Australian Weather News -- 09 APR 2007

Monday 09 APR 2007

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2007

Dec

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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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30	31

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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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0328 EST on 21/08/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
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Date

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Lowest minimum temperature

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

1.8

2.0

18/04/2006

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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 00:22EST, 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	23.3	-4.3	11.7	-3.7	10.4	0.4	7.8	--	613 (25.5)	63/11
PERTH AIRPORT	22.9	-2.6	3.5	-9.4	1.6	1.0	5.0	10.2	486 (20.3)	37/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.3	-5.5	11.5	-0.1	10.7	5.6	5.2	0.1	583 (24.3)	54/06
BUNBURY	21.6	-2.5	5.3	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	41/11
MANDURAH	21.4	--	10.7	--	--	0.2	--	--	451 (18.8)	39/18
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.2	-0.5	24.4	+0.4	24.0	2.2	6.8	9.0	394 (16.4)	48/22
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.4	+4.2	11.8	-0.8	9.8	0.0	6.4	11.0	195 ( 8.1)	35/12
WHYALLA AERO	31.5	+7.9	12.9	+1.3	--	0.0	12.0	--	218 ( 9.1)	39/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	31.7	+9.1	20.7	+8.3	13.4	0.0	--	9.3	338 (14.1)	41/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	28.9	+9.5	12.7	+4.0	7.4	0.0	5.8	9.3	343 (14.3)	45/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.1	+0.2	23.2	+4.7	21.0	0.0	10.2	11.1	429 (17.9)	45/11
CAIRNS AERO	27.6	-1.6	22.9	+1.3	20.5	3.0	7.0	3.9	633 (26.4)	50/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.7	+1.1	22.0	+1.5	18.9	0.0	10.4	9.2	593 (24.7)	54/14
MACKAY M.O	25.8	-0.9	19.6	-0.5	--	24.6	--	6.9	672 (28.0)	58/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.1	+0.3	18.2	+0.4	16.6	0.0	8.4	--	438 (18.3)	48/11
BUNDABERG AERO	27.8	+0.4	16.9	-0.6	--	0.3	4.3	--	553 (23.0)	54/14
NAMBOUR DPI	24.8	-1.3	16.8	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	153 ( 6.4)	31/12
COOLANGATTA	24.7	-0.6	16.3	-0.7	--	19.6	--	--	385 (16.0)	50/16
BRISBANE AERO	25.6	-0.4	16.6	+0.4	14.6	3.8	5.6	10.6	425 (17.7)	45/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.8	-0.6	12.0	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	623 (26.0)	45/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	25.1	0.0	11.6	-1.2	8.2	0.0	5.6	--	266 (11.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.7	-0.3	15.6	+0.4	13.3	6.8	4.8	8.8	521 (21.7)	41/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.7	-1.3	13.1	-0.6	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.8	-0.8	13.7	+0.5	12.5	4.2	4.0	9.7	320 (13.3)	32/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.0	-0.6	13.6	+1.7	--	5.8	--	--	75 ( 3.1)	22/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.0	+1.5	6.0	-1.2	2.2	0.0	3.2	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.1	+0.6	10.1	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.6	-0.3	15.0	+0.9	13.0	2.8	5.2	6.7	379 (15.8)	28/13
RICHMOND RAAF	21.5	-2.4	11.8	+0.5	--	0.4	--	--	136 ( 5.7)	24/14
BELLAMBI AWS	21.0	-1.1	15.2	-0.2	--	4.8	--	--	301 (12.5)	34/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.3	+1.3	4.6	-2.1	1.7	0.0	3.6	8.6	187 ( 7.8)	24/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.9	+2.4	10.0	+0.9	8.1	0.0	5.0	11.0	165 ( 6.9)	26/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	26.1	+3.7	7.5	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	52 ( 2.2)	21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.1	+5.6	13.0	+2.9	8.2	0.0	7.0	10.3	355 (14.8)	32/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.3	+4.7	6.3	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	176 ( 7.3)	31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	26.1	+4.9	8.0	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	245 (10.2)	34/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	27.8	+7.5	11.9	+1.1	9.4	0.0	4.0	--	113 ( 4.7)	22/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	28.4	+8.4	8.1	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	128 ( 5.3)	28/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.7	+7.1	5.5	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	287 (12.0)	48/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.3	+3.4	9.6	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	93 ( 3.9)	39/14
HOBART AIRPORT	27.2	+9.1	7.4	-1.3	2.2	0.0	3.0	10.3	307 (12.8)	41/13
	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

40.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
39.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
37.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
36.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.9 : 30.1 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+10.8 : 28.8 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+10.3 : 31.1 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.3 : 29.0 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

27.5 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.4 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.6 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA

+8.3 : 20.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.9 : 21.0 PORT PIRIE ZINIFEX COMPARISON Lower North SA
+7.4 : 15.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+7.2 : 19.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+7.2 : 14.7 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

12.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
14.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.4 : 15.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.3 : 14.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-6.9 : 17.0 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : 18.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.7 : 22.1 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-0.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.3 OMEO COMPARISON Upper NE VIC

-9.9 : 1.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-9.8 : 3.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-9.8 : 2.5 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-9.4 : 3.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-7.9 : 5.4 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE 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.

48.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
46.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
43.0 ILUKA (OWEN ST) North Coast NSW
40.0 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
39.5 NORTH ROCKS (MUIRFIELD GOLF CLUB) Sydney--west NSW

11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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3.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
3.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1165 (48.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1088 (45.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1061 (44.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
986 (41.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
966 (40.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
943 (39.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
942 (39.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
833 (34.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
785 (32.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
773 (32.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
748 (31.2) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
740 (30.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
715 (29.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
695 (29.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
682 (28.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
672 (28.0) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
668 (27.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
664 (27.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
663 (27.6) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
657 (27.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
633 (26.4) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
630 (26.3) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
624 (26.0) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
623 (26.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
623 (26.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
620 (25.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
616 (25.7) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
613 (25.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
605 (25.2) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

102/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
100/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/07 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
81/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 6.6mm in 34 min to 23:00 11.6mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY M.O 9.2mm in 40 min to 05:40 13.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast YAMBA PILOT STATION 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 18.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.4mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 82(140/ 70 ) at 23:30 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 82(130/ 70 ) at 00:17 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(330/ 83 ) at 15:06 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(260/ 65 ) at 21:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(290/ 56 ) at 21:00