Australian Weather News -- 18 AUG 2012

Saturday 18 AUG 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0352 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

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Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

VIC

W Central

087173

LANCEFIELD (WINERY)

36.0

33.2

24/08/2003

1 N

VIC

N Central

088071

BULLARTO SOUTH

28.2

28.0

14/08/2004

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

35.2

34.8

31/08/2006

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 03:52EST, 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	24.7	+4.7	6.2	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	22/10
PERTH AIRPORT	23.8	+5.3	8.9	+0.9	6.8	0.0	2.2	10.4	411 (17.1)	39/07
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	19.7	+3.6	3.6	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	142 ( 5.9)	26/11
BUNBURY	19.4	+1.9	2.3	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	99 ( 4.1)	13/14
MANDURAH	22.3	+4.5	8.4	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	21/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.8	-0.6	17.1	-3.3	15.9	0.0	4.6	11.1	290 (12.1)	31/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.4	-3.2	1.7	-4.3	0.4	0.0	6.0	8.8	255 (10.6)	35/10
WHYALLA AERO	14.4	-4.1	6.3	+0.4	--	0.8	2.9	--	437 (18.2)	35/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.0	-2.6	6.0	-2.2	--	2.6	--	--	261 (10.9)	31/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.9	-0.2	6.2	+0.7	8.1	2.4	2.6	2.9	661 (27.5)	52/00
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.3	-2.0	12.1	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	39/00
CAIRNS AERO	28.5	+1.9	15.5	-1.9	--	0.0	5.2	10.9	251 (10.5)	30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.3	+1.3	16.1	+1.4	12.7	0.0	3.8	10.2	229 ( 9.5)	28/14
MACKAY M.O	26.1	+3.5	12.8	-1.2	--	0.2	--	9.4	218 ( 9.1)	24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.1	+2.3	10.2	-0.5	7.4	0.0	4.0	--	190 ( 7.9)	30/14
BUNDABERG AERO	24.1	+0.8	11.6	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	440 (18.3)	28/09
COOLANGATTA	23.0	+1.7	7.8	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	276 (11.5)	39/13
BRISBANE AERO	22.3	+0.6	10.5	+0.9	5.6	0.0	4.8	10.9	450 (18.8)	52/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.0	-2.5	4.8	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	467 (19.5)	54/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	16.3	-1.6	4.3	-1.5	-2.1	0.0	4.4	--	362 (15.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.1	+0.3	7.1	-1.2	1.1	0.0	3.4	--	359 (15.0)	37/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.2	+1.0	3.7	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	270 (11.3)	50/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	16.7	-1.9	10.5	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	718 (29.9)	81/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	17.2	-1.8	7.0	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	162 ( 6.8)	44/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	5.2	-5.8	0.3	-1.8	-3.0	25.0	1.0	4.7	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	11.8	-5.7	5.5	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	489 (20.4)	44/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.1	+0.8	10.1	+2.0	6.2	0.0	6.6	10.4	770 (32.1)	72/11
RICHMOND RAAF	18.2	-1.5	8.6	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	481 (20.0)	57/13
BELLAMBI AWS	18.5	+0.5	8.4	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	540 (22.5)	61/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.6	+0.1	4.8	+1.2	3.4	8.8	2.2	3.1	558 (23.3)	43/03
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.9	-0.1	3.0	-0.8	--	6.6	--	--	284 (11.8)	37/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.7	-1.6	3.8	-1.5	1.5	3.0	5.0	9.0	526 (21.9)	39/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.7	-1.0	4.9	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	438 (18.3)	48/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.3	-2.0	6.0	+3.4	--	7.2	--	--	499 (20.8)	54/03
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	13.4	-1.6	8.9	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.6	-1.8	3.6	-0.1	--	18.4	--	--	573 (23.9)	57/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.5	+0.7	8.2	+4.5	--	0.8	--	--	275 (11.5)	54/12
HOBART AIRPORT	10.1	-3.4	7.0	+2.3	7.6	13.2	0.4	3.0	318 (13.3)	48/09
	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

35.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+8.4 : 28.5 MULLEWA Central West WA
+8.1 : 35.2 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+8.0 : 30.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.4 : 34.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+7.3 : 28.7 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
**S** 25.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.4 : 7.7 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+5.2 : 15.8 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.5 : 8.2 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+4.2 : 8.6 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
+4.2 : 5.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : 8.7 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.1 : 9.4 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.0 : 9.5 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-6.7 : 6.2 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-6.5 : 10.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.3 : -1.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.2 : -1.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.1 : 10.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-5.8 : 2.3 WITCHCLIFFE 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.

73.0 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC
56.8 TANYBRYN W Coast VIC
51.0 BEECH FOREST W Coast VIC
49.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
48.2 LORNE (MOUNT COWLEY) W Coast VIC

VICTORIA
Wimmera S
49.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM)
W Coast
73.0 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE)
56.8 TANYBRYN
51.0 BEECH FOREST
48.2 LORNE (MOUNT COWLEY)

11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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1.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.8 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.8 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1170 (48.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1115 (46.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1062 (44.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
976 (40.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
967 (40.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
964 (40.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
926 (38.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
923 (38.5) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
918 (38.3) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
896 (37.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
892 (37.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
865 (36.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
853 (35.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
819 (34.1) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
796 (33.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
791 (33.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
781 (32.5) HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
777 (32.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
770 (32.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
762 (31.8) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
755 (31.5) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
749 (31.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
743 (31.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
732 (30.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
718 (29.9) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
718 (29.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
717 (29.9) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
708 (29.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
708 (29.5) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
696 (29.0) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
693 (28.9) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
689 (28.7) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
688 (28.7) GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
681 (28.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
680 (28.3) CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
678 (28.3) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
675 (28.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
670 (27.9) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
670 (27.9) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
661 (27.5) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
655 (27.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
652 (27.2) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
650 (27.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
621 (25.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
613 (25.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
612 (25.5) FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
610 (25.4) PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
606 (25.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
606 (25.3) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
603 (25.1) NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
601 (25.0) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

87/14 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
87/09 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
85/07 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
85/03 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
83/10 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW

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.
VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK 10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.2mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 15.8mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.2mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 15.0mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.8mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.7mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 63 ) at 13:30 GREEN CAPE AWS : 80(220/ 65 ) at 11:00 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91(240/ 56 ) at 00:00 Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 87(190/ 63 ) at 09:12 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(220/ 65 ) at 10:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 80(190/ 65 ) at 08:00 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 82(180/ 63 ) at 11:04 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 83(280/ 76 ) at 06:21 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 80(270/ 63 ) at 06:52