Australian Weather News -- 27 FEB 2009

Friday 27 FEB 2009

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2009

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0204 EST on 13/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Highest daily rainfall

ISL

Islands

200374

NORFOLK ISLAND (KINGSTON)

129.8

126.6

05/02/1999

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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 03:57EST, 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	31.9	-0.6	10.4	-8.7	8.1	0.0	10.4	--	712 (29.7)	54/17
PERTH AIRPORT	30.2	-1.6	13.7	-3.7	11.4	0.0	6.4	12.0	418 (17.4)	41/08
ALBANY AIRPORT	22.9	-2.0	11.6	-2.8	9.6	0.0	3.4	10.7	310 (12.9)	31/14
BUNBURY	24.7	-5.1	8.5	-7.1	--	0.0	--	--	246 (10.3)	35/17
MANDURAH	26.5	--	14.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	344 (14.3)	41/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	29.4	-2.0	23.7	-1.0	23.8	35.8	5.0	1.9	350 (14.6)	30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.7	+3.6	28.2	+7.4	27.5	0.0	15.4	9.9	413 (17.2)	41/05
WHYALLA AERO	27.2	-2.4	21.6	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	289 (12.0)	54/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	32.2	+2.9	26.3	+9.2	--	0.0	9.6	11.0	286 (11.9)	41/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	32.2	+7.1	15.8	+4.2	13.6	0.0	8.2	11.9	303 (12.6)	52/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.5	-0.8	19.9	-3.5	18.8	0.0	5.8	11.3	217 ( 9.0)	39/15
CAIRNS AERO	31.0	-0.2	23.6	-0.1	23.0	1.2	3.6	5.0	349 (14.5)	44/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.3	+0.2	23.9	-0.2	21.9	0.0	3.0	11.8	235 ( 9.8)	39/12
MACKAY M.O	29.0	-0.6	23.5	+0.1	--	0.0	--	10.4	558 (23.3)	44/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.8	-0.5	20.0	-2.1	20.0	0.0	8.2	--	335 (14.0)	41/10
BUNDABERG AERO	30.5	+0.6	21.0	-0.4	--	0.0	8.0	--	500 (20.8)	37/13
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	+0.2	21.0	+1.3	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.8	-0.4	18.8	-2.0	--	30.0	--	--	408 (17.0)	50/15
BRISBANE AERO	27.9	-1.2	18.7	-2.4	16.4	0.0	7.2	11.9	430 (17.9)	37/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.6	+0.2	15.3	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	660 (27.5)	44/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.6	-3.5	15.4	-3.2	9.0	0.0	5.6	--	262 (10.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.1	-0.7	18.4	-1.1	15.7	2.4	6.2	11.2	564 (23.5)	46/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.8	-1.7	17.1	-1.2	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.3	-3.2	15.8	-2.3	14.0	0.2	5.6	8.9	414 (17.3)	37/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.0	-3.1	15.4	-1.7	13.6	0.0	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	25.9	+0.1	8.8	-4.3	3.6	0.0	6.4	8.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.2	-1.8	15.7	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	407 (17.0)	39/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.9	-2.4	18.7	-0.3	15.2	0.0	6.0	5.6	599 (25.0)	34/07
RICHMOND RAAF	26.2	-2.8	15.2	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	172 ( 7.2)	24/17
BELLAMBI AWS	23.3	-1.5	17.5	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	486 (20.3)	30/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT	29.5	+2.4	15.4	+2.3	12.9	0.0	7.6	8.9	295 (12.3)	31/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	32.4	+1.5	15.6	-0.7	15.0	0.0	11.0	10.7	329 (13.7)	39/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	32.6	+1.3	15.4	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	93 ( 3.9)	24/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	39.5	+7.9	17.4	+1.0	11.9	0.0	8.0	10.4	201 ( 8.4)	43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	33.4	+3.9	13.1	-1.2	--	0.0	6.2	--	218 ( 9.1)	39/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT	34.5	+5.1	14.0	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	35/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	34.0	+8.2	14.3	-0.3	14.7	0.0	4.0	--	135 ( 5.6)	34/09
GEELONG AIRPORT	36.4	+11.4	11.8	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	269 (11.2)	41/18
BALLARAT AERODROME	32.4	+7.4	13.6	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	345 (14.4)	52/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.6	-0.8	13.8	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	35/12
HOBART AIRPORT	27.5	+5.2	12.2	+0.2	8.8	0.0	3.0	7.3	303 (12.6)	37/21
	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

