Australian Weather News -- 08 JUL 2007

Sunday 08 JUL 2007

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0800 Cold air all in the wrong places definitely further west then progged.
1230 Yep no settled snow anywhere to be seen along the 'OP'. Had a few light snow showers as well as some sleet showers on the way home today but nothing close to settling - temp didn't drop below 2c on the car.
1243 After dropping Phil and Shane off at Blackheath (they left the car there overnight) it seems they have gone back to Shooters Hill - Reporting heavy snow showers atm with snow left over from last night.... We would have been only 100m lower or so where we camped and no snow on the ground there, interesting.
1335 NatiI went out this morning, went in via Jenolan Caves, there was sleet on the way into Jenolan Caves at and on the other side of JC, it started snowing nice big flakes above 1300mtrs, and there was some snow settled around the entrance to Kangraboyd National
1400 There was settled snow in patches around Shooters Hill and Gurnang this morning (early) but I'd say it was from Wednesday, not overnight. Apparently there was a little settled snow between here and Golspie (to the NW) early Thursday.
1442 Taree: nice little storm just swooped in here, bringing heavy hard and small hail, came out of nowhere really
1509 Blackheath: Quite intense sleet falling here now. Some nice big snow flakes falling at times but its very soggy stuff.
1834 Hey all some good snowfalls up at black mountain near Guyra today....it snowed continuously for the four hours I was there this afternoon...We also had some light settling falls in the higher parts of Armidale

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0716 EST on 21/08/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

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Date

Years

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Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

VIC

Western Plains

089068

ROKEWOOD (WURROOK SOUTH)

29.2

27.0

18/07/1990

1 n

VIC

W Coast

090180

AIREYS INLET

35.2

25.2

27/07/2006

1 n

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 00:54EST, 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	26.5	+7.0	14.5	+5.0	11.6	0.0	5.8	--	454 (18.9)	67/14
PERTH AIRPORT	20.2	+2.3	12.1	+4.0	9.2	0.0	2.6	3.3	363 (15.1)	43/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.7	+3.9	11.5	+4.0	9.7	2.0	3.6	6.8	480 (20.0)	54/14
BUNBURY	19.3	+2.1	14.2	+7.0	--	43.8	--	--	370 (15.4)	63/13
MANDURAH	19.4	--	15.3	--	--	5.4	--	--	511 (21.3)	55/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	28.7	-1.8	15.2	-4.0	13.1	0.0	6.8	10.9	309 (12.9)	43/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	16.9	-2.8	0.0	-4.0	-3.1	0.0	4.0	10.4	239 (10.0)	34/10
WHYALLA AERO	14.1	-2.8	6.6	+1.3	--	0.2	3.0	--	429 (17.9)	37/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	13.8	-1.5	8.2	+0.7	6.8	6.4	--	3.3	282 (11.8)	30/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.1	+2.0	5.4	+0.2	2.0	4.4	2.2	8.5	387 (16.1)	35/01
MOUNT ISA AERO	19.7	-5.0	7.6	-1.0	4.7	0.0	5.0	10.5	361 (15.0)	39/21
CAIRNS AERO	24.9	-0.8	11.2	-5.8	6.7	0.0	4.0	10.8	337 (14.0)	37/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	24.7	-0.4	9.2	-4.4	5.4	0.0	4.4	10.6	181 ( 7.5)	32/12
MACKAY M.O	21.8	+0.5	10.4	-2.4	--	0.0	--	10.3	294 (12.3)	24/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.0	-1.1	6.2	-3.3	3.7	0.0	3.4	--	124 ( 5.2)	39/13
BUNDABERG AERO	22.1	+0.1	8.0	-2.1	--	0.0	2.8	--	208 ( 8.7)	35/14
NAMBOUR DPI	20.2	-0.9	4.1	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	52 ( 2.2)	30/12
COOLANGATTA	20.2	-0.3	4.2	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	34/16
BRISBANE AERO	19.3	-1.6	4.8	-4.0	0.7	0.0	3.6	8.0	217 ( 9.0)	58/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	13.1	-3.5	5.1	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	295 (12.3)	55/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	12.6	-3.5	6.4	+1.7	3.7	2.8	0.0	--	173 ( 7.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	17.6	-1.1	6.3	-1.2	2.5	0.0	1.6	6.1	191 ( 8.0)	43/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	16.6	-2.1	2.1	-4.2	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	15.2	-1.8	4.9	-1.4	0.8	0.8	3.8	4.0	391 (16.3)	39/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	13.8	-3.7	4.0	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	127 ( 5.3)	22/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	9.8	+0.5	1.6	+0.2	1.4	18.8	1.6	3.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	11.4	-3.8	6.3	+3.3	--	6.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	13.8	-3.2	6.4	-0.7	3.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	383 (16.0)	46/22
RICHMOND RAAF	14.6	-2.8	2.6	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	175 ( 7.3)	41/13
BELLAMBI AWS	15.2	-1.6	8.4	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	247 (10.3)	55/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	10.5	-0.8	3.3	+3.4	0.5	7.2	1.6	2.3	194 ( 8.1)	45/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	13.4	+0.7	4.6	+1.9	2.9	6.6	0.0	8.6	195 ( 8.1)	28/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.7	+0.7	2.2	-1.0	--	5.2	--	--	88 ( 3.7)	21/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.7	-0.6	6.3	+2.0	5.0	4.2	2.2	8.3	449 (18.7)	43/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.7	+0.7	3.1	+0.2	--	19.0²	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	37/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.9	+0.4	4.9	+2.5	--	2.0	--	--	304 (12.7)	48/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.7	+1.3	5.3	-0.7	3.0	5.2	0.4	--	127 ( 5.3)	21/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	13.7	-0.1	5.5	+0.1	--	18.6	--	--	441 (18.4)	70/01
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.5	+0.5	4.0	+0.8	--	12.0	--	--	579 (24.1)	61/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.3	-0.3	5.9	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	389 (16.2)	48/17
HOBART AIRPORT	11.6	-0.8	6.7	+2.6	7.3	1.0	0.2	3.5	258 (10.8)	37/11
	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

