Australian Weather News -- 18 SEP 2010

Saturday 18 SEP 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0257 EST on 24/05/2012. 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

Alice Springs

015610

INDIANA

43.0

17.0

04/09/2010

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

Alice Springs

015647

ATULA

29.0

28.2

04/09/2010

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

7.4

28/09/2008

1 n Equal to record.

QLD

Channel Country

038073

MORNEY PLAINS

38.0

22.0

24/09/1998

1 y

Lowest maximum temperature

Alice Springs

015602

JERVOIS

12.9

14.8

17/09/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

11.6

12.4

15/09/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

11.0

11.2

15/09/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Highlands

035149

BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN

15.7

16.0

05/09/2007

1 Y

QLD

Central West

036026

ISISFORD POST OFFICE

15.6

16.0

05/09/1979

1 Y

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

13.2

19.2

17/09/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Channel Country

038024

WINDORAH POST OFFICE

13.0

15.1

08/09/2004

1 Y

QLD

Channel Country

038026

BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT

13.4

19.0

16/09/2005

1 Y

QLD

Darling Downs W

042112

MILES CONSTANCE STREET

13.4

13.8

05/09/2007

1 Y

QLD

Maranoa

043015

INJUNE POST OFFICE

12.5

13.9

05/09/2007

1 Y

QLD

Maranoa

043020

MITCHELL POST OFFICE

12.9

13.4

17/09/2010

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 02:57EST, 24/05/2012.

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	24.3	+2.3	8.0	-1.3	2.7	0.0	6.8	--	463 (19.3)	43/09
PERTH AIRPORT	18.6	-1.5	9.5	+0.6	6.1	0.0	5.4	3.3	535 (22.3)	48/06
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.3	-1.0	9.4	+1.4	5.9	0.0	3.8	3.9	409 (17.0)	35/12
BUNBURY	18.6	+0.4	8.6	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	348 (14.5)	39/09
MANDURAH	18.7	--	10.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	362 (15.1)	41/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.9	+0.4	23.7	+0.7	23.5	0.0	7.6	9.5	304 (12.7)	34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	12.6	-14.7	10.1	-0.3	10.3	8.8	1.8	0.2	415 (17.3)	48/16
WHYALLA AERO	14.9	-6.6	5.5	-2.5	--	0.0	3.8	--	326 (13.6)	44/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.8	-3.2	8.1	-1.6	4.9	0.0	--	3.2	188 ( 7.8)	34/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.4	-3.4	8.5	+2.2	7.8	0.4	1.0	2.5	422 (17.6)	39/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.2	+1.0	16.0	+1.8	15.2	0.0	9.2	7.5	414 (17.3)	44/23
CAIRNS AERO	30.5	+2.5	22.0	+3.3	21.6	4.4	7.4	7.0	413 (17.2)	34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.4	+1.7	22.4	+5.1	21.6	0.0	8.2	3.5	562 (23.4)	52/10
MACKAY M.O	26.0	+0.8	16.3	-0.3	--	0.0	--	11.0	456 (19.0)	35/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.4	-1.9	15.9	+2.3	15.5	0.0	6.6	--	251 (10.5)	24/12
BUNDABERG AERO	22.8	-2.6	13.0	-0.7	13.4	0.0	--	--	360 (15.0)	22/11
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	-2.9	13.0	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.8	+0.7	12.3	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	173 ( 7.2)	39/14
BRISBANE AERO	21.4	-2.8	12.1	-0.6	9.0	0.0	3.2	3.6	209 ( 8.7)	28/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	15.3	-7.1	6.1	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	392 (16.3)	31/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.1	-4.3	3.4	-5.1	0.0	0.0	2.4	--	112 ( 4.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.9	-1.0	6.2	-4.7	1.0	0.0	4.0	9.6	277 (11.5)	24/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.0	-0.5	5.0	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.0	+0.8	6.2	-2.8	3.3	0.0	5.0	9.8	438 (18.3)	50/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.5	+1.2	2.8	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	71 ( 3.0)	30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.0	-4.0	3.0	-1.2	-0.9	0.0	3.0	9.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	16.2	-5.0	0.7	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	37/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.6	+2.1	8.6	-1.7	4.6	0.0	5.0	11.0	387 (16.1)	35/10
RICHMOND RAAF	23.2	+0.5	2.5	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	84 ( 3.5)	26/17
BELLAMBI AWS	18.2	-2.0	10.6	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	252 (10.5)	35/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	13.7	-2.5	1.2	-2.0	-1.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.1	-3.5	4.5	-0.6	1.2	0.0	3.2	4.2	277 (11.5)	34/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.9	-4.2	3.3	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	229 ( 9.5)	31/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	16.0	-4.4	2.6	-4.8	0.4	0.0	4.0	9.4	255 (10.6)	34/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.2	-3.2	2.2	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	318 (13.3)	31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.3	-0.5	0.3	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	245 (10.2)	41/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.0	-0.2	10.1	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	15.4	-1.4	8.6	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	495 (20.6)	43/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.3	-1.6	5.4	+0.6	--	0.2	--	--	444 (18.5)	39/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.2	+1.7	7.5	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	348 (14.5)	37/12
HOBART AIRPORT	13.8	-1.5	10.0	+4.0	7.8	0.0	2.6	9.8	683 (28.5)	68/09
	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

