Australian Weather News -- 12 APR 2013

Friday 12 APR 2013

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1801 EST on 31/05/2013. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

N Peninsula

027064

PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION

110.0

71.0

17/04/1999

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029016

ESMERALDA STATION

67.0

52.6

18/04/1971

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

Murchison

007139

PAYNES FIND

23.5

22.7

11/04/2013

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

SW & S Coast

009812

HARVEY

18.5

17.5

05/04/2013

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

20.0

18.5

11/04/2013

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

26.5

25.4

01/04/1990

1 N

Central West

008296

MORAWA AIRPORT

22.8

22.0

13/04/2002

1 N

Central West

008297

DALWALLINU

21.9

21.7

13/04/2009

1 N

Cent Wheatbelt

010007

BENCUBBIN

22.2

01/04/1989

1 N Equal to record.

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

21.4

21.0

11/04/2013

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

21.3

21.0

11/04/2013

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Gt Southern

010692

NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION

17.9

05/04/2013

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

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

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

26.0

24.5

10/04/2013

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

33.3

31.9

07/04/2011

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

24.3

22.8

13/04/2012

1 N

QLD

Northwest

037039

WINTON AIRPORT

25.3

24.8

11/04/2012

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 anomalies
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4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See 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 18:01EST, 31/05/2013.

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	30.8	+3.1	22.8	+7.4	--	0.0	--	--	490 (20.4)	48/04
PERTH AIRPORT	24.5	-1.0	21.4	+8.4	20.2	0.0	4.8	0.0	417 (17.4)	34/08
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	19.5	-2.4	16.3	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	163 ( 6.8)	31/01
BUNBURY	21.1	-3.0	18.6	+7.0	--	5.0	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	24/00
MANDURAH	22.5	-1.4	21.3	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	260 (10.8)	28/18
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.7	+1.0	22.8	-1.2	20.0	0.0	9.2	11.5	373 (15.5)	31/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.3	+2.1	11.3	-1.3	8.0	0.0	11.0	11.3	405 (16.9)	46/10
WHYALLA AERO	33.2	+9.4	12.0	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	239 (10.0)	34/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	32.1	+9.4	19.0	+6.6	--	0.0	5.0	8.0	189 ( 7.9)	30/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	28.6	+9.1	6.5	-2.2	4.3	0.2	0.4	7.4	203 ( 8.5)	34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.5	-4.3	18.7	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	508 (21.2)	41/13
CAIRNS AERO	28.6	-0.6	22.6	+1.0	21.4	3.4	2.6	3.4	798 (33.3)	59/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.1	-1.5	20.9	+0.3	20.6	22.6	0.4	3.5	343 (14.3)	46/19
MACKAY M.O	23.9	-2.8	20.0	-0.1	--	34.0	--	0.2	597 (24.9)	52/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.0	-4.8	19.1	+1.2	18.9	3.8	3.2	--	472 (19.7)	48/13
BUNDABERG AERO	24.7	-2.7	19.0	+1.5	--	3.4	--	--	419 (17.5)	50/14
COOLANGATTA	25.4	0.0	18.8	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	450 (18.8)	48/14
BRISBANE AERO	23.3	-2.7	18.4	+2.1	16.9	3.8	2.2	1.7	350 (14.6)	44/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.3	-3.0	14.4	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	690 (28.8)	59/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.0	+1.8	15.2	+2.4	--	0.0	5.2	--	156 ( 6.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.8	-0.2	15.4	+0.2	13.0	4.0	2.6	--	210 ( 8.8)	37/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.6	+0.5	14.3	+0.5	--	1.2	--	--	128 ( 5.3)	26/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.4	+1.8	12.4	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	190 ( 7.9)	34/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.9	+1.3	12.2	+0.3	--	0.2	--	--	33 ( 1.4)	22/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.2	+2.8	7.7	+0.5	1.0	0.0	3.6	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.2	+2.7	10.4	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	31/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.1	+3.2	16.1	+1.9	14.5	0.0	4.4	10.3	280 (11.7)	34/14
RICHMOND RAAF	26.0	+2.2	11.5	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	51 ( 2.1)	22/17
BELLAMBI AWS	24.0	+1.9	17.0	+1.5	--	0.2	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	30/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	27.9	+5.4	16.0	+6.9	12.6	0.0	5.2	9.6	262 (10.9)	31/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	28.2	+5.9	11.4	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	68 ( 2.8)	28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	32.4	+8.8	12.9	+2.8	10.0	0.0	5.6	10.5	220 ( 9.2)	30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	28.1	+6.5	11.7	+3.5	--	0.0	4.4	--	259 (10.8)	26/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.2	+7.0	12.1	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	30/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	25.1	+4.8	12.0	+1.2	10.0	1.2	1.4	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	25.8	+8.2	7.4	0.0	--	0.4	--	--	247 (10.3)	43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.0	+1.1	7.4	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	101 ( 4.2)	35/14
HOBART AIRPORT	19.6	+1.5	4.2	-4.6	0.6	0.0	4.0	10.3	252 (10.5)	30/23
	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

