Australian Weather News -- 02 NOV 2012

Friday 02 NOV 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0746 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

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Central West

008231

OAKLANDS

30.0

18.6

17/11/1983

1 N

Goldfields

012009

NORSEMAN AERO

25.6

24.4

25/11/2003

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

Arnhem

014401

WARRUWI

-23.0

20.5

21/11/1995

2.5

10/04/1997

1 P

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

15.0

15.2

25/11/2003

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068072

NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS

6.3

6.8

10/11/2006

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084070

POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)

0.0

4.9

01/11/1970

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 07:46EST, 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	24.4	-2.8	12.6	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	37/13
PERTH AIRPORT	23.8	-2.0	12.0	-0.7	9.7	0.0	4.0	11.0	456 (19.0)	43/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	21.3	+0.5	9.6	-1.2	--	2.4	--	--	338 (14.1)	28/14
BUNBURY	22.0	-2.3	9.6	-2.5	--	0.2	--	--	312 (13.0)	34/13
MANDURAH	21.1	-3.5	13.7	-1.9	--	1.6	--	--	275 (11.5)	41/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.1	+0.8	25.6	+0.3	25.1	0.8	7.6	11.3	389 (16.2)	35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.3	+2.7	19.9	+2.1	18.1	0.0	15.4	12.3	452 (18.8)	44/16
WHYALLA AERO	21.1	-5.4	10.9	-3.1	--	0.0	8.0	--	620 (25.8)	37/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.6	-3.5	10.8	-3.2	--	0.0	3.8	--	265 (11.0)	39/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.1	-4.3	9.8	+1.4	8.0	0.2	2.6	2.3	474 (19.8)	31/07
MOUNT ISA AERO	41.4	+5.1	23.1	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	307 (12.8)	34/13
CAIRNS AERO	30.2	-0.4	18.4	-3.9	14.7	0.0	9.0	11.3	310 (12.9)	31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.4	-0.3	20.0	-2.9	16.9	0.0	8.0	12.1	289 (12.0)	34/13
MACKAY M.O	30.3	+1.1	20.2	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	270 (11.3)	44/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	35.2	+4.0	20.0	+0.5	19.0	0.0	7.8	--	279 (11.6)	31/10
BUNDABERG AERO	32.4	+4.1	20.8	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	479 (20.0)	57/17
COOLANGATTA	26.6	+0.7	20.8	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	542 (22.6)	61/10
BRISBANE AERO	27.2	+0.5	18.0	-0.2	15.1	0.0	6.0	10.6	--	57/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.5	+3.9	17.4	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	382 (15.9)	50/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.8	-0.5	11.4	-3.6	4.8	0.0	9.4	--	266 (11.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.8	-1.1	18.4	+2.2	15.0	0.2	7.0	--	646 (26.9)	59/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.4	-3.5	16.7	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	405 (16.9)	57/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.9	-4.6	11.7	-2.6	--	2.8	--	--	475 (19.8)	44/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.3	-4.8	11.0	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	137 ( 5.7)	35/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.6	-1.4	2.6	-6.6	-3.0	0.0	2.4	4.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	26.3	-2.0	7.8	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	489 (20.4)	37/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.1	-4.9	16.0	+0.6	13.8	0.0	10.8	12.2	694 (28.9)	54/05
RICHMOND RAAF	23.2	-3.4	8.8	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	39/15
BELLAMBI AWS	17.6	-4.5	14.4	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	528 (22.0)	52/04
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.0	-2.7	3.9	-6.9	1.0	0.0	8.0	13.0	558 (23.3)	34/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	22.4	-3.6	6.4	-5.5	--	0.0	--	--	451 (18.8)	28/23
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.8	-3.7	6.9	-5.6	5.0	0.0	8.0	11.5	444 (18.5)	39/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.7	-5.9	5.7	-4.5	--	0.8	6.6	--	480 (20.0)	44/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.8	-4.5	8.3	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	461 (19.2)	31/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.8	-5.2	10.6	-0.6	9.4	0.6	2.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.0	-6.6	5.8	-2.0	--	2.4	--	--	488 (20.3)	35/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.5	-0.9	5.7	-3.3	--	16.4	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	22/12
HOBART AIRPORT	13.7	-5.3	8.5	-0.7	6.3	0.4	2.6	7.2	579 (24.1)	46/02
	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

43.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
42.9 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
42.9 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
42.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+7.3 : 33.3 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.8 : 33.6 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.5 : 35.8 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.3 : 39.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+6.2 : 32.6 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

29.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+5.1 : 21.0 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+5.1 : 19.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+4.8 : 26.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+4.7 : 26.0 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+4.4 : 18.8 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.4 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-8.1 : 16.2 VIEWBANK (ARPANSA) E Central VIC
-8.0 : 22.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-8.0 : 5.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-7.9 : 13.1 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-7.3 : 16.5 STAWELL AERODROME Wimmera S VIC

-23.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
-4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-49.4 : -23.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
-12.7 : 0.0 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
-9.6 : 1.3 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-9.5 : -1.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.5 : 1.7 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.

50.0 LAKE CAMM Cent Wheatbelt WA
38.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
36.0 MOUNT MADDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
33.6 NARDOO STATION Gulf Country QLD
32.6 ANSONS BAY E Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
38.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN
Cent Wheatbelt
50.0 LAKE CAMM
36.0 MOUNT MADDEN

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
33.6 NARDOO STATION

TASMANIA
E Coast
32.6 ANSONS BAY

13.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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4.4 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
3.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1662 (69.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1576 (65.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1513 (63.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1229 (51.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1228 (51.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1144 (47.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1142 (47.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1015 (42.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1006 (41.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
981 (40.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
979 (40.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
969 (40.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
942 (39.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
929 (38.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
908 (37.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
870 (36.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
846 (35.3) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
843 (35.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
835 (34.8) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
829 (34.5) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
824 (34.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
810 (33.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
802 (33.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
793 (33.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
777 (32.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
772 (32.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
769 (32.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
750 (31.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
748 (31.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
748 (31.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
741 (30.9) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
731 (30.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
730 (30.4) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
716 (29.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
713 (29.7) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
708 (29.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
701 (29.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
694 (28.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
678 (28.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
674 (28.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
671 (28.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
668 (27.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
654 (27.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
647 (27.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
647 (27.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
647 (27.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
646 (26.9) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
637 (26.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
632 (26.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
630 (26.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
628 (26.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
628 (26.2) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
627 (26.1) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
625 (26.0) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
624 (26.0) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
622 (25.9) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
622 (25.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
620 (25.8) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
614 (25.6) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
611 (25.5) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
608 (25.3) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
607 (25.3) FORREST Eucla WA
603 (25.1) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
603 (25.1) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
603 (25.1) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
602 (25.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW

102/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
96/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
83/11 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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 DOUGLAS RIVER 11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.4mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.8mm/h BRADSHAW 11.4mm in 11 min to 21:30 62.2mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.4mm/h 14.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 28.8mm/h 27.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 27.8mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.6mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NULLARBOR 5.2mm in 2 min to 18:51 156.0mm/h 5.6mm in 3 min to 18:54 112.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.4mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 10.6mm in 9 min to 09:09 70.7mm/h 11.6mm in 21 min to 09:30 33.1mm/h 22.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.2mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 23.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 7.3mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 8.7mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 83(150/ 70 ) at 11:30 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 80(140/ 69 ) at 12:36 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(240/ 87 ) at 00:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM : 76(230/ 65 ) at 02:23 Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 100(220/ 72 ) at 05:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(250/ 69 ) at 03:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 80(260/ 67 ) at 00:48 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 87(250/ 67 ) at 00:57