37.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
37.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
37.3 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
37.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+4.5 : 28.8 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.2 : 24.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+3.8 : 34.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
+3.5 : 18.3 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
+3.3 : 23.3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+6.9 : 22.6 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+5.9 : 22.1 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
+5.9 : 20.9 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+5.8 : 9.1 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+5.7 : 22.2 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-18.1 : 11.6 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-17.8 : 13.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-16.9 : 12.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-16.9 : 13.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-16.2 : 14.3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

-4.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-8.6 : 2.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-8.4 : -0.3 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-8.0 : 0.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-7.7 : 1.0 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
**W** -7.1 : 0.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina 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.

61.0 BETANGA Central Highlands QLD
57.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
45.0 TAMBO STATION Central Highlands QLD
45.0 MOUNT MARLOW Channel Country QLD
43.6 CARDWELL RANGE N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
43.6 CARDWELL RANGE
Central Highlands
61.0 BETANGA
45.0 TAMBO STATION
Channel Country
45.0 MOUNT MARLOW

TASMANIA
W Coast
57.8 MOUNT READ

11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
9.9 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT

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0.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1833 (76.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1774 (73.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1762 (73.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1467 (61.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1367 (57.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1291 (53.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1268 (52.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1214 (50.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1167 (48.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1130 (47.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1123 (46.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1089 (45.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1015 (42.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
961 (40.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
906 (37.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
889 (37.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
855 (35.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
847 (35.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
844 (35.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
834 (34.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
831 (34.6) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
806 (33.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
787 (32.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
787 (32.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
724 (30.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
710 (29.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
708 (29.5) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
699 (29.1) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
698 (29.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
697 (29.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
690 (28.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
683 (28.5) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
670 (27.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
664 (27.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
661 (27.5) TELFER AERO Interior WA
659 (27.5) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
653 (27.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
652 (27.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
651 (27.1) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
635 (26.5) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
629 (26.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
627 (26.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
617 (25.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
614 (25.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
607 (25.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
606 (25.3) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
605 (25.2) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

124/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
109/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/01 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
104/04 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
102/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
98/00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/01 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 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 Plateau JERVOIS 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 10.4mm in 30 min to 08:00 20.8mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI 22.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 7.3mm/h CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 18.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 6.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Pilbara LEGENDRE ISLAND : 74(110/ 63 ) at 08:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(240/ 69 ) at 19:19 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 80(267/ 63 ) at 01:40 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 89(240/ 70 ) at 04:00 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 82(220/ 63 ) at 07:00 Southeast HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 93(250/ 59 ) at 01:30 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 106(300/ 85 ) at 00:14 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 124(250/ 87 ) at 01:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 98(240/ 45 ) at 02:07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(250/ 56 ) at 03:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 102(260/ 67 ) at 01:07 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 95(300/ 76 ) at 00:03 MOUNT READ : 85(210/ 69 ) at 07:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 102(270/ 82 ) at 04:40 YXNR - name unknown : ***(120/ 63 ) at 09:00