Australian Weather News -- 09 OCT 2007

Tuesday 09 OCT 2007

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2007

Dec

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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 2128 EST on 12/11/2008. 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

SW & S Coast

009848

WINDRUSH

35.0

34.4

15/10/1980

1 y

Gt Southern

010703

YLADGEE

34.0

29.7

28/10/1977

1 y

Gt Southern

010884

SHERAWANYAH

33.4

32.0

18/10/1995

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

-2.0

-1.3

08/10/2007

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lower SE

026095

CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS)

2.6

11/10/2003

1 Y Equal to record.

NSW

CW Slopes S

065068

PARKES AIRPORT AWS

-2.0

-1.0

29/10/2006

NSW

SW Slopes N

073138

YOUNG AIRPORT

-3.8

-2.4

04/10/1997

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes N

073142

COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT

-3.5

-3.0

11/10/2003

1 Y

VIC

Wimmera S

079023

HORSHAM (POLKEMMET)

-2.5

-1.5

16/10/2004

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 01:21EST, 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	21.8	-2.6	16.2	+5.3	15.2	7.8	5.2	--	693 (28.9)	52/14
PERTH AIRPORT	18.3	-4.2	14.5	+4.3	13.8	14.0	2.2	2.2	491 (20.5)	46/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.3	-3.4	12.3	+3.2	12.5	8.8	1.6	2.0	383 (16.0)	43/09
BUNBURY	18.3	-2.4	13.2	+4.0	--	0.8	--	--	291 (12.1)	43/02
MANDURAH	19.5	--	15.2	--	--	12.4	--	--	421 (17.5)	46/05
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+0.1	25.6	+0.6	25.4	0.0	7.8	10.9	304 (12.7)	37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.8	+7.8	18.3	+3.5	13.9	0.0	14.2	10.1	359 (15.0)	45/14
WHYALLA AERO	28.1	+4.2	6.1	-4.4	--	0.0	8.0	--	387 (16.1)	37/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.4	+2.6	8.0	-3.4	3.6	0.0	4.0	10.8	229 ( 9.5)	41/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.6	-0.3	2.1	-5.0	-0.8	0.0	1.2	11.2	226 ( 9.4)	30/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.7	+4.1	20.9	+2.3	18.9	0.0	8.8	8.1	400 (16.7)	59/18
CAIRNS AERO	30.6	+1.1	20.4	-0.2	16.3	0.0	5.6	9.9	202 ( 8.4)	34/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.4	+1.0	22.5	+1.8	19.9	0.0	7.0	11.3	360 (15.0)	39/13
MACKAY M.O	31.1	+3.5	21.8	+2.1	--	0.0	--	10.8	366 (15.3)	43/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.6	+3.9	19.4	+2.4	17.3	0.0	6.8	--	308 (12.8)	35/11
BUNDABERG AERO	28.4	+1.5	20.7	+4.1	--	0.0	6.2	--	493 (20.5)	63/20
NAMBOUR DPI	30.2	+3.5	19.0	+5.2	--	7.8	5.8	--	208 ( 8.7)	70/19
COOLANGATTA	25.9	+1.5	18.6	+2.4	--	30.0	--	--	287 (12.0)	61/17
BRISBANE AERO	27.6	+2.1	19.4	+3.7	17.7	2.2	6.8	6.2	420 (17.5)	46/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.1	+3.4	16.4	+3.6	--	3.0	--	--	497 (20.7)	58/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.1	+3.0	14.6	+2.5	11.2	0.2	4.8	--	136 ( 5.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.7	-0.9	16.8	+3.0	14.9	5.6	2.4	2.8	264 (11.0)	59/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.1	+0.1	15.4	+3.5	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.3	-2.3	12.0	0.0	8.8	0.0	5.6	8.5	302 (12.6)	39/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.5	-3.2	10.7	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	108 ( 4.5)	37/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.0	+0.5	0.8	-5.8	-4.9	0.0	4.0	11.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.1	+0.3	4.1	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.8	-2.7	14.4	+1.3	8.1	0.0	4.0	9.8	421 (17.5)	50/10
RICHMOND RAAF	23.2	-1.8	10.2	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	98 ( 4.1)	46/14
BELLAMBI AWS	18.7	-2.9	12.4	-1.5	--	3.6	--	--	316 (13.2)	50/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT	19.9	+0.5	4.0	-2.1	-1.2	0.0	5.6	11.4	237 ( 9.9)	46/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	22.5	+1.1	0.0	-7.7	-2.3	0.0	4.8	11.9	183 ( 7.6)	30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	21.6	0.0	2.7	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	112 ( 4.7)	21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.7	-0.1	3.7	-6.1	0.3	0.0	6.2	11.8	293 (12.2)	30/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.0	-0.9	2.5	-5.0	--	0.0	4.1	--	288 (12.0)	28/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.8	-0.5	2.5	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	293 (12.2)	28/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.4	-1.2	8.2	-1.3	4.1	0.0	4.0	--	151 ( 6.3)	18/09
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.6	-3.2	4.2	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	313 (13.0)	30/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.7	-0.9	-0.1	-6.3	--	0.0	--	--	257 (10.7)	32/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.3	+0.3	2.6	-4.3	--	0.2	--	--	253 (10.5)	34/16
HOBART AIRPORT	14.5	-2.8	5.4	-2.1	0.0	0.0	2.0	10.2	455 (19.0)	35/15
	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

