Australian Weather News -- 16 OCT 2012

Tuesday 16 OCT 2012

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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 06:53EST, 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	25.8	+1.3	7.2	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	308 (12.8)	41/14
PERTH AIRPORT	24.4	+1.8	7.0	-3.2	6.1	0.0	4.0	11.2	288 (12.0)	37/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	19.4	+0.7	8.0	-1.1	--	1.4	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	30/14
BUNBURY	20.3	-0.5	7.8	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	22/14
MANDURAH	21.5	-0.1	12.4	-0.8	--	0.6	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	30/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+0.4	24.5	-0.5	24.0	0.0	7.6	9.4	380 (15.8)	35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.3	+6.4	11.9	-2.9	9.4	0.0	11.4	11.8	235 ( 9.8)	44/10
WHYALLA AERO	24.3	+0.5	14.5	+3.9	--	0.0	12.0	--	484 (20.2)	50/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.6	-1.2	14.4	+2.9	--	0.0	5.0	--	210 ( 8.8)	46/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.5	-0.4	8.5	+1.4	6.7	0.0	5.4	7.1	454 (18.9)	72/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.3	-0.3	13.7	-4.9	10.3	0.0	9.2	11.8	278 (11.6)	37/09
CAIRNS AERO	30.1	+0.6	21.6	+1.0	19.7	0.0	12.0	11.7	651 (27.1)	46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.6	+0.2	16.5	-4.2	14.6	0.0	11.6	10.9	537 (22.4)	50/11
MACKAY M.O	26.2	-1.3	22.0	+2.3	--	0.0	--	8.7	442 (18.4)	37/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.4	-2.2	16.6	-0.4	15.4	0.0	7.4	--	318 (13.3)	35/10
BUNDABERG AERO	26.5	-0.4	13.6	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	289 (12.0)	39/13
COOLANGATTA	25.1	+0.7	11.8	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	37/11
BRISBANE AERO	25.3	-0.1	13.2	-2.5	11.2	0.0	6.2	11.8	305 (12.7)	35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.2	-0.1	11.2	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	425 (17.7)	31/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.9	+4.8	11.0	-1.2	4.9	0.0	5.4	--	46 ( 1.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.8	+2.2	11.4	-2.4	8.4	0.2	4.4	12.1	363 (15.1)	55/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.7	+2.9	8.0	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.5	+9.9	9.5	-2.5	5.9	0.0	7.2	--	303 (12.6)	39/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	33.3	+9.7	8.0	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	69 ( 2.9)	35/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.8	+5.3	10.8	+4.2	-2.5	0.0	5.2	11.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.6	+6.0	6.7	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	48/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	34.7	+12.2	14.9	+1.7	10.2	0.0	7.2	9.6	397 (16.5)	41/16
RICHMOND RAAF	33.0	+8.2	7.8	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	57 ( 2.4)	31/16
BELLAMBI AWS	30.9	+9.5	16.6	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	285 (11.9)	57/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.8	+3.4	10.9	+3.2	6.3	0.0	4.8	2.0	211 ( 8.8)	30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	19.0	-2.5	8.7	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	137 ( 5.7)	35/22
MILDURA AIRPORT	26.6	+2.8	14.9	+5.1	11.7	0.0	10.0	4.3	334 (13.9)	44/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	19.1	-1.8	9.3	+1.8	--	0.0	5.0	--	252 (10.5)	50/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	21.3	+1.0	9.7	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	54/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.6	+0.9	12.0	+2.5	9.6	0.0	4.0	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.3	+1.7	7.0	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	388 (16.2)	67/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.2	-0.8	9.0	+2.1	--	2.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	46/16
HOBART AIRPORT	20.4	+3.1	8.3	+0.8	5.2	0.0	5.4	9.8	417 (17.4)	57/17
	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

41.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+12.2 : 34.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+12.0 : 34.1 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+11.3 : 28.4 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
+10.0 : 28.8 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
+9.9 : 33.5 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

27.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.5 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.4 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+11.7 : 23.1 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+11.4 : 22.9 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+10.5 : 22.2 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+9.2 : 19.7 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+9.0 : 19.8 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.9 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
9.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.9 : 31.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-3.8 : 17.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.6 : 28.5 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-3.4 : 17.8 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-3.4 : 20.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

-0.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-0.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
1.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
1.5 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
2.7 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-11.1 : 11.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-8.0 : 12.4 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-7.9 : 10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-7.9 : 7.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-7.9 : 15.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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.

20.0 WAYATINAH (SALTAS) Derwent Valley TAS
14.2 KINGLAKE WEST E Central VIC
13.8 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT
12.8 CAPE GRIM (WOOLNORTH) N Coast TAS
9.2 GELLIBRAND RIVER FORESTRY W Coast VIC

12.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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2.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
1.9 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1233 (51.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1070 (44.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1040 (43.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1006 (41.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
990 (41.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
912 (38.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
908 (37.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
855 (35.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
835 (34.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
785 (32.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
775 (32.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
751 (31.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
748 (31.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
709 (29.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
699 (29.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
692 (28.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
670 (27.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
655 (27.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
651 (27.1) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
645 (26.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
633 (26.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
628 (26.2) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
625 (26.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
625 (26.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
621 (25.9) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
619 (25.8) DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
619 (25.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
617 (25.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
612 (25.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
602 (25.1) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD

118/16 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
118/18 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
107/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
102/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/21 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
100/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/11 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
93/20 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
91/22 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
91/14 CAPE SORELL W 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 22.8mm in 29 min to 14:00 47.2mm/h 24.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 24.8mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 24.4mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns PERISHER VALLEY AWS 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT HOTHAM 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h W Gippsland MOUNT BAW BAW 11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Goulburn/Monaro BOMBALA AWS : 96(280/ 78 ) at 12:04 CANBERRA AIRPORT : 93(310/ 50 ) at 21:20 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 119(350/ 67 ) at 17:09 FALLS CREEK : 115(320/ 67 ) at 18:49 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(230/ 65 ) at 23:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 100(250/ 78 ) at 19:22 E Central ESSENDON AIRPORT : 80(240/ 69 ) at 18:38 ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 87(250/ 69 ) at 18:40 W Central POINT WILSON : 72(270/ 63 ) at 17:51 W Coast COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 87(250/ 67 ) at 17:15 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 108(310/ 33 ) at 16:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(310/ 80 ) at 22:49 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(190/ 67 ) at 22:35 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 91(340/ 41 ) at 15:34 LOW ROCKY POINT : 78(290/ 69 ) at 15:43 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(300/ 65 ) at 16:30 MOUNT READ : 85(250/ 72 ) at 23:56 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 102(270/ 83 ) at 23:00