Australian Weather News -- 29 JUN 2009

Monday 29 JUN 2009

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2009

Dec

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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 1609 EST on 19/01/2010. 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

SW & S Coast

009904

WALTERS FARM

62.2

57.1

22/06/1976

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

Victoria

014847

KIDMAN SPRINGS

36.0

35.8

06/06/1998

1 Y

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

36.1

35.9

12/06/2001

1 Y

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

34.5

03/06/2003

1 Y Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

12.2

12.3

12/06/2005

1 Y

SW & S Coast

009968

SHANNON

8.8

10.0

04/06/2001

1 Y

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

SW & S Coast

009538

DWELLINGUP

27.6

26.8

28/06/2009

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

ISL

Islands

200288

NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

41.6

41.2

27/06/2003

1 Y

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 04:35EST, 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	21.0	+0.1	15.3	+4.3	13.8	7.8	2.4	--	690 (28.8)	78/11
PERTH AIRPORT	16.2	-2.7	13.7	+4.7	12.0	14.8	7.2	3.8	763 (31.8)	83/04
ALBANY AIRPORT	12.0	-4.6	8.7	+0.6	7.8	21.2	5.6	3.6	586 (24.4)	59/14
BUNBURY	14.6	-3.8	10.8	+2.7	--	25.8	--	--	772 (32.2)	91/12
MANDURAH	15.9	--	13.7	--	--	6.0	--	--	1117 (46.5)	98/05
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.8	+1.2	20.6	+0.7	20.0	0.0	5.2	10.8	255 (10.6)	30/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.0	+8.2	6.4	+1.3	5.7	0.0	4.0	10.3	182 ( 7.6)	41/14
WHYALLA AERO	21.9	+4.6	8.0	+1.9	--	0.0	1.6	--	324 (13.5)	54/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.3	+3.2	9.7	+1.6	5.4	0.0	2.8	4.2	309 (12.9)	35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.2	+2.4	9.5	+3.7	9.4	3.2	1.0	4.5	475 (19.8)	59/22
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.3	+3.4	6.3	-3.7	4.9	0.0	4.0	10.5	110 ( 4.6)	26/10
CAIRNS AERO	29.1	+3.1	18.5	+0.7	13.6	0.0	5.4	9.5	248 (10.3)	30/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.6	+2.0	12.1	-2.5	8.9	0.0	5.0	9.8	172 ( 7.2)	31/15
MACKAY M.O	22.6	+0.7	10.9	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	264 (11.0)	24/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.0	+1.5	7.6	-3.3	4.8	0.0	6.6	--	187 ( 7.8)	28/12
BUNDABERG AERO	21.9	-0.7	9.2	-2.4	--	0.0	4.0	--	276 (11.5)	37/11
NAMBOUR DPI	20.0	-1.6	7.0	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.2	-0.9	6.0	-5.5	--	0.2	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	21/11
BRISBANE AERO	20.7	-0.6	6.5	-4.0	1.8	0.0	3.2	9.0	339 (14.1)	31/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	15.9	-1.1	4.9	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	561 (23.4)	44/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.2	+0.4	7.3	+1.2	3.8	0.0	1.6	--	169 ( 7.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.6	+0.2	5.8	-3.3	4.0	0.0	1.0	9.5	146 ( 6.1)	22/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.2	+0.7	6.0	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.1	+1.5	9.7	+1.8	7.6	0.0	3.0	9.5	535 (22.3)	48/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.6	+2.7	6.1	-0.4	2.3	0.0	--	--	62 ( 2.6)	21/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.2	-0.3	4.4	+1.8	1.7	1.0	0.8	2.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.3	+0.9	4.1	-0.5	--	0.4	--	--	177 ( 7.4)	30/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.4	+3.8	9.3	+0.8	5.5	3.6	2.0	9.8	360 (15.0)	30/05
RICHMOND RAAF	21.1	+3.1	3.1	-1.8	-0.1	0.0	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	31/13
BELLAMBI AWS	21.3	+3.6	10.3	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	48/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.8	+0.6	6.5	+5.5	4.4	0.0	1.4	5.2	355 (14.8)	43/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.0	+3.2	7.1	+3.4	2.7	1.4	0.8	4.7	179 ( 7.5)	22/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.7	+1.5	8.2	+4.3	--	3.6	--	--	142 ( 5.9)	26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.5	+4.5	9.6	+4.4	7.6	0.0	2.6	7.6	346 (14.4)	35/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.3	+3.3	8.5	+4.8	--	3.6²	2.0	--	288 (12.0)	28/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.1	+1.9	4.7	+1.1	--	0.6	--	--	236 ( 9.8)	24/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.8	+3.8	5.6	-1.3	4.9	0.0	1.2	--	200 ( 8.3)	24/13
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	18.3	+3.7	5.5	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	366 (15.3)	43/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.6	+2.8	5.2	+1.2	--	0.4	--	--	621 (25.9)	50/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.9	+1.8	4.5	+1.6	--	8.0	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	44/03
HOBART AIRPORT	14.6	+1.7	4.9	+0.3	2.9	1.0	1.4	7.3	290 (12.1)	28/12
	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

