Australian Weather News -- 30 APR 2007

Monday 30 APR 2007

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2007

Dec

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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 0418 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 minimum temperature

ANT

Antarctica

300017

CASEY

-1.8

26/04/1991

1 N Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

SW & S Coast

009518

CAPE LEEUWIN

59.5

58.5

22/04/1957

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 00:29EST, 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	24.3	-3.3	18.2	+2.8	16.3	5.2	5.6	--	548 (22.8)	61/15
PERTH AIRPORT	21.7	-3.8	12.3	-0.6	11.9	15.6	3.0	6.5	490 (20.4)	63/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.8	-4.0	10.8	-0.8	8.8	4.6	--	0.6	598 (24.9)	67/18
BUNBURY	19.9	-4.2	15.7	+4.2	--	5.8	--	--	673 (28.0)	70/19
MANDURAH	20.2	--	16.7	--	--	14.8	--	--	799 (33.3)	87/20
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.0	+0.3	24.2	+0.2	23.4	0.0	5.2	7.5	232 ( 9.7)	32/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.9	+2.7	11.8	-0.8	9.8	0.0	5.2	8.6	177 ( 7.4)	31/13
WHYALLA AERO	22.5	-1.1	9.4	-2.2	--	0.0	2.4	--	348 (14.5)	43/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.6	-2.0	15.0	+2.6	13.7	38.0³	3.4	8.4	313 (13.0)	--
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.5	-0.9	9.5	+0.8	8.0	2.6	1.4	6.5	326 (13.6)	28/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.8	+0.9	17.9	-0.6	15.2	0.0	7.6	10.8	271 (11.3)	32/11
CAIRNS AERO	30.4	+1.2	20.4	-1.2	16.5	0.0	4.8	9.8	154 ( 6.4)	26/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.4	+2.8	21.1	+0.6	19.8	0.0	5.2	10.8	164 ( 6.8)	26/15
MACKAY M.O	29.0	+2.3	22.0	+1.9	--	0.0	--	10.1	261 (10.9)	24/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.0	+2.2	20.3	+2.5	20.7	2.2	3.2	--	184 ( 7.7)	28/13
BUNDABERG AERO	28.9	+1.5	17.0	-0.5	--	0.6	3.0	--	182 ( 7.6)	35/10
NAMBOUR DPI	28.5	+2.4	10.5	-4.9	--	4.0²	8.2	--	33 ( 1.4)	34/10
COOLANGATTA	26.4	+1.1	11.0	-6.0	--	0.2	--	--	212 ( 8.8)	31/13
BRISBANE AERO	27.9	+1.9	13.1	-3.1	8.5	0.0	4.8	10.3	359 (15.0)	50/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.9	-1.5	11.9	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	484 (20.2)	55/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.5	-4.6	12.7	-0.1	9.5	0.0	3.4	--	268 (11.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.0	+2.0	11.2	-4.0	8.6	0.0	3.0	8.8	289 (12.0)	28/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.1	+1.1	7.2	-6.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.0	-0.6	14.3	+1.1	8.7	0.0	5.6	7.6	500 (20.8)	58/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.1	-0.5	10.4	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	87 ( 3.6)	24/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.6	-6.9	8.8	+1.6	8.4	18.2	2.2	1.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.9	-4.6	14.0	+3.9	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.2	+0.3	16.9	+2.8	13.5	0.0	3.8	4.8	483 (20.1)	50/14
RICHMOND RAAF	22.1	-1.8	13.6	+2.3	--	0.2	--	--	258 (10.8)	44/14
BELLAMBI AWS	21.9	-0.2	15.2	-0.2	--	3.0	--	--	272 (11.3)	48/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.3	-1.7	10.3	+3.6	8.0	1.6	2.2	4.2	390 (16.3)	30/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	18.9	-3.6	12.9	+3.8	12.2	14.2	1.8	4.5	284 (11.8)	30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.7	-3.7	13.4	+5.4	--	14.2	--	--	132 ( 5.5)	28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.6	-2.9	13.1	+3.0	11.9	0.4	2.2	4.5	401 (16.7)	30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.1	-4.5	9.7	+1.5	--	27.4³	5.6	--	169 ( 7.0)	24/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.3	-3.9	8.9	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	24/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.2	+0.9	11.2	+0.4	9.1	2.0	1.4	--	49 ( 2.0)	18/14
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.2	+1.2	8.7	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	39/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.7	-1.9	11.1	+3.7	--	2.0	--	--	277 (11.5)	31/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.9	0.0	9.7	+2.2	--	1.6	--	--	148 ( 6.2)	22/15
HOBART AIRPORT	16.3	-1.8	12.1	+3.4	10.4	1.4	0.6	3.7	226 ( 9.4)	17/01
	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

38.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.9 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
37.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+5.2 : 31.7 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
+4.7 : 20.2 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
+4.6 : 37.0 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.5 : 29.5 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
+4.3 : 33.8 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+4.3 : 29.1 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+7.2 : 11.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+6.1 : 12.2 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+6.0 : 13.1 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+5.8 : 13.3 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
+5.7 : 11.9 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+5.7 : 12.0 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED Lower NE VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
7.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.9 : 25.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-8.6 : 24.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-7.4 : 22.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-7.3 : 20.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-6.9 : 11.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.1 : 5.6 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-6.6 : 9.4 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
-6.5 : 7.2 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast 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.

59.0 RUGBY (CAROVALE) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
52.2 WHEEO (THE HOMESTEAD) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
49.6 BIGGA (WOOLBROOK) C Tablelands S NSW
49.4 CROOKWELL (HOLBOROW STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
47.4 MUNDARING Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
47.4 MUNDARING

NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
49.6 BIGGA (WOOLBROOK)
Goulburn/Monaro
59.0 RUGBY (CAROVALE)
52.2 WHEEO (THE HOMESTEAD)
49.4 CROOKWELL (HOLBOROW STREET)

10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

1.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1427 (59.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1091 (45.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
972 (40.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
836 (34.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
807 (33.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
799 (33.3) MANDURAH Lower West WA
780 (32.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
757 (31.5) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
690 (28.8) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
673 (28.0) BUNBURY Lower West WA
661 (27.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
652 (27.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
636 (26.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
633 (26.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
627 (26.1) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
626 (26.1) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
621 (25.9) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
620 (25.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
614 (25.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
614 (25.6) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

106/17 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/15 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
91/19 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
87/20 MANDURAH Lower West WA
85/20 SWANBOURNE Lower West 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h VICTORIA E Gippsland ORBOST 27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h W Gippsland EAST SALE AIRPORT 11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND 8.4mm in 22 min to 00:22 22.9mm/h 6.6mm in 38 min to 01:00 10.4mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 93(300/ 50 ) at 15:50 CAPE LEEUWIN : 106(310/ 78 ) at 18:00 BUSSELTON JETTY : 78(270/ 65 ) at 19:39 Cent Wheatbelt CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD : 76(300/ 63 ) at 15:31