Australian Weather News -- 04 OCT 2005

Tuesday 04 OCT 2005

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NEWSBITS

Maximum temperatures reached 40C and 15 above normal across SW SA and a small part of SE WA today as northerly winds swung the hot airmass that has been building over the WA Kimberley over the region. Nullarbor Station recorded 40.0C, Oodnadatta 39.3, Marla 39.1 and Tarcoola 39.0. Ceduna's 37.9 was a sizzling 14.3 above average, while Elliston's 34.7 was 13.3 up on normal.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2121 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
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Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest grass minimum temperature

Eucla

011017

BALLADONIA

18.2

17.3

20/10/2004

Highest minimum temperature

Eucla

011017

BALLADONIA

19.7

19.0

22/10/1978

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 21:30EST, 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	19.3	-5.1	15.6	+4.7	14.5	5.0	5.0	--	505 (21.0)	50/05
PERTH AIRPORT	18.3	-4.2	12.9	+2.7	12.4	5.6	3.2	6.9	475 (19.8)	--
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.4	-3.3	10.5	+1.4	9.5	3.2	4.0	8.8	501 (20.9)	63/01
BUNBURY	16.9	-3.8	11.0	+1.8	--	6.4	--	--	544 (22.7)	57/02
MANDURAH	17.2	--	13.5	--	--	5.4	--	--	683 (28.5)	76/01
DARWIN AIRPORT	36.6	+3.4	24.0	-1.0	23.6	0.0	7.2	10.7	372 (15.5)	48/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.0	+6.0	19.0	+4.2	15.8	0.0	12.0	10.4	258 (10.8)	35/10
WHYALLA AERO	33.1	+9.2	7.7	-2.8	--	0.0	7.2	--	299 (12.5)	50/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	27.9	+6.1	9.7	-1.7	4.7	0.0	3.8	10.4	277 (11.5)	45/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.4	+2.5	2.2	-4.9	0.1	0.0	3.8	8.7	343 (14.3)	71/22
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.9	+0.3	20.0	+1.4	19.5	3.6	10.4	9.6	389 (16.2)	39/00
CAIRNS AERO	30.8	+1.3	19.2	-1.4	16.0	0.0	6.6	10.8	288 (12.0)	32/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.8	+0.4	20.5	-0.2	17.9	0.0	6.2	10.7	239 (10.0)	35/13
MACKAY MO	29.6	+2.0	17.4	-2.3	--	0.0	--	9.6	314 (13.1)	--
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.3	+3.6	18.6	+1.6	17.0	0.0	9.6	--	296 (12.3)	26/15
BUNDABERG AERO	27.5	+0.6	21.0	+4.4	--	0.0	6.8	--	449 (18.7)	35/15
NAMBOUR DPI	28.6	+1.9	15.0	+1.2	--	0.0	4.2	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	26.7	+2.3	16.2	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	57/13
BRISBANE AERO	27.8	+2.3	15.7	0.0	11.2	0.0	5.6	7.4	275 (11.5)	45/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.3	+6.6	13.4	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	50/20
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	30.4	+5.3	11.7	-0.4	6.8	0.0	5.0	--	94 ( 3.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.5	-1.1	10.9	-2.9	6.3	0.0	6.4	7.8	395 (16.5)	59/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.3	-2.7	9.2	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.4	-3.2	16.6	+4.6	13.0	0.0	10.6	1.2	511 (21.3)	50/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.5	-3.2	14.6	+3.9	9.7	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	28/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.0	+3.5	6.5	-0.1	2.0	0.0	5.4	9.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.5	+0.7	7.8	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.1	-1.4	17.0	+3.9	15.6	0.0	10.2	0.9	558 (23.3)	45/00
RICHMOND RAAF	22.9	-2.1	16.3	+5.3	--	--	--	--	--	41/16
BELLAMBI AWS	18.9	-2.7	16.2	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	468 (19.5)	31/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.5	+1.1	6.5	+0.4	3.0	0.0	9.2	9.2	485 (20.2)	39/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.2	-0.2	4.9	-2.8	0.5	0.0	5.2	10.0	271 (11.3)	17/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	21.4	-0.2	5.0	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	26.1	+2.3	6.2	-3.6	1.9	0.0	7.4	10.5	361 (15.0)	39/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	19.6	-1.3	3.0	-4.5	1.1	0.0	4.8	--	342 (14.3)	22/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.3	-1.0	1.8	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	28/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.9	+0.3	8.5	-1.0	5.4	0.0	4.0	--	180 ( 7.5)	28/23
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.0	+1.2	4.8	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	28/00
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.6	0.0	1.4	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	438 (18.3)	55/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.2	-2.8	2.7	-4.2	--	0.4	--	--	381 (15.9)	31/15
HOBART AIRPORT	15.0	-2.3	5.7	-1.8	2.4	6.8	3.4	10.7	623 (26.0)	57/23
	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

42.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA

+15.6 : 40.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+14.9 : 37.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+14.1 : 37.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+13.1 : 34.7 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+11.1 : 39.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

28.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
28.2 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
27.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
26.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
26.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+10.9 : 19.7 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+10.2 : 28.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+9.1 : 24.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.5 : 18.9 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.0 : 20.8 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.0 : 18.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-7.7 : 17.6 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-7.7 : 17.3 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.6 : 20.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-7.4 : 17.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

-3.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.7 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-2.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.0 : -0.3 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-6.4 : 0.6 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-6.1 : 9.2 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.6 : 1.5 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-5.6 : 3.1 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North 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.

40.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
32.6 WARRA W Coast TAS
32.2 WAYATINAH (SALTAS) Derwent Valley TAS
28.6 HAY EPSOM DOWNS Riverina W NSW
28.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

11.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.5 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD

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7.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
6.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.5 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1619 (67.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1617 (67.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1482 (61.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1297 (54.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1283 (53.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1263 (52.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1202 (50.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1167 (48.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1096 (45.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1079 (45.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1063 (44.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
985 (41.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
959 (40.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
910 (37.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
909 (37.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
884 (36.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
874 (36.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
856 (35.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
821 (34.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
803 (33.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
782 (32.6) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
742 (30.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
719 (30.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
702 (29.3) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
683 (28.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
680 (28.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
677 (28.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
676 (28.2) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
672 (28.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
668 (27.8) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
657 (27.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
656 (27.3) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
655 (27.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
649 (27.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
630 (26.3) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
625 (26.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
623 (26.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
623 (26.0) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
622 (25.9) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
612 (25.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
606 (25.3) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC

98/01 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
98/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/04 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
94/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/23 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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 Lower West PERTH AIRPORT 5.8mm in 12 min to 06:30 29.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 98(240/ 46 ) at 01:40 CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(280/ 67 ) at 10:52 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(240/ 80 ) at 00:38 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 95(250/ 67 ) at 00:06 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 69( 10/ 63 ) at 21:57 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(340/ 83 ) at 22:16 TASMAN ISLAND : 96(210/ 69 ) at 05:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(240/ 63 ) at 01:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 82(250/ 70 ) at 00:00