Australian Weather News -- 16 JUL 2005

Saturday 16 JUL 2005

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Noteworthy weather today

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SA, NSW, VIC, TAS: Cold and windy

An active cold front swept across SE AUS today bringing strong cold winds but very little precipitation. Winds were particularly strong for an hour or two either side of the front. Hogan Island (50km SE of Wilsons Promontory) recorded a 10-minute average speed of 111km/h with gusts to 132 just after 11pm while Cape Grim TAS had an average 117 gusting 128 just after 9pm. See Highest gusts and High AWS wind reports for details of other strong wind recordings. Only light snow was reported from the Alps, with a few flurries again on higher parts of the Central Tablelands.

VIC: Isolated heavy showers in E Gippsland

An area of heavy showers associated with the front mentioned above was picked up by East Sale radar crossing the Gippsland coast east of Orbost for a few hours around midnight this morning. Rainfall observations are sparse, but Point Hicks lighthouse recorded 54.4mm at its 6am observation for the period 3pm to 6am, and farther inland Cabbage Tree Creek recorded 22.4.

QLD: Warm area drifts north

The warm airmass that has covered much of the tropics over the past few days exited northwards today, giving Kowanyama on the western side of Cape York Peninsula its equal highest July maximum temperature, 35.0C, in 37 years of record.

Newsbits
NSW: Flooding peaks from QLD rain

A flood peak in the Warrego River passed through the tiny settlement of Fords Bridge in far northwestern NSW today, measuring 2.05m on the gauge at the bywash and bringing minor flooding. The mostly minor flooding in the Warrego originated from the rainy spell in central western QLD mid June.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2206 EST on 23/06/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

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Date

Years

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Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

W Kimberley

003057

CYGNET BAY

22.7

08/07/1998

Equal to record.

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 21:05EST, 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	20.3	+0.8	8.8	-0.7	7.4	0.0	1.2	--	274 (11.4)	24/16
PERTH AIRPORT	18.4	+0.5	8.7	+0.6	6.7	0.2	1.6	5.5	266 (11.1)	30/09
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.4	-1.4	7.5	0.0	7.4	2.0	1.4	2.1	243 (10.1)	28/16
BUNBURY	15.8	-1.4	4.4	-2.8	--	1.0	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	21/14
MANDURAH	16.5	--	8.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	24/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.7	+1.2	21.0	+1.8	20.3	0.0	5.2	10.7	192 ( 8.0)	34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	17.6	-2.1	2.9	-1.1	-0.9	0.0	2.8	9.9	230 ( 9.6)	24/10
WHYALLA AERO	16.9	0.0	6.3	+1.0	--	1.0	2.2	--	231 ( 9.6)	--
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.6	-0.7	8.2	+0.7	6.6	3.4	1.2	3.9	351 (14.6)	55/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.1	-1.0	6.5	+1.3	4.6	7.2	1.2	4.1	394 (16.4)	71/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	22.1	-2.6	4.7	-3.9	1.9	0.0	6.0	10.5	299 (12.5)	32/09
CAIRNS AERO	27.3	+1.6	15.1	-1.9	11.8	0.0	4.4	10.4	167 ( 7.0)	34/18
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.3	+1.2	13.8	+0.2	--	0.0	7.8	10.8	322 (13.4)	34/14
MACKAY MO	21.8	+0.5	12.1	-0.7	--	0.0	--	9.8	291 (12.1)	32/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.2	+0.1	6.4	-3.1	3.5	0.0	6.6	--	247 (10.3)	28/12
BUNDABERG AERO	21.1	-0.9	8.9	-1.2	--	0.0	4.2	--	370 (15.4)	39/12
NAMBOUR DPI	21.4	+0.3	5.9	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	19.0	-1.5	5.8	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	219 ( 9.1)	22/22
BRISBANE AERO	20.4	-0.5	7.4	-1.4	2.5	0.0	6.2	9.9	505 (21.0)	55/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.0	-2.6	4.5	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	605 (25.2)	44/15
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	12.9	-3.2	6.9	+2.2	2.5	0.0	1.2	--	298 (12.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.0	-0.7	3.4	-4.1	-1.1	0.2	1.2	9.8	218 ( 9.1)	22/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.0	-0.7	2.6	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	16.6	-0.4	8.8	+2.5	6.8	0.0	2.4	8.9	599 (25.0)	59/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	17.7	+0.2	2.4	-2.2	1.0	0.2	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	6.8	-2.5	3.1	+1.7	2.0	5.6	2.2	3.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	12.4	-2.8	5.2	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.3	+1.3	9.6	+2.5	5.7	1.0	0.8	9.8	456 (19.0)	48/18
RICHMOND RAAF	17.7	+0.3	0.9	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	91 ( 3.8)	48/13
BELLAMBI AWS	17.3	+0.5	11.4	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	509 (21.2)	61/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT	10.3	-1.0	3.9	+4.0	-0.2	0.0	1.8	6.6	378 (15.8)	61/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	11.7	-1.0	7.3	+4.6	5.2	0.0	1.0	1.8	286 (11.9)	58/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.4	-1.6	5.0	+1.8	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.8	-0.5	5.4	+1.1	3.5	0.0	2.0	5.3	322 (13.4)	61/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.6	-0.4	1.6	-1.3	3.1	0.2	--	--	177 ( 7.4)	48/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	10.7	-1.8	1.4	-1.0	--	0.2	--	--	182 ( 7.6)	50/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	12.6	-0.8	7.9	+1.9	5.4	0.0	0.2	--	101 ( 4.2)	35/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	13.1	-0.7	3.3	-2.1	--	0.6	--	--	271 (11.3)	78/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.4	-0.6	4.2	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	327 (13.6)	76/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	11.0	-1.6	2.2	0.0	--	0.8	--	--	91 ( 3.8)	54/16
HOBART AIRPORT	12.4	0.0	0.8	-3.3	-2.1	0.0	1.2	3.4	230 ( 9.6)	52/23
	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

