Australian Weather News -- 13 JUN 2012

Wednesday 13 JUN 2012

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Records set or equalled today

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Previous monthly record

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Date

Years

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Date

Years

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

10/06/2012

Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

84.0

08/06/1995

Alice Springs

015635

YULARA AERO

54.0

22/06/2008

Y Equal to record.

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

68.0

13/06/2004

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 00:35EST, 20/04/2013.

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	20.6	-0.3	16.1	+5.1	--	6.0	--	--	708 (29.5)	65/00
PERTH AIRPORT	16.5	-2.4	12.7	+3.7	11.0	27.0	3.8	4.9	643 (26.8)	74/02
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	12.1	-4.5	8.8	+0.7	--	28.8	--	--	504 (21.0)	70/03
BUNBURY	14.8	-3.6	10.2	+2.2	--	26.4	--	--	590 (24.6)	66/01
MANDURAH	15.9	-2.7	13.0	+1.5	--	13.2	--	--	930 (38.8)	83/01
DARWIN AIRPORT	28.4	-2.2	17.0	-2.9	15.9	0.0	4.2	10.4	249 (10.4)	28/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	27.0	+7.2	6.6	+1.6	5.3	0.0	4.0	3.8	187 ( 7.8)	37/14
WHYALLA AERO	19.6	+2.3	9.0	+2.9	--	0.6	2.0	--	445 (18.5)	76/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.6	+2.5	11.8	+3.7	--	1.2	1.6	--	264 (11.0)	52/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.5	+0.7	5.6	-0.1	7.9	2.0	2.2	1.9	526 (21.9)	50/23
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.0	+1.2	1.8	-8.2	1.0	0.0	4.6	10.3	--	24/09
CAIRNS AERO	24.4	-1.6	11.9	-5.9	6.4	0.0	4.6	11.0	174 ( 7.3)	26/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	25.0	-0.6	8.5	-6.1	3.8	0.0	5.8	10.6	215 ( 9.0)	31/11
MACKAY M.O	21.8	-0.1	10.4	-3.6	--	0.0	--	10.4	355 (14.8)	30/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.7	+1.2	9.7	-1.2	--	0.0	4.8	--	355 (14.8)	34/13
BUNDABERG AERO	23.0	+0.4	10.4	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	386 (16.1)	30/09
COOLANGATTA	21.3	+0.2	14.8	+3.5	--	1.2	--	--	477 (19.9)	46/12
BRISBANE AERO	22.3	+1.1	12.8	+2.3	11.3	0.0	3.4	7.9	568 (23.7)	39/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.3	+0.4	8.6	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	420 (17.5)	30/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.1	+2.3	8.2	+2.1	5.3	0.0	2.2	--	243 (10.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.3	-1.1	13.6	+4.5	11.9	30.0	2.8	3.6	600 (25.0)	48/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.8	-0.6	13.0	+4.9	--	41.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	43/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.6	+0.9	11.0	+3.1	10.1	0.6	2.6	4.5	388 (16.2)	34/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	15.7	-2.2	9.6	+3.1	--	14.2	--	--	67 ( 2.8)	13/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.2	+3.7	4.2	+1.7	-2.0	0.2	0.6	4.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.4	+3.0	3.4	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	302 (12.6)	35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	15.3	-2.3	11.4	+2.8	9.1	12.2	1.6	1.5	477 (19.9)	41/13
RICHMOND RAAF	17.8	-0.2	7.8	+2.9	--	1.8	--	--	129 ( 5.4)	28/11
BELLAMBI AWS	16.6	-1.1	11.5	+0.5	--	10.2	--	--	387 (16.1)	35/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.2	+3.4	1.6	-2.1	-0.2	0.0	1.4	9.0	158 ( 6.6)	26/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.2	+1.0	0.2	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	38 ( 1.6)	13/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.5	+3.5	4.4	-0.8	-1.5	0.0	1.6	7.5	260 (10.8)	37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.0	+2.0	0.0	-3.7	--	0.0	0.6	--	132 ( 5.5)	34/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.8	+1.5	0.7	-2.8	--	0.2	--	--	171 ( 7.1)	28/22
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.6	+2.5	5.2	-1.7	4.2	0.0	1.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.6	+1.8	4.6	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	521 (21.7)	54/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.3	+3.2	3.5	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	52 ( 2.2)	22/14
HOBART AIRPORT	15.6	+2.7	3.9	-0.7	2.1	0.8	0.6	7.5	238 ( 9.9)	26/05
	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

