Australian Weather News -- 25 OCT 2011

Tuesday 25 OCT 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0611 EST on 26/05/2012. 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

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Central West

008283

KARAWA

39.8

35.0

06/10/1990

1 y

Central West

008297

DALWALLINU

32.0

20.0

07/10/1999

1 n

Lower West

009249

MARIGINIUP

34.2

29.0

25/10/2008

1 y

Cent Wheatbelt

010102

MUKINBUDIN

42.0

34.4

15/10/1975

1 n

Cent Wheatbelt

010136

WIALKI SOUTH

27.0

26.0

18/10/1995

1 y

Cent Wheatbelt

010141

XANTIPPE

29.6

18.0

30/10/1977

1 y

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

23.8

18.2

27/10/2009

1 n

Cent Wheatbelt

010305

DE-ERANNING

24.6

16.2

18/10/1995

1 y

Gt Southern

010908

YANGEDINE

20.0

18.8

21/10/2004

1 n

Goldfields

012011

BULLFINCH

43.0

34.0

12/10/1982

100

1 y

Goldfields

012227

KOOLYANOBBING

45.0

20.4

21/10/2004

1 n

Goldfields

012295

COPPIN ROCK

36.0

31.6

03/10/1982

1 y

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

30.2

20.4

21/10/2004

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 +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		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 06:10EST, 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	23.9	-0.6	16.0	+5.1	--	3.4	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	30/09
PERTH AIRPORT	22.3	-0.3	14.2	+4.0	13.9	25.0	8.8	1.3	600 (25.0)	48/00
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.1	-1.6	12.4	+3.3	12.3	1.8	3.4	0.3	522 (21.8)	54/15
BUNBURY	21.3	+0.5	12.8	+3.7	--	5.2	--	--	421 (17.5)	34/10
MANDURAH	21.8	+0.4	13.7	+0.7	--	11.0	--	--	393 (16.4)	34/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.3	-0.9	22.4	-2.6	24.8	3.8	1.6	7.1	229 ( 9.5)	41/20
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.4	+3.5	17.9	+3.1	15.9	0.0	6.0	11.9	303 (12.6)	57/01
WHYALLA AERO	18.9	-4.9	13.9	+3.4	--	4.2	8.0	--	457 (19.0)	52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.1	-2.7	9.8	-1.6	--	0.0	4.2	12.4	386 (16.1)	50/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.8	-3.1	5.5	-1.6	2.6	5.0	3.2	4.5	474 (19.8)	48/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.3	+2.7	20.6	+2.0	19.5	0.4	6.4	7.9	233 ( 9.7)	48/22
CAIRNS AERO	30.5	+1.0	21.7	+1.1	19.8	0.0	8.6	8.6	379 (15.8)	35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.6	+0.2	21.8	+1.1	19.8	0.0	8.0	11.4	417 (17.4)	39/13
MACKAY M.O	27.4	-0.1	18.8	-0.9	--	0.0	--	11.3	278 (11.6)	28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.1	+1.5	18.5	+1.5	16.6	0.0	4.6	--	174 ( 7.3)	28/15
BUNDABERG AERO	28.8	+1.9	17.0	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	264 (11.0)	35/13
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	+1.4	15.0	+1.1	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.6	+3.2	18.1	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	375 (15.6)	43/14
BRISBANE AERO	26.0	+0.6	15.9	+0.2	12.2	0.0	5.8	11.1	321 (13.4)	43/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.6	+3.1	13.1	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	358 (14.9)	37/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	30.4	+5.3	17.6	+5.4	12.9	0.0	6.6	--	185 ( 7.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	29.4	+5.8	16.2	+2.4	12.5	0.0	7.2	9.4	573 (23.9)	50/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.6	+3.7	12.7	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	246 (10.3)	43/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	30.5	+6.9	16.0	+4.0	13.8	0.0	9.2	2.9	364 (15.2)	52/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.2	-2.5	17.9	+7.2	--	2.4	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	48/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.6	+3.1	13.4	+6.8	10.0	7.0	8.0	8.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.0	+4.3	18.0	+8.6	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	41/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.4	-4.1	17.9	+4.7	17.4	1.6	11.8	0.3	525 (21.9)	65/13
RICHMOND RAAF	20.0	-4.9	19.2	+8.1	--	0.6	--	--	265 (11.0)	43/12
BELLAMBI AWS	16.4	-5.1	16.1	+2.2	--	0.4	--	--	449 (18.7)	61/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.0	-5.4	11.0	+4.9	--	4.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.4	-1.0	14.4	+6.7	14.8	4.6	7.8	4.3	410 (17.1)	39/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.6	-0.9	11.9	+3.8	--	12.2	--	--	173 ( 7.2)	39/06
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.5	-2.3	8.7	-1.1	7.4	13.2	4.4	12.2	375 (15.6)	35/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.0	+1.1	9.1	+1.6	8.0	2.8	4.2	--	483 (20.1)	39/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.9	-1.4	8.7	+2.3	--	0.2	--	--	462 (19.3)	57/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.6	-2.1	10.7	+1.2	--	7.6	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.9	-3.7	4.7	-1.5	--	1.4	--	--	568 (23.7)	54/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.8	-0.2	1.5	-5.4	--	2.2	--	--	301 (12.5)	28/16
HOBART AIRPORT	15.1	-2.2	2.3	-5.2	-1.0	0.4	3.4	11.1	487 (20.3)	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

