Australian Weather News -- 22 MAY 2007

Tuesday 22 MAY 2007

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2007

Dec

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03	04	05	06	07	08	09
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
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Nov

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Oct

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Sept

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August

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27	28	29	30	31

July

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30	31

June

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May

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28	29	30	31

April

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March

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February

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January

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22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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newsworthy

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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 0514 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

Lowest grass minimum temperature

Gt Southern

010515

BEVERLEY

-1.8

-1.4

30/05/1985

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

Central West

008296

MORAWA AIRPORT

2.4

17/05/2007

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

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

-0.9

-0.5

27/05/2004

1 Y

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

-1.1

0.0

17/05/2007

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Gt Southern

010515

BEVERLEY

-0.6

-0.2

27/05/2004

1 Y

Gt Southern

010568

HYDEN

-2.8

-1.3

23/05/1975

1 Y

Gt Southern

010612

NAREMBEEN

-1.8

-0.9

26/05/1968

1 Y

Gt Southern

010692

NEWDEGATE RES.STATION

-1.0

0.0

08/05/2006

Eucla

011017

BALLADONIA

-0.1

0.0

26/05/1993

1 Y

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

-3.4

-2.1

14/05/2004

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 00:37EST, 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	21.8	-2.2	8.0	-4.9	4.7	0.0	4.0	--	334 (13.9)	35/15
PERTH AIRPORT	19.8	-1.9	3.3	-7.2	2.5	0.0	1.6	9.4	231 ( 9.6)	28/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.7	+0.8	10.1	+0.3	6.5	0.0	2.2	9.1	371 (15.5)	46/14
BUNBURY	20.1	-1.0	8.6	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	146 ( 6.1)	34/14
MANDURAH	18.9	--	8.9	--	--	0.0	--	--	145 ( 6.0)	30/22
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+1.2	24.5	+2.4	23.6	0.0	5.2	10.8	280 (11.7)	41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.6	-1.4	5.4	-2.9	2.7	0.0	5.4	--	205 ( 8.5)	35/11
WHYALLA AERO	18.4	-2.1	7.1	-1.6	--	0.0	7.8	--	365 (15.2)	37/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.2	-1.8	11.1	+0.9	9.5	6.8	2.2	--	404 (16.8)	46/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.9	-0.2	6.4	-0.9	4.3	7.2	1.8	7.5	459 (19.1)	43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.4	-1.5	10.1	-3.8	5.7	0.0	7.8	10.7	392 (16.3)	46/10
CAIRNS AERO	30.1	+2.5	23.1	+3.2	21.7	0.0	3.6	9.6	297 (12.4)	37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.3	+2.7	21.4	+3.8	19.5	0.0	4.6	9.3	268 (11.2)	37/15
MACKAY M.O	25.9	+1.7	21.3	+4.2	--	0.0	--	7.4	203 ( 8.5)	34/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.0	+2.0	20.2	+6.0	19.1	12.0	4.8	--	250 (10.4)	35/12
BUNDABERG AERO	26.5	+1.8	19.1	+4.9	--	1.0	3.4	--	259 (10.8)	39/12
NAMBOUR DPI	23.9	+0.2	15.8	+3.8	--	4.8	0.8	--	41 ( 1.7)	26/09
COOLANGATTA	23.8	+0.7	12.1	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	123 ( 5.1)	31/09
BRISBANE AERO	25.7	+2.1	13.0	+0.2	10.9	1.2	1.0	9.5	222 ( 9.3)	35/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.7	-1.3	9.3	-0.7	--	4.0	--	--	260 (10.8)	39/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.6	-2.7	8.9	+0.2	5.0	0.0	2.8	--	167 ( 7.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.2	+0.8	7.9	-3.8	5.4	0.0	2.0	9.7	221 ( 9.2)	30/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.9	+0.4	5.8	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.3	-0.9	8.9	-1.2	5.3	0.0	4.4	9.9	374 (15.6)	61/06
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.7	-1.7	7.3	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	67 ( 2.8)	31/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.0	-4.2	5.0	+0.3	3.5	5.4	2.6	6.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.3	-4.7	6.5	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.4	-1.6	12.8	+1.9	9.1	0.0	5.0	9.3	451 (18.8)	67/10
RICHMOND RAAF	17.5	-3.1	7.8	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	195 ( 8.1)	39/12
BELLAMBI AWS	17.4	-2.3	12.3	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	378 (15.8)	65/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.0	-3.6	6.7	+3.5	3.2	7.4	4.4	9.3	488 (20.3)	52/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	13.8	-3.5	8.2	+2.3	7.1	1.0	2.4	7.0	360 (15.0)	39/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.3	-4.4	8.1	+2.5	--	4.8	--	--	296 (12.3)	41/02
MILDURA AIRPORT	16.9	-2.1	8.1	+0.7	5.3	0.0	3.4	7.2	463 (19.3)	37/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.2	-3.1	6.2	+0.4	--	1.6	1.6	--	411 (17.1)	37/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.4	-3.2	2.8	-2.4	--	0.4	--	--	365 (15.2)	37/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.8	-0.9	9.0	+0.4	5.2	1.8	1.8	--	210 ( 8.8)	28/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.5	-1.6	6.6	-1.1	--	0.4	--	--	623 (26.0)	54/01
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.6	-2.0	3.0	-2.7	--	8.6	--	--	543 (22.6)	41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.3	-1.5	6.3	+1.2	--	8.0	--	--	210 ( 8.8)	34/13
HOBART AIRPORT	14.3	-0.9	5.1	-1.5	2.4	1.4	1.4	7.8	347 (14.5)	37/13
	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

