Australian Weather News -- 10 MAY 2007

Thursday 10 MAY 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 0444 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

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

24.0

23.5

09/05/2007

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

35.0

34.9

01/05/2003

1 P

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 00:33EST, 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	32.6	+8.6	18.7	+5.8	13.7	0.0	8.0	--	390 (16.3)	55/09
PERTH AIRPORT	28.3	+6.6	11.7	+1.2	9.3	0.0	4.2	9.7	407 (17.0)	39/06
ALBANY AIRPORT	25.4	+6.5	5.4	-4.4	3.4	0.0	2.2	9.7	234 ( 9.8)	50/11
BUNBURY	24.5	+3.4	6.6	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	117 ( 4.9)	26/21
MANDURAH	24.8	--	16.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	255 (10.6)	37/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.9	+0.9	23.5	+1.4	21.8	0.0	8.0	10.0	288 (12.0)	32/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	22.1	-0.9	11.6	+3.3	9.8	0.0	6.0	6.5	445 (18.5)	44/15
WHYALLA AERO	18.2	-2.3	12.1	+3.4	--	0.0	8.0	--	490 (20.4)	39/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.4	+0.4	7.9	-2.3	6.5	0.0	2.6	10.2	187 ( 7.8)	22/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.9	-0.2	10.2	+2.9	8.4	0.0	0.8	0.0	190 ( 7.9)	28/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.0	+3.1	20.3	+6.4	19.1	0.0	7.6	9.3	418 (17.4)	48/22
CAIRNS AERO	29.1	+1.5	21.5	+1.6	19.3	2.6	3.6	9.3	518 (21.6)	50/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.4	+0.8	19.0	+1.4	16.5	0.4	4.0	6.1	353 (14.7)	45/15
MACKAY M.O	24.7	+0.5	19.7	+2.6	--	29.0	--	0.6	563 (23.5)	50/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.4	+2.4	15.8	+1.6	14.6	0.0	5.6	--	354 (14.8)	41/14
BUNDABERG AERO	27.3	+2.6	17.1	+2.9	--	0.0	5.2	--	439 (18.3)	48/14
NAMBOUR DPI	23.7	0.0	13.1	+1.1	--	0.4	3.4	--	83 ( 3.5)	26/13
COOLANGATTA	26.1	+3.0	16.0	+1.7	--	0.4	--	--	228 ( 9.5)	43/11
BRISBANE AERO	24.9	+1.3	17.0	+4.2	15.0	1.4	5.4	6.1	293 (12.2)	39/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.0	+3.0	12.7	+2.7	--	0.2	--	--	506 (21.1)	41/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.6	+2.3	16.6	+7.9	14.2	0.0	4.6	--	228 ( 9.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.9	+2.5	15.6	+3.9	13.0	3.0	2.8	5.3	--	54/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.3	-0.2	13.8	+3.3	--	0.6	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.8	+0.6	17.0	+6.9	16.4	32.0	3.8	0.3	435 (18.1)	48/02
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	16.5	-3.9	16.0	+7.7	--	45.4	--	--	126 ( 5.3)	24/03
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.0	+1.8	10.5	+5.8	10.0	2.0	0.9	1.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.4	-0.6	16.1	+9.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.7	-1.3	16.3	+5.4	15.4	1.2	2.2	0.0	699 (29.1)	52/01
RICHMOND RAAF	16.9	-3.7	13.4	+5.5	--	1.4	--	--	192 ( 8.0)	26/04
BELLAMBI AWS	18.5	-1.2	14.9	+1.8	--	0.8	--	--	484 (20.2)	43/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.3	+2.7	11.2	+8.0	9.8	0.0	1.6	4.3	183 ( 7.6)	15/05
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.2	+3.9	6.4	+0.5	5.0	0.0	3.4	8.2	153 ( 6.4)	26/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	21.0	+3.3	7.3	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	100 ( 4.2)	26/01
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.9	-0.1	5.1	-2.3	3.0	0.0	3.2	9.9	303 (12.6)	39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.9	+1.6	5.7	-0.1	--	0.0	2.6	--	417 (17.4)	30/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.5	+0.9	4.4	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	280 (11.7)	30/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.5	+0.8	11.9	+3.3	8.3	0.0	1.4	--	87 ( 3.6)	17/15
GEELONG AIRPORT	17.3	+0.2	8.1	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	269 (11.2)	30/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.2	+0.6	5.0	-0.7	--	0.2	--	--	385 (16.0)	34/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.8	+2.0	4.3	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	124 ( 5.2)	37/13
HOBART AIRPORT	19.2	+4.0	11.6	+5.0	8.6	0.0	5.2	3.9	550 (22.9)	72/16
	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

