Australian Weather News -- 27 SEP 2005

Tuesday 27 SEP 2005

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QLD, NSW: Heavy storms in SE QLD, NE NSW

A near-stationary trough gave thunderstorms, hail and some heavy rainfall to the NSW Mid North and North Coasts, and SE QLD this afternoon and evening. The storms developed over the NSW Northern Tablelands from east of Armidale to Tenterfield around noon and extended east and a little to the north during the afternoon before firing up across SE QLD and the Darling Downs during the late afternoon and evening. Damaging hail was reported from Grantham (25km E of Toowoomba) where horticultural crops and shadehouses were shredded. Hail was also reported from Kingaroy. Only a few millimetres of rain was reported at most places, but there were some notable exceptions.

The heaviest rain fell from Nambucca to the coast east of Grafton where Minnie Waters topscored with 64.0mm for the 24 hours to 9am Wednesday. Other heavy falls in NSW from the official network included Nimbin PO 49.2 and Dorrigo 45.6. Heavy flood network gaugings in the Bellinger Valley were 64mm at Crystal Creek (30mm of which fell between 6 and 7pm) and 50 at Gleniffer (36mm between 5 and 7pm). Shephards Lane near Coffs Harbour recorded 48mm (25mm between 6 and 7pm). 36mm was reported at Nimbin between 3 and 4pm.

In QLD, there was a press report, attributed to the Bureau of Meteorology, of a fall of 76mm "near Allora", which is 50km S of Toowoomba. However, the highest reports for the 24 hours to 9am Wednesday on either the flood or official networks were 39mm at Bracken Ridge Reservoir (15km N of Brisbane CBD) and 38.0mm at Baroon Pocket Dam (10km SW of Gympie).

WA: Cold and windy in the south

Cold, damp and windy weather returned to southern WA today in the wake of a strong cold front. Albany's 3pm temperature was only 8C with 14mm falling from a succession of hail-bearing thunderstorms between 9am and 3pm. Wind gusted to 107km/h at Cape Leeuwin around midday, and 91 at Forrest and 85 at Norseman during the afternoon. Much farther north, Carnarvon was unusually the windiest place in the nation with a wind run of 1458km for the 24 hours to 9am Wednesday, an average speed of 60.8km/h.

NEWSBITS

Lord Howe Island "heatwave". Temperatures on Lord Howe Island, out in the Tasman Sea 600km E of Port Macquarie, don't vary much. Airmasses are greatly modified as they pass across hundreds of kilometres of water; the island's September mean maximum temperature is 19.9, but the highest and lowest on record in 17 years at the new airport have been only 23.3 and 15.6. So the maximum temperatures of 22.6 yesterday and 22.7 today constitute something of an early season heatwave for the island. Minima have been close to record territory, too. The September record is 19.9, and the minima yesterday and today were 18.9 and 19.3.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2023 EST on 14/08/2006. 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

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Highest daily rainfall

NSW

CW Plains S

050139

TOMINGLEY (GUNDONGS)

31.6

28.4

11/09/2005

Previous record set earlier this month.

