Australian Weather News -- 31 MAY 2009

Sunday 31 MAY 2009

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2009

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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 1501 EST on 19/01/2010. 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

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest maximum temperature

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

15.2

15.8

31/05/2000

1 Y

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

14.0

30/05/2000

1 Y Equal to record.

VIC

E Central

086371

FRANKSTON AWS

9.0

10.8

26/05/2002

1 P

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 04:26EST, 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	24.0	0.0	14.1	+1.2	13.0	0.0	3.6	--	346 (14.4)	30/13
PERTH AIRPORT	24.3	+2.6	13.6	+3.1	11.5	0.4	2.4	4.9	331 (13.8)	26/08
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.7	-0.2	9.4	-0.4	6.7	0.0	2.6	1.0	342 (14.3)	26/04
BUNBURY	22.3	+1.2	11.9	+2.4	--	0.4	--	--	109 ( 4.5)	26/12
MANDURAH	20.3	--	16.1	--	--	1.0	--	--	270 (11.3)	34/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.8	+0.8	23.3	+1.2	22.6	0.0	7.2	10.8	330 (13.8)	31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	10.8	-12.2	8.3	0.0	8.4	12.4	0.4	0.0	373 (15.5)	22/19
WHYALLA AERO	18.0	-2.5	6.6	-2.1	--	0.0	4.4	--	231 ( 9.6)	22/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.3	-0.7	10.2	0.0	4.5	0.0	2.2	4.2	288 (12.0)	34/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.5	+0.4	4.8	-2.5	1.0	0.2	1.2	8.3	334 (13.9)	26/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.1	+1.2	15.1	+1.2	13.5	0.0	4.6	9.7	297 (12.4)	31/04
CAIRNS AERO	27.1	-0.5	21.1	+1.2	20.3	0.6	6.0	3.1	516 (21.5)	41/18
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.6	0.0	17.8	+0.2	17.0	0.0	6.0	5.7	373 (15.5)	48/12
MACKAY M.O	24.3	+0.1	19.8	+2.7	--	0.0	--	7.0	365 (15.2)	43/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.9	-0.1	16.9	+2.7	15.9	0.0	4.6	--	299 (12.5)	41/10
BUNDABERG AERO	23.0	-1.7	15.0	+0.8	--	0.0	3.6	--	400 (16.7)	44/13
NAMBOUR DPI	20.0	-3.7	15.0	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.7	-1.4	14.7	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	361 (15.0)	43/12
BRISBANE AERO	21.8	-1.8	12.0	-0.8	9.0	0.0	2.6	8.2	337 (14.0)	43/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.9	-2.1	9.3	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	590 (24.6)	54/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.7	-1.6	9.5	+0.8	7.0	0.0	4.0	--	304 (12.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.6	-2.8	13.2	+1.5	11.0	3.4	3.4	2.8	444 (18.5)	39/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.2	-1.3	12.2	+1.7	--	13.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.8	-0.4	11.0	+0.9	9.7	7.2	1.0	3.5	297 (12.4)	41/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.6	-1.8	11.0	+2.7	9.1	35.0	--	--	59 ( 2.5)	26/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.5	-1.7	5.7	+1.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.1	-2.9	7.1	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	416 (17.3)	55/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.6	-0.4	13.1	+2.2	11.6	5.2	1.2	2.8	--	50/02
RICHMOND RAAF	16.4	-4.2	10.8	+2.9	--	4.6	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	24/14
BELLAMBI AWS	18.4	-1.3	12.3	-0.8	--	23.0	--	--	599 (25.0)	52/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.8	-1.8	5.4	+2.2	0.5	0.2	1.0	4.5	289 (12.0)	31/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	18.2	+0.9	3.1	-2.8	-1.8	0.0	2.2	7.8	210 ( 8.8)	48/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.1	-0.6	1.7	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	120 ( 5.0)	44/02
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.5	-4.5	6.6	-0.8	7.8	0.0	2.0	0.6	363 (15.1)	30/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.7	+0.4	0.4	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	172 ( 7.2)	24/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.7	+0.1	5.4	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.0	-1.7	6.5	-2.1	3.6	0.0	1.4	--	154 ( 6.4)	15/13
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	14.1	-3.0	8.8	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	375 (15.6)	26/00
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.0	+1.4	2.1	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	497 (20.7)	28/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.9	-2.9	-0.2	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	228 ( 9.5)	21/13
HOBART AIRPORT	10.5	-4.7	5.5	-1.1	2.6	0.4	2.4	0.3	228 ( 9.5)	24/09
	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

35.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.6 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
34.3 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+3.5 : 24.6 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.3 : 27.5 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+3.3 : 25.4 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+3.2 : 25.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+2.9 : 22.5 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.0 : 10.4 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+5.7 : 16.9 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+5.1 : 17.4 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+4.9 : 16.4 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
+4.8 : 11.3 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-12.9 : 11.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-12.9 : 9.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-12.6 : 12.8 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-12.3 : 10.4 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-12.2 : 10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-12.2 : 12.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

**S** -5.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
-3.0 CORRYONG AIRPORT Lower NE VIC
-2.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

**S** -10.4 : -5.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
-9.0 : -0.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.4 : 0.5 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-6.2 : 1.8 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

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.

57.7 BROOKLYN (SANDBROOK INLET) Sydney--east NSW
54.4 HEATHER STATION Warrego QLD
51.4 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
50.8 MCLEOD CREEK
47.0 WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB Hunter Valley NSW

QUEENSLAND
Warrego
54.4 HEATHER STATION

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
51.4 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
Hunter Valley
47.0 WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB
Sydney--east
57.7 BROOKLYN (SANDBROOK INLET)

ISLANDS

50.8 MCLEOD CREEK

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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0.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1046 (43.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1029 (42.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
985 (41.0) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
980 (40.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
946 (39.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
931 (38.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
811 (33.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
805 (33.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
765 (31.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
746 (31.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
739 (30.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
736 (30.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
711 (29.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
696 (29.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
678 (28.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
677 (28.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
662 (27.6) RHYLL E Central VIC
658 (27.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
655 (27.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
655 (27.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
643 (26.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
639 (26.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
623 (26.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
622 (25.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
617 (25.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
614 (25.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
608 (25.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
604 (25.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

76/01 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
70/18 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/18 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
68/20 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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 N Kimberley WYNDHAM AERO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h Lower West GINGIN WEST AG STATION 11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Channel Country WINDORAH POST OFFICE 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 39.4mm in 25 min to 00:25 94.6mm/h 6.4mm in 2 min to 00:27 192.0mm/h 50.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 50.8mm/h 51.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 17.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast LISMORE AIRPORT AWS : 167(270/ 83 ) at 00:25