Australian Weather News -- 25 FEB 2008

Monday 25 FEB 2008

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2008

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2258 EST on 05/02/2009. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Date

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Date

Years

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Maranoa

043015

INJUNE POST OFFICE

19.8

15/02/2000

1 Y Equal to record.

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 02:06EST, 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	39.2	+6.7	23.7	+4.6	21.9	0.0	15.0	--	571 (23.8)	46/16
PERTH AIRPORT	35.2	+3.4	17.6	+0.2	13.6	0.0	9.6	12.1	464 (19.3)	44/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	28.3	+3.4	15.9	+1.5	13.3	0.0	7.0	12.2	557 (23.2)	43/14
BUNBURY	31.8	+2.0	17.8	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	37/17
MANDURAH	31.0	--	19.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	39/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	29.1	-2.3	24.3	-0.4	23.3	13.6	6.8	0.0	639 (26.6)	63/06
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.6	-5.5	19.7	-1.1	19.7	0.0	14.6	3.5	512 (21.3)	39/17
WHYALLA AERO	24.5	-5.1	16.6	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	480 (20.0)	48/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.9	-5.4	11.9	-5.2	7.9	0.0	11.6	12.4	234 ( 9.8)	37/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.9	-4.2	12.5	+0.9	12.3	0.0	3.6	2.3	304 (12.7)	39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.6	+0.3	24.7	+1.3	24.4	0.0	10.8	7.4	415 (17.3)	44/21
CAIRNS AERO	31.7	+0.5	24.0	+0.3	22.2	0.0	7.4	4.7	271 (11.3)	34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.4	+0.3	23.8	-0.3	22.4	0.0	7.4	8.7	311 (13.0)	50/16
MACKAY M.O	29.8	+0.2	22.5	-0.9	--	0.0	--	11.1	239 (10.0)	26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.6	-0.7	21.5	-0.6	20.4	160.0	--	--	278 (11.6)	65/03
BUNDABERG AERO	30.6	+0.7	22.5	+1.1	--	2.0	4.0	--	300 (12.5)	50/17
NAMBOUR DPI	27.0	-1.8	22.0	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.3	-2.9	20.9	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	228 ( 9.5)	22/10
BRISBANE AERO	25.7	-3.4	23.1	+2.0	21.2	0.0	7.6	0.0	324 (13.5)	26/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.9	-7.5	18.4	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	420 (17.5)	50/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	30.7	-0.4	17.1	-1.5	13.7	0.0	6.0	--	148 ( 6.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.4	-0.4	19.3	-0.2	17.1	0.0	5.4	7.0	257 (10.7)	30/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.4	-1.1	16.3	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.9	-2.6	19.6	+1.5	17.3	0.0	9.2	4.8	426 (17.8)	37/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.9	-3.2	17.6	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	25.0	-0.8	6.8	-6.3	2.8	0.0	4.0	12.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.3	-0.7	10.6	-7.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.2	-2.1	19.5	+0.5	15.9	0.0	8.6	1.5	510 (21.3)	34/15
RICHMOND RAAF	25.7	-3.3	18.2	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	30/16
BELLAMBI AWS	22.3	-2.5	17.5	-1.6	--	0.4	--	--	368 (15.3)	34/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT	25.9	-1.2	11.5	-1.6	8.2	0.0	5.2	10.2	399 (16.6)	44/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.6	-2.3	8.2	-8.1	7.0	0.0	8.0	12.6	329 (13.7)	24/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	27.1	-4.2	9.4	-6.7	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.9	-3.7	11.7	-4.7	10.0	0.0	6.8	12.2	338 (14.1)	26/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.6	-2.9	9.8	-4.5	--	0.0	20.4	--	403 (16.8)	30/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT	26.5	-2.9	8.8	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	416 (17.3)	34/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.3	-3.5	13.6	-1.0	11.2	0.0	4.6	--	142 ( 5.9)	17/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.9	-4.1	9.9	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	456 (19.0)	35/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.5	-3.5	5.5	-5.9	--	0.2	--	--	432 (18.0)	31/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.6	-1.8	5.8	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	263 (11.0)	43/16
HOBART AIRPORT	22.9	+0.6	10.7	-1.3	6.8	0.0	5.4	11.2	616 (25.7)	59/12
	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

41.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
41.6 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
41.1 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
40.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
40.0 ENEABBA Central West WA

+8.7 : 40.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+7.7 : 41.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+7.4 : 39.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+7.3 : 37.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+6.7 : 39.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA

28.6 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
28.3 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
28.1 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
27.6 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

+4.6 : 25.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.6 : 23.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+4.1 : 28.6 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+3.9 : 28.1 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+3.7 : 27.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+3.7 : 28.3 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

-12.3 : 19.8 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-9.1 : 23.6 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-8.0 : 20.1 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-7.7 : 9.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-7.7 : 26.1 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-7.7 : 22.2 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-7.7 : 24.9 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

-0.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.6 : 4.9 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-9.5 : 7.8 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-9.3 : 6.2 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-9.2 : 8.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-9.2 : 8.0 NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E 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.

