Australian Weather News -- 04 NOV 2009

Wednesday 04 NOV 2009

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2009

Dec

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Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

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NSW, VIC: Bushfires continue. In NSW, firefighters are working to contain a bushfire near Legume, 75km NNE of Tenterfield, that has burnt through 200 hectares in remote country. A large fire at Raymond Terrace has been contained, but destroyed a timber transport truck and threatened houses in the town yesterday. Mopping up continues on a 15 hectare fire at Denman in the Upper Hunter that threatened properties west of the town yesterday afternoon. Numerous fires continued to burn, but were under control, on the NSW South Coast (Oulla Creek west of Moruya, Goodenia Ridge near Wyndham, Nadgee State Forest south of Eden) and Southern Tablelands (two near Big Jack Mountain, one east of Bombala, Merriangah west of Bombala, Glen Bog SF SE of Nimmitabel, and another 18km west of Adaminaby). In VIC, a 14 hectare fire near Genoa was contained yesterday and another at 10 hectares is still burning near Cape Conran.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 0055 EST on 06/11/2009. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

21.6

22.0

15/11/2005

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032141

LUCINDA POINT

20.4

20.6

14/11/2000

QLD

Central Coast E

033013

COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE

12.8

13.1

22/11/1963

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 07:03EST, 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	38.8	+11.7	18.9	+5.1	15.2	0.0	11.8	--	485 (20.2)	54/09
PERTH AIRPORT	34.5	+8.7	15.7	+3.1	14.0	0.0	9.0	7.3	583 (24.3)	65/02
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.4	+0.6	9.4	-1.4	7.3	0.0	5.4	6.1	505 (21.0)	41/13
BUNBURY	29.5	+5.3	12.8	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	333 (13.9)	37/08
MANDURAH	30.2	--	16.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	342 (14.3)	41/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.6	-1.7	26.1	+0.8	25.7	7.4	5.4	2.5	346 (14.4)	28/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.2	-1.4	19.1	+1.2	18.7	0.0	15.6	10.6	485 (20.2)	41/10
WHYALLA AERO	20.8	-5.7	12.4	-1.5	--	0.0	9.8	--	534 (22.3)	50/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.3	-5.8	13.3	-0.7	13.0	0.0	5.2	6.7	363 (15.1)	39/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.7	-5.7	8.2	-0.2	4.4	1.2	0.8	2.4	475 (19.8)	44/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.2	+0.8	15.1	-6.3	13.2	0.0	8.6	12.3	208 ( 8.7)	63/12
CAIRNS AERO	30.8	+0.2	19.9	-2.4	18.0	0.0	8.3	8.0	444 (18.5)	37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.6	-1.2	18.1	-4.8	16.4	0.0	11.4	11.9	394 (16.4)	41/14
MACKAY M.O	29.5	+0.3	17.3	-4.4	--	0.0	--	11.4	278 (11.6)	24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.3	+3.1	15.6	-3.9	13.6	0.0	8.8	--	232 ( 9.7)	30/14
BUNDABERG AERO	29.9	+1.6	17.4	-1.5	--	0.0	8.0	--	259 (10.8)	37/15
NAMBOUR DPI	33.0	+5.0	19.0	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.5	+2.7	20.1	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	522 (21.8)	41/08
BRISBANE AERO	28.5	+1.7	17.4	-0.6	15.1	0.0	6.8	12.5	574 (23.9)	52/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	33.7	+8.0	15.3	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	332 (13.8)	35/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	33.9	+5.6	18.6	+3.6	13.3	0.0	10.6	--	262 (10.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	30.2	+5.3	17.6	+1.5	13.2	0.0	6.8	8.0	432 (18.0)	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.6	-0.3	16.2	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.7	-2.7	19.4	+5.1	17.0	0.0	13.0	0.8	511 (21.3)	39/01
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.1	-5.0	19.0	+5.9	19.9	0.0	--	--	170 ( 7.1)	31/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.0	+0.9	10.2	+1.1	7.5	0.0	9.2	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.6	+0.2	15.1	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	435 (18.1)	41/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.5	-4.5	18.5	+3.2	17.2	1.2	13.2	0.0	664 (27.7)	43/01
RICHMOND RAAF	22.6	-4.0	19.2	+5.3	18.3	0.2	--	--	345 (14.4)	44/00
BELLAMBI AWS	17.5	-4.6	16.6	+1.0	--	2.6	--	--	462 (19.3)	34/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.4	+1.7	9.9	+1.1	6.1	0.0	11.2	12.0	438 (18.3)	46/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.7	0.0	11.4	+0.7	6.1	0.0	8.4	12.8	331 (13.8)	44/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.2	-2.8	10.0	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	334 (13.9)	39/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.2	-3.2	8.5	-4.0	6.7	0.0	8.0	12.9	447 (18.6)	37/20
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.9	-2.7	8.1	-2.0	--	0.4²	15.0	--	488 (20.3)	39/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	20.1	-4.1	6.8	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	468 (19.5)	35/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.1	-3.8	11.4	+0.2	8.4	0.0	5.0	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	17.5	-3.5	8.2	-1.4	--	0.2	--	--	598 (24.9)	41/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.6	-6.0	6.5	-1.3	--	0.4	--	--	501 (20.9)	39/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.9	-2.5	6.3	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	43/14
HOBART AIRPORT	16.7	-2.3	6.0	-3.2	1.8	1.0	3.4	10.4	638 (26.6)	57/16
	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

