Australian Weather News -- 14 JAN 2020

Tuesday 14 JAN 2020

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Provisional records set or equalled today

Preparation of this section goes through three stages:

Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
Within a few days, AWN checks the data for obvious errors, flags items "C" for "Checked" in the comments column and adds notes about possible errors.
About 5 months later, the whole Daily Weather Summary is updated to include late-arriving data and quality-control information from the BoM. At that time the "C" flags are removed.

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Prepared at 1458 EST on 15/01/2020.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
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Comments and quality flags

Reading

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Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

Barkly

015085

BRUNETTE DOWNS

32.0

31.5

04/01/2014

1 S C Suspect - removed from BoM Daily Observations sheet. Await BoM verification.

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.
Data is as received at 14:53EST, 15/01/2020.

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	35.0	+3.2	20.5	+3.5	19.5	0.0	10.8	13.1	377 (15.7)	52/22
BUNBURY	35.1	+5.3	16.4	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	54/23
MANDURAH	31.1	+1.7	19.1	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	52/20
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+1.8	25.2	+0.3	25.5	4.4	3.6	9.9	196 ( 8.2)	37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	42.4	+6.0	25.4	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	37/18
WHYALLA AERO	30.8	+0.6	19.2	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	476 (19.8)	50/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	35.4	+5.8	19.7	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	174 ( 7.3)	26/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	28.9	+3.5	11.8	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	394 (16.4)	35/17
MOUNT ISA AERO	42.4	+5.9	23.5	-0.3	--	1.6	--	--	269 (11.2)	93/17
CAIRNS AERO	31.0	-0.5	24.0	+0.3	--	14.2	--	--	327 (13.6)	35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.7	+2.3	25.4	+1.1	--	1.2	--	--	553 (23.0)	43/11
MACKAY M.O	30.5	+0.3	26.0	+2.4	--	0.2	--	--	396 (16.5)	30/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.9	+2.9	23.3	+1.1	--	0.2	--	--	447 (18.6)	34/07
BUNDABERG AERO	32.6	+2.3	20.7	-0.7	--	2.2	--	--	473 (19.7)	50/15
COOLANGATTA	29.8	+1.3	21.4	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	444 (18.5)	39/15
BRISBANE AERO	28.4	-0.7	20.4	-1.0	19.5	0.0	--	5.1	401 (16.7)	39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.3	-0.1	16.7	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	720 (30.0)	46/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.3	+1.4	16.9	-1.6	--	0.4	--	--	239 (10.0)	31/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.1	+0.9	15.7	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	31.8	+2.8	15.0	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	339 (14.1)	31/19
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	30.1	+2.7	13.2	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	34/20
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.8	+3.3	19.9	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	551 (23.0)	55/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.5	+1.8	19.4	+0.4	16.7	0.2	9.6	8.9	283 (11.8)	37/14
RICHMOND RAAF	32.2	+1.8	17.2	-0.7	--	0.4	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	41/15
BELLAMBI AWS	25.2	+0.2	17.6	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	313 (13.0)	26/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT	32.1	--	12.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	324 (13.5)	48/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.8	+3.9	20.6	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	389 (16.2)	37/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	34.9	+2.3	17.7	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	164 ( 6.8)	22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	40.6	+8.1	21.8	+5.0	--	0.0	10.0	9.2	199 ( 8.3)	28/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	35.6	+5.8	17.6	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	28/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	36.8	+6.6	18.0	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	297 (12.4)	30/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	33.9	+7.3	16.2	+2.3	14.2	0.0	6.8	11.3	448 (18.7)	37/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	34.1	+8.9	15.7	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	446 (18.6)	44/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	30.4	+5.8	12.8	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	35/18
HOBART AIRPORT	25.1	+2.4	14.0	+1.8	11.1	0.0	9.2	9.4	482 (20.1)	37/18
	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

44.0 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
44.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
43.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.4 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
43.1 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

+9.7 : 36.4 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
+9.1 : 30.2 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
+9.0 : 32.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
+8.9 : 34.1 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
+8.8 : 35.9 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC

33.8 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
32.0 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
31.0 WINDORAH AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
29.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+9.6 : 29.1 MULLEWA Central West WA
+7.6 : 33.8 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.5 : 22.8 KARNET Lower West WA
+7.5 : 32.0 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
+7.0 : 23.6 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

15.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
18.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
18.7 PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
19.0 SPRING BAY NTC AWS E Coast TAS
19.1 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

-10.6 : 28.1 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-5.5 : 20.8 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-4.8 : 23.9 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-4.6 : 33.4 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-4.3 : 26.2 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

0.0 BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
1.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.1 : 1.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.8 : 12.9 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.7 : 21.2 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-3.7 : 23.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
-3.2 : 13.8 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra 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.

