Australian Weather News -- 22 JUN 2007

Friday 22 JUN 2007

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Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

WA, NT, QLD: Extreme cold and wet "dry" season in the north. See story 19 June.

NSW, VIC, TAS: Cold weather continues as winds ease. Although strong southerly winds abated today as a high pressure system moved into SE AUS, temperatures remained below normal. Even relatively clear skies failed to warm the entrenched cold airmass with four locations around Adelaide -- Kingscote, Strathalbyn, Parawa and Nuriootpa -- recording their coldest June days in over a decade. Overnight, temperature records were set in NSW, VIC and TAS. The low of -0.4 at Eddystone Point, right beside the water on Tasmania's northeastern tip, was the first sub-zero temperature reported there in 50 years. Griffith's -4.0 was the town's coldest June night in 34 years. Widespread fogs occurred across NSW west of the Divide.

WA: Strong cold front bring wind, rain and dust. The Eneabba observer summed up the cold front moving into WA this afternoon when he added to his 3pm weather report "dust mud, sticks, stones ... red dust storm, gusty winds". Wind gusted to 113km/h at Rottnest Island at 3.30pm, and raised dust in the Central West and West Gascoyne. The front ushered in a windy weekend of heavy coastal showers and storms that brought 25 to 100mm of rain to southwestern coastal parts, but produced little effective rain farther inland (see further story Sunday 24 June).

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0633 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Central Coast W

034084

CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT

37.4

31.6

10/06/2000

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091219

SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD)

-7.7

-7.2

18/06/2007

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039322

RUNDLE ISLAND

9.0

11.0

01/06/2000

10.0

01/08/1998

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes S

072161

CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

-6.1

-5.5

12/06/2006

1 Y

NSW

Riverina W

075041

GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS

-4.0

-3.4

27/06/1983

VIC

Upper NE

083083

EDI UPPER

-2.0

-1.8

14/06/2006

1 Y

VIC

Upper NE

083084

FALLS CREEK

-8.6

-7.0

24/06/1998

1 Y

VIC

Upper NE

083085

MT HOTHAM

-8.7

-8.1

11/06/2006

1 Y

TAS

N Coast

091284

BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)

-0.5

0.0

28/06/2006

1 Y

TAS

E Coast

092045

EDDYSTONE POINT

-0.4

0.1

07/06/1973

0.0

10/07/1997

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

11.6

12/06/1996

1 Y Equal to record.

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

8.9

12/06/2006

1 Y Equal to record.

Mt Lofty Ranges

023875

PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)

