Australian Weather News -- 20 JAN 2010

Wednesday 20 JAN 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1604 EST on 18/05/2012. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Lowest grass minimum temperature
QLD	Central Highlands	035070	TAROOM POST OFFICE	7.2	8.3	19/01/1984	52				1 Y
QLD	Central Highlands	035149	BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN	8.0	8.0	07/01/1979	36				1 Y Equal to record.
Lowest minimum temperature
QLD	Central Highlands	035070	TAROOM POST OFFICE	12.6	13.3	19/01/1984	54				1 Y
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039104	MONTO TOWNSHIP	13.0	13.0	05/01/2007	37				1 P Equal to record.
QLD	Darling Downs E	041522	DALBY AIRPORT	10.0	11.1	19/01/2010	19				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Darling Downs W	042112	MILES CONSTANCE STREET	11.4	12.9	29/01/2007	13				1 Y
QLD	Maranoa	043015	INJUNE POST OFFICE	10.6	10.6	17/01/1983	43				1 Y Equal to record.
QLD	Maranoa	043035	SURAT	11.2	11.5	09/01/1997	47				1 Y
QLD	Maranoa	043091	ROMA AIRPORT	11.2	11.4	09/01/1997	18				1 Y
QLD	Far SW	045025	THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT	17.2	17.2	01/01/2000	11				1 Y Equal to record.
NSW	Upper Darling	048031	COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST)	10.2	10.2	19/01/2010	43				1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	Upper Darling	048243	LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN	11.5	12.2	19/01/2010	13				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	CW Plains N	051010	COONAMBLE COMPARISON	9.2	10.1	19/01/2010	44				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	CW Plains N	051161	COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS	9.5	9.5	19/01/2010	13				1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	NW Plains W	052088	WALGETT AIRPORT AWS	8.1	9.0	04/01/2002	17				1 Y
NSW	NW Slopes S	055325	TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS	7.1	7.1	19/01/2010	16				1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	N Tablelands W	056013	GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN	5.5	5.5	19/01/2010	39				1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	N Tablelands W	056243	GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS	2.3	2.7	19/01/2010	14				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	North Coast	058212	EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS	14.2	14.4	15/01/2009	12				1 Y
NSW	MidNorth Coast N	059140	DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)	7.5	8.5	19/01/2010	14				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	Illawarra	068241	ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)	9.0	10.0	19/01/2010	11				Y Previous record set earlier this month.
Lowest maximum temperature
WA	SW & S Coast	009871	WINDY HARBOUR	18.0	18.3	04/01/2007	21				1 Y
WA	SW & S Coast	009968	SHANNON	16.5	17.0	04/01/2007	14				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 16:04EST, 18/05/2012.

