Australian Weather News -- 27 OCT 2005

Thursday 27 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 2225 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

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

ISL

Islands

200733

HOME ISLAND

187.4

82.0

04/10/1988

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032141

LUCINDA POINT

26.4

26.3

31/10/2003

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

24.0

23.9

29/10/1999

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040043

CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE

22.0

30/10/1988

Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040717

COOLANGATTA AIRPORT

22.3

22.2

28/10/2004

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040764

GOLD COAST SEAWAY

22.2

28/10/2004

Equal to record.

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

21.7

21.0

15/10/2004

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

39.0

31/10/2001

Equal to record.

QLD

Gulf Country

029090

TOORAK RESEARCH STATION

45.0

43.0

26/10/2005

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 21:40EST, 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	23.7	-0.7	10.5	-0.4	9.5	0.0	4.4	--	--	61/13
PERTH AIRPORT	21.0	-1.5	9.0	-1.2	7.9	0.8	3.2	9.1	252 (10.5)	41/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.6	+0.9	8.7	-0.4	6.9	1.6	1.6	4.5	263 (11.0)	45/09
BUNBURY	19.7	-1.0	8.7	-0.5	--	0.2	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	39/11
MANDURAH	19.1	--	13.0	--	--	0.4	--	--	221 ( 9.2)	35/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+0.7	27.1	+2.1	27.0	0.0	7.0	8.2	392 (16.3)	35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.6	+6.6	20.3	+5.5	16.4	0.0	10.2	12.6	375 (15.6)	46/12
WHYALLA AERO	26.0	+2.1	8.7	-1.8	--	0.0	10.4	--	389 (16.2)	31/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.7	+0.9	12.3	+0.9	10.4	0.2	4.2	10.4	479 (20.0)	35/07
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.5	-1.4	8.6	+1.5	6.9	2.2	4.2	11.9	537 (22.4)	52/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.4	+2.8	25.8	+7.2	24.2	0.0	10.6	6.0	299 (12.5)	41/14
CAIRNS AERO	31.5	+2.0	25.0	+4.4	24.1	0.8	6.0	8.4	277 (11.5)	32/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.4	+1.0	25.9	+5.2	24.6	0.0	10.8	11.7	486 (20.3)	37/13
MACKAY MO	30.6	+3.0	23.9	+4.2	--	0.0	--	10.3	363 (15.1)	26/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.9	+2.2	22.6	+5.6	21.0	0.0	7.2	--	332 (13.8)	30/16
BUNDABERG AERO	29.0	+2.1	--	--	--	0.0	6.2	--	--	--
NAMBOUR DPI	30.5	+3.8	20.2	+6.4	--	0.0	4.4	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	25.8	+1.4	22.3	+6.1	--	0.0	--	--	528 (22.0)	50/19
BRISBANE AERO	27.4	+1.9	21.3	+5.6	20.0	0.8	6.2	10.3	621 (25.9)	67/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.0	+4.3	16.5	+3.7	--	8.8	--	--	373 (15.5)	58/18
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	32.4	+7.3	16.7	+4.6	11.3	0.0	4.8	--	163 ( 6.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	31.6	+8.0	18.6	+4.8	16.0	0.0	6.0	7.4	387 (16.1)	55/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.6	+5.6	16.0	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.6	+1.0	13.3	+1.3	12.5	0.0	7.4	12.2	280 (11.7)	41/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.8	+3.1	13.5	+2.8	10.9	0.0	--	--	143 ( 6.0)	24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.5	+1.0	7.5	+0.9	2.0	0.4	2.8	12.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.8	+1.0	11.2	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.3	+2.8	17.6	+4.5	12.6	0.0	9.8	12.5	483 (20.1)	30/12
RICHMOND RAAF	31.4	+6.4	13.4	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	263 (11.0)	46/16
BELLAMBI AWS	23.0	+1.4	17.5	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	521 (21.7)	35/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.7	+1.3	7.3	+1.2	8.9	1.6	3.8	12.6	407 (17.0)	46/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.0	-0.4	4.6	-3.1	3.5	0.0	4.0	12.4	352 (14.7)	34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.0	-1.6	9.2	+1.2	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.4	-0.4	9.0	-0.8	5.3	0.0	8.8	12.7	407 (17.0)	46/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.1	-0.8	6.2	-1.3	5.2	0.0	5.6	--	354 (14.8)	39/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.2	-1.1	6.0	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	440 (18.3)	43/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.5	+1.9	11.8	+2.3	9.8	0.2	4.2	--	192 ( 8.0)	32/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.8	0.0	8.5	+0.9	--	0.8	--	--	547 (22.8)	57/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.0	-0.6	5.4	-0.8	--	0.6	--	--	585 (24.4)	46/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.4	-2.6	9.3	+2.4	--	11.0	--	--	429 (17.9)	52/11
HOBART AIRPORT	15.6	-1.7	8.6	+1.1	4.9	0.0	8.0	6.3	615 (25.6)	59/10
	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

