Australian Weather News -- 20 APR 2015

Monday 20 APR 2015

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1442 EST on 21/04/2015. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Lowest minimum temperature
SA	Mt Lofty Ranges	023885	NOARLUNGA	5.9	6.8	15/04/2005	13				1 N
SA	Mt Lofty Ranges	023894	HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS	5.8	5.8	15/04/2005	11				1 N Equal to record.
SA	Lower SE	026099	NARACOORTE AERODROME	-1.4	-1.0	28/04/2002	15				1 N
SA	Lower SE	026100	PADTHAWAY SOUTH	-1.6	-1.0	21/04/2001	13				1 N
TAS	N Coast	091306	CRESSY RESEARCH STATION	-5.4	-5.0	22/04/1999	15				1 N
TAS	Flinders Is/Bass St	099005	FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT	-0.4	-0.3	30/04/2009	51				1 N
Lowest maximum temperature
WA	E Pilbara	004028	PARDOO STATION	20.0	21.2	19/04/2015	20				1 N Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	E Pilbara	004032	PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT	19.7	20.6	07/04/1999	65				1 N
WA	E Pilbara	004106	MARBLE BAR	19.6	25.2	19/04/2015	13				1 N Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	W Pilbara	005094	BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT	23.6	23.8	19/04/2015	15				1 N Previous record set earlier this month.
NT	Alice Springs	015594	ARLTUNGA	17.8	18.0	18/04/2015	13				1 N Previous record set earlier this month.
NT	Alice Springs	015664	WALUNGURRU AIRPORT	22.4	23.7	23/04/2012	11				1 N
QLD	Channel Country	038026	BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT	20.7	22.4	28/04/2008	13				1 N
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039066	GAYNDAH AIRPORT	19.7	21.3	28/04/2012	11				1 N
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040651	JIMNA FORESTRY	16.9	16.9	28/04/2004	14				1 N Equal to record.
QLD	Darling Downs E	041521	GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT	14.6	17.5	28/04/2012	22				1 N
QLD	Darling Downs E	041522	DALBY AIRPORT	16.0	18.0	28/04/2007	22				1 N
QLD	Darling Downs E	041529	TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	15.1	15.1	28/04/2012	17				1 N Equal to record.
QLD	Darling Downs W	042112	MILES CONSTANCE STREET	14.8	16.8	27/04/2012	16				1 N
QLD	Maranoa	043035	SURAT	17.1	17.6	30/04/1996	51				1 N
QLD	Maranoa	043091	ROMA AIRPORT	16.4	17.0	30/04/1996	21				1 N
QLD	Far SW	045009	BALLERA GAS FIELD	19.9	20.5	28/04/2008	11				1 N
NSW	Far Northwest	046126	TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT	17.6	17.6	15/04/2011	16				1 N Equal to record.
NSW	Upper Darling	048027	COBAR MO	13.4	13.4	09/04/1964	51				1 N Equal to record.
NSW	Upper Darling	048079	WANAARING POST OFFICE	17.3	17.4	22/04/1998	22				1 N
NSW	Upper Darling	048237	COBAR AIRPORT AWS	14.3	15.0	28/04/2008	19				1 N
NSW	CW Plains S	050052	CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN	13.0	13.6	28/04/2008	47				1 N
NSW	CW Plains S	050137	CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS	13.0	13.9	28/04/2008	19				1 N
NSW	CW Plains N	051039	NYNGAN AIRPORT	13.6	15.6	23/04/1979	54				1 N
NSW	CW Plains N	051049	TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS	12.2	13.0	12/04/1994	45				1 N
NSW	CW Plains N	051161	COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS	15.1	16.4	29/04/2004	16				1 N
NSW	Hunter Valley	061054	NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)	17.0	17.0	29/04/2008	16				1 P Equal to record.
NSW	Hunter Valley	061260	CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS	16.2	16.5	28/04/2008	22				1 N
NSW	Hunter Valley	061388	MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE	17.0	17.3	27/04/2007	16				1 P
NSW	Hunter Valley	061397	SINGLETON STP	15.0	17.1	27/04/2007	11				1 P
NSW	CW Slopes S	065070	DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	13.3	14.1	27/04/1999	19				1 N
NSW	Sydney--east	066194	CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS	15.7	16.5	28/04/2008	18				1 N
NSW	Sydney--west	067105	RICHMOND RAAF	15.0	16.4	23/04/1998	19				1 N
NSW	Sydney--west	067108	BADGERYS CREEK AWS	15.0	16.5	28/04/2008	18				1 N
NSW	Sydney--west	067113	PENRITH LAKES AWS	14.6	16.0	23/04/1998	18				1 N
NSW	Sydney--west	067119	HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS	15.6	15.8	23/04/1998	16				1 N
NSW	Illawarra	068192	CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS	15.2	16.0	19/04/1990	38				1 N
NSW	Riverina W	075039	LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT	12.0	12.7	28/04/2008	45				1 P
Highest wind gust (km/h)
NSW	Sydney--east	066137	BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS	80	76.0	08/04/1984	28				N
NSW	Sydney--east	066194	CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS	70	68.0	19/04/2009	11				N
NSW	Illawarra	068228	BELLAMBI AWS	100	89.0	06/04/2006	11				N
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)
NT	Victoria	014825	VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS	14.6	12.9	01/04/2011	16				1 N
NT	Alice Springs	015635	YULARA AIRPORT	25.2	24.1	04/04/2005	11				1 N
QLD	Gulf Country	029058	JULIA CREEK AIRPORT	32.3	23.1	08/04/2015	11				1 N Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Gulf Country	029127	MOUNT ISA AERO	29.8	25.6	05/04/2009	17				1 N
QLD	Gulf Country	029141	CLONCURRY AIRPORT	28.7	25.4	10/04/2007	17				1 N
QLD	Upper Carpentaria	030161	RICHMOND AIRPORT	30.3	23.8	08/04/2015	11				1 N Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Northwest	037010	CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP	31.2	27.0	19/04/2015	11	30.8	22/03/2006	12	1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

