Australian Weather News -- 24 OCT 2012

Wednesday 24 OCT 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0718 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

ANT

Antarctica

300000

DAVIS

-3.7

-3.9

21/10/1988

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

Alice Springs

015590

ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT

41.7

18/10/2002

1 N Equal to record.

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 07:17EST, 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	27.4	+2.9	7.0	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	584 (24.3)	61/16
PERTH AIRPORT	24.2	+1.6	12.0	+1.8	8.5	0.0	5.6	12.4	580 (24.2)	48/06
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	17.6	-1.1	9.8	+0.7	--	2.8	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	31/13
BUNBURY	22.3	+1.5	8.2	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	34/14
MANDURAH	22.7	+1.1	12.1	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	416 (17.3)	35/18
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.3	+2.1	23.5	-1.5	23.4	0.4	7.6	11.3	336 (14.0)	41/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	41.7	+10.8	22.2	+7.4	18.9	0.0	16.0	10.2	320 (13.3)	70/16
WHYALLA AERO	31.4	+7.6	17.9	+7.3	--	0.0	13.2	--	350 (14.6)	57/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	29.2	+7.4	20.9	+9.4	--	0.0	7.6	--	301 (12.5)	46/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.9	+2.0	12.4	+5.3	10.3	0.2	6.8	0.2	517 (21.5)	48/06
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.3	+5.7	18.3	-0.3	15.2	0.0	11.6	11.9	145 ( 6.0)	52/15
CAIRNS AERO	28.3	-1.2	22.1	+1.5	21.6	4.8	7.6	1.6	392 (16.3)	52/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.2	-0.2	23.3	+2.6	22.4	0.0	9.4	10.0	601 (25.0)	50/12
MACKAY M.O	26.5	-1.0	21.7	+2.0	--	0.0	--	11.1	568 (23.7)	48/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.5	-2.1	15.7	-1.3	13.5	0.0	9.2	--	420 (17.5)	37/10
BUNDABERG AERO	26.8	-0.1	13.7	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	508 (21.2)	54/08
COOLANGATTA	24.3	-0.1	14.6	-1.5	--	1.0	--	--	541 (22.5)	55/12
BRISBANE AERO	24.2	-1.2	14.6	-1.1	13.1	0.0	8.8	11.9	479 (20.0)	50/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.7	-2.6	9.7	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	573 (23.9)	61/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.9	+2.8	9.8	-2.4	4.3	0.0	7.4	--	288 (12.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.0	-1.6	13.5	-0.3	10.0	0.4	6.4	11.4	658 (27.4)	35/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.2	-1.6	9.8	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	288 (12.0)	31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.6	+1.0	6.9	-5.1	3.9	0.0	5.6	--	344 (14.3)	37/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.8	+0.2	5.9	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	86 ( 3.6)	28/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.2	+3.7	3.2	-3.4	-5.2	0.0	4.0	11.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.0	+3.4	8.0	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	463 (19.3)	41/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.0	+1.5	11.6	-1.6	7.5	0.0	6.0	11.6	377 (15.7)	52/16
RICHMOND RAAF	28.3	+3.5	5.7	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	142 ( 5.9)	34/10
BELLAMBI AWS	22.3	+0.9	11.4	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	54/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.5	+4.1	7.7	0.0	5.0	0.0	5.4	11.5	339 (14.1)	26/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.6	+2.1	5.4	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	87 ( 3.6)	22/18
MILDURA AIRPORT	32.4	+8.6	13.2	+3.4	7.0	0.0	12.0	8.6	516 (21.5)	44/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.2	+2.3	8.9	+1.4	--	0.0	5.4	--	334 (13.9)	34/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	24.8	+4.5	6.8	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	323 (13.5)	35/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.7	+3.0	13.0	+3.5	9.0	0.0	7.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.2	+2.6	10.7	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	690 (28.8)	54/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.3	+2.3	8.7	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	310 (12.9)	30/15
HOBART AIRPORT	15.6	-1.7	8.9	+1.4	5.8	0.0	2.8	2.2	367 (15.3)	41/10
	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

42.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
41.7 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
41.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
41.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

+10.8 : 41.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+10.6 : 40.8 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+9.5 : 30.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.5 : 36.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+9.4 : 42.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

27.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.4 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.1 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

+12.0 : 18.8 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
+11.8 : 26.1 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+11.8 : 20.0 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+10.8 : 22.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+10.5 : 24.7 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+10.5 : 20.0 NONNING NW Pastoral SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.9 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
10.9 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

-11.1 : 20.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.9 : 18.1 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-5.2 : 16.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-4.4 : 10.9 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
-4.3 : 18.1 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-1.0 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
-1.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.9 : -2.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 : 3.9 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.8 : 5.4 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
-6.7 : -1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.7 : 1.5 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

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.

45.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
35.4 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
30.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH) Islands ISL
29.6 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
28.0 DEERAL N Coast--Barron QLD

12.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
11.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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2.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1340 (55.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1322 (55.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1191 (49.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1094 (45.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1064 (44.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1061 (44.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1038 (43.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1018 (42.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1011 (42.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
996 (41.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
982 (40.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
964 (40.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
956 (39.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
915 (38.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
895 (37.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
893 (37.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
890 (37.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
889 (37.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
831 (34.6) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
829 (34.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
823 (34.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
810 (33.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
809 (33.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
795 (33.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
788 (32.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
768 (32.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
762 (31.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
739 (30.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
736 (30.7) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
725 (30.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
721 (30.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
710 (29.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
706 (29.4) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
704 (29.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
700 (29.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
694 (28.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
690 (28.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
689 (28.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
673 (28.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
670 (27.9) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
658 (27.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
658 (27.4) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
653 (27.2) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
642 (26.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
637 (26.5) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
636 (26.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
632 (26.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
626 (26.1) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
625 (26.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
619 (25.8) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
603 (25.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
601 (25.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
601 (25.0) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
600 (25.0) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD

**S** 100/21 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
89/03 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
87/15 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
85/00 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
83/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Pilbara MARBLE BAR 12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.2mm/h E Gascoyne NEWMAN AERO 9.2mm in 14 min to 22:35 39.4mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau RABBIT FLAT 9.8mm in 38 min to 17:53 15.5mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 13.0mm in 30 min to 08:00 26.0mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 16.6mm/h 5.8mm in 16 min to 08:30 21.8mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 20.2mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 15.0mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 13.0mm/h LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 23.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 46.4mm/h 23.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 23.2mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 80(230/ 65 ) at 21:30 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 74(150/ 63 ) at 09:30 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 93(110/ 48 ) at 00:00