Australian Weather News -- 07 FEB 2005

Monday 07 FEB 2005

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QLD, NT: Cyclone Hervey fizzles over NT coast

Tropical Cyclone Hervey intensified rapidly overnight to category 3 with a central pressure of 965hPa. It continued on a generally southwesterly track, and crossed the NT coast in sparsely inhabited country just west of the NT/QLD border between 5 and 6pm, after which it rapidly weakened. A compact cyclone, it appears to have caused very little weather of note for a category 3.

Mornington Island recorded 158mm between 9 last night and 1.15 this morning, after which the rain abruptly ceased. Kiana station, 130km S of Borroloola, was reported in the press as receiving 200mm. Pungalina station, 130km SE of Borroloola and about 40km inland from the Gulf, was in the track of the cyclone. Station manager Owen Davies told Northern Territory News that wind gusts stronger than 100km/h hit the homestead just before midnight and the cyclone dumped 60mm of rain in a few hours. Some tree damage was reported close to the coast in the border area and around Borroloola.

AUS: Hot day across most of the continent

Maximum temperatures exceeded 36C across most of the continent today (see the actual temperatures link at right) with a large area exceeding 40C. The greatest departures from normal were along the VIC Gippsland coast where 35.3 at Lakes Entrance was 11.4 above normal. In QLD, it was exceptionally hot in central eastern areas. Brigalow Research Station, 85km SW of Biloela, recorded its hottest February day in 36 years of record with a top of 40.9.

VIC: Flooding subsides

All VIC rivers were below minor flood level and falling today. The last peak of note occurred on the Goulburn River at Shepparton this morning, with the river peaking at 8.4m (0.9m below minor flood level) at 6am, its highest level since 2000.

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 1226 EST on 09/02/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

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Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

NSW

Riverina W

075176

TULLAKOOL CHEETHAMS SALT

31.0

24.0

03/02/2005

Previous record set earlier this month.

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 20:14EST, 14/05/2012.

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	25.8	-6.7	15.4	-3.7	13.3	0.0	9.2	--	731 (30.5)	58/17
PERTH AIRPORT	26.5	-5.3	12.5	-4.9	9.6	0.0	7.8	12.8	517 (21.5)	54/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.5	-5.4	12.7	-1.7	10.9	0.0	5.6	4.5	318 (13.3)	35/16
BUNBURY	24.6	-5.2	10.2	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	351 (14.6)	39/15
MANDURAH	22.5	--	14.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	520 (21.7)	54/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.0	+1.6	27.8	+3.1	25.9	0.0	6.4	9.8	503 (21.0)	44/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	40.3	+5.2	17.3	-3.5	11.8	0.0	13.4	12.8	239 (10.0)	30/10
WHYALLA AERO	26.8	-2.8	21.1	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	322 (13.4)	59/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	25.6	-3.7	19.6	+2.5	16.7	0.0	7.6	6.3	278 (11.6)	34/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	22.6	-2.5	13.6	+2.0	11.8	0.0	5.6	9.2	354 (14.8)	63/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.1	+0.8	22.6	-0.8	20.5	0.0	12.6	6.5	--	--
CAIRNS AERO	29.0	-2.2	25.1	+1.4	24.0	32.0	4.6	0.3	263 (11.0)	28/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.9	+2.8	27.3	+3.2	25.1	0.0	7.2	11.5	345 (14.4)	30/13
MACKAY M.O	32.7	+3.1	24.2	+0.8	--	0.0	--	11.6	198 ( 8.3)	28/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	36.1	+4.8	23.5	+1.4	21.6	0.0	8.0	--	215 ( 9.0)	30/16
BUNDABERG AERO	32.5	+2.6	24.8	+3.4	--	0.0	8.4	--	325 (13.5)	35/16
NAMBOUR DPI	32.0	+3.2	21.4	+1.7	--	0.0	16.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.8	+1.6	22.3	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	28/12
BRISBANE AERO	31.1	+2.0	24.5	+3.4	22.7	0.0	6.6	11.4	311 (13.0)	34/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	33.4	+6.0	20.2	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	465 (19.4)	37/20
GUNNEDAH SCS	34.7	+3.6	14.9	-3.7	6.3	0.0	9.0	--	135 ( 5.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	29.0	+2.2	19.3	-0.2	15.8	0.0	5.2	12.6	238 ( 9.9)	41/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.8	+1.3	17.0	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	30.1	+2.6	16.7	-1.4	12.5	0.0	7.0	10.5	197 ( 8.2)	34/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	32.2	+5.1	14.7	-2.4	14.6	0.0	--	--	91 ( 3.8)	21/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.9	+2.1	8.0	-5.1	4.4	0.0	5.0	12.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	34.7	+2.7	13.0	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	32.2	+5.9	18.6	-0.4	13.2	0.0	8.0	12.9	316 (13.2)	43/18
RICHMOND RAAF	34.4	+5.4	--	--	--	0.0	--	--	--	24/12
BELLAMBI AWS	28.7	+3.9	17.1	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	43/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	30.8	+3.7	9.4	-3.7	6.0	0.0	8.4	11.2	339 (14.1)	37/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	32.8	+1.9	11.8	-4.5	9.9	0.0	7.4	12.1	290 (12.1)	30/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	30.7	-0.6	11.9	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	40.2	+8.6	16.4	0.0	14.9	0.0	8.6	10.6	261 (10.9)	46/21
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	31.2	+1.7	11.4	-2.9	11.7	4.8³	9.6	--	225 ( 9.4)	39/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	32.2	+2.8	11.2	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	188 ( 7.8)	48/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	34.0	+8.2	13.5	-1.1	10.5	0.0	3.4	--	124 ( 5.2)	39/17
GEELONG AIRPORT	34.1	+9.1	10.3	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	76/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	30.8	+5.8	11.3	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	377 (15.7)	70/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.7	-0.7	8.0	-4.0	--	0.0	1.2	--	202 ( 8.4)	55/17
HOBART AIRPORT	27.7	+5.4	7.9	-4.1	5.2	0.0	7.4	12.5	519 (21.6)	54/17
	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