8.5

8.9

20/06/1995

1 Y

Lower Murray

024580

STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE

10.1

11.2

12/06/2006

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 00:48EST, 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	23.7	+2.8	10.5	-0.5	7.6	0.0	7.4	--	539 (22.5)	67/13
PERTH AIRPORT	18.2	-0.7	7.3	-1.7	1.6	0.0	2.6	2.6	507 (21.1)	59/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.6	-1.0	5.4	-2.7	1.9	0.0	1.6	3.9	399 (16.6)	67/12
BUNBURY	15.8	-2.6	8.6	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	333 (13.9)	61/11
MANDURAH	16.4	--	10.9	--	--	0.0	--	--	505 (21.0)	70/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	25.9	-4.7	19.5	-0.4	20.3	0.0	4.4	0.9	459 (19.1)	43/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	16.7	-3.1	2.7	-2.4	-0.2	0.0	2.8	9.5	253 (10.5)	31/10
WHYALLA AERO	14.2	-3.1	5.4	-0.7	--	1.4	5.0	--	223 ( 9.3)	24/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	12.7	-3.4	4.6	-3.5	3.9	0.0	1.2	9.1	210 ( 8.8)	28/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.5	-2.3	7.0	+1.2	6.5	0.2	0.8	0.0	242 (10.1)	21/07
MOUNT ISA AERO	16.6	-8.3	7.3	-2.7	6.8	0.0	0.4	4.0	256 (10.7)	26/11
CAIRNS AERO	22.9	-3.1	17.5	-0.3	17.5	0.0	1.6	0.2	351 (14.6)	34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	16.2	-9.4	11.5	-3.1	12.5	10.4	0.8	0.0	176 ( 7.3)	26/21
MACKAY M.O	14.1	-7.8	9.6	-4.4	--	29.6	--	0.2	268 (11.2)	30/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	15.1	-8.4	8.5	-2.4	9.2	3.4	0.6	--	209 ( 8.7)	18/18
BUNDABERG AERO	16.5	-6.1	7.2	-4.4	--	0.0	1.0	--	325 (13.5)	26/10
NAMBOUR DPI	19.9	-1.7	4.9	-4.4	--	0.0	3.8	--	102 ( 4.3)	28/00
COOLANGATTA	19.9	-1.2	6.6	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	31/08
BRISBANE AERO	19.2	-2.1	4.0	-6.5	-0.9	0.0	3.2	9.6	437 (18.2)	30/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.9	-2.1	1.6	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	534 (22.3)	32/04
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	12.6	-4.2	-0.7	-6.8	-2.0	0.0	1.4	--	132 ( 5.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	17.4	-2.0	8.9	-0.2	4.5	0.0	2.8	9.6	392 (16.3)	35/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	16.9	-2.6	3.4	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	15.2	-2.4	5.4	-2.5	3.5	1.8	5.4	8.5	607 (25.3)	30/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	8.4	-2.1	-2.3	-4.9	-4.7	0.8	0.2	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	11.4	-5.0	-0.4	-5.0	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	15.7	-1.9	5.7	-2.8	1.6	0.0	2.4	9.8	629 (26.2)	41/10
RICHMOND RAAF	13.8	-4.2	0.1	-4.8	--	0.4	--	--	193 ( 8.0)	18/19
BELLAMBI AWS	14.7	-3.0	6.8	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	411 (17.1)	34/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT	9.9	-2.3	-3.6	-4.6	-7.7	0.0	1.6	8.7	215 ( 9.0)	15/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	10.7	-3.1	-3.2	-6.9	-4.7	0.0	1.2	9.3	243 (10.1)	26/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.4	-2.8	-2.0	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	124 ( 5.2)	15/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	11.5	-4.5	-1.2	-6.4	-4.0	0.0	1.2	8.1	308 (12.8)	28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	10.9	-3.1	-1.8	-5.5	--	0.2	1.9	--	334 (13.9)	35/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	10.0	-3.2	-3.0	-6.6	--	0.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	22/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	12.2	-1.8	6.2	-0.7	8.0	0.0	0.8	--	78 ( 3.3)	17/08
GEELONG AIRPORT	11.8	-2.8	7.0	+0.7	--	0.2	--	--	393 (16.4)	30/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.2	-2.6	1.0	-3.0	--	0.6	--	--	449 (18.7)	34/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.6	+0.5	-4.1	-7.0	--	0.0	--	--	133 ( 5.5)	17/14
HOBART AIRPORT	13.3	+0.4	0.4	-4.2	-2.6	1.0	0.4	8.3	319 (13.3)	48/11
	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

30.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
30.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
29.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
28.7 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+4.6 : 8.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.3 : 27.2 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+3.1 : 6.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+2.8 : 6.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
+2.8 : 6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+2.8 : 23.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA

25.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+5.4 : 19.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+4.6 : 13.7 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+3.2 : 16.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
+3.2 : 18.2 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+3.0 : 22.2 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
2.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-13.2 : 16.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-13.2 : 15.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-12.8 : 17.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-12.4 : 12.7 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-11.6 : 15.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT

-12.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.7 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-8.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-8.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.0 : -3.0 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW
-9.0 : -12.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 : -4.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
-8.5 : -3.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-8.4 : -0.4 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS

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.

44.6 BLOOMSBURY Central Coast E QLD
42.6 LETHEBROOK Central Coast E QLD
42.0 KELSEY CREEK DITTMER RD Central Coast E QLD
41.2 CRYSTAL BROOK Central Coast E QLD
41.0 ADVENTURE BAY (FORESTRY) Southeast TAS

10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.6 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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0.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1135 (47.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1072 (44.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1069 (44.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1031 (43.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1019 (42.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1004 (41.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
992 (41.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
977 (40.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
948 (39.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
947 (39.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
898 (37.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
871 (36.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
801 (33.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
786 (32.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
767 (32.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
763 (31.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
715 (29.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
684 (28.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
648 (27.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
638 (26.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
629 (26.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
628 (26.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
611 (25.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
609 (25.4) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
607 (25.3) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
604 (25.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA

113/15 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
102/12 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
98/08 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/10 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West BICKLEY 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h BUSSELTON 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h BUSSELTON AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h MANDURAH 6.2mm in 31 min to 15:31 12.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 113(330/ 89 ) at 15:31 CAPE LEEUWIN : 87(300/ 72 ) at 15:52 CAPE NATURALISTE : 102( 10/ 72 ) at 12:31 BUSSELTON JETTY : 83( 20/ 69 ) at 09:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(240/ 72 ) at 05:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 70(220/ 63 ) at 06:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(310/ 65 ) at 01:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(220/ 72 ) at 10:41 TASMAN ISLAND : 98(240/ 41 ) at 08:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(260/ 70 ) at 00:34 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 72(260/ 63 ) at 10:30 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 78(240/ 65 ) at 03:01