Australian Weather News -- 20 NOV 2007

Tuesday 20 NOV 2007

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2007

Dec

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February

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Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

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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 2146 EST on 18/11/2008. 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
WA	W Pilbara	005084	THEVENARD ISLAND	26.7	26.0	14/11/1994	11				1 Y
VIC	E Central	086104	SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE	25.6	24.5	23/11/1997	38				1 Y
VIC	E Central	088162	KILMORE GAP	21.2	20.6	26/11/1997	13				1 Y
VIC	N Central	088164	EILDON FIRE TOWER	21.3	19.9	26/11/1997	11				1 Y
VIC	Western Plains	089085	ARARAT PRISON	20.8	20.4	18/11/1987	38				1 Y
TAS	N Coast	091284	BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)	18.0	17.5	03/11/2005	12				1 Y
Highest maximum temperature
VIC	Lower North	080015	ECHUCA AERODROME	43.0	41.6	26/11/1997	50				1 Y
VIC	Lower North	080023	KERANG	43.0	42.6	25/11/1997	44				1 Y
VIC	Upper North	081049	TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	40.3	40.2	17/11/1980	42				1 Y
VIC	Upper North	081124	YARRAWONGA	41.5	41.4	26/11/1997	14				1 Y
VIC	Upper North	081125	SHEPPARTON AIRPORT	41.1	40.0	26/11/1997	11				1 Y
VIC	Upper NE	083024	MOUNT BULLER	24.1	22.8	25/11/1997	19				1 Y
VIC	E Gippsland	084142	GELANTIPY	32.7	31.5	18/11/2002	13				1 Y
VIC	E Gippsland	084144	MT NOWA NOWA	38.7	37.2	15/11/2003	12				1 Y
VIC	W Gippsland	085096	WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE	36.7	36.1	23/11/1966	50				1 Y
VIC	E Central	086354	PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE	32.8	32.8	25/11/1991	21				1 Y Equal to record.
VIC	E Central	088162	KILMORE GAP	34.8	34.7	26/11/1997	13				1 Y
VIC	N Central	088164	EILDON FIRE TOWER	35.1	34.1	26/11/1997	11				1 Y
TAS	N Coast	091126	DEVONPORT AIRPORT	25.7	25.5	01/11/1994	16				1 Y
TAS	N Coast	091269	POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT)	32.0	30.5	18/11/2002	16				1 Y
TAS	N Coast	091284	BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)	27.3	25.9	19/11/2007	13				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
TAS	E Coast	092019	LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER)	30.8	29.1	26/11/1997	17				1 Y
TAS	Midlands	093053	ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS)	33.1	30.8	29/11/2003	14				1 Y
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)
WA	W Gascoyne	006011	CARNARVON AIRPORT	39.9	37.8	07/11/2001	14				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 01:35EST, 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	-0.6	12.4	-1.4	10.4	0.0	10.8	--	732 (30.5)	55/09
PERTH AIRPORT	23.3	-2.5	7.7	-4.9	5.8	0.0	8.0	13.1	566 (23.6)	46/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.7	-4.1	6.8	-4.0	5.4	7.2	6.0	11.6	452 (18.8)	35/10
BUNBURY	20.2	-4.0	5.0	-7.0	--	0.0	--	--	343 (14.3)	43/14
MANDURAH	20.8	--	11.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	524 (21.8)	44/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+0.3	26.0	+0.7	25.4	0.0	7.0	7.9	328 (13.7)	39/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.4	+5.8	20.4	+2.5	18.9	0.0	13.8	--	302 (12.6)	48/21
WHYALLA AERO	28.6	+2.1	19.2	+5.3	--	0.0	8.2	--	369 (15.4)	76/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.6	+1.5	19.9	+5.9	18.9	0.0	30.2	0.3	202 ( 8.4)	70/03
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.2	-1.2	12.3	+3.9	9.6	1.4	5.0	0.2	266 (11.1)	48/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.2	+0.8	27.4	+6.0	26.1	0.0	13.4	12.2	467 (19.5)	43/02
CAIRNS AERO	29.3	-1.3	22.6	+0.3	20.5	5.4	4.2	5.5	531 (22.1)	54/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.1	+0.3	22.2	-0.7	20.8	0.0	13.6	12.2	634 (26.4)	48/13
MACKAY M.O	27.9	-1.3	22.4	+0.7	--	2.0	--	11.4	492 (20.5)	41/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.7	-2.5	18.3	-1.2	16.3	0.0	7.6	--	336 (14.0)	43/13
BUNDABERG AERO	28.4	+0.1	17.1	-1.8	--	0.0	7.4	--	403 (16.8)	50/12
NAMBOUR DPI	26.2	-1.8	14.1	-2.2	--	0.0	4.6	--	88 ( 3.7)	30/10
COOLANGATTA	26.2	+0.4	15.4	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	41/11
BRISBANE AERO	26.3	-0.5	16.4	-1.6	13.9	0.0	5.8	12.4	319 (13.3)	37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.6	-0.1	15.0	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	573 (23.9)	50/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	33.2	+4.9	18.4	+3.4	16.1	5.8	8.6	--	222 ( 9.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.1	+0.2	16.7	+0.6	13.5	0.0	6.0	12.8	318 (13.3)	26/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.2	+0.3	14.1	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.0	+2.6	18.8	+4.5	17.0	0.0	9.4	13.1	469 (19.5)	46/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.2	+1.1	16.7	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	153 ( 6.4)	31/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	29.0	+7.9	15.8	+6.7	12.1	1.0²	6.0	12.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.4	+8.0	18.5	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.9	+2.9	20.3	+5.0	18.2	2.2	7.8	12.9	744 (31.0)	55/01
RICHMOND RAAF	30.2	+3.6	17.3	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	134 ( 5.6)	37/15
BELLAMBI AWS	22.7	+0.6	18.5	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	493 (20.5)	52/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT	33.4	+10.7	15.6	+6.8	11.9	0.0	8.0	10.4	228 ( 9.5)	34/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	39.0	+13.3	21.8	+11.1	19.4	0.0	11.2	13.4	329 (13.7)	35/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	38.4	+12.4	17.2	+5.6	--	0.0	--	--	134 ( 5.6)	35/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	41.4	+14.0	25.7	+13.2	21.7	0.0	16.4	8.8	328 (13.7)	54/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	40.3	+15.7	16.5	+6.4	--	0.0	8.0	--	256 (10.7)	54/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	38.6	+14.4	16.9	+7.4	--	0.0	--	--	247 (10.3)	50/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	36.7	+14.8	24.2	+13.0	17.1	0.0	8.0	--	156 ( 6.5)	35/09
GEELONG AIRPORT	35.6	+14.6	14.2	+4.6	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	72/09
BALLARAT AERODROME	30.4	+10.8	17.5	+9.7	--	0.0	--	--	448 (18.7)	54/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	30.4	+10.0	13.4	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	43/16
HOBART AIRPORT	33.7	+14.7	10.4	+1.2	6.9	0.0	6.2	4.2	375 (15.6)	58/12
	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

