Australian Weather News -- 06 JUL 2005

Wednesday 06 JUL 2005

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Noteworthy weather today

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NSW: Flood peaks move down NW rivers

Flood peaks from earlier rains in QLD and NW NSW are slowly making their way down northwestern river systems. The Namoi at Bugilbone, about halfway between Wee Waa and Walgett, peaked yesterday at 5.2m with minor flooding. The flood peak in the Warrego is approaching Enngonia, 80km N of Bourke, while the Paroo in far NW NSW has been sitting on a peak of 2.4m at Wanaaring for several days, both with minor flooding.

Newsbits
Eastern AUS: Temperatures on the increase
WA: Cold in the South West
QLD: Showers continue on North Coast

Both minimum and maximum temperatures in eastern states notched up a few degrees today, with the anomaly maps at right showing a larger area covered by temperatures 4 to 8 above average. Tidbinbilla in the ACT recorded its highest July maximum in 20 years today with a reading of 16.0. Stations to come within 1C of their July maximum records were Jabiru, Daly Waters, McArthur River Mine, Douglas River and Mango Farm in the NT, Bairnsdale VIC, Wynyard TAS, and, 1,500km down in the Southern Ocean, Macquarie Island. See Hottest for the greatest temperature anomalies.

A cold airmass has entered SW WA, bringing a very cold start to the day and keeping maximum temperatures down 4 to 6 on average (see Coldest). Light offshore breezes helped coastal Cape Naturaliste reach its lowest July minimum of 4.1 in 49 years of record. Wandering recorded the state's lowest minimum of -2.7, while farther east in the Great Southern Lake Grace (-0.8), Narrogin (-1.3) and Pingelly (-0.8) were all within a degee of their record July lows.

Moderate rainfall was again recorded around Tully with totals to 9am of around 40 to 60mm (see Wettest.)

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2052 EST on 23/06/2006. 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 minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

25.9

25.5

22/07/1998

TAS

N Coast

091009

BURNIE (ROUND HILL)

12.7

12.5

03/07/1985

Lowest minimum temperature

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

1.0

29/07/1998

Equal to record.