44.0 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
43.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.2 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
43.2 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
42.4 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

+13.9 : 36.9 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+13.3 : 34.7 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+13.1 : 37.8 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
+13.0 : 35.9 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+12.8 : 33.2 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC

30.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
28.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
28.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
28.3 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT

+9.4 : 24.0 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.2 : 26.3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.2 : 21.0 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.3 : 30.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.3 : 24.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.3 : 23.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

16.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
19.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.2 : 31.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-7.0 : 28.9 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-5.6 : 29.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-5.1 : 24.7 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-5.0 : 29.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
5.1 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA

-8.7 : 10.4 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
-8.4 : 11.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
-8.2 : 5.1 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-8.0 : 5.2 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-7.9 : 6.4 WANDERING 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.

187.2 NORFOLK ISLAND (TWO CHIMNEYS RD) Islands ISL
129.8 NORFOLK ISLAND (KINGSTON) Islands ISL
126.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL
109.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (DUNCOMBE BAY) Islands ISL
108.8 FANNY CREEK N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
89.4 OOMBULGURRI
52.2 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION
51.0 WYNDHAM
W Kimberley
51.0 MOUNT HART STATION

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
108.8 FANNY CREEK
94.8 SNOWDROP CREEK
60.0 EARLY STORMS
53.8 MOUNT STOW
51.4 STOKES HILL

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
71.0 MAITLAND DOWNS STATION
51.2 MUSGRAVE
Gulf Country
58.0 LOTUS VALE
N Coast--Herbert
63.4 HORSE SHOE BEND

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
70.0 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB

ISLANDS
Islands
187.2 NORFOLK ISLAND (TWO CHIMNEYS RD)
129.8 NORFOLK ISLAND (KINGSTON)
126.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)
109.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (DUNCOMBE BAY)
107.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

12.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
11.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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3.4 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
3.2 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
1.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1284 (53.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1233 (51.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1026 (42.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1008 (42.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
981 (40.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
974 (40.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
973 (40.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
966 (40.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
925 (38.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
849 (35.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
847 (35.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
802 (33.4) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
798 (33.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
745 (31.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
734 (30.6) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
729 (30.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
727 (30.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
712 (29.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
710 (29.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
689 (28.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
682 (28.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
678 (28.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
666 (27.8) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
660 (27.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
660 (27.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
657 (27.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
654 (27.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
645 (26.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
634 (26.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
611 (25.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
608 (25.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
606 (25.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
601 (25.0) FORREST Eucla WA

89/16 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
83/13 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
81/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
76/08 MOUNT READ W Coast 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 N Kimberley WYNDHAM AERO 23.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 23.6mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.0mm/h WYNDHAM 23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h KALUMBURU 12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.4mm/h TRUSCOTT 27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.0mm/h E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO 15.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 31.2mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 18.0mm/h 12.4mm in 30 min to 14:00 24.8mm/h 28.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 28.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.0mm/h W Kimberley BROOME AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.6mm/h DERBY AERO 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h CYGNET BAY 35.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.8mm/h CURTIN AERO 27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h WEST ROEBUCK 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h 14.6mm in 30 min to 17:30 29.2mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.6mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 8.6mm in 18 min to 04:25 28.7mm/h 7.0mm in 5 min to 04:30 84.0mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 17.2mm/h 16.6mm in 30 min to 05:00 33.2mm/h 33.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 33.2mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 17.6mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 11.7mm/h MCCLUER ISLAND 23.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 7.7mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 16.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.8mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.8mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 10.7mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 21.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 7.0mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 10.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.8mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 5.3mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.8mm/h TINDAL RAAF 4.6mm in 11 min to 17:41 25.1mm/h 22.4mm in 19 min to 18:00 70.7mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 27.0mm/h 19.2mm in 30 min to 18:30 38.4mm/h 46.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 46.2mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 23.4mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 9.0mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 11.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 5.2mm in 12 min to 15:30 26.0mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND 13.0mm in 30 min to 14:00 26.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 9.7mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 67(140/ 63 ) at 02:39 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78( 40/ 65 ) at 01:00 TASMANIA Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 82( 20/ 65 ) at 06:00