45.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
43.6 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
43.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
43.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

+9.4 : 36.8 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
+9.1 : 40.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.9 : 45.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
+8.7 : 30.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+8.7 : 34.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW

29.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.4 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
28.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
28.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.8 : 27.4 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
+9.0 : 22.2 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
+8.5 : 28.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+8.3 : 21.7 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+8.2 : 26.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+8.2 : 26.0 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+8.2 : 16.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.3 : 27.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.0 : 25.7 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
-5.4 : 28.5 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
-5.2 : 27.5 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-4.5 : 28.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-4.5 : 11.1 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-0.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.5 : 3.2 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : 5.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.4 : 8.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-3.8 : 3.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-3.7 : 11.3 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne 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.

187.4 HOME ISLAND Islands ISL
107.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
78.0 COOROY COMPOSITE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
53.0 HUMPTY DOO EVAN ROAD N Rivers NT
48.6 PECHEY FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
53.0 HUMPTY DOO EVAN ROAD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
78.0 COOROY COMPOSITE
48.6 PECHEY FORESTRY

ISLANDS
Islands
187.4 HOME ISLAND
107.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

12.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.6 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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7.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
6.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
6.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
4.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1238 (51.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1198 (49.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1139 (47.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1126 (46.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1114 (46.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1076 (44.8) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1037 (43.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1022 (42.6) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1001 (41.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1001 (41.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
990 (41.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
950 (39.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
898 (37.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
898 (37.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
829 (34.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
818 (34.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
799 (33.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
793 (33.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
786 (32.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
786 (32.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
777 (32.4) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
766 (31.9) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
758 (31.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
725 (30.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
718 (29.9) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
709 (29.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
689 (28.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
674 (28.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
673 (28.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
667 (27.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
657 (27.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
655 (27.3) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
651 (27.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
646 (26.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
641 (26.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
621 (25.9) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
621 (25.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
616 (25.7) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
616 (25.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
615 (25.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
613 (25.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
609 (25.4) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
607 (25.3) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
603 (25.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
602 (25.1) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS

113/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/09 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/06 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/11 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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 AMBERLEY AMO 8.0mm in 14 min to 19:53 34.3mm/h 4.6mm in 6 min to 19:59 46.0mm/h 9.0mm in 12 min to 20:11 45.0mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 7.4mm in 9 min to 20:40 49.3mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h GOLD COAST SEAWAY 7.0mm in 14 min to 20:30 30.0mm/h 16.4mm in 30 min to 21:00 32.8mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 23.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 17.0mm/h BRISBANE 10.2mm in 21 min to 21:00 29.1mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.8mm/h REDCLIFFE 7.6mm in 33 min to 21:00 13.8mm/h Darling Downs E INGLEWOOD FOREST 5.0mm in 7 min to 16:25 42.9mm/h WARWICK 21.0mm in 22 min to 18:54 57.3mm/h 23.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 23.8mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT 6.2mm in 4 min to 14:16 93.0mm/h 4.6mm in 2 min to 14:18 138.0mm/h 7.8mm in 3 min to 14:21 156.0mm/h 4.2mm in 3 min to 14:24 84.0mm/h 31.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 31.8mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h 10.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 20.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.6mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 480.0mm in 3 hr to 14:00 160.0mm/h POINT FAWCETT 13.4mm in 27 min to 17:30 29.8mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.4mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Central West NORTH ISLAND : 76(280/ 63 ) at 17:32 Lower West DWELLINGUP : 191(280/ 28 ) at 12:32 QUEENSLAND Upper Carpentaria GEORGETOWN AIRPORT : 95(110/ 67 ) at 15:24 Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO : 82(220/ 72 ) at 19:59 Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT : 74(200/ 65 ) at 14:07 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 91(320/ 61 ) at 07:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 104(260/ 50 ) at 10:31 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(320/ 82 ) at 10:39 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(250/ 65 ) at 20:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(310/ 56 ) at 13:31 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 89(280/ 70 ) at 11:30