Australian Weather News -- 25 OCT 2005

Tuesday 25 OCT 2005

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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 2221 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest daily rainfall
QLD	Central Coast E	033042	LINDEMAN ISLAND RESORT	92.6	57.0	30/10/2000	51
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040310	MT BERRYMAN	131.4	75.8	17/10/1987	45
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040395	FORDSDALE	77.0	62.2	06/10/1961	52
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040751	THORNTON	113.0	53.4	05/10/1999	12
Highest minimum temperature
NT	Arnhem	014508	GOVE AIRPORT	27.4	27.4	22/10/1998	26				Equal to record.
NT	Darwin-Daly	014938	MANGO FARM	26.6	26.6	24/10/1987	25				Equal to record.
TAS	N Coast	091107	WYNYARD AIRPORT	14.3	14.1	15/10/1999	19
TAS	N Coast	091126	DEVONPORT AIRPORT	14.4	14.2	24/10/2005	15				Previous record set earlier this month.
TAS	N Coast	091284	BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)	15.8	14.6	24/10/2001	12
TAS	E Coast	092012	FINGAL (LEGGE STREET)	14.3	13.4	01/10/1993	20
TAS	E Coast	092019	LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER)	12.6	12.6	09/10/1999	16				Equal to record.
TAS	E Coast	092045	EDDYSTONE POINT	14.4	14.3	27/10/1982	47
TAS	Southeast	094008	HOBART AIRPORT	16.0	15.7	15/10/1991	48

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 21:39EST, 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	20.8	-3.6	14.5	+3.6	12.0	2.8	5.4	--	569 (23.7)	43/02
PERTH AIRPORT	19.2	-3.3	9.3	-0.9	7.9	5.0	4.0	8.9	557 (23.2)	55/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.2	-4.5	7.7	-1.4	5.5	1.6	4.2	9.1	468 (19.5)	61/14
BUNBURY	17.3	-3.4	10.7	+1.5	--	5.4	--	--	565 (23.5)	57/00
MANDURAH	17.4	--	11.9	--	--	3.0	--	--	666 (27.8)	59/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.7	+0.5	27.4	+2.4	27.5	0.0	7.6	9.6	--	39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.5	+6.5	18.2	+3.4	13.7	0.0	7.6	12.4	260 (10.8)	58/13
WHYALLA AERO	31.5	+7.6	7.6	-2.9	--	0.0	1.8	--	279 (11.6)	63/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.8	+3.0	13.1	+1.7	13.2	1.0	2.2	7.8	401 (16.7)	65/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.0	+2.1	8.7	+1.6	7.7	11.4	2.2	7.3	299 (12.5)	37/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.6	+4.0	15.9	-2.7	14.0	0.0	11.4	12.1	269 (11.2)	54/12
CAIRNS AERO	30.7	+1.2	20.2	-0.4	18.8	1.8	5.8	9.5	202 ( 8.4)	30/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.5	+1.1	24.5	+3.8	23.1	0.4	4.4	9.7	390 (16.3)	35/17
MACKAY MO	31.2	+3.6	20.0	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	164 ( 6.8)	43/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.4	+0.7	18.5	+1.5	17.6	0.0	8.0	--	345 (14.4)	37/16
BUNDABERG AERO	27.9	+1.0	21.8	+5.2	--	0.2	5.4	--	580 (24.2)	43/17
NAMBOUR DPI	30.5	+3.8	18.0	+4.2	--	0.0	4.2	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	26.3	+1.9	17.5	+1.3	--	16.2	--	--	415 (17.3)	50/10
BRISBANE AERO	26.8	+1.3	17.6	+1.9	16.7	14.0	7.0	7.7	479 (20.0)	63/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.5	+2.8	14.7	+1.9	--	18.2	--	--	502 (20.9)	45/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	29.3	+4.2	14.7	+2.6	12.3	1.0	3.0	--	142 ( 5.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.5	+4.9	17.2	+3.4	16.0	15.8	6.4	9.6	522 (21.8)	58/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.0	+4.0	16.5	+4.6	--	39.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	31.7	+8.1	15.4	+3.4	14.6	8.4	4.6	11.3	343 (14.3)	50/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	30.4	+6.7	16.6	+5.9	14.3	0.6	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	39/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.7	+1.2	9.4	+2.8	3.0	4.0	2.8	8.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	26.5	+1.7	10.5	+1.1	--	0.8	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.3	+6.8	18.9	+5.8	18.0	0.4	6.0	11.1	607 (25.3)	58/12
RICHMOND RAAF	30.2	+5.2	14.9	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	224 ( 9.3)	52/13
BELLAMBI AWS	23.4	+1.8	18.5	+4.6	--	0.4	--	--	489 (20.4)	55/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT	19.4	0.0	8.7	+2.6	6.2	19.0	4.8	6.8	303 (12.6)	59/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.7	-0.7	10.5	+2.8	9.1	3.4	5.4	6.5	281 (11.7)	43/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.4	-3.2	12.5	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.7	+0.9	12.1	+2.3	10.6	3.0	3.2	10.0	394 (16.4)	35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	19.5	-1.4	9.9	+2.4	8.6	2.8	3.5	--	291 (12.1)	34/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.6	-0.7	9.3	+3.0	--	0.2	--	--	322 (13.4)	41/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.7	+2.1	13.8	+4.3	--	1.4	5.2	--	173 ( 7.2)	22/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.0	+2.2	11.6	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	340 (14.2)	39/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.0	+0.4	9.3	+3.1	--	4.8	--	--	483 (20.1)	39/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.5	+3.5	12.1	+5.2	--	1.2	--	--	134 ( 5.6)	41/15
HOBART AIRPORT	19.7	+2.4	16.0	+8.5	14.8	0.8	2.0	4.8	264 (11.0)	58/15
	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

