Australian Weather News -- 30 SEP 2005

Friday 30 SEP 2005

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Noteworthy weather today

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NEWSBITS

The tropics are looking decidedly summery for the end of September. A raft of centres today reported maximum temperatures around 40C across WA, NT and QLD (see actual temperatures map). Seven stations came within a degree of their record high September maxima: Daly Waters, McArthur River Mine and Brunette Downs in the NT, and Mt Isa, Georgetown, Richmond and Injune in QLD. The Georgetown and Richmond figures are significant as both stations have 111 years of climatic observations and missed their records of 39.5 and 40.1 by only 0.8 and 0.6C respectively.

Windy, showery weather continues in SW WA which has seen 17 cold fronts this month. Wind this morning gusted to 111km/h at Cape Leeuwin and 83km/h at Manjimup, Mandurah and Albany. Cape Leeuwin reported gale force average wind speeds at all observations from 3am to 6pm.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2032 EST on 14/08/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

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Date

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Highest maximum temperature

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU

40.0

26/09/2005

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029090

TOORAK RESEARCH STATION

41.5

40.7

30/09/2000

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 21:29EST, 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	22.1	+0.1	9.7	+0.4	8.5	1.2	3.2	--	401 (16.7)	52/15
PERTH AIRPORT	20.5	+0.4	9.3	+0.4	7.2	1.4	5.6	5.7	440 (18.3)	74/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.5	+0.2	7.9	-0.1	6.2	0.6	3.4	3.6	--	84/12
BUNBURY	17.9	-0.3	13.0	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	70/13
MANDURAH	18.2	--	14.5	--	--	2.6	--	--	--	83/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+0.8	25.3	+2.3	24.9	0.0	8.6	9.8	303 (12.6)	37/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.8	+8.5	13.4	+3.0	10.0	0.0	12.0	10.2	383 (16.0)	44/16
WHYALLA AERO	26.6	+5.1	6.7	-1.3	--	0.0	4.0	--	264 (11.0)	83/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.4	+4.4	9.7	0.0	5.7	0.0	3.0	7.8	281 (11.7)	43/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.6	+4.8	10.3	+4.0	9.8	0.4	2.8	7.7	501 (20.9)	48/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.5	+7.3	18.7	+4.5	17.2	0.0	9.0	7.8	214 ( 8.9)	30/11
CAIRNS AERO	30.0	+2.0	18.4	-0.3	14.8	0.0	7.2	11.2	276 (11.5)	34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.7	+1.0	19.9	+2.6	18.5	0.0	7.4	11.0	348 (14.5)	28/10
MACKAY MO	28.1	+2.9	17.9	+1.3	--	0.0	--	10.7	241 (10.0)	26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.6	+6.3	17.2	+3.6	15.6	0.0	7.6	--	223 ( 9.3)	34/13
BUNDABERG AERO	28.2	+2.8	19.3	+5.6	--	0.0	6.8	--	412 (17.2)	35/10
NAMBOUR DPI	26.7	+1.8	16.5	+5.9	--	0.0	3.8	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	24.7	+1.6	17.2	+3.8	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	39/08
BRISBANE AERO	25.7	+1.5	16.7	+4.0	13.6	0.0	5.6	8.0	470 (19.6)	35/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.0	+1.6	--	--	--	--	--	--	530 (22.1)	48/07
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	21.4	0.0	7.2	-1.3	3.0	0.0	4.6	--	204 ( 8.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.9	+1.0	9.5	-1.4	5.3	0.0	3.0	10.5	416 (17.3)	35/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.0	-1.5	3.5	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.8	-0.4	5.0	-4.0	1.2	0.0	9.4	11.9	542 (22.6)	35/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.3	-1.0	3.6	-4.1	1.5	0.2	--	--	169 ( 7.0)	24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	15.0	+1.0	0.5	-3.7	-2.0	1.0	4.0	10.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.7	-2.5	3.3	-3.1	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.7	+0.2	9.7	-0.6	4.0	0.0	6.2	10.9	626 (26.1)	43/17
RICHMOND RAAF	23.0	+0.3	4.3	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	39/13
BELLAMBI AWS	20.8	+0.6	10.7	-1.8	--	0.2	--	--	545 (22.7)	--
CANBERRA AIRPORT	16.2	0.0	1.0	-2.2	-1.4	2.2	3.0	11.4	457 (19.0)	39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	18.0	+0.4	2.9	-2.2	1.0	0.4	2.8	10.5	415 (17.3)	26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.1	0.0	4.5	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.8	+3.4	5.4	-2.0	1.7	0.0	4.8	11.1	251 (10.5)	46/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.6	+3.2	4.9	-0.5	2.9	0.0	2.8	--	339 (14.1)	35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.0	+2.2	2.6	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	271 (11.3)	43/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.7	+2.5	10.3	+2.4	8.1	0.0	3.6	--	184 ( 7.7)	37/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	19.4	+2.6	8.2	+1.5	--	0.2	--	--	394 (16.4)	41/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.0	+3.1	4.3	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	399 (16.6)	50/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.4	-1.1	10.1	+5.0	--	0.2	--	--	332 (13.8)	44/15
HOBART AIRPORT	17.8	+2.5	10.5	+4.5	7.7	0.0	2.0	0.8	475 (19.8)	34/03
	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

41.5 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
40.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.5 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.2 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
40.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
40.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+9.3 : 35.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+8.9 : 37.6 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.9 : 41.5 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
+8.7 : 34.7 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+8.6 : 36.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.6 : 34.7 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

27.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
27.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
26.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
26.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
26.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+9.9 : 27.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+9.7 : 24.9 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+9.1 : 27.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.8 : 16.9 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+8.7 : 19.0 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-2.9 : 2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.6 : 13.8 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
-2.5 : 18.7 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-2.3 : 15.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-2.3 : 14.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-2.3 : 15.9 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA

-3.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW

-5.9 : 3.5 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.7 : 1.3 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.5 : 1.3 HAWKER Upper North SA
-5.4 : -0.5 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.4 : -2.5 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW

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.

38.0 BUMBALDRY (WEOWNA) SW Slopes N NSW
36.0 LEMANA (WOODLANDS) N Coast TAS
33.6 BLACK SPUR E Central VIC

11.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
11.8 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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0.6 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
0.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1311 (54.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1248 (52.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1212 (50.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1176 (49.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
990 (41.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
979 (40.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
976 (40.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
945 (39.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
891 (37.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
885 (36.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
864 (36.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
863 (36.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
859 (35.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
826 (34.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
816 (34.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
809 (33.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
807 (33.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
764 (31.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
756 (31.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
750 (31.3) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
702 (29.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
686 (28.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
667 (27.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
659 (27.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
649 (27.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
639 (26.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
637 (26.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
631 (26.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
630 (26.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
626 (26.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
618 (25.8) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
617 (25.7) JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
607 (25.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
606 (25.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC

111/11 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
106/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/11 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
87/10 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
84/12 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West 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.
No reports	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 83(320/ 63 ) at 10:30 CAPE LEEUWIN : 108(300/ 80 ) at 09:00 BUSSELTON JETTY : 95(300/ 67 ) at 12:00 MANDURAH : 83(310/ 70 ) at 09:51 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 83(290/ 72 ) at 00:55 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(310/ 69 ) at 03:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(260/ 74 ) at 02:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 76(280/ 63 ) at 19:48