Australian Weather News -- 11 AUG 2012

Saturday 11 AUG 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0331 EST on 20/04/2013. 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

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Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060065

WOOTTON

67.0

20/08/2007

1 n Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

1.2

1.7

01/08/2012

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Highlands

035264

EMERALD AIRPORT

0.8

1.0

01/08/2003

1.0

01/08/2003

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 03:30EST, 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	22.8	+2.8	7.7	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	221 ( 9.2)	30/08
PERTH AIRPORT	24.5	+6.0	7.5	-0.5	5.3	0.0	3.0	8.4	291 (12.1)	30/05
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	21.9	+5.8	7.0	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	236 ( 9.8)	24/12
BUNBURY	19.4	+1.9	4.8	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	18/10
MANDURAH	19.3	+1.5	10.5	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	200 ( 8.3)	24/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.6	+0.2	17.7	-2.7	15.3	0.0	7.4	11.1	358 (14.9)	48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	18.1	-4.5	-1.7	-7.7	-3.7	0.0	7.6	10.8	302 (12.6)	41/11
WHYALLA AERO	14.5	-4.0	9.2	+3.3	--	0.0	3.8	--	337 (14.0)	31/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.2	-2.4	5.4	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.4	+0.3	6.5	+1.0	3.5	1.4	1.2	3.0	291 (12.1)	46/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	22.4	-4.9	10.2	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	482 (20.1)	52/15
CAIRNS AERO	23.9	-2.7	15.5	-1.9	11.4	0.0	7.4	11.1	341 (14.2)	46/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	22.8	-3.2	12.2	-2.5	6.0	0.0	8.4	11.0	484 (20.2)	37/06
MACKAY M.O	19.1	-3.5	9.5	-4.5	--	0.0	--	11.0	385 (16.0)	46/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.2	-2.6	7.2	-3.5	2.0	0.0	8.4	--	471 (19.6)	35/09
BUNDABERG AERO	21.2	-2.1	8.4	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	424 (17.7)	50/21
COOLANGATTA	20.2	-1.1	10.6	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	332 (13.8)	48/09
BRISBANE AERO	20.8	-0.9	8.1	-1.5	3.8	0.0	7.0	10.2	555 (23.1)	43/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	15.6	-2.9	2.4	-5.1	--	0.0	--	--	601 (25.0)	37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	16.6	-1.3	5.2	-0.6	0.0	0.0	3.0	--	199 ( 8.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	17.8	-2.0	8.8	+0.5	7.0	11.5	6.3	--	743 (31.0)	67/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	15.9	-4.3	8.7	+1.9	--	14.4	--	--	643 (26.8)	57/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	14.7	-3.9	7.7	+0.8	--	23.2	--	--	737 (30.7)	68/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	15.6	-3.4	9.0	+3.6	--	8.0	--	--	196 ( 8.2)	43/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.2	-0.8	-0.4	-2.5	-7.4	0.2	2.4	7.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.1	-0.4	-1.9	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	257 (10.7)	39/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	14.6	-3.7	10.0	+1.9	9.2	3.2	5.9	1.5	1245 (51.9)	80/13
RICHMOND RAAF	18.2	-1.5	7.5	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	437 (18.2)	50/11
BELLAMBI AWS	15.6	-2.4	11.3	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	1162 (48.4)	83/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.9	+1.4	-0.8	-4.4	-2.9	0.0	2.4	10.0	354 (14.8)	35/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.6	+1.6	-0.7	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	177 ( 7.4)	24/22
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.0	-0.3	6.5	+1.2	1.0	0.0	2.6	--	338 (14.1)	41/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.7	0.0	6.0	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	472 (19.7)	52/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.1	-0.2	1.9	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	48/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.5	+0.5	9.6	+2.9	--	2.8	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.6	+0.2	6.0	+2.3	--	0.8	--	--	487 (20.3)	48/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.7	+1.9	-0.8	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	56 ( 2.3)	26/14
HOBART AIRPORT	10.6	-2.9	5.7	+1.0	3.4	0.2	1.4	0.3	291 (12.1)	30/13
	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

34.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
34.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
34.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
34.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+11.3 : 28.7 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.1 : 28.4 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.1 : 28.3 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.9 : 30.8 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+10.8 : 29.7 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+10.8 : 28.4 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
**S** 23.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
22.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.7 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.6 : 12.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+8.3 : 13.7 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
**S** +7.9 : 14.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+7.2 : 13.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.4 : 10.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
**S** 0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.8 : 24.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 13.4 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-6.5 : 22.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.5 : 20.1 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-6.4 : 23.2 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-6.4 : 22.6 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.5 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

**S** -11.2 : 1.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-10.5 : 1.3 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-9.2 : 6.5 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-9.2 : 0.8 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-9.1 : 1.4 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria 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.

70.0 COMBOYNE PUBLIC SCHOOL MidNorth Coast S NSW
67.0 WOOTTON MidNorth Coast S NSW
46.0 WILLINA MidNorth Coast S NSW
41.0 BUNGWAHL MidNorth Coast S NSW
39.2 WHOOTA MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
70.0 COMBOYNE PUBLIC SCHOOL
67.0 WOOTTON
46.0 WILLINA
41.0 BUNGWAHL
39.2 WHOOTA

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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1.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.9 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

1303 (54.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1297 (54.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
1273 (53.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1267 (52.8) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
1245 (51.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1209 (50.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1187 (49.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1162 (48.4) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
1137 (47.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1050 (43.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
**S** 1037 (43.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1008 (42.0) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
995 (41.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
951 (39.6) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
912 (38.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
880 (36.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
874 (36.4) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
863 (36.0) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
849 (35.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
845 (35.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
834 (34.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
822 (34.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
802 (33.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
801 (33.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
755 (31.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
754 (31.4) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
753 (31.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
751 (31.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
746 (31.1) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
743 (31.0) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
737 (30.7) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
730 (30.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
725 (30.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
723 (30.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
706 (29.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
685 (28.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
672 (28.0) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
671 (28.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
671 (28.0) KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
647 (27.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
643 (26.8) PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
641 (26.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
635 (26.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
632 (26.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
624 (26.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
620 (25.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
607 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
601 (25.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
600 (25.0) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW

91/17 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
87/13 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
87/12 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
85/16 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
83/13 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
83/11 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
83/01 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE 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.
None reported	NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 85(210/ 63 ) at 16:50 NORAH HEAD AWS : 91(200/ 72 ) at 17:14 Sydney--east PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 93(190/ 69 ) at 13:30 Illawarra BELLAMBI AWS : 78(190/ 63 ) at 13:43 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 85(190/ 65 ) at 13:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 80(170/ 63 ) at 02:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(240/ 67 ) at 01:00 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 78(250/ 63 ) at 14:00