Australian Weather News -- 21 JAN 2009

Wednesday 21 JAN 2009

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2009

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Records set or equalled today
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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 03:45EST, 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	29.3	-2.3	16.5	-1.8	14.9	0.0	11.2	--	820 (34.2)	--
PERTH AIRPORT	27.3	-4.3	15.4	-1.5	14.7	0.0	10.0	13.0	512 (21.3)	43/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.2	+1.5	15.1	+1.4	13.3	0.0	7.6	12.2	394 (16.4)	54/10
BUNBURY	24.6	-4.8	11.8	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	43/14
MANDURAH	24.7	--	17.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	491 (20.5)	44/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.5	+0.7	25.0	+0.2	25.9	14.4	7.4	6.8	252 (10.5)	24/21
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.0	+0.6	22.5	+1.1	21.3	0.0	5.2	12.3	323 (13.5)	39/12
WHYALLA AERO	26.7	-3.2	18.8	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	559 (23.3)	44/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	29.0	-0.1	17.4	+0.4	--	0.0	9.2	11.8	254 (10.6)	30/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	25.7	+0.5	9.0	-2.1	5.8	0.0	7.0	10.8	352 (14.7)	43/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.0	-6.3	23.8	0.0	23.2	22.4	5.4	2.6	281 (11.7)	37/14
CAIRNS AERO	32.3	+0.9	23.1	-0.6	21.7	62.0	2.4	11.8	311 (13.0)	31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.4	+0.1	24.5	+0.3	22.6	0.4	8.4	11.6	397 (16.5)	39/11
MACKAY M.O	30.2	+0.1	24.0	+0.5	--	7.4	--	11.0	355 (14.8)	31/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.4	+0.5	23.4	+1.3	23.0	2.0	7.4	--	308 (12.8)	34/14
BUNDABERG AERO	30.7	+0.6	22.3	+0.9	--	10.4	4.2	--	347 (14.5)	34/12
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	-0.3	20.0	+0.6	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	30.4	+2.3	22.0	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	41/13
BRISBANE AERO	30.2	+1.2	21.5	+0.4	18.9	0.0	8.2	11.7	302 (12.6)	41/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.6	+3.5	17.2	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	453 (18.9)	46/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.5	-0.4	24.2	+5.4	19.8	0.0	9.2	--	253 (10.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	30.8	+3.9	22.2	+2.8	19.8	0.0	6.8	3.6	575 (24.0)	48/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	31.8	+4.4	20.4	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	38.8	+10.9	20.5	+2.5	18.7	0.0	10.8	7.2	354 (14.8)	50/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	37.7	+10.2	21.0	+4.3	20.4	0.0	--	--	111 ( 4.6)	37/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	29.1	+2.6	15.6	+2.4	11.8	28.1	10.5	6.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	35.1	+2.0	21.1	+3.0	--	0.2	--	--	412 (17.2)	57/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	33.7	+7.3	20.9	+2.2	18.8	3.0	12.8	7.4	680 (28.3)	59/23
RICHMOND RAAF	38.9	+9.1	21.6	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	216 ( 9.0)	46/16
BELLAMBI AWS	27.7	+2.9	20.7	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	431 (18.0)	59/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT	34.1	+6.1	16.7	+3.5	15.9	21.2	11.0	12.1	295 (12.3)	44/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	37.9	+6.3	16.4	+0.2	13.1	15.8	15.6	12.3	442 (18.4)	65/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	38.1	+5.9	19.3	+2.7	--	0.8	--	--	291 (12.1)	61/22
MILDURA AIRPORT	36.7	+4.5	19.2	+2.6	18.2	0.0	18.2	12.7	359 (15.0)	54/20
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	37.0	+7.5	16.1	+2.0	--	0.0	12.6	--	391 (16.3)	43/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	35.9	+6.4	14.2	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	48/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.8	+2.9	17.2	+2.9	14.2	0.0	10.2	--	159 ( 6.6)	18/23
GEELONG AIRPORT	26.6	+2.0	12.1	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	370 (15.4)	41/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	32.1	+7.1	10.1	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	465 (19.4)	43/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.5	-0.7	12.8	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	46/18
HOBART AIRPORT	24.2	+1.7	14.1	+2.1	10.9	0.0	3.3	12.0	369 (15.4)	46/12
	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

44.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
44.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
43.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.2 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

**S** +11.9 : 28.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
+11.1 : 39.4 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW
+10.9 : 38.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+10.2 : 37.7 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+10.1 : 36.8 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+10.1 : 37.1 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
28.6 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
28.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.8 : 27.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+8.8 : 27.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+8.6 : 22.0 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED Lower NE VIC
+8.1 : 21.9 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+7.3 : 25.8 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

14.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
18.2 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
18.3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.4 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-11.3 : 26.4 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-9.8 : 26.3 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-9.6 : 27.6 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-8.5 : 30.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-8.5 : 27.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD

3.3 EYRE Eucla WA
3.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
**S** 5.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-12.0 : 3.3 EYRE Eucla WA
**S** -7.1 : 5.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 : 10.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
-5.5 : 9.4 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA

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.