41.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.9 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
39.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.6 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+7.5 : 36.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
+7.4 : 33.0 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
+7.3 : 36.2 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+7.1 : 35.8 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+7.0 : 32.6 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW

27.1 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
26.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.3 : 19.9 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+10.8 : 22.8 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+10.6 : 15.9 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+10.4 : 18.6 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+10.4 : 19.5 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.1 : 17.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-8.1 : 14.8 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-8.0 : 17.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-7.6 : 10.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.4 : 13.2 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-3.2 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-3.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-8.1 : -3.2 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-7.4 : -3.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.1 : 0.0 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
-6.8 : 0.8 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-6.8 : -3.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

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.

69.8 KANGAROO VALLEY (MAIN RD) Illawarra NSW
49.0 WALLAROO Central Highlands QLD
46.0 TURKEY HILL NORTH Goldfields WA
45.0 KOOLYANOBBING Goldfields WA
43.0 BULLFINCH Goldfields WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
46.0 TURKEY HILL NORTH
45.0 KOOLYANOBBING
43.0 BULLFINCH

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
49.0 WALLAROO

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
69.8 KANGAROO VALLEY (MAIN RD)

12.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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1.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
1.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

995 (41.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
967 (40.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
950 (39.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
874 (36.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
854 (35.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
848 (35.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
843 (35.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
841 (35.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
837 (34.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
797 (33.2) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
791 (33.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
787 (32.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
776 (32.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
768 (32.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
768 (32.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
762 (31.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
758 (31.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
755 (31.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
743 (31.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
690 (28.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
690 (28.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
679 (28.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
661 (27.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
660 (27.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
634 (26.4) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
629 (26.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
626 (26.1) REDESDALE N Central VIC
622 (25.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
613 (25.5) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
609 (25.4) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
608 (25.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
602 (25.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
600 (25.0) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

93/14 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
85/17 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
83/16 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
83/16 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
74/15 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley 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 Kimberley ARGYLE AERODROME 12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.8mm/h 9.2mm in 27 min to 21:57 20.4mm/h 22.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 22.2mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.8mm/h Central West DALWALLINU 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h NOONAMAH AWS 12.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.4mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 7.0mm in 13 min to 16:30 32.3mm/h BRADSHAW 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES NW Slopes S GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS 6.2mm in 11 min to 18:00 33.8mm/h 6.8mm in 17 min to 18:06 24.0mm/h 7.6mm in 13 min to 18:23 35.1mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h N Tablelands W ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 4.0mm in 11 min to 22:30 21.8mm/h North Coast GRAFTON AIRPORT 5.6mm in 13 min to 23:55 25.8mm/h MidNorth Coast S TAREE AIRPORT AWS 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.0mm/h Snowy Mtns CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) 84.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 14.0mm/h THREDBO AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES NW Plains W WALGETT AIRPORT AWS : 93(220/ 33 ) at 15:15 NW Slopes S GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS : 85(250/ 67 ) at 18:10 Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 93(180/ 59 ) at 13:00 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91(180/ 72 ) at 06:00