Australian Weather News -- 25 JUL 2009

Saturday 25 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 1709 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

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

21.5

21.2

22/07/2009

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

Interior

013007

BALGO HILLS

33.2

32.9

24/07/2009

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

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 04:43EST, 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	16.3	-3.2	7.9	-1.6	6.0	0.4	1.8	--	305 (12.7)	39/13
PERTH AIRPORT	15.6	-2.3	5.2	-2.9	3.4	1.8	4.2	8.7	364 (15.2)	48/01
ALBANY AIRPORT	12.3	-3.5	7.0	-0.5	5.5	22.4	4.2	7.5	415 (17.3)	54/03
BUNBURY	14.0	-3.2	4.3	-2.9	--	4.0	--	--	249 (10.4)	43/01
MANDURAH	14.4	--	8.7	--	--	4.4	--	--	322 (13.4)	52/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+3.1	19.4	+0.2	18.2	0.0	7.6	10.1	381 (15.9)	41/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.5	+5.8	9.9	+5.9	7.9	0.0	6.2	5.9	300 (12.5)	30/08
WHYALLA AERO	19.3	+2.4	4.7	-0.6	--	0.0	4.8	--	353 (14.7)	44/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.9	+1.6	8.1	+0.6	1.6	0.0	--	9.7	309 (12.9)	31/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.0	+1.9	7.3	+2.1	7.7	8.2	1.0	7.1	407 (17.0)	39/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.7	+1.0	1.2	-7.4	-1.0	0.0	5.4	10.6	305 (12.7)	24/09
CAIRNS AERO	26.3	+0.6	19.0	+2.0	16.4	0.0	7.4	1.0	366 (15.3)	44/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.3	+1.2	14.9	+1.3	12.8	0.0	6.6	10.2	311 (13.0)	41/14
MACKAY M.O	21.2	-0.1	14.8	+2.0	--	0.0	--	9.5	429 (17.9)	41/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.0	+0.9	12.6	+3.1	9.6	0.0	5.0	--	271 (11.3)	31/11
BUNDABERG AERO	22.4	+0.4	10.9	+0.8	--	0.0	6.0	--	445 (18.5)	41/13
NAMBOUR DPI	20.0	-1.1	12.0	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.3	-0.2	13.0	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	389 (16.2)	35/12
BRISBANE AERO	19.4	-1.5	8.6	-0.2	5.4	0.0	3.4	8.9	347 (14.5)	34/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.9	+0.3	4.8	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	303 (12.6)	43/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.6	+1.5	3.8	-0.9	-1.2	0.0	2.4	--	142 ( 5.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.3	-0.4	7.9	+0.4	5.2	1.4	2.4	7.3	377 (15.7)	22/04
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.8	+0.1	5.5	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.5	+1.5	2.4	-3.9	-1.3	0.2	1.8	9.9	197 ( 8.2)	30/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.4	+1.9	1.8	-2.8	-1.6	0.2	--	--	22 ( 0.9)	21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.0	+1.7	-1.4	-2.8	-4.7	0.0	0.4	6.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.0	+1.8	-0.3	-3.3	--	0.2	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	31/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.6	+0.6	6.5	-0.6	2.2	0.0	1.8	9.9	324 (13.5)	28/09
RICHMOND RAAF	17.8	+0.4	-0.9	-4.4	-2.6	0.0	--	--	39 ( 1.6)	17/23
BELLAMBI AWS	16.7	-0.1	7.3	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	250 (10.4)	28/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT	11.8	+0.5	-2.3	-2.2	-5.7	0.2	1.4	7.8	290 (12.1)	41/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	12.8	+0.1	-0.5	-3.2	-5.1	0.0	1.0	6.6	119 ( 5.0)	17/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.2	-0.8	-0.3	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	75 ( 3.1)	21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	16.1	+0.8	1.1	-3.2	-3.9	0.0	2.2	8.9	280 (11.7)	37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.0	0.0	1.6	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	31/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.3	-0.2	3.2	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	30/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	13.6	+0.2	5.7	-0.3	2.9	0.0	3.0	--	183 ( 7.6)	28/14
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	16.1	+2.3	7.6	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	422 (17.6)	57/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.3	+0.3	3.6	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	617 (25.7)	44/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.5	+0.9	1.3	-0.9	--	7.0	--	--	188 ( 7.8)	39/23
HOBART AIRPORT	14.2	+1.8	3.9	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.8	7.7	323 (13.5)	44/23
	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

35.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
35.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+7.7 : 26.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.5 : 29.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+7.3 : 27.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.2 : 33.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.1 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD

+9.7 : 21.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+8.6 : 16.5 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+8.0 : 14.2 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+7.5 : 14.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+7.2 : 19.7 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.9 : 12.7 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-4.6 : 12.3 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-4.6 : 13.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-4.6 : 11.7 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.6 : 11.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

-5.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : 1.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-5.9 : -3.4 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
-5.6 : -2.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-5.6 : -1.8 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-5.5 : -2.4 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa 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.

24.2 BALFOUR W Coast TAS
23.0 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
22.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
20.6 TAMAR Lower West WA
20.0 NARRIKUP WEST Lower West WA

10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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3.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.4 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
**S** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1146 (47.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1047 (43.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1025 (42.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
967 (40.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
940 (39.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
919 (38.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
888 (37.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
879 (36.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
872 (36.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
846 (35.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
820 (34.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
808 (33.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
798 (33.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
770 (32.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
747 (31.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
745 (31.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
737 (30.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
721 (30.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
720 (30.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
720 (30.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
709 (29.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
708 (29.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
701 (29.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
693 (28.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
692 (28.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
688 (28.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
680 (28.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
677 (28.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
663 (27.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
652 (27.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
644 (26.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
644 (26.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
644 (26.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
637 (26.5) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
632 (26.3) RHYLL E Central VIC
625 (26.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
617 (25.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
617 (25.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
601 (25.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

106/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
94/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/11 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
80/01 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

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 ALBANY AIRPORT 11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.6mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 15.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 78(200/ 69 ) at 03:41 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(320/ 65 ) at 03:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(260/ 69 ) at 00:00