Australian Weather News -- 04 SEP 2007

Tuesday 04 SEP 2007

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2007

Dec

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February

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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 0943 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

NSW

Hunter Valley

061143

BULGA (DOWN TOWN)

39.0

10/09/2006

1 y Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

Adelaide Plains

023122

ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE

-1.4

11/09/2002

1 Y Equal to record.

TAS

N Coast

091291

SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM

-1.8

-1.0

20/09/1999

1 Y

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

-1.2

-0.6

08/09/2003

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Central Coast W

034038

MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT

20.6

21.0

01/09/2006

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast W

034084

CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT

19.0

22.4

09/09/1998

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 01:11EST, 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	22.8	+0.8	10.9	+1.6	9.1	0.2	6.6	--	357 (14.9)	46/15
PERTH AIRPORT	21.3	+1.2	12.8	+3.9	10.5	0.0	4.0	3.9	424 (17.7)	52/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.9	+1.6	12.2	+4.2	7.6	0.4	4.2	5.0	427 (17.8)	58/09
BUNBURY	17.7	-0.5	14.4	+5.9	--	1.8	--	--	416 (17.3)	67/08
MANDURAH	18.9	--	15.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	523 (21.8)	61/07
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.0	+2.5	23.6	+0.6	21.8	0.0	7.8	10.4	263 (11.0)	46/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.1	-2.2	9.5	-0.9	5.2	0.0	10.0	11.0	309 (12.9)	41/10
WHYALLA AERO	17.6	-3.9	8.2	+0.2	--	0.0	4.0	--	462 (19.3)	35/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.3	-1.7	6.6	-3.1	1.4	0.0	2.4	10.4	249 (10.4)	30/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.9	-1.9	3.7	-2.6	-0.6	0.4	1.2	8.2	247 (10.3)	34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.3	-1.9	11.2	-3.0	8.1	0.0	9.8	11.1	391 (16.3)	52/12
CAIRNS AERO	28.4	+0.4	18.7	0.0	16.5	0.0	7.0	7.1	444 (18.5)	48/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	25.4	-2.3	18.8	+1.5	17.9	0.0	6.4	1.5	312 (13.0)	26/12
MACKAY M.O	23.1	-2.1	18.4	+1.8	--	1.4	--	1.2	431 (18.0)	50/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.4	-3.9	17.0	+3.4	16.1	0.0	4.6	--	374 (15.6)	35/21
BUNDABERG AERO	23.5	-1.9	16.9	+3.2	--	0.0	3.8	--	298 (12.4)	46/20
NAMBOUR DPI	20.2	-4.7	12.6	+2.0	--	0.0	1.4	--	41 ( 1.7)	28/10
COOLANGATTA	22.1	-1.0	12.2	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	57/23
BRISBANE AERO	19.8	-4.4	13.2	+0.5	10.8	0.0	4.0	0.0	256 (10.7)	41/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.5	-3.9	10.9	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	50/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.2	-3.2	11.9	+3.4	9.2	0.0	3.4	--	201 ( 8.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	16.2	-5.7	14.6	+3.7	11.3	1.2	4.2	0.0	447 (18.6)	58/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	17.5	-5.0	13.4	+4.0	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	15.3	-5.9	12.4	+3.4	11.3	16.4	4.6	0.0	441 (18.4)	50/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	14.7	-6.6	11.0	+3.3	--	9.2	--	--	172 ( 7.2)	41/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.1	-2.9	2.9	-1.3	-2.2	0.0	1.0	3.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.6	-3.6	5.4	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	15.8	-4.7	13.5	+3.2	11.2	0.0	4.8	5.0	761 (31.7)	61/07
RICHMOND RAAF	15.7	-7.0	11.8	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	247 (10.3)	41/17
BELLAMBI AWS	14.7	-5.5	11.8	-0.7	--	0.2	--	--	589 (24.5)	63/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.9	-3.3	3.3	+0.1	1.2	0.0	5.4	10.6	322 (13.4)	46/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.2	-0.4	1.9	-3.2	-1.8	0.0	2.4	10.9	278 (11.6)	35/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.0	-2.1	4.7	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	280 (11.7)	39/08
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.6	-2.8	2.1	-5.3	0.0	0.0	5.2	10.7	371 (15.5)	37/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.9	-1.5	0.1	-5.3	--	0.0	3.4	--	430 (17.9)	26/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.4	-2.4	1.8	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	367 (15.3)	45/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.0	-1.2	7.8	-0.1	5.4	1.4	1.8	--	176 ( 7.3)	26/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	13.2	-3.6	6.0	-0.7	--	1.0	--	--	381 (15.9)	39/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.2	-2.7	1.0	-3.8	--	0.4	--	--	448 (18.7)	55/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.6	-1.9	0.0	-5.1	--	0.0	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	30/10
HOBART AIRPORT	11.6	-3.7	3.5	-2.5	1.0	1.8	1.2	8.8	516 (21.5)	26/02
	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

38.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
37.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
37.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+8.1 : 29.3 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.7 : 32.6 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+6.9 : 32.7 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.2 : 32.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.0 : 30.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+6.0 : 31.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+6.0 : 31.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.7 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.8 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
24.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 18.2 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 18.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 12.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+6.9 : 13.4 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-11.2 : 19.0 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-9.9 : 18.6 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
-9.6 : 18.1 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
-9.3 : 4.6 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-9.2 : 19.6 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD

-8.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.8 : -2.3 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-8.5 : -3.1 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-8.1 : -0.6 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.1 : -1.4 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.8 : -2.3 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-7.8 : -3.5 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC

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.

39.0 BULGA (DOWN TOWN) Hunter Valley NSW
37.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
24.0 LEIGH (ROLLING ACRES) MidNorth Coast N NSW
23.8 MORPETH POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
21.8 RAYMOND TERRACE (KINROSS) Hunter Valley NSW

11.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

992 (41.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
939 (39.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
933 (38.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
914 (38.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
912 (38.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
896 (37.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
879 (36.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
823 (34.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
809 (33.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
781 (32.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
761 (31.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
739 (30.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
730 (30.4) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
729 (30.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
725 (30.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
716 (29.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
711 (29.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
710 (29.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
706 (29.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
697 (29.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
687 (28.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
681 (28.4) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
676 (28.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
671 (28.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
654 (27.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
653 (27.2) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
650 (27.1) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
636 (26.5) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
625 (26.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
622 (25.9) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
620 (25.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
617 (25.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
616 (25.7) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
614 (25.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
605 (25.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
602 (25.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

**S** 108/ POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
100/06 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/13 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
89/23 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/22 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S 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.
QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast NAMBOUR DPI 11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.6mm/h GOLD COAST SEAWAY 11.8mm in 32 min to 13:30 22.1mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h 10.2mm in 30 min to 18:30 20.4mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.6mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT 10.0mm in 36 min to 15:00 16.7mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 100(270/ 76 ) at 07:01 Cent Wheatbelt JACUP : 91(250/ 54 ) at 13:50 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 89(120/ 78 ) at 23:25 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 72(110/ 63 ) at 23:00 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 83(120/ 69 ) at 21:00 Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 83(170/ 69 ) at 16:00 SW Slopes S CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS : 85(120/ 67 ) at 22:55 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82( 50/ 63 ) at 23:54 TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ : 83( 20/ 63 ) at 23:32