Australian Weather News -- 29 OCT 2010

Friday 29 OCT 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0524 EST on 24/05/2012. 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

Darwin-Daly

014021

BULEY ROCKHOLE

121.2

57.0

24/10/2005

1 y

Darwin-Daly

014251

MARY RIVER RANGERS

68.0

62.4

31/10/1992

1 n

Darwin-Daly

014955

NITMILUK RANGERS

93.6

59.0

13/10/2010

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

NW Pastoral

016034

HILTABA

37.0

29.0

18/10/2005

1 y

W Agricultural

018053

MINNIPA

34.0

30.5

13/10/1928

1 y

W Agricultural

018083

WUDINNA AERO

25.2

23.0

18/10/2000

1 n

W Agricultural

018094

WIRRULLA

39.0

36.3

19/10/1962

1 y

W Agricultural

018166

WIRRULLA (PIMBENA)

41.0

35.0

08/10/1986

1 y

W Agricultural

018167

WUDINNA (LOOKOUT)

32.0

30.5

13/10/1976

1 y

W Agricultural

018173

MANGALO

28.0

22.2

01/10/2003

1 y

W Agricultural

018195

MINNIPA DPI

31.8

27.0

18/10/2000

1 n

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 05:23EST, 24/05/2012.

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	24.4	0.0	9.0	-1.9	4.2	0.0	9.0	--	658 (27.4)	63/14
PERTH AIRPORT	22.3	-0.2	4.0	-6.2	3.0	0.2	6.6	12.1	564 (23.5)	48/17
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.6	-3.1	8.5	-0.6	5.8	8.2	6.8	11.0	468 (19.5)	39/01
BUNBURY	21.7	+1.0	4.6	-4.6	--	0.4	--	--	358 (14.9)	35/16
MANDURAH	19.7	--	10.0	--	--	0.4	--	--	494 (20.6)	44/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.7	-0.5	25.0	0.0	24.6	3.4	7.4	10.1	287 (12.0)	31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.8	-0.2	18.3	+3.5	17.4	0.0	8.0	3.9	264 (11.0)	55/20
WHYALLA AERO	24.3	+0.4	18.8	+8.3	--	0.0	14.0	--	561 (23.4)	59/03
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.6	+1.8	21.0	+9.6	17.8	0.0	9.2	0.1	420 (17.5)	44/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	28.7	+10.8	13.7	+6.6	15.5	0.0	8.4	4.6	564 (23.5)	54/08
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.9	+3.3	17.7	-0.9	16.4	0.0	9.4	10.5	188 ( 7.8)	44/12
CAIRNS AERO	31.3	+1.8	22.8	+2.2	21.0	0.0	6.2	11.5	487 (20.3)	48/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.6	+0.2	21.8	+1.1	19.1	0.0	8.8	12.1	359 (15.0)	41/14
MACKAY M.O	27.2	-0.4	23.0	+3.3	--	0.0	--	11.5	344 (14.3)	34/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.8	-0.9	18.5	+1.5	16.9	0.0	6.8	--	316 (13.2)	31/07
BUNDABERG AERO	27.8	+0.9	17.0	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	408 (17.0)	43/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-1.7	15.0	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.2	+0.8	16.6	+0.4	--	4.6	--	--	248 (10.3)	34/11
BRISBANE AERO	25.2	-0.3	16.5	+0.8	15.2	0.4	7.0	11.7	275 (11.5)	31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.4	-1.3	14.4	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	728 (30.3)	50/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	--	--	14.8	+2.7	12.1	0.0	5.6	--	262 (10.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.5	-0.1	15.9	+2.1	15.2	18.8	5.2	9.8	269 (11.2)	28/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.0	-1.0	13.0	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.7	+0.1	12.2	+0.2	10.3	0.0	4.4	6.7	305 (12.7)	39/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.2	-1.5	10.0	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	76 ( 3.2)	22/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.0	+2.5	7.8	+1.2	2.2	0.0	4.0	6.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.5	+3.7	13.1	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	509 (21.2)	44/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.1	-0.4	14.4	+1.3	9.1	0.0	6.2	1.8	366 (15.3)	35/15
RICHMOND RAAF	21.3	-3.7	11.6	+0.6	--	0.2	--	--	74 ( 3.1)	21/15
BELLAMBI AWS	20.0	-1.6	12.1	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	31/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	22.5	+3.1	8.0	+1.9	5.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.8	+4.4	13.4	+5.7	10.9	0.0	6.4	11.5	466 (19.4)	46/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.6	+4.0	10.3	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	99 ( 4.1)	39/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	32.8	+9.0	14.7	+4.9	10.7	0.0	7.2	7.3	338 (14.1)	61/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.8	+5.9	11.6	+4.1	--	0.0	4.4	--	296 (12.3)	43/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	26.9	+6.6	9.2	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	46/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.4	+8.8	13.9	+4.4	11.4	0.0	5.0	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	28.0	+9.2	8.7	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	48/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	23.2	+6.6	10.9	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	535 (22.3)	61/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.7	+4.7	8.9	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	43/14
HOBART AIRPORT	23.8	+6.5	10.3	+2.8	6.9	0.0	3.8	10.8	585 (24.4)	48/16
	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

