Australian Weather News -- 15 AUG 2005

Monday 15 AUG 2005

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SE AUS: Cold change brings wintry weather

A front sweeping across southeastern states this morning gave strong to gale force winds from southern NSW southwards and produced a cool to cold day. Highest wind gusts were at alpine stations, Thredbo Top Station recording 137km/h and Mt Hotham 131 during the early morning hours. Gales were reported from most coastal locations in TAS and VIC. Light to moderate snow continued in the Alps, building the snow depth at Kosciuszko Chalet to 161cm at 9am. The cold air cumulus field behind the front gave hail showers to the Riverina and VIC North Country, a wintry thunderstorm to Wonthaggi VIC and snow with a top temperature of 3.0C on the TAS Central Plateau at Liawenee. A 5-minute hail storm covered the ground at Katandra West, 20km NE of Shepparton.

Newsbits

QLD, NT: Cold night in the north: Minimum temperatures were up to 9 degrees below normal across northern QLD and the NT Top End. Mt Isa's low of 1.3 was 9.1 below, while in the NT Wave Hill and Daly Waters recorded just above 5C, 8 below.

Records set or equalled today
None known

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 21:14EST, 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	19.8	-0.2	5.9	-3.0	2.1	0.0	2.6	--	317 (13.2)	32/11
PERTH AIRPORT	18.6	+0.2	10.2	+2.2	9.0	0.0	2.2	6.2	253 (10.5)	39/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.7	+0.6	7.5	0.0	5.9	0.8	1.8	7.3	397 (16.5)	48/10
BUNBURY	15.7	-1.6	11.5	+3.9	--	0.8	--	--	293 (12.2)	43/14
MANDURAH	16.4	--	10.9	--	--	0.0	--	--	327 (13.6)	52/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.6	+0.3	17.9	-2.5	16.1	0.0	7.4	10.8	273 (11.4)	35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	18.4	-4.2	4.8	-1.2	-0.7	0.0	7.6	11.0	397 (16.5)	50/00
WHYALLA AERO	16.5	-2.0	6.3	+0.4	--	2.0	8.0	--	617 (25.7)	39/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.6	-1.1	9.0	+0.8	7.0	6.0	2.8	9.9	469 (19.5)	46/04
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.4	-0.7	6.9	+1.4	4.5	7.8	3.4	8.7	658 (27.4)	63/00
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.3	0.0	1.3	-9.0	-0.5	0.0	8.0	10.9	165 ( 6.9)	30/14
CAIRNS AERO	26.4	-0.2	13.9	-3.5	10.4	0.0	6.6	9.9	306 (12.8)	35/18
TOWNSVILLE AERO	22.4	-3.6	11.0	-3.7	10.0	0.0	5.6	1.6	205 ( 8.5)	32/11
MACKAY M.O	22.3	-0.2	13.5	-0.5	--	0.0	--	9.7	359 (15.0)	32/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.1	-0.7	12.6	+2.0	9.4	0.0	3.6	--	280 (11.7)	28/11
BUNDABERG AERO	23.2	-0.1	10.3	-0.6	--	0.0	4.4	--	389 (16.2)	26/14
NAMBOUR DPI	23.6	+1.1	7.6	-0.4	--	9.0	8.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.4	+0.1	9.3	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	35/12
BRISBANE AERO	21.8	0.0	7.7	-1.9	3.7	0.0	3.4	9.6	288 (12.0)	32/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.9	+1.2	7.7	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	415 (17.3)	43/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	20.4	+2.5	7.0	+1.2	0.8	0.0	3.2	--	90 ( 3.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.7	+2.9	10.4	+2.2	4.8	0.0	2.2	10.6	329 (13.7)	43/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.1	+1.9	4.7	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.6	+5.0	3.2	-3.6	0.5	0.0	2.8	7.9	205 ( 8.5)	71/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.4	+3.4	4.6	-0.7	0.4	0.0	--	--	65 ( 2.7)	52/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.5	+0.5	4.0	+1.9	-2.0	0.0	1.8	4.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.5	+1.0	4.0	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.4	+5.1	11.2	+3.1	--	0.0	5.4	7.3	529 (22.0)	72/16
RICHMOND RAAF	23.0	+3.2	6.5	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	68/13
BELLAMBI AWS	22.0	+4.0	12.9	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	521 (21.7)	72/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.5	+1.5	2.3	+1.3	-0.2	0.0	4.0	6.9	418 (17.4)	67/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	12.5	-2.0	5.2	+1.6	2.8	0.0	2.0	2.5	308 (12.8)	50/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.2	-3.8	5.8	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.3	-1.9	7.9	+2.7	6.1	1.4	5.2	9.7	595 (24.8)	52/02
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.7	-2.0	6.9	+3.0	6.1	4.0	4.8	--	499 (20.8)	55/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.4	-1.9	6.1	+3.6	--	3.2	--	--	514 (21.4)	59/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.3	-0.7	9.0	+2.3	7.6	1.0	3.8	--	309 (12.9)	35/15
GEELONG AIRPORT	13.8	-1.2	8.4	+2.5	--	0.8	--	--	671 (28.0)	65/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.9	-0.5	4.7	+1.0	--	4.0	--	--	940 (39.2)	61/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.5	-0.2	9.3	+5.7	--	7.0	--	--	397 (16.5)	48/09
HOBART AIRPORT	13.3	-0.2	10.8	+6.1	7.5	0.0	3.2	2.2	535 (22.3)	48/15
	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

