Australian Weather News -- 05 JUL 2007

Thursday 05 JUL 2007

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0937 Blackheath: Some nice sleet showers here now with some lovely flakes in the mix.
0940 Snowing in Oberon at the moment, info from staff there. Not settling at this stage.
0949 I've got some nice snow flurries at the moment here @ Medlow
0959 Kunama: the missus just rang and told me its snowing quite heavy at home atm temp is 2.5 deg
1001 Some nice sleet/snow mix falling here in Portland atm.
1201 RTA GWH Bathurst Lithgow Icy roads, snow advisory. There is also snow and ice on the road between Hartley and Jenolan Caves Road. Motorists are advised to exercise extreme caution.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0709 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

TAS

Southeast

094198

CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)

28.2

18.0

22/07/1999

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200839

LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

19.2

26/07/1993

1 Y Equal to record.

ANT

Antarctica

300000

DAVIS

-3.3

-3.9

07/07/1958

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

Adelaide Plains

023034

ADELAIDE AIRPORT

42.1

37.7

29/07/1998

1 Y

Adelaide Plains

023090

ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)

27.0

26.7

04/07/1981

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 00:53EST, 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	20.4	+0.9	13.6	+4.1	12.0	0.0	2.2	--	212 ( 8.8)	22/09
PERTH AIRPORT	20.0	+2.1	10.7	+2.6	9.4	0.0	1.8	3.8	283 (11.8)	28/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.0	+1.2	10.9	+3.4	9.0	0.6	1.4	6.2	413 (17.2)	35/10
BUNBURY	18.4	+1.2	9.8	+2.6	--	0.2	--	--	224 ( 9.3)	46/00
MANDURAH	18.7	--	15.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	31/03
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.9	+0.4	16.9	-2.3	15.6	0.0	5.0	10.8	233 ( 9.7)	30/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.7	0.0	4.5	+0.5	0.6	0.0	5.8	10.4	285 (11.9)	28/11
WHYALLA AERO	18.6	+1.7	9.5	+4.2	--	1.6	2.2	--	513 (21.4)	44/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.8	-0.5	9.9	+2.4	8.3	2.0	1.4	2.9	648 (27.0)	61/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.4	-0.7	7.0	+1.8	5.3	18.8	3.2	5.5	548 (22.8)	72/00
MOUNT ISA AERO	23.9	-0.8	11.3	+2.7	7.5	0.0	4.2	10.5	269 (11.2)	39/13
CAIRNS AERO	24.0	-1.7	12.4	-4.6	7.7	0.0	2.8	3.1	132 ( 5.5)	17/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.4	+2.3	10.6	-3.0	8.6	0.0	3.0	10.0	95 ( 4.0)	35/11
MACKAY M.O	24.2	+2.9	12.3	-0.5	--	0.0	--	10.0	263 (11.0)	24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.1	+1.0	8.6	-0.9	6.4	0.0	2.8	--	219 ( 9.1)	35/12
BUNDABERG AERO	23.8	+1.8	10.6	+0.5	--	0.0	4.3	--	296 (12.3)	48/10
NAMBOUR DPI	22.4	+1.3	7.4	-0.3	--	0.0	2.2	--	62 ( 2.6)	50/20
COOLANGATTA	22.6	+2.1	10.0	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	292 (12.2)	44/12
BRISBANE AERO	21.7	+0.8	12.5	+3.7	8.0	0.0	4.0	10.0	405 (16.9)	61/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	15.6	-1.0	8.1	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	547 (22.8)	67/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	15.1	-1.0	5.0	+0.3	0.7	0.0	1.8	--	294 (12.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.6	+2.9	8.1	+0.6	3.2	0.0	2.2	9.8	347 (14.5)	59/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.2	+0.5	7.9	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	16.2	-0.8	12.0	+5.7	8.9	0.0	7.4	8.8	766 (31.9)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	16.0	-1.5	5.7	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	--
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	4.3	-5.0	2.1	+0.7	1.2	2.0	3.0	0.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	12.6	-2.6	5.2	+2.2	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.1	+0.1	11.2	+4.1	2.7	0.0	5.6	9.2	711 (29.6)	91/14
RICHMOND RAAF	15.9	-1.5	11.2	+7.7	--	0.0	--	--	464 (19.3)	80/14
BELLAMBI AWS	15.4	-1.4	10.9	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	671 (28.0)	89/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT	8.6	-2.7	5.5	+5.6	3.8	0.8	2.0	3.8	674 (28.1)	59/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	10.2	-2.5	7.4	+4.7	4.9	0.4	2.4	1.0	509 (21.2)	61/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	8.7	-4.3	7.2	+4.0	--	10.8	--	--	440 (18.3)	52/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.3	-1.0	8.2	+3.9	6.5	1.8	3.8	7.6	408 (17.0)	58/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	9.0	-4.0	7.3	+4.4	--	8.6	2.6	--	555 (23.1)	65/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	9.1	-3.4	7.0	+4.6	--	12.0	--	--	550 (22.9)	67/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	12.0	-1.4	8.1	+2.1	5.3	2.6	1.6	--	204 ( 8.5)	35/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	12.0	-1.8	6.6	+1.2	--	1.4	--	--	473 (19.7)	54/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	7.1	-2.9	2.9	-0.3	--	17.6	--	--	727 (30.3)	81/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	11.7	-0.9	5.1	+2.9	--	5.0	--	--	37 ( 1.5)	24/14
HOBART AIRPORT	10.9	-1.5	5.6	+1.5	5.6	5.0	0.0	0.0	122 ( 5.1)	28/15
	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

