Australian Weather News -- 27 SEP 2010

Monday 27 SEP 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0325 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

QLD

Central West

036012

CAMERON DOWNS

58.1

45.2

10/09/1962

115

1 y

QLD

Northwest

037015

CORONA DOWNS

35.0

27.9

27/09/1927

101

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

W Pilbara

005084

THEVENARD ISLAND

22.6

22.0

10/09/1996

1 Y

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

27.0

22/09/2010

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032141

LUCINDA POINT

25.1

26/09/2010

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

W Pilbara

005007

LEARMONTH AIRPORT

38.9

27/09/1980

1 Y Equal to record.

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

39.8

39.1

05/09/1944

1 Y

W Pilbara

005072

TOM PRICE

37.0

36.1

30/09/1998

1 Y

W Gascoyne

006072

EMU CREEK STATION

40.4

27/09/1980

1 Y Equal to record.

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

39.2

39.0

29/09/2008

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 03:25EST, 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	29.7	+7.7	8.2	-1.1	5.2	0.2	6.2	--	495 (20.6)	46/16
PERTH AIRPORT	23.2	+3.1	11.2	+2.3	8.2	0.0	7.8	10.6	510 (21.3)	54/03
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.6	-1.7	8.9	+0.9	6.5	1.6	2.8	4.7	336 (14.0)	34/14
BUNBURY	20.9	+2.7	11.6	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	31/09
MANDURAH	22.5	--	12.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	352 (14.7)	34/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.0	+0.5	25.6	+2.6	25.3	0.0	7.0	7.9	332 (13.8)	37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.2	+0.9	8.1	-2.3	6.5	0.0	6.2	11.7	260 (10.8)	31/15
WHYALLA AERO	18.2	-3.3	5.5	-2.5	--	0.0	6.8	--	186 ( 7.8)	43/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.5	-2.5	10.6	+0.9	7.5	0.0	8.0	6.4	203 ( 8.5)	44/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.9	-1.9	9.5	+3.2	9.4	3.2	0.8	7.1	490 (20.4)	52/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.4	+3.2	19.3	+5.1	--	0.0	8.0	7.4	--	34/16
CAIRNS AERO	31.1	+3.1	23.7	+5.0	22.0	0.6	3.6	10.0	342 (14.3)	35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.0	+1.3	23.1	+5.8	21.4	0.0	7.0	11.2	391 (16.3)	34/11
MACKAY M.O	27.5	+2.3	22.7	+6.1	--	0.0	--	9.6	292 (12.2)	22/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.7	+1.4	18.3	+4.7	16.9	0.0	1.8	--	195 ( 8.1)	30/19
BUNDABERG AERO	28.1	+2.7	18.1	+4.4	18.2	0.2	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	34/13
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	+3.1	15.0	+4.4	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.2	+2.1	14.9	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	148 ( 6.2)	39/14
BRISBANE AERO	25.4	+1.2	14.9	+2.2	11.1	0.0	3.8	10.0	217 ( 9.0)	37/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.8	+2.4	14.1	+3.5	--	3.2	--	--	330 (13.8)	31/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	25.7	+4.3	12.6	+4.1	9.1	0.0	3.8	--	72 ( 3.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.7	+4.8	13.0	+2.1	9.4	0.0	3.8	10.1	229 ( 9.5)	43/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.0	+4.5	11.0	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.8	+8.6	6.4	-2.6	3.6	0.0	5.4	6.9	251 (10.5)	50/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	28.5	+7.2	7.1	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	49 ( 2.0)	30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.6	+4.6	6.2	+2.0	1.2	0.0	3.2	9.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.5	+4.3	7.0	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	150 ( 6.3)	39/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.2	+7.7	13.2	+2.9	8.1	0.0	5.8	5.5	348 (14.5)	68/13
RICHMOND RAAF	28.8	+6.1	6.6	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	96 ( 4.0)	54/14
BELLAMBI AWS	27.0	+6.8	14.1	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	190 ( 7.9)	46/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	20.5	+4.3	6.1	+2.9	4.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.6	+3.0	6.4	+1.3	4.2	0.0	4.2	6.7	139 ( 5.8)	43/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.0	+1.9	6.5	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	85 ( 3.5)	43/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.4	+2.0	9.2	+1.8	4.9	0.0	3.0	8.7	187 ( 7.8)	43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.3	+0.9	6.3	+0.9	--	0.0	9.2	--	198 ( 8.3)	39/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.7	-0.1	6.0	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	174 ( 7.3)	39/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.3	+0.1	12.8	+4.9	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	15.0	-1.8	8.9	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	330 (13.8)	52/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.5	-0.4	7.3	+2.5	--	0.2	--	--	467 (19.5)	50/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.7	-0.8	11.0	+5.9	--	3.6	--	--	562 (23.4)	54/21
HOBART AIRPORT	15.4	+0.1	11.6	+5.6	7.9	0.0	3.2	10.0	701 (29.2)	72/08
	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

