Australian Weather News -- 17 AUG 2009

Monday 17 AUG 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 1802 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

Highest daily rainfall

Gt Southern

010910

WYONNING

30.0

28.6

29/08/1998

1 y

Lower SE

026030

BISCUIT FLAT (WOOLMIT)

41.2

36.6

02/08/1902

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059140

DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)

26.0

24.5

28/08/2004

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 04:49EST, 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	21.6	+1.6	6.7	-2.2	5.1	0.2	2.0	--	232 ( 9.7)	26/10
PERTH AIRPORT	20.1	+1.7	11.2	+3.2	9.6	22.8	3.2	8.2	285 (11.9)	43/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.3	+2.2	8.9	+1.4	6.6	0.6	1.2	9.0	414 (17.3)	50/13
BUNBURY	18.5	+1.2	11.7	+4.1	--	8.4	--	--	274 (11.4)	50/21
MANDURAH	17.7	--	12.7	--	--	2.2	--	--	360 (15.0)	43/18
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+2.3	20.9	+0.5	20.1	0.0	6.8	11.0	402 (16.8)	41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	23.2	+0.6	12.2	+6.2	10.5	0.0	9.6	10.8	350 (14.6)	50/10
WHYALLA AERO	19.2	+0.7	7.7	+1.8	--	1.8	9.8	--	472 (19.7)	34/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.2	+0.5	11.1	+2.9	--	2.0	13.0	8.3	523 (21.8)	39/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.4	+1.3	6.0	+0.5	3.0	17.8	1.8	8.8	572 (23.8)	54/01
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.0	+3.7	9.5	-0.8	7.9	0.0	--	11.0	176 ( 7.3)	35/22
CAIRNS AERO	27.8	+1.2	18.4	+1.0	16.7	0.0	8.0	11.0	377 (15.7)	39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.7	+0.7	14.1	-0.6	12.4	0.0	6.4	10.2	316 (13.2)	31/09
MACKAY M.O	27.2	+4.7	14.6	+0.6	--	0.0	--	10.8	208 ( 8.7)	24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.4	+4.6	11.1	+0.5	8.6	0.0	5.4	--	198 ( 8.3)	26/11
BUNDABERG AERO	25.3	+2.0	13.1	+2.2	--	0.0	0.7	--	244 (10.2)	39/11
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	+5.5	15.0	+7.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.7	+6.4	15.4	+5.0	--	0.0	--	--	446 (18.6)	46/12
BRISBANE AERO	24.7	+2.9	10.9	+1.3	6.2	0.0	4.6	10.4	373 (15.5)	57/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.5	+6.8	13.0	+5.5	--	0.0	--	--	359 (15.0)	65/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	23.0	+5.1	11.6	+5.8	9.1	0.0	5.0	--	237 ( 9.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	29.2	+9.4	11.9	+3.7	7.3	0.0	2.6	2.3	369 (15.4)	50/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.7	+8.5	9.1	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.6	+3.0	8.8	+2.0	6.8	0.0	3.4	10.4	202 ( 8.4)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.7	+4.7	10.0	+4.7	6.8	0.0	--	--	56 ( 2.3)	30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.4	-0.6	6.6	+4.5	2.2	1.4	2.6	7.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.6	+0.1	8.4	+5.0	--	0.0	--	--	425 (17.7)	52/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.2	+4.9	12.4	+4.3	6.7	0.0	8.0	10.2	443 (18.5)	57/16
RICHMOND RAAF	21.9	+2.1	8.8	+4.4	9.0	0.0	--	--	281 (11.7)	48/17
BELLAMBI AWS	20.8	+2.8	15.4	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	482 (20.1)	59/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.6	+0.6	5.6	+4.6	3.0	1.2	2.6	9.9	325 (13.5)	50/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.4	-0.1	2.2	-1.4	-1.8	1.6	3.0	9.5	186 ( 7.8)	--
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.6	-1.4	4.2	+0.4	--	3.2	--	--	191 ( 8.0)	37/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.3	+1.1	7.5	+2.3	3.6	0.0	5.8	9.0	486 (20.3)	44/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.2	-0.5	4.8	+0.9	--	6.4³	5.6	--	352 (14.7)	39/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.1	-0.2	6.1	+3.6	--	14.6	--	--	428 (17.8)	39/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.0	+2.0	9.7	+3.0	6.4	5.4	1.8	--	241 (10.0)	28/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.0	0.0	7.5	+1.6	--	1.4	--	--	804 (33.5)	76/04
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.3	+0.9	4.9	+1.2	--	5.0	--	--	755 (31.5)	50/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.9	+1.2	5.6	+2.0	--	18.0	--	--	307 (12.8)	46/13
HOBART AIRPORT	13.7	+0.2	7.3	+2.6	4.2	3.0	3.8	8.3	622 (25.9)	59/13
	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