40.4 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
40.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
40.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
39.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
39.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+13.0 : 27.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+11.4 : 24.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+10.9 : 27.9 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+10.8 : 28.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+10.7 : 24.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.0 : 21.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.6 : 21.9 NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.4 : 20.5 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.7 : 17.2 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.6 : 21.5 PORT PIRIE NYRSTAR COMPARISON Lower North SA
+9.6 : 19.0 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+9.6 : 21.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

12.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.9 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
13.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.7 : 20.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-7.6 : 19.5 FORREST Eucla WA
-7.1 : 24.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-7.0 : 23.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-6.9 : 21.7 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
**W** 0.6 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

-7.1 : 3.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.1 : 1.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.9 : 2.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-6.4 : 2.5 KARNET Lower West WA
-6.2 : 4.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West 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.

121.2 BULEY ROCKHOLE N Rivers NT
93.6 NITMILUK RANGERS N Rivers NT
75.0 NITMILUK RIDGE N Rivers NT
68.0 MARY RIVER RANGERS N Rivers NT
59.4 WALKER CREEK N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
121.2 BULEY ROCKHOLE
93.6 NITMILUK RANGERS
75.0 NITMILUK RIDGE
68.0 MARY RIVER RANGERS
59.4 WALKER CREEK

12.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
11.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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0.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1365 (56.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1173 (48.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1088 (45.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1029 (42.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
961 (40.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
937 (39.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
930 (38.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
894 (37.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
888 (37.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
861 (35.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
849 (35.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
830 (34.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
824 (34.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
821 (34.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
799 (33.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
799 (33.3) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
779 (32.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
769 (32.0) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
769 (32.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
762 (31.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
750 (31.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
735 (30.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
728 (30.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
709 (29.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
707 (29.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
703 (29.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
702 (29.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
695 (29.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
689 (28.7) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
682 (28.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
681 (28.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
680 (28.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
679 (28.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
671 (28.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
671 (28.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
668 (27.8) FORREST Eucla WA
667 (27.8) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
666 (27.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
664 (27.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
659 (27.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
658 (27.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
655 (27.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
651 (27.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
649 (27.0) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
644 (26.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
632 (26.3) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
629 (26.2) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
626 (26.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
625 (26.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
621 (25.9) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
619 (25.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
614 (25.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
609 (25.4) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
607 (25.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
602 (25.1) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

98/14 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
96/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
87/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
80/18 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
80/07 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) 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 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 20.8mm in 11 min to 20:30 113.5mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 24.4mm/h 45.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.0mm/h 22.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 22.6mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 8.8mm in 45 min to 16:30 11.7mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.2mm/h N Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h WULUNGURRU 5.8mm in 6 min to 17:43 58.0mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural KYANCUTTA 22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h ELLISTON 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h WUDINNA AERO 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h NULLARBOR 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h CLEVE AERODROME 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h WHYALLA AERO 11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.0mm/h MINNIPA DPI 10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MINLATON AERO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 10.0mm in 18 min to 16:30 33.3mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.8mm/h 9.2mm in 22 min to 16:52 25.1mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 22.4mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.8mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast N COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI 24.0mm in 3 hr to 17:00 8.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 7.3mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 76(360/ 67 ) at 02:30 TASMANIA E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 89( 20/ 65 ) at 17:00 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(290/ 69 ) at 04:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 98( 20/ 74 ) at 16:00 W Coast MOUNT READ : 96( 20/ 67 ) at 00:30