Australian Weather News -- 03 MAY 2010

Monday 03 MAY 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1708 EST on 23/05/2012. 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

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

Roper-McArthur

014703

CENTRE ISLAND

26.9

16/05/1987

1 Y Equal to record.

Roper-McArthur

014704

MCARTHUR RIVER MINE

24.6

24.1

06/05/2004

1 Y

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA

23.4

30/05/1997

1 Y Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

36.7

36.1

01/05/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

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 17:08EST, 23/05/2012.

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	23.4	-0.6	11.4	-1.5	9.2	0.0	5.4	--	459 (19.1)	--
PERTH AIRPORT	22.9	+1.2	7.9	-2.6	16.3	0.0	3.4	6.0	270 (11.3)	34/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.9	-1.0	12.3	+2.5	9.8	1.4	3.2	3.6	353 (14.7)	48/12
BUNBURY	21.2	+0.1	10.7	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	106 ( 4.4)	37/13
MANDURAH	21.3	--	14.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	39/19
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+1.2	24.9	+2.8	24.5	0.0	7.2	8.0	442 (18.4)	48/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.3	+6.3	8.3	0.0	7.6	0.0	5.2	--	226 ( 9.4)	24/14
WHYALLA AERO	28.5	+8.0	10.5	+1.8	--	0.0	2.6	--	323 (13.5)	46/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.3	+7.3	14.8	+4.6	9.4	0.0	9.2	8.0	328 (13.7)	37/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	21.1	+5.0	3.3	-4.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	9.2	215 ( 9.0)	48/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.9	+4.0	17.7	+3.8	15.4	0.0	6.6	9.9	288 (12.0)	26/00
CAIRNS AERO	28.8	+1.2	22.8	+2.9	22.4	8.4	4.6	3.6	536 (22.3)	44/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.9	+2.3	21.6	+4.0	19.2	0.0	6.0	8.0	428 (17.8)	48/10
MACKAY M.O	26.4	+2.2	21.3	+4.2	--	1.0	--	5.1	478 (19.9)	39/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.8	+2.8	19.2	+5.0	18.1	0.0	6.4	--	371 (15.5)	39/09
BUNDABERG AERO	27.3	+2.6	17.0	+2.8	--	0.0	4.0	--	412 (17.2)	39/15
NAMBOUR DPI	24.0	+0.3	15.0	+3.0	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.2	+3.1	15.2	+0.9	--	0.2	--	--	169 ( 7.0)	39/13
BRISBANE AERO	25.9	+2.3	15.4	+2.6	13.1	0.0	4.0	9.1	287 (12.0)	37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.5	+2.5	13.3	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	482 (20.1)	52/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	25.7	+5.4	12.9	+4.2	8.9	0.0	3.8	--	85 ( 3.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.0	+3.6	15.0	+3.3	12.1	0.0	2.6	7.8	322 (13.4)	18/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.3	+3.8	12.2	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.9	+4.7	11.6	+1.5	9.8	0.0	2.2	4.6	225 ( 9.4)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.6	+3.2	10.6	+2.3	--	0.2	--	--	34 ( 1.4)	17/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.1	+3.9	5.2	+0.5	-2.5	0.2	2.6	7.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.1	+4.1	8.0	+1.2	--	0.2	--	--	187 ( 7.8)	35/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.9	+2.9	14.9	+4.0	12.2	0.0	4.0	6.5	317 (13.2)	39/11
RICHMOND RAAF	22.8	+2.2	10.0	+2.1	6.7	0.2	--	--	18 ( 0.8)	17/13
BELLAMBI AWS	21.4	+1.7	15.9	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	257 (10.7)	31/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.1	+5.5	3.4	+0.2	1.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.2	+5.9	6.5	+0.6	2.1	0.0	2.2	10.3	154 ( 6.4)	41/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.0	+5.3	6.8	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	41 ( 1.7)	30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	26.3	+7.3	9.1	+1.7	7.0	0.0	2.4	10.1	245 (10.2)	46/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.4	+5.1	7.1	+1.3	--	0.0	7.2	--	221 ( 9.2)	30/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.1	+5.5	9.9	+4.7	--	0.2	--	--	303 (12.6)	31/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	23.0	+6.3	9.2	+0.6	6.7	0.0	1.2	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.1	+4.0	3.6	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	28/23
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.3	+4.7	4.2	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	256 (10.7)	41/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.0	+1.2	2.3	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	197 ( 8.2)	30/23
HOBART AIRPORT	18.5	+3.3	7.2	+0.6	2.6	0.0	3.6	9.4	605 (25.2)	35/00
	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

38.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
38.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+9.5 : 30.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.5 : 28.3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.3 : 33.1 WILUNA Interior WA
+9.2 : 32.9 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+9.1 : 28.2 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA

27.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.5 : 15.6 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+8.2 : 24.6 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+7.9 : 16.0 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+7.7 : 23.4 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
+7.0 : 16.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-1.8 : 16.8 ALBANY Lower West WA
-1.8 : 16.8 SHANNON Lower West WA
-1.7 : 18.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-1.6 : 18.3 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-1.6 : 16.2 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA

-2.7 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

**W** -11.0 : 0.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-6.5 : 2.4 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-5.9 : 0.8 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-5.7 : 3.4 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC

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.

42.0 HIGHBURY STATION N Peninsula QLD
36.4 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
33.0 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
30.2 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
29.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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5.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
4.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
3.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1723 (71.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1480 (61.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1027 (42.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
934 (38.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
931 (38.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
925 (38.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
873 (36.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
844 (35.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
831 (34.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
802 (33.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
790 (32.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
780 (32.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
767 (32.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
721 (30.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
717 (29.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
716 (29.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
**S** 716 (29.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
704 (29.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
679 (28.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
669 (27.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
612 (25.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
605 (25.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

91/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
76/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
70/23 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
70/04 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 6.8mm in 15 min to 00:30 27.2mm/h NOONAMAH AWS 11.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 8.2mm in 12 min to 14:12 41.0mm/h 9.4mm in 18 min to 14:30 31.3mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.2mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 41.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 13.7mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 74(130/ 69 ) at 05:26 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 83 ) at 00:50 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(260/ 63 ) at 01:12