Australian Weather News -- 23 NOV 2010

Tuesday 23 NOV 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0704 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

QLD

Central Highlands

035103

LANSDOWNE STATION

86.2

71.0

26/11/2007

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

Interior

013011

WARBURTON AIRFIELD

28.5

28.4

11/11/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094212

CAMPANIA (KINCORA)

34.8

33.5

20/11/2009

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 07:04EST, 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	27.1	0.0	18.4	+4.6	17.9	1.4	7.4	--	513 (21.4)	55/16
PERTH AIRPORT	26.1	+0.3	17.5	+4.9	16.5	0.0	9.0	10.7	494 (20.6)	41/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.4	-1.4	12.4	+1.6	12.3	1.2	1.8	3.8	265 (11.0)	26/16
BUNBURY	24.4	+0.2	9.9	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	37/19
MANDURAH	23.2	--	16.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	538 (22.4)	46/21
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+0.3	25.8	+0.5	25.5	6.6	4.8	8.4	236 ( 9.8)	44/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.5	+1.9	15.9	-2.0	14.8	0.0	9.6	13.0	239 (10.0)	39/15
WHYALLA AERO	37.1	+10.6	20.9	+7.0	--	0.0	14.2	--	368 (15.3)	48/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	36.4	+11.3	23.5	+9.5	--	0.0	9.4	7.7	310 (12.9)	35/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	34.9	+14.5	20.4	+12.0	16.4	0.0	8.8	8.1	367 (15.3)	59/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.1	+1.7	20.1	-1.3	17.2	0.0	8.4	11.5	266 (11.1)	35/16
CAIRNS AERO	29.8	-0.8	23.8	+1.5	22.1	2.6	5.0	3.6	471 (19.6)	41/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.6	-1.2	22.7	-0.2	21.2	1.8	5.8	6.2	492 (20.5)	54/13
MACKAY M.O	27.7	-1.5	22.0	+0.3	--	27.6	--	4.6	570 (23.8)	52/20
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.3	-5.9	20.3	+0.8	19.1	0.2	7.4	--	473 (19.7)	48/16
BUNDABERG AERO	25.9	-2.4	19.1	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	600 (25.0)	57/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-3.0	18.0	+1.7	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.0	+1.2	19.8	+1.6	--	1.0	--	--	526 (21.9)	50/05
BRISBANE AERO	25.8	-1.0	21.2	+3.2	18.4	0.2	9.4	10.4	467 (19.5)	44/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.6	-3.1	14.2	-0.3	--	0.6	--	--	836 (34.8)	70/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.8	-1.5	16.9	+1.9	12.6	0.0	6.8	--	219 ( 9.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.9	0.0	19.7	+3.6	17.2	0.0	6.2	7.6	434 (18.1)	39/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.0	+0.1	14.0	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.6	+1.2	13.5	-0.8	--	0.0	--	12.2	374 (15.6)	48/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.0	-0.1	11.9	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	102 ( 4.3)	34/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.8	+0.7	10.5	+1.4	4.5	0.0	6.0	10.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.9	-0.5	16.5	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	422 (17.6)	44/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.8	+2.8	18.2	+2.9	15.4	0.0	8.0	11.1	565 (23.5)	57/14
RICHMOND RAAF	27.1	+0.5	12.3	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	140 ( 5.8)	39/17
BELLAMBI AWS	22.7	+0.6	17.9	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	464 (19.3)	50/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	25.8	+3.1	9.2	+0.4	8.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.6	+2.9	16.2	+5.5	11.0	0.0	6.4	8.5	251 (10.5)	34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.4	+3.4	14.8	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	173 ( 7.2)	31/09
MILDURA AIRPORT	30.2	+2.8	18.2	+5.7	16.3	0.0	12.0	12.6	393 (16.4)	46/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	31.2	+6.6	16.4	+6.3	--	0.0	7.8	--	335 (14.0)	55/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	30.8	+6.6	12.6	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	235 ( 9.8)	46/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	32.3	+10.4	20.6	+9.4	16.9	0.0	8.8	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	31.9	+10.9	14.0	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	59/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	27.3	+7.7	13.5	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	388 (16.2)	54/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	27.4	+7.0	10.9	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	164 ( 6.8)	41/12
HOBART AIRPORT	33.3	+14.3	12.2	+3.0	8.3	0.0	7.8	11.0	441 (18.4)	72/13
	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

