Australian Weather News -- 28 MAY 2005

Saturday 28 MAY 2005

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2005

Dec

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March

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February

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 2037 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

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040428

BRIAN PASTURES

-5.0

-4.1

29/05/2004

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040093

GYMPIE

0.6

29/05/2004

Equal to record.

NSW

South Coast

069139

BEGA AWS

-2.4

-1.7

17/05/1999

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 20:49EST, 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	27.3	+3.3	16.2	+3.3	14.0	0.0	5.8	--	516 (21.5)	41/10
PERTH AIRPORT	24.7	+3.0	13.6	+3.1	10.5	0.0	3.6	4.6	414 (17.3)	32/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	22.3	+3.4	6.8	-3.0	4.9	0.0	1.0	5.3	113 ( 4.7)	26/12
BUNBURY	22.8	+1.7	7.1	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	123 ( 5.1)	28/11
MANDURAH	21.4	--	15.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	216 ( 9.0)	26/01
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.8	-0.2	19.8	-2.3	18.8	0.0	6.0	10.8	247 (10.3)	39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.6	-3.4	3.3	-5.0	-2.1	0.0	6.2	10.5	235 ( 9.8)	41/13
WHYALLA AERO	15.0	-5.5	11.6	+2.9	--	6.0	2.2	--	266 (11.1)	32/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.0	-3.0	10.7	+0.5	7.7	0.6	1.4	5.2	210 ( 8.8)	26/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.7	-1.4	7.8	+0.5	6.0	0.6	1.0	5.5	375 (15.6)	45/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.2	-2.7	11.9	-2.0	6.5	0.0	8.2	10.5	399 (16.6)	34/14
CAIRNS AERO	27.1	-0.5	20.1	+0.2	18.4	0.0	5.4	4.9	411 (17.1)	37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.2	+0.6	12.2	-5.4	8.9	0.0	5.4	10.5	283 (11.8)	35/16
MACKAY MO	23.0	-1.2	10.9	-6.2	--	0.0	--	9.2	369 (15.4)	32/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.9	-0.1	5.3	-8.9	2.8	0.0	4.0	--	117 ( 4.9)	22/13
BUNDABERG AERO	24.1	-0.6	7.2	-7.0	--	0.0	3.8	--	282 (11.8)	35/13
NAMBOUR DPI	23.3	-0.4	4.9	-7.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	23.5	+0.4	7.8	-6.5	--	0.0	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	34/08
BRISBANE AERO	23.8	+0.2	6.5	-6.3	1.2	0.0	4.2	9.9	242 (10.1)	39/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.4	-2.6	3.3	-6.7	--	0.0	--	--	406 (16.9)	41/16
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	18.6	-1.7	4.2	-4.5	-3.3	0.0	2.9	--	156 ( 6.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.8	-1.6	6.0	-5.7	1.8	0.0	2.4	9.9	192 ( 8.0)	26/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.1	-1.4	2.3	-8.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.8	-0.4	6.1	-4.0	2.5	0.0	5.2	8.5	265 (11.0)	61/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.3	+0.9	4.6	-3.7	1.7	0.0	--	--	158 ( 6.6)	30/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	9.4	-4.8	4.4	-0.3	3.7	--	2.8	8.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.6	-4.4	8.1	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.8	+0.8	8.6	-2.3	4.9	0.0	2.8	9.9	485 (20.2)	48/19
RICHMOND RAAF	21.8	+1.2	1.4	-6.5	--	0.0	--	--	103 ( 4.3)	28/19
BELLAMBI AWS	19.7	0.0	11.2	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	396 (16.5)	61/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.2	-2.4	4.1	+0.9	1.6	0.0	4.0	9.1	559 (23.3)	48/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	12.9	-4.4	5.7	-0.2	3.9	0.0	1.0	0.5	273 (11.4)	35/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.5	-4.2	2.3	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.2	-3.8	8.4	+1.0	6.9	0.4	2.2	1.5	302 (12.6)	30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.1	-1.2	7.4	+1.6	3.4	0.0	--	--	282 (11.8)	39/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.9	-2.7	8.3	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	344 (14.3)	39/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.6	-2.1	10.2	+1.6	8.5	0.2	1.0	--	191 ( 8.0)	28/08
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.9	-2.2	7.6	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	467 (19.5)	50/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.1	-3.5	5.7	0.0	--	0.8	--	--	460 (19.2)	46/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.9	-2.9	6.0	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	44/02
HOBART AIRPORT	12.6	-2.6	3.3	-3.3	1.4	5.8	2.6	4.6	655 (27.3)	65/07
	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

34.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
33.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+5.4 : 24.0 ALBANY Lower West WA
+5.4 : 23.5 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+5.3 : 28.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+4.7 : 30.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+4.5 : 24.5 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+5.1 : 16.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+4.6 : 10.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+3.9 : 17.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
+3.8 : 9.9 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+3.7 : 8.1 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+3.7 : 16.2 LANCELIN Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.7 : 0.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-7.9 : 7.4 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-7.9 : 8.2 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-7.6 : 1.2 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.6 : 4.4 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC

-8.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-8.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-5.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD

-11.6 : -3.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-11.2 : -2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-10.6 : -8.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-10.5 : -5.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-10.4 : -8.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W 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.

42.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
33.4 WARRA W Coast TAS
33.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
32.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
31.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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1.9 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
1.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
1.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1837 (76.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1779 (74.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1520 (63.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1330 (55.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1241 (51.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1183 (49.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1115 (46.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1109 (46.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1035 (43.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1011 (42.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1010 (42.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
928 (38.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
894 (37.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
891 (37.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
862 (35.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
842 (35.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
808 (33.7) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
803 (33.5) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
799 (33.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
786 (32.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
762 (31.8) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
747 (31.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
739 (30.8) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
733 (30.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
733 (30.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
724 (30.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
724 (30.2) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
722 (30.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
721 (30.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
720 (30.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
679 (28.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
662 (27.6) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
655 (27.3) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
641 (26.7) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
640 (26.7) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
633 (26.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
631 (26.3) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
617 (25.7) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
616 (25.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA

131/07 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
131/06 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
126/04 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
115/00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
104/02 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/13 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
102/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/04 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
93/10 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
93/01 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
93/05 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
91/00 LIAWENEE Central Plateau 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.
TASMANIA Southeast HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 9.4mm in 5 min to 19:00 112.8mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 132(240/111 ) at 07:50 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 100(253/ 72 ) at 08:20 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 117(250/ 87 ) at 01:29 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 78(230/ 63 ) at 04:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(200/ 85 ) at 06:59 TASMAN ISLAND : 132(220/ 63 ) at 06:38 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 100(230/ 56 ) at 05:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 113(230/ 72 ) at 02:31 Central Plateau LIAWENEE : 76(230/ 65 ) at 04:17 W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME : 83(230/ 63 ) at 06:39 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 100(280/ 37 ) at 02:50 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(260/ 78 ) at 01:44 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 122(260/100 ) at 02:00