Australian Weather News -- 28 SEP 2009

Monday 28 SEP 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 1946 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

VIC

E Central

086369

SPRINGVALE (SANDOWN)

28.6

28.2

28/09/1988

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058158

MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)

3.2

14/09/1992

1 Y Equal to record.

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

Arnhem

014508

GOVE AIRPORT

26.0

25.0

09/09/2006

1 Y

VIC

E Gippsland

084016

GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

64.1

62.1

24/09/2009

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

37.8

16/09/2008

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 05:02EST, 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	21.1	-0.9	8.6	-0.7	6.1	0.0	5.6	--	285 (11.9)	35/19
PERTH AIRPORT	17.0	-3.1	10.6	+1.7	8.9	2.2	4.4	0.9	362 (15.1)	48/07
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.0	-3.3	9.8	+1.8	9.6	2.6	5.6	4.6	361 (15.0)	43/11
BUNBURY	16.1	-2.1	11.0	+2.5	--	5.8	--	--	336 (14.0)	39/02
MANDURAH	18.2	--	12.4	--	--	7.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	43/05
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+1.4	23.6	+0.6	23.0	0.0	6.8	9.7	367 (15.3)	35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	24.7	-2.6	4.0	-6.4	2.3	0.0	8.0	11.6	302 (12.6)	31/09
WHYALLA AERO	19.6	-1.9	8.7	+0.7	--	1.0	3.4	--	324 (13.5)	31/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.5	-1.5	7.2	-2.5	--	0.8	8.6	4.1	249 (10.4)	21/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.5	-1.3	6.6	+0.3	4.0	0.0	2.0	4.3	489 (20.4)	30/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.7	-3.5	15.5	+1.3	13.7	0.0	10.2	10.4	500 (20.8)	41/08
CAIRNS AERO	30.5	+2.5	16.4	-2.3	13.2	0.0	8.0	9.6	272 (11.3)	35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.2	+1.5	19.2	+1.9	17.8	0.0	10.4	9.6	343 (14.3)	37/13
MACKAY M.O	25.8	+0.6	14.8	-1.8	--	0.0	--	9.2	369 (15.4)	35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.0	+1.7	10.4	-3.2	5.9	0.0	8.8	--	224 ( 9.3)	44/15
BUNDABERG AERO	28.0	+2.6	9.6	-4.1	--	0.0	10.4	--	346 (14.4)	48/09
NAMBOUR DPI	26.0	+1.1	10.0	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.8	+2.7	5.8	-7.6	--	0.0	--	--	216 ( 9.0)	37/14
BRISBANE AERO	25.6	+1.4	10.1	-2.6	3.7	0.0	10.6	11.6	640 (26.7)	54/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.0	-3.4	5.8	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	767 (32.0)	59/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.6	-2.8	5.4	-3.1	-0.2	0.0	4.4	--	243 (10.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.4	+2.5	4.2	-6.7	0.0	0.0	7.0	11.5	352 (14.7)	50/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.4	+0.9	7.7	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.1	+0.9	10.1	+1.1	8.4	0.0	11.0	9.3	895 (37.3)	57/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.0	+0.7	9.8	+2.1	5.8	0.0	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	9.0	-5.0	3.5	-0.7	1.7	0.2	2.6	7.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.0	-3.2	4.4	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	497 (20.7)	41/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.0	+1.5	10.2	-0.1	4.4	0.0	8.2	7.8	976 (40.7)	--
RICHMOND RAAF	21.5	-1.2	9.2	+1.1	2.8	0.0	--	--	577 (24.0)	44/09
BELLAMBI AWS	20.9	+0.7	10.4	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	897 (37.4)	70/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.6	-1.6	4.4	+1.2	1.2	0.0	3.4	9.0	644 (26.8)	50/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.6	-1.0	5.4	+0.3	3.5	0.0	2.8	5.0	607 (25.3)	50/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.9	-0.2	5.5	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	539 (22.5)	43/17
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.9	-2.5	4.6	-2.8	3.5	0.0	3.6	10.6	452 (18.8)	34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.3	-1.1	4.5	-0.9	--	12.2³	8.0	--	517 (21.5)	43/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.2	-2.6	6.7	+2.4	--	0.2	--	--	634 (26.4)	50/02
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.7	-2.5	8.5	+0.6	8.2	3.6	1.0	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	13.6	-3.2	8.3	+1.6	--	0.8	--	--	613 (25.5)	37/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.6	-2.3	5.1	+0.3	--	1.0	--	--	631 (26.3)	46/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.9	+1.4	6.8	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	384 (16.0)	46/22
HOBART AIRPORT	13.5	-1.8	9.4	+3.4	8.4	13.0	7.8	4.3	852 (35.5)	55/05
	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