43.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
43.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
41.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
41.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+11.6 : 35.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.4 : 41.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+11.2 : 41.2 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+11.1 : 39.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+10.8 : 39.2 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

30.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
30.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.9 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
28.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
28.6 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL

+9.5 : 17.7 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+9.4 : 14.3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+9.1 : 12.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
+9.0 : 21.0 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY Sydney--east NSW
+9.0 : 12.3 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
8.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.4 : 18.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-6.3 : 22.8 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.3 : 15.0 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : 26.1 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-5.9 : 15.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA

0.4 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.6 : 1.0 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-5.1 : 10.4 HINZE DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.3 : 18.6 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.2 : 4.8 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-3.1 : 4.2 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.1 : 5.2 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt 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.

131.4 MT BERRYMAN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
113.0 THORNTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
92.6 LINDEMAN ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E QLD
80.8 TOWNSON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
77.0 FORDSDALE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
70.0 HAZELMERE
65.6 MOUNT OLIVE
51.2 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
51.0 MULGRAVE MILL
50.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
55.4 BAMBAROO
Central Coast E
92.6 LINDEMAN ISLAND RESORT
59.4 LETHEBROOK
56.0 RAVENSWOOD POST OFFICE
50.4 MARLBOROUGH TM
50.0 BANKSIA STATION
Brisbane/SE Coast
131.4 MT BERRYMAN
113.0 THORNTON
80.8 TOWNSON
77.0 FORDSDALE
69.0 CROFTBY ALERT
62.0 CROFTBY TM
60.0 MOOGERAH DAM
58.0 WEST HALDON
54.0 MT TAMBORINE FERN ST
52.8 MT ALFORD
52.0 FRANKLYN VALE ALERT
51.0 GRANDCHESTER SYMES ST
50.0 TAROME
Darling Downs E
56.0 PASSCHENDAELE
54.6 MIRRABOOKA
51.0 CUNNINGHAMS GAP NATIONAL PARK
50.4 NOBBY JACKSON ST

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
64.4 RIVERTREE (MANY RIVERS)
MidNorth Coast N
56.2 CORAMBA (GLENFIDDICH)
MidNorth Coast S
53.2 TELEGRAPH POINT (FARRAWELLS ROAD)
51.0 PORT MACQUARIE (BELLEVUE GARDENS)

12.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
12.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

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4.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
4.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.4 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.9 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

**W** 5201 ( 217) RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
1215 (50.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1016 (42.3) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
957 (39.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
897 (37.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
838 (34.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
833 (34.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
829 (34.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
794 (33.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
770 (32.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
755 (31.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
741 (30.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
735 (30.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
728 (30.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
718 (29.9) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
696 (29.0) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
683 (28.5) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
682 (28.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
674 (28.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
666 (27.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
662 (27.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
660 (27.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
659 (27.5) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
652 (27.2) CHEADANUP Goldfields WA
650 (27.1) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
631 (26.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
627 (26.1) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
621 (25.9) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
619 (25.8) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
608 (25.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
607 (25.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
605 (25.2) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
604 (25.2) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

98/15 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
96/21 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
94/07 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/17 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
89/22 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA

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 Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 4.4mm in 3 min to 17:46 88.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h 15.4mm in 36 min to 18:22 25.7mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 14.8mm in 41 min to 08:00 21.7mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 19.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h GOLD COAST SEAWAY 30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h Darling Downs E STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 9.4mm in 35 min to 20:00 16.1mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h WARWICK 8.6mm in 40 min to 21:40 12.9mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.2mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 8.8mm in 7 min to 21:39 75.4mm/h 9.2mm in 7 min to 21:46 78.9mm/h 22.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 22.6mm/h BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h SW Slopes S CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS 4.4mm in 6 min to 03:06 44.0mm/h VICTORIA E Central VIEWBANK (ARPANSA) 13.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h TASMANIA Southeast HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 14.8mm in 26 min to 15:56 34.2mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.2mm/h TUNNACK FIRE STATION 27.4mm in 2 hr to 19:00 13.7mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 95(270/ 54 ) at 07:06 SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 98(310/ 33 ) at 15:26 NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT : 93(310/ 32 ) at 17:35 W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 89(260/ 70 ) at 21:30 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MINLATON AERO : 85(330/ 63 ) at 20:21 EDITHBURGH : 85(270/ 70 ) at 23:19 CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 93(350/ 76 ) at 21:55 Adelaide/Lofty HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 82(290/ 67 ) at 23:57 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 83(320/ 63 ) at 23:00