Australian Weather News -- 21 JUL 2009

Tuesday 21 JUL 2009

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2009

Dec

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Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

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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 1700 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest minimum temperature
SA	Northeast	020062	YUNTA AIRSTRIP	12.4	11.9	11/07/2009	12				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
SA	County Light	023373	NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL	13.2	11.2	26/07/2005	13				1 Y
SA	Mt Lofty Ranges	023875	PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)	11.6	11.0	25/07/2007	15				1 Y
SA	Mt Lofty Ranges	023887	KUITPO FOREST RESERVE	12.5	12.2	25/07/2007	12				1 Y
VIC	E Gippsland	084144	MOUNT NOWA NOWA	11.3	11.3	26/07/2007	14				1 Y Equal to record.
VIC	W Gippsland	085279	BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT	12.0	11.1	02/07/1943	29				1 Y
VIC	E Central	086351	BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY)	12.5	12.1	26/07/2007	27				1 Y
VIC	E Central	086361	CERBERUS	12.1	12.0	08/07/2001	17				1 Y
VIC	E Central	086371	FRANKSTON AWS	13.0	12.1	18/07/1999	14				1 P
VIC	E Central	086373	RHYLL	12.4	11.8	07/07/2003	17				1 Y
VIC	E Central	086383	COLDSTREAM	12.2	11.8	13/07/1999	15				1 Y
VIC	W Central	087168	SHEOAKS	11.5	11.4	25/07/2007	17				1 Y
VIC	Western Plains	089105	LOOKOUT HILL	7.0	6.0	11/07/1999	14				1 P
Highest maximum temperature
NT	Victoria	014829	LAJAMANU	33.9	33.9	01/07/2009	15				1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.
VIC	W Gippsland	085279	BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT	22.4	21.6	17/07/1990	29				1 Y
VIC	W Gippsland	085280	MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)	21.8	21.0	28/07/1985	26				1 Y
VIC	W Gippsland	085296	MOUNT MOORNAPA	19.4	18.6	25/07/2007	15				1 Y
VIC	E Central	086371	FRANKSTON AWS	19.0	17.8	27/07/2002	14				1 P
VIC	E Central	086373	RHYLL	17.1	17.1	14/07/2008	17				1 Y Equal to record.
VIC	E Central	086383	COLDSTREAM	18.9	18.7	13/07/2002	15				1 Y
VIC	W Central	087113	AVALON AIRPORT	21.4	20.4	20/07/2009	15				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
VIC	W Central	087163	GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	20.5	20.1	25/07/2007	19				1 Y
VIC	W Central	087168	SHEOAKS	18.9	17.9	25/07/2007	17				1 Y
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)
TAS	Southeast	094041	MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE	103.5	84.7	02/07/2008	11				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	18.1	-1.4	11.9	+2.4	10.1	3.8	4.0	--	721 (30.0)	55/04
PERTH AIRPORT	15.7	-2.2	8.5	+0.4	8.5	10.2	1.8	5.6	668 (27.8)	76/03
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.1	-1.7	6.3	-1.2	4.9	8.4	3.2	3.8	497 (20.7)	54/12
BUNBURY	15.7	-1.5	7.3	+0.1	--	10.2	--	--	633 (26.4)	68/00
MANDURAH	15.8	--	9.6	--	--	10.6	--	--	824 (34.3)	68/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.6	+0.1	20.9	+1.7	20.0	0.0	4.8	10.5	268 (11.2)	26/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.7	+6.0	13.7	+9.7	11.2	0.0	8.0	3.0	425 (17.7)	--
WHYALLA AERO	22.9	+6.0	11.9	+6.6	--	0.0	4.1	--	684 (28.5)	59/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.8	+4.5	14.5	+7.0	--	0.0	4.4	6.0	427 (17.8)	43/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.9	+2.8	8.3	+3.1	5.4	0.0	1.8	3.4	404 (16.8)	67/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.9	+5.2	6.9	-1.7	5.5	0.0	4.4	10.6	146 ( 6.1)	18/10
CAIRNS AERO	28.5	+2.8	21.1	+4.1	19.5	0.0	6.8	7.2	418 (17.4)	44/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.7	+1.6	17.6	+4.0	15.5	0.0	6.8	3.9	455 (19.0)	41/09
MACKAY M.O	23.2	+1.9	18.4	+5.6	--	0.0	--	1.0	354 (14.8)	30/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.3	+2.2	13.5	+4.0	11.5	0.0	4.2	--	274 (11.4)	35/10
BUNDABERG AERO	23.5	+1.5	12.6	+2.5	--	0.0	3.2	--	185 ( 7.7)	26/13
NAMBOUR DPI	23.0	+1.9	9.0	+1.3	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.4	+1.9	8.1	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	137 ( 5.7)	35/13
BRISBANE AERO	21.8	+0.9	7.4	-1.4	3.8	0.0	2.8	9.2	197 ( 8.2)	35/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.0	+3.4	9.3	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	370 (15.4)	30/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	21.9	+5.8	5.4	+0.7	0.4	0.0	2.6	--	105 ( 4.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.0	+4.3	8.4	+0.9	4.2	0.0	2.2	8.8	361 (15.0)	31/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.9	+3.2	3.0	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.4	+4.4	2.5	-3.8	-0.9	0.0	2.6	9.4	198 ( 8.3)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.8	+5.3	2.5	-2.1	-0.8	0.0	--	--	51 ( 2.1)	28/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.8	+5.5	2.4	+1.0	-3.4	0.0	2.4	9.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.8	+5.6	0.7	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	252 (10.5)	37/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.0	+6.0	8.2	+1.1	3.5	0.0	5.4	10.0	368 (15.3)	31/23
RICHMOND RAAF	23.7	+6.3	1.3	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	155 ( 6.5)	31/12
BELLAMBI AWS	21.3	+4.5	8.9	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	46/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT	16.3	+5.0	-0.8	-0.7	-3.6	0.0	3.0	9.2	362 (15.1)	31/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.0	+4.3	3.0	+0.3	-1.7	0.0	1.4	9.6	206 ( 8.6)	31/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.7	+4.7	0.8	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	43/23
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.9	+9.6	6.2	+1.9	2.0	0.0	5.6	7.5	459 (19.1)	44/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.5	+3.5	7.8	+4.9	--	0.0	2.0	--	432 (18.0)	44/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.4	+1.9	3.0	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	364 (15.2)	37/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.6	+6.2	12.8	+6.8	10.5	0.0	4.2	--	234 ( 9.8)	37/09
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	20.5	+6.7	7.9	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	564 (23.5)	55/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.7	+3.7	6.5	+3.3	--	0.2	--	--	693 (28.9)	55/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.2	+1.6	2.1	-0.1	--	2.4	--	--	318 (13.3)	31/23
HOBART AIRPORT	13.3	+0.9	6.3	+2.2	2.4	1.4	2.6	4.9	513 (21.4)	31/05
	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

