7	+5.6	--	0.0	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	57/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	36.5	+4.9	20.5	+4.1	19.4	0.0	9.4	12.3	257 (10.7)	32/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	35.5	+6.0	22.0	+7.7	--	0.0	9.0	--	273 (11.4)	57/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT	35.7	+6.3	21.7	+7.6	--	0.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	39/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	30.2	+4.4	21.2	+6.6	20.7	0.0	5.2	--	143 ( 6.0)	18/00
GEELONG AIRPORT	25.6	+0.6	19.4	+6.0	--	0.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	44/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	32.9	+7.9	16.9	+5.5	--	10.4	--	--	493 (20.5)	37/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	30.2	+5.8	17.7	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	287 (12.0)	34/03
HOBART AIRPORT	24.8	+2.5	17.1	+5.1	16.6	0.0	4.6	6.3	294 (12.3)	30/15
	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 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
44.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
44.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
44.3 BALGAIR Eucla WA
43.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+12.5 : 44.3 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+11.5 : 37.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.3 : 39.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.3 : 43.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.0 : 42.6 FORREST Eucla WA

30.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
30.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
30.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
30.2 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+9.7 : 27.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+8.8 : 24.5 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+8.7 : 30.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.6 : 25.4 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.4 : 22.3 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

16.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
18.9 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
19.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
19.2 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

-5.5 : 25.0 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.4 : 26.2 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
-4.4 : 23.4 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.1 : 24.0 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.1 : 27.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
7.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
7.7 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.0 : 16.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-4.9 : 11.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-4.4 : 13.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-4.1 : 7.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW

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.

119.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
98.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
98.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
95.0 DEERAL N Coast--Barron QLD
93.2 EL ARISH POST OFFICE N Coast--Herbert QLD

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
64.0 LEIGH CREEK (MAYNARDS WELL)

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
81.6 HORN ISLAND
62.6 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE
S Peninsula
64.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
119.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
98.0 TOPAZ ALERT
98.0 TOPAZ
95.0 DEERAL
91.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
90.6 KAREEYA
88.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
78.0 MT SOPHIA
78.0 HAPPY VALLEY
78.0 GLEN ALLYN
76.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
75.6 TAMARIND GDNS RENNEL CL
73.6 BABINDA POST OFFICE
69.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
69.0 KURANDA HILLTOP
66.2 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
65.0 GRAHAM RANGE
63.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION
62.0 MERINGA SUGAR EXP STN
53.0 JULATTEN
52.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
93.2 EL ARISH POST OFFICE
75.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
74.0 MENAVALE ALERT
70.0 RUSSELL RIVER
64.2 BINGIL BAY
63.0 CORSIS ALERT
63.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
59.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
53.8 INNISFAIL
53.0 EURAMO TM
50.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN

ISLANDS
Islands
73.4 WILLIS ISLAND

12.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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1.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.9 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
0.5 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1046 (43.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
947 (39.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
871 (36.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
852 (35.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
817 (34.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
815 (34.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
789 (32.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
776 (32.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
750 (31.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
699 (29.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
685 (28.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
682 (28.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
681 (28.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
666 (27.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
651 (27.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
648 (27.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
648 (27.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
646 (26.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
641 (26.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
635 (26.5) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
621 (25.9) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
619 (25.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
613 (25.5) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
606 (25.3) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA

83/21 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
83/16 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
81/15 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
80/15 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
76/17 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
76/20 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW

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 W Kimberley DERBY AERO 5.4mm in 11 min to 14:59 29.5mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 8.6mm in 12 min to 17:04 43.0mm/h POINT STUART AWS 13.8mm in 16 min to 19:22 51.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 5.7mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 6.3mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 25.8mm in 13 min to 20:30 119.1mm/h 26.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 26.0mm/h 20.6mm in 12 min to 20:42 103.0mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 24.6mm/h 50.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 16.7mm/h BORROLOOLA 5.0mm in 7 min to 12:28 42.9mm/h 4.2mm in 3 min to 15:01 84.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.0mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 13.0mm in 55 min to 00:30 14.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.7mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 10.2mm in 30 min to 22:30 20.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.2mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 2.4mm in 1 min to 16:31 144.0mm/h 5.8mm in 7 min to 16:38 49.7mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 27.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 27.0mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.7mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.4mm/h CAPE FLATTERY 27.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 27.4mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL 52.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 17.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.6mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 24.6mm/h 43.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.3mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY M.O 3.8mm in 11 min to 20:11 20.7mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett HERON ISLAND RES STN 7.6mm in 43 min to 01:00 10.6mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 11.4mm in 11 min to 21:00 62.2mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 15.8mm/h NAMBOUR DPI 16.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 12.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.8mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 4.0mm in 11 min to 12:00 21.8mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.8mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h TEWANTIN RSL PARK 10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.0mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.8mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES C Tablelands S ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 10.0mm in 20 min to 14:00 30.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.8mm/h Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS 13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h SW Slopes S KHANCOBAN AWS 10.4mm in 15 min to 16:25 41.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h Riverina E DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS 5.0mm in 12 min to 21:18 25.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h VICTORIA Upper North YARRAWONGA 11.8mm in 36 min to 23:30 19.7mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 19.0mm/h E Central COLDSTREAM 6.0mm in 14 min to 18:00 25.7mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.8mm/h N Central KILMORE GAP 10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.6mm/h ISLANDS Islands MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 7.2mm in 41 min to 07:41 10.5mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley WYNDHAM AERO : 83(150/ 72 ) at 22:04 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 70( 80/ 63 ) at 20:49