Australian Weather News -- 21 OCT 2007

Sunday 21 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 2212 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest minimum temperature
SA	NW Pastoral	016032	NONNING	21.4	21.2	28/10/1977	38				1 Y
SA	NW Pastoral	016098	TARCOOLA AERO	26.3	26.3	17/10/1998	11				1 Y Equal to record.
SA	W Agricultural	018195	MINNIPA DPI	26.6	25.3	17/10/1998	12				1 Y
SA	Mt Lofty Ranges	023875	PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)	20.7	19.5	12/10/2006	13				1 Y
Highest maximum temperature
NSW	Goulburn/Monaro	070328	BOMBALA AWS	29.6	29.5	13/10/2004	15				1 Y
NSW	SW Slopes S	072146	ALBURY AIRPORT	36.5	36.5	13/10/2006	25				1 Y Equal to record.
NSW	Riverina E	074034	COROWA AIRPORT	36.0	36.0	13/10/2006	34				1 Y Equal to record.
NSW	Riverina E	074148	NARRANDERA AIRPORT	36.0	35.8	12/10/1977	12				1 P
VIC	Lower North	080023	KERANG	38.5	37.8	12/10/2004	45				1 Y
VIC	Lower North	080091	KYABRAM DPI	36.4	36.3	30/10/1965	41				1 Y
VIC	Upper North	081049	TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	35.6	35.2	12/10/2006	43				1 Y
VIC	Upper North	081123	BENDIGO AIRPORT	35.5	35.5	12/10/2006	16				1 Y Equal to record.
VIC	Upper North	081124	YARRAWONGA	36.4	36.0	12/10/2006	14				1 Y
VIC	Upper North	081125	SHEPPARTON AIRPORT	36.8	36.3	12/10/2006	12				1 Y
VIC	Lower NE	082039	RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH	35.1	35.1	13/10/2006	43				1 Y Equal to record.
VIC	Lower NE	082138	WANGARATTA AERO	35.8	35.0	13/10/2006	20				1 Y
VIC	E Gippsland	084142	GELANTIPY	28.0	27.8	13/10/2006	13				1 Y
VIC	N Central	088109	MANGALORE AIRPORT	36.3	35.9	12/10/2006	49				1 Y
VIC	N Central	088164	EILDON FIRE TOWER	30.6	30.4	12/10/2006	12				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 01:26EST, 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	23.1	-1.3	10.3	-0.6	7.5	0.6	7.0	--	514 (21.4)	58/17
PERTH AIRPORT	22.8	+0.3	7.6	-2.6	7.5	1.8	4.4	10.7	466 (19.4)	43/22
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.2	-4.5	7.9	-1.2	6.9	4.2	4.2	0.8	403 (16.8)	50/05
BUNBURY	19.7	-1.0	11.3	+2.1	--	0.2	--	--	433 (18.0)	44/07
MANDURAH	21.2	--	12.7	--	--	2.6	--	--	532 (22.2)	46/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+0.7	25.5	+0.5	24.9	0.0	8.0	8.9	378 (15.8)	37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.0	+5.0	20.0	+5.2	15.5	0.0	13.4	12.2	368 (15.3)	55/12
WHYALLA AERO	39.4	+15.5	20.2	+9.7	--	0.0	13.6	--	390 (16.3)	68/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	34.9	+13.1	23.4	+12.0	18.1	0.0	--	1.7	305 (12.7)	43/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	30.3	+12.4	11.1	+4.0	8.4	0.0	4.2	2.0	226 ( 9.4)	50/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.4	-0.2	19.7	+1.1	14.7	0.0	12.0	11.1	379 (15.8)	35/08
CAIRNS AERO	28.9	-0.6	20.3	-0.3	18.5	2.6	7.8	6.5	595 (24.8)	48/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.1	-0.3	20.6	-0.1	17.2	0.0	11.2	9.4	623 (26.0)	55/12
MACKAY M.O	25.9	-1.7	20.3	+0.6	--	0.4	--	6.6	558 (23.3)	48/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.1	-2.6	17.1	+0.1	16.5	0.4	7.6	--	432 (18.0)	39/08
BUNDABERG AERO	23.7	-3.2	16.0	-0.6	--	12.6	7.0	--	496 (20.7)	48/13
NAMBOUR DPI	23.8	-2.9	10.7	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	110 ( 4.6)	30/16
COOLANGATTA	24.9	+0.5	14.2	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	34/14
BRISBANE AERO	24.6	-0.9	18.7	+3.0	17.4	0.0	6.4	9.1	357 (14.9)	34/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.9	-2.8	12.1	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	638 (26.6)	46/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.7	+4.6	13.9	+1.8	7.4	0.0	8.2	--	140 ( 5.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.5	-0.1	11.5	-2.3	6.6	0.0	4.2	12.4	408 (17.0)	52/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.9	-0.1	9.0	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.4	+5.8	8.9	-3.1	6.0	0.0	4.0	12.2	296 (12.3)	32/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	29.5	+5.8	10.2	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	79 ( 3.3)	22/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	25.8	+8.3	13.3	+6.7	6.1	0.0	6.2	11.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.2	+5.4	15.2	+5.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.3	+6.8	15.9	+2.8	11.0	0.0	5.4	11.2	375 (15.6)	67/00
RICHMOND RAAF	33.5	+8.5	11.2	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	119 ( 5.0)	35/16
BELLAMBI AWS	26.7	+5.1	17.2	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	48/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	30.8	+11.4	8.8	+2.7	5.4	0.0	7.6	12.2	208 ( 8.7)	50/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.1	+13.7	14.8	+7.1	11.1	0.0	8.2	12.1	218 ( 9.1)	50/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	35.1	+13.5	9.7	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	103 ( 4.3)	35/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	37.2	+13.4	18.4	+8.6	13.0	0.0	10.0	11.5	291 (12.1)	59/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	35.6	+14.7	6.9	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	161 ( 6.7)	41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	35.5	+15.2	9.0	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	50/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	33.5	+13.9	13.6	+4.1	11.2	0.0	5.8	--	142 ( 5.9)	32/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	27.0	+8.2	7.5	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	168 ( 7.0)	44/23
BALLARAT AERODROME	29.7	+13.1	9.0	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	342 (14.3)	50/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.6	+2.6	10.3	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	21/17
HOBART AIRPORT	17.3	0.0	9.2	+1.7	5.8	0.0	5.8	3.2	361 (15.0)	28/16
	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

