Australian Weather News -- 14 NOV 2005

Monday 14 NOV 2005

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These records are based on data received as at 0936 EST on 15/08/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Highest wind gust (km/h)

Darwin-Daly

014015

DARWIN AIRPORT

126

117.0

09/11/1967

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 21:46EST, 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	29.9	+2.8	10.8	-3.0	--	0.0	8.8	--	765 (31.9)	54/12
PERTH AIRPORT	28.2	+2.4	13.1	+0.5	10.7	0.0	6.6	13.2	570 (23.8)	48/00
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.5	-1.3	11.8	+1.0	10.3	0.6	5.2	4.2	385 (16.0)	46/15
BUNBURY	25.0	+0.8	9.5	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	373 (15.5)	39/07
MANDURAH	27.4	--	12.9	--	--	0.0	--	--	507 (21.1)	41/18
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.8	+0.5	22.7	-2.6	22.3	10.2	6.4	5.7	289 (12.0)	126/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.3	-0.3	14.4	-3.5	--	0.0	11.8	4.6	335 (14.0)	34/10
WHYALLA AERO	36.9	+10.4	12.7	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	308 (12.8)	61/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	32.7	+7.6	13.5	-0.5	8.0	0.0	5.0	9.9	201 ( 8.4)	43/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	21.9	+1.5	7.2	-1.2	4.7	0.0	4.2	4.2	230 ( 9.6)	48/23
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.7	+2.3	19.3	-2.1	16.4	0.0	14.2	12.4	346 (14.4)	39/16
CAIRNS AERO	33.3	+2.7	23.7	+1.4	22.5	0.0	8.6	12.0	391 (16.3)	37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.5	+0.7	25.0	+2.1	23.1	0.0	10.6	11.7	493 (20.5)	35/15
MACKAY M.O	31.0	+1.8	24.5	+2.8	--	0.0	--	11.4	296 (12.3)	32/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.4	+0.2	22.7	+3.2	21.1	0.0	6.0	--	269 (11.2)	30/11
BUNDABERG AERO	28.6	+0.3	19.1	+0.2	--	30.8	9.2	--	361 (15.0)	31/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.9	-2.1	18.4	+2.1	--	26.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.5	+1.7	19.3	+1.1	--	5.4	--	--	272 (11.3)	37/13
BRISBANE AERO	27.2	+0.4	20.4	+2.4	19.5	0.0	6.6	10.7	358 (14.9)	34/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.8	+0.1	16.6	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	609 (25.4)	50/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	28.7	+0.4	16.8	+1.8	12.4	0.0	7.4	--	170 ( 7.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.2	+0.3	18.2	+2.1	15.9	0.4	7.2	11.0	433 (18.0)	28/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.0	+0.1	14.7	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	27.0	+1.6	12.5	-1.8	10.0	0.0	7.6	11.1	342 (14.3)	50/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.6	+0.5	13.8	+0.7	10.8	0.0	--	--	136 ( 5.7)	37/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.4	+0.3	9.4	+0.3	3.0	0.0	1.8	12.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.6	+0.2	12.7	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.4	+2.4	18.3	+3.0	15.1	0.0	8.0	11.6	469 (19.5)	58/17
RICHMOND RAAF	27.4	+0.8	15.1	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	160 ( 6.7)	37/15
BELLAMBI AWS	21.9	-0.2	16.1	+0.5	--	12.2	--	--	314 (13.1)	46/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.1	+1.4	11.6	+2.8	9.0	0.0	7.0	11.7	279 (11.6)	39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	26.1	+0.4	9.8	-0.9	7.6	0.0	5.8	12.5	239 (10.0)	26/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.4	-0.6	9.6	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.6	+4.2	11.0	-1.5	8.6	0.0	8.0	13.1	159 ( 6.6)	34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.9	+2.3	6.2	-3.9	5.7	0.0	13.0	--	151 ( 6.3)	28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	27.4	+3.2	8.0	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	170 ( 7.1)	43/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.5	+6.6	10.5	-0.7	7.8	0.0	4.0	--	121 ( 5.0)	50/22
GEELONG AIRPORT	27.9	+6.9	5.7	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	191 ( 8.0)	55/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.1	+4.5	5.7	-2.1	--	0.2	--	--	253 (10.5)	41/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.6	-1.8	9.9	+1.0	--	0.2	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	39/10
HOBART AIRPORT	17.5	-1.5	9.4	+0.2	6.6	0.0	3.2	2.0	250 (10.4)	46/22
	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

41.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.6 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.6 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
41.4 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
41.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

+12.0 : 37.0 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+11.0 : 37.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.0 : 33.2 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.4 : 36.9 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 34.7 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 35.8 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
28.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
27.4 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 21.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.5 : 18.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.4 : 14.0 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+6.2 : 18.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+4.8 : 21.7 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
10.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.5 : 7.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.5 : 11.1 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-6.3 : 30.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.3 : 27.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
-6.1 : 23.7 FORREST Eucla WA

1.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.9 OMEO COMPARISON Upper NE VIC
2.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.0 : 4.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-4.9 : 5.3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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.

96.1 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
92.4 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
78.8 RAMINGINING AIRPORT N Rivers NT
75.6 ROSEVALE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
73.2 BARGARA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
78.8 RAMINGINING AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
73.2 BARGARA POST OFFICE
73.0 ELLIOTT HEADS ROAD
69.0 BURRUM HEADS
58.0 BURNETT HEADS NIELL ST
Brisbane/SE Coast
75.6 ROSEVALE
56.0 COMO

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
96.1 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE)
92.4 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)

13.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
12.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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4.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.6 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

929 (38.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
883 (36.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
880 (36.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
874 (36.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
865 (36.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
846 (35.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
766 (31.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
765 (31.9) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
747 (31.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
732 (30.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
712 (29.7) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
689 (28.7) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
687 (28.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
650 (27.1) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
638 (26.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
609 (25.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
604 (25.2) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
603 (25.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
603 (25.1) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

172/17 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
126/14 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
96/14 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON N Rivers NT
91/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/22 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 21.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 21.4mm/h Interior WARBURTON AIRFIELD 11.0mm in 8 min to 17:29 82.5mm/h 4.8mm in 2 min to 17:31 144.0mm/h 7.8mm in 3 min to 17:34 156.0mm/h 10.0mm in 4 min to 17:40 150.0mm/h 49.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 16.3mm/h GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 8.0mm in 37 min to 21:30 13.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 17.4mm in 37 min to 20:30 28.2mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 39.4mm in 1 hr 3 min to 16:30 37.5mm/h 43.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Central West BLACKALL AIRPORT 10.6mm in 33 min to 20:33 19.3mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast TEWANTIN RSL PARK 14.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.6mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 26.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 26.6mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 23.6mm/h 34.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 34.6mm/h 65.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 21.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 8.4mm in 13 min to 16:43 38.8mm/h 26.6mm in 12 min to 16:55 133.0mm/h 38.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 38.0mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Interior WARBURTON AIRFIELD : 172(260/ 91 ) at 17:21 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 80(170/ 70 ) at 23:19 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 70 ) at 12:00