Australian Weather News -- 27 MAY 2007

Sunday 27 MAY 2007

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2007

Dec

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June

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May

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February

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Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
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10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 00:39EST, 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	20.2	-3.8	12.0	-0.9	11.1	5.4	4.0	--	426 (17.8)	41/13
PERTH AIRPORT	18.1	-3.6	9.8	-0.7	8.9	1.2	1.6	0.8	362 (15.1)	52/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	13.6	-5.3	9.7	-0.1	8.4	4.0	3.2	1.4	418 (17.4)	35/01
BUNBURY	16.3	-4.8	11.3	+1.8	--	8.2	--	--	272 (11.3)	43/13
MANDURAH	17.4	--	14.1	--	--	1.0	--	--	416 (17.3)	61/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.4	+1.4	24.0	+1.9	23.7	0.0	5.2	11.0	414 (17.3)	35/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.7	+5.7	8.8	+0.5	6.2	0.0	4.2	10.3	241 (10.0)	24/13
WHYALLA AERO	21.2	+0.7	9.1	+0.4	--	0.0	8.0	--	314 (13.1)	46/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.1	+0.1	12.7	+2.5	5.4	0.0	--	3.0	271 (11.3)	31/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.1	+1.0	10.7	+3.4	6.9	0.0	4.4	5.2	530 (22.1)	52/07
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.6	+2.7	15.8	+1.9	14.0	0.0	5.4	8.5	278 (11.6)	24/11
CAIRNS AERO	25.4	-2.2	22.1	+2.2	21.2	9.8	3.6	1.9	475 (19.8)	35/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.4	+0.8	20.4	+2.8	18.1	0.0	6.6	4.5	471 (19.6)	39/11
MACKAY M.O	24.4	+0.2	19.1	+2.0	--	6.4	--	8.4	517 (21.5)	52/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.6	-0.4	17.0	+2.8	15.1	0.0	4.0	--	391 (16.3)	41/09
BUNDABERG AERO	23.5	-1.2	15.7	+1.5	--	6.2	2.6	--	421 (17.5)	46/11
NAMBOUR DPI	23.4	-0.3	16.1	+4.1	--	12.4	--	--	102 ( 4.3)	30/14
COOLANGATTA	24.3	+1.2	15.1	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	30/13
BRISBANE AERO	24.1	+0.5	14.8	+2.0	13.6	7.4	4.6	9.2	294 (12.3)	30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.7	+0.7	12.5	+2.5	--	0.2	--	--	623 (26.0)	54/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.2	+1.9	7.3	-1.4	4.3	0.0	2.4	--	81 ( 3.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.0	+0.6	9.8	-1.9	6.7	0.0	1.8	9.6	136 ( 5.7)	18/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.6	+2.1	7.3	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.8	+2.6	4.9	-5.2	2.1	0.2	1.0	9.2	152 ( 6.3)	18/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.5	+3.1	4.2	-4.1	--	0.2	--	--	17 ( 0.7)	15/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.0	+1.8	2.1	-2.6	-1.5	0.0	1.4	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	22.4	+2.4	5.6	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.2	+2.2	8.3	-2.6	3.8	0.0	3.8	10.0	265 (11.0)	22/09
RICHMOND RAAF	20.9	+0.3	2.2	-5.7	--	0.2	--	--	--	9/16
BELLAMBI AWS	21.8	+2.1	12.7	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	28/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	17.5	+1.9	0.5	-2.7	-2.1	0.2	1.2	8.5	36 ( 1.5)	30/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	18.6	+1.3	3.5	-2.4	1.2	0.0	1.2	9.6	172 ( 7.2)	22/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.6	+0.9	2.2	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	32 ( 1.3)	17/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.6	+3.6	4.7	-2.7	0.0	0.0	2.6	7.1	297 (12.4)	43/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.0	+0.7	1.5	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	162 ( 6.8)	31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.1	+0.5	1.6	-3.6	--	0.2	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	34/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.2	+2.5	10.8	+2.2	6.2	0.0	2.6	--	158 ( 6.6)	35/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.0	+3.9	5.0	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	50/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.9	+0.3	6.2	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	708 (29.5)	67/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.3	+0.5	8.1	+3.0	--	0.4	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	35/14
HOBART AIRPORT	19.1	+3.9	9.3	+2.7	5.1	0.0	4.0	3.9	392 (16.3)	37/01
	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

37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.2 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+9.0 : 23.3 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+8.3 : 23.0 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+7.9 : 22.6 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.8 : 22.7 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+6.5 : 20.7 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

25.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
25.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+6.2 : 9.6 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+6.1 : 15.1 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+6.0 : 17.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.7 : 18.8 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.7 : 14.5 FORREST Eucla WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
9.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.7 : 13.4 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : 13.0 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : 12.4 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-6.3 : 14.1 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : 15.4 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

-3.6 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-7.6 : -1.3 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-6.6 : 0.6 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-6.5 : 0.1 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-6.4 : -0.3 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-6.3 : 1.6 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west 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.

207.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
139.2 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
110.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
72.0 COMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
71.0 GLENVIEW - ISAMBERT RD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
207.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE
110.0 HAPPY VALLEY
64.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
56.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
139.2 TULLY SUGAR MILL
67.8 EL ARISH POST OFFICE
62.0 MENAVALE ALERT
59.0 CORSIS ALERT
Central Coast E
57.0 LINDEMAN ISLAND RESORT
Brisbane/SE Coast
72.0 COMO
71.0 GLENVIEW - ISAMBERT RD

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

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1.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1133 (47.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1066 (44.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
992 (41.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
970 (40.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
950 (39.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
927 (38.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
908 (37.8) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
872 (36.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
810 (33.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
805 (33.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
771 (32.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
765 (31.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
750 (31.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
748 (31.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
738 (30.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
731 (30.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
731 (30.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
708 (29.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
699 (29.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
691 (28.8) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
683 (28.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
666 (27.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
655 (27.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
632 (26.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
625 (26.0) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
624 (26.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
623 (26.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
619 (25.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
617 (25.7) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
600 (25.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

94/15 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
94/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/09 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/20 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
**S** 91/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West PERTH AIRPORT 12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.0mm/h PEARCE RAAF 19.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 19.2mm/h JANDAKOT AERO 10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.6mm/h ROTTNEST ISLAND 5.6mm in 12 min to 21:13 28.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h PERTH METRO 10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.6mm/h CAPE NATURALISTE 1.6mm in 1 min to 20:00 96.0mm/h 2.4mm in 1 min to 20:01 144.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h DWELLINGUP 13.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.6mm/h Cent Wheatbelt WANDERING 10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.6mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 16.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.4mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 12.2mm in 30 min to 21:30 24.4mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.8mm/h BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION 11.8mm in 30 min to 01:30 23.6mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 15.2mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h BRISBANE AERO 6.0mm in 15 min to 22:20 24.0mm/h 13.6mm in 18 min to 22:44 45.3mm/h 29.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 29.2mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 6.4mm in 17 min to 18:00 22.6mm/h TEWANTIN RSL PARK 21.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 21.0mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.0mm/h REDCLIFFE 10.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.2mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE NATURALISTE : 91(240/ 59 ) at 20:00 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 89(340/ 65 ) at 21:30 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 70(100/ 65 ) at 17:03 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 89(300/ 70 ) at 23:04 VICTORIA E Central DUNNS HILL : 95(360/ 45 ) at 15:00 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(310/ 72 ) at 08:02 TASMAN ISLAND : 93(360/ 48 ) at 09:30 W Coast MOUNT READ : 85( 10/ 70 ) at 06:00