39.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
38.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
38.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
38.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+9.6 : 30.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.1 : 36.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.9 : 28.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.6 : 31.5 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+6.3 : 28.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

25.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+6.4 : 12.2 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.4 : 9.3 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+5.1 : 10.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+4.5 : 7.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

**W** -10.9 : 25.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
-7.3 : 8.6 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-6.8 : 10.0 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.7 : 7.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-6.7 : 8.1 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

**W** -6.0 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

**W** -11.3 : -6.0 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-8.5 : 4.5 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.4 : 5.9 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.2 : 3.2 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-7.6 : 5.8 COOLANGATTA 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.

93.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
78.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
59.4 WARBURTON EAST (ARRABRI) E Central VIC
40.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
40.6 WARBURTON (O'SHANNASSY RESERVOIR (QUARTE E Central VIC

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
78.6 MT BAW BAW
E Central
59.4 WARBURTON EAST (ARRABRI)
40.6 WARBURTON (O'SHANNASSY RESERVOIR (QUARTE

TASMANIA
Southeast
40.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION
W Coast
93.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION

11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.5 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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3.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.4 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW

1926 (80.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1845 (76.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1655 (69.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1587 (66.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1539 (64.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1122 (46.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
1082 (45.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1072 (44.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1055 (44.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1046 (43.6) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
1019 (42.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
1007 (42.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
1006 (41.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
976 (40.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
976 (40.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
970 (40.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
**S** 965 (40.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
960 (40.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
950 (39.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
933 (38.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
930 (38.8) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
918 (38.3) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
912 (38.0) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
908 (37.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
904 (37.7) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
897 (37.4) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
895 (37.3) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
882 (36.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
864 (36.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
856 (35.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
854 (35.6) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
852 (35.5) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
848 (35.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
830 (34.6) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
822 (34.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
822 (34.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
813 (33.9) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
805 (33.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
803 (33.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
802 (33.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
786 (32.8) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
771 (32.1) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
767 (32.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
766 (31.9) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
765 (31.9) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
756 (31.5) CERBERUS E Central VIC
740 (30.8) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
737 (30.7) YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
730 (30.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
728 (30.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
727 (30.3) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
720 (30.0) ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
718 (29.9) SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
717 (29.9) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
711 (29.6) BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
707 (29.5) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
700 (29.2) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
700 (29.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
698 (29.1) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
689 (28.7) GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
689 (28.7) RHYLL E Central VIC
687 (28.6) MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
685 (28.5) MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
683 (28.5) WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
666 (27.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
665 (27.7) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
660 (27.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
644 (26.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
644 (26.8) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
640 (26.7) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
636 (26.5) CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
636 (26.5) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
634 (26.4) BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
633 (26.4) BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
631 (26.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
628 (26.2) SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
625 (26.0) BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
624 (26.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
624 (26.0) PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
623 (26.0) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
622 (25.9) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
622 (25.9) MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
619 (25.8) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
616 (25.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
616 (25.7) BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
615 (25.6) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
613 (25.5) GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) W Central VIC
607 (25.3) WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
606 (25.3) CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
606 (25.3) GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
600 (25.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
600 (25.0) YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW

98/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/08 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
87/00 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
81/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 9.4mm in 35 min to 16:30 16.1mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.4mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) 32.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h VICTORIA E Gippsland MALLACOOTA 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h	VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 85(230/ 65 ) at 00:00 Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 80(210/ 65 ) at 05:00 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(240/ 65 ) at 00:07 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(220/ 74 ) at 02:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 82(210/ 70 ) at 04:30 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 82(190/ 65 ) at 01:30 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(210/ 72 ) at 00:53 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 76(220/ 63 ) at 03:30