Thursday 03 SEP 2009
 

Home page

DWS ARCHIVE
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Before 2003

About the DWS

 

2009

Dec

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      

Nov

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30            

Oct

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  

Sept

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30        

Aug

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Jul

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    

Jun

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30          

May

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Apr

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30    

Mar

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31          

Feb

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28  

Jan

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  

Monthly summaries:
from BoM

Find a place:
Google Maps |
Aust Gazetteer|
Geonames

Weather terms:
WeatherZone | BoM |
American Met Soc | NOAA | uk.sci.weather | India Meteorological Department

National Daily Weather Summary

Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1845 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008296

MORAWA AIRPORT

0.8

1.0

11/09/2001

13

1 Y


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
Available about 6.30am EST Available about 4.30am EST Available about 2.15pm EST
Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature +/- normal
Available about 12.30pm EST Available about 10.30am EST Available about 2.15pm EST next day
Actual temperatures
4pm EST Maximum temperature +/- normal
Available about 6.30pm EST Available about 4.30pm EST Available about 2.15pm EST next day
Actual temperatures
10pm EST Solar Radiation
Available about 12.30am EST Available about 10.30pm EST Available about 2.15am EST next day

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 04:55EST, 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 18.7 -3.3 8.4 -0.9 6.5 0.0 2.6 -- 326 (13.6) 39/10
PERTH AIRPORT 17.8 -2.3 9.3 +0.4 8.8 0.0 2.8 3.2 340 (14.2) 26/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 12.6 -4.7 6.3 -1.7 5.0 2.2 2.2 0.5 431 (18.0) 28/11
BUNBURY 15.6 -2.6 8.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 26/10
MANDURAH 16.0 -- 10.7 -- -- 0.2 -- -- -- 21/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +1.1 22.3 -0.7 22.1 0.0 6.4 10.7 278 (11.6) 41/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.8 -0.5 18.5 +8.1 17.6 2.8 9.8 9.8 532 (22.2) 44/01
WHYALLA AERO 20.1 -1.4 6.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 424 (17.7) 43/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.8 -1.2 10.0 +0.3 5.5 0.4 3.4 8.4 330 (13.8) 50/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 -0.2 9.1 +2.8 7.5 0.2 4.4 6.6 560 (23.3) 57/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.1 +4.9 17.5 +3.3 15.8 0.0 6.6 5.7 205 ( 8.5) 39/17
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +1.7 21.3 +2.6 20.5 1.0 9.0 8.4 413 (17.2) 41/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.1 +1.4 22.2 +4.9 20.8 1.2 4.2 9.5 353 (14.7) 46/13
MACKAY M.O 25.4 +0.2 21.5 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- 9.3 442 (18.4) 39/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.1 -0.2 15.8 +2.2 14.0 0.0 5.2 -- 351 (14.6) 37/10
BUNDABERG AERO 25.1 -0.3 13.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 358 (14.9) 37/08
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -1.9 11.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.9 -0.2 10.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 24/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.6 -0.6 10.6 -2.1 6.8 0.0 5.2 9.9 302 (12.6) 31/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.2 -2.2 9.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 583 (24.3) 48/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.9 -0.5 11.5 +3.0 4.6 0.0 4.6 -- 110 ( 4.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.1 +1.2 12.2 +1.3 7.8 0.0 3.4 9.0 378 (15.8) 52/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.5 +1.0 7.4 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.7 +2.5 6.7 -2.3 3.5 0.0 4.2 4.9 253 (10.5) 34/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.6 +1.3 5.9 -1.8 2.8 0.0 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 18/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.0 -2.0 4.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.6 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.2 -2.0 6.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 59/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.1 +1.6 11.6 +1.3 6.0 0.0 4.6 4.7 295 (12.3) 34/13
RICHMOND RAAF 19.0 -3.7 5.1 -3.0 2.2 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 50/22
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 -1.9 12.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 39/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.9 +0.7 1.8 -1.4 -0.3 0.0 3.4 4.1 139 ( 5.8) 34/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.9 +4.3 6.6 +1.5 3.4 0.0 2.4 9.0 271 (11.3) 31/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +2.6 6.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 43/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.5 +1.1 11.6 +4.2 8.2 0.0 6.8 10.2 443 (18.5) 43/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.1 +5.7 9.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 484 (20.2) 72/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.6 +3.8 9.0 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 48/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.9 +4.7 11.9 +4.0 8.9 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.0 +3.2 11.2 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 497 (20.7) 55/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.7 +2.8 8.0 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 796 (33.2) 55/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.2 +0.7 6.8 +1.7 -- 1.4 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.4 +3.1 5.5 -0.5 1.0 0.2 1.8 5.8 347 (14.5) 55/15
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

38.8 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
38.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
38.4 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
38.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
38.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+8.0 : 24.5 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
+7.2 : 24.8 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+7.0 : 24.9 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
+6.9 : 30.4 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+6.9 : 24.4 KYABRAM DPI Lower North VIC
+6.9 : 23.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
24.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
24.4 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+9.8 : 21.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+8.1 : 18.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.9 : 16.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+7.9 : 20.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.6 : 21.5 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.1 : 19.9 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-7.4 : 17.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.3 : 18.3 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
-6.8 : 11.8 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 12.9 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-0.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-0.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.6 : 3.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.3 : -0.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.9 : -0.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : -1.8 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-6.7 : 0.7 NORSEMAN Goldfields 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.
50.0 HEALESVILLE (MOUNT YULE) E Central VIC
26.0 PREMER (EDEN MOOR) NW Slopes S NSW
25.0 BARRETT MEADOWS Lower West WA
22.2 MERRIWA (MAR-LEA) Hunter Valley NSW
21.0 MOLONG (FERNLEIGH) C Tablelands N NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
25.0 BARRETT MEADOWS

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
26.0 PREMER (EDEN MOOR)
Hunter Valley
22.2 MERRIWA (MAR-LEA)
C Tablelands N
21.0 MOLONG (FERNLEIGH)

VICTORIA
E Central
50.0 HEALESVILLE (MOUNT YULE)

11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

2.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
1.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.1 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

1052 (43.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
904 (37.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
888 (37.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
874 (36.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
871 (36.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
856 (35.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
853 (35.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
849 (35.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
816 (34.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
796 (33.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
780 (32.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
770 (32.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
743 (31.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
735 (30.6) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
733 (30.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
733 (30.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
719 (30.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
715 (29.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
692 (28.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
690 (28.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
686 (28.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
685 (28.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
683 (28.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
680 (28.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
679 (28.3) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
672 (28.0) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
668 (27.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
660 (27.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
657 (27.4) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
647 (27.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
641 (26.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
636 (26.5) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
635 (26.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
630 (26.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
620 (25.8) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
619 (25.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
617 (25.7) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
617 (25.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
607 (25.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
603 (25.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
102/17 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
98/18 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/14 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/15 FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
89/19 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
89/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
89/17 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.
QUEENSLAND
Central West
LONGREACH AERO
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h
VICTORIA
Lower NE
HUNTERS HILL
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.6mm/h
TASMANIA
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND
6.4mm in 11 min to 19:10 34.9mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT : 78(350/ 65 ) at 20:03
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 96(350/ 61 ) at 03:30
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 85(290/ 63 ) at 18:23
MT HOTHAM : 98(340/ 45 ) at 18:31
TASMANIA
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 89(290/ 65 ) at 19:10
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 95( 20/ 74 ) at 18:30
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(340/ 72 ) at 02:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 89( 10/ 63 ) at 01:00
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 102(320/ 72 ) at 18:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 89(300/ 69 ) at 17:30