Australian Weather News -- 24 AUG 2012

Friday 24 AUG 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0411 EST on 20/04/2013. 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

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Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Adelaide Plains

023111

GAWLER RIVER (HEASLIP ROAD)

20.0

18.0

03/08/2004

1 N

QLD

Warrego

044211

CHESTERTON TM

23.8

20.2

19/08/2007

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040265

REDLANDS HRS

16.5

15.2

22/08/2002

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040842

BRISBANE AERO

16.6

16.0

27/08/2011

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040093

GYMPIE

18.6

18.0

24/08/2003

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040209

POINT LOOKOUT

19.9

19.2

30/08/2008

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040265

REDLANDS HRS

18.9

18.0

25/08/2009

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040717

COOLANGATTA

18.8

31/08/2004

1 Y Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040922

KINGAROY AIRPORT

15.2

14.9

28/08/2006

1 Y

NSW

North Coast

058198

BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

18.9

18.0

31/08/2004

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT AWS

37.9

37.5

31/08/2009

1 Y

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 04:11EST, 20/04/2013.

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	21.6	+1.6	7.4	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	30/08
PERTH AIRPORT	20.4	+1.9	8.5	+0.5	7.0	0.0	1.8	6.3	229 ( 9.5)	28/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	17.7	+1.6	7.3	-0.2	--	0.4	--	--	229 ( 9.5)	24/12
BUNBURY	17.5	0.0	7.3	-0.2	--	0.2	--	--	108 ( 4.5)	13/11
MANDURAH	18.8	+1.0	11.9	+1.1	--	2.6	--	--	216 ( 9.0)	21/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.4	+2.0	20.7	+0.3	19.4	0.0	6.6	11.0	275 (11.5)	35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	23.3	+0.7	5.8	-0.2	2.9	0.0	7.2	11.1	295 (12.3)	37/10
WHYALLA AERO	16.4	-2.1	8.9	+3.0	--	1.4	4.2	--	541 (22.5)	48/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	13.3	-3.3	6.7	-1.5	--	10.4	1.8	--	472 (19.7)	48/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.9	-2.2	5.5	0.0	4.0	14.2	1.4	9.2	468 (19.5)	78/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.5	+3.2	17.0	+6.7	--	0.0	--	--	375 (15.6)	41/09
CAIRNS AERO	29.9	+3.3	20.9	+3.5	19.7	0.2	5.8	8.5	373 (15.5)	34/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.9	+1.9	20.8	+6.1	18.8	0.0	5.8	8.8	370 (15.4)	35/17
MACKAY M.O	24.1	+1.5	19.8	+5.8	--	0.0	--	8.1	146 ( 6.1)	26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.4	+2.6	16.3	+5.6	14.4	7.6	3.0	--	186 ( 7.8)	46/06
BUNDABERG AERO	26.3	+3.0	17.6	+6.7	--	0.2	--	--	369 (15.4)	41/09
COOLANGATTA	25.4	+4.1	18.8	+8.4	--	0.0	--	--	553 (23.0)	46/09
BRISBANE AERO	24.5	+2.8	17.9	+8.3	16.6	0.0	3.8	7.1	527 (22.0)	43/03
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.1	+3.6	14.5	+7.0	--	1.0	--	--	378 (15.8)	54/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.6	+0.7	9.7	+3.9	4.0	8.2	3.0	--	219 ( 9.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.9	+9.1	16.5	+8.2	12.3	0.0	4.4	--	470 (19.6)	39/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.3	+3.1	11.0	+4.2	--	1.8	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	26/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.8	+1.2	13.4	+6.5	--	0.0	--	--	523 (21.8)	63/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.6	+0.6	9.4	+4.0	--	9.4	--	--	191 ( 8.0)	39/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	9.8	-1.2	0.6	-1.5	-5.8	6.0	2.6	1.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	16.7	-0.8	2.1	-1.4	--	8.2	--	--	360 (15.0)	41/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.5	+2.2	12.2	+4.1	6.6	6.2	7.8	11.0	706 (29.4)	57/08
RICHMOND RAAF	20.1	+0.4	10.2	+5.8	--	4.6	--	--	399 (16.6)	54/14
BELLAMBI AWS	18.6	+0.6	10.6	+0.1	--	5.4	--	--	707 (29.5)	72/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	10.8	-3.7	4.2	+0.6	1.9	13.6	2.6	2.8	433 (18.0)	63/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.4	-3.6	5.3	+1.5	--	9.4	--	--	307 (12.8)	46/04
MILDURA AIRPORT	16.7	-0.6	6.1	+0.8	5.0	0.8	4.6	5.6	565 (23.5)	44/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.2	-2.5	4.7	+0.8	2.0	3.2	2.4	--	464 (19.3)	48/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.2	-2.1	4.8	+2.2	--	1.4	--	--	521 (21.7)	55/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.4	-0.6	7.9	+1.2	5.6	3.2	3.4	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.6	-1.8	2.9	-0.8	--	4.4	--	--	733 (30.5)	55/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	10.6	-3.2	7.1	+3.4	--	4.4	--	--	264 (11.0)	41/13
HOBART AIRPORT	14.1	+0.6	7.4	+2.7	5.2	0.0	2.6	6.9	418 (17.4)	41/23
	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