42.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
42.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.7 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.7 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
41.7 URANDANGI Northwest QLD

+9.7 : 33.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.4 : 33.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.7 : 39.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+8.4 : 36.4 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+8.2 : 41.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

27.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
27.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
27.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
27.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.3 : 26.9 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+6.9 : 18.2 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+6.9 : 12.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.8 : 20.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.7 : 20.1 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+6.7 : 23.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
8.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : 28.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.3 : 28.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-5.8 : 29.2 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.6 : 23.5 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.4 : 19.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

-6.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-3.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-9.6 : -2.5 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-9.5 : -2.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-9.5 : -3.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-9.1 : -2.0 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-9.0 : -3.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

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.

73.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68.8 RUDDS LANE TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65.0 RUDDS LANE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
58.6 CHEYNE BEACH Lower West WA
56.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
58.6 CHEYNE BEACH
56.0 BICKLEY
53.2 CARMEL

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
73.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD
68.8 RUDDS LANE TM
65.0 RUDDS LANE ALERT

12.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

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4.3 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
4.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
2.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1172 (48.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
891 (37.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
890 (37.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
861 (35.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
808 (33.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
803 (33.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
750 (31.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
707 (29.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
693 (28.9) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
693 (28.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
689 (28.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
685 (28.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
672 (28.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
663 (27.6) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
661 (27.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
658 (27.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
657 (27.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
643 (26.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
641 (26.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
636 (26.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
632 (26.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
604 (25.2) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

96/21 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
87/18 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
85/18 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
85/16 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
83/18 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands 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 Lower West BICKLEY 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast NAMBOUR DPI 10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.6mm/h COOLANGATTA 6.8mm in 11 min to 17:03 37.1mm/h GOLD COAST SEAWAY 8.8mm in 24 min to 16:54 22.0mm/h 13.2mm in 11 min to 17:05 72.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h REDCLIFFE 10.6mm in 30 min to 17:30 21.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.6mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.2mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 13.8mm in 36 min to 15:00 23.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 2.0mm in 1 min to 13:43 120.0mm/h 6.2mm in 2 min to 13:45 186.0mm/h 6.6mm in 4 min to 13:49 99.0mm/h 5.4mm in 3 min to 13:52 108.0mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 22.4mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 17.6mm in 30 min to 10:30 35.2mm/h 23.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 23.0mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 19.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 8.3mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 96(270/ 39 ) at 21:31 QUEENSLAND Central Highlands EMERALD AIRPORT : 83(240/ 63 ) at 18:05 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast LISMORE AIRPORT AWS : 82(190/ 69 ) at 13:45