30.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
29.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
29.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
29.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

+7.7 : 24.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+7.3 : 26.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+7.0 : 26.5 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+7.0 : 23.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.9 : 22.2 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.1 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 22.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+8.8 : 14.5 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+8.1 : 13.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+8.0 : 14.9 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+7.3 : 15.4 BUSSELTON Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.6 : 6.1 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
-6.4 : 6.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
-6.3 : 12.1 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-6.3 : 4.1 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1 : 6.8 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1 : 7.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-7.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : 9.9 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-7.2 : 11.4 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
-7.0 : 8.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
-6.3 : 12.9 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
-6.3 : 3.8 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-6.3 : 0.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural 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.

50.6 BOONAH W Coast VIC
45.4 DARDANUP EAST Lower West WA
44.0 DARDANUP Lower West WA
43.8 BUNBURY Lower West WA
39.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
45.4 DARDANUP EAST
44.0 DARDANUP
43.8 BUNBURY
39.8 DONNYBROOK

VICTORIA
W Coast
50.6 BOONAH

11.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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1.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.6 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1040 (43.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1012 (42.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
970 (40.4) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
968 (40.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
866 (36.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
860 (35.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
808 (33.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
772 (32.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
743 (31.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
718 (29.9) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
712 (29.7) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
710 (29.6) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
708 (29.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
697 (29.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
697 (29.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
689 (28.7) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
686 (28.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
666 (27.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
607 (25.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
605 (25.2) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
604 (25.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
600 (25.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

83/05 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
83/00 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
81/02 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
80/10 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
80/20 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

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 BUNBURY 12.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast S TAREE AIRPORT AWS 10.4mm in 22 min to 15:00 28.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.2mm/h South Coast ULLADULLA AWS 22.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 22.6mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.7mm/h VICTORIA W Gippsland POUND CREEK 5.8mm in 3 min to 09:03 116.0mm/h 4.0mm in 1 min to 09:04 240.0mm/h 9.2mm in 2 min to 09:06 276.0mm/h 62.2mm in 24 min to 09:30 155.5mm/h 82.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 82.4mm/h 81.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 81.2mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.2mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 80(320/ 65 ) at 10:26 CAPE LEEUWIN : 82(280/ 63 ) at 13:29 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93(180/ 65 ) at 00:00 W Gippsland POUND CREEK : 232(100/ 56 ) at 09:06 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 : 70(131/ 63 ) at 18:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 76(120/ 63 ) at 02:30