35.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
35.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

+10.5 : 28.3 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+10.4 : 28.4 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
+9.8 : 24.9 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+9.6 : 26.8 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+9.6 : 24.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.4 : 13.8 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+10.3 : 15.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+9.7 : 13.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.7 : 16.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+9.6 : 14.7 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-4.9 : 11.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-4.0 : 20.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.0 : 13.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-3.5 : 14.9 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-3.5 : 14.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

-3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-2.3 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-2.3 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-2.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.3 : 7.0 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
**S** -5.3 : 1.4 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : -0.9 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-4.7 : 0.5 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley 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.

44.0 MUMBALLUP
39.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
38.0 WALPOLE FORESTRY Lower West WA
37.8 WALPOLE Lower West WA
33.6 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA

10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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3.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
1.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

2483 ( 104) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1381 (57.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1297 (54.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1241 (51.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1196 (49.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1174 (48.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1089 (45.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
1074 (44.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1056 (44.0) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
1041 (43.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1005 (41.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
997 (41.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
995 (41.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
987 (41.1) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
987 (41.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
959 (40.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
951 (39.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
945 (39.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
937 (39.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
922 (38.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
865 (36.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
824 (34.3) MANDURAH Lower West WA
810 (33.8) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
808 (33.7) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
800 (33.3) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
797 (33.2) RHYLL E Central VIC
784 (32.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
784 (32.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
782 (32.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
767 (32.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
751 (31.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
747 (31.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
745 (31.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
744 (31.0) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
734 (30.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
724 (30.2) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
721 (30.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
711 (29.6) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
711 (29.6) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
704 (29.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
703 (29.3) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
700 (29.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
693 (28.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
691 (28.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
687 (28.6) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
686 (28.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
684 (28.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
683 (28.5) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
681 (28.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
680 (28.3) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
679 (28.3) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
670 (27.9) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
668 (27.8) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
661 (27.5) FORREST Eucla WA
658 (27.4) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
655 (27.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
655 (27.3) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
652 (27.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
643 (26.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
639 (26.6) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
638 (26.6) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
636 (26.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
633 (26.4) BUNBURY Lower West WA
626 (26.1) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
623 (26.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
622 (25.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
621 (25.9) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
617 (25.7) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
604 (25.2) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
603 (25.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

113/20 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
102/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
100/00 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
98/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/23 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 JANDAKOT AERO 7.6mm in 13 min to 10:00 35.1mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 83(260/ 65 ) at 00:36 GOOSEBERRY HILL : 98(240/ 67 ) at 00:01 OCEAN REEF : 91(260/ 65 ) at 00:06 CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(240/ 63 ) at 00:00 CAPE NATURALISTE : 100(240/ 78 ) at 00:00 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 82(350/ 63 ) at 04:35 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 102(330/ 50 ) at 12:03 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 74(350/ 63 ) at 12:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(310/ 80 ) at 04:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(250/ 72 ) at 04:30