36.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
36.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
35.8 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
35.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+8.2 : 28.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.9 : 27.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.6 : 26.1 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 32.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.4 : 27.1 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.9 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

**S** +10.8 : 17.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+9.2 : 15.7 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.6 : 12.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+7.9 : 12.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.3 : 20.3 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+7.3 : 14.2 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.3 : 13.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.9 : 8.8 SHANNON Lower West WA
-6.3 : 8.9 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
-6.2 : 11.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.1 : 10.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-6.1 : 10.6 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA

-2.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

**S** -6.1 : 1.7 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.1 : 6.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-5.5 : 6.0 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.4 : 6.5 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.

62.2 WALTERS FARM Lower West WA
53.4 PEACEFUL BAY Lower West WA
51.2 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
50.0 WORSLEY DOWNS Lower West WA
48.6 KIMBERLEY Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
62.2 WALTERS FARM
53.4 PEACEFUL BAY
51.2 COLLIE EAST
50.0 WORSLEY DOWNS
48.6 KIMBERLEY

11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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3.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
2.4 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1523 (63.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1339 (55.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1318 (54.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1117 (46.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
1096 (45.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
1044 (43.5) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
999 (41.6) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
973 (40.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
857 (35.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
853 (35.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
845 (35.2) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
835 (34.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
812 (33.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
809 (33.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
788 (32.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
785 (32.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
776 (32.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
772 (32.2) BUNBURY Lower West WA
763 (31.8) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
758 (31.6) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
748 (31.2) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
741 (30.9) BICKLEY Lower West WA
732 (30.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
720 (30.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
711 (29.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
708 (29.5) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
702 (29.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
691 (28.8) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
690 (28.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
685 (28.5) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
679 (28.3) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
675 (28.1) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
663 (27.6) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
660 (27.5) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
655 (27.3) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
647 (27.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
647 (27.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
642 (26.8) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
642 (26.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
639 (26.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
635 (26.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
633 (26.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
631 (26.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
621 (25.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
621 (25.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
612 (25.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
609 (25.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA

124/13 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
115/06 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
109/07 BICKLEY Lower West WA
109/15 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
104/19 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
102/06 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
102/03 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
98/05 MANDURAH Lower West WA
96/17 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
96/05 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
91/15 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
91/09 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
91/12 BUNBURY Lower West WA
91/19 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

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 Lower West DWELLINGUP 13.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h NORTH WALPOLE 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h VICTORIA Wimmera S LONGERENONG 80.0mm in 30 min to 13:00 160.0mm/h 80.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 80.0mm/h TASMANIA W Coast CAPE SORELL 16.0mm in 3 hr to 04:00 5.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI 17.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 5.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West PEARCE RAAF : 78(270/ 63 ) at 10:42 JANDAKOT AERO : 91(260/ 63 ) at 15:05 GINGIN AERO : 96(250/ 69 ) at 17:31 ROTTNEST ISLAND : 115(310/ 72 ) at 06:03 GOOSEBERRY HILL : 102(250/ 69 ) at 07:30 OCEAN REEF : 98(270/ 69 ) at 13:47 SWANBOURNE : 100(300/ 65 ) at 06:30 BICKLEY : 109(300/ 48 ) at 07:23 GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 91(300/ 61 ) at 06:00 CAPE LEEUWIN : 108(260/ 63 ) at 13:25 CAPE NATURALISTE : 124(250/104 ) at 13:47 DWELLINGUP : 102(320/ 45 ) at 03:26 BUSSELTON JETTY : 82(300/ 69 ) at 01:26 BUNBURY : 91(240/ 37 ) at 12:18 MANDURAH : 95(270/ 58 ) at 14:01 GOSNELLS CHMP : 87(230/ 65 ) at 19:42 Cent Wheatbelt JACUP : 96(260/ 52 ) at 05:42 Goldfields NORSEMAN AERO : 82(300/ 67 ) at 11:59 SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 80(280/ 69 ) at 02:19 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 98(350/ 78 ) at 19:48 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 82(320/ 63 ) at 07:00 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91(260/ 58 ) at 02:00 Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 91(330/ 54 ) at 19:50 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 76(260/ 65 ) at 09:00 W Coast MOUNT READ : 83(350/ 65 ) at 01:54