Australian Weather News -- 08 SEP 2009

Tuesday 08 SEP 2009

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2009

Dec

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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 1856 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

Darwin-Daly

014222

ELIZABETH VALLEY

62.2

53.0

29/09/1986

1 y

Darwin-Daly

014227

KARAMA

35.0

17.7

29/09/2007

1 y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040405

HERVEY BAY AIRPORT

49.8

42.0

02/09/2001

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040478

FRASER ISLAND EURONG

56.0

55.6

19/09/1974

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094182

BELOW CRAIGBOURNE DAM (COAL RIVER)

27.8

17.2

29/09/2005

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039322

RUNDLE ISLAND

22.1

22.0

30/09/2000

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 04:56EST, 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	20.9	-1.1	9.1	-0.2	7.0	0.0	2.2	--	273 (11.4)	26/13
PERTH AIRPORT	19.4	-0.7	6.0	-2.9	4.9	4.4	2.6	9.1	402 (16.8)	--
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.0	-0.3	5.9	-2.1	--	14.6	4.4	10.6	449 (18.7)	30/13
BUNBURY	16.7	-1.5	3.0	-5.5	--	9.2	--	--	295 (12.3)	43/22
MANDURAH	16.9	--	8.1	--	--	8.0	--	--	440 (18.3)	39/22
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.5	0.0	22.0	-1.0	21.8	10.2	6.8	10.4	365 (15.2)	35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	23.2	-4.1	6.5	-3.9	4.2	0.0	7.4	11.3	254 (10.6)	30/09
WHYALLA AERO	16.4	-5.1	11.4	+3.4	--	0.2	5.6	--	448 (18.7)	35/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.8	-4.2	10.0	+0.3	--	0.2	2.6	1.1	271 (11.3)	28/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.1	-1.7	7.9	+1.6	6.3	0.6	3.0	5.1	520 (21.7)	46/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.9	-4.3	15.1	+0.9	12.9	0.0	6.0	11.0	460 (19.2)	41/10
CAIRNS AERO	29.3	+1.3	18.3	-0.4	15.0	0.0	6.6	9.9	228 ( 9.5)	37/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.4	+2.7	22.6	+5.3	20.8	0.0	4.6	10.4	374 (15.6)	34/12
MACKAY M.O	29.1	+3.9	20.9	+4.3	--	0.0	--	9.0	433 (18.0)	50/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.1	+3.8	20.2	+6.6	19.0	0.0	6.0	--	376 (15.7)	41/12
BUNDABERG AERO	27.5	+2.1	17.7	+4.0	--	40.0	8.6	--	544 (22.7)	57/05
NAMBOUR DPI	27.0	+2.1	17.0	+6.4	--	13.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.1	0.0	13.6	+0.2	--	5.0	--	--	378 (15.8)	26/11
BRISBANE AERO	25.4	+1.2	15.5	+2.8	12.6	2.4	3.6	9.1	492 (20.5)	28/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.6	-1.8	10.5	-0.1	--	6.0	--	--	369 (15.4)	41/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.2	-1.2	8.6	+0.1	4.2	29.4	1.4	--	202 ( 8.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.8	-0.1	8.8	-2.1	6.0	1.8	2.2	10.4	327 (13.6)	22/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.0	+0.5	8.0	-1.4	--	4.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.3	+0.1	9.1	+0.1	5.7	0.2	1.0	8.1	399 (16.6)	43/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.4	-0.9	8.7	+1.0	4.8	2.6	--	--	88 ( 3.7)	30/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.1	-3.9	4.8	+0.6	4.0	11.2	2.0	5.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.1	-3.1	4.2	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	380 (15.8)	50/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.3	-0.2	11.4	+1.1	4.8	6.0	3.6	8.3	401 (16.7)	37/00
RICHMOND RAAF	20.6	-2.1	9.0	+0.9	4.2	0.0	--	--	281 (11.7)	43/13
BELLAMBI AWS	18.5	-1.7	11.9	-0.6	--	1.4	--	--	279 (11.6)	43/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.5	-1.7	0.9	-2.3	-2.2	5.8	0.6	7.3	171 ( 7.1)	44/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.0	-0.6	5.5	+0.4	1.2	0.8	3.2	4.3	237 ( 9.9)	48/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.5	-1.6	5.7	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	46/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.6	-1.8	7.2	-0.2	5.5	0.2	4.2	10.6	419 (17.5)	39/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.7	-0.7	3.8	-1.6	--	0.0	3.0	--	380 (15.8)	48/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.5	-2.3	6.7	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	348 (14.5)	50/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.3	-1.9	10.2	+2.3	8.4	4.8	8.8	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.4	-2.4	7.0	+0.3	--	6.8	--	--	275 (11.5)	55/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.1	-2.8	7.4	+2.6	--	6.2	--	--	443 (18.5)	46/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.5	-2.0	7.4	+2.3	--	9.2	--	--	170 ( 7.1)	--
HOBART AIRPORT	12.0	-3.3	9.8	+3.8	8.7	15.8	1.4	0.0	357 (14.9)	55/22
	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

