Australian Weather News -- 10 JAN 2012

Tuesday 10 JAN 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0032 EST on 07/06/2012. 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 maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

34.9

34.0

09/01/2012

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

44.5

43.6

08/01/2006

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

21.0

22.4

30/01/2006

1 N

Alice Springs

015594

ARLTUNGA

23.0

23.6

07/01/2010

1 N

Alice Springs

015612

PAPUNYA

22.0

24.2

18/01/2009

1 N

Alice Springs

015635

YULARA AERO

22.2

24.5

12/01/2010

1 Y

NW Pastoral

016085

MARLA POLICE STATION

20.5

21.6

26/01/2000

1 Y

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

18.7

23.8

08/01/2010

1 Y

TAS

W Coast

097000

CAPE SORELL

13.0

13.3

11/01/1965

1 P

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 00:31EST, 07/06/2012.

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 COMPARISON	38.2	+6.6	18.8	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	589 (24.5)	63/15
PERTH AIRPORT	33.6	+1.9	17.1	+0.1	16.1	0.0	10.8	13.3	563 (23.5)	55/01
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.6	-1.1	15.7	+2.0	14.7	0.0	2.2	8.8	356 (14.8)	46/14
BUNBURY	32.3	+2.7	16.1	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	419 (17.5)	35/00
MANDURAH	32.8	+3.8	17.7	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	399 (16.6)	39/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.0	+3.2	25.7	+0.9	25.1	0.0	8.0	12.1	416 (17.3)	41/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	23.6	-12.8	20.5	-1.0	17.8	0.0	14.2	--	486 (20.3)	34/00
WHYALLA AERO	23.9	-6.1	15.5	-2.0	--	0.0	8.8	--	382 (15.9)	48/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.1	-7.1	15.7	-1.4	16.1	1.2	4.2	9.7	359 (15.0)	39/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.1	-7.1	9.1	-2.0	6.9	1.4	5.4	5.7	544 (22.7)	59/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.9	+3.7	27.7	+4.0	26.1	0.0	11.0	10.2	405 (16.9)	48/18
CAIRNS AERO	30.7	-0.7	22.8	-0.9	21.1	0.0	5.2	12.0	164 ( 6.8)	30/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.7	+1.4	26.2	+1.9	24.1	0.0	8.8	11.4	347 (14.5)	39/12
MACKAY M.O	32.6	+2.6	24.2	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	35/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	38.2	+6.3	23.7	+1.6	23.1	0.0	10.0	--	308 (12.8)	30/16
BUNDABERG AERO	35.0	+4.9	24.1	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	577 (24.0)	35/14
NAMBOUR DPI	32.0	+2.7	25.0	+5.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	31.5	+3.2	24.7	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	454 (18.9)	44/13
BRISBANE AERO	31.0	+2.0	23.8	+2.6	22.9	0.0	9.0	10.6	479 (20.0)	37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	33.6	+5.5	19.4	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	435 (18.1)	43/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.4	-2.5	17.4	-1.5	12.4	0.0	7.6	--	157 ( 6.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.7	+0.8	21.1	+1.7	19.6	2.6	4.2	9.6	305 (12.7)	30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.9	+0.3	19.2	+1.0	--	0.8	--	--	184 ( 7.7)	34/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.9	+0.9	17.9	-0.1	13.6	0.0	7.0	7.0	320 (13.3)	31/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	27.8	+0.2	16.7	-0.1	--	2.2	--	--	85 ( 3.5)	22/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.3	-6.2	1.4	-11.9	0.2	0.0	5.2	13.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.5	-4.6	13.9	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	37/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.6	+2.2	19.0	+0.2	15.9	0.0	9.0	7.4	433 (18.0)	39/17
RICHMOND RAAF	30.0	+0.1	15.6	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	228 ( 9.5)	30/15
BELLAMBI AWS	26.3	+1.4	17.4	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	39/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.0	-4.0	9.0	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.9	-5.7	10.0	-6.2	6.7	0.0	8.0	9.1	360 (15.0)	52/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.8	-7.4	10.8	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	50/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.9	-6.3	13.2	-3.5	11.0	0.0	7.6	8.5	336 (14.0)	46/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.6	-4.9	12.8	-1.3	--	0.0	7.2	--	417 (17.4)	54/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.5	-6.1	12.6	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	401 (16.7)	48/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.1	-5.8	13.8	-0.5	11.6	1.2	4.2	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.9	-8.1	9.6	-1.2	--	1.4	--	--	544 (22.7)	52/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.4	-5.9	10.5	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	432 (18.0)	48/10
HOBART AIRPORT	17.9	-4.6	10.3	-1.7	6.6	1.2	11.0	8.4	740 (30.8)	52/00
	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

