Australian Weather News -- 30 OCT 2012

Tuesday 30 OCT 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0737 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

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

90.0

76.4

14/10/1998

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

Eucla

011052

FORREST

22.7

22.4

11/10/2006

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

Yorke Peninsula

022049

STENHOUSE BAY

34.8

25/10/2008

1 N Equal to record.

Kangaroo Is

022823

CAPE BORDA

28.2

26.4

19/10/2011

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091259

LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY)

25.7

25.0

12/10/2006

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 07:36EST, 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	26.8	+2.3	14.8	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	54/18
PERTH AIRPORT	22.6	0.0	9.4	-0.8	7.3	0.0	5.0	7.4	421 (17.5)	41/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	16.7	-2.0	10.0	+0.9	--	1.6	--	--	271 (11.3)	39/15
BUNBURY	20.2	-0.6	10.0	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	292 (12.2)	31/13
MANDURAH	20.9	-0.7	13.2	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	35/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.1	+0.9	25.5	+0.5	25.0	0.0	6.8	10.5	324 (13.5)	30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.4	+4.5	10.7	-4.1	8.4	0.0	9.8	12.8	252 (10.5)	41/14
WHYALLA AERO	36.6	+12.8	10.5	-0.1	--	0.0	9.6	--	274 (11.4)	50/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	33.9	+12.1	14.0	+2.5	--	0.0	7.2	--	166 ( 6.9)	35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	32.1	+14.2	9.8	+2.7	5.9	0.0	6.6	8.3	332 (13.8)	54/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.1	+3.5	16.9	-1.7	14.8	0.0	9.8	12.0	242 (10.1)	30/12
CAIRNS AERO	31.9	+2.4	22.0	+1.4	20.8	0.0	8.0	7.1	370 (15.4)	34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.7	+0.3	22.8	+2.1	21.1	0.0	9.8	8.7	511 (21.3)	39/14
MACKAY M.O	27.1	-0.4	20.3	+0.6	--	8.4	--	6.8	370 (15.4)	31/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.3	-3.3	18.4	+1.4	17.4	0.0	4.6	--	392 (16.3)	30/10
BUNDABERG AERO	27.2	+0.3	16.8	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	362 (15.1)	31/12
COOLANGATTA	24.5	+0.1	15.2	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	30/12
BRISBANE AERO	25.3	-0.1	15.3	-0.4	13.7	0.0	5.8	5.8	335 (14.0)	28/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.4	-1.9	11.5	-1.3	--	1.0	--	--	567 (23.6)	34/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.9	-0.2	15.8	+3.6	11.7	0.0	4.0	--	28 ( 1.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.4	-0.2	13.5	-0.3	10.4	0.0	4.0	5.6	272 (11.3)	28/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.6	-0.2	13.7	+1.7	--	0.4	--	--	176 ( 7.3)	37/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.9	+0.3	10.8	-1.2	8.0	0.0	3.8	4.2	298 (12.4)	31/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.6	+1.0	9.4	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.0	+4.5	10.6	+4.0	0.2	0.0	2.2	7.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.7	+3.1	12.7	+3.2	--	0.2	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	44/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.7	+2.2	15.2	+2.0	10.5	0.0	7.2	9.8	466 (19.4)	50/14
RICHMOND RAAF	28.1	+3.3	10.0	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	139 ( 5.8)	35/15
BELLAMBI AWS	--	--	16.0	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	483 (20.1)	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.4	+9.0	13.3	+5.6	10.0	0.0	7.4	10.3	290 (12.1)	28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	28.8	+7.3	11.0	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	83 ( 3.5)	31/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	34.0	+10.2	9.6	-0.2	5.2	0.0	8.0	12.6	176 ( 7.3)	28/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.0	+9.1	12.1	+4.6	--	0.0	5.6	--	247 (10.3)	28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.2	+10.9	8.0	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	158 ( 6.6)	34/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	32.0	+12.3	13.2	+3.7	11.2	0.0	4.4	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	27.4	+10.8	7.3	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	34/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.6	+6.6	7.1	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	39/14
HOBART AIRPORT	28.1	+10.8	8.0	+0.5	6.1	0.0	4.8	11.5	327 (13.6)	43/16
	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

42.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
41.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
41.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
41.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
41.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+15.7 : 36.2 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+15.0 : 34.8 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+14.9 : 38.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+14.8 : 34.9 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+14.3 : 31.4 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

29.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.9 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.6 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

+12.3 : 22.7 FORREST Eucla WA
+11.2 : 22.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.7 : 19.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.4 : 18.4 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
+9.3 : 17.0 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

14.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
16.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
16.3 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS

-8.2 : 23.5 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-7.5 : 23.1 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.1 : 23.2 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.1 : 18.4 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.4 : 23.5 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

1.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
2.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.1 : 7.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-4.1 : 10.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-4.0 : 17.2 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-3.9 : 10.9 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-3.7 : 15.6 SEVENTEEN SEVENTY Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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.

90.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
60.0 LONGREACH TM Central West QLD
53.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
49.4 CARMILA BEACH ROAD Central Coast E QLD
42.2 ORION Central Highlands QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
90.0 DOONGAN

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
49.4 CARMILA BEACH ROAD
Central Highlands
53.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE
42.2 ORION
Central West
60.0 LONGREACH TM

12.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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4.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
4.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
4.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
3.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
2.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

879 (36.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
868 (36.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
818 (34.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
792 (33.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
728 (30.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
695 (29.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
685 (28.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
677 (28.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
603 (25.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

98/15 GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
91/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
87/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/16 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.
QUEENSLAND Central Highlands ROLLESTON AIRPORT 11.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h Central West LONGREACH AERO 5.4mm in 16 min to 05:46 20.2mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS 1.4mm in 1 min to 15:58 84.0mm/h 4.2mm in 6 min to 16:06 42.0mm/h 5.4mm in 1 min to 16:07 324.0mm/h 12.8mm in 3 min to 16:10 256.0mm/h 8.6mm in 20 min to 16:30 25.8mm/h 34.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 34.2mm/h 32.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 32.0mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.7mm/h LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 14.4mm in 27 min to 20:30 32.0mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.6mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS : 98(130/ 54 ) at 16:10 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(330/ 76 ) at 16:04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(290/ 63 ) at 06:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 89(300/ 76 ) at 15:58