Australian Weather News -- 09 SEP 2012

Sunday 09 SEP 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0501 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

Reading

Date

Years

Highest grass minimum temperature

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

20.3

19.6

20/09/1994

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

22.2

21.2

30/09/2010

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

TAS

Southeast

094041

MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

158.4

97.3

01/09/2009

1 N

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 05:01EST, 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	30.7	+8.7	14.5	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	429 (17.9)	43/09
PERTH AIRPORT	29.5	+9.4	11.5	+2.6	8.1	0.0	4.8	10.0	365 (15.2)	46/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	23.5	+6.2	5.7	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	213 ( 8.9)	46/22
BUNBURY	23.6	+5.3	6.2	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	99 ( 4.1)	37/12
MANDURAH	22.0	+3.2	15.1	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	26/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	36.2	+3.6	22.1	-0.9	21.3	0.0	7.2	10.5	322 (13.4)	48/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	23.7	-3.5	1.4	-8.9	-0.3	0.0	7.0	11.4	367 (15.3)	37/12
WHYALLA AERO	17.5	-4.0	11.5	+3.4	--	0.0	6.4	--	390 (16.3)	30/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.8	-1.2	8.8	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	22/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.5	+0.7	7.2	+0.9	3.8	0.2	2.6	9.0	449 (18.7)	31/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.0	-1.2	12.2	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	445 (18.5)	44/10
CAIRNS AERO	28.4	+0.3	20.1	+1.4	18.9	0.0	7.2	7.7	390 (16.3)	44/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.7	0.0	16.8	-0.6	13.1	0.0	6.2	10.5	324 (13.5)	43/13
MACKAY M.O	23.4	-1.8	12.7	-3.9	--	0.0	--	9.6	361 (15.0)	39/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.7	+0.4	8.5	-5.1	4.0	0.0	7.4	--	174 ( 7.3)	31/16
BUNDABERG AERO	24.7	-0.7	9.5	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	255 (10.6)	34/12
COOLANGATTA	23.1	-0.1	9.6	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	31/15
BRISBANE AERO	24.0	-0.2	9.4	-3.3	4.6	0.0	8.0	10.8	416 (17.3)	31/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.2	0.0	5.6	-5.0	--	0.0	--	--	516 (21.5)	44/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.3	-1.1	6.6	-2.0	1.0	0.0	4.6	--	117 ( 4.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.0	-1.9	5.8	-5.2	1.9	0.0	4.8	--	275 (11.5)	28/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.9	-1.6	3.9	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	34/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.1	-1.2	8.0	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	574 (23.9)	39/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.6	-0.8	3.7	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	22/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.8	-1.2	3.2	-1.0	-1.1	0.0	1.8	3.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.4	-1.8	7.2	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	35/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.7	-0.8	12.1	+1.7	5.5	0.0	5.2	11.0	676 (28.2)	39/00
RICHMOND RAAF	22.1	-0.5	2.5	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	261 (10.9)	28/17
BELLAMBI AWS	18.9	-1.2	12.7	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	606 (25.3)	63/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.8	-0.8	3.5	-1.6	-0.4	0.0	3.0	10.9	427 (17.8)	30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.3	-0.7	6.8	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	30/02
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.8	-0.6	10.0	+2.7	8.0	0.0	5.0	9.6	405 (16.9)	35/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.0	-0.4	8.7	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	468 (19.5)	31/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.7	-0.1	6.3	+2.0	--	0.2	--	--	349 (14.5)	28/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.0	+1.8	10.1	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.2	+0.4	5.6	+0.8	--	4.0	--	--	453 (18.9)	30/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.6	+3.1	6.9	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	389 (16.2)	43/13
HOBART AIRPORT	18.0	+2.7	10.3	+4.3	8.4	0.0	4.8	9.6	761 (31.7)	89/20
	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

38.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
37.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+9.7 : 30.2 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
+9.4 : 29.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+9.4 : 28.4 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+9.4 : 25.9 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+9.3 : 29.1 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+9.3 : 29.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+7.5 : 22.2 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+6.5 : 10.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+6.4 : 10.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+5.9 : 14.4 MULLEWA Central West WA
+5.9 : 22.6 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+5.9 : 11.4 ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) E Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.3 : 28.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.2 : 24.9 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 28.9 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-5.3 : 22.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-5.2 : 28.5 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

-4.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.9 : 1.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.6 : 0.9 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-8.5 : 5.7 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.4 : 6.6 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.3 : 5.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country 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.

46.2 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT) Derwent Valley TAS
44.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
41.2 DERWENT BRIDGE Central Plateau TAS
40.8 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
38.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
**W** 11.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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7.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
6.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
6.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.2 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

3801 ( 158) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
2138 (89.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1880 (78.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1725 (71.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1404 (58.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1316 (54.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1313 (54.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1294 (53.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1265 (52.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1224 (51.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1172 (48.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1123 (46.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1116 (46.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
1091 (45.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1069 (44.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1023 (42.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1013 (42.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
975 (40.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
966 (40.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
960 (40.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
934 (38.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
919 (38.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
900 (37.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
888 (37.0) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
829 (34.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
826 (34.4) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
816 (34.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
798 (33.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
795 (33.1) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
794 (33.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
787 (32.8) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
781 (32.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
780 (32.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
761 (31.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
761 (31.7) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
755 (31.5) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
754 (31.4) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
741 (30.9) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
737 (30.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
720 (30.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
718 (29.9) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
706 (29.4) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
696 (29.0) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
684 (28.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
682 (28.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
676 (28.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
671 (28.0) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
658 (27.4) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
655 (27.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
654 (27.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
652 (27.2) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
643 (26.8) WARRA W Coast TAS
627 (26.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
621 (25.9) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
618 (25.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
612 (25.5) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
606 (25.3) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
605 (25.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
603 (25.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC

156/19 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
130/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
118/19 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
107/21 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
106/19 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
102/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/20 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
98/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
96/14 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/21 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
94/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
91/20 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
91/18 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) 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.
TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(270/ 70 ) at 00:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 95(240/ 80 ) at 00:00 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 96(270/ 70 ) at 21:30 Southeast HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 98(270/ 45 ) at 20:45 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 128(320/102 ) at 18:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 156(250/ 87 ) at 19:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(250/ 65 ) at 00:00 TUNNACK FIRE STATION : 96(280/ 56 ) at 21:22 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 119(270/ 91 ) at 19:30 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) : 91(280/ 48 ) at 21:00 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) : 91(260/ 50 ) at 18:56 W Coast LOW ROCKY POINT : 76(320/ 63 ) at 16:30 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 106(310/ 83 ) at 19:41 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 100(260/ 82 ) at 01:00