Australian Weather News -- 11 OCT 2005

Tuesday 11 OCT 2005

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2005

Dec

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March

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February

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2149 EST on 14/08/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Date

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Highest daily rainfall

Barkly

015129

THREEWAYS ROADHOUSE

33.2

31.0

23/10/2001

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 21:33EST, 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	22.5	-1.9	2.8	-8.1	0.3	0.0	7.2	--	542 (22.6)	52/17
PERTH AIRPORT	19.0	-3.5	3.8	-6.4	2.7	0.0	4.4	11.4	333 (13.9)	37/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.5	-3.2	7.1	-2.0	6.6	2.2	2.2	4.1	319 (13.3)	45/13
BUNBURY	16.9	-3.8	3.0	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	197 ( 8.2)	37/15
MANDURAH	17.0	--	9.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.5	+1.3	25.0	0.0	24.6	0.0	7.8	10.5	315 (13.1)	34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	26.9	-4.1	15.8	+1.0	12.7	1.0	8.2	11.6	376 (15.7)	41/06
WHYALLA AERO	17.3	-6.6	6.0	-4.5	--	0.0	11.0	--	528 (22.0)	39/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.9	-4.9	10.2	-1.2	8.0	2.0	4.6	10.0	386 (16.1)	43/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.6	-3.3	4.4	-2.7	3.1	5.6	3.6	10.1	486 (20.3)	50/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.0	+1.4	19.6	+1.0	16.5	0.0	9.6	2.3	223 ( 9.3)	34/05
CAIRNS AERO	31.5	+2.0	21.8	+1.2	19.9	0.0	6.2	9.4	157 ( 6.5)	35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.1	+1.7	23.7	+3.0	21.5	0.0	6.8	11.2	346 (14.4)	39/12
MACKAY MO	32.5	+4.9	24.0	+4.3	--	0.0	--	9.9	378 (15.8)	43/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	36.4	+6.7	21.5	+4.5	20.0	0.0	7.2	--	267 (11.1)	39/18
BUNDABERG AERO	30.0	+3.1	18.5	+1.9	--	0.0	6.8	--	317 (13.2)	43/14
NAMBOUR DPI	27.7	+1.0	11.0	-2.8	--	0.0	5.4	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	25.8	+1.4	13.8	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	228 ( 9.5)	34/14
BRISBANE AERO	26.3	+0.8	13.5	-2.2	8.8	0.0	6.2	9.9	293 (12.2)	41/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.1	+4.4	--	--	--	--	--	--	429 (17.9)	54/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	23.7	-1.4	8.7	-3.4	4.1	0.0	4.2	--	96 ( 4.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.6	+3.0	11.2	-2.6	6.0	0.0	4.6	11.6	302 (12.6)	50/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.1	+4.1	6.4	-5.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.5	+5.9	7.2	-4.8	3.5	0.0	5.2	11.3	333 (13.9)	55/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	29.1	+5.4	6.9	-3.8	3.0	0.0	--	--	107 ( 4.5)	41/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.4	-1.1	4.0	-2.6	0.0	0.0	4.0	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	26.9	+2.1	4.6	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.1	+5.6	11.8	-1.3	8.3	0.0	6.6	10.9	393 (16.4)	65/22
RICHMOND RAAF	28.9	+3.9	5.9	-5.1	--	0.0	--	--	116 ( 4.8)	52/12
BELLAMBI AWS	25.4	+3.8	12.2	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	281 (11.7)	61/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.2	+1.8	5.4	-0.7	1.0	0.0	4.8	11.7	401 (16.7)	58/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	19.0	-2.4	7.2	-0.5	5.1	0.0	4.0	11.8	278 (11.6)	39/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.7	-3.9	5.3	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.9	-3.9	9.8	0.0	8.4	0.0	7.0	11.4	386 (16.1)	54/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.2	-2.7	9.4	+1.9	7.2	0.0	3.2	--	329 (13.7)	39/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.2	-3.1	8.0	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	367 (15.3)	--
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.3	-0.3	8.7	-0.8	8.4	3.2	4.0	--	210 ( 8.8)	32/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.3	-2.5	6.4	-1.2	--	5.8	--	--	491 (20.5)	63/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.2	-2.4	4.1	-2.1	--	4.2	--	--	598 (24.9)	52/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.3	-3.7	9.0	+2.1	--	6.4	--	--	362 (15.1)	68/11
HOBART AIRPORT	15.8	-1.5	10.0	+2.5	7.7	0.4	4.8	8.7	416 (17.3)	70/11
	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

42.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
41.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 36.6 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.7 : 36.4 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.7 : 28.8 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW
+6.0 : 28.1 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+6.0 : 29.9 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW
+6.0 : 29.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW

28.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.6 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.5 : 28.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
+6.0 : 23.7 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+5.7 : 23.0 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+5.0 : 24.7 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.9 : 24.4 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.9 : 17.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.4 : 17.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-7.3 : 24.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-7.3 : 17.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-7.1 : 21.3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

-1.9 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.7 : -1.9 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.5 : -0.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-9.2 : 3.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.6 : 0.4 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.1 : 2.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA

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.

93.3 DAYBORO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80.0 WATALGAN WINFIELD RD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
50.6 FORREST STATE FOREST W Coast VIC
38.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
33.2 THREEWAYS ROADHOUSE N Plateau NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
38.0 TIMBER CREEK
N Plateau
33.2 THREEWAYS ROADHOUSE

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
80.0 WATALGAN WINFIELD RD
Brisbane/SE Coast
93.3 DAYBORO

VICTORIA
W Coast
50.6 FORREST STATE FOREST

12.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.7 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
11.7 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD

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6.2 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
6.1 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
4.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

1092 (45.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1040 (43.3) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
911 (38.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
854 (35.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
844 (35.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
841 (35.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
831 (34.6) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
830 (34.6) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
784 (32.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
764 (31.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
746 (31.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
714 (29.8) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
700 (29.2) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
696 (29.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
687 (28.6) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
687 (28.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
678 (28.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
659 (27.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
655 (27.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
654 (27.3) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
653 (27.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
642 (26.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
639 (26.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
626 (26.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
625 (26.0) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
619 (25.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
601 (25.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

98/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/16 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/16 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
89/09 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
87/08 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

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 Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett GLADSTONE RADAR 40.4mm in 30 min to 16:30 80.8mm/h 40.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 40.8mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h GLADSTONE AIRPORT 7.4mm in 4 min to 16:04 111.0mm/h 3.4mm in 2 min to 16:06 102.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 80(320/ 65 ) at 10:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 80(270/ 67 ) at 12:26 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(300/ 69 ) at 13:34 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(260/ 69 ) at 16:01 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 89(290/ 72 ) at 10:33 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 91(270/ 72 ) at 16:11