Australian Weather News -- 20 SEP 2008

Saturday 20 SEP 2008

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2008

Dec

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Nov

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Oct

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Sept

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August

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July

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May

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March

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February

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January

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Noteworthy weather today

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newsworthy

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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 2153 EST on 02/08/2009. 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

N Kimberley

001024

ELLENBRAE

8.0

0.0

2007

1 n

Highest grass minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

24.0

23.5

30/09/2007

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

Victoria

014847

KIDMAN SPRINGS

28.2

28.0

27/09/2003

1 Y

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

26.0

15/09/2008

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070217

COOMA AIRPORT AWS

12.8

12.7

27/09/2004

1 Y

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070263

GOULBURN TAFE

14.5

25/09/2002

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 03:07EST, 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	22.7	+0.7	8.8	-0.5	6.8	0.0	4.6	--	352 (14.7)	34/13
PERTH AIRPORT	20.7	+0.6	9.4	+0.5	7.1	0.2	3.0	7.3	380 (15.8)	37/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.6	+2.3	9.5	+1.5	8.0	2.2	2.8	9.0	483 (20.1)	46/13
BUNBURY	18.9	+0.7	11.1	+2.6	--	3.8	--	--	321 (13.4)	48/12
MANDURAH	19.1	--	13.7	--	--	3.2	--	--	432 (18.0)	46/19
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+0.8	23.9	+0.9	23.3	0.0	8.0	10.7	363 (15.1)	39/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.9	+8.6	17.4	+7.0	14.9	0.0	10.8	10.9	249 (10.4)	37/14
WHYALLA AERO	23.3	+1.8	9.1	+1.1	--	0.0	6.2	--	360 (15.0)	41/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.3	-1.7	10.7	+1.0	6.6	1.6	--	7.0	272 (11.3)	43/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.8	-1.0	8.1	+1.8	6.4	1.2	2.2	7.8	564 (23.5)	81/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.7	+5.5	15.1	+0.9	13.4	0.0	9.8	10.9	158 ( 6.6)	35/12
CAIRNS AERO	29.6	+1.6	20.8	+2.1	18.8	0.0	7.6	10.8	397 (16.5)	46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.7	+1.0	18.6	+1.3	16.6	0.0	8.4	11.0	342 (14.3)	35/11
MACKAY M.O	25.6	+0.4	17.5	+0.9	--	0.0	--	10.3	241 (10.0)	21/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.5	+3.2	15.4	+1.8	14.0	0.0	6.0	--	227 ( 9.5)	31/12
BUNDABERG AERO	26.7	+1.3	17.2	+3.5	--	0.0	4.0	--	372 (15.5)	41/14
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	+4.1	17.0	+6.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	24.3	+1.2	18.6	+5.2	--	0.0	--	--	377 (15.7)	44/15
BRISBANE AERO	24.5	+0.3	15.2	+2.5	12.2	0.0	2.8	10.0	393 (16.4)	46/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.5	+6.1	13.7	+3.1	--	0.4	--	--	405 (16.9)	39/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	30.6	+9.2	14.2	+5.7	9.2	0.0	3.2	--	107 ( 4.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.9	+5.0	15.5	+4.6	10.1	0.0	3.2	10.7	433 (18.0)	46/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.1	+11.9	12.0	+3.0	8.7	0.0	5.6	10.7	245 (10.2)	54/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	32.9	+11.6	12.2	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	106 ( 4.4)	35/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.2	+6.2	12.3	+8.1	6.8	0.0	3.4	10.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	26.9	+5.7	11.7	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	33.9	+13.4	16.4	+6.1	12.6	0.0	7.6	10.9	--	--
RICHMOND RAAF	32.6	+9.9	14.5	+6.4	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	50/15
BELLAMBI AWS	30.5	+10.3	16.7	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	408 (17.0)	65/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	23.3	+7.1	7.5	+4.3	3.7	0.0	6.8	10.9	414 (17.3)	65/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	22.9	+5.3	6.4	+1.3	5.9	0.0	6.8	11.1	234 ( 9.8)	52/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	21.4	+3.3	12.1	+6.2	--	0.0	--	--	236 ( 9.8)	46/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.5	+3.1	7.3	-0.1	3.5	0.0	8.2	10.6	410 (17.1)	50/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.2	+2.8	5.3	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	358 (14.9)	54/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.5	+0.7	2.1	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	359 (15.0)	57/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.2	+2.0	10.8	+2.9	7.0	0.2	4.0	--	159 ( 6.6)	39/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	17.1	+0.3	5.9	-0.8	--	3.0	--	--	503 (21.0)	76/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.1	+1.2	3.2	-1.6	--	0.8	--	--	474 (19.8)	59/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.0	-1.5	6.9	+1.8	--	9.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	67/09
HOBART AIRPORT	15.4	+0.1	6.3	+0.3	1.3	0.0	6.6	5.3	562 (23.4)	85/13
	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