38.8 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
37.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
37.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
37.6 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
37.4 EYRE Eucla WA

+13.3 : 37.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.8 : 36.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+12.6 : 34.5 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+11.3 : 35.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 36.9 FORREST Eucla WA

27.1 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
25.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.6 : 21.3 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.4 : 26.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+9.8 : 21.0 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.6 : 21.6 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.5 : 22.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.5 : 21.4 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-11.5 : 22.6 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-8.4 : 24.6 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.0 : 23.8 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.8 : 24.6 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-7.7 : 25.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

-3.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-1.7 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-1.4 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
-1.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-13.0 : 8.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
-7.2 : -0.8 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
-7.2 : -1.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-7.0 : -1.7 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.0 : -2.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

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.

111.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
110.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION N Peninsula QLD
107.0 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
106.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
93.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
110.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION
65.0 BRAMWELL
S Peninsula
58.2 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
Gulf Country
67.0 ESMERALDA STATION
N Coast--Barron
106.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
58.0 TOPAZ ALERT
55.0 HAPPY VALLEY
N Coast--Herbert
111.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
107.0 DARADGEE
93.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
83.0 INNISFAIL
72.0 RUSSELL RIVER
64.4 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
62.4 MENA CREEK POST OFFICE
59.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
59.0 EURAMO TM
58.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
58.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
52.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
50.0 TUNG OIL TM
50.0 MENAVALE ALERT
Central Coast E
73.8 BELGAMBA
59.0 MT JUKES
59.0 MOUNT JUKES
58.6 DAYDREAM ISLAND RESORT
55.8 LETHEBROOK
54.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL
Brisbane/SE Coast
53.4 CALOUNDRA AIRPORT
50.8 MALENY TAMARIND ST

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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3.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1188 (49.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1168 (48.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1145 (47.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1105 (46.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1084 (45.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1048 (43.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
944 (39.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
876 (36.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
841 (35.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
821 (34.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
820 (34.2) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
798 (33.3) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
776 (32.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
771 (32.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
756 (31.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
711 (29.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
690 (28.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
664 (27.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
664 (27.7) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
624 (26.0) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
609 (25.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
608 (25.3) WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
604 (25.2) BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

89/07 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
83/00 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
83/00 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
81/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/21 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.
QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COEN AIRPORT 24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 24.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 24.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.8mm/h LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h 10.6mm in 30 min to 02:00 21.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.6mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 16.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL 29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 14.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h ALVA BEACH 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast S PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 4.6mm in 11 min to 09:23 25.1mm/h ISLANDS Islands CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 7.6mm in 43 min to 11:43 10.6mm/h	QUEENSLAND Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(110/ 67 ) at 00:30 Wide Bay/Burnett LADY ELLIOT ISLAND : 74(100/ 63 ) at 07:31 RUNDLE ISLAND : 78(120/ 67 ) at 06:30 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 69(110/ 63 ) at 19:14 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 82(100/ 65 ) at 01:00