Australian Weather News -- 02 MAY 2007

Wednesday 02 MAY 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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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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newsworthy

major

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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 0423 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

Interior

013007

BALGO HILLS

24.0

07/05/1988

1 Y Equal to record.

VIC

E Central

086383

COLDSTREAM

15.3

15.0

06/05/1996

1 Y

ANT

Antarctica

300000

DAVIS

-2.1

-2.3

24/05/1988

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

37.4

01/05/2007

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

Darwin-Daly

014198

JABIRU AIRPORT

37.6

37.0

02/05/2003

1 Y

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU

37.2

36.4

01/05/2007

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Victoria

014847

KIDMAN SPRINGS

37.9

37.7

01/05/2007

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

36.0

01/05/2007

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

Barkly

015085

BRUNETTE DOWNS

37.8

37.6

04/05/1988

1 Y

Barkly

015135

TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT

36.1

35.5

04/05/1988

1 Y

QLD

Northwest

037010

CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP

37.5

37.1

05/05/1988

1 Y

QLD

Northwest

037043

URANDANGI

37.5

05/05/1988

1 Y Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040764

GOLD COAST SEAWAY

29.3

29.2

20/05/2003

1 Y

NSW

Sydney--west

067113

PENRITH LAKES AWS

27.0

26.8

11/05/1996

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 00:30EST, 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	-0.7	16.1	+3.2	13.2	0.2	3.4	--	352 (14.7)	41/11
PERTH AIRPORT	21.4	-0.3	16.8	+6.3	15.5	2.0	2.2	5.6	412 (17.2)	50/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.1	-1.8	12.5	+2.7	14.7	4.6	0.8	3.9	581 (24.2)	59/10
BUNBURY	20.3	-0.8	16.2	+6.7	--	1.6	--	--	491 (20.5)	54/03
MANDURAH	21.1	--	16.7	--	--	1.2	--	--	578 (24.1)	57/05
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.1	+1.1	24.2	+2.1	23.6	0.0	4.0	10.2	202 ( 8.4)	34/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.7	+10.7	16.8	+8.5	15.1	0.0	8.0	9.1	391 (16.3)	44/15
WHYALLA AERO	24.3	+3.8	12.4	+3.7	--	0.0	4.0	--	491 (20.5)	44/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.4	+2.4	16.6	+6.4	--	0.0	4.6	4.8	516 (21.5)	46/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.2	+2.1	13.3	+6.0	11.9	2.6	6.2	0.0	651 (27.1)	46/23
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.0	+7.1	15.0	+1.1	12.9	0.0	7.2	10.5	178 ( 7.4)	30/14
CAIRNS AERO	29.9	+2.3	22.3	+2.4	19.5	0.0	6.4	3.8	297 (12.4)	39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.0	+2.4	23.7	+6.1	22.8	0.0	7.4	9.8	399 (16.6)	37/11
MACKAY M.O	26.5	+2.3	18.5	+1.4	--	0.0	--	10.5	281 (11.7)	26/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.4	+3.4	11.8	-2.4	9.6	0.0	6.4	--	149 ( 6.2)	24/10
BUNDABERG AERO	27.4	+2.7	14.1	-0.1	--	0.0	3.3	--	222 ( 9.3)	28/15
NAMBOUR DPI	27.6	+3.9	9.9	-2.1	--	0.0	3.0	--	43 ( 1.8)	21/15
COOLANGATTA	26.1	+3.0	12.0	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	197 ( 8.2)	34/11
BRISBANE AERO	26.3	+2.7	12.1	-0.7	9.2	0.0	4.8	7.6	289 (12.0)	32/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.9	+2.9	9.6	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	376 (15.7)	28/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.9	+2.6	10.6	+1.9	9.4	0.0	2.8	--	65 ( 2.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.2	+1.8	12.6	+0.9	9.6	0.0	3.6	7.3	263 (11.0)	26/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.8	+2.3	10.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.1	+4.9	11.1	+1.0	8.9	0.0	3.4	7.7	254 (10.6)	46/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.5	+5.1	10.5	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	49 ( 2.0)	28/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.6	+3.4	6.8	+2.1	3.6	0.0	2.6	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.6	+4.6	10.4	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.0	+7.0	13.8	+2.9	10.5	0.0	3.4	9.7	298 (12.4)	39/11
RICHMOND RAAF	25.4	+4.8	9.5	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	84 ( 3.5)	30/13
BELLAMBI AWS	25.2	+5.5	14.2	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	204 ( 8.5)	31/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.9	+5.3	9.8	+6.6	6.0	0.0	2.8	9.4	299 (12.5)	45/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	22.5	+5.2	10.4	+4.5	8.3	0.0	2.6	7.6	168 ( 7.0)	28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	22.0	+4.3	9.1	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	71 ( 3.0)	30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.6	+4.6	14.2	+6.8	11.4	0.0	6.2	9.7	498 (20.8)	35/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.0	+4.7	12.5	+6.7	--	0.0	3.8	--	299 (12.5)	30/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT	21.0	+4.4	10.9	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	322 (13.4)	37/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.6	+4.9	15.5	+6.9	12.8	0.0	4.4	--	259 (10.8)	35/00
GEELONG AIRPORT	19.5	+2.4	14.9	+7.2	--	0.0	--	--	586 (24.4)	65/01
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.8	+3.2	10.8	+5.1	--	0.0	--	--	815 (34.0)	58/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.9	+2.1	10.1	+5.0	--	1.6	--	--	257 (10.7)	54/11
HOBART AIRPORT	19.0	+3.8	12.5	+5.9	10.2	0.0	2.6	3.4	387 (16.1)	58/12
	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

