Australian Weather News -- 07 MAY 2007

Monday 07 MAY 2007

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2007

Dec

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Nov

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Oct

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Sept

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August

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July

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June

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May

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March

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February

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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 0436 EST on 21/08/2008. 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 grass minimum temperature

Alice Springs

015603

KULGERA

18.7

17.8

02/05/1993

NW Pastoral

016085

MARLA POLICE STATION

20.0

18.6

22/05/1998

Highest minimum temperature

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

23.0

06/05/2007

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

Interior

013007

BALGO HILLS

37.1

37.0

06/05/1990

1 Y

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 00:32EST, 15/05/2012.

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	24.9	+0.9	12.2	-0.7	10.7	0.0	3.2	--	327 (13.6)	46/09
PERTH AIRPORT	22.2	+0.5	7.2	-3.3	7.5	0.0	4.4	8.7	308 (12.8)	28/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.7	-2.2	12.5	+2.7	10.3	1.6	3.2	7.8	334 (13.9)	32/02
BUNBURY	19.9	-1.2	8.8	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	97 ( 4.0)	28/10
MANDURAH	20.6	--	13.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	204 ( 8.5)	28/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.8	+2.8	21.1	-1.0	20.1	0.0	7.2	10.8	381 (15.9)	41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.4	+9.4	15.4	+7.1	11.6	0.6	6.0	8.5	241 (10.0)	41/14
WHYALLA AERO	26.3	+5.8	13.2	+4.5	--	0.0	4.0	--	188 ( 7.8)	55/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.4	+3.4	16.1	+5.9	12.5	0.0	5.6	1.9	223 ( 9.3)	37/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.8	+3.7	12.3	+5.0	10.2	0.0	2.0	0.5	307 (12.8)	50/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.5	+6.6	19.1	+5.2	15.0	0.0	10.0	10.8	391 (16.3)	37/11
CAIRNS AERO	29.7	+2.1	21.4	+1.5	19.3	0.4	7.2	6.7	580 (24.2)	43/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.2	+2.6	17.2	-0.4	14.3	0.0	8.2	10.7	379 (15.8)	39/10
MACKAY M.O	25.3	+1.1	19.8	+2.7	--	3.8	--	2.4	396 (16.5)	41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.7	+2.7	17.6	+3.4	15.1	0.0	5.6	--	301 (12.5)	39/10
BUNDABERG AERO	27.9	+3.2	16.3	+2.1	--	0.0	3.8	--	337 (14.0)	37/13
NAMBOUR DPI	25.9	+2.2	13.0	+1.0	--	1.0	--	--	57 ( 2.4)	24/14
COOLANGATTA	26.1	+3.0	15.8	+1.5	--	0.4	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	34/14
BRISBANE AERO	25.8	+2.2	15.8	+3.0	12.7	0.0	4.0	6.2	269 (11.2)	39/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.2	+4.2	14.9	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	555 (23.1)	45/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.5	+6.2	11.2	+2.5	7.5	0.0	4.4	--	93 ( 3.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.1	+2.7	14.3	+2.6	11.4	0.0	3.4	10.2	139 ( 5.8)	24/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.9	+2.4	12.0	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.3	+2.1	9.9	-0.2	6.5	0.0	2.4	9.0	214 ( 8.9)	26/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.9	+3.5	9.9	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	36 ( 1.5)	15/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.3	+6.1	7.3	+2.6	2.9	0.0	3.0	8.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.1	+7.1	10.1	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.5	+2.5	13.9	+3.0	11.2	0.0	2.4	8.6	341 (14.2)	24/13
RICHMOND RAAF	22.0	+1.4	9.1	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	17/17
BELLAMBI AWS	22.1	+2.4	16.3	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	54/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.1	+5.5	7.1	+3.9	4.3	0.0	2.4	8.0	98 ( 4.1)	21/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.6	+6.3	9.5	+3.6	7.4	0.0	2.8	8.5	155 ( 6.5)	34/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.4	+5.7	10.3	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	77 ( 3.2)	28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.0	+6.0	12.3	+4.9	9.5	0.0	2.2	7.0	187 ( 7.8)	35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.7	+5.4	8.4	+2.6	--	0.0	6.0	--	78 ( 3.3)	30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	21.6	+5.0	7.9	+2.7	--	0.2	--	--	154 ( 6.4)	35/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.6	+5.9	11.9	+3.3	10.4	0.0	2.8	--	140 ( 5.8)	28/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	23.8	+6.7	9.4	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	48/22
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.5	+4.9	8.4	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	280 (11.7)	54/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.5	+1.7	3.9	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	50/00
HOBART AIRPORT	18.7	+3.5	6.2	-0.4	0.8	0.0	4.0	8.5	521 (21.7)	59/23
	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

38.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
37.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+9.8 : 33.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+9.6 : 32.3 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+9.4 : 32.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.2 : 32.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+12.0 : 20.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+11.3 : 19.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
**S** +11.1 : 18.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+10.8 : 20.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+10.1 : 19.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-3.3 : 18.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.1 : 17.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-3.1 : 17.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.7 : 17.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-2.6 : 17.5 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

-1.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.3 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-0.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-4.7 : 6.2 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-4.7 : 4.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-4.1 : 4.8 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.8 : -1.3 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-3.6 : 2.6 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-3.6 : -0.2 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-3.6 : 0.5 POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT) N Coast TAS
-3.6 : 5.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD 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.

23.4 DUNORLAN (SHARMANS ROAD) N Coast TAS
21.6 NELLIGEN (THULE ROAD) South Coast NSW
18.0 BISCUIT FLAT (WOOLMIT) Lower SE SA
16.2 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
13.8 BATEMANS BAY - BUCKENBOWRA South Coast NSW

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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1.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1444 (60.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1208 (50.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
888 (37.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
880 (36.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
823 (34.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
812 (33.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
766 (31.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
747 (31.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
740 (30.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
722 (30.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
714 (29.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
712 (29.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
703 (29.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
680 (28.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
671 (28.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
670 (27.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
651 (27.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
647 (27.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
644 (26.8) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
642 (26.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
642 (26.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
641 (26.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
631 (26.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
617 (25.7) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

111/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
100/20 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
98/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
98/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/22 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast 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.
TASMANIA N Coast WYNYARD AIRPORT 10.0mm in 29 min to 23:29 20.7mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.6mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 83(140/ 69 ) at 06:30 TASMANIA N Coast LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 96(350/ 46 ) at 22:43 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 89( 10/ 70 ) at 23:57 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(320/ 85 ) at 23:57 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(340/ 82 ) at 23:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 87(360/ 65 ) at 22:00 W Coast MOUNT READ : 100( 10/ 76 ) at 21:30