41.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
41.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
40.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.8 : 39.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+9.8 : 40.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+9.7 : 38.9 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+9.7 : 38.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+9.6 : 38.7 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
27.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+10.3 : 13.8 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
+7.9 : 13.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+7.8 : 22.3 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+7.5 : 12.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
+7.4 : 25.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+7.4 : 21.6 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+7.4 : 20.7 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.4 : 16.9 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.3 : 0.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-4.3 : 4.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.1 : 18.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.1 : 6.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-4.0 : 17.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
-4.0 : 7.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
-4.0 : 8.3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

-0.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.8 : 3.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-3.9 : 5.6 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-3.5 : 4.8 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
-3.4 : 4.1 WUDINNA AERO 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.

58.1 CAMERON DOWNS Central West QLD
42.7 MOUNT WILKIN Central Highlands QLD
36.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
35.0 PALEN CREEK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
35.0 WARDEN BEND Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
35.0 WARDEN BEND
Central Highlands
42.7 MOUNT WILKIN
Central West
58.1 CAMERON DOWNS
Brisbane/SE Coast
35.0 PALEN CREEK ALERT

ISLANDS
Islands
36.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1583 (66.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1288 (53.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1214 (50.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1030 (42.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
951 (39.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
907 (37.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
895 (37.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
893 (37.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
877 (36.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
872 (36.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
859 (35.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
846 (35.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
836 (34.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
822 (34.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
773 (32.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
756 (31.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
749 (31.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
736 (30.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
729 (30.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
715 (29.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
708 (29.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
701 (29.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
701 (29.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
701 (29.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
673 (28.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
671 (28.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
663 (27.6) BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
655 (27.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
638 (26.6) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
632 (26.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
617 (25.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
616 (25.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
613 (25.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD

120/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
118/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
107/09 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
106/01 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
104/09 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/14 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
96/13 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
96/21 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
96/10 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
94/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/19 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
91/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/05 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast 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 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 15.6mm in 10 min to 13:40 93.6mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.8mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 6.2mm in 13 min to 11:00 28.6mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula HORN ISLAND 8.2mm in 11 min to 14:00 44.7mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.4mm/h 10.2mm in 10 min to 14:10 61.2mm/h 14.4mm in 20 min to 14:30 43.2mm/h 34.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 34.6mm/h 30.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 30.4mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 14.0mm/h 11.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 22.4mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 17.0mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.8mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h Gulf Country CENTURY MINE 12.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.4mm/h Central Highlands TAMBO POST OFFICE 52.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES NW Plains E MOREE AERO 6.4mm in 13 min to 14:30 29.5mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 8.8mm in 25 min to 14:30 21.1mm/h 11.6mm in 30 min to 15:00 23.2mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.2mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains N COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS : 96(310/ 28 ) at 13:30 South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 83(190/ 65 ) at 18:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 89(360/ 67 ) at 09:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(280/ 63 ) at 10:00 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 85(235/ 72 ) at 16:20 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 111(270/ 80 ) at 20:00 LOW HEAD : 96(270/ 78 ) at 21:45 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 95(280/ 59 ) at 23:41 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 78(350/ 65 ) at 06:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 119(320/ 96 ) at 18:33 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 108(270/ 82 ) at 09:03 TASMAN ISLAND : 82(310/ 63 ) at 23:34 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(270/ 33 ) at 13:22 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 98(280/ 78 ) at 14:17 DROUGHTY HILL : 102(270/ 65 ) at 08:10 W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME : 91(300/ 63 ) at 06:00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 102(330/ 72 ) at 01:01 MOUNT READ : 78(270/ 63 ) at 06:52 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 93(290/ 72 ) at 19:39 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 95(270/ 76 ) at 14:08