Australian Weather News -- 13 JUN 2008

Friday 13 JUN 2008

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2008

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 2114 EST on 31/07/2009. 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

VIC

Wimmera S

079107

PATYAH (BOOROOPKI)

27.0

22.6

11/06/2005

1 n

TAS

N Coast

091173

TOMAHAWK (CARISBROOKE)

39.4

30.4

17/06/1990

1 n

TAS

N Coast

091289

DERBY (CHURCH STREET)

54.0

44.8

04/06/1996

1 n

TAS

King Island

098023

YARRA CREEK

63.0

41.6

30/06/1979

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

Roper-McArthur

014609

NGUKURR

24.5

23.5

01/06/1962

1 N

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 02:38EST, 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	22.4	+1.5	9.4	-1.6	5.6	0.0	3.0	--	352 (14.7)	34/08
PERTH AIRPORT	20.6	+1.7	5.3	-3.7	3.8	0.0	1.4	9.1	149 ( 6.2)	34/09
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.4	+1.8	6.1	-2.0	3.1	0.0	1.4	9.0	219 ( 9.1)	31/14
BUNBURY	19.1	+0.7	8.3	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	101 ( 4.2)	22/12
MANDURAH	20.8	--	10.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	165 ( 6.9)	28/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.3	+1.7	20.7	+0.8	19.0	0.0	7.0	10.5	404 (16.8)	67/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	18.3	-1.5	14.6	+9.5	12.7	0.0	4.0	0.0	278 (11.6)	34/09
WHYALLA AERO	16.3	-1.0	7.4	+1.3	--	0.2	--	--	398 (16.6)	31/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.1	-1.0	10.5	+2.4	7.1	8.2	1.2	--	415 (17.3)	39/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.9	-0.9	7.6	+1.8	5.9	18.0	2.8	4.4	574 (23.9)	59/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.9	+4.0	14.2	+4.2	11.5	0.0	5.8	9.9	311 (13.0)	41/12
CAIRNS AERO	25.8	-0.2	21.0	+3.2	19.4	0.6	5.4	2.1	509 (21.2)	41/06
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.7	+3.1	17.1	+2.5	14.5	0.0	7.6	8.5	415 (17.3)	35/15
MACKAY M.O	23.7	+1.8	15.8	+1.8	--	0.2	--	10.1	402 (16.8)	28/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.9	+3.4	12.4	+1.5	11.2	0.4	3.8	--	195 ( 8.1)	26/15
BUNDABERG AERO	25.8	+3.2	13.2	+1.6	--	0.0	2.4	--	136 ( 5.7)	26/13
NAMBOUR DPI	26.0	+4.4	13.0	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	24.6	+3.5	15.5	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	39/13
BRISBANE AERO	26.0	+4.7	11.9	+1.4	8.6	0.0	1.6	7.3	213 ( 8.9)	48/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.1	+2.1	11.4	+3.9	--	0.2	--	--	253 (10.5)	57/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.6	+1.8	13.7	+7.6	12.9	11.2	0.6	--	106 ( 4.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.2	+3.8	14.6	+5.5	12.1	3.8	1.6	5.5	193 ( 8.0)	35/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.9	+3.4	14.9	+6.9	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.6	+2.0	12.7	+4.8	10.1	2.0	1.0	7.0	247 (10.3)	59/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.6	+1.7	12.3	+5.8	--	0.2	--	--	79 ( 3.3)	35/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	8.5	-2.0	7.0	+4.4	5.2	3.6	2.8	2.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.2	-1.2	10.7	+6.1	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.0	+2.4	12.1	+3.6	9.2	0.0	3.4	8.6	249 (10.4)	72/15
RICHMOND RAAF	19.5	+1.5	8.4	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	97 ( 4.0)	67/13
BELLAMBI AWS	18.1	+0.4	12.4	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	244 (10.2)	70/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.0	+0.8	8.7	+7.7	7.2	0.6	3.2	7.1	545 (22.7)	54/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	13.5	-0.3	7.3	+3.6	--	1.2	1.2	6.0	225 ( 9.4)	52/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.6	-0.6	9.6	+5.7	--	4.8	--	--	283 (11.8)	52/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.8	-1.2	8.4	+3.2	6.5	0.6	2.8	4.7	424 (17.7)	43/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.7	-1.3	8.3	+4.6	--	3.8	2.2	--	403 (16.8)	54/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.4	-1.8	7.6	+4.0	--	9.0	--	--	475 (19.8)	54/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.6	+0.6	10.0	+3.1	5.2	5.2	2.4	--	237 ( 9.9)	28/14
GEELONG AIRPORT	13.3	-1.3	8.0	+1.7	--	8.8	--	--	649 (27.0)	57/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.8	-1.0	5.3	+1.3	--	13.4	--	--	665 (27.7)	54/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.4	-0.7	6.0	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	285 (11.9)	46/13
HOBART AIRPORT	11.9	-1.0	5.6	+1.0	0.4	0.0	1.2	7.1	317 (13.2)	68/14
	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