44.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
44.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
44.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
43.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
42.7 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+8.4 : 44.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+7.9 : 44.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+7.6 : 37.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+7.2 : 44.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.8 : 38.3 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

29.4 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
29.2 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.9 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+5.9 : 29.4 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+5.6 : 25.0 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.8 : 24.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.7 : 21.1 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+4.6 : 23.5 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-17.9 : 21.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-16.7 : 20.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-16.5 : 22.2 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-16.5 : 18.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-16.1 : 22.0 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT

-0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
**S** 1.4 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

**S** -11.9 : 1.4 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
-8.0 : 8.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.9 : 6.9 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.5 : 13.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-7.3 : 16.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior 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.

129.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
122.5 MILLSTREAM W Pilbara WA
100.0 HAMERSLEY W Pilbara WA
89.0 YALLEEN W Pilbara WA
89.0 MOUNT FLORANCE W Pilbara WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
129.4 WITTENOOM
122.5 MILLSTREAM
100.0 HAMERSLEY
89.0 YALLEEN
89.0 MOUNT FLORANCE
75.0 COOLAWANYAH
66.4 MOUNT STUART
65.0 MARILLANA
E Gascoyne
65.2 NEWMAN AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
65.8 PAPUNYA

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
64.2 MURWILLUMBAH (DUNGAY (TALESWOOD))

13.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.4 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
12.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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3.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
3.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
2.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1928 (80.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1572 (65.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1368 (57.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1334 (55.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1176 (49.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1104 (46.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1096 (45.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
989 (41.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
942 (39.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
912 (38.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
879 (36.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
844 (35.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
835 (34.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
825 (34.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
792 (33.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
777 (32.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
776 (32.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
774 (32.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
772 (32.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
760 (31.7) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
757 (31.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
745 (31.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
740 (30.8) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
739 (30.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
739 (30.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
725 (30.2) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
711 (29.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
700 (29.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
693 (28.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
680 (28.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
677 (28.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
671 (28.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
656 (27.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
644 (26.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
644 (26.8) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
641 (26.7) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
635 (26.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
629 (26.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
626 (26.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
625 (26.0) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
600 (25.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

118/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
100/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
100/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
83/03 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA W Kimberley BIDYADANGA 30.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h LOMBADINA MISSION 11.9mm in 30 min to 11:30 23.8mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.6mm/h 18.7mm in 1 hr to 12:00 18.7mm/h 13.5mm in 30 min to 13:30 27.0mm/h 13.7mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.7mm/h 13.7mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.7mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.6mm/h 12.2mm in 30 min to 18:00 24.4mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.2mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 15.2mm/h 11.7mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.7mm/h E Pilbara PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h KARRATHA AERO 5.4mm in 6 min to 04:20 54.0mm/h W Pilbara ONSLOW AIRPORT 8.4mm in 38 min to 20:00 13.3mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h E Gascoyne NEWMAN AERO 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau WULUNGURRU 13.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 16.4mm in 29 min to 21:00 33.9mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 18.6mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 12.0mm in 30 min to 20:00 24.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.4mm/h S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 12.2mm in 44 min to 18:00 16.6mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.6mm/h 12.8mm in 14 min to 21:34 54.9mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.2mm/h Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND 32.6mm in 30 min to 07:30 65.2mm/h 38.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 38.2mm/h 35.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 35.2mm/h 41.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 13.7mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 85(235/ 70 ) at 17:30 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 74(270/ 63 ) at 16:24 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 83(250/ 69 ) at 00:30 E Coast SWAN ISLAND : 82(270/ 67 ) at 01:58 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 111(310/ 91 ) at 01:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 108(270/ 76 ) at 00:00 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 85(250/ 76 ) at 00:51 MOUNT READ : 82(260/ 63 ) at 00:09 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 100(280/ 80 ) at 00:03