Australian Weather News -- 29 SEP 2013

Sunday 29 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 1358 EST on 30/09/2013. 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

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Date

Years

Highest grass minimum temperature

Victoria

014840

WAVE HILL

30.6

26.3

06/09/2009

30.0

05/11/2008

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058216

BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)

20.1

19.2

28/09/2010

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
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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 13:57EST, 30/09/2013.

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	23.2	+1.1	9.6	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	313 (13.0)	31/13
PERTH AIRPORT	20.6	+0.5	11.1	+2.2	9.7	0.0	3.8	2.1	359 (15.0)	57/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	14.3	-3.0	10.6	+2.6	--	4.2	--	--	416 (17.3)	28/02
BUNBURY	16.5	-1.9	13.7	+5.3	--	1.2	--	--	401 (16.7)	35/18
MANDURAH	19.1	+0.2	16.3	+4.6	--	0.6	--	--	524 (21.8)	43/20
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.7	+0.1	24.4	+1.4	23.9	0.0	8.0	9.8	383 (16.0)	37/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.4	+6.2	15.6	+5.3	13.9	0.0	10.8	8.9	--	--
WHYALLA AERO	33.0	+11.5	7.7	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	249 (10.4)	61/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.0	+9.0	9.3	-0.4	--	0.4	--	9.4	158 ( 6.6)	43/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	22.2	+6.4	7.5	+1.2	--	0.2	--	--	492 (20.5)	54/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.8	+3.6	24.7	+10.5	--	0.0	24.2	6.9	387 (16.1)	54/09
CAIRNS AERO	29.7	+1.6	19.1	+0.4	14.5	0.0	6.4	10.4	213 ( 8.9)	31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.6	+2.9	22.2	+4.8	19.1	0.0	8.0	10.9	367 (15.3)	41/13
MACKAY M.O	31.1	+5.9	20.4	+3.8	--	0.0	--	10.7	277 (11.5)	26/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.9	+6.6	18.6	+4.9	17.4	5.2	5.4	--	126 ( 5.3)	39/19
BUNDABERG AERO	31.2	+5.8	14.5	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	35/14
COOLANGATTA	27.2	+4.0	13.0	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	212 ( 8.8)	44/11
BRISBANE AERO	28.8	+4.6	13.6	+0.9	10.4	0.4	1.6	11.0	270 (11.3)	44/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.9	+6.7	13.9	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	312 (13.0)	48/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.2	+4.8	11.2	+2.6	--	0.0	6.4	--	146 ( 6.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.9	+1.9	9.7	-1.3	4.4	0.0	5.0	--	311 (13.0)	34/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.2	+0.7	7.4	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	177 ( 7.4)	37/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.3	+1.0	10.3	+1.3	--	0.0	43.6	--	528 (22.0)	31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.8	+3.7	3.0	-1.2	-5.5	0.0	3.8	11.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.2	+2.9	3.6	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	241 (10.0)	24/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.3	+1.8	14.5	+4.1	11.9	0.0	9.8	10.8	716 (29.8)	50/02
RICHMOND RAAF	--	--	9.4	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	369 (15.4)	--
BELLAMBI AWS	21.2	+1.1	13.3	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	463 (19.3)	48/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.1	+2.5	2.2	-2.9	-0.3	0.0	4.8	11.4	344 (14.3)	22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.0	+2.0	3.7	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	270 (11.3)	26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	28.0	+7.6	7.7	+0.4	3.0	0.0	5.6	10.6	317 (13.2)	37/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.0	+3.6	1.3	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	31/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	21.0	+4.2	1.7	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	41/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.4	+4.2	7.6	-0.4	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.3	+4.4	1.1	-3.7	--	0.6	--	--	364 (15.2)	50/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.2	+2.7	5.7	+0.5	--	2.0	--	--	213 ( 8.9)	46/12
HOBART AIRPORT	20.1	+4.8	6.6	+0.6	2.0	0.0	3.4	6.2	299 (12.5)	63/15
	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

40.0 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
39.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.3 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+14.5 : 35.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+14.2 : 36.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+12.8 : 34.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+12.5 : 34.3 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+12.4 : 32.6 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA

27.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
26.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+11.0 : 20.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+10.5 : 24.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+9.4 : 23.7 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+7.8 : 21.1 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.8 : 26.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+7.8 : 13.1 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.0 : 12.5 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
-3.3 : 13.1 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-3.2 : 14.2 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-3.0 : 14.3 ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON Lower West WA
-3.0 : 32.2 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

-2.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-4.4 : -0.2 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-4.2 : -0.5 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-4.2 : 1.0 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-4.1 : -0.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-4.1 : 1.3 TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG Upper North VIC
-4.1 : -2.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.1 : -0.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

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.

40.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
21.0 GLENWOOD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
18.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
17.0 NALYERLUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
14.2 WARATAH (MOUNT ROAD) W Coast TAS

11.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
11.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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2.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1652 (68.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1170 (48.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1123 (46.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1117 (46.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1096 (45.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1046 (43.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1008 (42.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
881 (36.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
860 (35.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
852 (35.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
847 (35.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
832 (34.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
813 (33.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
762 (31.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
751 (31.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
747 (31.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
745 (31.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
716 (29.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
714 (29.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
713 (29.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
709 (29.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
705 (29.4) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
704 (29.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
676 (28.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
660 (27.5) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
658 (27.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
656 (27.3) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
656 (27.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
650 (27.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
647 (27.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
644 (26.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
641 (26.7) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
640 (26.7) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
625 (26.0) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
623 (26.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
618 (25.8) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
615 (25.6) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
613 (25.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
612 (25.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
610 (25.4) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
602 (25.1) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
602 (25.1) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
601 (25.0) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

120/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
117/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
117/21 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
107/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/22 WARRA 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West HOPETOUN NORTH 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 85(290/ 69 ) at 23:56 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 106(330/ 78 ) at 21:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 119(310/ 85 ) at 22:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 117(290/ 48 ) at 22:20 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 87(360/ 63 ) at 18:05 LOW ROCKY POINT : 93(330/ 69 ) at 19:00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 117(320/ 69 ) at 21:17