Australian Weather News -- 10 JUN 2009

Wednesday 10 JUN 2009

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2009

Dec

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significant

newsworthy

major

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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 1524 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 minimum temperature

VIC

E Central

086372

FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL)

0.8

0.9

22/06/1995

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

C Tablelands S

063063

OBERON (WOODCHEM)

1.0

1.3

12/06/1975

1 P

NSW

C Tablelands S

063303

ORANGE AIRPORT AWS

2.2

2.7

24/06/1998

1 Y

NSW

South Coast

069147

MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS

11.0

16/06/2000

11.0

10/08/2008

Y Equal to record.

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070328

BOMBALA AWS

2.4

4.2

11/06/2006

1 Y

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071032

THREDBO AWS

-6.4

-5.6

24/06/1971

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes S

072161

CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

-2.8

-2.0

15/06/1999

1 Y

VIC

Upper NE

083024

MOUNT BULLER

-4.0

-3.3

11/06/2006

1 Y

VIC

Upper NE

083085

MOUNT HOTHAM

-5.7

-4.6

19/06/2004

1 Y

VIC

E Gippsland

084143

COMBIENBAR AWS

4.5

4.6

17/06/1995

1 Y

VIC

E Gippsland

084144

MOUNT NOWA NOWA

6.4

7.1

18/06/2007

1 Y

VIC

W Gippsland

085291

MOUNT BAW BAW

-2.1

21/06/2007

1 Y Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

SW & S Coast

009538

DWELLINGUP

19.6

18.3

01/06/1974

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 04:29EST, 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	21.2	+0.3	13.2	+2.2	11.0	2.0	3.0	--	421 (17.5)	41/13
PERTH AIRPORT	22.2	+3.3	12.3	+3.3	8.6	0.2	2.0	8.1	381 (15.9)	37/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.6	+4.0	8.1	0.0	4.5	4.8	3.4	8.6	387 (16.1)	48/13
BUNBURY	20.8	+2.4	13.8	+5.7	--	19.4	--	--	346 (14.4)	44/04
MANDURAH	20.3	--	14.2	--	--	1.8	--	--	542 (22.6)	65/05
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.9	+0.3	19.8	-0.1	18.7	0.0	7.2	10.4	374 (15.6)	44/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	17.9	-1.9	3.2	-1.9	1.6	0.0	2.4	10.1	176 ( 7.3)	34/12
WHYALLA AERO	14.7	-2.6	6.9	+0.8	--	4.4	3.8	--	250 (10.4)	46/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.0	-1.1	4.7	-3.4	--	0.8	1.4	6.5	213 ( 8.9)	21/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.2	-1.6	4.9	-0.9	2.7	2.6	1.2	4.8	465 (19.4)	37/00
MOUNT ISA AERO	22.1	-2.8	6.0	-4.0	3.3	0.0	5.4	10.5	337 (14.0)	34/10
CAIRNS AERO	27.1	+1.1	17.1	-0.7	15.7	0.0	6.0	10.9	413 (17.2)	35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.3	+0.7	9.2	-5.4	6.0	0.0	7.2	10.8	239 (10.0)	34/16
MACKAY M.O	22.0	+0.1	11.0	-3.0	--	0.0	--	10.4	646 (26.9)	34/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.0	+0.5	6.5	-4.4	3.7	0.0	3.6	--	139 ( 5.8)	31/12
BUNDABERG AERO	21.1	-1.5	9.1	-2.5	--	0.0	2.6	--	273 (11.4)	48/11
NAMBOUR DPI	20.0	-1.6	7.0	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.3	-0.8	4.9	-6.6	--	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	30/21
BRISBANE AERO	20.0	-1.3	7.3	-3.2	0.8	0.0	5.4	9.7	404 (16.8)	54/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.3	-2.7	4.1	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	624 (26.0)	54/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	12.5	-4.3	4.5	-1.6	-0.5	0.2	1.6	--	258 (10.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.9	-0.5	6.4	-2.7	3.6	0.0	1.8	9.5	188 ( 7.8)	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	17.5	-2.0	2.3	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	14.5	-3.1	9.8	+1.9	7.6	0.0	5.6	9.6	774 (32.3)	70/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	14.7	-3.2	5.2	-1.3	1.0	0.0	--	--	112 ( 4.7)	34/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	3.5	-7.0	-0.2	-2.8	-1.1	19.4	1.4	1.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	10.9	-5.5	4.2	-0.4	--	1.6	--	--	400 (16.7)	41/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	14.4	-3.2	8.9	+0.4	2.8	0.0	4.4	9.6	669 (27.9)	61/09
RICHMOND RAAF	14.5	-3.5	8.1	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	46/13
BELLAMBI AWS	13.8	-3.9	8.2	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	488 (20.3)	80/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT	9.3	-2.9	2.3	+1.3	-0.9	2.0	1.4	7.8	514 (21.4)	46/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	9.9	-3.9	2.7	-1.0	-0.2	6.2	0.4	6.2	362 (15.1)	41/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	10.5	-3.7	3.0	-0.9	--	5.6	--	--	338 (14.1)	37/06
MILDURA AIRPORT	12.2	-3.8	3.0	-2.2	-0.2	0.6	2.2	9.6	370 (15.4)	26/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	10.5	-3.5	2.3	-1.4	--	1.2	0.8	--	417 (17.4)	41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.1	-2.1	1.4	-2.2	--	0.8	--	--	401 (16.7)	39/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	12.7	-1.3	5.7	-1.2	3.3	7.0	1.2	--	217 ( 9.0)	28/00
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	11.5	-3.1	4.5	-1.8	--	6.4	--	--	598 (24.9)	52/06
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.2	-2.6	1.9	-2.1	--	3.0	--	--	520 (21.7)	41/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	10.8	-2.3	3.8	+0.9	--	3.0	--	--	272 (11.3)	43/11
HOBART AIRPORT	9.5	-3.4	4.6	0.0	1.7	8.8	1.4	6.4	543 (22.6)	57/01
	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

