Australian Weather News -- 28 AUG 2012

Tuesday 28 AUG 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0424 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest maximum temperature

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

36.5

36.4

27/08/2012

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Interior

013011

WARBURTON AIRFIELD

33.8

33.2

22/08/2006

1 Y

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

36.0

23/08/1995

1 Y Equal to record.

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

35.6

26/08/1998

1 Y Equal to record.

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 04:23EST, 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	21.3	+1.3	7.2	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	269 (11.2)	31/14
PERTH AIRPORT	19.1	+0.6	10.5	+2.5	9.2	10.2	2.6	7.0	233 ( 9.7)	55/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	17.2	+1.1	7.5	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	54/11
BUNBURY	18.8	+1.3	13.1	+5.6	--	0.2	--	--	335 (14.0)	50/10
MANDURAH	19.3	+1.5	13.1	+2.3	--	5.8	--	--	345 (14.4)	52/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.4	+3.0	20.1	-0.3	18.5	0.0	7.6	11.1	324 (13.5)	43/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.9	+7.3	5.8	-0.2	3.8	0.0	6.2	11.2	225 ( 9.4)	37/12
WHYALLA AERO	22.9	+4.4	11.2	+5.3	--	0.0	4.0	--	397 (16.5)	61/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.9	+2.3	11.0	+2.8	--	0.0	1.6	--	238 ( 9.9)	41/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.1	+3.0	7.1	+1.6	4.9	0.0	2.2	4.5	442 (18.4)	48/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.5	+3.2	3.4	-6.9	1.0	0.0	7.4	11.1	256 (10.7)	34/15
CAIRNS AERO	29.8	+3.2	20.0	+2.6	18.5	0.0	7.2	10.0	356 (14.8)	39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.6	+1.6	20.0	+5.3	18.2	0.0	5.4	10.3	390 (16.3)	43/10
MACKAY M.O	23.2	+0.6	18.7	+4.7	--	0.0	--	10.6	296 (12.3)	30/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.0	-0.8	15.2	+4.5	13.4	0.0	4.0	--	273 (11.4)	31/08
BUNDABERG AERO	23.7	+0.4	12.9	+2.0	--	3.8	--	--	392 (16.3)	31/15
COOLANGATTA	21.5	+0.2	13.2	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	371 (15.5)	30/10
BRISBANE AERO	21.7	0.0	10.1	+0.5	8.1	0.0	7.0	9.8	391 (16.3)	30/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.1	+0.6	8.5	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	535 (22.3)	35/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.3	+2.4	6.3	+0.5	0.9	0.0	3.0	--	58 ( 2.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.7	-0.1	8.0	-0.3	4.4	0.0	4.0	10.1	278 (11.6)	26/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.5	-0.7	4.8	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	93 ( 3.9)	35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.6	+2.0	3.6	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	26/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.2	+1.2	3.3	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	37 ( 1.5)	21/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.8	+2.8	-0.2	-2.3	-7.2	0.0	2.4	8.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.2	+2.7	1.3	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	204 ( 8.5)	30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.5	+2.2	8.4	+0.3	4.6	0.0	4.0	9.7	364 (15.2)	35/16
RICHMOND RAAF	21.7	+2.0	1.6	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	74 ( 3.1)	24/14
BELLAMBI AWS	18.8	+0.8	10.3	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	43/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.4	+0.9	1.5	-2.1	-1.3	0.0	2.0	8.7	189 ( 7.9)	22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.3	+0.3	1.2	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	70 ( 2.9)	21/09
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.8	+5.5	6.5	+1.2	3.5	0.0	4.0	8.2	346 (14.4)	59/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.2	+1.5	3.5	-0.4	-5.6	0.0	2.0	--	225 ( 9.4)	35/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.4	+3.1	1.6	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	161 ( 6.7)	39/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.8	+2.8	9.3	+2.6	6.6	0.0	3.4	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.4	+3.0	4.7	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	644 (26.8)	57/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.5	+1.7	10.0	+6.3	--	0.2	--	--	461 (19.2)	37/04
HOBART AIRPORT	17.7	+4.2	7.0	+2.3	3.6	0.0	1.8	6.8	445 (18.5)	39/11
	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

38.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
37.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
36.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+11.7 : 32.6 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+11.6 : 33.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+11.5 : 32.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+10.8 : 33.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.9 : 32.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.8 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+9.4 : 18.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.7 : 14.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 14.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.4 : 22.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+7.5 : 13.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-2.3 : 27.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-1.7 : 17.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-1.4 : 19.7 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-1.1 : 29.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-1.1 : 19.0 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

-7.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.6 : -2.2 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-6.9 : 3.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.2 : -0.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.9 : -7.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.9 : -5.0 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro 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.

69.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE) Islands ISL
64.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL
50.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT) Islands ISL
49.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
38.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
W Coast
38.0 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS
Islands
69.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE)
64.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)
50.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT)
49.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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3.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.9 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1359 (56.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1074 (44.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1026 (42.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
915 (38.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
913 (38.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
890 (37.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
882 (36.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
853 (35.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
850 (35.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
820 (34.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
817 (34.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
815 (34.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
807 (33.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
806 (33.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
805 (33.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
800 (33.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
796 (33.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
785 (32.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
765 (31.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
753 (31.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
732 (30.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
732 (30.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
716 (29.8) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
703 (29.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
701 (29.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
696 (29.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
675 (28.1) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
672 (28.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
660 (27.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
648 (27.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
644 (26.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
642 (26.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
640 (26.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
638 (26.6) RHYLL E Central VIC
633 (26.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
623 (26.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
615 (25.6) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
612 (25.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
611 (25.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
604 (25.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
603 (25.1) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

98/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
96/12 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
94/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
85/06 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
83/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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.
ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 13.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 7.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 96(270/ 52 ) at 12:17 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 85(340/ 63 ) at 07:00 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93( 10/ 59 ) at 22:30 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(330/ 69 ) at 01:30 W Coast MOUNT READ : 98( 10/ 63 ) at 23:56