Australian Weather News -- 26 OCT 2012

Friday 26 OCT 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0724 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
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Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

25.2

18.0

22/10/1996

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

28.4

26.7

25/10/2005

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 07:24EST, 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	34.0	+9.5	15.7	+4.8	--	0.0	--	--	604 (25.2)	54/15
PERTH AIRPORT	28.1	+5.5	11.9	+1.7	10.1	0.0	8.2	12.6	568 (23.7)	61/04
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	19.6	+0.9	5.1	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	41/14
BUNBURY	26.7	+5.9	9.3	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	30/06
MANDURAH	27.9	+6.3	12.3	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	30/07
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.3	+1.1	24.7	-0.3	24.4	0.2	5.8	10.0	316 (13.2)	35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	22.5	-8.4	15.0	+0.2	13.8	0.6	11.8	2.8	421 (17.5)	37/16
WHYALLA AERO	19.2	-4.6	11.7	+1.1	--	0.0	8.0	--	522 (21.8)	52/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.8	-3.0	9.9	-1.6	--	0.0	4.0	--	283 (11.8)	50/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.3	-1.6	6.3	-0.8	3.5	1.2	2.2	11.1	450 (18.8)	57/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.3	+1.7	24.3	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	50/16
CAIRNS AERO	29.2	-0.3	18.1	-2.5	15.7	0.0	6.8	11.5	446 (18.6)	34/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.1	-0.3	15.7	-5.0	14.4	0.0	9.6	11.6	372 (15.5)	31/14
MACKAY M.O	28.3	+0.8	16.1	-3.6	--	0.0	--	11.6	296 (12.3)	24/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.8	+3.2	13.5	-3.5	11.6	0.0	7.6	--	171 ( 7.1)	30/18
BUNDABERG AERO	28.8	+1.9	12.5	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	173 ( 7.2)	41/16
COOLANGATTA	27.0	+2.6	17.1	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	371 (15.5)	43/09
BRISBANE AERO	27.4	+2.0	12.5	-3.2	9.4	0.0	7.8	11.4	353 (14.7)	46/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.1	+6.8	12.0	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	292 (12.2)	37/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	32.5	+7.4	16.9	+4.7	8.5	0.0	8.0	--	226 ( 9.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.8	+2.2	14.4	+0.6	10.2	0.0	5.4	--	522 (21.8)	34/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.4	+1.6	11.3	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	266 (11.1)	39/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.4	-1.2	13.8	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	374 (15.6)	41/03
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.7	-0.9	14.1	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	74 ( 3.1)	18/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.0	-1.5	7.0	+0.4	-3.5	0.0	7.6	10.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.2	-1.4	8.2	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	37/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.9	+0.4	17.1	+3.9	14.4	0.0	9.0	3.3	550 (22.9)	63/00
RICHMOND RAAF	25.0	+0.2	13.9	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	176 ( 7.3)	39/17
BELLAMBI AWS	19.9	-1.5	16.9	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	386 (16.1)	55/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.6	-0.8	6.8	-0.9	4.1	0.0	8.8	12.6	425 (17.7)	50/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.5	-3.0	7.1	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	347 (14.5)	46/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.1	-1.7	5.7	-4.1	3.0	0.0	7.4	8.0	425 (17.7)	48/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.4	-3.5	6.0	-1.5	--	0.0	6.2	--	502 (20.9)	44/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.7	-2.6	7.3	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	434 (18.1)	52/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.7	-4.0	10.5	+1.0	9.5	1.6	2.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.5	-4.1	4.9	-1.3	--	0.8	--	--	409 (17.0)	57/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.5	-0.5	6.7	-0.2	--	0.2	--	--	182 ( 7.6)	41/14
HOBART AIRPORT	13.4	-3.9	7.6	+0.1	5.0	8.0	0.6	1.8	346 (14.4)	61/18
	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

41.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.3 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
40.3 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
40.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+9.5 : 34.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+9.2 : 36.3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+9.2 : 32.4 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+8.9 : 32.6 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
+8.5 : 31.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
+8.5 : 34.6 KALBARRI Central West WA

28.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
27.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
27.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+6.7 : 16.4 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.9 : 24.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+5.8 : 23.7 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.8 : 16.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.7 : 24.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.9 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-11.6 : 21.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-10.4 : 20.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.1 : 21.1 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-8.7 : 20.0 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-8.6 : 24.4 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

-2.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.9 : -0.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.6 : 2.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.9 : 11.7 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-5.8 : 2.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.7 : 11.4 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.

27.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
25.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
19.8 FORTESCUE BAY Southeast TAS
18.6 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
16.4 PORT ARTHUR (STEWARTS BAY) Southeast TAS

12.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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2.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
2.8 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.6 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1409 (58.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1135 (47.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1111 (46.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1022 (42.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
944 (39.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
858 (35.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
851 (35.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
844 (35.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
823 (34.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
812 (33.8) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
781 (32.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
760 (31.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
749 (31.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
732 (30.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
731 (30.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
701 (29.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
692 (28.8) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
685 (28.5) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
680 (28.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
676 (28.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
675 (28.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
669 (27.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
666 (27.8) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
658 (27.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
658 (27.4) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
652 (27.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
645 (26.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
645 (26.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
641 (26.7) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
639 (26.6) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
635 (26.5) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
634 (26.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
626 (26.1) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
617 (25.7) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
612 (25.5) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
604 (25.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
604 (25.2) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
604 (25.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
603 (25.1) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
601 (25.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

106/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/19 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/18 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/21 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
89/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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 DALY WATERS AWS 16.0mm in 30 min to 18:00 32.0mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.8mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.7mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(240/ 87 ) at 23:07 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 85(240/ 70 ) at 19:00 CAPE GRIM : 83(230/ 74 ) at 19:36 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(240/ 65 ) at 21:50 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(230/ 70 ) at 20:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 95(210/ 63 ) at 20:32 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 83(250/ 65 ) at 17:32 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 78(240/ 63 ) at 17:37 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 89(250/ 70 ) at 22:38