Australian Weather News -- 31 MAY 2005

Tuesday 31 MAY 2005

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2005

Dec

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March

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February

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Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 2049 EST on 10/02/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Date

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Date

Years

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Sydney--west

067105

RICHMOND RAAF

-1.4

-1.2

30/05/2004

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 20:50EST, 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	15.7	+2.8	15.5	0.0	4.4	--	340 (14.2)	--
PERTH AIRPORT	20.3	-1.4	13.6	+3.1	10.0	0.0	4.4	0.8	397 (16.5)	50/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.5	-0.4	13.9	+4.1	13.3	0.0	1.6	0.9	380 (15.8)	32/15
BUNBURY	20.3	-0.8	14.4	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	228 ( 9.5)	35/13
MANDURAH	19.5	--	15.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	244 (10.2)	34/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.6	-0.4	18.6	-3.5	17.0	0.0	7.6	11.1	295 (12.3)	39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	20.3	-2.7	1.1	-7.2	-4.4	0.0	3.8	10.5	319 (13.3)	35/13
WHYALLA AERO	17.6	-2.9	4.4	-4.3	--	0.0	1.6	--	--	50/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.8	-2.2	7.7	-2.5	2.4	0.0	1.2	0.9	90 ( 3.8)	24/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.5	-3.6	8.9	+1.6	7.6	1.8	0.8	0.1	337 (14.0)	34/02
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.6	-1.3	8.4	-5.5	4.2	0.0	6.4	10.5	326 (13.6)	39/10
CAIRNS AERO	26.5	-1.1	21.4	+1.5	20.0	0.0	6.8	3.2	560 (23.3)	45/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.9	+0.3	17.3	-0.3	14.1	0.0	5.8	7.3	377 (15.7)	41/13
MACKAY MO	22.5	-1.7	17.5	+0.4	--	1.8	--	7.3	678 (28.3)	50/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.5	-1.5	16.6	+2.4	14.0	0.0	5.6	--	331 (13.8)	37/14
BUNDABERG AERO	23.2	-1.5	15.9	+1.7	--	1.2	3.6	--	408 (17.0)	34/09
NAMBOUR DPI	25.9	+2.2	8.6	-3.4	--	0.0	4.4	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	24.6	+1.5	9.2	-5.1	--	0.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	39/23
BRISBANE AERO	23.0	-0.6	9.3	-3.5	6.2	0.0	2.6	9.7	279 (11.6)	26/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.8	+1.8	9.2	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	35/15
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	22.1	+1.8	3.9	-4.8	-3.8	0.0	2.6	--	84 ( 3.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.3	+0.9	7.4	-4.3	2.2	0.0	2.2	9.6	644 (26.8)	48/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.5	+1.0	6.9	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.0	-0.2	4.0	-6.1	0.5	0.0	1.0	8.4	255 (10.6)	50/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.8	-0.6	2.1	-6.2	-0.1	0.2	--	--	29 ( 1.2)	24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.0	-3.2	3.5	-1.2	-3.5	--	1.6	8.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.4	-2.6	-0.8	-7.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.4	-1.6	6.9	-4.0	2.7	0.0	1.8	9.6	226 ( 9.4)	55/19
RICHMOND RAAF	20.5	-0.1	-1.4	-9.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	30/16
BELLAMBI AWS	19.0	-0.7	10.8	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	57/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	15.9	+0.3	-2.6	-5.8	-5.2	0.0	1.4	9.0	172 ( 7.2)	18/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.1	-0.2	1.4	-4.5	-2.4	0.0	1.6	7.1	172 ( 7.2)	34/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.2	-0.5	0.1	-5.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.0	0.0	3.5	-3.9	0.2	0.0	2.0	4.2	183 ( 7.6)	28/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.8	-2.5	4.3	-1.5	2.4	0.0	2.4	--	237 ( 9.9)	52/05
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.0	-2.6	3.9	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	150 ( 6.3)	37/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.1	-2.6	11.1	+2.5	8.7	0.0	0.4	--	156 ( 6.5)	28/04
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.1	-3.0	8.6	+0.9	--	0.4	--	--	428 (17.8)	41/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.8	-3.8	7.1	+1.4	--	0.8	--	--	401 (16.7)	43/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.8	-1.0	3.9	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	187 ( 7.8)	34/03
HOBART AIRPORT	13.2	-2.0	8.0	+1.4	4.8	3.4	2.2	5.6	466 (19.4)	39/01
	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

32.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.6 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
31.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.6 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+4.4 : 23.4 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
+4.1 : 27.0 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
+4.0 : 25.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+3.7 : 27.7 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+3.5 : 20.4 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+5.6 : 12.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.4 : 16.3 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+5.0 : 15.7 ALBANY Lower West WA
+4.9 : 14.4 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+4.9 : 13.1 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.9 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.7 : 16.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-5.9 : 8.4 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-5.9 : 3.9 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
-5.8 : 7.2 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-5.6 : 9.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.4 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-5.0 COWRA AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-4.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW

-10.7 : -1.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.3 : -1.4 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-9.2 : -4.5 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
-9.1 : -2.4 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-9.1 : -1.9 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra 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.

40.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
30.0 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
28.4 NATIONAL PARK (FORESTRY) Derwent Valley TAS
24.0 FLYING FISH POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
23.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 GOVE 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

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0.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.4 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1607 (67.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1393 (58.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1291 (53.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1207 (50.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1086 (45.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1069 (44.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1052 (43.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1031 (43.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
991 (41.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
944 (39.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
933 (38.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
891 (37.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
862 (35.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
837 (34.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
807 (33.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
805 (33.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
774 (32.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
774 (32.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
772 (32.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
746 (31.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
745 (31.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
712 (29.7) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
681 (28.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
678 (28.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
676 (28.2) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
674 (28.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
659 (27.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
653 (27.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
651 (27.1) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
644 (26.8) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
639 (26.6) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
633 (26.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
631 (26.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
626 (26.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
624 (26.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
622 (25.9) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
622 (25.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
608 (25.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

120/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
106/02 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
102/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
100/07 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
98/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/02 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ESPERANCE 60.8mm in 30 min to 18:00 121.6mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT 110.4mm in 3 hr to 18:30 36.8mm/h TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 70(150/ 63 ) at 20:30 NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(160/ 69 ) at 09:35 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 117(240/ 95 ) at 02:06 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 87(241/ 74 ) at 04:40 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 91(230/ 70 ) at 01:31 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(300/ 67 ) at 19:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(230/ 56 ) at 00:17 TASMAN ISLAND : 102(220/ 39 ) at 02:55 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(260/ 70 ) at 23:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 106(240/ 87 ) at 03:00