35.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.8 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
34.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.6 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+7.3 : 30.5 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
+4.2 : 34.8 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+3.7 : 19.7 NAROOMA RVCP South Coast NSW
+3.5 : 34.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
+3.3 : 30.5 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA

24.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
23.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
23.0 HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
23.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.0 : 22.7 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+6.2 : 19.7 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
+6.1 : 6.3 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+5.8 : 7.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+5.5 : 20.5 NGUKURR N Rivers NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.6 : 8.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 : 6.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-4.5 : 18.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-4.3 : 10.3 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-4.1 : 14.7 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-4.1 : 11.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1 : 11.2 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW

-5.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-6.2 : -0.4 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.9 : -1.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-5.8 : 2.4 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-5.8 : -0.3 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 1.4 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast 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.

54.4 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
29.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH) Islands ISL
22.4 CABBAGE TREE CREEK E Gippsland VIC

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
54.4 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)
22.4 CABBAGE TREE CREEK

ISLANDS
Islands
29.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
26.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
24.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH)

11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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1.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

1037 (43.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
881 (36.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
792 (33.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
767 (32.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
685 (28.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
652 (27.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
641 (26.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
635 (26.5) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
605 (25.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
602 (25.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

131/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
122/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
106/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
104/07 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
96/08 CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
96/10 CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
96/17 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
95/19 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
94/17 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
94/23 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.
No reports	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 104(270/ 58 ) at 07:23 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 87(340/ 69 ) at 05:51 CAPE BORDA AWS : 96(260/ 65 ) at 09:01 KINGSCOTE AERO : 80(230/ 65 ) at 13:58 Lower SE COONAWARRA : 83(240/ 63 ) at 14:23 CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) : 96(260/ 59 ) at 10:14 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 106(320/ 82 ) at 20:00 VICTORIA Mallee S HOPETOUN AIRPORT : 76(250/ 63 ) at 14:42 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 122(250/ 96 ) at 23:49 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 91(256/ 72 ) at 23:40 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 89(300/ 70 ) at 16:31 RHYLL : 83(340/ 63 ) at 13:16 W Central POINT WILSON : 74(280/ 65 ) at 19:32 N Central KILMORE GAP : 83(350/ 65 ) at 11:00 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(240/ 69 ) at 20:19 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 95(270/ 72 ) at 18:01 PORT FAIRY AWS : 96(240/ 52 ) at 17:10 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 85(270/ 67 ) at 13:51 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB : 83(270/ 63 ) at 17:21 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 128(260/117 ) at 21:21 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 76(340/ 63 ) at 18:50 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(340/ 63 ) at 13:30 W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME : 82(300/ 65 ) at 20:25 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(250/ 63 ) at 20:21 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 132(270/111 ) at 23:18 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 87(260/ 76 ) at 07:31