Australian Weather News -- 15 JAN 2009

Thursday 15 JAN 2009

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2009

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0017 EST on 13/01/2010. 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

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Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061375

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS

24.2

23.1

01/01/2006

1 Y

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070217

COOMA AIRPORT AWS

23.7

21.9

15/01/1995

21.9

15/01/1995

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058212

EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS

14.4

14.9

10/01/2009

1 Y 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 03:44EST, 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	43.0	+11.4	15.3	-3.0	12.1	0.0	10.4	--	659 (27.5)	50/09
PERTH AIRPORT	39.8	+8.2	19.0	+2.1	16.8	0.0	10.6	13.1	620 (25.8)	72/04
ALBANY AIRPORT	28.7	+4.0	10.4	-3.3	6.3	0.0	6.8	12.9	357 (14.9)	46/14
BUNBURY	36.1	+6.7	17.0	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	462 (19.3)	44/06
MANDURAH	36.7	--	18.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	484 (20.2)	46/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.0	+1.2	23.5	-1.3	24.5	7.0	3.2	0.0	432 (18.0)	65/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.4	+2.0	20.4	-1.0	19.3	0.0	16.8	12.3	464 (19.3)	67/11
WHYALLA AERO	24.7	-5.2	17.6	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	670 (27.9)	57/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	25.2	-3.9	15.1	-1.9	--	0.0	10.0	11.3	279 (11.6)	48/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	22.1	-3.1	11.8	+0.7	8.2	0.0	5.0	12.1	--	46/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.3	-4.0	20.2	-3.6	22.1	14.4	4.0	10.4	382 (15.9)	39/19
CAIRNS AERO	31.6	+0.2	24.3	+0.6	22.7	0.0	6.2	9.9	192 ( 8.0)	28/21
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.0	-1.3	24.1	-0.1	23.7	86.2	--	7.0	388 (16.2)	31/13
MACKAY M.O	28.8	-1.3	23.1	-0.4	--	9.0	--	0.0	546 (22.8)	50/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.2	+0.3	20.3	-1.8	19.0	0.0	9.0	--	415 (17.3)	31/11
BUNDABERG AERO	29.8	-0.3	--	--	--	0.0	9.2	--	--	35/11
NAMBOUR DPI	30.0	+0.7	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.4	+1.3	16.7	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	193 ( 8.0)	41/20
BRISBANE AERO	30.1	+1.1	18.1	-3.0	15.6	0.0	8.4	12.8	--	37/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	30.3	+2.2	14.2	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	464 (19.3)	31/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	36.3	+4.4	21.7	+2.9	16.0	0.0	9.4	--	173 ( 7.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	32.2	+5.3	19.1	-0.3	13.1	0.0	7.6	13.2	508 (21.2)	61/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	30.8	+3.4	16.7	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	42.0	+14.1	17.1	-0.9	14.2	0.0	10.4	11.8	331 (13.8)	57/21
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	41.3	+13.8	16.5	-0.2	14.8	0.0	--	--	76 ( 3.2)	41/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	33.5	+7.0	--	--	12.5	0.0	9.6	10.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	40.0	+6.9	19.6	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	236 ( 9.8)	54/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	38.8	+12.4	22.6	+3.9	16.5	0.0	14.2	9.4	566 (23.6)	81/15
RICHMOND RAAF	40.7	+10.9	17.6	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	170 ( 7.1)	72/16
BELLAMBI AWS	27.2	+2.4	21.1	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	390 (16.3)	76/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	37.7	+9.7	17.8	+4.6	13.8	0.0	12.6	12.3	303 (12.6)	61/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	36.9	+5.3	25.6	+9.4	23.7	0.0	16.8	10.1	337 (14.0)	48/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	32.7	+0.5	19.8	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	200 ( 8.3)	44/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.7	-2.5	16.4	-0.2	14.2	0.0	21.0	11.8	467 (19.5)	52/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.8	-2.7	16.2	+2.1	--	0.0	15.6	--	488 (20.3)	46/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT	27.8	-1.7	14.6	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	479 (20.0)	43/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	24.6	-1.3	15.7	+1.4	14.9	0.0	7.2	--	162 ( 6.8)	26/09
GEELONG AIRPORT	25.2	+0.6	12.3	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	448 (18.7)	46/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	23.5	-1.5	11.1	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	481 (20.0)	48/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.0	-0.2	15.5	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	55/16
HOBART AIRPORT	22.9	+0.4	13.8	+1.8	13.6	0.0	3.0	9.1	517 (21.5)	63/21
	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

46.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
45.2 ENEABBA Central West WA
45.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
44.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.5 MULLEWA Central West WA

+14.3 : 41.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+14.1 : 42.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+13.8 : 41.3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+13.7 : 39.2 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+13.5 : 41.8 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW
+13.5 : 41.8 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW

29.7 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
29.6 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
29.5 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
29.4 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
29.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

+12.8 : 23.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+11.7 : 29.2 WYALONG POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
+11.6 : 25.0 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED Lower NE VIC
+11.1 : 29.4 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+9.9 : 27.0 NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+9.9 : 29.7 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
13.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

-7.4 : 6.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-7.3 : 16.5 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-6.9 : 32.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-6.4 : 11.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.3 : 13.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

**W** 0.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
6.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

**W** -22.5 : 0.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.4 : 7.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.6 : 9.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-6.3 : 12.6 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-6.2 : 11.2 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.2 : 9.0 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD

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.