36.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.8 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+4.4 : 31.9 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+4.2 : 34.5 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+3.8 : 28.0 TOWN OF 1770 Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+3.6 : 34.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+3.6 : 35.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.3 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+6.8 : 17.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.6 : 24.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+6.4 : 16.7 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.0 : 20.2 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.7 : 15.9 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.7 : 2.1 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-6.4 : 1.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 : 5.7 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-6.2 : 0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.0 : 10.0 GOULBURN TAFE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

-11.0 : -3.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-10.4 : -0.9 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-10.4 : -2.8 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.2 : -1.3 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.0 : -1.8 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt 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.

62.6 RAGLAN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
47.8 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
42.4 TEMMA (TEMMA FARM) W Coast TAS
38.2 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK N Peninsula QLD
38.0 HICKS ISLAND S Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
38.2 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK
S Peninsula
38.0 HICKS ISLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
62.6 RAGLAN

VICTORIA
Upper NE
47.8 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)

TASMANIA
W Coast
42.4 TEMMA (TEMMA FARM)

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

3.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
3.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1472 (61.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1260 (52.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1114 (46.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1084 (45.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
979 (40.8) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
907 (37.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
889 (37.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
882 (36.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
871 (36.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
829 (34.5) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
825 (34.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
810 (33.8) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
805 (33.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
799 (33.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
755 (31.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
754 (31.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
738 (30.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
724 (30.2) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
713 (29.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
706 (29.4) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
702 (29.3) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
688 (28.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
683 (28.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
665 (27.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
664 (27.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
652 (27.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
650 (27.1) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
648 (27.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
648 (27.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
632 (26.3) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
631 (26.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
623 (26.0) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
621 (25.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
620 (25.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
612 (25.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
609 (25.4) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
600 (25.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

124/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
113/09 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
109/21 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
108/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/09 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S 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.
TASMANIA W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM 34.0mm in 30 min to 00:00 68.0mm/h 34.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 34.0mm/h 34.2mm in 30 min to 05:30 68.4mm/h 34.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 34.4mm/h 34.2mm in 30 min to 07:00 68.4mm/h 34.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 34.4mm/h 34.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 34.2mm/h MOUNT READ 10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 76(250/ 63 ) at 02:25 NEW SOUTH WALES C Tablelands S MOUNT BOYCE AWS : 91(260/ 61 ) at 09:26 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 113(240/ 83 ) at 09:01 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 98(240/ 74 ) at 02:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(310/ 78 ) at 23:14 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(250/ 69 ) at 23:30 W Coast MOUNT READ : 78(300/ 63 ) at 21:01 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 126(270/108 ) at 00:01