Australian Weather News -- 09 AUG 2012

Thursday 09 AUG 2012

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Highest minimum temperature

ANT

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300004

MACQUARIE ISLAND

6.3

06/08/1985

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Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
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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 03:25EST, 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	19.4	-0.6	6.2	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	30/16
PERTH AIRPORT	20.2	+1.7	6.2	-1.8	3.1	0.0	1.8	9.9	248 (10.3)	30/09
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	17.4	+1.3	3.6	-3.9	--	0.2	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	31/11
BUNBURY	17.9	+0.4	2.3	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	83 ( 3.5)	24/13
MANDURAH	18.7	+0.9	7.6	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	141 ( 5.9)	26/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.2	+0.8	18.4	-2.0	16.7	0.0	7.4	11.1	418 (17.4)	35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	22.1	-0.5	5.5	-0.5	2.5	0.0	4.6	10.7	241 (10.0)	46/12
WHYALLA AERO	15.3	-3.2	6.2	+0.3	--	0.0	3.6	--	236 ( 9.8)	41/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.0	-1.6	7.0	-1.2	--	5.4	0.8	--	147 ( 6.1)	44/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.5	-0.6	7.5	+2.0	5.3	1.6	2.2	8.1	566 (23.6)	68/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.1	+2.8	3.9	-6.4	2.9	0.0	5.0	--	146 ( 6.1)	35/17
CAIRNS AERO	26.5	-0.1	19.2	+1.8	17.2	0.4	6.2	6.7	448 (18.7)	34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	25.3	-0.7	11.6	-3.1	7.0	0.0	4.6	10.5	249 (10.4)	28/13
MACKAY M.O	24.0	+1.4	10.4	-3.6	--	0.0	--	11.2	271 (11.3)	22/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.2	+2.4	6.5	-4.2	3.9	0.0	3.6	--	113 ( 4.7)	30/15
BUNDABERG AERO	25.6	+2.3	6.7	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	37/14
COOLANGATTA	23.4	+2.1	5.6	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	175 ( 7.3)	30/22
BRISBANE AERO	25.4	+3.7	5.1	-4.5	0.4	0.0	3.8	8.7	257 (10.7)	--
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.4	+2.9	7.5	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	276 (11.5)	54/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	15.7	-2.2	5.8	0.0	1.8	0.0	2.4	--	85 ( 3.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.4	+1.6	6.0	-2.3	3.7	0.0	2.4	--	243 (10.1)	46/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.1	-2.1	1.7	-5.1	--	0.0	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	28/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.9	+1.3	10.8	+3.9	6.3	0.0	6.4	--	554 (23.1)	43/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.5	+0.5	6.3	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	85 ( 3.5)	46/05
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	9.0	-2.0	4.5	+2.4	-4.2	1.0	3.2	8.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	16.2	-1.3	3.0	-0.5	--	0.2	--	--	103 ( 4.3)	54/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.0	+1.7	10.3	+2.2	4.6	0.0	3.4	6.6	316 (13.2)	68/17
RICHMOND RAAF	19.9	+0.2	5.3	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	213 ( 8.9)	55/15
BELLAMBI AWS	18.4	+0.4	12.4	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	204 ( 8.5)	67/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	12.6	-1.9	5.1	+1.5	4.2	4.2	3.0	7.0	0	--
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.8	-3.2	5.7	+1.9	--	11.2	--	--	242 (10.1)	65/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.4	-1.9	6.2	+0.9	3.9	4.2	1.8	7.6	306 (12.8)	55/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	11.9	-2.8	3.5	-0.4	-2.0	4.4	0.8	--	260 (10.8)	54/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.1	-3.2	2.5	-0.1	--	7.6	--	--	110 ( 4.6)	68/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	11.6	-3.4	8.1	+1.4	5.2	3.4	0.2	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.6	-2.8	3.7	0.0	--	4.0	--	--	529 (22.0)	61/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.1	-1.7	4.2	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	333 (13.9)	44/14
HOBART AIRPORT	10.0	-3.5	4.8	+0.1	1.3	0.0	1.6	5.1	505 (21.0)	67/19
	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