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 21:28EST, 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	19.0	-3.0	14.7	+5.4	12.1	0.2	6.4	--	574 (23.9)	52/15
PERTH AIRPORT	16.1	-4.0	11.6	+2.7	9.7	0.6	4.4	6.1	466 (19.4)	71/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	11.6	-5.7	6.5	-1.5	6.0	1.8	4.2	4.1	431 (18.0)	59/10
BUNBURY	14.4	-3.8	9.2	+0.7	--	4.2	--	--	476 (19.8)	74/02
MANDURAH	15.9	--	12.0	--	--	2.8	--	--	542 (22.6)	78/07
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.8	+0.3	22.7	-0.3	22.5	0.6	8.6	10.5	298 (12.4)	39/04
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.7	+6.4	16.3	+5.9	13.8	0.0	10.6	9.6	438 (18.3)	39/16
WHYALLA AERO	24.1	+2.6	6.9	-1.1	--	0.0	3.8	--	335 (14.0)	44/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.9	+2.9	7.2	-2.5	2.9	0.0	2.4	11.0	226 ( 9.4)	41/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.5	+3.7	3.8	-2.5	3.0	0.0	2.0	10.5	228 ( 9.5)	32/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.5	+5.3	20.0	+5.8	16.2	0.0	10.4	11.3	--	32/13
CAIRNS AERO	29.6	+1.6	19.3	+0.6	18.4	0.0	8.0	9.5	386 (16.1)	34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.4	+0.7	21.5	+4.2	20.2	0.0	8.8	10.5	405 (16.9)	--
MACKAY MO	27.5	+2.3	17.4	+0.8	--	0.2	--	10.8	262 (10.9)	24/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.6	+3.3	14.1	+0.5	11.7	0.0	6.0	--	187 ( 7.8)	32/12
BUNDABERG AERO	27.5	+2.1	15.3	+1.6	--	0.0	5.8	--	266 (11.1)	34/15
NAMBOUR DPI	27.5	+2.6	14.3	+3.7	--	0.0	4.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	25.6	+2.5	19.2	+5.8	--	0.0	--	--	357 (14.9)	34/17
BRISBANE AERO	26.7	+2.5	16.9	+4.2	14.5	0.0	4.0	5.4	459 (19.1)	37/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.0	+2.6	13.9	+3.3	--	0.8	--	--	336 (14.0)	55/19
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	23.2	+1.8	11.8	+3.3	12.2	8.0	5.0	--	135 ( 5.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.0	+0.1	16.7	+5.8	14.0	2.2	2.0	1.2	275 (11.5)	32/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.9	-1.6	14.2	+4.8	--	7.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.8	-1.4	15.9	+6.9	15.1	2.6	1.2	0.1	313 (13.0)	37/02
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.2	-3.1	14.8	+7.1	13.3	7.2	--	--	95 ( 4.0)	34/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.0	+4.0	9.0	+4.8	8.0	15.0	3.4	7.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	22.7	+1.5	10.1	+3.7	--	7.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.8	-0.7	15.0	+4.7	14.6	6.2	3.2	2.5	584 (24.3)	54/01
RICHMOND RAAF	19.7	-3.0	14.3	+6.2	--	4.6	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	30/15
BELLAMBI AWS	19.0	-1.2	14.5	+2.0	--	4.0	--	--	402 (16.8)	46/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.7	+2.5	10.0	+6.8	8.4	13.4	1.2	6.6	215 ( 9.0)	32/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.3	+3.7	7.2	+2.1	5.5	0.2	1.2	6.6	243 (10.1)	45/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.8	+2.7	6.9	+1.0	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.4	+1.0	5.4	-2.0	1.7	0.0	3.0	11.3	295 (12.3)	28/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.5	+3.1	3.5	-1.9	0.9	0.0	2.2	--	383 (16.0)	28/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.2	+2.4	0.9	-3.4	--	0.2	--	--	272 (11.3)	28/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.7	+1.5	8.1	+0.2	5.7	0.2	2.4	--	80 ( 3.3)	21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.5	-0.3	4.4	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	285 (11.9)	28/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.0	+3.1	3.5	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	370 (15.4)	41/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.8	+3.3	2.9	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	174 ( 7.3)	35/16
HOBART AIRPORT	14.0	-1.3	7.3	+1.3	2.3	0.0	2.8	9.3	251 (10.5)	35/12
	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

41.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
39.8 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
39.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
39.5 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD

+10.9 : 32.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.7 : 34.4 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.2 : 34.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.1 : 34.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+7.1 : 35.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

27.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
27.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
26.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+8.7 : 26.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+8.5 : 27.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+7.9 : 13.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+7.9 : 12.1 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+7.9 : 12.4 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+7.9 : 15.7 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW
+7.9 : 13.6 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.7 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA

-7.0 : 9.7 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-7.0 : 12.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : 11.3 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : 10.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-6.2 : 12.3 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.8 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-2.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-5.2 : 0.2 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-5.2 : 2.2 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-5.0 : 0.1 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-4.9 : 1.5 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC
-4.5 : 2.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

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.

52.0 TUMBARUMBA (WONDALMA) SW Slopes S NSW
39.6 MANILDRA (HAZELDALE) CW Slopes S NSW
36.0 PENONG (PENNALUMBA) W Agricultural SA
36.0 WIANGAREE POST OFFICE North Coast NSW
35.0 DANDALOO (HAZELBROOK) CW Plains S NSW

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
36.0 PENONG (PENNALUMBA)

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains S
35.0 DANDALOO (HAZELBROOK)
North Coast
36.0 WIANGAREE POST OFFICE
CW Slopes S
39.6 MANILDRA (HAZELDALE)
SW Slopes S
52.0 TUMBARUMBA (WONDALMA)

11.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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3.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
2.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.5 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
1.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

1168 (48.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1030 (42.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
866 (36.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
783 (32.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
761 (31.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
751 (31.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
735 (30.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
713 (29.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
677 (28.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
660 (27.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
657 (27.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
641 (26.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
641 (26.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
641 (26.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
639 (26.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
627 (26.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
617 (25.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

107/12 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/09 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
93/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/14 FORREST Eucla WA
85/07 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
85/15 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

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 Brisbane/SE Coast BEERBURRUM FOREST STN 11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.4mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.2mm/h KINGAROY AIRPORT 10.0mm in 32 min to 16:00 18.8mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 108(250/ 63 ) at 12:12 CAPE NATURALISTE : 89(230/ 63 ) at 11:00 BUSSELTON JETTY : 93(250/ 67 ) at 09:55 Eucla FORREST : 91(250/ 46 ) at 14:42