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
		See actual temperatures
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 14:41EST, 21/04/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT	27.9	+2.4	13.9	+0.9	10.2	0.0	5.4	10.5	455 (19.0)	39/07
BUNBURY	26.5	+2.4	9.0	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	162 ( 6.8)	21/12
MANDURAH	27.1	+3.2	16.7	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	286 (11.9)	35/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.4	+0.7	25.5	+1.5	24.3	0.0	6.2	9.9	368 (15.3)	52/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	18.5	-9.7	12.4	-0.2	12.4	0.0	7.6	8.5	582 (24.3)	52/07
WHYALLA AERO	16.8	-7.0	10.2	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	585 (24.4)	43/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.9	-5.8	6.0	-6.4	--	0.4	3.8	10.6	124 ( 5.2)	31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.5	-3.0	1.8	-6.9	0.3	0.0	2.0	8.3	331 (13.8)	41/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.4	-4.4	17.7	-0.7	17.2	0.0	32.4	10.9	715 (29.8)	54/00
CAIRNS AERO	30.9	+1.7	24.3	+2.7	22.8	0.2	7.0	8.2	490 (20.4)	46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.4	+2.8	23.5	+2.9	21.9	0.0	10.8	9.9	386 (16.1)	39/19
MACKAY M.O	27.5	+0.8	21.1	+1.0	--	0.2	--	9.1	290 (12.1)	41/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.9	-4.9	21.4	+3.5	20.9	2.4	4.6	--	200 ( 8.3)	35/12
BUNDABERG AERO	22.1	-5.3	19.8	+2.3	--	9.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	39/14
COOLANGATTA	20.6	-4.8	18.9	+1.9	--	6.8	--	--	347 (14.5)	28/08
BRISBANE AERO	21.7	-4.3	19.7	+3.4	19.1	2.4	6.4	0.0	309 (12.9)	34/02
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	15.1	-8.2	14.2	+0.8	--	9.2	--	--	377 (15.7)	30/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.3	-6.9	10.4	-2.4	--	2.6	2.2	--	160 ( 6.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.1	-2.9	16.8	+1.6	--	20.4	--	--	369 (15.4)	37/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.1	-3.0	16.6	+2.8	--	2.8	--	--	357 (14.9)	41/03
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.7	-4.9	13.1	-0.1	12.5	5.0	14.0	0.4	574 (23.9)	91/22
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.5	-7.9	5.5	-1.7	4.3	26.0 ³	8.6	0.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	13.3	-11.2	8.9	-1.3	--	3.0	--	--	446 (18.6)	43/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.2	-5.7	13.9	-0.3	13.2	6.0	3.2	0.0	944 (39.3)	91/23
RICHMOND RAAF	15.0	-8.8	11.8	+0.4	--	6.2	--	--	456 (19.0)	44/14
BELLAMBI AWS	17.9	-4.2	11.4	-4.1	--	9.8	--	--	777 (32.4)	100/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	19.3	-3.2	5.3	-3.8	2.8	0.0	4.0	8.1	461 (19.2)	39/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.2	-4.1	6.9	-1.3	--	0.2	--	--	326 (13.6)	54/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.8	-5.8	5.6	-4.5	3.0	0.0	4.6	10.7	397 (16.5)	46/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.4	-4.2	6.8	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	443 (18.5)	44/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.8	-4.4	4.3	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	420 (17.5)	63/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.6	-5.0	1.7	-5.7	--	1.4	--	--	485 (20.2)	50/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.2	-1.7	-0.7	-8.3	--	0.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	13/14
HOBART AIRPORT	16.0	-2.1	3.8	-5.0	-1.5	0.0	4.0	7.7	369 (15.4)	26/08
	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