46.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
46.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
46.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
45.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
45.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
45.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+19.5 : 36.7 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
+17.8 : 38.7 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+17.7 : 38.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+17.0 : 38.6 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+17.0 : 43.0 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC

30.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
30.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
29.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
29.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.9 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+15.4 : 25.6 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+13.6 : 28.3 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+13.4 : 24.9 OUYEN (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC
+13.4 : 24.7 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+13.2 : 25.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

16.0 ALBANY Lower West WA
16.7 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
16.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
17.0 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
17.3 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

-6.2 : 24.1 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-6.2 : 26.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-5.8 : 22.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.7 : 23.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.6 : 24.3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
3.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
3.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
3.4 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.4 : 4.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.0 : 1.2 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : 3.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.6 : 3.4 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.3 : 5.0 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West 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.

74.0 DARWIN RIVER DAM N Rivers NT
60.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
58.2 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
53.4 DARWIN RIVER RIDGE N Rivers NT
43.5 RUSSELL RIVER N Coast--Herbert QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
74.0 DARWIN RIVER DAM
58.2 BORROLOOLA
53.4 DARWIN RIVER RIDGE

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
60.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
N Coast--Herbert
43.5 RUSSELL RIVER

13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
12.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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4.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.1 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

980 (40.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
969 (40.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
957 (39.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
912 (38.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
908 (37.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
866 (36.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
842 (35.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
834 (34.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
826 (34.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
806 (33.6) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
796 (33.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
794 (33.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
793 (33.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
793 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
790 (32.9) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
769 (32.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
762 (31.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
757 (31.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
751 (31.3) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
744 (31.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
732 (30.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
699 (29.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
695 (29.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
690 (28.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
689 (28.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
657 (27.4) BUSSELTON Lower West WA
650 (27.1) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
648 (27.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
648 (27.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
638 (26.6) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
636 (26.5) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
634 (26.4) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
627 (26.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
625 (26.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
616 (25.7) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
607 (25.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC

124/06 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
107/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
104/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
104/14 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
98/10 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/10 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/21 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
91/14 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
91/18 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
91/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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 MANINGRIDA AERO 41.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 13.7mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 62.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 62.0mm/h 68.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 22.7mm/h 68.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 11.3mm/h CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 8.8mm in 47 min to 13:00 11.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h Northwest CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 4.0mm in 6 min to 14:09 40.0mm/h VICTORIA E Gippsland COMBIENBAR AWS 7.4mm in 7 min to 18:31 63.4mm/h 31.4mm in 29 min to 19:00 65.0mm/h 39.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 39.2mm/h 40.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI 73.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 24.3mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral WOOMERA AERODROME : 91(190/ 59 ) at 22:00 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 83(190/ 65 ) at 22:00 TARCOOLA AERO : 91(330/ 39 ) at 15:34 NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT : 82(200/ 67 ) at 21:41 W Agricultural CLEVE AERODROME : 124(240/ 58 ) at 07:13 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is EDITHBURGH : 89(270/ 65 ) at 03:14 VICTORIA Wimmera S EDENHOPE AIRPORT : 100(280/ 63 ) at 07:13 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 89(250/ 70 ) at 08:44 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91( 30/ 67 ) at 19:14 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(240/ 85 ) at 11:46 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 89(250/ 69 ) at 09:45 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(330/ 72 ) at 10:52 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(330/ 83 ) at 09:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 102(270/ 37 ) at 11:18 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 87(280/ 69 ) at 12:00 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) : 80(240/ 65 ) at 12:07 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(300/ 70 ) at 11:01 MOUNT READ : 104(330/ 52 ) at 15:24