34.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.0 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT

+5.1 : 27.2 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
+4.9 : 26.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.7 : 27.6 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+4.7 : 28.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+4.7 : 26.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.5 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+10.4 : 10.8 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+10.3 : 11.6 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+9.7 : 14.0 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
+9.6 : 15.4 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+9.5 : 14.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.2 : 15.7 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.4 : 18.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-5.6 : 22.6 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-5.4 : 22.1 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-5.0 : 16.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-5.0 : 20.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA

-2.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.5 : 4.9 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-4.3 : 2.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
-4.1 : 16.7 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
-4.0 : 3.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-3.9 : 3.5 GINGIN 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.

80.4 WALLAREENYA E Pilbara WA
65.4 RINGAROOMA (FRY STREET) N Coast TAS
63.5 ROWENA (BUNNA BUNNA) NW Plains W NSW
63.0 YARRA CREEK King Island TAS
58.6 HILLSIDE STATION E Pilbara WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
80.4 WALLAREENYA
58.6 HILLSIDE STATION
54.0 INDEE

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
63.5 ROWENA (BUNNA BUNNA)

TASMANIA
N Coast
65.4 RINGAROOMA (FRY STREET)
57.6 WOODLEA NURSERY
56.0 BRANXHOLM (SCOTT STREET)
55.4 TELITA (KANARA NEIKA)
54.0 DERBY (CHURCH STREET)
52.6 ST PATRICKS RIVER (TARGA FARM)
E Coast
55.0 PYENGANA (FOREST LODGE ROAD)
King Island
63.0 YARRA CREEK
55.0 PEGARAH

10.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
9.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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2.0 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
1.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1516 (63.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1259 (52.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1122 (46.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1104 (46.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1097 (45.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1086 (45.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1078 (44.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1076 (44.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1074 (44.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1068 (44.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1022 (42.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
979 (40.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
964 (40.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
934 (38.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
884 (36.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
873 (36.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
865 (36.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
863 (36.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
853 (35.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
852 (35.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
849 (35.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
842 (35.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
788 (32.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
773 (32.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
773 (32.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
771 (32.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
761 (31.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
745 (31.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
731 (30.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
731 (30.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
729 (30.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
717 (29.9) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
715 (29.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
709 (29.5) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
708 (29.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
704 (29.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
701 (29.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
697 (29.0) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
694 (28.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
693 (28.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
681 (28.4) DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
679 (28.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
679 (28.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
677 (28.2) RHYLL E Central VIC
674 (28.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
668 (27.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
665 (27.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
659 (27.5) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
649 (27.0) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
648 (27.0) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
636 (26.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
623 (26.0) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
622 (25.9) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
616 (25.7) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
614 (25.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
612 (25.5) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
605 (25.2) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
602 (25.1) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

118/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
115/01 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
102/19 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
102/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/07 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
94/17 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
93/00 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
93/02 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/16 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Pilbara MARBLE BAR 11.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.8mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(210/ 69 ) at 17:48 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 115(300/ 72 ) at 01:21 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 96(240/ 76 ) at 04:12 Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 98(340/ 65 ) at 00:00 FALLS CREEK : 74(220/ 65 ) at 18:15 MT HOTHAM : 96(340/ 67 ) at 00:00 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(240/ 63 ) at 15:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 119(240/ 72 ) at 11:37 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 : 98(238/ 65 ) at 12:40 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 102(240/ 65 ) at 07:02 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(220/ 70 ) at 07:58 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 98(200/ 85 ) at 13:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 76(300/ 67 ) at 00:52 MOUNT READ : 76(210/ 67 ) at 12:30 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 98(240/ 65 ) at 22:57 HOGAN ISLAND : 102(250/ 56 ) at 12:25 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 85(250/ 72 ) at 23:23