35.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.7 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
35.2 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.1 : 31.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+5.1 : 26.4 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+4.8 : 25.9 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+4.7 : 31.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+4.5 : 25.7 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

27.1 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
27.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
27.0 CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+6.0 : 13.2 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+5.6 : 14.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
+5.3 : 19.4 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.3 : 19.3 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.1 : 10.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+5.1 : 11.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-16.5 : 19.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-15.5 : 19.7 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-15.4 : 20.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-13.4 : 22.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-13.2 : 12.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

-6.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-4.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-4.4 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-11.1 : -0.4 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-11.0 : -5.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-9.9 : -4.4 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-9.8 : -4.1 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-9.7 : -1.9 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-9.7 : -1.6 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE 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.

68.6 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
48.0 MOURA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
46.0 OXENFORD (OBERON WAY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
44.0 CANN RIVER E Gippsland VIC
41.6 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET) Illawarra NSW

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
48.0 MOURA POST OFFICE
Brisbane/SE Coast
68.6 POINT LOOKOUT
46.0 OXENFORD (OBERON WAY)

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
41.6 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET)

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
44.0 CANN RIVER

10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
10.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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0.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.2 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1343 (56.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1291 (53.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1229 (51.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1172 (48.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
1015 (42.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1003 (41.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
996 (41.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
944 (39.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
917 (38.2) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
916 (38.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
864 (36.0) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
862 (35.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
851 (35.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
815 (34.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
811 (33.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
780 (32.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
777 (32.4) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
775 (32.3) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
772 (32.2) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
768 (32.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
764 (31.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
758 (31.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
751 (31.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
751 (31.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
749 (31.2) CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
742 (30.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
738 (30.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
733 (30.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
726 (30.3) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
715 (29.8) MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
707 (29.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
707 (29.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
697 (29.0) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
696 (29.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
694 (28.9) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
691 (28.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
689 (28.7) CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
680 (28.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
665 (27.7) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
663 (27.6) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
662 (27.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
658 (27.4) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
658 (27.4) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
655 (27.3) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
649 (27.0) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
645 (26.9) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
640 (26.7) FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
636 (26.5) WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
635 (26.5) BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
634 (26.4) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
626 (26.1) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
622 (25.9) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
615 (25.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
614 (25.6) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
614 (25.6) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
613 (25.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
604 (25.2) YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
604 (25.2) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
604 (25.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
603 (25.1) YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW

117/21 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
104/19 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
102/22 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
100/18 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
93/17 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
91/22 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
91/23 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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 E Pilbara MARBLE BAR 12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.6mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.4mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT 1.6mm in 1 min to 03:54 96.0mm/h 5.6mm in 6 min to 04:00 56.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.0mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 7.6mm in 17 min to 12:47 26.8mm/h 10.8mm in 13 min to 13:00 49.8mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 22.4mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 20.8mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Central Coast E PROSERPINE AIRPORT 6.4mm in 16 min to 19:24 24.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.0mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 13.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h GOLD COAST SEAWAY 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS 5.6mm in 4 min to 18:35 84.0mm/h 13.4mm in 25 min to 19:00 32.2mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 20.6mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 20.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h 5.4mm in 14 min to 20:14 23.1mm/h 6.2mm in 16 min to 20:30 23.2mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.0mm/h 14.8mm in 25 min to 20:55 35.5mm/h 26.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 26.6mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.0mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 15.0mm/h WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h 18.2mm in 18 min to 20:54 60.7mm/h 2.0mm in 1 min to 20:55 120.0mm/h 8.0mm in 5 min to 21:00 96.0mm/h 33.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 33.8mm/h 44.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.7mm/h 31.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 31.2mm/h PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.6mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.0mm/h CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.6mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.6mm/h NORAH HEAD AWS 11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.4mm/h 9.6mm in 20 min to 21:20 28.8mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 17.8mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.2mm/h MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.4mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.6mm/h 10.6mm in 30 min to 17:30 21.2mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.8mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.4mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.8mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.2mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 12.8mm/h COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS) 11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h 10.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 21.6mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 18.2mm/h 16.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 32.4mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 27.0mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 20.6mm/h GOSFORD AWS 11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.2mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h 14.6mm in 24 min to 19:27 36.5mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 20.0mm/h 21.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 21.8mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.3mm/h C Tablelands S KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) 37.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.2mm/h MOUNT BOYCE AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h CW Slopes N COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS 12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.2mm/h Sydney--east SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h TERREY HILLS AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.4mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.8mm/h SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.2mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.2mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.8mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.6mm/h SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK AWS (ARCHERY CENTRE) 10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.6mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.2mm/h 5.0mm in 11 min to 19:30 27.3mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.6mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.2mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 12.0mm/h Sydney--west RICHMOND RAAF 11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.0mm/h 8.4mm in 24 min to 18:00 21.0mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.2mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h PENRITH LAKES AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS 10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h Illawarra NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h BELLAMBI AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h MOSS VALE AWS 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.6mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.4mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) 11.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.8mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.4mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h CAMPBELLTOWN (MOUNT ANNAN) 11.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.6mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h South Coast ULLADULLA AWS 11.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h 10.2mm in 23 min to 09:53 26.6mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.2mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 19.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Pilbara LEGENDRE ISLAND : 85( 90/ 65 ) at 23:44 BEDOUT ISLAND : 87(100/ 69 ) at 05:30 W Pilbara BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT : 76( 80/ 63 ) at 07:30 NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MCCLUER ISLAND : 74( 90/ 67 ) at 01:07 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 102(160/ 78 ) at 22:30 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF : 91(160/ 63 ) at 22:44 NORAH HEAD AWS : 109(170/ 85 ) at 22:00 Sydney--east SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 89(180/ 69 ) at 22:30 PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 95(150/ 74 ) at 17:48 MANLY (NORTH HEAD) : 104(160/ 69 ) at 20:00 WATTAMOLLA AWS : 132(170/ 91 ) at 18:10 Illawarra BELLAMBI AWS : 89(170/ 65 ) at 16:00 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 93(170/ 69 ) at 19:00 HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) : 74(180/ 67 ) at 15:51 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(220/ 65 ) at 06:30 GREEN CAPE AWS : 72(170/ 65 ) at 08:51 ULLADULLA AWS : 87(180/ 65 ) at 12:30 SW Slopes S CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS : 104(110/ 70 ) at 20:00 ISLANDS Islands ROWLEY SHOALS : 78( 20/ 65 ) at 12:00