Australian Weather News -- 12 OCT 2007

Friday 12 OCT 2007

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2007

Dec

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Data is as received at 01:23EST, 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	+2.1	8.9	-2.0	6.6	0.0	6.2	--	449 (18.7)	48/17
PERTH AIRPORT	25.2	+2.7	7.7	-2.5	6.7	0.0	4.4	11.2	317 (13.2)	35/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.1	+2.4	3.9	-5.2	1.5	0.0	3.0	11.4	224 ( 9.3)	32/11
BUNBURY	20.4	-0.3	9.2	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	188 ( 7.8)	26/15
MANDURAH	22.9	--	11.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	254 (10.6)	35/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.5	+0.3	26.8	+1.8	26.1	0.0	7.8	9.4	471 (19.6)	44/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	27.5	-3.5	16.9	+2.1	--	0.0	8.0	12.0	385 (16.0)	50/08
WHYALLA AERO	17.3	-6.6	9.4	-1.1	--	0.0	9.8	--	453 (18.9)	57/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.8	-6.0	8.7	-2.7	7.9	3.4	3.2	9.7	332 (13.8)	55/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.9	-5.0	6.1	-1.0	4.1	6.2	0.8	8.6	369 (15.4)	58/08
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.9	-1.7	23.7	+5.1	22.3	0.0	11.2	10.5	421 (17.5)	48/09
CAIRNS AERO	31.8	+2.3	23.2	+2.6	20.1	0.0	6.2	8.3	271 (11.3)	45/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.3	+2.9	26.0	+5.3	25.6	0.0	7.2	3.6	449 (18.7)	37/15
MACKAY M.O	32.4	+4.8	24.1	+4.4	--	0.0	--	6.8	394 (16.4)	52/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.4	+3.7	20.1	+3.1	20.1	16.0	7.2	--	272 (11.3)	85/17
BUNDABERG AERO	30.7	+3.8	19.9	+3.3	--	1.4	4.0	--	425 (17.7)	45/13
NAMBOUR DPI	33.2	+6.5	17.9	+4.1	--	1.8	0.0	--	86 ( 3.6)	30/22
COOLANGATTA	27.8	+3.4	18.0	+1.8	--	1.2	--	--	271 (11.3)	61/15
BRISBANE AERO	28.5	+3.0	19.3	+3.6	17.3	0.0	4.0	10.2	366 (15.3)	50/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.8	+3.1	15.6	+2.8	--	1.4	--	--	394 (16.4)	65/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.2	+4.1	16.6	+4.5	12.6	0.6	6.2	--	278 (11.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	33.0	+9.4	16.6	+2.8	13.0	0.0	4.6	9.2	371 (15.5)	63/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	32.6	+8.6	16.0	+4.1	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.9	+6.3	15.7	+3.7	12.5	0.0	7.4	6.5	310 (12.9)	58/22
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.6	-2.1	12.8	+2.1	--	1.6	--	--	109 ( 4.5)	31/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	15.1	-2.4	10.8	+4.2	6.4	4.2	5.4	7.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.1	-1.7	9.2	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.9	-3.6	16.7	+3.6	14.5	1.0	8.8	5.9	528 (22.0)	74/20
RICHMOND RAAF	24.7	-0.3	12.8	+1.8	--	0.8	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	65/13
BELLAMBI AWS	17.5	-4.1	16.1	+2.2	--	4.2	--	--	390 (16.3)	80/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.1	+0.7	10.5	+4.4	7.2	1.0	6.4	8.8	306 (12.8)	54/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.9	-0.5	12.3	+4.6	10.4	0.6	7.2	9.7	359 (15.0)	61/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	19.0	-2.6	11.1	+3.1	--	1.4	--	--	304 (12.7)	55/18
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.6	-6.2	7.4	-2.4	5.6	3.0	7.4	8.9	403 (16.8)	61/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.1	-4.8	7.8	+0.3	--	0.4	8.0	--	415 (17.3)	50/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.6	-4.7	4.5	-1.8	--	0.2	--	--	392 (16.3)	61/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.7	-4.9	9.0	-0.5	5.8	5.6	2.8	--	164 ( 6.8)	43/00
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.8	-4.0	5.3	-2.3	--	2.6	--	--	408 (17.0)	59/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.9	-4.7	4.8	-1.4	--	0.4	--	--	384 (16.0)	55/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.5	-2.5	3.3	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	54/16
HOBART AIRPORT	14.2	-3.1	7.8	+0.3	5.9	1.2	4.0	9.5	418 (17.4)	55/15
	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

