Australian Weather News -- 25 JUL 2005

Monday 25 JUL 2005

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2005

Dec

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July

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March

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February

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January

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2249 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 grass minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029127

MOUNT ISA AERO

17.4

17.2

02/07/1978

Highest minimum temperature

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

25.5

24.7

05/07/2001

SW & S Coast

009871

WINDY HARBOUR

14.1

04/07/1999

Equal to record.

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

20.2

19.6

08/07/1999

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 21:08EST, 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	21.7	+2.2	7.3	-2.2	4.3	0.0	2.2	--	242 (10.1)	30/10
PERTH AIRPORT	20.2	+2.3	12.6	+4.5	10.9	1.2	1.0	4.7	252 (10.5)	24/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.6	+0.8	12.0	+4.5	10.0	0.0	1.4	1.7	346 (14.4)	35/13
BUNBURY	17.2	0.0	13.9	+6.7	--	1.2	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	24/00
MANDURAH	18.9	--	15.4	--	--	0.2	--	--	194 ( 8.1)	26/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.3	+1.8	19.5	+0.3	18.8	0.0	5.0	10.8	236 ( 9.8)	37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.8	+2.1	5.8	+1.8	2.8	0.0	4.8	10.5	223 ( 9.3)	43/12
WHYALLA AERO	20.5	+3.6	10.4	+5.1	--	0.2	5.4	--	330 (13.8)	35/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.0	+0.7	12.4	+4.9	11.1	1.2	1.4	0.0	404 (16.8)	45/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.5	+3.4	7.1	+1.9	5.0	4.6	1.2	2.8	526 (21.9)	81/22
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.3	+1.6	16.8	+8.2	17.4	0.0	6.4	8.0	383 (16.0)	37/13
CAIRNS AERO	26.1	+0.4	19.3	+2.3	18.0	0.4	5.2	8.9	508 (21.2)	46/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.1	+1.0	13.3	-0.3	11.4	0.0	4.8	10.5	318 (13.3)	37/14
MACKAY MO	20.7	-0.6	13.8	+1.0	--	0.0	--	2.7	475 (19.8)	50/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.9	+1.8	14.0	+4.5	12.4	0.0	3.8	--	243 (10.1)	28/12
BUNDABERG AERO	23.7	+1.7	12.6	+2.5	--	0.0	3.8	--	336 (14.0)	31/12
NAMBOUR DPI	23.2	+2.1	6.3	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	22.4	+1.9	9.5	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	133 ( 5.5)	30/09
BRISBANE AERO	23.4	+2.5	7.9	-0.9	4.9	0.0	1.6	10.0	254 (10.6)	24/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.6	+3.0	7.8	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	293 (12.2)	34/11
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	20.7	+4.6	5.6	+0.9	0.4	0.0	2.2	--	157 ( 6.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.6	+3.9	5.9	-1.6	1.6	0.0	3.2	10.0	212 ( 8.8)	32/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.3	+4.6	4.4	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.0	+5.0	6.5	+0.2	3.6	0.0	2.4	9.2	385 (16.0)	67/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.0	+4.5	5.7	+1.1	2.7	0.0	--	--	108 ( 4.5)	39/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.5	+1.2	5.0	+3.6	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.3	+2.1	4.2	+1.2	--	0.6	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.4	+5.4	11.0	+3.9	9.1	0.0	4.6	9.8	458 (19.1)	52/12
RICHMOND RAAF	21.1	+3.7	5.3	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	315 (13.1)	55/13
BELLAMBI AWS	19.9	+3.1	12.7	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	324 (13.5)	54/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.3	+3.0	3.4	+3.5	6.6	0.0	2.8	5.0	602 (25.1)	45/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.8	+2.1	6.3	+3.6	2.6	0.0	2.0	2.8	211 ( 8.8)	34/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.8	+0.8	8.1	+4.9	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.3	+3.0	10.6	+6.3	8.7	0.6	3.2	3.4	415 (17.3)	35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.8	+0.8	7.6	+4.7	5.5	0.4³	5.2	--	364 (15.2)	54/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.6	+1.1	4.2	+1.8	--	1.0	--	--	381 (15.9)	43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.2	+2.8	10.6	+4.6	6.7	3.4	1.6	--	204 ( 8.5)	30/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.7	+2.9	9.1	+3.7	--	4.8	--	--	639 (26.6)	63/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.2	+3.2	2.9	-0.3	--	1.4	--	--	606 (25.3)	52/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.7	+1.1	7.4	+5.2	--	1.8	--	--	406 (16.9)	54/23
HOBART AIRPORT	16.6	+4.2	7.1	+3.0	3.0	1.4	3.6	6.6	551 (23.0)	58/23
	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

34.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.3 : 23.0 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.8 : 28.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.7 : 22.2 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+5.6 : 18.5 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+5.5 : 23.3 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+5.5 : 24.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+5.5 : 24.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW

25.5 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.1 : 19.8 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+10.5 : 25.5 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
+10.0 : 20.2 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+9.6 : 24.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
+9.5 : 22.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-2.1 : 23.4 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-1.6 : 22.0 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
-1.1 : 10.8 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 : 28.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-1.0 : 25.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.2 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-6.9 : -1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-3.6 : 2.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-3.1 : -2.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.0 : 3.2 MORAWA AIRPORT Central 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.

37.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
36.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
32.4 CRADLE MOUNTAIN VISITORS CENTRE Central Plateau TAS
30.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
27.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1828 (76.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1620 (67.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1483 (61.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1415 (59.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1201 (50.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1082 (45.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1065 (44.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1060 (44.2) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1027 (42.8) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
980 (40.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
968 (40.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
968 (40.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
927 (38.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
873 (36.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
849 (35.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
849 (35.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
837 (34.9) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
836 (34.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
832 (34.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
827 (34.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
822 (34.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
820 (34.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
814 (33.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
812 (33.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
785 (32.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
768 (32.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
735 (30.6) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
734 (30.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
731 (30.5) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
719 (30.0) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
706 (29.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
675 (28.1) ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
670 (27.9) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
667 (27.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
658 (27.4) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
655 (27.3) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
647 (27.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
643 (26.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
639 (26.6) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
634 (26.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
625 (26.0) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
611 (25.5) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
609 (25.4) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
608 (25.3) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
607 (25.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
606 (25.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
605 (25.2) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
602 (25.1) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

120/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
117/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
117/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
115/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
115/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
113/21 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
102/16 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
102/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
95/23 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/23 EDDYSTONE POINT E 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.
TASMANIA E Coast SWAN ISLAND 14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 87(270/ 76 ) at 22:56 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 109(320/ 83 ) at 23:00 VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 95(320/ 58 ) at 23:00 MT HOTHAM : 93(330/ 69 ) at 22:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 117(280/ 59 ) at 23:51 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 87(300/ 69 ) at 21:13 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 119(280/ 80 ) at 23:48 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 111(310/ 85 ) at 10:36 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 115(260/ 78 ) at 02:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(290/ 50 ) at 11:26 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 109(300/ 80 ) at 16:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 98(300/ 80 ) at 20:38