Australian Weather News -- 20 JUL 2009

Monday 20 JUL 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 1657 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 minimum temperature

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

13.3

18/07/1996

1 Y Equal to record.

TAS

N Coast

091245

CAPE GRIM BAPS

12.7

12.0

24/07/2005

1 Y

TAS

N Coast

091284

BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)

12.0

11.8

24/07/2005

1 Y

TAS

N Coast

091293

LOW HEAD

12.8

12.7

07/07/2003

1 Y

TAS

Midlands

093053

ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS)

10.1

9.6

04/07/1994

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

VIC

W Central

087113

AVALON AIRPORT

20.4

19.8

27/07/2002

1 Y

TAS

E Coast

092114

FRIENDLY BEACHES

19.7

19.0

23/07/2000

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

10.9

11.0

08/07/2001

1 Y

Gt Southern

010692

NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION

9.8

10.1

22/07/2003

10.1

22/07/2003

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 04:41EST, 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	16.4	-3.1	11.8	+2.3	9.9	4.8	3.4	--	687 (28.6)	76/10
PERTH AIRPORT	14.6	-3.3	8.3	+0.2	7.1	25.0	2.8	4.9	439 (18.3)	76/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	11.9	-3.9	5.7	-1.8	3.9	2.4	2.0	6.7	--	--
BUNBURY	13.7	-3.5	7.4	+0.2	--	12.8	--	--	536 (22.3)	87/23
MANDURAH	14.4	--	8.7	--	--	9.8	--	--	690 (28.8)	89/06
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.1	+0.6	20.8	+1.6	20.2	0.0	6.0	10.1	349 (14.5)	35/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.5	+8.8	10.9	+6.9	--	0.0	7.0	10.4	325 (13.5)	46/13
WHYALLA AERO	23.8	+6.9	7.7	+2.4	--	0.0	4.0	--	499 (20.8)	61/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.7	+6.4	12.0	+4.5	7.4	0.0	6.8	8.4	430 (17.9)	54/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.7	+1.6	10.2	+5.0	8.3	0.0	2.8	3.0	531 (22.1)	50/05
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.8	+4.1	1.1	-7.5	-0.2	0.0	4.4	10.6	154 ( 6.4)	31/14
CAIRNS AERO	28.8	+3.1	19.2	+2.2	18.2	0.0	5.8	7.4	482 (20.1)	50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.6	+2.5	12.2	-1.4	10.1	0.0	5.2	7.4	302 (12.6)	52/15
MACKAY M.O	22.7	+1.4	13.3	+0.5	--	0.0	--	8.3	327 (13.6)	34/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.4	+3.3	11.9	+2.4	10.9	0.0	3.6	--	266 (11.1)	31/12
BUNDABERG AERO	23.9	+1.9	10.3	+0.2	--	0.0	2.2	--	180 ( 7.5)	26/03
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	+0.9	9.0	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.9	+0.4	9.8	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	171 ( 7.1)	21/15
BRISBANE AERO	21.7	+0.8	7.1	-1.7	4.2	0.0	1.8	9.6	263 (11.0)	21/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.1	+2.5	4.1	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	355 (14.8)	34/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.5	+2.4	3.5	-1.2	-1.7	0.0	2.3	--	72 ( 3.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.8	+3.1	5.0	-2.5	2.1	0.0	1.8	9.8	190 ( 7.9)	39/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.9	+1.2	3.5	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.7	+2.7	3.4	-2.9	0.7	0.0	2.8	9.9	388 (16.2)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.6	+3.1	5.4	+0.8	1.4	0.0	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.1	+1.8	2.1	+0.7	-4.0	0.0	3.0	9.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.4	+2.2	0.7	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	155 ( 6.5)	31/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.2	+4.2	7.6	+0.5	3.0	0.0	2.6	10.0	357 (14.9)	30/20
RICHMOND RAAF	20.7	+3.3	1.4	-2.1	-2.1	0.0	--	--	58 ( 2.4)	34/16
BELLAMBI AWS	20.3	+3.5	10.7	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	289 (12.0)	46/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.9	+2.6	1.3	+1.4	-2.5	0.0	1.8	9.1	285 (11.9)	48/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.8	+4.1	2.8	+0.1	-2.2	0.0	1.4	9.8	191 ( 8.0)	30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.5	+3.5	3.6	+0.4	--	0.2	--	--	105 ( 4.4)	39/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.3	+6.0	6.8	+2.5	3.5	0.0	3.6	9.7	374 (15.6)	50/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.2	+5.2	7.8	+4.9	--	2.6³	4.7	--	390 (16.3)	39/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.2	+4.7	5.7	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	285 (11.9)	48/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.0	+5.6	10.8	+4.8	9.3	0.0	3.0	--	233 ( 9.7)	37/08
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	18.5	+4.7	8.5	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	521 (21.7)	83/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.9	+4.9	5.4	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	727 (30.3)	61/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.5	+1.9	11.4	+9.2	--	2.0	--	--	400 (16.7)	63/14
HOBART AIRPORT	17.2	+4.8	6.9	+2.8	6.8	0.0	2.2	5.1	380 (15.8)	83/11
	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

