Australian Weather News -- 03 SEP 2011

Saturday 03 SEP 2011

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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 +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 03:28EST, 26/05/2012.

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	19.1	-2.9	8.3	-0.9	7.0	0.0	--	--	424 (17.7)	22/05
PERTH AIRPORT	18.3	-1.8	7.5	-1.4	6.2	6.6	2.4	6.3	378 (15.8)	44/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.0	-0.3	6.3	-1.7	5.2	9.6	4.6	7.7	387 (16.1)	48/11
BUNBURY	18.0	-0.3	5.1	-3.3	--	2.4	--	--	263 (11.0)	48/16
MANDURAH	18.1	--	10.9	--	--	3.6	--	--	438 (18.3)	44/05
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.1	-0.4	23.7	+0.6	22.9	0.0	7.6	7.9	371 (15.5)	30/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.3	+4.1	6.1	-4.2	4.7	0.0	4.2	10.5	306 (12.8)	41/11
WHYALLA AERO	32.2	+10.8	12.8	+4.7	--	0.0	8.0	--	435 (18.1)	67/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	27.4	+8.5	18.7	+9.0	13.0	0.0	--	2.7	445 (18.5)	55/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	22.1	+6.3	10.9	+4.6	10.0	0.0	5.4	2.7	552 (23.0)	72/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.6	-0.6	15.8	+1.5	10.8	0.0	7.8	10.9	274 (11.4)	39/10
CAIRNS AERO	28.4	+0.3	20.5	+1.8	19.2	0.6	9.6	7.0	614 (25.6)	46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.9	-0.8	14.7	-2.7	10.5	0.0	6.2	5.2	450 (18.8)	57/13
MACKAY M.O	23.2	-2.1	18.9	+2.2	--	0.2	--	10.3	496 (20.7)	43/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.2	-4.1	14.6	+0.9	12.0	0.0	5.8	--	366 (15.3)	46/10
BUNDABERG AERO	23.7	-1.7	13.7	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	483 (20.1)	52/09
NAMBOUR DPI	21.0	-3.9	14.0	+3.3	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.8	-1.4	12.8	-0.7	--	1.0	--	--	392 (16.3)	41/13
BRISBANE AERO	21.6	-2.6	10.3	-2.5	7.4	2.4	5.6	9.2	371 (15.5)	39/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.1	-4.2	8.7	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	658 (27.4)	54/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.6	+1.2	9.2	+0.6	5.2	0.0	5.4	--	269 (11.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.4	-2.5	11.9	+0.9	10.0	0.2	4.2	8.6	554 (23.1)	35/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.0	-3.5	10.0	+0.5	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.2	-1.1	7.4	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	37/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.8	-1.5	6.6	-1.1	--	0.4	--	--	68 ( 2.8)	26/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.2	+2.2	2.4	-1.8	-5.2	0.2	2.8	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	22.0	+0.9	7.4	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	479 (20.0)	41/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.7	+0.2	10.0	-0.4	5.4	0.0	1.0	9.7	393 (16.4)	44/15
RICHMOND RAAF	20.5	-2.1	3.5	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	28/16
BELLAMBI AWS	19.0	-1.1	10.9	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	285 (11.9)	50/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	19.0	+2.8	-4.0	-7.2	-4.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.2	+2.6	3.3	-1.8	0.6	0.0	3.8	8.4	353 (14.7)	30/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	19.6	+1.6	2.6	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	65 ( 2.7)	30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	28.7	+8.3	7.9	+0.5	2.6	0.0	4.8	8.9	310 (12.9)	46/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.4	+1.0	8.2	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	387 (16.1)	46/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.7	+2.0	7.1	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	334 (13.9)	43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.1	+4.9	10.3	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.6	+3.8	7.4	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	675 (28.1)	70/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.3	+2.8	1.9	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	125 ( 5.2)	31/22
HOBART AIRPORT	18.8	+3.5	4.2	-1.8	2.0	0.0	2.2	3.8	339 (14.1)	39/17
	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

**S** 40.5 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
37.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
37.2 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.7 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+10.8 : 32.2 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.5 : 27.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.3 : 27.6 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.3 : 26.3 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA
+9.1 : 28.0 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

+13.1 : 20.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.4 : 18.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.5 : 18.7 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 18.9 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+9.7 : 18.0 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
8.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : 18.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-7.1 : 18.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-6.8 : 19.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.8 : 17.5 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.8 : 17.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

-5.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.6 : -5.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.4 : -4.9 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-8.3 : 3.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-7.5 : 10.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-7.4 : 11.6 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-7.4 : -0.4 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley 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.

27.2 MERIVALE FARM Lower West WA
24.6 SECOND BEACH Lower West WA
22.2 THE DUKE Lower West WA
20.6 LOWER CHITTERING Lower West WA
20.6 HERNE HILL Lower West WA

11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1120 (46.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1067 (44.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1040 (43.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1021 (42.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
985 (41.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
908 (37.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
908 (37.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
889 (37.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
869 (36.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
863 (36.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
833 (34.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
821 (34.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
821 (34.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
808 (33.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
805 (33.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
799 (33.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
791 (33.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
790 (32.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
787 (32.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
776 (32.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
774 (32.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
772 (32.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
756 (31.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
756 (31.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
751 (31.3) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
747 (31.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
741 (30.9) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
736 (30.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
736 (30.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
728 (30.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
707 (29.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
705 (29.4) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
705 (29.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
697 (29.0) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
695 (29.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
675 (28.1) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
669 (27.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
665 (27.7) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
658 (27.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
656 (27.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
655 (27.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
650 (27.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
644 (26.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
643 (26.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
634 (26.4) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
633 (26.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
630 (26.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
625 (26.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
621 (25.9) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
614 (25.6) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
603 (25.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
600 (25.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

93/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/21 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
85/10 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
81/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
80/18 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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 2.4mm in 1 min to 04:44 144.0mm/h 4.0mm in 2 min to 04:46 120.0mm/h 6.2mm in 14 min to 05:00 26.6mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.8mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 18.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 6.3mm/h 7.6mm in 14 min to 23:23 32.6mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(270/ 67 ) at 08:50 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 91(350/ 76 ) at 02:00 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 104(360/ 58 ) at 12:00 Western Plains LOOKOUT HILL : 102( 30/ 61 ) at 22:00 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(310/ 72 ) at 21:00 W Coast MOUNT READ : 91( 10/ 65 ) at 22:00