Australian Weather News -- 27 OCT 2007

Saturday 27 OCT 2007

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2007

Dec

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03	04	05	06	07	08	09
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
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Nov

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Oct

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
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22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

Sept

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03	04	05	06	07	08	09
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August

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
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July

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02	03	04	05	06	07	08
09	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

June

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
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04	05	06	07	08	09	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
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25	26	27	28	29	30

May

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
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28	29	30	31

April

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02	03	04	05	06	07	08
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March

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26	27	28	29	30	31

February

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05	06	07	08	09	10	11
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January

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22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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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 2228 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

009754

METTLER

40.0

28/10/1977

1 y Equal to record.

TAS

E Coast

092113

BEAUMARIS (SKYLINE DRIVE)

37.8

32.6

09/10/2005

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029039

MORNINGTON ISLAND

38.7

38.0

22/10/2005

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

Lower West

009172

JANDAKOT AERO

15.3

21/10/2001

1 Y Equal to record.

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

16.1

16.2

09/10/2005

1 Y

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

12.0

21/10/2001

Y Equal to record.

SW & S Coast

009542

ESPERANCE AERO

11.2

12.5

06/10/2005

1 Y

SW & S Coast

009789

ESPERANCE

10.8

12.7

06/10/2005

1 Y

SW & S Coast

009964

ROCKY GULLY

11.1

12.0

10/10/1996

1 Y

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

14.5

15.4

10/10/1996

1 Y

SW & S Coast

009968

SHANNON

12.0

09/10/2005

Y Equal to record.

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

15.0

15.5

21/10/2001

1 Y

Gt Southern

010905

JACUP

12.1

12.8

16/10/2005

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 01:27EST, 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	19.6	-4.8	13.8	+2.9	11.6	0.8	7.4	--	700 (29.2)	58/01
PERTH AIRPORT	16.5	-6.0	7.8	-2.4	6.7	10.8	4.2	9.2	630 (26.3)	80/02
ALBANY AIRPORT	11.7	-7.0	4.4	-4.7	1.9	27.0	5.4	8.9	521 (21.7)	87/09
BUNBURY	14.5	-6.2	5.8	-3.4	--	5.4	--	--	563 (23.5)	72/04
MANDURAH	16.1	--	8.8	--	--	7.4	--	--	743 (31.0)	74/01
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.2	+1.0	26.2	+1.2	26.1	0.0	7.4	7.4	335 (14.0)	41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.8	+6.8	25.7	+10.9	24.3	0.0	9.2	9.6	527 (22.0)	68/18
WHYALLA AERO	33.7	+9.8	17.0	+6.5	--	0.0	9.0	--	416 (17.3)	91/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	30.5	+8.7	15.9	+4.5	11.9	0.0	--	0.7	267 (11.1)	81/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	27.9	+10.0	8.3	+1.2	5.6	0.0	3.8	2.4	306 (12.8)	78/20
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.1	+4.5	14.1	-4.5	12.2	0.0	8.0	12.0	193 ( 8.0)	34/16
CAIRNS AERO	32.0	+2.5	22.2	+1.6	18.4	0.0	7.4	5.6	243 (10.1)	35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.1	+2.7	23.2	+2.5	20.4	0.0	6.2	11.3	304 (12.7)	37/11
MACKAY M.O	31.6	+4.0	21.5	+1.8	--	0.0	--	11.4	351 (14.6)	35/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	36.2	+6.5	22.1	+5.1	20.2	0.0	9.0	--	309 (12.9)	34/16
BUNDABERG AERO	30.1	+3.2	21.1	+4.5	--	1.2	6.0	--	434 (18.1)	45/15
NAMBOUR DPI	29.3	+2.6	17.4	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	75 ( 3.1)	26/11
COOLANGATTA	26.2	+1.8	16.5	+0.3	--	6.6	--	--	249 (10.4)	24/13
BRISBANE AERO	29.6	+4.1	17.6	+1.9	15.9	3.0	4.4	12.0	334 (13.9)	37/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.3	+2.6	14.5	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	35/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	30.0	+4.9	14.4	+2.3	10.8	0.2	5.4	--	159 ( 6.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.6	+1.0	14.7	+0.9	13.4	17.8	5.4	11.9	159 ( 6.6)	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.7	+1.7	13.2	+1.3	--	5.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.6	+3.0	12.1	+0.1	11.1	25.4	6.4	11.5	219 ( 9.1)	32/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.0	+2.3	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.3	+5.8	8.6	+2.0	4.2	4.4	2.6	10.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.4	+5.6	11.8	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.6	+3.1	14.9	+1.8	12.7	1.4	5.2	10.3	281 (11.7)	34/13
RICHMOND RAAF	27.8	+2.8	13.8	+2.8	--	7.4	--	--	83 ( 3.5)	26/16
BELLAMBI AWS	22.1	+0.5	14.2	+0.3	--	2.0	--	--	139 ( 5.8)	22/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.4	+5.0	10.1	+4.0	--	6.6	4.4	8.3	167 ( 7.0)	43/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.5	+7.1	13.5	+5.8	12.0	0.0	3.0	11.4	152 ( 6.3)	26/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	27.3	+5.7	13.9	+5.9	--	0.0	--	--	108 ( 4.5)	30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	34.1	+10.3	12.2	+2.4	7.8	0.0	7.2	11.0	249 (10.4)	58/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.1	+9.2	9.4	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	190 ( 7.9)	39/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	29.7	+9.4	11.3	+5.0	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	48/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	29.5	+9.9	12.7	+3.2	10.8	0.0	1.2	--	109 ( 4.5)	32/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	29.4	+10.6	9.6	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	37/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	26.5	+9.9	8.1	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	326 (13.6)	54/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.8	+3.8	12.7	+5.8	--	1.4	--	--	138 ( 5.8)	30/13
HOBART AIRPORT	22.3	+5.0	13.0	+5.5	12.8	1.8	3.2	6.7	315 (13.1)	52/15
	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

