Australian Weather News -- 27 AUG 2005

Saturday 27 AUG 2005

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2005

Dec

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Nov

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Oct

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Sept

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August

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July

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June

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May

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April

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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 1841 EST on 14/08/2006. 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 daily rainfall

Eucla

011035

BULL CAMEL

22.0

10/08/1992

Equal to record.

Eucla

011052

FORREST

18.6

16.8

26/08/2005

Previous record set earlier this month.

Interior

013017

GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE

64.4

43.2

30/08/1964

Highest minimum temperature

N Kimberley

001009

KURI BAY

26.5

08/08/1998

Equal to record.

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU

22.0

21.7

24/08/1971

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071072

PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE

13.5

13.0

26/08/1994

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

Interior

013017

GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE

28.0

27.5

13/08/1993

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 21:17EST, 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	7.2	-1.7	6.1	0.0	2.4	--	284 (11.8)	26/05
PERTH AIRPORT	20.9	+2.5	6.7	-1.3	4.7	0.0	1.4	9.7	251 (10.5)	35/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.7	+3.6	8.9	+1.4	6.8	0.0	1.8	4.7	266 (11.1)	35/10
BUNBURY	19.0	+1.7	6.6	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	129 ( 5.4)	31/11
MANDURAH	17.9	--	11.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	195 ( 8.1)	37/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.1	+1.8	22.6	+2.2	21.9	0.0	6.8	10.3	379 (15.8)	44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.6	+3.0	18.0	+12.0	14.4	0.0	8.8	1.3	479 (20.0)	37/13
WHYALLA AERO	25.4	+6.9	7.9	+2.0	--	0.0	2.8	--	166 ( 6.9)	39/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.2	+6.5	11.0	+2.8	5.6	0.0	2.6	6.2	257 (10.7)	32/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.4	+4.3	4.8	-0.7	1.4	0.0	2.0	7.2	262 (10.9)	39/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.8	-1.5	18.6	+8.3	15.7	0.0	9.8	2.9	490 (20.4)	39/04
CAIRNS AERO	24.2	-2.4	18.9	+1.5	17.8	3.2	3.2	5.0	656 (27.3)	61/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.1	+0.1	15.2	+0.5	--	0.0	8.6	9.0	523 (21.8)	52/12
MACKAY M.O	22.0	-0.5	17.8	+3.8	--	0.0	--	9.7	548 (22.8)	52/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.8	0.0	11.8	+1.2	8.2	0.0	6.0	--	299 (12.5)	43/10
BUNDABERG AERO	23.6	+0.3	12.7	+1.8	--	0.0	6.6	--	501 (20.9)	54/13
NAMBOUR DPI	21.8	-0.7	14.2	+6.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.1	-0.2	13.9	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	484 (20.2)	57/12
BRISBANE AERO	22.4	+0.6	10.5	+0.9	6.4	0.0	4.8	7.3	436 (18.2)	41/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.4	+0.7	6.4	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	472 (19.7)	39/19
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	19.2	+1.3	9.6	+3.8	4.7	0.0	3.4	--	223 ( 9.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.5	-0.3	13.0	+4.8	8.1	0.0	5.4	5.3	604 (25.2)	61/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.0	-1.2	10.2	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.7	+0.1	11.3	+4.5	6.6	0.4	4.0	7.3	354 (14.8)	41/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.4	-0.6	7.9	+2.6	3.5	0.6	--	--	144 ( 6.0)	24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	15.3	+4.3	0.6	-1.5	-3.8	0.0	4.0	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.0	+2.5	4.6	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	16.8	-1.5	11.8	+3.7	9.4	0.4	4.2	5.2	593 (24.7)	45/00
RICHMOND RAAF	18.6	-1.2	9.2	+4.8	--	0.0	--	--	165 ( 6.9)	28/09
BELLAMBI AWS	16.4	-1.6	10.9	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	396 (16.5)	37/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT	17.9	+4.9	-0.5	-1.5	-3.2	0.0	2.6	10.1	184 ( 7.7)	18/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	18.4	+3.9	2.5	-1.1	-1.0	0.0	2.2	10.6	220 ( 9.2)	24/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.2	+3.2	1.9	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.1	+5.9	3.4	-1.8	0.2	0.0	2.6	10.0	211 ( 8.8)	32/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.4	+3.7	0.3	-3.6	3.4	0.0	--	--	263 (11.0)	32/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.7	+3.4	-1.3	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	191 ( 8.0)	32/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.9	+4.9	2.5	-4.2	1.3	0.0	1.4	--	96 ( 4.0)	46/18
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.8	+5.8	-0.7	-6.6	--	0.2	--	--	89 ( 3.7)	24/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.8	+4.4	-3.1	-6.8	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	50/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.2	+0.5	2.1	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	101 ( 4.2)	35/14
HOBART AIRPORT	16.7	+3.2	4.1	-0.6	1.3	0.0	3.6	6.6	304 (12.7)	35/22
	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

35.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
35.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+10.1 : 13.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
+9.9 : 13.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+9.2 : 9.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+9.1 : 26.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+8.6 : 15.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.5 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+13.1 : 21.6 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+12.0 : 18.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+10.8 : 22.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+10.6 : 19.6 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
+10.5 : 16.2 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
9.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.0 : 17.7 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 19.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-4.3 : 24.6 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-3.8 : 22.2 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.8 : 18.5 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD

-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.8 : -3.1 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
-6.6 : -0.7 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
-6.4 : -1.1 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
-6.2 : -0.7 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC

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.

64.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
32.6 GLEN-AYLE Interior WA
30.0 NEVERTIRE Eucla WA
22.0 BULL CAMEL Eucla WA
21.0 ILKURLKA Goldfields WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
30.0 NEVERTIRE
22.0 BULL CAMEL
Goldfields
21.0 ILKURLKA
Interior
64.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
32.6 GLEN-AYLE

11.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
10.7 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
10.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
10.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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3.3 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
2.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
2.6 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
1.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1233 (51.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1147 (47.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1118 (46.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
987 (41.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
898 (37.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
892 (37.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
848 (35.3) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
838 (34.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
802 (33.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
782 (32.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
772 (32.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
762 (31.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
749 (31.2) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
699 (29.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
688 (28.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
679 (28.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
673 (28.0) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
671 (28.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
669 (27.9) WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
656 (27.3) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
629 (26.2) CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
628 (26.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
618 (25.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
608 (25.3) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
604 (25.2) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
603 (25.1) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD

91/ CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87/20 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/05 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
76/18 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
76/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Interior GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 21.0mm in 3 hr to 01:30 7.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 74(110/ 63 ) at 03:00 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 85(150/ 67 ) at 22:51 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 83(170/ 67 ) at 21:30