Australian Weather News -- 11 MAY 2012

Friday 11 MAY 2012

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Records set or equalled today

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Highest maximum temperature

NSW

CW Slopes S

065070

DUBBO AIRPORT AWS

27.6

03/05/2007

1 Y Equal to record.

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 22:52EST, 19/04/2013.

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 COMPARISON	28.6	+4.6	12.1	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	363 (15.1)	44/16
PERTH AIRPORT	23.7	+2.0	9.3	-1.1	7.9	0.0	2.2	9.6	194 ( 8.1)	31/22
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
BUNBURY	22.4	+1.3	9.3	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	138 ( 5.8)	21/12
MANDURAH	22.7	+1.4	11.5	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	170 ( 7.1)	18/19
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.0	0.0	22.9	+0.8	21.7	0.0	2.6	9.3	347 (14.5)	39/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.6	+6.6	9.3	+1.1	6.9	0.0	12.4	10.4	227 ( 9.5)	35/13
WHYALLA AERO	19.2	-1.3	6.9	-1.8	--	0.0	3.2	--	177 ( 7.4)	39/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.5	-1.5	10.6	+0.4	--	3.8	2.6	--	107 ( 4.5)	35/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.9	-0.2	9.8	+2.5	6.4	3.8	1.4	6.7	420 (17.5)	48/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.3	+1.5	13.6	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	34/11
CAIRNS AERO	29.1	+1.5	22.2	+2.3	19.1	0.0	4.2	9.5	534 (22.3)	35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.5	-1.1	18.4	+0.8	13.3	0.0	7.6	2.5	417 (17.4)	35/16
MACKAY M.O	24.9	+0.7	20.1	+3.0	--	0.4	--	6.7	523 (21.8)	39/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.0	+2.0	12.4	-1.8	10.8	0.0	6.6	--	322 (13.4)	28/09
BUNDABERG AERO	25.9	+1.3	14.0	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	322 (13.4)	31/11
COOLANGATTA	24.8	+1.7	13.3	-0.9	--	0.2	--	--	117 ( 4.9)	28/13
BRISBANE AERO	24.4	+0.9	12.6	-0.2	10.5	0.0	3.6	10.1	272 (11.3)	24/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.1	+2.3	9.7	-0.2	--	--	--	--	273 (11.4)	--
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.4	+6.1	8.9	+0.2	3.4	0.0	4.0	--	41 ( 1.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.9	+3.5	11.6	-0.1	5.4	0.0	2.0	10.2	227 ( 9.5)	24/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.6	+4.2	9.5	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	81 ( 3.4)	15/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.3	+8.0	8.7	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	37/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	27.5	+7.2	8.6	+0.3	--	0.2	--	--	13 ( 0.5)	28/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.8	+5.6	8.1	+3.4	0.2	0.0	3.4	9.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.6	+7.7	5.6	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	41/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.3	+7.3	13.9	+3.0	11.0	0.0	4.0	5.2	312 (13.0)	28/05
RICHMOND RAAF	27.4	+6.9	7.8	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	63 ( 2.6)	18/19
BELLAMBI AWS	23.5	+3.9	16.5	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	235 ( 9.8)	50/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.5	+4.2	9.5	+3.6	8.3	0.2	1.8	8.1	120 ( 5.0)	35/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	19.5	+1.9	6.2	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	34 ( 1.4)	34/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.2	+0.2	6.5	-0.9	1.7	0.0	2.8	4.9	143 ( 6.0)	35/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.8	+0.6	5.1	-0.6	--	0.0	2.2	--	89 ( 3.7)	34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.6	+1.0	2.2	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	96 ( 4.0)	35/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.5	+1.8	12.0	+3.4	9.4	1.0	3.0	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.2	+0.6	5.0	-0.7	--	0.4	--	--	316 (13.2)	54/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.0	-0.8	7.1	+2.0	--	3.6	--	--	279 (11.6)	57/14
HOBART AIRPORT	14.5	-0.7	6.8	+0.2	3.1	1.8	1.8	7.3	393 (16.4)	80/10
	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

37.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
36.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.6 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
36.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
36.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+8.9 : 29.5 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+8.2 : 30.6 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+8.2 : 28.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+8.0 : 28.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+7.8 : 30.4 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW

27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

**S** +8.0 : 10.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+7.0 : 12.3 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
+7.0 : 6.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.8 : 12.9 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+6.7 : 19.9 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.0 : 2.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-4.0 : 6.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-3.9 : 4.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-3.6 : 2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.5 : 5.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-1.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-0.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
0.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
0.8 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

-5.7 : 3.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.5 : 4.4 FORREST Eucla WA
-4.3 : 6.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
-4.3 : 12.1 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-4.1 : 0.8 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W 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.

20.4 CRADLE MOUNTAIN VISITORS CENTRE Central Plateau TAS
20.0 KATOOTA Maranoa QLD
18.0 EYRE Eucla WA
17.0 WILMOT (BACK ROAD) N Coast TAS
15.6 MOLE CREEK N Coast TAS

10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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3.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1078 (44.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1014 (42.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
965 (40.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
962 (40.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
911 (38.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
887 (37.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
878 (36.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
832 (34.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
820 (34.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
800 (33.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
799 (33.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
776 (32.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
770 (32.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
762 (31.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
749 (31.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
726 (30.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
717 (29.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
685 (28.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
674 (28.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
656 (27.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
651 (27.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
649 (27.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
643 (26.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
640 (26.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
637 (26.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
618 (25.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
616 (25.7) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
607 (25.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
604 (25.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

139/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
126/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
122/08 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
118/03 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
111/16 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
106/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
104/16 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
104/04 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/22 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
96/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Eucla EYRE 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h TASMANIA W Coast CAPE SORELL 1.6mm in 1 min to 03:09 96.0mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(270/ 67 ) at 17:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 113(260/ 70 ) at 13:30 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 119(300/ 45 ) at 04:00 LOW HEAD : 80(270/ 65 ) at 13:00 CAPE GRIM : 95(280/ 63 ) at 08:00 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 78(290/ 63 ) at 12:30 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 80(290/ 63 ) at 13:30 Southeast HOBART AIRPORT : 80(310/ 65 ) at 10:46 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 139(310/121 ) at 13:37 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 126(250/ 91 ) at 21:42 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 95(270/ 69 ) at 22:30 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 96(250/ 69 ) at 11:30 LOW ROCKY POINT : 98(310/ 74 ) at 08:30 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 106(290/ 65 ) at 12:30 MOUNT READ : 98(260/ 82 ) at 11:27 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(260/ 74 ) at 16:10 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 109(260/ 91 ) at 18:04