44.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
43.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+15.8 : 31.3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+15.3 : 33.9 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+15.2 : 33.0 BULL BAY (LAURISTON) Southeast TAS
+15.2 : 31.9 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
+15.0 : 34.8 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC

**S** 34.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
30.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.4 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

+13.8 : 26.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
**S** +13.4 : 34.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+12.0 : 20.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+11.7 : 25.0 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+11.4 : 23.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+11.4 : 24.1 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

15.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
16.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
17.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
17.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.8 : 21.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-8.9 : 24.0 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
-8.6 : 24.2 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
-8.2 : 24.6 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
-7.8 : 27.9 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
5.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.4 : 17.3 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-3.5 : 15.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-3.1 : 5.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-3.0 : 10.1 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-2.9 : 5.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro 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.

91.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
90.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
86.8 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
86.2 LANSDOWNE STATION Central Highlands QLD
83.0 RUSSELL RIVER N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
50.8 PUNSAND BAY
N Coast--Barron
68.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
60.0 HAPPY VALLEY
50.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
N Coast--Herbert
91.0 CORSIS ALERT
90.0 NERADA ALERT
83.0 RUSSELL RIVER
70.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
65.6 INNISFAIL
62.2 DARADGEE
60.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
57.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
51.5 DUNK ISLAND RESORT
Central Coast E
77.0 MOUNT JUKES
75.0 LINDEMAN ISLAND RESORT
72.0 CREDITON
68.0 MOUNT CHARLTON
53.4 MT JUKES
Central Highlands
86.2 LANSDOWNE STATION
69.0 MINNIE DOWNS
Central West
86.8 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
62.5 WILLOW TREE (HIGHLANDS)

13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
12.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.9 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
12.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

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3.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
3.1 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
2.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

1176 (49.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1116 (46.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1098 (45.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1081 (45.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1054 (43.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1021 (42.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
943 (39.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
939 (39.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
932 (38.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
917 (38.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
896 (37.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
883 (36.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
836 (34.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
812 (33.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
790 (32.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
788 (32.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
778 (32.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
769 (32.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
765 (31.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
**S** 765 (31.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
741 (30.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
731 (30.5) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
728 (30.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
701 (29.2) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
680 (28.3) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
672 (28.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
663 (27.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
661 (27.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
660 (27.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
657 (27.4) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
647 (27.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
646 (26.9) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
644 (26.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
628 (26.2) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
627 (26.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
623 (26.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
619 (25.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
617 (25.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
616 (25.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
610 (25.4) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
608 (25.3) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
605 (25.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
600 (25.0) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

115/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/07 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
96/10 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
93/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/06 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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 21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h 17.2mm in 52 min to 15:30 19.8mm/h 21.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 21.8mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 5.4mm in 12 min to 17:12 27.0mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.2mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.6mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 10.2mm in 24 min to 18:00 25.5mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.4mm/h COCONUT ISLAND 22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h HORN ISLAND 5.8mm in 13 min to 01:21 26.8mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.0mm/h 9.4mm in 12 min to 02:12 47.0mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 18.0mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 4.0mm in 3 min to 20:36 80.0mm/h 6.0mm in 16 min to 21:00 22.5mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h 11.4mm in 28 min to 21:30 24.4mm/h 26.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 26.0mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.8mm/h HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h MACKAY M.O 13.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.6mm/h 18.8mm in 30 min to 23:00 37.6mm/h 28.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 28.4mm/h 10.4mm in 23 min to 23:23 27.1mm/h 10.2mm in 7 min to 23:30 87.4mm/h 39.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 39.4mm/h ST LAWRENCE 13.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.0mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h PROSERPINE AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h WOOLSHED 36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h Northwest TREPELL AIRPORT 14.8mm in 7 min to 15:13 126.9mm/h 7.4mm in 3 min to 15:16 148.0mm/h 29.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 29.2mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 5.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 87(340/ 76 ) at 04:30 QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett RUNDLE ISLAND : 76(130/ 63 ) at 19:30 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76( 90/ 65 ) at 07:00 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85( 20/ 65 ) at 20:34 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 115(330/ 96 ) at 12:18 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(330/ 63 ) at 07:23 TASMAN ISLAND : 98(330/ 69 ) at 08:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(310/ 67 ) at 13:00