Australian Weather News -- 27 OCT 2012

Saturday 27 OCT 2012

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Records set or equalled today

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Highest maximum temperature

Central West

008290

NORTH ISLAND

33.4

32.0

19/10/2000

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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 07:27EST, 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	38.1	+13.6	14.9	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	527 (22.0)	50/08
PERTH AIRPORT	33.0	+10.4	12.5	+2.3	9.7	0.0	8.4	12.8	507 (21.1)	46/06
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	26.9	+8.2	7.7	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	34/14
BUNBURY	29.1	+8.3	12.1	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	252 (10.5)	24/05
MANDURAH	30.8	+9.2	16.1	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	277 (11.5)	26/03
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.1	+0.9	25.2	+0.2	25.1	0.0	7.6	10.2	311 (13.0)	37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	27.4	-3.5	8.9	-5.9	7.0	0.0	3.8	12.4	317 (13.2)	46/09
WHYALLA AERO	18.9	-4.9	11.4	+0.8	--	0.0	4.1	--	511 (21.3)	48/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.4	-2.4	8.4	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	39/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.2	-0.7	7.1	0.0	4.2	1.2	3.6	7.8	474 (19.8)	34/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.0	-0.6	20.0	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	600 (25.0)	50/00
CAIRNS AERO	29.1	-0.4	17.4	-3.2	12.8	0.0	7.6	8.0	183 ( 7.6)	28/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.6	+0.2	16.2	-4.5	14.0	0.0	7.2	11.7	200 ( 8.3)	37/16
MACKAY M.O	29.2	+1.7	16.8	-2.9	--	0.0	--	11.5	232 ( 9.7)	30/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	35.1	+5.5	15.2	-1.8	13.7	0.0	7.4	--	228 ( 9.5)	31/16
BUNDABERG AERO	31.2	+4.3	15.3	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	353 (14.7)	35/14
COOLANGATTA	28.2	+3.8	16.2	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	372 (15.5)	59/12
BRISBANE AERO	27.2	+1.8	17.5	+1.8	15.5	0.0	5.4	8.8	462 (19.3)	54/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.7	+2.4	16.6	+3.8	--	0.0	--	--	318 (13.3)	41/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	25.7	+0.6	12.6	+0.4	5.8	0.4	6.8	--	159 ( 6.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.8	-0.8	17.2	+3.4	13.5	0.0	6.6	--	353 (14.7)	52/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.3	-0.5	15.2	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	289 (12.0)	50/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.1	-2.5	11.4	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	46/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.1	-2.5	7.8	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	59 ( 2.5)	31/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.2	-0.3	3.5	-3.1	-5.0	0.0	4.0	11.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.9	+0.3	7.9	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	323 (13.5)	35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.4	-3.1	12.9	-0.3	6.3	0.0	5.4	12.2	419 (17.5)	41/14
RICHMOND RAAF	23.9	-0.9	7.3	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	43/14
BELLAMBI AWS	17.1	-4.3	11.8	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	37/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.8	+0.4	5.2	-2.5	1.4	0.0	7.0	12.9	450 (18.8)	37/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.4	-1.1	6.3	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	380 (15.8)	46/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.9	+0.1	5.2	-4.6	0.5	0.0	7.4	12.5	439 (18.3)	37/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.7	-3.2	3.2	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	392 (16.3)	43/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.7	-1.6	5.1	-1.4	--	2.4	--	--	317 (13.2)	37/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.5	-4.2	9.2	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.4	-5.2	4.8	-1.4	--	6.8	--	--	364 (15.2)	35/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.1	+1.1	1.6	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	154 ( 6.4)	26/11
HOBART AIRPORT	16.2	-1.1	6.5	-1.0	3.2	1.0	2.4	12.0	543 (22.6)	48/11
	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

42.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
40.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+13.6 : 38.1 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+12.1 : 34.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+11.5 : 33.6 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+11.3 : 37.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
+10.9 : 33.5 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA

29.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.7 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
27.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.1 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 21.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
+8.1 : 21.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.5 : 17.8 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+7.0 : 18.4 ENEABBA Central West WA
+6.7 : 27.7 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
7.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
7.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.0 : 22.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
-7.2 : 23.8 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-6.4 : 29.7 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-6.2 : 21.8 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-6.2 : 23.3 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.2 : 23.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

-5.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.2 : -0.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.9 : 0.3 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-7.8 : 14.8 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-7.5 : 0.2 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.3 : 1.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.

27.6 CATHCART (OLD POST OFFICE) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
27.2 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
24.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
24.2 TARANNA (PARKS & WILDLIFE) Southeast TAS
20.4 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT

12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

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6.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
4.9 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
4.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1414 (58.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1365 (56.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1294 (53.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1132 (47.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1088 (45.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1080 (45.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1018 (42.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1004 (41.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
988 (41.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
979 (40.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
977 (40.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
929 (38.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
909 (37.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
880 (36.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
850 (35.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
824 (34.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
756 (31.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
756 (31.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
726 (30.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
707 (29.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
706 (29.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
700 (29.2) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
654 (27.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
637 (26.5) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
637 (26.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
636 (26.5) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
622 (25.9) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
620 (25.8) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
618 (25.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
614 (25.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
611 (25.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
601 (25.0) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
600 (25.0) MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

100/04 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
96/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
87/11 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
87/23 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
85/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 5.2mm in 13 min to 16:30 24.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 7.0mm in 4 min to 15:22 105.0mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.6mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h GYMPIE 13.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.4mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.0mm/h	VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(230/ 69 ) at 12:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(250/ 78 ) at 00:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 83(220/ 69 ) at 01:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(320/ 67 ) at 18:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 93(220/ 43 ) at 03:17 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 76(240/ 63 ) at 08:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 85(240/ 67 ) at 00:14