42.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
41.5 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
41.4 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
41.4 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
41.3 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT

+13.6 : 34.7 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
+12.6 : 26.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+12.1 : 35.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.9 : 32.7 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+11.9 : 42.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

28.3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
27.9 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.5 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+13.1 : 21.7 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+12.8 : 21.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+11.7 : 21.7 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+10.9 : 25.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+10.5 : 22.1 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.6 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
10.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
11.1 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

-10.3 : 12.5 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.2 : 10.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-10.0 : 11.2 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-9.9 : 12.9 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.5 : 13.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

2.9 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
2.9 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
3.0 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
3.3 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
3.5 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
3.5 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA

-5.5 : 8.3 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
-5.4 : 4.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-4.9 : 2.9 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-4.8 : 3.5 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.8 : 5.9 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-4.8 : 2.9 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt 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.

59.0 LUMEAH ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
58.0 ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK) North Coast NSW
57.0 EUROKA (ALDAVILLA) MidNorth Coast N NSW
51.4 KINGSCLIFF (MARINE PARADE) North Coast NSW
50.2 MOUNT KURING-GAI (LEDORA FARM) Sydney--east NSW

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
59.0 LUMEAH ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
58.0 ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK)
51.4 KINGSCLIFF (MARINE PARADE)
MidNorth Coast N
57.0 EUROKA (ALDAVILLA)
Sydney--east
50.2 MOUNT KURING-GAI (LEDORA FARM)

12.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
12.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
12.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
12.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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1.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

1309 (54.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1085 (45.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1056 (44.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
943 (39.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
884 (36.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
864 (36.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
788 (32.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
772 (32.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
764 (31.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
745 (31.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
743 (31.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
734 (30.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
727 (30.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
713 (29.7) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
703 (29.3) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
703 (29.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
700 (29.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
694 (28.9) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
688 (28.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
658 (27.4) LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
650 (27.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
649 (27.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
648 (27.0) FORREST Eucla WA
646 (26.9) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
638 (26.6) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
637 (26.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
632 (26.3) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
630 (26.3) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
629 (26.2) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
620 (25.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
610 (25.4) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
609 (25.4) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
608 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
607 (25.3) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
607 (25.3) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
607 (25.3) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
606 (25.3) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
603 (25.1) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA

109/19 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
108/18 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
107/17 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
107/19 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
106/13 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
102/18 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
100/03 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
96/11 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
96/13 FORREST Eucla WA
96/22 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
94/11 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
94/12 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
93/02 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/21 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
93/15 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
91/05 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
91/20 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
91/18 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
91/15 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
91/15 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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 17.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 17.2mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 10.3mm/h WARRUWI 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 6.0mm/h 34.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 34.0mm/h 28.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 28.2mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 15.4mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.0mm/h 27.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 27.4mm/h 24.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 24.8mm/h 26.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 26.8mm/h 77.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 25.7mm/h 167.0mm in * hr to 21:30 13.9mm/h 33.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 33.4mm/h 31.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 31.8mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West INNER DOLPHIN PYLON : 93(230/ 54 ) at 02:46 ROTTNEST ISLAND : 100(210/ 82 ) at 03:40 CAPE LEEUWIN : 93(240/ 46 ) at 03:06 CAPE NATURALISTE : 91(210/ 41 ) at 04:47 ESPERANCE AERO : 96(260/ 56 ) at 11:03 BUSSELTON JETTY : 80(240/ 65 ) at 12:19 HOPETOUN NORTH : 95(220/ 58 ) at 11:47 Eucla FORREST : 95(270/ 72 ) at 13:00 Goldfields CHEADANUP : 95(230/ 43 ) at 12:33 NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau TERRITORY GRAPE FARM : 76(270/ 63 ) at 13:46 SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral WOOMERA AERODROME : 108(260/ 76 ) at 18:33 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 91(230/ 69 ) at 20:29 TARCOOLA AERO : 106(310/ 69 ) at 13:42 NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT : 96(250/ 56 ) at 22:29 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT : 91(310/ 32 ) at 18:16 MARREE AERO : 109(360/ 33 ) at 19:55 W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 87(290/ 67 ) at 21:30 CLEVE AERODROME : 82(360/ 63 ) at 10:59 WHYALLA AERO : 91(330/ 41 ) at 15:38 MINNIPA DPI : 76(350/ 63 ) at 12:54 PORT AUGUSTA AERO : 82(360/ 63 ) at 11:30 Northeast YUNTA AIRSTRIP : 108(310/ 74 ) at 17:53 Lower North SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) : 102(330/ 59 ) at 18:49 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is EDITHBURGH : 91(350/ 67 ) at 15:56 CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 91(350/ 76 ) at 18:46 Adelaide/Lofty ADELAIDE AIRPORT : 85(350/ 63 ) at 16:28 MOUNT LOFTY : 91( 10/ 39 ) at 16:42 TASMANIA Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 85(***/ 65 ) at 20:00