42.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
42.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
42.3 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
41.9 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

+11.0 : 36.6 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+9.4 : 33.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+9.0 : 32.4 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+8.6 : 32.6 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+7.7 : 34.1 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
+7.7 : 30.5 FORSTER - TUNCURRY R.V.C.P. MidNorth Coast S NSW

27.6 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
27.2 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
27.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
26.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.8 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 13.8 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+7.5 : 17.3 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
+7.0 : 15.2 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+6.9 : 12.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.7 : 14.9 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.2 : 17.5 HAWKER Upper North SA
-7.8 : 0.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-7.5 : 22.1 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
-7.4 : 17.5 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
-7.4 : 19.5 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

-3.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-1.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.5 EYRE Eucla WA

-10.6 : -0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.4 : 2.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.0 : 3.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-5.8 : 3.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-5.8 : 4.6 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.8 : 1.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields 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.

48.0 RAGLAN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
47.0 SILVER VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
47.0 NARRABRI (MURRUMBILLA) NW Slopes N NSW
43.2 BLACKVILLE POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
42.6 GOOVIGEN POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

12.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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5.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
5.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
4.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
3.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1051 (43.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1050 (43.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
997 (41.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
899 (37.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
897 (37.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
891 (37.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
837 (34.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
755 (31.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
721 (30.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
721 (30.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
714 (29.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
707 (29.5) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
684 (28.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
671 (28.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
669 (27.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
659 (27.5) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
659 (27.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
654 (27.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
653 (27.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
649 (27.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
647 (27.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
647 (27.0) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
646 (26.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
633 (26.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
633 (26.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
630 (26.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
622 (25.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
621 (25.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
610 (25.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
607 (25.3) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
607 (25.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
604 (25.2) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

118/19 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
104/16 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
100/18 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
100/17 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
100/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
97/14 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
97/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
94/14 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
93/15 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
93/18 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO 11.8mm in 56 min to 19:30 12.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 5.2mm in 13 min to 21:26 24.0mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 6.0mm in 3 min to 21:19 120.0mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 13.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.6mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 8.0mm in 18 min to 19:10 26.7mm/h 8.8mm in 20 min to 19:30 26.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h MACKAY M.O 34.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 34.4mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.0mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett BUNDABERG AERO 15.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 5.2mm in 2 min to 17:29 156.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h JIMNA FORESTRY 24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h 3.8mm in 11 min to 15:00 20.7mm/h COOLANGATTA 5.0mm in 6 min to 15:47 50.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h GOLD COAST SEAWAY 3.8mm in 11 min to 00:59 20.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 8.8mm in 20 min to 14:20 26.4mm/h 8.0mm in 40 min to 15:00 12.0mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 15.4mm in 30 min to 14:30 30.8mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 20.4mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.0mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.7mm/h MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 3.8mm in 2 min to 12:34 114.0mm/h 6.8mm in 4 min to 12:38 102.0mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 16.8mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 82(210/ 69 ) at 02:10 QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett RUNDLE ISLAND : 100(280/ 69 ) at 18:11 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 93(300/ 50 ) at 15:09 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT : 100(220/ 45 ) at 17:27 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 80(180/ 69 ) at 22:04 NORAH HEAD AWS : 76(190/ 69 ) at 21:22 Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 96(170/ 76 ) at 20:06 Illawarra KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 82(180/ 65 ) at 19:05 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(190/ 74 ) at 16:25 GREEN CAPE AWS : 87(230/ 69 ) at 15:01 ULLADULLA AWS : 87(190/ 63 ) at 17:54 Goulburn/Monaro BOMBALA AWS : 83(240/ 67 ) at 14:23 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(230/ 76 ) at 14:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 119(240/ 98 ) at 19:31 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 : 95(249/ 52 ) at 22:10 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 82(240/ 63 ) at 14:03 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 85(240/ 69 ) at 17:30 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 78(240/ 69 ) at 14:25 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(310/ 76 ) at 12:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(240/ 69 ) at 18:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 95(250/ 74 ) at 18:34