Australian Weather News -- 23 AUG 2007

Thursday 23 AUG 2007

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2007

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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 0913 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

Brisbane/SE Coast

040026

MUNGAR GAYNDAH ST

43.2

34.2

20/08/2007

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Warrego

044207

BAYSWATER

21.2

18.8

06/08/2000

1 y

QLD

Far SW

045043

ADAVALE

37.6

23.4

22/08/1988

1 y

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039128

BUNDABERG AERO

63.0

24/08/1990

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040068

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

111

109

22/08/2007

Y Previous record set earlier this month.

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

QLD

Darling Downs E

041359

OAKEY AERO

33.4

31.0

28/08/2001

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 01:08EST, 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	21.2	+1.2	14.4	+5.5	13.1	8.8	2.2	--	438 (18.3)	24/14
PERTH AIRPORT	19.2	+0.8	12.5	+4.5	11.3	8.4	2.2	4.7	451 (18.8)	37/00
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.0	-0.1	10.7	+3.2	8.1	1.2	3.0	8.2	524 (21.8)	52/04
BUNBURY	17.2	-0.1	13.0	+5.4	--	13.4	--	--	--	46/04
MANDURAH	18.3	--	15.0	--	--	13.4	--	--	--	52/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.4	+0.1	19.4	-1.0	17.5	0.0	9.4	11.3	383 (16.0)	44/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	23.5	+0.9	5.0	-1.0	1.5	0.0	6.2	11.2	320 (13.3)	34/16
WHYALLA AERO	21.6	+3.1	2.3	-3.6	--	0.2	9.8	--	190 ( 7.9)	28/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.3	+4.6	5.8	-2.4	2.1	0.0	1.4	10.8	155 ( 6.5)	28/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.6	+3.5	7.1	+1.6	5.3	0.0	1.4	10.2	287 (12.0)	37/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.7	+0.4	11.6	+1.3	9.0	0.0	5.6	11.1	334 (13.9)	48/15
CAIRNS AERO	27.8	+1.2	16.4	-1.0	21.6	0.0	6.2	11.0	267 (11.1)	30/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.6	+0.6	13.4	-1.3	10.9	0.0	5.2	10.5	156 ( 6.5)	30/13
MACKAY M.O	21.7	-0.8	14.0	0.0	--	0.0	--	9.8	266 (11.1)	37/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.3	-2.5	14.4	+3.8	14.9	5.6	3.4	--	307 (12.8)	37/00
BUNDABERG AERO	22.7	-0.6	16.4	+5.5	--	29.4	2.0	--	616 (25.7)	74/06
NAMBOUR DPI	15.7	-6.8	14.6	+6.6	--	33.0	1.0	--	251 (10.5)	44/22
COOLANGATTA	19.2	-2.1	14.5	+4.1	--	3.4	--	--	697 (29.0)	54/14
BRISBANE AERO	18.0	-3.8	14.6	+5.0	14.2	4.6	3.8	0.0	623 (26.0)	54/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.8	-3.9	9.7	+2.2	--	0.2²	--	--	956 (39.8)	74/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.2	-0.7	9.9	+4.1	7.8	0.0	6.4	--	363 (15.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.3	-1.5	12.7	+4.5	11.5	12.0	2.0	0.0	407 (17.0)	52/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.5	-0.7	13.2	+6.5	--	13.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.0	-0.6	13.0	+6.2	10.2	1.8	4.0	5.0	572 (23.8)	41/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	16.6	-2.4	9.4	+4.1	--	0.6	--	--	184 ( 7.7)	31/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.0	+1.0	4.1	+2.0	-0.2	0.0	0.6	9.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.6	+0.1	4.9	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.1	-0.2	11.6	+3.5	8.8	2.8	3.4	1.6	660 (27.5)	43/02
RICHMOND RAAF	16.5	-3.3	8.7	+4.3	--	0.6	--	--	275 (11.5)	34/13
BELLAMBI AWS	16.9	-1.1	11.1	+0.6	--	0.6	--	--	617 (25.7)	43/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.3	+0.3	2.7	+1.7	-1.2	0.0	1.6	3.7	340 (14.2)	32/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.6	+2.1	2.8	-0.8	0.1	0.0	3.0	10.1	336 (14.0)	41/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.6	+1.6	2.1	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	82 ( 3.4)	30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.2	+4.0	5.6	+0.4	2.3	0.0	4.0	10.3	319 (13.3)	26/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.4	+1.7	2.9	-1.0	--	0.0	2.4	--	108 ( 4.5)	37/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.6	+1.3	3.3	+0.8	--	0.2	--	--	196 ( 8.2)	39/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.4	+2.4	5.9	-0.8	3.5	0.0	2.0	--	88 ( 3.7)	21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.8	+1.8	2.3	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	31/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.0	+2.6	3.4	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	266 (11.1)	41/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.7	-1.0	3.4	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	91 ( 3.8)	34/13
HOBART AIRPORT	12.9	-0.6	1.1	-3.6	-1.9	0.2	1.0	9.5	--	28/22
	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