SW & S Coast

009519

CAPE NATURALISTE

4.1

4.5

25/07/1990

Highest maximum temperature

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU

33.0

32.2

31/07/1971

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070310

TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE

16.0

15.8

23/07/2002

VIC

W Gippsland

085296

MT MOORNAPA

18.4

18.1

26/07/1997

VIC

W Central

087163

GEELONG AIRPORT

19.5

19.4

01/07/1985

TAS

N Coast

091245

CAPE GRIM BAPS

16.0

06/07/2003

Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

Lower West

009193

ROTTNEST ISLAND

12.6

12.9

27/07/1998

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

65.0

25/07/1983

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 21:02EST, 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	14.8	-4.7	7.5	-2.0	4.1	0.0	2.0	--	286 (11.9)	37/15
PERTH AIRPORT	14.4	-3.5	1.2	-6.9	-0.1	0.0	0.8	8.2	223 ( 9.3)	28/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	11.6	-4.2	4.6	-2.9	3.9	7.0	0.8	2.9	271 (11.3)	24/07
BUNBURY	13.6	-3.6	-0.6	-7.8	--	0.0	--	--	129 ( 5.4)	21/12
MANDURAH	13.5	--	5.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	257 (10.7)	22/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.7	+2.2	21.9	+2.7	21.2	0.0	6.0	10.9	256 (10.7)	45/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	27.1	+7.4	4.7	+0.7	1.6	0.0	2.0	9.3	148 ( 6.2)	28/13
WHYALLA AERO	20.8	+3.9	3.7	-1.6	--	0.0	6.6	--	360 (15.0)	32/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.8	+1.5	7.9	+0.4	3.1	0.0	2.0	9.3	287 (12.0)	30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.3	+1.2	5.4	+0.2	3.6	0.0	3.2	2.3	466 (19.4)	48/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.5	+5.8	13.1	+4.5	11.9	0.0	4.2	9.1	215 ( 9.0)	34/15
CAIRNS AERO	26.5	+0.8	20.3	+3.3	19.9	5.8	2.2	4.6	490 (20.4)	50/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.0	+1.9	15.4	+1.8	13.2	0.0	7.2	6.7	465 (19.4)	43/13
MACKAY MO	21.7	+0.4	17.1	+4.3	--	0.0	--	5.4	531 (22.1)	43/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.6	+1.5	15.4	+5.9	14.5	0.0	4.2	--	329 (13.7)	35/11
BUNDABERG AERO	23.4	+1.4	14.3	+4.2	--	0.0	3.4	--	362 (15.1)	28/15
NAMBOUR DPI	21.5	+0.4	12.4	+4.7	--	0.2	0.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	21.5	+1.0	15.6	+5.7	--	0.2	--	--	307 (12.8)	26/15
BRISBANE AERO	21.7	+0.8	14.0	+5.2	10.8	0.0	3.0	4.9	273 (11.4)	28/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.5	+1.9	8.7	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	22/23
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	19.4	+3.3	7.7	+3.0	2.4	0.0	1.6	--	46 ( 1.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.6	+1.9	11.0	+3.5	7.5	0.0	1.6	9.1	195 ( 8.1)	17/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.4	+0.7	8.4	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.3	+3.3	4.9	-1.4	3.3	0.0	0.6	8.1	160 ( 6.7)	30/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.0	+3.5	4.2	-0.4	3.0	0.2	--	--	42 ( 1.8)	17/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.5	+3.2	3.4	+2.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.5	+3.3	7.3	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.0	+3.0	8.6	+1.5	6.3	0.0	2.4	9.8	295 (12.3)	24/09
RICHMOND RAAF	20.8	+3.4	2.9	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	59 ( 2.5)	17/17
BELLAMBI AWS	20.3	+3.5	11.2	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	28/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT	15.9	+4.6	0.7	+0.8	-2.5	0.0	1.2	8.8	166 ( 6.9)	37/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	18.4	+5.7	7.6	+4.9	4.4	0.0	1.4	4.3	294 (12.3)	26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.3	+2.3	4.4	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.6	+3.3	4.0	-0.3	0.8	0.0	1.6	9.7	269 (11.2)	21/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.1	+5.1	8.5	+5.6	6.3	0.0	1.2	--	351 (14.6)	30/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.4	+3.9	3.1	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	28/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.1	+4.7	11.1	+5.1	9.0	0.0	2.0	--	173 ( 7.2)	26/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	19.5	+5.7	5.8	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	281 (11.7)	48/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.5	+2.5	6.8	+3.6	--	0.2	--	--	695 (29.0)	41/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.5	+2.9	5.8	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	228 ( 9.5)	44/13
HOBART AIRPORT	17.6	+5.2	5.4	+1.3	0.2	0.0	1.4	5.8	320 (13.3)	41/15
	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

35.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
35.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+7.4 : 27.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.4 : 34.1 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
+7.3 : 25.1 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+7.1 : 22.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+7.0 : 32.7 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+7.0 : 28.4 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.2 : 11.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+8.2 : 21.8 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+7.7 : 14.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.6 : 19.5 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+7.5 : 21.5 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
+7.5 : 14.5 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+7.5 : 15.7 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.3 : 13.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 12.4 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-6.1 : 12.1 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.9 : 11.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-5.8 : 13.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.7 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

-8.3 : -1.5 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-7.8 : -0.6 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-7.3 : 0.5 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
-7.2 : 0.9 BUSSELTON Lower West WA
-7.1 : 1.1 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West 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.

125.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
87.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
67.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
65.0 GRAHAM RANGE N Coast--Barron QLD
56.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
125.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
87.0 TOPAZ
67.0 TOPAZ ALERT
65.0 GRAHAM RANGE
56.0 HAPPY VALLEY
56.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
9.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.7 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
9.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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1.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

1264 (52.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1251 (52.1) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1191 (49.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1134 (47.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1013 (42.2) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
903 (37.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
844 (35.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
842 (35.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
837 (34.9) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
791 (33.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
789 (32.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
780 (32.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
758 (31.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
745 (31.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
742 (30.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
695 (29.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
688 (28.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
662 (27.6) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
662 (27.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
645 (26.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
642 (26.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
637 (26.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
625 (26.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
615 (25.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
612 (25.5) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA

97/17 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/16 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
84/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
74/11 MOUNT READ W Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 5.3mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 7.7mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 91(320/ 72 ) at 01:58 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 96(150/ 59 ) at 17:27 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(320/ 63 ) at 00:33 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 87(290/ 78 ) at 15:59