34.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
32.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.6 : 28.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.3 : 25.5 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+6.2 : 25.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.1 : 22.5 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.0 : 25.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+6.0 : 23.9 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.9 : 11.3 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.7 : 13.8 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+5.3 : 6.9 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+5.1 : 16.6 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+5.1 : 6.4 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-6.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.8 : 2.2 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-8.8 : 2.4 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.5 : 1.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-8.3 : -2.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.9 : 2.5 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW
-7.9 : -6.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.9 : -4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.9 : 5.3 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-7.3 : 5.6 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-6.6 : 6.6 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-6.6 : 5.1 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-6.6 : 4.9 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast 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.

43.0 DARDANUP EAST Lower West WA
40.4 FERGUSON VALLEY ALERT
38.8 FERGUSON VALLEY Lower West WA
38.0 MILEARA PARK Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
36.0 DARDANUP Lower West WA

10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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3.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.8 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
1.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

1452 (60.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1322 (55.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1274 (53.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1148 (47.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1116 (46.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
972 (40.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
932 (38.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
918 (38.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
903 (37.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
873 (36.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
871 (36.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
838 (34.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
818 (34.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
817 (34.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
806 (33.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
797 (33.2) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
790 (32.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
789 (32.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
774 (32.3) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
772 (32.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
743 (31.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
737 (30.7) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
729 (30.4) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
728 (30.3) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
721 (30.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
716 (29.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
716 (29.8) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
713 (29.7) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
703 (29.3) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
699 (29.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
693 (28.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
689 (28.7) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
689 (28.7) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
688 (28.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
685 (28.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
685 (28.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
684 (28.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
680 (28.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
677 (28.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
671 (28.0) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
669 (27.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
646 (26.9) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
638 (26.6) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
634 (26.4) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
629 (26.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
624 (26.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
617 (25.7) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
614 (25.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
611 (25.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
609 (25.4) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

117/10 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
113/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/13 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
96/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
94/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/07 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
91/16 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/08 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
91/01 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Central West GERALDTON AIRPORT 6.2mm in 7 min to 09:56 53.1mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 17.2mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.8mm/h 8.2mm in 22 min to 11:30 22.4mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 15.6mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.6mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.3mm/h CHAPMAN VALLEY AG STATION 15.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.8mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.4mm/h Lower West WITCHCLIFFE 9.4mm in 38 min to 00:38 14.8mm/h BUNBURY 10.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.2mm/h DONNYBROOK AG STATION 18.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.8mm/h MYALUP AG STATION 24.0mm in 30 min to 04:30 48.0mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 25.2mm/h 24.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 24.0mm/h PEMBERTON AG STATION 10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.4mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(280/ 76 ) at 16:21 NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(230/ 72 ) at 14:00 GREEN CAPE AWS : 91(250/ 52 ) at 08:51 VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 91(220/ 72 ) at 07:01 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(210/ 80 ) at 09:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 113(230/ 61 ) at 00:42 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 95(220/ 59 ) at 00:19 WESTERNPORT NEAR SOMERS : 85(200/ 65 ) at 00:10 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(200/ 65 ) at 02:16 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 96(190/ 69 ) at 03:30 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 85(190/ 65 ) at 05:12 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 80(200/ 65 ) at 00:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(180/ 72 ) at 01:01 DROUGHTY HILL : 104(210/ 76 ) at 01:20 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 87(220/ 65 ) at 01:30 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 70(240/ 63 ) at 05:17