36.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
36.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.9 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 26.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+9.4 : 31.7 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+9.4 : 30.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+9.4 : 29.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+9.2 : 30.8 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
+9.2 : 31.3 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW
+9.2 : 30.5 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.8 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+11.5 : 16.8 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+10.8 : 9.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+9.4 : 16.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+9.0 : 15.5 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.8 : 16.5 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.0 : 16.7 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-6.1 : 16.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-2.9 : 28.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-2.8 : 6.2 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-2.8 : -0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.9 : -1.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.0 : -0.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-4.5 : 1.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-4.3 : 2.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-4.0 : 2.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne 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.

43.2 UPPER BLESSINGTON E Coast TAS
43.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
41.6 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
41.4 UPPER ESK (SOUTH ESK RIVER) E Coast TAS
41.2 BISCUIT FLAT (WOOLMIT) Lower SE SA

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.8 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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4.7 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
4.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
3.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.3 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

1511 (63.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1470 (61.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1461 (60.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1273 (53.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1195 (49.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1127 (47.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1078 (44.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1041 (43.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1039 (43.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1011 (42.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
971 (40.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
934 (38.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
921 (38.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
900 (37.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
891 (37.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
870 (36.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
865 (36.0) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
864 (36.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
856 (35.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
845 (35.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
843 (35.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
818 (34.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
807 (33.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
807 (33.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
804 (33.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
804 (33.5) GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) W Central VIC
793 (33.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
787 (32.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
786 (32.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
786 (32.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
780 (32.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
770 (32.1) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
768 (32.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
767 (32.0) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
764 (31.8) GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
761 (31.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
755 (31.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
754 (31.4) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
754 (31.4) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
749 (31.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
745 (31.0) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
745 (31.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
744 (31.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
744 (31.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
724 (30.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
715 (29.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
708 (29.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
697 (29.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
694 (28.9) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
693 (28.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
685 (28.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
685 (28.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
682 (28.4) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
682 (28.4) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
681 (28.4) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
677 (28.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
675 (28.1) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
670 (27.9) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
660 (27.5) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
653 (27.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
653 (27.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
649 (27.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
649 (27.0) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
638 (26.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
635 (26.5) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
634 (26.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
633 (26.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
629 (26.2) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
628 (26.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
627 (26.1) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
623 (26.0) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
622 (25.9) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
622 (25.9) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
620 (25.8) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
618 (25.8) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
616 (25.7) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
615 (25.6) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
612 (25.5) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
610 (25.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
605 (25.2) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
604 (25.2) THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
602 (25.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
601 (25.0) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS

122/08 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
118/04 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
113/02 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
106/00 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
106/17 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
98/06 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/04 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
93/21 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W 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.
None reported	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 72(250/ 65 ) at 01:51 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91(260/ 45 ) at 01:29 Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 113(340/ 59 ) at 02:41 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(230/ 63 ) at 15:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(270/ 76 ) at 06:04 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(260/ 52 ) at 04:42 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 106(320/ 61 ) at 00:50 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(270/ 65 ) at 05:07 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 85(250/ 72 ) at 08:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 122(320/ 91 ) at 08:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(250/ 72 ) at 17:24 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 89(310/ 72 ) at 22:47 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 119(300/ 85 ) at 04:02