Australian Weather News -- 13 MAY 2010

Thursday 13 MAY 2010

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2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1734 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 daily rainfall

Gt Southern

010898

AKOONAH

60.0

26.2

04/05/1988

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061363

SCONE AIRPORT AWS

-2.3

-2.0

31/05/2004

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

11.1

11.9

22/05/2009

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 17:34EST, 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	19.8	-4.2	13.2	+0.3	10.8	20.8	4.0	--	424 (17.7)	57/14
PERTH AIRPORT	16.6	-5.1	10.0	-0.5	7.2	19.6	4.8	1.4	341 (14.2)	55/05
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.2	-3.7	11.5	+1.7	10.5	1.6	3.2	0.0	270 (11.3)	43/17
BUNBURY	18.3	-2.8	11.2	+1.7	--	7.6	--	--	269 (11.2)	46/14
MANDURAH	17.6	--	12.8	--	--	4.0	--	--	351 (14.6)	41/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+1.2	23.9	+1.8	22.8	0.0	4.2	9.9	353 (14.7)	44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	22.0	-1.0	3.5	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	31/09
WHYALLA AERO	18.8	-1.7	2.2	-6.5	--	0.0	3.8	--	173 ( 7.2)	26/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.5	-0.5	6.0	-4.2	1.7	0.0	1.6	9.9	146 ( 6.1)	24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.6	-1.5	4.7	-2.6	3.4	0.0	1.0	2.6	187 ( 7.8)	15/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.7	+0.8	13.7	-0.2	10.5	0.0	7.2	11.0	369 (15.4)	34/10
CAIRNS AERO	27.4	-0.2	21.1	+1.2	20.0	1.4	5.4	2.5	442 (18.4)	43/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.1	+1.5	18.9	+1.3	16.0	0.0	2.8	9.6	239 (10.0)	41/15
MACKAY M.O	23.5	-0.7	16.2	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	314 (13.1)	35/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.1	+1.1	12.3	-1.9	6.9	0.0	4.4	--	161 ( 6.7)	28/13
BUNDABERG AERO	25.6	+0.9	11.3	-2.9	--	0.0	8.0	--	380 (15.8)	35/00
NAMBOUR DPI	24.0	+0.3	15.0	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.1	-1.0	14.0	-0.3	--	0.2	--	--	295 (12.3)	28/04
BRISBANE AERO	23.2	-0.4	10.7	-2.1	7.7	0.0	6.6	9.9	370 (15.4)	24/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.6	-0.4	4.2	-5.8	--	0.0	--	--	364 (15.2)	--
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.2	-0.1	1.6	-7.1	-4.5	0.0	3.6	--	114 ( 4.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.1	-0.3	4.8	-6.9	0.7	0.0	4.0	10.1	360 (15.0)	30/02
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.0	-0.5	7.0	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.5	+0.3	6.2	-3.9	3.7	0.0	4.8	9.9	477 (19.9)	46/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.7	+0.3	4.9	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	149 ( 6.2)	28/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.0	-2.2	1.8	-2.9	-7.2	0.0	2.2	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.9	-2.1	-0.8	-7.6	--	0.0	--	--	213 ( 8.9)	37/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.4	-0.6	7.9	-3.0	4.9	0.0	4.4	9.4	552 (23.0)	54/18
RICHMOND RAAF	21.0	+0.4	-0.7	-8.6	-3.9	0.0	--	--	160 ( 6.7)	37/11
BELLAMBI AWS	20.5	+0.8	10.9	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	429 (17.9)	57/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	15.7	+0.1	-2.6	-5.8	-5.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.4	-0.9	0.1	-5.8	-3.2	0.0	1.8	9.7	198 ( 8.3)	30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.1	-0.6	1.0	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	140 ( 5.8)	30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.3	-1.7	1.4	-6.0	-0.3	0.0	2.2	9.0	219 ( 9.1)	22/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.5	-0.8	1.1	-4.7	--	0.0	1.6	--	203 ( 8.5)	35/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.5	-1.1	0.8	-4.4	--	0.2	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	28/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.1	-1.6	9.5	+0.9	6.7	0.2	1.8	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.6	-1.5	7.5	-0.2	--	0.2	--	--	394 (16.4)	35/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.5	-2.1	3.2	-2.5	--	0.6	--	--	246 (10.3)	26/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.8	-2.0	5.5	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	153 ( 6.4)	31/10
HOBART AIRPORT	12.5	-2.7	5.8	-0.8	-0.1	2.2	1.2	5.4	345 (14.4)	30/00
	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

