Australian Weather News -- 23 SEP 2013

Monday 23 SEP 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 1359 EST on 24/09/2013. 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

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Date

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Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

45.0

40.0

17/09/2013

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

SW & S Coast

009994

COLLIE EAST

45.4

36.4

06/09/2005

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

38.0

37.2

20/09/2013

37.7

22/10/2008

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

96.0

10/09/2009

N Equal to record.

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

91.0

10/09/2009

SW & S Coast

009994

COLLIE EAST

22/09/2013

85.0

14/08/2009

N Previous record set earlier this month.

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

Gt Southern

010905

JACUP

32.9

32.8

01/09/2013

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Gt Southern

010911

LAKE GRACE

29.0

28.3

07/09/2005

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 13:59EST, 24/09/2013.

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	22.5	+0.4	15.5	+6.3	--	1.8	--	--	701 (29.2)	68/01
PERTH AIRPORT	20.6	+0.5	13.3	+4.4	12.6	12.2	3.6	4.4	762 (31.8)	80/01
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	18.8	+1.5	11.1	+3.1	--	6.6	--	--	531 (22.1)	67/00
BUNBURY	18.7	+0.3	13.2	+4.8	--	13.2	--	--	769 (32.0)	81/00
MANDURAH	18.8	-0.1	13.9	+2.2	--	7.8	--	--	1008 (42.0)	98/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.1	+2.5	24.2	+1.2	23.8	0.0	6.4	10.4	286 (11.9)	31/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.3	+10.1	23.2	+12.9	19.4	0.0	14.8	10.9	487 (20.3)	54/13
WHYALLA AERO	32.8	+11.3	11.3	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	61/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.1	+9.1	14.9	+5.2	--	0.0	9.8	7.6	200 ( 8.3)	52/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	24.1	+8.3	8.5	+2.2	5.9	0.2	2.6	4.3	318 (13.3)	52/18
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.7	+5.5	7.5	-6.7	6.5	0.0	41.8	11.4	240 (10.0)	37/10
CAIRNS AERO	29.1	+1.0	18.5	-0.2	15.0	0.0	7.0	10.6	265 (11.0)	39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.0	+2.3	21.5	+4.1	17.8	0.4	7.4	10.6	319 (13.3)	39/14
MACKAY M.O	29.2	+4.0	18.7	+2.1	--	0.0	--	9.4	277 (11.5)	22/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.6	+3.3	15.8	+2.1	14.0	0.0	6.0	--	205 ( 8.5)	39/16
BUNDABERG AERO	28.4	+3.0	12.8	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	229 ( 9.5)	35/14
COOLANGATTA	26.1	+2.9	14.6	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	352 (14.7)	35/06
BRISBANE AERO	25.2	+1.0	13.0	+0.3	8.2	0.0	6.0	11.0	381 (15.9)	35/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.1	+2.9	9.4	-1.1	--	0.2	--	--	319 (13.3)	28/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.8	+8.4	10.3	+1.7	--	0.0	4.6	--	48 ( 2.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.8	+5.8	11.9	+0.9	--	0.0	3.6	11.2	328 (13.7)	46/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.1	+5.6	8.7	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	169 ( 7.0)	35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	31.0	+9.7	9.1	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	292 (12.2)	55/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.5	+7.4	10.2	+6.0	1.0	0.0	2.2	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.4	+7.1	6.9	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	55 ( 2.3)	39/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.3	+4.8	13.5	+3.1	9.2	0.0	5.4	10.9	339 (14.1)	30/16
RICHMOND RAAF	30.6	+7.9	7.9	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	51 ( 2.1)	34/15
BELLAMBI AWS	21.2	+1.1	12.0	-0.4	--	4.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	17/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.0	+7.4	8.3	+3.2	4.6	0.2	3.0	9.7	326 (13.6)	57/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.9	+5.9	6.1	+0.4	--	0.2	--	--	138 ( 5.8)	31/23
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.8	+11.4	11.1	+3.8	6.3	0.0	5.0	5.1	327 (13.6)	65/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.8	+5.4	5.7	+0.3	--	0.2	7.0	--	276 (11.5)	46/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT	25.1	+8.3	5.7	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	147 ( 6.1)	65/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	24.0	+6.8	9.9	+1.9	4.4	0.0	6.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.0	+7.1	6.4	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	65/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.7	+3.2	8.4	+3.2	--	4.4	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	34/10
HOBART AIRPORT	19.1	+3.8	6.6	+0.6	4.0	0.2	0.8	9.4	313 (13.0)	57/14
	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