39.8 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.7 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
39.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
39.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+6.4 : 33.4 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+6.4 : 33.4 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
+5.8 : 34.5 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
+5.2 : 30.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+5.0 : 29.4 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
+5.0 : 30.6 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.8 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.3 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT

+7.7 : 19.8 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
+7.0 : 16.9 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.8 : 21.1 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+6.7 : 16.9 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.6 : 20.2 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.9 : 24.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-5.7 : 27.6 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.7 : 8.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.7 : 21.8 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-5.7 : 17.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA

-2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

**W** -12.3 : 0.0 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
**S** -9.3 : 2.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.3 : 2.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-7.8 : 3.1 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-7.4 : 3.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior 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.

250.6 NIANGALA (MOUNT SANDON) NW Slopes S NSW
110.4 RIVERHEADS Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65.2 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
62.2 ELIZABETH VALLEY N Rivers NT
61.2 NOONAMAH AWS N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
62.2 ELIZABETH VALLEY
61.2 NOONAMAH AWS

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
110.4 RIVERHEADS
65.2 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT
56.0 FRASER ISLAND EURONG
51.6 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
250.6 NIANGALA (MOUNT SANDON)

VICTORIA
E Central
50.0 HEALESVILLE (MOUNT YULE)

11.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.1 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

899 (37.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
846 (35.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
805 (33.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
803 (33.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
755 (31.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
748 (31.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
738 (30.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
732 (30.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
732 (30.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
711 (29.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
707 (29.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
698 (29.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
689 (28.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
685 (28.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
672 (28.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
672 (28.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
665 (27.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
657 (27.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
648 (27.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
635 (26.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
634 (26.4) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
605 (25.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

106/19 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
91/16 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
83/21 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
74/12 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
74/16 ST HELENS AERODROME E 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.
QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 10.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.6mm/h SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE 42.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.0mm/h BUNDABERG AERO 13.6mm in 30 min to 00:30 27.2mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 16.8mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 20.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h 11.0mm in 25 min to 06:00 26.4mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.6mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 26.0mm in 30 min to 04:30 52.0mm/h 28.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 28.8mm/h 12.8mm in 11 min to 04:41 69.8mm/h 41.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 41.4mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.4mm/h 45.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 15.0mm/h HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 12.2mm in 18 min to 00:00 40.7mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 14.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.4mm/h 27.8mm in 25 min to 06:00 66.7mm/h 31.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 31.6mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.7mm/h 30.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 30.0mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 10.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h VICTORIA W Gippsland MT BAW BAW 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h	TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 83(190/ 70 ) at 22:00 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 100(190/ 83 ) at 20:30 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(180/ 72 ) at 17:30