40.2 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
40.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
39.9 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
39.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
39.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+16.6 : 38.4 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+16.2 : 37.9 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+16.2 : 37.7 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+16.1 : 38.1 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
+15.9 : 33.9 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+15.9 : 36.2 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
+15.9 : 36.3 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
26.8 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
26.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.6 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA

+16.6 : 26.6 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+15.6 : 24.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+14.8 : 24.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+14.7 : 26.3 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+13.4 : 23.5 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.7 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-7.5 : 13.9 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.0 : 22.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.3 : 16.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.1 : 13.6 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
-4.8 : 16.2 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

1.7 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
2.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
2.3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
2.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

**S** -7.2 : 15.4 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
-6.2 : 2.3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.5 : 10.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-5.1 : 8.7 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.9 : 8.5 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast 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.

51.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
30.4 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
27.2 GREENHAVEN N Coast--Barron QLD
25.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
25.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
51.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
30.4 TREE HOUSE CREEK
27.2 GREENHAVEN
N Coast--Herbert
25.0 MENAVALE ALERT
25.0 CORSIS ALERT

12.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
12.2 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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1.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
1.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1134 (47.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1069 (44.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
977 (40.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
967 (40.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
964 (40.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
887 (37.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
882 (36.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
878 (36.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
874 (36.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
862 (35.9) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
838 (34.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
836 (34.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
807 (33.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
795 (33.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
741 (30.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
728 (30.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
717 (29.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
709 (29.5) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
706 (29.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
702 (29.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
699 (29.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
698 (29.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
677 (28.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
670 (27.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
669 (27.9) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
664 (27.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
663 (27.6) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
650 (27.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
649 (27.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
638 (26.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
632 (26.3) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
623 (26.0) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
622 (25.9) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
616 (25.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
601 (25.0) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA

89/16 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
85/02 FORREST Eucla WA
80/13 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
80/22 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
78/07 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns 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.
None reported	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 76(230/ 65 ) at 15:42 W Agricultural PORT AUGUSTA AERO : 89( 30/ 72 ) at 16:05 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 76(320/ 63 ) at 08:00 VICTORIA Wimmera S HORSHAM AERODROME : 87(340/ 70 ) at 18:29 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91(310/ 41 ) at 18:26 TASMANIA Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 76(***/ 63 ) at 22:30