40.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
39.8 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
39.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+12.2 : 34.2 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+12.1 : 35.0 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+11.7 : 32.8 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+11.7 : 31.1 LAMEROO COMPARISON Mallee/Upper SE SA
+11.5 : 33.3 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW

27.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.1 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+12.9 : 23.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+12.8 : 24.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+11.6 : 20.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+11.4 : 21.2 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+11.4 : 20.3 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

9.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-4.4 : 29.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-4.3 : 30.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-3.5 : 28.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-3.3 : 29.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-2.5 : 19.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA

-1.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.7 : 7.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.0 : 4.2 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-5.9 : 1.4 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-5.4 : 9.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.0 : 11.6 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.0 : 12.5 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

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.

45.4 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
45.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
39.4 MOUNT SOLUS Lower West WA
38.8 MOUNT WILLIAM
38.2 KARNET Lower West WA

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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5.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
4.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1570 (65.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1274 (53.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1241 (51.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1035 (43.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
1009 (42.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
1008 (42.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
954 (39.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
929 (38.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
833 (34.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
833 (34.7) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
807 (33.6) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
803 (33.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
789 (32.9) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
771 (32.1) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
769 (32.0) BUNBURY Lower West WA
767 (32.0) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
762 (31.8) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
759 (31.6) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
758 (31.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
749 (31.2) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
747 (31.1) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
746 (31.1) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
740 (30.8) BICKLEY Lower West WA
736 (30.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
734 (30.6) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
733 (30.5) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
730 (30.4) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
728 (30.3) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
727 (30.3) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
723 (30.1) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
722 (30.1) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
705 (29.4) FORREST Eucla WA
704 (29.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
701 (29.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
695 (29.0) LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
687 (28.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
682 (28.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
665 (27.7) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
652 (27.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
649 (27.0) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
637 (26.5) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
636 (26.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
627 (26.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
620 (25.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
615 (25.6) MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
613 (25.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
613 (25.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
611 (25.5) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
610 (25.4) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

111/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
109/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
102/00 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
98/00 MANDURAH Lower West WA
96/02 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
96/03 BICKLEY Lower West WA
96/02 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
94/02 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
94/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/23 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/21 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
91/10 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
91/18 TASMAN ISLAND 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 Lower West COLLIE EAST 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h 10.6mm in 30 min to 02:00 21.2mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.2mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 14.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 102(310/ 72 ) at 00:30 OCEAN REEF : 93(310/ 72 ) at 00:00 SWANBOURNE : 96(300/ 61 ) at 03:00 BICKLEY : 96(290/ 41 ) at 03:23 GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 93(310/ 69 ) at 00:00 CAPE LEEUWIN : 115(280/ 91 ) at 01:00 CAPE NATURALISTE : 117(290/ 89 ) at 00:00 MANJIMUP : 95(310/ 46 ) at 00:08 BUSSELTON JETTY : 111(270/ 85 ) at 00:30 HOPETOUN NORTH : 96(330/ 50 ) at 03:00 MANDURAH : 91(310/ 70 ) at 00:00 Cent Wheatbelt RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION : *(320/ 65 ) at 03:03 Goldfields MOUNT BURAMINYA : (290/ 63 ) at 10:11 SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral MARREE AERO : 91(340/ 69 ) at 10:30 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 85(320/ 67 ) at 05:44 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 93(290/ 70 ) at 22:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 95(360/ 61 ) at 23:15 MOUNT HOTHAM : 106(340/ 72 ) at 23:00 TASMANIA Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 89( 10/ 69 ) at 19:01 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 76( 30/ 63 ) at 14:00 MOUNT READ : 85*( 30/ 69 ) at 19:30