Australian Weather News -- 24 MAY 2005

Tuesday 24 MAY 2005

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Noteworthy weather today

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TAS: Heavy rain precedes front

Heavy rain fell across the southwestern half of TAS this morning and afternoon ahead of a front that cleared the state early evening. Strahan Airport recorded a May record 43.8mm for the 24 hours to 9am Wednesday, most of which fell today. Other high 24 hour totals were 59.0 at Lake Margaret and 52.0 at Strathgordon. Grove, just north of Huonville, registered 21.0mm between noon and 3pm, and other high short-duration totals are in downpours below.

WA: Persistent rain in the Pilbara

A rain area developed yesterday on a narrow northwesterly moisture feed onto the WA Pilbara coast east of Dampier. While locations close to Karratha reported 24-hour to 9am totals of around 30mm, Wickham, 30km ENE of the town, reported an isolated 104.0mm. Dampier radar showed clusters of heavy to very heavy showers in the area from around 9am yesterday to 6pm today, and thunderstorms were reported along the Pilbara coast overnight and through today, giving the unusually high total some credibility.

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 2024 EST on 10/02/2006. 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

E Pilbara

004054

COSSACK

131.8

68.1

22/05/1918

E Pilbara

004089

WICKHAM

104.0

63.6

20/05/1982

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 20:48EST, 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	23.3	-0.7	12.0	-0.9	11.3	0.2	3.0	--	471 (19.6)	39/23
PERTH AIRPORT	19.1	-2.6	7.6	-2.9	6.5	0.0	2.0	6.5	305 (12.7)	39/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.1	-2.8	11.4	+1.6	10.4	2.2	2.0	1.0	224 ( 9.3)	30/19
BUNBURY	19.0	-2.1	7.0	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	205 ( 8.5)	31/11
MANDURAH	18.8	--	11.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	30/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.6	-0.4	21.3	-0.8	20.2	0.0	7.2	10.9	295 (12.3)	43/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.5	+6.5	10.2	+1.9	5.7	0.0	5.6	10.5	201 ( 8.4)	24/15
WHYALLA AERO	26.8	+6.3	16.5	+7.8	--	0.0	7.6	--	446 (18.6)	43/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.5	+3.5	13.9	+3.7	7.6	0.8	1.6	8.2	213 ( 8.9)	28/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.9	+3.8	11.3	+4.0	10.2	9.4	0.8	5.5	417 (17.4)	39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.1	+1.2	6.7	-7.2	4.2	0.0	6.8	10.6	202 ( 8.4)	28/17
CAIRNS AERO	26.9	-0.7	20.8	+0.9	19.6	0.0	6.4	3.2	524 (21.8)	45/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.8	+1.2	14.0	-3.6	11.8	0.0	7.0	10.0	398 (16.6)	41/14
MACKAY MO	23.2	-1.0	14.5	-2.6	--	0.0	--	8.4	512 (21.3)	46/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.9	-0.1	12.9	-1.3	10.5	0.2	4.8	--	250 (10.4)	34/13
BUNDABERG AERO	24.7	0.0	14.1	-0.1	--	0.0	3.2	--	347 (14.5)	35/12
NAMBOUR DPI	23.7	0.0	9.3	-2.7	--	0.4	3.4	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	23.5	+0.4	11.3	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	31/08
BRISBANE AERO	24.1	+0.5	11.5	-1.3	8.3	0.0	3.8	6.3	297 (12.4)	26/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.4	+1.4	10.8	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	410 (17.1)	28/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	23.0	+2.7	7.8	-0.9	1.0	0.0	3.6	--	59 ( 2.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.8	+2.4	10.1	-1.6	6.1	0.2	1.8	6.9	234 ( 9.8)	32/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.8	-0.7	7.8	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.9	+1.7	5.9	-4.2	4.0	0.0	3.0	5.1	243 (10.1)	26/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.5	+2.1	5.6	-2.7	4.0	0.0	--	--	44 ( 1.8)	9/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.0	+2.8	3.0	-1.7	1.0	--	1.2	4.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.4	+3.4	7.7	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.9	+0.9	10.2	-0.7	7.8	0.0	--	2.8	258 (10.8)	28/21
RICHMOND RAAF	22.1	+1.5	4.0	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	50 ( 2.1)	24/20
BELLAMBI AWS	20.3	+0.6	13.5	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	41/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.1	+2.5	3.6	+0.4	0.0	0.0	2.4	1.8	237 ( 9.9)	45/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.5	-1.8	7.2	+1.3	5.4	0.4	2.2	2.3	193 ( 8.0)	24/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.2	+0.5	9.7	+4.1	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.1	+8.1	10.8	+3.4	7.5	2.6	1.8	8.9	220 ( 9.2)	34/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.8	+4.5	10.4	+4.6	10.3	2.1	1.9	--	194 ( 8.1)	37/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	21.0	+4.4	10.4	+5.2	--	5.8	--	--	169 ( 7.0)	37/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.8	+4.1	13.7	+5.1	11.6	4.0	3.2	--	164 ( 6.8)	37/09
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.5	+4.4	9.6	+1.9	--	3.2	--	--	258 (10.8)	54/22
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.9	+3.3	10.1	+4.4	--	9.2	--	--	597 (24.9)	50/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.8	0.0	10.6	+5.5	--	1.8	--	--	254 (10.6)	50/13
HOBART AIRPORT	17.8	+2.6	11.6	+5.0	7.6	0.0	3.0	1.0	406 (16.9)	65/13
	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

35.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.6 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 29.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+8.9 : 29.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+8.8 : 28.8 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+8.8 : 29.5 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+8.7 : 25.8 YONGALA Upper North SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+8.6 : 17.2 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+8.1 : 13.5 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+8.0 : 16.9 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+7.8 : 16.5 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.6 : 13.0 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.9 : 16.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.6 : 15.5 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.4 : 17.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-5.4 : 16.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.4 : 14.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-3.9 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.8 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-8.2 : 9.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-7.2 : 6.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-5.9 : -3.9 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.5 : 0.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-5.3 : -0.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.3 : 7.5 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country 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.

131.8 COSSACK E Pilbara WA
104.0 WICKHAM E Pilbara WA
33.0 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
30.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
28.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
131.8 COSSACK
104.0 WICKHAM
33.0 KARRATHA AERO

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
28.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
W Coast
30.2 MOUNT READ

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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1.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1343 (56.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1144 (47.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
922 (38.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
909 (37.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
902 (37.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
873 (36.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
844 (35.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
806 (33.6) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
793 (33.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
786 (32.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
731 (30.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
721 (30.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
718 (29.9) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
716 (29.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
706 (29.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
692 (28.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
684 (28.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
681 (28.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
678 (28.3) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
677 (28.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
636 (26.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
623 (26.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
622 (25.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

94/07 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/21 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
83/23 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
83/22 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Pilbara KARRATHA AERO 10.2mm in 30 min to 00:30 20.4mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 14.2mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h TASMANIA Southeast GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) 21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h W Coast CAPE SORELL 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 8.3mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 14:00 8.7mm/h STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 36.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h STRAHAN AERODROME 17.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 17.4mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h LOW ROCKY POINT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 5.0mm/h SCOTTS PEAK DAM 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 82(300/ 63 ) at 20:00 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(270/ 65 ) at 04:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 83(280/ 67 ) at 16:30