34.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.5 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.1 : 29.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.2 : 29.1 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.9 : 27.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.4 : 28.1 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+7.2 : 26.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
22.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
22.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+9.8 : 12.6 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
+9.6 : 14.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+9.5 : 8.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+9.4 : 14.8 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+9.4 : 15.2 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.9 : 15.3 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.8 : 16.0 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.7 : 17.6 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.5 : 12.5 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.1 : 15.2 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

-7.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.3 : -1.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-7.2 : -1.4 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.5 : 7.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-6.4 : 0.8 CARNEGIE Interior 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.

84.0 MALENY DENNING RD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80.0 COMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
77.6 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
75.0 WATALGAN WINFIELD RD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
74.2 COOROY COMPOSITE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
75.0 WATALGAN WINFIELD RD
53.0 BURRUM HEADS
Brisbane/SE Coast
84.0 MALENY DENNING RD
80.0 COMO
77.6 MALENY TAMARIND ST
74.2 COOROY COMPOSITE
70.5 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT
68.6 BEENHAM VALLEY RD
64.8 MALENY MARY CAIRNCROSS AVE
64.2 TOOLARA (KELLY)
58.4 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD
57.0 PEACHESTER WOODFORD RD
56.0 GOOMBOORIAN WEBSTER RD
56.0 TUAN CREEK FOREST STN
56.0 THEEBINE
56.0 TOOLARA FORESTRY
52.8 GOOMBOORIAN TM

11.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.2 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

1786 (74.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1688 (70.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1346 (56.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1118 (46.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1005 (41.9) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
987 (41.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
956 (39.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
914 (38.1) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
912 (38.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
878 (36.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
872 (36.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
865 (36.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
858 (35.8) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
812 (33.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
802 (33.4) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
725 (30.2) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
697 (29.0) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
683 (28.5) HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
678 (28.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
670 (27.9) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
668 (27.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
660 (27.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
657 (27.4) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
623 (26.0) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
617 (25.7) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
616 (25.7) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
616 (25.7) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
613 (25.5) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
601 (25.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

111/22 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
109/21 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87/23 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
81/23 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

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 W Pilbara LEARMONTH AIRPORT 23.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 46.0mm/h 23.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 23.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 11.2mm in 19 min to 16:19 35.4mm/h 8.4mm in 11 min to 16:30 45.8mm/h 27.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 27.4mm/h 9.2mm in 10 min to 16:40 55.2mm/h 18.6mm in 20 min to 17:00 55.8mm/h 47.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 47.4mm/h 14.8mm in 29 min to 17:30 30.6mm/h 43.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 43.2mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.2mm/h 76.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 25.3mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.6mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.6mm/h 13.8mm in 30 min to 21:00 27.6mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.0mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.7mm/h 124.0mm in * hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h 17.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 35.6mm/h 31.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 31.6mm/h MALENY TAMARIND ST 36.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h NAMBOUR DPI 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.6mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.0mm/h BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 12.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.6mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h RAINBOW BEACH 70.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.7mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.4mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.6mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.2mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.8mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.6mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.3mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.4mm/h 12.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 24.4mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.8mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.8mm/h TEWANTIN RSL PARK 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.0mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.7mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 25.2mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.0mm/h 25.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 25.4mm/h 69.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 23.0mm/h 147.0mm in * hr to 21:00 12.2mm/h 36.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 36.6mm/h 40.6mm in 1 hr 3 min to 23:03 38.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(290/ 65 ) at 01:11 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 109(140/ 93 ) at 21:00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 111(110/ 93 ) at 22:35 INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER : 78(140/ 63 ) at 16:00