Australian Weather News -- 21 APR 2005

Thursday 21 APR 2005

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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

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WA: Significant rain in the SW

A trough crossing the South West late morning and afternoon brought 6 to 9 hours of steady rain with falls of 25 to 40mm south of a line from Busselton to Bremer Bay. Top falls for the 24 hours to 9am Friday, most of which fell today, were 41.2 at Rocky Gully, 40.0 at Frankland and 36.4 at Denbarker.

WA: Hot again in the SE

Very warm conditions were experienced ahead of the trough in SE WA with maxima 8 to 12 above average. Eyre, at 14.7 above average, set a new April high with a reading of 38.5. Eyre often seems to report anomalously high and low readings, possibly due to its location among sandhills near the coast.

Records set or equalled today
None known.

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 20:37EST, 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	25.6	-2.0	14.7	-0.7	11.7	0.0	3.4	--	317 (13.2)	30/14
PERTH AIRPORT	24.7	-0.8	13.5	+0.6	11.5	0.0	4.2	1.8	265 (11.0)	34/22
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.9	-5.9	12.6	+1.0	11.4	1.8	2.8	0.0	290 (12.1)	50/23
BUNBURY	19.0	-5.1	13.9	+2.4	--	1.4	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	46/13
MANDURAH	22.3	--	18.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	204 ( 8.5)	35/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.2	+1.5	23.8	-0.2	23.1	0.0	8.0	11.2	153 ( 6.4)	35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.1	+3.9	12.4	-0.2	8.4	0.0	10.4	11.1	309 (12.9)	39/12
WHYALLA AERO	24.2	+0.6	6.5	-5.1	--	0.0	4.8	--	218 ( 9.1)	28/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	25.1	+2.5	11.4	-1.0	5.6	0.0	2.6	10.8	223 ( 9.3)	30/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	21.9	+2.5	6.2	-2.5	3.5	0.2	1.2	9.7	205 ( 8.5)	28/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.1	+3.2	18.4	-0.1	14.9	0.0	10.4	10.5	303 (12.6)	37/11
CAIRNS AERO	29.8	+0.6	22.6	+1.0	20.7	0.0	8.0	7.0	579 (24.1)	63/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.8	+2.2	19.3	-1.2	16.4	0.0	8.0	8.9	424 (17.7)	50/13
MACKAY MO	26.2	-0.5	22.3	+2.2	--	0.2	--	9.1	606 (25.3)	63/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.8	0.0	19.7	+1.9	18.1	0.0	7.0	--	354 (14.8)	50/11
BUNDABERG AERO	29.2	+1.8	20.0	+2.5	--	0.0	6.0	--	487 (20.3)	52/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-1.1	18.6	+3.2	--	4.8	3.8	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	25.8	+0.5	18.8	+1.8	--	1.2	--	--	432 (18.0)	54/15
BRISBANE AERO	26.1	+0.1	19.4	+3.2	16.2	0.2	5.0	9.5	410 (17.1)	43/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.5	+0.1	14.1	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	694 (28.9)	52/01
GUNNEDAH SCS	26.1	+1.0	14.7	+1.9	8.4	0.0	5.4	--	292 (12.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.8	-1.2	16.7	+1.5	15.5	5.4	4.2	4.2	495 (20.6)	39/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.0	-1.0	15.2	+1.5	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.0	-0.6	13.9	+0.7	11.5	4.2	2.2	6.7	336 (14.0)	35/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.5	-1.1	11.6	-0.3	11.1	1.6	--	--	44 ( 1.8)	17/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.0	+2.5	7.0	-0.2	4.0	0.0	4.0	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.6	+1.1	14.2	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.3	-1.6	14.3	+0.2	11.4	4.2	2.2	3.5	440 (18.3)	26/12
RICHMOND RAAF	21.7	-2.2	10.4	-0.9	--	3.4	--	--	50 ( 2.1)	22/09
BELLAMBI AWS	21.1	-1.0	15.2	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	31/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.1	+1.1	4.4	-2.3	1.6	0.0	4.6	10.4	208 ( 8.7)	35/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.4	+2.9	10.1	+1.0	7.0	0.0	4.8	10.7	380 (15.8)	46/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.5	+2.1	5.4	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.1	+1.6	5.1	-5.0	2.7	0.0	4.0	10.5	229 ( 9.5)	46/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.1	+2.5	5.4	-2.8	7.3	0.0	2.8	--	278 (11.6)	35/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.3	+2.1	7.8	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	28/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	24.9	+4.6	8.8	-2.0	6.9	0.0	1.8	--	106 ( 4.4)	24/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	23.6	+3.6	6.0	-3.3	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.6	+4.0	2.9	-4.5	--	0.2	--	--	372 (15.5)	48/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.9	-1.0	4.6	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	50 ( 2.1)	34/13
HOBART AIRPORT	18.4	+0.3	6.2	-2.5	2.4	0.0	2.6	9.9	235 ( 9.8)	26/10
	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

40.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.8 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
39.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+14.5 : 38.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.2 : 35.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.3 : 36.1 FORREST Eucla WA
+10.2 : 36.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+9.5 : 37.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.1 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
26.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+8.0 : 25.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.0 : 23.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.7 : 21.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.2 : 18.7 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+6.1 : 26.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.7 : 14.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-8.4 : 13.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-8.3 : 15.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-8.2 : 15.1 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
-8.2 : 14.2 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA

-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.5 : 5.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-6.7 : 2.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-5.9 : 5.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
-5.7 : 6.0 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest 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.

121.8 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) North Coast NSW
39.4 BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB North Coast NSW
36.6 KIMBERLEY Lower West WA
33.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
32.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
36.6 KIMBERLEY

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
121.8 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
39.4 BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB
33.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE)

TASMANIA
W Coast
32.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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3.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.3 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
1.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1148 (47.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1068 (44.5) GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
1042 (43.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
973 (40.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
923 (38.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
908 (37.8) WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
874 (36.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
868 (36.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
807 (33.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
803 (33.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
769 (32.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
748 (31.2) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
742 (30.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
738 (30.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
706 (29.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
703 (29.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
694 (28.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
679 (28.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
623 (26.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
606 (25.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

85/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
84/15 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
80/23 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
80/19 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/13 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD

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 Lower West BRIDGETOWN 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h ROCKY GULLY 10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h SHANNON 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 8.2mm in 18 min to 01:00 27.3mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h TEWANTIN RSL PARK 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MCCLUER ISLAND : 80( 90/ 69 ) at 23:52 QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 78(140/ 65 ) at 14:30 Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(120/ 69 ) at 15:11 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 78(130/ 69 ) at 19:30 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 80(150/ 67 ) at 00:15