Australian Weather News -- 04 SEP 2009

Friday 04 SEP 2009

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2009

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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 1847 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

NSW

Upper Darling

048054

LIGHTNING RIDGE POST OFFICE

83.0

55.9

22/09/1970

102

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

W Gascoyne

006011

CARNARVON AIRPORT

1.9

3.1

17/09/1966

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

Central West

008296

MORAWA AIRPORT

0.8

03/09/2009

1 Y Equal to record. 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 04:55EST, 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	21.5	-0.5	5.2	-4.1	2.6	0.0	3.4	--	350 (14.6)	44/22
PERTH AIRPORT	22.4	+2.3	5.8	-3.1	3.9	0.0	2.4	10.2	275 (11.5)	50/22
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.7	+0.4	7.6	-0.4	6.3	0.4	1.2	8.5	153 ( 6.4)	43/11
BUNBURY	17.8	-0.4	8.8	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	154 ( 6.4)	59/20
MANDURAH	17.9	--	8.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	205 ( 8.5)	65/20
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+1.4	22.7	-0.3	22.2	0.0	7.8	10.4	328 (13.7)	39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	24.3	-3.0	11.5	+1.1	9.0	0.0	5.8	11.0	280 (11.7)	35/10
WHYALLA AERO	17.5	-4.0	7.3	-0.7	--	0.0	4.0	--	338 (14.1)	48/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.7	-3.3	9.4	-0.3	7.2	3.4	2.6	7.3	419 (17.5)	39/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.2	-2.6	7.2	+0.9	6.0	11.0	3.6	7.2	491 (20.5)	52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.0	-0.2	18.8	+4.6	17.8	4.2	6.2	7.0	270 (11.3)	46/03
CAIRNS AERO	28.9	+0.9	21.6	+2.9	20.2	0.6	6.2	6.7	392 (16.3)	35/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.6	-0.1	19.7	+2.4	17.1	0.0	9.0	10.6	496 (20.7)	35/13
MACKAY M.O	25.6	+0.4	17.2	+0.6	--	0.0	--	8.2	348 (14.5)	28/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.3	+1.0	15.3	+1.7	13.5	0.0	6.0	--	330 (13.8)	30/14
BUNDABERG AERO	25.0	-0.4	12.8	-0.9	--	0.0	7.0	--	294 (12.3)	31/09
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	+0.1	12.0	+1.4	--	0.8	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.9	-1.2	13.0	-0.4	--	0.8	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	35/11
BRISBANE AERO	23.7	-0.5	14.2	+1.5	10.3	0.0	4.6	6.7	264 (11.0)	41/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.1	-0.3	11.4	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	585 (24.4)	39/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	21.1	-0.3	12.6	+4.1	12.0	9.8	3.2	--	182 ( 7.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.6	+1.7	15.8	+4.9	14.7	0.6	4.4	2.3	555 (23.1)	50/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.6	+2.1	15.3	+5.9	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.1	+2.9	13.6	+4.6	13.2	7.4	3.0	4.9	259 (10.8)	48/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.3	+3.0	11.5	+3.8	10.0	7.6	--	--	35 ( 1.5)	37/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.2	+0.2	9.0	+4.8	8.0	11.4	2.4	3.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.7	-0.5	12.1	+5.7	--	12.6	--	--	347 (14.5)	48/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.9	+5.4	14.4	+4.1	12.0	4.6	1.8	6.9	352 (14.7)	39/13
RICHMOND RAAF	25.2	+2.5	11.6	+3.5	9.0	4.0	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	37/12
BELLAMBI AWS	24.4	+4.2	13.8	+1.3	--	4.6	--	--	374 (15.6)	41/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.4	+2.2	6.3	+3.1	7.6	0.6	1.6	8.1	340 (14.2)	54/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.8	+0.2	8.6	+3.5	5.6	4.0	2.8	9.1	247 (10.3)	35/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.9	-1.2	6.3	+0.4	--	1.4	--	--	170 ( 7.1)	35/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.1	-1.3	6.4	-1.0	2.0	0.4	5.2	9.6	357 (14.9)	44/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.3	-2.1	3.2	-2.2	--	1.6	2.8	--	286 (11.9)	54/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.2	-1.6	1.4	-2.9	--	1.4	--	--	212 ( 8.8)	61/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.3	+0.1	9.8	+1.9	6.6	1.4	2.8	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.9	-1.9	4.9	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	429 (17.9)	76/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.7	-2.2	4.3	-0.5	--	0.2	--	--	580 (24.2)	52/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.6	-2.9	6.1	+1.0	--	5.6	--	--	161 ( 6.7)	37/09
HOBART AIRPORT	16.5	+1.2	3.8	-2.2	-0.2	0.0	3.0	7.0	427 (17.8)	46/15
	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

40.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
38.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
38.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
38.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.6 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+6.8 : 25.5 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
+5.5 : 26.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+5.4 : 25.8 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+5.4 : 25.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+5.3 : 25.3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+5.3 : 37.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.7 : 23.9 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+8.2 : 22.1 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+8.2 : 12.2 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+8.1 : 11.6 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+7.9 : 22.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-6.6 : 16.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-6.4 : 16.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.2 : 19.5 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-6.0 : 19.3 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-5.9 : 21.0 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

-3.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-2.2 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-1.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-1.5 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-9.4 : -3.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-9.3 : -1.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-8.2 : -1.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-7.3 : -2.2 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.3 : -1.5 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.

83.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
44.0 COONABARABRAN (MIRRIGUNDI) CW Slopes N NSW
40.0 WALLA TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
39.4 COONABARABRAN (WESTMOUNT) CW Slopes N NSW
33.3 BIRRA BIRRA Darling Downs W QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
40.0 WALLA TM
Darling Downs W
33.3 BIRRA BIRRA

NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
83.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE POST OFFICE
CW Slopes N
44.0 COONABARABRAN (MIRRIGUNDI)
39.4 COONABARABRAN (WESTMOUNT)

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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2.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
2.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.3 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
2.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
**S** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1256 (52.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1125 (46.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1101 (45.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
921 (38.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
904 (37.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
880 (36.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
855 (35.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
852 (35.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
844 (35.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
838 (34.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
830 (34.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
803 (33.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
779 (32.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
774 (32.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
770 (32.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
757 (31.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
750 (31.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
732 (30.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
730 (30.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
711 (29.6) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
704 (29.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
666 (27.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
660 (27.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
642 (26.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
638 (26.6) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
635 (26.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
628 (26.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
628 (26.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
617 (25.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
614 (25.6) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
612 (25.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
611 (25.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
608 (25.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
602 (25.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

91/13 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/22 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
89/13 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
83/21 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
83/16 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 17.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 17.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h Maranoa ST GEORGE AIRPORT 11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Upper Darling BOURKE AIRPORT AWS 8.4mm in 16 min to 01:00 31.5mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.8mm/h CW Plains N COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS 4.0mm in 6 min to 22:00 40.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.4mm/h NW Plains W WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 6.8mm in 15 min to 03:52 27.2mm/h NW Slopes S GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS 9.4mm in 35 min to 21:00 16.1mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h Hunter Valley MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) 6.0mm in 17 min to 23:30 21.2mm/h C Tablelands N NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.8mm/h C Tablelands S BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 1.6mm in 1 min to 20:00 96.0mm/h CW Slopes N COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS 12.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.2mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(270/ 65 ) at 23:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 91(340/ 59 ) at 14:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(260/ 63 ) at 16:42 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(320/ 70 ) at 00:01 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 78(300/ 67 ) at 16:30