Australian Weather News -- 16 JUN 2005

Thursday 16 JUN 2005

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2005

Dec

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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 2200 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 maximum temperature

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

9.0

12/06/2005

9.0

12/06/2005

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Cent Wheatbelt

010058

GOOMALLING

10.5

10.8

08/06/1993

Gt Southern

010515

BEVERLEY

11.6

11.7

08/06/1993

Highest wind gust (km/h)

W Pilbara

005008

MARDIE

76.0

20/06/1995

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 20:55EST, 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	17.9	-3.0	10.1	-0.9	8.3	7.8	6.2	--	452 (18.8)	55/13
PERTH AIRPORT	12.5	-6.4	11.8	+2.8	8.5	0.4	2.2	0.2	409 (17.0)	41/09
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.6	-2.0	7.3	-0.8	5.2	0.0	0.4	0.8	251 (10.5)	32/16
BUNBURY	13.1	-5.3	10.6	+2.5	--	1.4	--	--	313 (13.0)	31/15
MANDURAH	13.8	--	12.1	--	--	3.6	--	--	528 (22.0)	59/19
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.5	+0.9	22.9	+3.0	22.3	0.0	4.4	9.7	187 ( 7.8)	32/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.9	+2.1	2.0	-3.1	-1.2	0.0	3.6	9.5	161 ( 6.7)	37/17
WHYALLA AERO	18.3	+1.0	7.8	+1.7	--	0.0	4.0	--	363 (15.1)	30/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.8	-0.3	9.2	+1.1	7.0	8.0	2.0	3.4	406 (16.9)	34/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.8	-1.0	6.1	+0.3	4.6	17.6	2.4	2.2	378 (15.8)	46/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	22.3	-2.6	12.0	+2.0	9.4	7.8	2.0	10.1	226 ( 9.4)	30/10
CAIRNS AERO	26.6	+0.6	19.4	+1.6	16.8	0.0	3.8	2.3	180 ( 7.5)	26/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.9	+2.3	20.4	+5.8	18.5	0.0	5.2	9.1	306 (12.8)	35/16
MACKAY MO	22.3	+0.4	17.7	+3.7	--	7.0	--	3.4	190 ( 7.9)	54/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.2	-1.3	15.4	+4.5	15.4	6.6	2.8	--	237 ( 9.9)	28/11
BUNDABERG AERO	21.0	-1.6	13.2	+1.6	--	3.6	1.8	--	346 (14.4)	34/10
NAMBOUR DPI	21.2	-0.4	12.3	+3.0	--	4.0	0.8	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	20.2	-0.9	12.9	+1.4	--	1.2	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	35/04
BRISBANE AERO	21.2	-0.1	10.6	+0.1	8.8	1.8	0.6	9.2	315 (13.1)	39/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.5	-2.5	5.9	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	485 (20.2)	46/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	16.5	-0.3	5.4	-0.7	-0.4	0.0	3.0	--	193 ( 8.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.8	-0.6	3.7	-5.4	-1.0	0.0	2.0	9.6	189 ( 7.9)	30/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.7	-0.8	2.2	-5.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.1	+0.5	4.4	-3.5	-0.2	0.0	4.0	8.7	450 (18.8)	65/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.5	+0.6	4.4	-2.1	2.2	0.0	--	--	126 ( 5.3)	34/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	8.5	-2.0	3.0	+0.4	2.0	--	1.0	3.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.8	-0.6	5.8	+1.2	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.9	+2.3	9.7	+1.2	5.4	0.0	4.0	8.8	405 (16.9)	54/15
RICHMOND RAAF	18.7	+0.7	3.2	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	54/15
BELLAMBI AWS	18.8	+1.1	9.9	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	277 (11.5)	61/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	10.8	-1.4	4.0	+3.0	3.2	0.0	2.4	0.5	491 (20.5)	45/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	12.1	-1.7	6.1	+2.4	4.5	4.0	2.8	3.1	244 (10.2)	41/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.3	-1.9	6.9	+3.0	--	12.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	16.0	0.0	7.3	+2.1	4.3	0.0	2.4	6.7	395 (16.5)	39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.4	-0.6	5.5	+1.8	3.9	8.2	1.8	--	343 (14.3)	39/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.4	-0.8	5.3	+1.7	--	5.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	45/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	13.6	-0.4	7.7	+0.8	5.5	1.8	0.2	--	189 ( 7.9)	32/03
GEELONG AIRPORT	13.6	-1.0	6.4	+0.1	--	4.6	--	--	420 (17.5)	63/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.5	-1.3	2.2	-1.8	--	3.8	--	--	542 (22.6)	54/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	11.5	-1.6	4.5	+1.6	--	13.2	--	--	76 ( 3.2)	18/15
HOBART AIRPORT	13.8	+0.9	3.8	-0.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	6.8	276 (11.5)	24/12
	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

34.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
34.1 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
33.9 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
33.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+4.9 : 32.2 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
+4.4 : 31.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+4.0 : 32.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
+3.9 : 25.5 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
+3.8 : 32.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+3.8 : 34.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
24.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+8.1 : 18.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+7.1 : 18.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+7.0 : 19.8 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+6.5 : 17.1 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+6.5 : 15.6 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.9 : 10.5 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : 12.1 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
-7.0 : 16.2 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-7.0 : 9.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-7.0 : 11.4 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

-4.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.4 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW

-7.9 : -1.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-6.6 : 8.1 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-6.1 : 8.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-5.9 : -3.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.9 : 1.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
-5.9 : 0.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.9 : 0.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

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.

66.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
50.0 BLADENSBURG Northwest QLD
46.6 AVIEMORE Central Highlands QLD
46.2 KENILWORTH Warrego QLD
45.0 TARANA CROSSING Central Highlands QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
46.6 AVIEMORE
45.0 TARANA CROSSING
Northwest
50.0 BLADENSBURG
Warrego
46.2 KENILWORTH

ISLANDS
Islands
66.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

10.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
9.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.6 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
9.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

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0.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.5 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

1233 (51.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1100 (45.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
914 (38.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
846 (35.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
808 (33.7) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
719 (30.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
683 (28.5) RHYLL E Central VIC
682 (28.4) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
677 (28.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
675 (28.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
667 (27.8) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
663 (27.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
660 (27.5) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
658 (27.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
640 (26.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
630 (26.3) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
615 (25.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
603 (25.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
602 (25.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA

93/12 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
85/07 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
85/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/06 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
81/08 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

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 W Pilbara ONSLOW AIRPORT 5.6mm in 33 min to 06:33 10.2mm/h W Gascoyne SHARK BAY AIRPORT 8.0mm in 9 min to 02:00 53.3mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.8mm/h 1.6mm in 1 min to 02:01 96.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.4mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h Central West NORTH ISLAND 11.4mm in 44 min to 03:44 15.5mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 85(330/ 69 ) at 07:34 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(260/ 69 ) at 11:18 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 72(291/ 63 ) at 19:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 87(270/ 69 ) at 14:37 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 89(290/ 69 ) at 12:00