34.6 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
34.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
34.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.4 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

+8.9 : 27.3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+8.8 : 28.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.8 : 27.8 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+8.5 : 28.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.3 : 25.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+9.2 : 11.4 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+8.7 : 12.1 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+8.6 : 10.1 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+8.5 : 9.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+7.6 : 7.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.3 : 10.2 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.7 : 10.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 10.6 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.4 : 12.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-5.4 : 9.9 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.4 : 9.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

-6.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.8 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.8 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW

-7.5 : 1.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.0 : -3.2 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-5.8 : -4.8 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.8 : -6.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

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.

56.2 CRENDON Lower West WA
54.0 WANNEROO Lower West WA
41.7 WOOROLOO Cent Wheatbelt WA
39.0 NOBLE FALLS Lower West WA
39.0 HUNTLY Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
56.2 CRENDON
54.0 WANNEROO
39.0 NOBLE FALLS
39.0 HUNTLY
Cent Wheatbelt
41.7 WOOROLOO

10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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3.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.7 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
1.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1188 (49.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1182 (49.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1171 (48.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1156 (48.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1068 (44.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1057 (44.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1052 (43.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1052 (43.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1050 (43.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1025 (42.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
977 (40.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
962 (40.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
957 (39.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
928 (38.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
927 (38.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
912 (38.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
907 (37.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
906 (37.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
901 (37.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
877 (36.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
874 (36.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
850 (35.4) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
844 (35.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
824 (34.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
818 (34.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
775 (32.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
758 (31.6) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
754 (31.4) RHYLL E Central VIC
748 (31.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
739 (30.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
737 (30.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
727 (30.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
725 (30.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
721 (30.0) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
716 (29.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
714 (29.8) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
693 (28.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
690 (28.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
688 (28.7) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
688 (28.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
687 (28.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
676 (28.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
671 (28.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
668 (27.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
664 (27.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
663 (27.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
663 (27.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
646 (26.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
632 (26.3) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
630 (26.3) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
629 (26.2) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
627 (26.1) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
627 (26.1) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
621 (25.9) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
619 (25.8) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
615 (25.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
607 (25.3) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
600 (25.0) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

137/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
137/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
124/10 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
115/11 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
113/20 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
111/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
109/18 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
102/14 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
100/11 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
96/12 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
96/13 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
96/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
94/09 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
94/21 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
94/18 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
93/07 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
93/11 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
93/13 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
91/06 MOUNT BULLER 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 Central West BINNU AG STATION 14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.4mm/h Lower West BICKLEY 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Central West NORTH ISLAND : 93(250/ 54 ) at 07:28 Lower West GINGIN AERO : 95(250/ 61 ) at 09:07 ROTTNEST ISLAND : 95(280/ 48 ) at 05:12 GOOSEBERRY HILL : 93(240/ 67 ) at 23:58 OCEAN REEF : 95(260/ 69 ) at 00:30 GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 83(240/ 65 ) at 09:54 CAPE LEEUWIN : 113(250/ 70 ) at 20:28 CAPE NATURALISTE : 109(240/ 72 ) at 18:53 MANDURAH : 76(290/ 65 ) at 17:29 Goldfields SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD : 83(250/ 63 ) at 13:22 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 89(350/ 70 ) at 05:55 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 91(340/ 63 ) at 06:30 MT HOTHAM : 85(340/ 63 ) at 20:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 111(330/ 43 ) at 12:59 W Central POINT WILSON : 78(350/ 63 ) at 11:30 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 87(350/ 72 ) at 10:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 93(290/ 58 ) at 14:00 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 122(310/102 ) at 13:06 Southeast HOBART AIRPORT : 80(320/ 65 ) at 13:56 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(320/ 87 ) at 11:18 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 124(270/ 80 ) at 15:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 96(310/ 63 ) at 13:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(290/ 58 ) at 13:00 DROUGHTY HILL : 135(300/100 ) at 11:20 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 137(300/ 98 ) at 12:31 MOUNT READ : 115(340/ 67 ) at 11:37 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 85(320/ 70 ) at 13:30