42.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
42.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
42.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.1 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+14.3 : 39.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+13.5 : 39.2 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+11.7 : 38.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+11.0 : 38.5 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+10.6 : 35.7 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

28.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
27.8 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
27.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.9 : 22.2 MULLEWA Central West WA
+7.7 : 21.4 ENEABBA Central West WA
+7.1 : 23.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 19.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+6.6 : 19.5 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
8.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.9 : 3.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-7.8 : 17.3 NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.6 : 10.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-7.5 : 18.7 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-7.5 : 20.1 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA

-2.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-8.6 : 3.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.2 : 12.8 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-7.0 : 5.7 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
-6.8 : 4.4 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.4 : 4.4 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural 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.

32.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
31.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
25.2 MARION DOWNS E Kimberley WA
22.5 BEATRICE HILL N Rivers NT
20.2 NOONAMAH AWS N Rivers NT

12.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
12.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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2.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
2.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

**S** 1549 (64.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1340 (55.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1301 (54.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1252 (52.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1226 (51.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1216 (50.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1154 (48.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1021 (42.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
992 (41.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
980 (40.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
969 (40.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
946 (39.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
942 (39.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
889 (37.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
855 (35.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
845 (35.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
824 (34.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
796 (33.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
788 (32.8) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
786 (32.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
775 (32.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
758 (31.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
756 (31.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
744 (31.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
732 (30.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
693 (28.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
687 (28.6) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
684 (28.5) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
664 (27.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
664 (27.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
659 (27.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
645 (26.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
645 (26.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
643 (26.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
641 (26.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
638 (26.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
624 (26.0) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
622 (25.9) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
610 (25.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
606 (25.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
600 (25.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
600 (25.0) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD

102/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
78/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
78/18 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley ARGYLE AERODROME 6.8mm in 14 min to 05:22 29.1mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers NOONAMAH AWS 10.4mm in 22 min to 04:30 28.4mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.4mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 30.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 30.0mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.7mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 33.8mm in 30 min to 12:00 67.6mm/h 33.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 33.8mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.3mm/h 33.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 33.8mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(240/ 67 ) at 02:14 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(310/ 69 ) at 21:03 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(260/ 65 ) at 15:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(260/ 63 ) at 20:05 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 80(***/ 69 ) at 00:30