Australian Weather News -- 03 JUL 2013

Wednesday 03 JUL 2013

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1343 EST on 04/07/2013. 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

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Date

Years

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Date

Years

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031108

WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION

-9.0

-3.0

25/07/1994

-3.7

24/06/1982

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

TAS

W Coast

097000

CAPE SORELL

15.9

15.6

24/07/1961

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 13:43EST, 04/07/2013.

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	21.8	+2.3	9.6	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	43/16
PERTH AIRPORT	17.4	-0.5	9.4	+1.4	6.6	3.0	3.0	3.8	218 ( 9.1)	39/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	13.8	-2.0	9.2	+1.7	--	5.6	--	--	262 (10.9)	39/13
BUNBURY	16.4	-0.8	8.4	+1.4	--	3.6	--	--	191 ( 8.0)	39/13
MANDURAH	15.7	-1.7	12.5	+1.9	--	2.4	--	--	313 (13.0)	37/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	29.3	-1.2	18.0	-1.3	16.8	0.0	7.6	9.8	433 (18.0)	41/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.2	+1.5	0.4	-3.6	-2.4	0.0	5.4	10.4	277 (11.5)	24/10
WHYALLA AERO	19.2	+2.3	2.5	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	57/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.6	+2.3	7.7	+0.2	--	0.0	--	9.1	190 ( 7.9)	44/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.6	+3.4	7.8	+2.6	6.4	0.2	1.0	9.3	455 (19.0)	50/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.5	+1.8	3.1	-5.5	0.9	0.0	5.4	10.2	323 (13.5)	31/11
CAIRNS AERO	26.9	+1.2	10.7	-6.4	7.3	0.0	5.0	9.5	274 (11.4)	48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.7	+1.6	10.2	-3.4	6.9	0.0	6.6	10.3	226 ( 9.4)	43/11
MACKAY M.O	22.1	+0.8	12.3	-0.6	--	0.0	--	9.9	307 (12.8)	35/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.8	+1.7	10.3	+0.8	7.1	0.0	4.4	--	236 ( 9.8)	34/20
BUNDABERG AERO	24.0	+2.0	14.2	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	276 (11.5)	43/10
COOLANGATTA	22.1	+1.6	16.5	+6.5	--	0.8	--	--	468 (19.5)	37/00
BRISBANE AERO	22.5	+1.7	14.7	+5.7	13.4	0.0	2.0	8.5	470 (19.6)	34/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.8	+2.3	8.4	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	343 (14.3)	39/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.4	+3.3	2.6	-2.1	--	0.0	2.2	--	97 ( 4.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.1	+1.4	14.5	+6.9	11.9	0.0	0.8	9.3	536 (22.3)	30/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.7	+2.1	10.0	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	286 (11.9)	21/01
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.1	+1.1	7.0	+0.6	5.2	0.0	2.6	8.7	201 ( 8.4)	24/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.5	+5.1	2.4	+0.9	-1.5	0.2	0.8	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.7	+2.4	0.4	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	252 (10.5)	21/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.7	+2.7	8.1	+0.9	5.3	0.0	2.2	9.5	308 (12.8)	26/09
RICHMOND RAAF	19.0	+1.6	2.4	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	16 ( 0.7)	17/15
BELLAMBI AWS	18.6	+1.8	8.9	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	30/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.3	+1.6	0.1	-2.6	-0.7	0.2	1.4	5.5	131 ( 5.5)	21/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.8	+1.7	3.1	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	76 ( 3.2)	15/18
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.0	+3.6	0.9	-3.4	-1.1	0.0	1.8	8.4	207 ( 8.6)	34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.8	+2.8	1.5	-1.4	--	0.6	1.0	--	202 ( 8.4)	30/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.1	+2.6	2.3	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	35/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.0	+2.5	9.9	+3.9	7.4	0.0	2.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.1	+3.0	4.5	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	445 (18.5)	52/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	--	--	9.8	+7.5	--	1.8	--	--	287 (12.0)	--
HOBART AIRPORT	15.6	+3.1	3.0	-1.1	-2.2	2.4	1.4	3.2	388 (16.2)	61/22
	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

31.4 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
30.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
30.3 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
30.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
30.1 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+7.0 : 17.4 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
+6.6 : 15.9 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+6.3 : 24.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.2 : 11.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.0 : 18.8 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.0 : 14.9 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+8.1 : 14.6 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+7.7 : 13.1 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.6 : 10.6 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+7.5 : 9.8 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.0 : 13.2 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-3.8 : 27.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-3.5 : 8.8 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.3 : 13.0 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-3.3 : 13.3 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

-6.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.9 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-4.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.7 : 4.4 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-7.5 : 10.2 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-7.4 : 7.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 6.7 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-7.0 : 8.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

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.

108.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
99.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL
90.2 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT) Islands ISL
47.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
39.6 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
W Coast
47.6 MOUNT READ
39.6 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN)

ISLANDS
Islands
108.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
99.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)
90.2 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT)

10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

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3.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1402 (58.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1352 (56.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1148 (47.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1053 (43.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1024 (42.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
934 (38.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
895 (37.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
892 (37.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
890 (37.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
887 (37.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
879 (36.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
869 (36.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
864 (36.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
844 (35.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
828 (34.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
819 (34.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
798 (33.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
795 (33.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
790 (32.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
768 (32.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
767 (32.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
753 (31.4) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
751 (31.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
724 (30.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
716 (29.8) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
713 (29.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
702 (29.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
688 (28.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
687 (28.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
682 (28.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
668 (27.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
664 (27.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
650 (27.1) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
650 (27.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
647 (27.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
621 (25.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
619 (25.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
607 (25.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

124/22 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
115/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/19 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
94/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/20 CAPE SORELL W Coast 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.
ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h 12.6mm in 30 min to 05:30 25.2mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 19.0mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 06:00 22.0mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 23.6mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.0mm/h CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 9.2mm in 48 min to 19:00 11.5mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 82(290/ 69 ) at 23:30 VICTORIA W Coast COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 72(330/ 63 ) at 13:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM : 87(340/ 65 ) at 23:00 E Coast SPRING BAY NTC AWS : 98(310/ 61 ) at 23:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(330/ 82 ) at 19:38 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 108(330/ 87 ) at 20:52 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(300/ 50 ) at 23:04 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 93(360/ 67 ) at 20:30 LOW ROCKY POINT : 102(310/ 72 ) at 20:00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 124(320/ 56 ) at 23:04 MT MUELLER : 95(308/ 43 ) at 22:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 74(290/ 63 ) at 03:00 BAYU UNDAN : 100( 90/ 52 ) at 08:09