34.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.7 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+5.1 : 23.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+5.1 : 24.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+5.0 : 23.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+5.0 : 22.8 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+5.0 : 23.3 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW

25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.8 : 11.5 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
+6.9 : 9.5 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
+6.1 : 10.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
+6.0 : 10.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+5.9 : 8.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.2 : 17.0 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-5.1 : 20.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-4.9 : 21.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-4.6 : 19.1 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-4.6 : 22.0 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD

-5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.0 : 1.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.9 : 5.1 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-7.7 : 1.0 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-7.6 : 5.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-7.3 : 2.5 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country 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.

80.0 GLADYSDALE E Central VIC
50.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON (THE SPRINGS) Southeast TAS
48.2 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS
42.0 GLENMORE Lower West WA
36.2 MIDLAND Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
42.0 GLENMORE
36.2 MIDLAND

VICTORIA
E Central
80.0 GLADYSDALE

TASMANIA
Southeast
50.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON (THE SPRINGS)
Central Plateau
48.2 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD)

11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
1.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
1.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

2010 (83.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1470 (61.3) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1358 (56.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1287 (53.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1263 (52.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1231 (51.3) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
1183 (49.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1165 (48.5) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1158 (48.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1083 (45.1) RHYLL E Central VIC
1074 (44.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1067 (44.5) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
1010 (42.1) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
1000 (41.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
967 (40.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
940 (39.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
899 (37.5) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
894 (37.3) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
874 (36.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
872 (36.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
848 (35.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
847 (35.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
831 (34.6) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
824 (34.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
811 (33.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
810 (33.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
805 (33.5) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
776 (32.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
766 (31.9) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
765 (31.9) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
754 (31.4) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
749 (31.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
748 (31.2) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
738 (30.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
735 (30.6) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
731 (30.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
731 (30.5) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
726 (30.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
726 (30.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
723 (30.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
722 (30.1) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
720 (30.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
717 (29.9) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
703 (29.3) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
699 (29.1) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
699 (29.1) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
698 (29.1) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
696 (29.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
695 (29.0) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
695 (29.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
692 (28.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
688 (28.7) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
682 (28.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
679 (28.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
675 (28.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
671 (28.0) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
665 (27.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
664 (27.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
660 (27.5) MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
659 (27.5) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
658 (27.4) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
657 (27.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
653 (27.2) COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
644 (26.8) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
643 (26.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
642 (26.8) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
642 (26.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
635 (26.5) ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
634 (26.4) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
634 (26.4) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
632 (26.3) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
626 (26.1) MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
624 (26.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
622 (25.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
617 (25.7) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
617 (25.7) CERBERUS E Central VIC
609 (25.4) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
609 (25.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
608 (25.3) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
608 (25.3) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
601 (25.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

137/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
131/03 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
106/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
104/04 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
104/07 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
102/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
95/00 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
94/01 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
94/11 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
94/08 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/01 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
91/08 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 82(320/ 67 ) at 18:09 SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 95(230/ 61 ) at 02:00 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 82(330/ 67 ) at 13:00 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(170/ 65 ) at 19:06 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 133(310/109 ) at 05:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 100( 10/ 69 ) at 01:00 FALLS CREEK : 95(340/ 67 ) at 03:30 MT HOTHAM : 121(350/ 89 ) at 04:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(340/ 28 ) at 09:01 E Central RHYLL : 78(350/ 63 ) at 00:30 W Central AVALON AIRPORT : 108(310/ 45 ) at 07:21 N Central KILMORE GAP : 83(360/ 63 ) at 01:37 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 87(330/ 69 ) at 05:21 PORT FAIRY AWS : 74(240/ 63 ) at 04:48 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 104(240/ 82 ) at 07:00 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 95(340/ 69 ) at 12:00 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 91(350/ 72 ) at 07:44 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(310/ 76 ) at 23:06 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(250/ 82 ) at 19:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 74(250/ 65 ) at 09:27 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 80(250/ 69 ) at 09:04 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(350/ 67 ) at 00:46 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 95(300/ 76 ) at 08:41