Australian Weather News -- 07 APR 2007

Saturday 07 APR 2007

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2007

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0324 EST on 21/08/2008. 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 maximum temperature

Central West

008296

MORAWA AIRPORT

37.9

37.0

04/04/2003

1 Y

Arnhem

014507

ALYANGULA POLICE

35.6

35.0

08/04/1987

1 Y

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 00:21EST, 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	30.7	+3.1	16.7	+1.3	14.7	0.0	6.4	--	353 (14.7)	34/14
PERTH AIRPORT	28.2	+2.7	13.1	+0.2	12.1	0.0	6.0	6.8	291 (12.1)	34/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	22.1	+0.3	11.9	+0.3	9.8	0.0	4.0	4.0	229 ( 9.5)	34/14
BUNBURY	23.1	-1.0	11.7	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	194 ( 8.1)	35/23
MANDURAH	23.6	--	17.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	235 ( 9.8)	35/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.5	+1.8	24.5	+0.5	23.6	0.0	4.2	10.6	249 (10.4)	48/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	27.3	-0.9	10.8	-1.8	7.8	0.0	10.2	11.2	384 (16.0)	39/14
WHYALLA AERO	24.1	+0.5	7.2	-4.4	--	0.0	7.8	--	340 (14.2)	28/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	25.9	+3.3	10.9	-1.5	6.9	0.0	--	10.9	210 ( 8.8)	24/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	23.0	+3.6	6.3	-2.4	3.0	0.0	1.8	10.1	385 (16.0)	37/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.3	+1.4	21.4	+2.9	18.0	0.0	12.0	11.0	438 (18.3)	41/16
CAIRNS AERO	30.2	+1.0	21.1	-0.5	19.9	2.4	4.8	7.8	510 (21.3)	54/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.3	+1.7	20.0	-0.5	17.6	0.0	8.8	9.8	449 (18.7)	52/14
MACKAY M.O	27.0	+0.3	23.9	+3.8	--	0.0	--	9.6	475 (19.8)	50/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.6	+0.8	19.5	+1.7	17.9	0.0	6.6	--	301 (12.5)	39/08
BUNDABERG AERO	27.6	+0.2	18.2	+0.7	--	0.0	7.6	--	416 (17.3)	50/13
NAMBOUR DPI	25.3	-0.8	18.6	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	128 ( 5.3)	35/12
COOLANGATTA	24.9	-0.4	18.0	+1.0	--	0.6	--	--	415 (17.3)	57/12
BRISBANE AERO	26.1	+0.1	16.2	0.0	13.6	1.2	5.2	10.6	368 (15.3)	50/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.7	+0.3	12.8	-0.5	--	1.4²	--	--	653 (27.2)	46/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.2	-0.9	12.4	-0.4	9.1	0.0	6.0	--	371 (15.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.8	-0.2	16.2	+1.0	14.2	0.0	6.2	8.6	637 (26.5)	55/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.8	-1.2	14.2	+0.5	--	9.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.2	-1.4	14.3	+1.1	13.1	31.0	4.4	6.1	476 (19.8)	43/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.6	-3.0	14.2	+2.3	--	37.2	--	--	167 ( 7.0)	37/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.0	-0.5	4.3	-2.9	-0.3	0.0	4.0	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.9	-0.6	11.3	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.9	-2.0	15.2	+1.1	14.0	4.0	4.8	4.3	863 (36.0)	55/22
RICHMOND RAAF	20.0	-3.9	11.1	-0.2	--	1.0	--	--	309 (12.9)	52/15
BELLAMBI AWS	19.9	-2.2	13.7	-1.7	--	5.8	--	--	627 (26.1)	59/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.3	+0.3	7.3	+0.6	3.2	0.0	4.0	9.8	321 (13.4)	39/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.7	+1.2	8.5	-0.6	5.9	0.0	5.0	11.2	202 ( 8.4)	30/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.7	+1.3	7.5	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	219 ( 9.1)	22/00
MILDURA AIRPORT	26.1	+2.6	8.1	-2.0	5.0	0.0	5.6	10.1	307 (12.8)	32/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.7	+1.1	5.4	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	210 ( 8.8)	50/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.9	+1.7	9.6	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	409 (17.0)	24/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.2	+0.9	9.0	-1.8	6.7	0.0	2.6	--	153 ( 6.4)	21/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	19.6	-0.4	6.5	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	285 (11.9)	35/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.4	+3.8	8.4	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	585 (24.4)	39/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.4	+0.5	3.1	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	140 ( 5.8)	21/14
HOBART AIRPORT	16.5	-1.6	8.3	-0.4	6.3	0.0	1.8	7.3	263 (11.0)	26/12
	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

40.2 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
39.3 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
38.6 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
38.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.0 : 35.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+10.7 : 33.4 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+10.6 : 34.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+10.5 : 33.0 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.3 : 36.5 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.8 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.1 : 19.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 21.9 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
**S** +6.0 : 13.0 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.8 : 18.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

9.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.5 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
10.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.4 : 10.5 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-4.4 : 20.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-4.3 : 15.0 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
-3.9 : 20.0 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-3.8 : 15.6 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

-5.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.4 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-7.6 : 3.1 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.4 : -1.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
**S** -5.8 : 7.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.8 : -0.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-5.7 : 2.8 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-5.7 : 4.3 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
-5.7 : 1.9 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-5.7 : -0.1 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands 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.

77.4 COLLAROY (LONG REEF GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW
51.0 RANDWICK BOWLING CLUB Sydney--east NSW
47.0 NEWPORT BOWLING CLUB Sydney--east NSW
46.2 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
44.0 AVALON (WOLLSTONECRAFT AVE) Sydney--east NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
46.2 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
Sydney--east
77.4 COLLAROY (LONG REEF GOLF CLUB)
51.0 RANDWICK BOWLING CLUB
47.0 NEWPORT BOWLING CLUB
44.0 AVALON (WOLLSTONECRAFT AVE)

11.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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4.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
4.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

930 (38.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
922 (38.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
902 (37.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
890 (37.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
863 (36.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
851 (35.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
840 (35.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
821 (34.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
800 (33.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
787 (32.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
700 (29.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
674 (28.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
658 (27.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
653 (27.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
647 (27.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
646 (26.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
637 (26.5) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
627 (26.1) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
621 (25.9) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
617 (25.7) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
616 (25.7) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

83/18 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/19 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/19 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
72/13 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
68/09 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.6mm/h Sydney--east SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 5.6mm in 11 min to 12:30 30.5mm/h SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 12.0mm in 30 min to 09:00 24.0mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 14.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 80(120/ 74 ) at 21:48 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 83(150/ 65 ) at 18:27 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 82(140/ 72 ) at 19:58 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 83(170/ 67 ) at 19:27