Australian Weather News -- 12 NOV 2012

Monday 12 NOV 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0817 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Years

Highest daily rainfall

NSW

North Coast

058078

BENTLEY

94.0

74.0

01/11/1984

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Illawarra

068072

NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS

5.7

6.3

02/11/2012

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

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 08:16EST, 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	30.2	+3.0	7.8	-6.0	--	0.0	--	--	600 (25.0)	57/15
PERTH AIRPORT	26.7	+0.9	11.6	-1.1	8.7	0.0	9.0	12.6	0	--
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	21.8	+1.0	7.0	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	235 ( 9.8)	30/15
BUNBURY	21.4	-2.9	5.3	-6.8	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	28/13
MANDURAH	23.5	-1.1	11.9	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	394 (16.4)	37/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.4	+0.1	22.8	-2.5	23.0	11.8	6.4	8.3	296 (12.3)	44/03
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.1	+1.5	17.5	-0.3	15.3	0.0	10.0	13.0	296 (12.3)	39/11
WHYALLA AERO	22.3	-4.2	16.5	+2.5	--	0.0	16.0	--	583 (24.3)	57/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.4	-2.7	16.1	+2.1	--	0.2 ³	22.2	--	367 (15.3)	48/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.7	-1.7	13.9	+5.5	13.0	0.0	12.2	12.6	581 (24.2)	52/06
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.9	+1.6	19.7	-1.7	16.5	0.0	9.6	11.8	260 (10.8)	37/08
CAIRNS AERO	30.3	-0.3	23.0	+0.7	22.2	4.6	10.0	5.8	423 (17.6)	54/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.6	-0.1	22.5	-0.4	20.8	4.6	11.2	10.1	601 (25.0)	50/12
MACKAY M.O	28.2	-1.0	22.5	+0.7	--	0.0	--	11.0	607 (25.3)	50/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.3	-2.9	17.0	-2.5	14.7	0.0	5.8	--	397 (16.5)	46/11
BUNDABERG AERO	27.1	-1.2	16.1	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	467 (19.5)	52/16
COOLANGATTA	24.6	-1.3	15.7	-2.5	--	0.8	--	--	501 (20.9)	43/11
BRISBANE AERO	24.9	-1.8	13.9	-4.3	12.4	0.0	8.0	11.7	496 (20.7)	37/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.2	-3.4	10.6	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	686 (28.6)	48/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.8	+1.5	11.9	-3.1	3.2	0.0	7.2	--	184 ( 7.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.8	-2.1	9.8	-6.4	7.6	0.6	5.6	9.2	395 (16.5)	34/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.9	-2.0	9.3	-5.8	--	0.2	--	--	202 ( 8.4)	41/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	27.2	+1.7	7.4	-6.9	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	39/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.6	-0.5	7.0	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	86 ( 3.6)	31/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.4	+2.4	6.2	-3.0	-0.8	0.0	6.8	12.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.5	+1.2	11.3	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	436 (18.2)	37/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.2	+1.2	12.9	-2.5	8.5	0.0	6.0	11.3	381 (15.9)	61/15
RICHMOND RAAF	30.0	+3.4	7.2	-6.9	--	0.0	--	--	147 ( 6.1)	39/13
BELLAMBI AWS	22.1	0.0	13.4	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	322 (13.4)	59/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	31.0	+5.3	13.0	+2.2	10.0	0.0	8.0	12.1	360 (15.0)	39/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.6	+5.6	9.3	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	112 ( 4.7)	44/17
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.5	+4.0	16.7	+4.2	13.0	0.0	12.0	12.9	415 (17.3)	43/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	31.5	+6.9	14.2	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	435 (18.1)	55/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	29.8	+5.5	14.6	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	355 (14.8)	50/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	26.8	+4.8	17.2	+6.0	5.8	5.4	17.4	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.9	+2.3	12.2	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	665 (27.7)	55/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.3	+1.9	9.5	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	175 ( 7.3)	57/10
HOBART AIRPORT	24.2	+5.2	13.0	+3.8	11.6	0.0	6.8	5.5	428 (17.8)	65/11
	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

42.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
41.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+10.0 : 27.2 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
+9.1 : 30.8 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+8.4 : 29.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+8.4 : 26.9 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
+8.0 : 32.3 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC

28.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
27.7 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.6 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 16.8 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
+8.4 : 16.2 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+7.8 : 17.7 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+7.6 : 17.7 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+7.5 : 16.3 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
+7.5 : 16.1 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
13.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.1 : 28.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.0 : 19.0 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-5.9 : 20.0 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-5.7 : 20.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

0.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.7 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
1.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA

-9.1 : 4.8 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-8.2 : 0.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.0 : 5.7 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-7.8 : 5.3 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.7 : 5.5 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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.

94.0 BENTLEY North Coast NSW
82.0 MURGON POST OFFICE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
75.4 NIMBIN POST OFFICE North Coast NSW
57.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE N Coast--Herbert QLD
53.8 DUNWICH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
57.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE
Brisbane/SE Coast
82.0 MURGON POST OFFICE
53.8 DUNWICH

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
94.0 BENTLEY
75.4 NIMBIN POST OFFICE

13.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.9 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
12.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

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6.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
6.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
5.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
5.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
5.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

1460 (60.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1313 (54.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1141 (47.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1110 (46.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1027 (42.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1026 (42.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1013 (42.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
955 (39.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
953 (39.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
952 (39.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
948 (39.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
947 (39.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
943 (39.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
911 (38.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
899 (37.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
895 (37.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
889 (37.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
888 (37.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
882 (36.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
879 (36.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
874 (36.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
865 (36.0) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
851 (35.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
851 (35.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
851 (35.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
844 (35.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
833 (34.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
823 (34.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
789 (32.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
776 (32.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
774 (32.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
764 (31.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
754 (31.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
737 (30.7) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
732 (30.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
730 (30.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
722 (30.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
709 (29.5) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
707 (29.5) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
693 (28.9) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
691 (28.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
691 (28.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
686 (28.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
679 (28.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
672 (28.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
665 (27.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
665 (27.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
653 (27.2) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
653 (27.2) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
648 (27.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
646 (26.9) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
646 (26.9) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
644 (26.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
641 (26.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
638 (26.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
635 (26.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
632 (26.3) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
630 (26.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
629 (26.2) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
628 (26.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
619 (25.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
615 (25.6) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
615 (25.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
614 (25.6) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
609 (25.4) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
607 (25.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
606 (25.3) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
604 (25.2) FORREST Eucla WA
601 (25.0) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
600 (25.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA

106/00 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
102/12 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/09 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/01 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
94/00 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/03 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
93/05 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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 DARWIN AIRPORT 10.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.2mm/h TASMANIA W Coast WARRA 11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 74(130/ 67 ) at 00:30 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 106( 10/ 63 ) at 02:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(270/ 67 ) at 12:30 E Central MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 93(360/ 69 ) at 05:00 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 85(230/ 65 ) at 13:08 W Coast COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 78(350/ 65 ) at 07:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 83(230/ 67 ) at 12:30 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 78(210/ 63 ) at 14:39 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(320/ 74 ) at 10:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(240/ 69 ) at 18:59 TASMAN ISLAND : 93(360/ 56 ) at 06:30 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 96( 30/ 74 ) at 02:42 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(320/ 58 ) at 10:58 MOUNT READ : 89( 10/ 65 ) at 04:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 102(300/ 63 ) at 13:04