Australian Weather News -- 20 OCT 2012

Saturday 20 OCT 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0706 EST on 20/04/2013. 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

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Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

N Tablelands W

056238

ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS

15.1

07/10/2007

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

40.9

40.6

19/10/2012

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

39.4

38.9

17/10/2002

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058212

EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS

41.6

40.0

17/10/2002

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058214

LISMORE AIRPORT AWS

38.5

37.7

06/10/2005

1 N

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059007

KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS

39.2

38.0

31/10/2002

1 N

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060013

FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE

37.0

34.0

05/10/2012

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060139

PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS

39.4

36.7

17/10/2002

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 07:05EST, 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	30.0	+5.5	9.8	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	372 (15.5)	37/14
PERTH AIRPORT	28.9	+6.3	9.4	-0.8	7.7	0.0	4.6	12.1	385 (16.0)	41/08
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	22.7	+4.0	7.2	-1.9	--	0.4	--	--	184 ( 7.7)	46/13
BUNBURY	24.4	+3.6	9.9	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	285 (11.9)	28/08
MANDURAH	24.3	+2.7	13.8	+0.6	--	0.8	--	--	312 (13.0)	30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+0.4	23.3	-1.7	23.0	0.0	6.6	10.6	286 (11.9)	35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.3	+7.4	19.6	+4.8	16.8	0.0	12.0	10.3	301 (12.5)	50/10
WHYALLA AERO	26.2	+2.4	13.1	+2.5	--	0.0	6.4	--	350 (14.6)	57/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.4	+2.6	9.8	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	133 ( 5.5)	34/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.5	+0.6	8.0	+0.9	3.2	0.0	4.2	5.1	341 (14.2)	41/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.6	+3.0	17.1	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	365 (15.2)	61/16
CAIRNS AERO	30.3	+0.8	19.9	-0.7	18.3	0.2	6.8	11.5	555 (23.1)	48/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.8	+0.4	20.9	+0.2	16.0	0.0	8.0	11.0	478 (19.9)	41/08
MACKAY M.O	27.1	-0.4	22.2	+2.5	--	0.0	--	10.9	327 (13.6)	28/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.2	+3.6	13.8	-3.2	11.7	0.0	7.0	--	171 ( 7.1)	31/14
BUNDABERG AERO	29.1	+2.2	14.8	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	37/14
COOLANGATTA	27.0	+2.6	19.3	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	561 (23.4)	52/11
BRISBANE AERO	27.0	+1.6	15.7	0.0	12.9	0.0	8.0	11.2	550 (22.9)	54/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	32.6	+8.3	17.0	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	360 (15.0)	50/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	35.8	+10.7	18.5	+6.3	11.7	0.0	6.4	--	181 ( 7.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	39.2	+15.6	17.5	+3.7	14.0	0.0	5.0	--	413 (17.2)	52/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	39.4	+15.6	13.2	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	46/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	37.9	+14.3	12.9	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	54/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	35.4	+11.8	11.4	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	60 ( 2.5)	35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.0	+5.5	3.5	-3.1	-1.5	0.0	6.0	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.2	+7.6	11.4	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	54/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	30.2	+7.7	16.4	+3.2	11.9	0.0	6.8	11.8	329 (13.7)	65/13
RICHMOND RAAF	34.6	+9.8	10.7	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	83 ( 3.5)	50/14
BELLAMBI AWS	21.5	+0.1	16.6	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	155 ( 6.5)	59/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	26.6	+5.2	8.4	+0.7	5.4	0.0	5.2	11.9	227 ( 9.5)	43/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.9	+3.4	8.8	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	102 ( 4.3)	41/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.2	+5.4	7.7	-2.1	4.0	0.0	8.2	10.0	414 (17.3)	28/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.4	+3.5	10.9	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	37/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.9	+3.6	7.2	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	39/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.2	+2.5	12.8	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.8	+2.2	8.0	+1.8	--	0.2	--	--	364 (15.2)	35/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.0	+1.0	8.3	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	222 ( 9.3)	43/14
HOBART AIRPORT	19.2	+1.9	9.5	+2.0	7.0	0.0	5.0	7.7	368 (15.3)	54/15
	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

43.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
41.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+16.4 : 41.6 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+15.6 : 39.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+15.6 : 39.4 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+14.4 : 37.0 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
+14.3 : 37.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

28.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
26.4 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+11.4 : 25.7 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+11.4 : 26.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+9.8 : 26.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+9.5 : 26.4 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
+9.4 : 24.2 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

**S** -4.4 : 15.1 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
-3.5 : 11.1 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
-3.4 : 7.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-3.1 : 33.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-2.8 : 13.2 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS

1.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.9 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-5.7 : 13.2 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.3 : 16.4 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
-4.7 : 12.6 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-4.6 : 16.6 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-4.0 : 5.0 RAVENSTHORPE 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.

22.4 SHIPTONS FLAT N Coast--Barron QLD
20.2 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP N Coast--Barron QLD
20.0 HAZELMERE N Coast--Barron QLD
19.6 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
19.2 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

12.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
12.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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6.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
5.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
5.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1046 (43.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
882 (36.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
871 (36.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
770 (32.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
720 (30.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
715 (29.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
709 (29.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
699 (29.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
627 (26.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
623 (26.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
617 (25.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
612 (25.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
612 (25.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
604 (25.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

96/19 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
87/19 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/20 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
83/20 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 PORT KEATS AERO 4.4mm in 6 min to 14:00 44.0mm/h TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 70(240/ 65 ) at 22:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(330/ 76 ) at 17:09 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(250/ 72 ) at 21:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 80(290/ 63 ) at 17:21 W Coast LOW ROCKY POINT : 69(290/ 63 ) at 20:20 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 83(280/ 65 ) at 21:43