176.0 BOWEN CHEETHAM SALT Central Coast E QLD
167.4 PALM ISLAND WATER TREAT N Coast--Herbert QLD
155.0 BOWEN PUMP STATION ALERT Central Coast E QLD
152.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD
134.0 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
54.4 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION
W Kimberley
58.0 DERBY (MANNING RD)
56.4 QUANBUN DOWNS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
89.4 NGUIU FARM
89.4 TIMBER CREEK POLICE
56.8 KEEP RIVER RANGERS
56.4 NOONAMAH AWS

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
76.6 JULIA CREEK POST OFFICE
76.4 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
Upper Carpentaria
68.0 LYNDHURST STATION
N Coast--Barron
152.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
N Coast--Herbert
167.4 PALM ISLAND WATER TREAT
117.0 MAGNETIC ISLAND - NELLY BAY
86.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO
76.2 OONOONBA
65.0 ROLLINGSTONE
55.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE
53.4 YABULU QLD NICKEL
Central Coast E
176.0 BOWEN CHEETHAM SALT
155.0 BOWEN PUMP STATION ALERT
134.0 BOWEN AIRPORT
112.8 WATTLEVALE STATION
73.4 CREDITON
72.6 HECATE
72.0 BLOOMSBURY
70.0 MILLAROO ALERT
68.0 REEVES ALERT
67.6 CLARE
64.0 LETHEBROOK
63.0 DALRYMPLE HEIGHTS
62.8 MAJORS CREEK
62.0 MOSS VALE ALERT
59.0 MT PLEASANT ALERT
56.2 ETON VALE
50.0 CLARE ALERT

13.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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5.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
4.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
3.3 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1156 (48.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1128 (47.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1057 (44.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
848 (35.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
844 (35.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
839 (35.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
830 (34.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
802 (33.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
762 (31.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
757 (31.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
751 (31.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
737 (30.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
731 (30.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
723 (30.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
712 (29.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
710 (29.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
701 (29.2) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
695 (29.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
689 (28.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
681 (28.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
677 (28.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
674 (28.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
670 (27.9) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
662 (27.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
661 (27.5) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
659 (27.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
658 (27.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
650 (27.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
643 (26.8) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
642 (26.8) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
634 (26.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
630 (26.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
628 (26.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
624 (26.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
623 (26.0) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
623 (26.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
620 (25.8) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
618 (25.8) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
617 (25.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
612 (25.5) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
608 (25.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
606 (25.3) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
604 (25.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
603 (25.1) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
601 (25.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

118/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
98/19 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
96/21 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/21 CAPE GRIM BAPS 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA W Kimberley DERBY AERO 9.0mm in 21 min to 01:00 25.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h WEST ROEBUCK 14.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 14.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 7.4mm in 13 min to 16:50 34.2mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.0mm/h 21.2mm in 26 min to 17:30 48.9mm/h 36.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 36.2mm/h 6.2mm in 15 min to 17:45 24.8mm/h 31.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 31.4mm/h 45.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 15.0mm/h PIRLANGIMPI 8.2mm in 39 min to 14:30 12.6mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 16.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.4mm/h N Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 3.8mm in 2 min to 14:40 114.0mm/h 4.4mm in 3 min to 14:43 88.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 8.0mm in 16 min to 12:46 30.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.2mm/h COEN AIRPORT 11.2mm in 20 min to 16:00 33.6mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.2mm/h Upper Carpentaria RICHMOND AIRPORT 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h N Coast--Herbert TOWNSVILLE AERO 12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.4mm/h Central Coast E PROSERPINE AIRPORT 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h BOWEN AIRPORT 42.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 14.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NORAH HEAD AWS 4.4mm in 11 min to 18:46 24.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 89(180/ 70 ) at 18:42 Illawarra KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 83(190/ 63 ) at 15:01 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 70 ) at 14:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(260/ 63 ) at 22:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(320/ 98 ) at 22:34 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(270/ 72 ) at 21:19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(290/ 46 ) at 15:46 DROUGHTY HILL : 100(270/ 67 ) at 17:40 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(300/ 87 ) at 19:56 MOUNT READ : 96(290/ 58 ) at 22:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 85(270/ 74 ) at 10:30