86.0 CARODA (ROSEBERRY PARK) NW Slopes N NSW
80.0 LAKE ARGYLE RESORT E Kimberley WA
78.8 ELSEY N Rivers NT
75.2 FOX RIVER E Kimberley WA
74.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
80.0 LAKE ARGYLE RESORT
75.2 FOX RIVER

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
78.8 ELSEY
57.0 CENTRAL WATERHOUSE
56.4 KATHERINE RESEARCH FARM
50.8 EVA VALLEY
N Plateau
58.4 ELLIOTT

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
51.8 SCHERGER RAAF
N Coast--Barron
74.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION
65.0 KURANDA HILLTOP
63.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL
62.0 CAIRNS AERO
61.4 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
61.0 JULATTEN
58.0 MEADOWBANK
Channel Country
54.0 GLENGYLE

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
86.0 CARODA (ROSEBERRY PARK)
Sydney--west
53.0 GALSTON (ROWLAND VILLAGE)
Illawarra
59.0 TOUGA

13.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
13.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
13.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
13.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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2.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
1.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

1128 (47.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1009 (42.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
892 (37.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
869 (36.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
846 (35.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
820 (34.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
788 (32.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
769 (32.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
767 (32.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
751 (31.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
736 (30.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
736 (30.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
722 (30.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
719 (30.0) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
691 (28.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
680 (28.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
679 (28.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
670 (27.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
656 (27.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
647 (27.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
647 (27.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
614 (25.6) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
611 (25.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

91/01 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
80/16 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
80/17 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
78/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/15 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
76/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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 Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 9.4mm in 18 min to 18:00 31.3mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 17.2mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers GOVE AIRPORT 6.2mm in 9 min to 10:47 41.3mm/h 6.6mm in 13 min to 11:00 30.5mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.0mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 13.2mm/h 11.0mm in 9 min to 12:30 73.3mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.6mm/h 11.6mm in 9 min to 12:44 77.3mm/h 15.0mm in 16 min to 13:00 56.2mm/h 44.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 44.8mm/h 9.4mm in 16 min to 13:16 35.2mm/h 42.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 42.0mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.6mm/h 59.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 19.7mm/h 73.0mm in 6 hr to 16:00 12.2mm/h DALY WATERS AWS 27.0mm in 3 hr to 04:00 9.0mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 6.0mm in 17 min to 21:47 21.2mm/h 17.4mm in 43 min to 22:30 24.3mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 23.4mm/h LAJAMANU 9.6mm in 56 min to 22:26 10.3mm/h BRADSHAW 22.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 7.3mm/h N Plateau BRUNETTE DOWNS 20.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 6.7mm/h TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 29.8mm in 30 min to 18:30 59.6mm/h 30.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 30.2mm/h 12.6mm in 30 min to 19:00 25.2mm/h 42.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 42.4mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 18.6mm/h 8.0mm in 23 min to 20:00 20.9mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.6mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.6mm/h 64.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 21.3mm/h TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 17.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 5.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula SCHERGER RAAF 23.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 23.4mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 19.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 19.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h MORNINGTON ISLAND 14.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.0mm/h N Coast--Herbert LUCINDA POINT 10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.2mm/h Central West LONGREACH AERO 11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h Northwest URANDANGI 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h Channel Country BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett GLADSTONE RADAR 11.0mm in 30 min to 15:30 22.0mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.2mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.6mm/h GLADSTONE AIRPORT 10.2mm in 28 min to 15:30 21.9mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.2mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Lower Darling BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 7.8mm in 10 min to 21:44 46.8mm/h 10.0mm in 16 min to 22:00 37.5mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.0mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 19.0mm/h Hunter Valley GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 33.8mm in 44 min to 20:00 46.1mm/h 38.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 38.8mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.3mm/h C Tablelands N NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 11.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h C Tablelands S ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h CW Slopes S PARKES AIRPORT AWS 13.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 27.2mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.8mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h Sydney--east TERREY HILLS AWS 11.8mm in 52 min to 19:00 13.6mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.4mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.4mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h Sydney--west BADGERYS CREEK AWS 12.6mm in 32 min to 17:30 23.6mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS 10.8mm in 30 min to 17:30 21.6mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.4mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.8mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h Illawarra CAMPBELLTOWN (MOUNT ANNAN) 13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.2mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h South Coast BEGA AWS 10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands NORTH EAST ISLAND 23.0mm in 3 hr to 07:23 7.7mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 08:23 7.7mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Lower Darling BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS : 87(200/ 69 ) at 21:22 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91( 30/ 85 ) at 02:05 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(320/ 69 ) at 00:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 74(290/ 63 ) at 00:00