37.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
37.9 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
37.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+9.1 : 28.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+8.9 : 29.0 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+8.7 : 29.8 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+8.1 : 30.2 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW

25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
24.1 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

+11.5 : 18.6 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+11.0 : 15.2 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+11.0 : 10.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+10.7 : 17.7 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+10.5 : 13.4 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+10.5 : 18.9 REDLANDS HRS Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.3 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.0 : 8.2 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.8 : 6.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-5.6 : -0.6 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-5.3 : 8.4 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-5.2 : 8.2 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC

-6.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
**S** -4.8 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.9 : -0.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-6.2 : -0.1 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-6.0 : 2.3 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-5.3 : 1.4 KULGERA N Plateau NT

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.

63.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
61.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
57.4 BLACK SPUR E Central VIC
42.4 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
42.4 WALCHA (INGLEWOOD) N Tablelands W NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
42.4 WALCHA (INGLEWOOD)
Snowy Mtns
63.8 THREDBO VILLAGE
61.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS

VICTORIA
Upper NE
42.4 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)
E Central
57.4 BLACK SPUR

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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2.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
2.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1321 (55.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1153 (48.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1143 (47.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
959 (40.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
944 (39.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
875 (36.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
867 (36.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
847 (35.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
844 (35.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
841 (35.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
835 (34.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
833 (34.7) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
832 (34.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
788 (32.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
786 (32.8) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
780 (32.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
776 (32.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
768 (32.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
762 (31.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
761 (31.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
759 (31.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
753 (31.4) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
740 (30.8) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
735 (30.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
733 (30.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
732 (30.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
730 (30.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
726 (30.3) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
723 (30.1) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
722 (30.1) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
717 (29.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
715 (29.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
712 (29.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
712 (29.7) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
708 (29.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
707 (29.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
706 (29.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
702 (29.3) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
701 (29.2) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
698 (29.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
697 (29.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
697 (29.0) HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
696 (29.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
689 (28.7) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
679 (28.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
679 (28.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
652 (27.2) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
649 (27.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
648 (27.0) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
647 (27.0) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
645 (26.9) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
641 (26.7) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
636 (26.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
632 (26.3) PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
628 (26.2) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
628 (26.2) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
625 (26.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
618 (25.8) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
616 (25.7) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
615 (25.6) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
608 (25.3) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
608 (25.3) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
605 (25.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
601 (25.0) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

122/19 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
117/16 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
113/20 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/13 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
96/21 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/08 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
91/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/17 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
91/17 CAPE GRIM N 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.
None reported	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 70(250/ 65 ) at 13:16 NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(290/ 70 ) at 08:49 Snowy Mtns PERISHER VALLEY AWS : 93(280/ 39 ) at 23:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(270/ 82 ) at 20:07 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(280/ 67 ) at 16:16 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 100(280/ 82 ) at 14:00 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 85(270/ 65 ) at 15:28 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 117(270/ 89 ) at 17:00 CAPE GRIM : 87(270/ 69 ) at 15:05 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 76(220/ 65 ) at 23:00 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(290/ 63 ) at 19:54 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 122(300/ 89 ) at 13:42