45.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
44.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
43.8 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.6 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+11.6 : 35.3 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC
+10.4 : 34.8 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+10.4 : 42.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+10.2 : 35.6 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
+9.9 : 32.9 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

29.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
29.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
28.8 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
28.7 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
28.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.5 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
28.5 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT

+6.1 : 28.2 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+5.4 : 26.9 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+5.4 : 19.9 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
+5.1 : 27.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+5.0 : 27.0 WILUNA Interior WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

14.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
17.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
17.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.8 : 23.5 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
-7.7 : 23.5 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
-7.4 : 21.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.3 : 20.0 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-7.2 : 22.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-7.2 : 25.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

-1.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
1.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.8 : 5.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-7.8 : 6.8 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-7.6 : 5.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-7.6 : 7.4 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley 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.

180.2 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
77.0 KURANDA HILLTOP N Coast--Barron QLD
73.4 TAMARIND GDNS RENNEL CL N Coast--Barron QLD
70.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
69.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
55.0 PALMERSTON

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
180.2 MORNINGTON ISLAND
Upper Carpentaria
52.0 CHILLAGOE ATHERTON STREET
N Coast--Barron
77.0 KURANDA HILLTOP
73.4 TAMARIND GDNS RENNEL CL
70.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION
69.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST
60.2 WHITE CLIFF POINT

13.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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4.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.5 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
2.1 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
1.5 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
0.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

1188 (49.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
981 (40.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
918 (38.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
917 (38.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
897 (37.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
894 (37.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
857 (35.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
829 (34.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
822 (34.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
786 (32.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
741 (30.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
731 (30.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
722 (30.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
722 (30.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
720 (30.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
674 (28.1) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
672 (28.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
625 (26.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
604 (25.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS

106/22 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
98/10 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
95/17 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/19 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/15 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
87/10 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
87/13 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC

Downpours	Gales & Gusts
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.	Highest wind gusts above 89km/h (storm force) or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
QUEENSLAND Gulf Country BURKETOWN POST OFFICE 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h MORNINGTON ISLAND 10.8mm in 30 min to 00:00 21.6mm/h 39.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 39.4mm/h 107.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 35.7mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 16.4mm/h 36.4mm in 30 min to 01:00 72.8mm/h 42.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 42.0mm/h 8.8mm in 15 min to 01:15 35.2mm/h 45.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 45.4mm/h 51.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 17.0mm/h BURKETOWN AIRPORT 15.0mm in 28 min to 15:00 32.1mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h	VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 87( 10/ 69 ) at 20:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(260/ 76 ) at 16:22 E Central MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 80(360/ 63 ) at 12:00 N Central KILMORE GAP : 83(360/ 63 ) at 13:00 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 95(350/ 72 ) at 10:42 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(310/ 98 ) at 22:52 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 104(290/ 76 ) at 23:04 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 82(270/ 70 ) at 23:00