40.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
39.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
39.5 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
39.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
39.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+13.4 : 33.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+12.8 : 32.8 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+11.9 : 33.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+11.6 : 32.9 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+11.5 : 32.8 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW

28.2 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
26.1 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
26.1 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+11.4 : 12.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+10.8 : 16.5 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+10.1 : 18.7 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
+10.0 : 15.1 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
+9.9 : 14.5 GOULBURN TAFE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.5 : 4.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.2 : 8.1 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-3.7 : 6.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-3.6 : 1.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-3.4 : 12.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-3.4 : 9.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

-1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.8 : 2.9 EYRE Eucla WA
-3.6 : 5.0 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-3.2 : 5.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
-2.8 : 3.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-2.7 : 2.7 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-2.7 : 4.0 MERREDIN 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.

52.0 COOYAR POST OFFICE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
35.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
33.0 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
32.0 LEIGH (ROLLING ACRES) MidNorth Coast N NSW
30.8 ESK POST OFFICE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
52.0 COOYAR POST OFFICE
30.8 ESK POST OFFICE

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
32.0 LEIGH (ROLLING ACRES)

TASMANIA
W Coast
35.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION
33.0 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION)

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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5.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
4.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1233 (51.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1229 (51.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1095 (45.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1081 (45.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
976 (40.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
945 (39.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
864 (36.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
857 (35.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
855 (35.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
848 (35.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
833 (34.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
811 (33.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
769 (32.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
766 (31.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
765 (31.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
751 (31.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
746 (31.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
725 (30.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
723 (30.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
708 (29.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
704 (29.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
701 (29.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
700 (29.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
700 (29.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
692 (28.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
690 (28.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
684 (28.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
671 (28.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
665 (27.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
665 (27.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
658 (27.4) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
657 (27.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
640 (26.7) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
631 (26.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
630 (26.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
629 (26.2) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
628 (26.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
625 (26.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
620 (25.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
612 (25.5) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
607 (25.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD

139/13 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
135/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
135/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
124/16 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
122/15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
122/17 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
106/09 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/13 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
100/14 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
98/16 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
96/12 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
96/12 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
94/14 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
93/14 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/13 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
91/02 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/17 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
91/12 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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.
QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 11.6mm in 1 hr 4 min to 19:00 10.9mm/h Darling Downs E DALBY AIRPORT 10.4mm in 23 min to 20:00 27.1mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast N KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 6.8mm in 37 min to 23:00 11.0mm/h TASMANIA W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME 12.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 80(280/ 72 ) at 18:59 SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 91(280/ 65 ) at 02:03 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 96(330/ 61 ) at 12:24 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93(270/ 54 ) at 06:30 Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 102(350/ 52 ) at 13:37 MT HOTHAM : 93(330/ 63 ) at 14:30 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(230/ 63 ) at 15:49 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 124(280/ 80 ) at 16:30 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 83(255/ 63 ) at 13:50 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(280/ 72 ) at 14:08 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 89(280/ 70 ) at 14:51 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 96(290/ 52 ) at 12:41 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB : 85(260/ 69 ) at 13:45 TASMANIA N Coast DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 87(280/ 69 ) at 14:30 CAPE GRIM BAPS : 109(270/ 82 ) at 18:00 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM : 78(250/ 63 ) at 12:26 LOW HEAD : 95(290/ 83 ) at 14:58 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT : 78(330/ 63 ) at 14:54 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 89(300/ 65 ) at 17:38 SWAN ISLAND : 87(320/ 69 ) at 11:00 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 74(290/ 65 ) at 12:23 Southeast HOBART AIRPORT : 82(270/ 69 ) at 13:39 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 135(330/102 ) at 21:45 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 135(290/ 69 ) at 20:11 TASMAN ISLAND : 74(310/ 65 ) at 14:38 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(290/ 52 ) at 19:01 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(300/ 56 ) at 12:30 DROUGHTY HILL : 111(280/ 67 ) at 22:10 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 122(300/ 87 ) at 15:31 MOUNT READ : 91(290/ 50 ) at 15:08 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 93(300/ 54 ) at 13:01 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 98(280/ 50 ) at 16:28 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 122(280/ 98 ) at 17:00