160.0 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
106.0 WEST ELSEY N Rivers NT
91.5 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
74.0 HAZELMERE N Coast--Barron QLD
73.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
106.0 WEST ELSEY
91.5 LARRIMAH
69.4 PIRLANGIMPI
65.0 MARGARET DOWNS
64.0 MATARANKA COUNCIL
60.8 KATHERINE RURAL COLLEGE
58.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
56.0 DORISVALE
56.0 LEADERS CREEK
55.6 GORRIE
53.5 MANGO FARM
52.6 WALKER CREEK
51.6 BORROLOOLA

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
58.0 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
S Peninsula
56.4 LAURA POST OFFICE
Gulf Country
73.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
53.2 WONDOOLA STATION
50.0 LOTUS VALE
Upper Carpentaria
54.0 SPRING CREEK STATION
N Coast--Barron
74.0 HAZELMERE
Central Coast E
73.0 BELMONT CSIRO
62.0 SOUTH YAAMBA TM
Wide Bay/Burnett
160.0 ROCKHAMPTON AERO
63.0 GRACEMERE - LUCAS ST
55.0 CALLIDE OPEN CUT

12.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.5 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

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0.5 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
**W** 0.0 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW

1429 (59.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
**S** 1390 (57.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1301 (54.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1297 (54.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1253 (52.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1122 (46.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1075 (44.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1034 (43.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1000 (41.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
975 (40.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
953 (39.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
860 (35.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
840 (35.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
796 (33.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
742 (30.9) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
737 (30.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
728 (30.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
721 (30.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
712 (29.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
706 (29.4) POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
696 (29.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
639 (26.6) DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
625 (26.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
616 (25.7) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
613 (25.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
601 (25.0) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA

89/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
70/19 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

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 W Kimberley BROOME AIRPORT 13.8mm in 22 min to 08:52 37.6mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 14.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h FITZROY CROSSING AERO 18.4mm in 27 min to 01:21 40.9mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h WEST ROEBUCK 18.4mm in 30 min to 08:30 36.8mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 18.6mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 25.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 7.4mm in 10 min to 23:51 44.4mm/h MIDDLE POINT AWS 6.8mm in 12 min to 21:21 34.0mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 10.8mm in 22 min to 11:30 29.5mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.2mm/h POINT STUART AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 5.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.7mm/h MCCLUER ISLAND 19.0mm in 55 min to 00:53 20.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.7mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 12.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.0mm/h DALY WATERS AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 9.0mm/h CENTRE ISLAND 22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 7.3mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.8mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 34.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.3mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.2mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 19.6mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.3mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.4mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.0mm/h BURKETOWN AIRPORT 11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h SWEERS ISLAND 37.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.2mm/h Upper Carpentaria GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 9.4mm in 39 min to 15:00 14.5mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.4mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 8.2mm in 20 min to 20:50 24.6mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 18.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 21.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.8mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.6mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT 10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h N Coast--Herbert LUCINDA POINT 9.6mm in 19 min to 14:19 30.3mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h Central Coast E ALVA BEACH 16.0mm in 51 min to 06:00 18.8mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 16.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h Northwest CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h TREPELL AIRPORT 20.4mm in 32 min to 21:00 38.2mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 20.8mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.2mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.8mm in 30 min to 02:30 43.6mm/h 22.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 22.6mm/h 51.8mm in 30 min to 03:00 103.6mm/h 73.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 73.6mm/h 75.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 25.0mm/h 34.8mm in 17 min to 03:17 122.8mm/h 19.2mm in 13 min to 03:30 88.6mm/h 105.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 105.8mm/h 14.8mm in 15 min to 04:00 59.2mm/h 75.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 75.4mm/h 10.4mm in 30 min to 04:30 20.8mm/h 31.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 31.8mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.8mm/h 90.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 30.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast S PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 6.8mm in 8 min to 21:31 51.0mm/h 11.8mm in 29 min to 22:00 24.4mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 22.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h 28.6mm in 2 hr to 20:00 14.3mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 80(240/ 67 ) at 01:30 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(330/ 65 ) at 03:36 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(230/ 70 ) at 02:08