Australian Weather News -- 23 SEP 2012

Sunday 23 SEP 2012

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2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0542 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest maximum temperature

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU

41.1

40.3

21/09/2009

1 N

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

39.9

29/09/1988

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Gulf Country

029127

MOUNT ISA AERO

39.8

39.5

30/09/2000

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 05:42EST, 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	23.5	+1.5	4.3	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	35/13
PERTH AIRPORT	20.2	+0.1	4.5	-4.4	3.6	0.0	4.4	11.1	400 (16.7)	39/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	15.3	-2.0	6.3	-1.7	--	0.4	--	--	270 (11.3)	28/16
BUNBURY	16.5	-1.8	1.6	-6.8	--	0.0	--	--	217 ( 9.0)	28/15
MANDURAH	17.8	-1.0	7.0	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	30/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.8	+1.2	22.5	-0.5	21.7	0.0	7.8	10.7	307 (12.8)	34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.3	-1.9	19.8	+9.5	17.8	0.0	11.6	9.0	342 (14.3)	48/08
WHYALLA AERO	19.7	-1.8	7.8	-0.3	--	0.0	8.2	--	449 (18.7)	54/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.1	-1.9	12.0	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	421 (17.5)	55/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.0	-1.8	8.5	+2.2	5.8	0.2	5.2	9.0	568 (23.7)	72/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.8	+8.6	14.5	+0.2	12.8	0.0	27.0	9.8	172 ( 7.2)	39/22
CAIRNS AERO	28.8	+0.7	18.1	-0.6	14.6	0.0	5.6	10.9	196 ( 8.2)	31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.2	+1.5	19.1	+1.7	15.2	0.0	5.8	10.7	243 (10.1)	31/15
MACKAY M.O	28.6	+3.4	19.9	+3.3	--	0.0	--	10.4	311 (13.0)	35/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.0	+5.7	19.0	+5.4	17.4	0.0	7.4	--	235 ( 9.8)	34/12
BUNDABERG AERO	29.8	+4.4	19.4	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	431 (18.0)	43/16
COOLANGATTA	26.3	+3.1	16.7	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	263 (11.0)	30/12
BRISBANE AERO	27.7	+3.5	16.8	+4.1	10.0	0.0	4.0	10.4	334 (13.9)	30/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.2	+5.0	12.6	+2.0	--	0.2	--	--	405 (16.9)	34/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.3	+6.9	8.0	-0.6	2.1	0.0	4.8	--	36 ( 1.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.1	+3.2	10.5	-0.5	8.2	0.0	3.4	--	223 ( 9.3)	37/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.8	+0.3	6.9	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	27.8	+6.5	8.5	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	35/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	27.6	+6.2	6.8	-0.9	--	0.2	--	--	63 ( 2.6)	24/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.0	+6.0	2.2	-2.0	-4.0	0.0	4.0	7.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.5	+7.3	4.3	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	217 ( 9.0)	41/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.3	+4.8	10.7	+0.3	6.7	0.0	4.4	11.1	355 (14.8)	48/17
RICHMOND RAAF	29.5	+6.9	7.2	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	107 ( 4.5)	28/12
BELLAMBI AWS	21.1	+1.0	12.2	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	217 ( 9.0)	57/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.8	+6.2	3.3	-1.8	1.2	0.0	4.0	10.9	199 ( 8.3)	52/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.7	+2.7	4.2	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	70 ( 2.9)	48/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.4	+1.0	11.2	+3.9	9.0	0.0	7.0	11.0	391 (16.3)	46/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.4	+1.0	6.3	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	57/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.2	+0.4	5.7	+1.4	--	0.2	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	54/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.0	+2.8	13.2	+5.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.5	+0.7	8.0	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	446 (18.6)	54/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.5	-1.0	11.0	+5.9	--	0.0	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	55/12
HOBART AIRPORT	17.2	+1.9	10.8	+4.8	--	0.0	1.8	3.9	313 (13.0)	50/14
	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

41.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.1 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
41.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.8 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

+10.6 : 36.2 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+10.1 : 37.1 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+10.1 : 31.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+9.5 : 35.5 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+9.5 : 32.0 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW

25.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
24.9 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
24.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.8 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
24.3 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+9.5 : 19.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.5 : 20.8 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+9.5 : 23.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.7 : 10.9 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+7.6 : 21.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.8 : 22.9 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-4.4 : 18.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.2 : 16.0 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-3.9 : 11.8 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-3.8 : 10.5 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS

-2.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.0 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.9 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-1.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

**S** -8.1 : 8.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-6.8 : 1.6 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-6.8 : -2.0 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : -0.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : -0.4 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.

33.6 HOBART (WATERWORKS RESERVE) Southeast TAS
25.2 BICHENO (DENISON RIVER) E Coast TAS
20.0 MOUNT MORRIS Warrego QLD
20.0 THEEBINE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
18.0 ARDROSSAN (MULARA) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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3.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1187 (49.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
927 (38.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
863 (36.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
805 (33.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
754 (31.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
749 (31.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
747 (31.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
739 (30.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
738 (30.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
735 (30.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
730 (30.4) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
718 (29.9) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
710 (29.6) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
677 (28.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
677 (28.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
670 (27.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
634 (26.4) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
624 (26.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
622 (25.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
617 (25.7) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
616 (25.7) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
610 (25.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
604 (25.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
602 (25.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

96/01 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
93/10 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/21 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
89/00 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
87/10 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
87/15 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
87/06 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

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.
TASMANIA Southeast TASMAN ISLAND 4.2mm in 12 min to 15:12 21.0mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.6mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.6mm/h CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(190/ 63 ) at 19:30 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 96(360/ 61 ) at 01:30 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(230/ 69 ) at 15:30 ORBOST : 83(220/ 63 ) at 13:18 W Coast CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 87(270/ 67 ) at 06:05 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 76(240/ 65 ) at 22:00 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT : 70(330/ 63 ) at 12:38 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(300/ 67 ) at 20:30 W Coast MOUNT READ : 87( 10/ 63 ) at 01:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 93(250/ 80 ) at 11:00