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	27.5	-4.1	21.7	+3.4	20.7	0.0	13.4	--	575 (24.0)	59/14
PERTH AIRPORT	32.0	+0.4	21.0	+4.1	19.1	0.0	13.8	11.0	300 (12.5)	50/19
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.1	-6.6	17.0	+3.3	16.9	6.8	6.8	0.0	500 (20.8)	48/09
BUNBURY	27.9	-1.5	18.6	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	52/11
MANDURAH	29.4	--	20.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	55/18
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.7	+0.9	25.9	+1.1	25.5	0.0	9.2	6.3	219 ( 9.1)	44/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.3	-2.1	16.0	-5.4	14.0	0.0	12.0	13.0	322 (13.4)	28/09
WHYALLA AERO	35.9	+6.0	14.3	-3.1	--	0.0	13.0	--	205 ( 8.5)	46/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	32.1	+3.0	15.5	-1.5	--	0.0	6.8	10.4	154 ( 6.4)	31/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	24.3	-0.9	12.1	+1.0	11.0	0.0	3.4	3.3	380 (15.8)	46/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.3	+1.0	18.3	-5.5	14.8	0.0	12.2	11.6	387 (16.1)	34/15
CAIRNS AERO	30.6	-0.8	22.4	-1.3	21.9	5.2	2.6	0.1	241 (10.0)	39/20
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.0	+1.7	27.8	+3.6	26.0	0.0	8.6	6.3	326 (13.6)	37/16
MACKAY M.O	31.0	+0.9	25.8	+2.3	--	0.0	--	11.4	203 ( 8.5)	31/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.7	+1.8	21.5	-0.6	19.6	0.0	10.6	--	229 ( 9.5)	26/16
BUNDABERG AERO	32.0	+1.9	21.1	-0.3	--	0.0	11.0	--	311 (13.0)	34/16
NAMBOUR DPI	31.0	+1.7	18.0	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.6	+1.5	17.1	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	278 (11.6)	31/12
BRISBANE AERO	30.4	+1.4	18.7	-2.4	15.8	0.0	8.6	13.0	321 (13.4)	35/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	32.0	+3.9	13.8	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	444 (18.5)	31/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	32.2	+0.3	10.7	-8.1	6.0	0.0	7.0	--	150 ( 6.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.7	+1.8	15.8	-3.6	10.4	0.0	7.4	13.1	373 (15.5)	31/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.3	+1.9	11.2	-6.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.7	+5.8	14.2	-3.8	10.4	0.0	9.8	13.3	401 (16.7)	39/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	29.9	+2.4	9.5	-7.2	--	0.0	--	--	64 ( 2.7)	21/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	26.2	-0.3	10.6	-2.6	3.0	0.0	8.0	13.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.4	-0.7	9.1	-9.0	--	0.0	--	--	274 (11.4)	35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	30.1	+3.7	17.2	-1.5	9.0	0.0	10.4	13.0	346 (14.4)	39/13
RICHMOND RAAF	36.4	+6.6	10.1	-7.3	5.2	0.0	--	--	161 ( 6.7)	39/15
BELLAMBI AWS	25.9	+1.1	14.3	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	266 (11.1)	26/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	30.6	+2.6	11.5	-1.7	7.3	0.0	10.6	13.4	393 (16.4)	50/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	33.4	+1.8	10.4	-5.8	7.6	0.0	10.4	13.4	311 (13.0)	--
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	32.9	+0.7	11.0	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	250 (10.4)	48/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	36.6	+4.4	12.2	-4.4	10.2	0.0	7.0	13.0	192 ( 8.0)	39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	32.1	+2.6	8.6	-5.5	--	0.0	6.0	--	284 (11.8)	44/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.8	+2.3	8.9	-5.0	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	44/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.2	+2.3	14.5	+0.2	12.0	0.0	5.6	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	27.6	+3.0	11.2	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	354 (14.8)	54/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	26.7	+1.7	6.2	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	325 (13.5)	48/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.1	-2.1	8.9	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	164 ( 6.8)	48/15
HOBART AIRPORT	22.7	+0.2	11.0	-1.0	7.1	0.0	5.2	7.4	493 (20.5)	54/12
	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

46.5 LEONORA Goldfields WA
45.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
45.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
45.0 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
45.0 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

+14.1 : 39.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.3 : 45.0 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.9 : 38.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+10.1 : 43.0 FORREST Eucla WA
+9.5 : 46.5 LEONORA Goldfields WA

28.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
28.6 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
28.3 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
28.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+6.5 : 27.7 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+5.8 : 28.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+5.7 : 22.4 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.1 : 27.9 WILUNA Interior WA
+5.1 : 17.3 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.7 : 16.4 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-10.5 : 19.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-9.9 : 16.5 SHANNON Lower West WA
-9.7 : 17.4 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
-9.2 : 20.5 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA

0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-12.3 : 8.1 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-11.0 : 11.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-10.6 : 9.5 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
-10.3 : 2.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-10.3 : 10.2 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW

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.

82.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT N Coast--Barron QLD
81.0 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
58.8 SHIPTONS FLAT N Coast--Barron QLD
56.0 STRATHBURN STATION N Peninsula QLD
54.0 HAZELMERE N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
56.0 STRATHBURN STATION
N Coast--Barron
82.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT
81.0 CAPE FLATTERY
58.8 SHIPTONS FLAT
54.0 HAZELMERE

13.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.4 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

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2.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

**S** 1320 (55.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1161 (48.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1093 (45.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1070 (44.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1051 (43.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1031 (43.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1027 (42.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
990 (41.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
985 (41.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
876 (36.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
872 (36.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
790 (32.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
728 (30.3) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
712 (29.7) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
695 (29.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
694 (28.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
688 (28.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
632 (26.3) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
615 (25.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
605 (25.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

83/18 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
83/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/16 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
80/02 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/04 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
80/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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 W Kimberley DERBY AERO 15.6mm in 26 min to 20:59 36.0mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 9.4mm in 13 min to 23:59 43.4mm/h NOONAMAH AWS 19.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 19.8mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 16.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 32.4mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 20.6mm/h 15.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 31.2mm/h 31.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 31.8mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 22.4mm/h 50.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 16.7mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 23.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 23.4mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.4mm/h MILINGIMBI AWS 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.6mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COEN AIRPORT 22.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 22.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h 10.8mm in 13 min to 18:00 49.8mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.6mm/h 25.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 25.0mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 86.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 28.7mm/h N Coast--Barron COOKTOWN AIRPORT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(270/ 69 ) at 12:26 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 76(250/ 63 ) at 04:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 74(***/ 65 ) at 13:30