Australian Weather News -- 17 APR 2009

Friday 17 APR 2009

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2009

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 1320 EST on 19/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014272

BATCHELOR AERO

25.7

25.0

03/04/2000

1 Y

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

27.4

01/04/2005

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 04:13EST, 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	29.8	+2.2	14.4	-1.0	12.0	0.0	5.2	--	445 (18.5)	37/15
PERTH AIRPORT	29.9	+4.4	13.6	+0.7	12.1	0.0	4.6	8.3	353 (14.7)	37/01
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.2	-0.6	5.8	-5.8	3.9	0.0	3.2	8.9	118 ( 4.9)	34/14
BUNBURY	27.5	+3.4	9.6	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	24/00
MANDURAH	27.3	--	16.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.8	+0.1	26.1	+2.1	26.2	2.6	2.4	4.3	264 (11.0)	34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.1	-0.1	18.9	+6.3	16.9	0.0	8.0	3.2	342 (14.3)	44/09
WHYALLA AERO	21.7	-1.9	8.2	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	194 ( 8.1)	26/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.7	-0.9	15.0	+2.6	--	0.4	2.0	3.0	293 (12.2)	24/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.3	-0.1	10.5	+1.8	9.4	5.8	3.0	7.2	457 (19.0)	35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.0	+1.1	17.9	-0.6	15.1	0.0	8.0	10.9	331 (13.8)	39/09
CAIRNS AERO	30.4	+1.2	24.2	+2.6	23.2	0.2	5.0	6.2	312 (13.0)	35/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.6	+1.0	23.7	+3.2	21.8	2.0	2.6	7.7	280 (11.7)	37/12
MACKAY M.O	27.2	+0.5	21.1	+1.0	--	4.4	--	8.7	295 (12.3)	28/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.0	+1.2	20.8	+3.0	18.8	0.0	5.4	--	205 ( 8.5)	26/13
BUNDABERG AERO	28.8	+1.4	18.6	+1.1	--	0.0	4.0	--	271 (11.3)	30/12
NAMBOUR DPI	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.4	+1.1	14.8	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	192 ( 8.0)	46/22
BRISBANE AERO	27.6	+1.6	14.2	-2.0	12.0	0.0	6.4	10.4	298 (12.4)	43/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.6	+2.2	13.6	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	257 (10.7)	35/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.5	+3.4	12.6	-0.2	9.0	0.0	4.2	--	84 ( 3.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.5	+0.5	13.5	-1.7	12.0	0.0	3.6	9.9	164 ( 6.8)	30/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.0	+1.0	13.4	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.6	0.0	11.6	-1.6	8.8	0.0	3.4	9.2	210 ( 8.8)	39/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.4	-0.2	8.6	-3.3	7.2	0.2	--	--	20 ( 0.8)	26/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.4	-0.1	5.4	-1.8	1.0	0.0	4.0	10.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.4	+0.9	10.5	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	200 ( 8.3)	28/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.5	-1.4	13.1	-1.0	8.8	0.0	4.8	10.3	308 (12.8)	43/14
RICHMOND RAAF	23.6	-0.3	8.8	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	69 ( 2.9)	30/12
BELLAMBI AWS	21.0	-1.1	13.4	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	262 (10.9)	41/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.7	+0.7	2.8	-3.9	0.4	0.0	4.4	10.6	255 (10.6)	34/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.0	+0.5	4.3	-4.8	1.2	0.0	3.4	10.0	146 ( 6.1)	39/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	21.6	-0.8	6.6	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	83 ( 3.5)	26/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.1	+0.6	8.3	-1.8	5.5	0.0	3.8	9.4	211 ( 8.8)	26/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.7	+0.1	8.9	+0.7	--	0.0	3.0	--	54 ( 2.3)	24/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	21.7	+0.5	6.9	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	256 (10.7)	30/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.9	+1.6	13.2	+2.4	9.0	0.0	3.2	--	189 ( 7.9)	15/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	22.0	+2.0	10.3	+1.0	--	0.6	--	--	519 (21.6)	41/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.5	+0.9	6.0	-1.4	--	0.2	--	--	500 (20.8)	28/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.7	-0.2	10.6	+3.1	--	15.6	--	--	325 (13.5)	44/17
HOBART AIRPORT	18.3	+0.2	11.0	+2.3	8.1	0.0	3.8	4.3	497 (20.7)	52/11
	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

39.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
38.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.5 : 35.7 ENEABBA Central West WA
+6.3 : 28.7 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+5.9 : 30.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.9 : 33.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+5.8 : 29.0 KARNET Lower West WA
+5.8 : 29.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+5.8 : 31.9 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.5 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.1 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
26.7 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

+6.3 : 18.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.1 : 19.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+5.8 : 19.4 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+5.4 : 19.9 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
+5.1 : 16.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+5.1 : 20.8 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.7 : 19.1 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.2 : 24.9 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-4.9 : 22.4 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-3.2 : 26.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-3.1 : 29.5 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT

-2.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.3 : 0.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-5.8 : 5.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
-4.8 : 4.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
-4.8 : 5.9 CEDUNA AMO 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.

55.6 HIGHBURY STATION N Peninsula QLD
48.0 YARRABAH COMM COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
44.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
43.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
42.0 PALMERSTON N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
42.0 PALMERSTON

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
55.6 HIGHBURY STATION
44.0 WEIPA AERO
N Coast--Barron
48.0 YARRABAH COMM COUNCIL

TASMANIA
W Coast
43.2 MOUNT READ

11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.6 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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1.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.7 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1559 (65.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1391 (58.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1177 (49.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1080 (45.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1038 (43.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1017 (42.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
977 (40.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
943 (39.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
832 (34.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
824 (34.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
813 (33.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
812 (33.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
781 (32.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
772 (32.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
736 (30.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
728 (30.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
720 (30.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
709 (29.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
702 (29.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
671 (28.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
661 (27.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
652 (27.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
650 (27.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
620 (25.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
600 (25.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

109/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/05 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
74/03 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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 N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast YAMBA PILOT STATION 20.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 20.8mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 25.8mm in 26 min to 19:26 59.5mm/h 32.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 32.6mm/h 39.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 39.4mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.0mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 11.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.8mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h	VICTORIA E Central WESTERNPORT NEAR SOMERS : 534(140/ 41 ) at 17:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(330/ 72 ) at 04:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(270/ 74 ) at 06:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 76(300/ 63 ) at 04:20 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 74(280/ 63 ) at 03:30