34.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+5.4 : 27.2 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.5 : 24.6 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.4 : 27.4 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+4.3 : 26.3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.1 : 27.2 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
22.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.8 : 13.1 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+5.3 : 10.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+5.3 : 12.2 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+5.2 : 11.6 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+5.0 : 8.3 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.2 : 7.2 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-6.9 : 6.8 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-6.6 : 1.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-6.4 : 6.5 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-6.1 : 10.1 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC

-5.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-10.1 : -4.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.0 : -3.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.8 : 6.7 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-6.9 : 5.5 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-6.5 : -1.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : -1.3 JARRAHWOOD 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.

45.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
40.2 WARBURTON (O'SHANNASSY RESERVOIR (QUARTE E Central VIC
34.8 MOE SOUTH W Gippsland VIC
34.6 YARRAGON SOUTH W Gippsland VIC
33.4 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS

11.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
2.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
**W** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1535 (64.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1373 (57.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1327 (55.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1109 (46.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1108 (46.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1040 (43.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
998 (41.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
992 (41.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
987 (41.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
960 (40.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
953 (39.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
908 (37.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
903 (37.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
894 (37.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
858 (35.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
854 (35.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
827 (34.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
821 (34.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
817 (34.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
811 (33.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
808 (33.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
797 (33.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
791 (33.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
784 (32.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
773 (32.2) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
746 (31.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
729 (30.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
721 (30.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
715 (29.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
708 (29.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
707 (29.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
701 (29.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
688 (28.7) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
684 (28.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
662 (27.6) DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
661 (27.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
660 (27.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
650 (27.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
626 (26.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
623 (26.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
616 (25.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
604 (25.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
603 (25.1) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
600 (25.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

148/07 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
130/05 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
126/07 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
115/09 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
104/06 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
104/09 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
98/14 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
98/17 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
98/12 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
98/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/04 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
93/22 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
93/14 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns PERISHER VALLEY AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h VICTORIA Lower NE HUNTERS HILL 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h E Gippsland MALLACOOTA 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(230/ 78 ) at 21:30 GREEN CAPE AWS : 93(260/ 70 ) at 16:00 BEGA AWS : 89(220/ 69 ) at 12:29 Goulburn/Monaro BOMBALA AWS : 78(240/ 65 ) at 15:45 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93(230/ 56 ) at 14:24 Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 83(200/ 65 ) at 23:30 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(230/ 78 ) at 12:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 148(250/109 ) at 07:14 POUND CREEK : 74(220/ 63 ) at 17:44 YARRAM AIRPORT : 83(250/ 65 ) at 13:55 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) : 78(220/ 65 ) at 14:15 E Central ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 93(220/ 70 ) at 15:02 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 98(220/ 69 ) at 16:33 FAWKNER BEACON : 91(200/ 61 ) at 15:00 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(240/ 58 ) at 06:33 PORT FAIRY AWS : 74(230/ 65 ) at 05:47 AIREYS INLET : 78(230/ 63 ) at 11:54 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB : 74(230/ 63 ) at 08:55 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 130(260/ 89 ) at 05:30 SMITHTON AERODROME : 83(230/ 69 ) at 13:26 CAPE GRIM : 115(230/ 76 ) at 09:00 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 76(210/ 63 ) at 21:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(190/ 74 ) at 13:11 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 83(230/ 65 ) at 14:55 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 104(210/ 89 ) at 09:44 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 85(240/ 65 ) at 03:06 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 93(260/ 74 ) at 04:38 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 87(250/ 76 ) at 22:23 HOGAN ISLAND : 126(260/106 ) at 07:43 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 93(250/ 74 ) at 22:54