**S** 38.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
36.4 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
36.0 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
35.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 34.7 KALBARRI Central West WA
+8.6 : 32.6 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+8.4 : 31.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+8.3 : 32.5 ENEABBA Central West WA
+7.8 : 25.4 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.5 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.5 : 14.9 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+10.2 : 16.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+10.0 : 17.1 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
+9.8 : 16.0 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+9.3 : 14.5 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+9.3 : 16.1 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+9.3 : 24.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
9.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.0 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
10.1 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
10.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.2 : 16.5 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-6.9 : 19.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-4.8 : 17.5 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-4.2 : 14.9 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1 : 17.8 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-4.1 : 14.3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1 : 16.1 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

-8.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.2 : -1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.9 : -8.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 : 3.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-4.9 : 1.2 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA

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.

100.5 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER) MidNorth Coast S NSW
94.0 AVALON (WOLLSTONECRAFT AVE) Sydney--east NSW
93.4 NEWPORT BOWLING CLUB Sydney--east NSW
92.4 OLD BAR (MOLONG RD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
90.0 AVALON BEACH (AVALON (AVALON PDE)) Sydney--east NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
80.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
100.5 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER)
92.4 OLD BAR (MOLONG RD)
88.5 COMBOYNE SOUTH
86.0 TAREE (ROBERTSON ST)
84.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE
69.2 UPPER LANSDOWNE (MONTEREY)
60.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS
53.4 LANSDOWNE POST OFFICE
52.1 KILLABAKH
52.0 ELANDS (BLACK SANDS CREEK)
52.0 KRAMBACH POST OFFICE
50.0 BULAHDELAH POST OFFICE
Hunter Valley
88.0 MEREWETHER (BURWOOD BEACH WWTP)
82.2 EDGEWORTH WWTP
76.0 WYONG (KANGY ANGY (OURIMBAH CREEK))
71.0 BELMONT WWTP
70.0 WYONG (JILLIBY (JILLIBY CREEK))
66.0 STROUD POST OFFICE
62.0 TORONTO WWTP
60.0 CLARENCE TOWN (GREY ST)
57.0 WYONG (OLNEY FOREST)
55.4 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD)
53.2 GOSFORD NORTH (GLENNIE ST)
53.0 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
53.0 WYONG (WYONG GOLF CLUB)
52.0 RAYMOND TERRACE (KINROSS)
Sydney--east
94.0 AVALON (WOLLSTONECRAFT AVE)
93.4 NEWPORT BOWLING CLUB
90.0 AVALON BEACH (AVALON (AVALON PDE))
81.0 PALM BEACH (SUNRISE ROAD)
58.6 INGLESIDE (WALTER AVENUE)

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.3 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
10.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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0.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1561 (65.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1419 (59.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1059 (44.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1021 (42.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
965 (40.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
923 (38.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
893 (37.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
889 (37.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
884 (36.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
878 (36.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
867 (36.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
857 (35.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
797 (33.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
774 (32.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
771 (32.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
749 (31.2) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
742 (30.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
740 (30.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
736 (30.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
732 (30.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
720 (30.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
719 (30.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
714 (29.8) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
699 (29.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
693 (28.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
692 (28.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
679 (28.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
646 (26.9) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
623 (26.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
615 (25.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

128/14 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
113/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/14 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
89/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/11 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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.
QUEENSLAND Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND 10.2mm in 30 min to 07:30 20.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.2mm/h 5.8mm in 13 min to 08:00 26.8mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 17.2mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 14.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast S TAREE AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 24.6mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 16.2mm/h 50.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 16.7mm/h 70.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 11.7mm/h Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 12.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 13.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.6mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 12.6mm in 30 min to 00:30 25.2mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.2mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 21.4mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.4mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 12.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.6mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.4mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 74(120/ 69 ) at 19:23 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(330/ 93 ) at 12:42 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 128(260/ 96 ) at 14:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(270/ 69 ) at 21:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 82(290/ 63 ) at 12:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(300/ 65 ) at 13:30