35.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
34.8 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
34.7 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+9.5 : 30.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.8 : 28.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.7 : 28.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.5 : 29.3 LEONORA Goldfields WA

27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.6 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+7.5 : 14.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.2 : 17.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+6.1 : 14.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.5 : 21.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.4 : 11.1 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.3 : 11.9 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.1 : 13.8 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : 14.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.7 : 14.7 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

-7.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.8 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-4.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-10.1 : -1.6 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-9.6 : -3.5 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-9.5 : -1.5 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-9.5 : -7.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-9.4 : -4.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W 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.

60.0 AKOONAH Cent Wheatbelt WA
42.4 TWO ROCKS Lower West WA
36.4 ALEXANDRA BRIDGE Lower West WA
34.2 MCLEOD CREEK
34.0 KOONADGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
42.4 TWO ROCKS
36.4 ALEXANDRA BRIDGE
Cent Wheatbelt
60.0 AKOONAH
34.0 KOONADGIN

ISLANDS

34.2 MCLEOD CREEK

11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.5 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
10.3 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT

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2.1 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.8 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
1.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

**S** 1223 (51.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1209 (50.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1180 (49.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1180 (49.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
983 (41.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
878 (36.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
798 (33.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
798 (33.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
788 (32.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
780 (32.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
760 (31.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
755 (31.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
735 (30.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
728 (30.3) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
721 (30.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
719 (30.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
717 (29.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
689 (28.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
608 (25.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
605 (25.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

91/14 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
81/14 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
81/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
78/17 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
78/11 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW

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 Central West GERALDTON AIRPORT 7.6mm in 9 min to 04:51 50.7mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.8mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 13.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h Lower West PERTH AIRPORT 8.0mm in 5 min to 05:09 96.0mm/h 5.0mm in 7 min to 05:16 42.9mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 14.8mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 16.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h JURIEN BAY 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h SWANBOURNE 12.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.4mm/h PERTH METRO 9.0mm in 9 min to 04:54 60.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.6mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 16.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h BICKLEY 16.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 16.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h ESPERANCE 8.0mm in 22 min to 21:52 21.8mm/h HOPETOUN NORTH 7.0mm in 15 min to 15:47 28.0mm/h 5.2mm in 13 min to 16:00 24.0mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.2mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h Cent Wheatbelt NEWDEGATE RES.STATION 20.2mm in 13 min to 14:18 93.2mm/h 22.6mm in 11 min to 14:31 123.3mm/h 20.6mm in 29 min to 15:00 42.6mm/h 66.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 66.0mm/h 66.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 22.0mm/h 66.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h LAKE GRACE 15.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h LAKE KING AG STATION 9.4mm in 11 min to 16:21 51.3mm/h 4.2mm in 11 min to 16:32 22.9mm/h NEWDEGATE AG STATION 16.4mm in 11 min to 14:19 89.5mm/h 21.2mm in 11 min to 14:30 115.6mm/h 37.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 37.8mm/h 15.6mm in 11 min to 14:41 85.1mm/h 58.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 58.2mm/h 24.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 24.0mm/h Goldfields CHEADANUP 10.2mm in 5 min to 18:39 122.4mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.8mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.8mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 9.2mm in 48 min to 21:00 11.5mm/h YILGARN SOUTH AG STATION 5.6mm in 11 min to 15:05 30.5mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Cent Wheatbelt NEWDEGATE RES.STATION : 91(210/ 63 ) at 14:05 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(240/ 70 ) at 00:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 72(***/ 63 ) at 00:30