48.0 WAGAIT BEACH N Rivers NT
45.6 KACHANA E Kimberley WA
35.8 MOUNT KRAUSS E Kimberley WA
35.4 MARION DOWNS E Kimberley WA
33.8 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

13.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.0 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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9.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
8.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.3 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
5.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

1140 (47.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1102 (45.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
958 (39.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
928 (38.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
926 (38.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
918 (38.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
890 (37.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
884 (36.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
866 (36.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
845 (35.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
821 (34.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
816 (34.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
810 (33.8) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
788 (32.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
774 (32.3) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
753 (31.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
742 (30.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
729 (30.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
720 (30.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
708 (29.5) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
704 (29.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
695 (29.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
684 (28.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
681 (28.4) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
646 (26.9) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
642 (26.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
625 (26.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
625 (26.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
623 (26.0) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
622 (25.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
614 (25.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
613 (25.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
608 (25.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
606 (25.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
601 (25.0) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

93/17 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
87/18 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
80/08 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
80/20 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
78/11 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
78/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
78/22 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 E Gascoyne NEWMAN AERO 13.2mm in 28 min to 22:00 28.3mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.4mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.6mm/h PARABURDOO AERO 15.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.6mm/h 4.8mm in 6 min to 23:11 48.0mm/h 32.8mm in 19 min to 23:30 103.6mm/h 46.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 46.0mm/h 48.0mm in 26 min to 23:56 110.8mm/h Lower West ESPERANCE AERO 12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h ESPERANCE AG STATION 13.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.8mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 16.8mm/h Cent Wheatbelt HOLT ROCK AG STATION 8.4mm in 38 min to 11:30 13.3mm/h Goldfields LEONORA AERO 4.0mm in 6 min to 22:00 40.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.2mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BULMAN 19.2mm in 16 min to 15:30 72.0mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 19.8mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 22.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.3mm/h CENTRE ISLAND 18.6mm in 30 min to 08:30 37.2mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 24.4mm/h 28.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 28.0mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 11.3mm/h TINDAL RAAF 13.6mm in 9 min to 17:58 90.7mm/h 3.6mm in 2 min to 18:00 108.0mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 21.2mm/h 4.0mm in 2 min to 18:02 120.0mm/h 13.4mm in 11 min to 18:13 73.1mm/h 1.6mm in 1 min to 18:14 96.0mm/h 3.4mm in 2 min to 18:16 102.0mm/h 11.6mm in 14 min to 18:30 49.7mm/h 55.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 55.2mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.0mm/h 34.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 34.6mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 11.7mm/h MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) 3.0mm in 2 min to 22:30 90.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.4mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 18.4mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 7.8mm in 7 min to 00:30 66.9mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.6mm/h 8.8mm in 12 min to 00:45 44.0mm/h 25.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 25.4mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.2mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h COEN AIRPORT 10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.6mm/h 11.2mm in 30 min to 16:30 22.4mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.8mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 17.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS RACECOURSE 2.8mm in 2 min to 14:00 84.0mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 14.2mm in 30 min to 10:30 28.4mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 14.8mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 22.0mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.7mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE 11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.2mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Upper Darling BOURKE AIRPORT AWS 7.6mm in 22 min to 15:00 20.7mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.0mm/h WANAARING (DELTA) 5.6mm in 15 min to 15:25 22.4mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.8mm/h 12.6mm in 30 min to 16:00 25.2mm/h 25.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 25.4mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.6mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers TINDAL RAAF : 87(190/ 65 ) at 18:14 QUEENSLAND Gulf Country MOUNT ISA AERO : 93( 30/ 37 ) at 17:18 ISLANDS Islands BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 289(150/ 9 ) at 05:00