33.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.4 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
32.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
32.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
32.2 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
32.2 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+4.4 : 26.9 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
**S** +4.0 : 22.5 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+3.6 : 27.0 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD
+3.3 : 23.9 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+3.2 : 24.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+3.2 : 27.8 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

24.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
21.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
21.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
21.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
21.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.7 : 11.2 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
+7.3 : 12.7 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
+7.1 : 12.3 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
+7.0 : 9.8 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+7.0 : 10.1 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.8 : 3.1 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-5.4 : 3.6 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-5.1 : 6.3 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-5.1 : 5.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-5.0 : 4.3 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

-5.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : -0.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.4 : 4.7 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-6.2 : 3.9 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.6 : 11.7 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.5 : 13.7 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

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.

54.2 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
46.0 DUBBO (MURONBUNG (YOURALLA)) CW Slopes S NSW
43.6 MYRHEE (HANDCOCKS) Lower NE VIC
41.0 KOONYA HEIGHTS Southeast TAS
34.6 SEVEN CREEKS AT STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Slopes S
46.0 DUBBO (MURONBUNG (YOURALLA))

VICTORIA
Lower NE
43.6 MYRHEE (HANDCOCKS)
34.6 SEVEN CREEKS AT STRATHBOGIE
Upper NE
54.2 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)

TASMANIA
Southeast
41.0 KOONYA HEIGHTS

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.1 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

1649 (68.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1506 (62.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1198 (49.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1175 (49.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1125 (46.9) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1109 (46.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
1072 (44.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1065 (44.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1019 (42.5) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
1011 (42.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1003 (41.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
987 (41.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
941 (39.2) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
926 (38.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
922 (38.4) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
891 (37.1) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
871 (36.3) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
870 (36.3) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
867 (36.1) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
860 (35.8) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
860 (35.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
858 (35.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
852 (35.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
847 (35.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
836 (34.8) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
834 (34.8) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
828 (34.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
791 (33.0) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
789 (32.9) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
785 (32.7) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
776 (32.3) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
773 (32.2) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
767 (32.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
766 (31.9) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
757 (31.5) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
745 (31.0) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
743 (31.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
740 (30.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
738 (30.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
736 (30.7) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
731 (30.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
727 (30.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
720 (30.0) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
711 (29.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
708 (29.5) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
695 (29.0) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
685 (28.5) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
682 (28.4) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
678 (28.3) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
675 (28.1) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
675 (28.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
674 (28.1) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
671 (28.0) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
664 (27.7) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
648 (27.0) ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
641 (26.7) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
641 (26.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
638 (26.6) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
634 (26.4) RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
634 (26.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
629 (26.2) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
623 (26.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
621 (25.9) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
612 (25.5) CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
611 (25.5) FORREST Eucla WA
609 (25.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
606 (25.3) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
606 (25.3) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW

120/02 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
104/01 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
102/21 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
94/07 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
91/14 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
91/12 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra 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.
VICTORIA W Coast PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 104(260/ 69 ) at 01:20 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 95(220/ 61 ) at 07:52 Mallee/Upper SE LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) : 93(260/ 52 ) at 01:50 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 83(290/ 63 ) at 14:30 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF : 91(300/ 58 ) at 14:07 Sydney--east SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 91(290/ 65 ) at 14:08 Illawarra BELLAMBI AWS : 87(280/ 67 ) at 20:02 MOSS VALE AWS : 91(280/ 52 ) at 12:34 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 95(270/ 63 ) at 18:00 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 91(250/ 48 ) at 19:01 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 111(320/ 93 ) at 00:00 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 106(250/ 54 ) at 04:01 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(240/ 69 ) at 20:00 W Coast PORT FAIRY AWS : 89(230/ 70 ) at 06:01 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 96(250/ 69 ) at 21:25 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 102(260/ 85 ) at 21:52