33.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
33.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
32.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
32.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
32.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.3 : 28.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+8.1 : 26.5 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+7.6 : 25.3 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 26.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

24.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+8.8 : 13.2 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+8.4 : 13.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+8.1 : 20.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+6.9 : 11.8 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
+6.8 : 11.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 11.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.7 : 5.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.5 : 10.9 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-6.4 : 12.7 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-6.3 : 4.9 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-5.9 : 12.1 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-5.9 : 11.6 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

-5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-4.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.6 : 2.0 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.5 : 4.2 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-8.2 : 1.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.9 : 4.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.7 : 7.6 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E 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.

86.0 COMBOYNE SOUTH MidNorth Coast S NSW
67.6 NANNUP Lower West WA
56.8 WORSLEY DOWNS Lower West WA
51.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW
49.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
67.6 NANNUP
56.8 WORSLEY DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
86.0 COMBOYNE SOUTH
51.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE
49.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

1.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1273 (53.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1257 (52.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1193 (49.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1158 (48.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1067 (44.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1063 (44.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
1061 (44.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
974 (40.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
970 (40.4) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
963 (40.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
930 (38.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
882 (36.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
882 (36.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
846 (35.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
841 (35.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
831 (34.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
788 (32.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
775 (32.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
767 (32.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
747 (31.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
739 (30.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
735 (30.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
718 (29.9) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
714 (29.8) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
708 (29.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
705 (29.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
696 (29.0) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
693 (28.9) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
681 (28.4) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
680 (28.3) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
676 (28.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
674 (28.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
673 (28.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
666 (27.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
665 (27.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
662 (27.6) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
661 (27.5) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
660 (27.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
655 (27.3) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
650 (27.1) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
650 (27.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
646 (26.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
643 (26.8) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
643 (26.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
634 (26.4) BICKLEY Lower West WA
623 (26.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
621 (25.9) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
620 (25.8) GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
613 (25.5) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
600 (25.0) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
600 (25.0) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
600 (25.0) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
600 (25.0) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

107/21 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
106/06 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
106/22 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
100/01 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
98/01 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
98/03 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
96/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
94/12 EUCLA Eucla WA
94/20 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
93/01 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
91/20 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h Cent Wheatbelt CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD 11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.6mm/h JACUP 12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.2mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.2mm/h KATANNING 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h BONNIE ROCK AG STATION 7.0mm in 15 min to 02:10 28.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 13.4mm in 30 min to 21:00 26.8mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.2mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 95(270/ 69 ) at 01:30 OCEAN REEF : 100(270/ 67 ) at 02:00 GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 98(270/ 67 ) at 01:33 CAPE LEEUWIN : 98(220/ 58 ) at 03:29 CAPE NATURALISTE : 96(230/ 58 ) at 00:19 ESPERANCE AERO : 83(260/ 63 ) at 10:30 Eucla EUCLA : 95(290/ 58 ) at 12:33 FORREST : 87(310/ 65 ) at 11:51 Goldfields NORSEMAN AERO : 106(250/ 65 ) at 07:00 SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NULLARBOR : 85(280/ 63 ) at 16:00 NEPTUNE ISLAND : 100(340/ 78 ) at 21:30 CLEVE AERODROME : 87(360/ 70 ) at 20:09 COULTA (COLES POINT) : 95(350/ 72 ) at 20:05 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) : 91( 10/ 41 ) at 20:27 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 82(360/ 65 ) at 23:30 CAPE BORDA : 106(360/ 52 ) at 22:03 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 83(100/ 69 ) at 03:55