Australian Weather News -- 09 SEP 2010

Thursday 09 SEP 2010

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newsworthy

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0231 EST on 24/05/2012. 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

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

E Pilbara

004086

SHERLOCK

7.4

3.6

11/09/1968

1 y

Alice Springs

015638

GLEN HELEN LODGE

15.4

11.0

21/09/2009

1 y

NW Pastoral

016095

TIEYON

17.2

16.2

17/09/2003

1 y

NE Pastoral

017007

OODNADATTA (ALLANDALE)

19.0

15.0

04/09/2010

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

NW Slopes S

055200

HANGING ROCK (ANDEVA)

110.0

56.0

04/09/2005

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

40.6

40.0

16/09/2003

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 02:31EST, 24/05/2012.

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	19.9	-2.1	9.8	+0.5	6.6	0.6	4.2	--	374 (15.6)	34/13
PERTH AIRPORT	17.9	-2.2	10.5	+1.6	9.5	7.8	0.8	7.1	424 (17.7)	46/01
ALBANY AIRPORT	13.4	-3.9	7.2	-0.8	5.3	10.6	3.6	5.3	539 (22.5)	46/10
BUNBURY	--	--	7.7	-0.8	--	3.4	--	--	415 (17.3)	--
MANDURAH	17.1	--	10.9	--	--	5.8	--	--	560 (23.3)	48/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.5	+2.0	25.1	+2.1	24.4	0.0	6.2	9.9	326 (13.6)	41/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.2	+0.9	18.8	+8.4	18.2	3.0	9.2	3.9	448 (18.7)	52/10
WHYALLA AERO	23.0	+1.5	13.5	+5.5	--	1.4	5.4	--	401 (16.7)	54/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.6	+0.6	13.5	+3.8	9.0	4.0	1.2	8.1	348 (14.5)	50/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.2	+0.4	9.7	+3.4	8.2	4.2	2.0	5.5	570 (23.8)	48/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.9	+6.7	17.0	+2.8	15.9	0.0	5.6	10.6	157 ( 6.5)	63/18
CAIRNS AERO	30.7	+2.7	22.5	+3.8	21.6	0.6	6.8	5.7	460 (19.2)	34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.0	+1.3	23.1	+5.8	22.5	0.0	7.8	7.2	475 (19.8)	35/14
MACKAY M.O	25.7	+0.5	21.1	+4.5	--	0.0	--	10.0	332 (13.8)	24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.8	-1.5	17.8	+4.2	18.0	0.0	4.4	--	275 (11.5)	22/03
BUNDABERG AERO	26.0	+0.6	14.2	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	35/14
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	+0.1	13.0	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	24.8	+1.7	12.6	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	43/16
BRISBANE AERO	23.6	-0.6	13.2	+0.5	11.0	0.0	3.2	9.8	337 (14.0)	43/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.4	0.0	12.1	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	444 (18.5)	35/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	16.4	-5.0	8.1	-0.4	4.4	0.0	3.4	--	88 ( 3.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.7	+0.8	9.2	-1.7	5.5	0.0	1.8	4.2	210 ( 8.8)	39/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.0	-0.5	7.0	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.8	-1.4	3.8	-5.2	1.7	0.0	3.4	1.0	215 ( 9.0)	22/22
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.2	-1.1	4.5	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	54 ( 2.3)	24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.0	-3.0	5.2	+1.0	-1.8	0.0	2.4	8.7	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.1	-6.1	7.8	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	46/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.6	-0.9	9.2	-1.1	6.2	0.0	4.0	2.4	312 (13.0)	43/16
RICHMOND RAAF	18.3	-4.4	4.6	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	59 ( 2.5)	34/17
BELLAMBI AWS	20.6	+0.4	10.0	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	287 (12.0)	35/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	15.3	-0.9	3.6	+0.4	1.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.9	-0.7	7.9	+2.8	5.2	0.0	4.0	2.6	234 ( 9.8)	41/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.7	-3.4	7.2	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	98 ( 4.1)	39/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.6	+2.2	10.6	+3.2	6.6	0.8	3.0	9.3	395 (16.5)	35/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.4	-2.0	9.4	+4.0	--	1.8	2.8	--	371 (15.5)	39/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.4	-2.4	8.0	+3.7	--	2.4	--	--	351 (14.6)	31/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.3	+1.1	9.1	+1.2	7.3	0.0	2.6	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	20.0	+3.2	9.0	+2.3	--	0.2	--	--	375 (15.6)	43/04
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.0	+0.1	7.7	+2.9	--	1.4	--	--	791 (33.0)	54/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.3	-3.2	5.0	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	31/08
HOBART AIRPORT	17.5	+2.2	7.5	+1.5	5.3	0.0	3.2	4.8	406 (16.9)	41/09
	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

40.8 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
40.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.9 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+7.9 : 38.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.6 : 39.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+6.7 : 37.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+6.3 : 35.6 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+5.9 : 38.2 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+9.4 : 20.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+9.1 : 18.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.4 : 18.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.3 : 20.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
**S** +6.6 : 19.9 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+6.6 : 21.8 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+6.6 : 19.9 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.9 : 24.7 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-7.1 : 14.4 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-6.8 : 26.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-6.8 : 21.2 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-6.8 : 16.9 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW

-5.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.4 : 1.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.2 : 3.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-4.9 : 3.6 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
-4.9 : 9.7 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
**S** -4.8 : 1.0 BEVERLEY 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.

110.0 HANGING ROCK (ANDEVA) NW Slopes S NSW
56.0 WELLINGROVE (BRYDONE) N Tablelands W NSW
29.4 MOREE (MALLOWA (NARBA)) NW Plains E NSW
28.0 DUNEIRA Central Highlands QLD
27.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
27.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
28.0 DUNEIRA

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains E
29.4 MOREE (MALLOWA (NARBA))
NW Slopes S
110.0 HANGING ROCK (ANDEVA)
N Tablelands W
56.0 WELLINGROVE (BRYDONE)

11.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
10.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.5 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.5 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1227 (51.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1226 (51.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1083 (45.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1018 (42.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
977 (40.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
925 (38.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
909 (37.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
896 (37.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
882 (36.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
838 (34.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
821 (34.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
799 (33.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
797 (33.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
791 (33.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
767 (32.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
719 (30.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
719 (30.0) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
718 (29.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
713 (29.7) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
706 (29.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
703 (29.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
702 (29.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
685 (28.5) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
682 (28.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
678 (28.3) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
669 (27.9) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
649 (27.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
645 (26.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
642 (26.8) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
636 (26.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
633 (26.4) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
630 (26.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
621 (25.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
621 (25.9) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
617 (25.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

89/15 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
85/00 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
83/00 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
83/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
78/00 FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
78/06 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA Adelaide/Lofty MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER 12.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.4mm/h QUEENSLAND Central West BLACKALL AIRPORT 18.4mm in 19 min to 18:49 58.1mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 21.0mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 20.0mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains N COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS 14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.6mm/h SW Slopes S WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) 6.2mm in 15 min to 17:15 24.8mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h Western Plains WESTMERE 10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h W Coast PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 1.8mm in 1 min to 14:37 108.0mm/h WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB 10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h CAPE SORELL 15.0mm in 3 hr to 23:00 5.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 87(280/ 76 ) at 20:43 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 83( 10/ 67 ) at 00:00 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(330/ 63 ) at 02:30