39.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
38.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
37.9 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
37.9 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
37.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+10.7 : 33.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+10.0 : 37.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+9.9 : 35.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+9.1 : 34.2 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+8.6 : 37.5 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+9.9 : 15.3 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+9.3 : 16.2 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+8.7 : 17.0 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+8.6 : 16.0 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+8.5 : 16.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
7.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-3.1 : 15.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-2.4 : 20.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-2.4 : 17.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-2.3 : 15.5 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-1.9 : 18.0 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

0.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
0.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
2.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
2.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-3.8 : 10.0 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.7 : 2.5 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
-3.7 : 7.8 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
-3.6 : 8.2 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.2 : 9.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-3.2 : 6.0 EYRE Eucla 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.

58.6 HOME ISLAND Islands ISL
51.8 CHESTERTON TM Warrego QLD
49.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.0 KARRI VALLEY RESORT Lower West WA
26.6 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
27.0 KARRI VALLEY RESORT

QUEENSLAND
Warrego
51.8 CHESTERTON TM

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
26.6 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD)

ISLANDS
Islands
58.6 HOME ISLAND
49.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

1.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.5 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1220 (50.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1201 (50.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1154 (48.1) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1127 (47.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1125 (46.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1109 (46.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1076 (44.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
988 (41.2) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
987 (41.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
954 (39.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
947 (39.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
886 (36.9) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
885 (36.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
864 (36.0) RHYLL E Central VIC
864 (36.0) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
859 (35.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
831 (34.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
824 (34.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
818 (34.1) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
815 (34.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
811 (33.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
800 (33.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
798 (33.3) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
794 (33.1) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
790 (32.9) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
771 (32.1) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
769 (32.0) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
759 (31.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
751 (31.3) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
744 (31.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
744 (31.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
740 (30.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
737 (30.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
730 (30.4) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
728 (30.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
722 (30.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
722 (30.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
717 (29.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
703 (29.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
699 (29.1) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
697 (29.0) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
694 (28.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
692 (28.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
689 (28.7) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
688 (28.7) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
687 (28.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
679 (28.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
671 (28.0) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
664 (27.7) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
661 (27.5) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
656 (27.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
651 (27.1) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
633 (26.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
625 (26.0) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
625 (26.0) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
618 (25.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
617 (25.7) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
612 (25.5) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
612 (25.5) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
610 (25.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
606 (25.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
603 (25.1) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
603 (25.1) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA

107/00 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
97/06 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
96/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/10 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/14 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/04 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
93/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

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.
TASMANIA N Coast SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 13.4mm in 30 min to 09:00 26.8mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.4mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI 33.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 11.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 93(310/ 74 ) at 12:14 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 96(330/ 74 ) at 07:30 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 78(360/ 63 ) at 02:30 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 80(360/ 67 ) at 02:30 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 76 ) at 16:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(350/ 70 ) at 05:01 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 96(320/ 69 ) at 11:00 MOUNT READ : 108( 10/ 82 ) at 01:00