Australian Weather News -- 06 OCT 2010

Wednesday 06 OCT 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0419 EST on 24/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
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Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Alice Springs

015660

ULURU RANGERS

34.6

21.8

16/10/2001

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

-0.8

0.0

03/10/2002

1 Y

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

2.4

3.7

03/10/2002

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 04:19EST, 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	29.5	+5.1	9.3	-1.6	7.9	0.0	7.4	--	681 (28.4)	50/14
PERTH AIRPORT	24.0	+1.5	9.7	-0.5	6.3	0.0	5.6	11.2	602 (25.1)	52/09
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.7	-2.0	7.3	-1.8	4.6	1.0	3.0	10.2	315 (13.1)	30/15
BUNBURY	21.6	+0.9	5.8	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	35/20
MANDURAH	23.3	--	9.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	407 (17.0)	39/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.4	+1.2	26.4	+1.4	26.2	0.0	9.0	8.2	344 (14.3)	50/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.6	-11.4	17.6	+2.8	17.3	0.4	5.6	0.0	385 (16.0)	31/00
WHYALLA AERO	20.1	-3.8	7.8	-2.7	--	0.0	8.0	--	320 (13.3)	72/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.4	-0.4	10.8	-0.6	6.6	0.0	3.2	10.9	164 ( 6.8)	55/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.2	+2.3	2.5	-4.6	0.4	0.0	0.6	7.8	139 ( 5.8)	74/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.4	+2.8	19.5	+0.9	18.3	0.0	11.2	9.6	304 (12.7)	50/20
CAIRNS AERO	30.2	+0.7	24.0	+3.4	22.2	0.2	7.8	3.5	475 (19.8)	35/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.5	+1.1	23.6	+2.9	20.7	0.0	7.0	11.5	369 (15.4)	43/15
MACKAY M.O	27.4	-0.2	21.5	+1.8	--	0.0	--	9.6	247 (10.3)	28/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.4	-0.3	20.9	+3.9	19.0	0.0	5.4	--	208 ( 8.7)	28/09
BUNDABERG AERO	28.3	+1.4	19.2	+2.6	19.2	0.0	--	--	269 (11.2)	31/15
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	+1.3	17.0	+3.2	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.0	+2.6	18.6	+2.4	--	1.0	--	--	325 (13.5)	39/12
BRISBANE AERO	26.3	+0.8	17.1	+1.4	14.9	2.8	6.6	11.4	277 (11.5)	30/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.3	+0.6	13.2	+0.4	--	0.2	--	--	406 (16.9)	34/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.2	+1.1	14.5	+2.4	11.8	0.0	5.2	--	274 (11.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.5	-1.1	17.0	+3.2	17.0	13.0	2.8	5.8	609 (25.4)	37/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.0	-1.0	17.0	+5.1	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.2	+0.6	12.7	+0.7	11.5	0.6	4.4	8.2	239 (10.0)	41/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.2	-0.5	14.2	+3.5	--	0.6	--	--	41 ( 1.7)	22/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.2	+2.7	9.0	+2.4	2.0	0.0	2.6	9.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.7	+0.9	12.1	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	44/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.4	-0.1	16.8	+3.7	12.6	0.2	3.4	4.9	298 (12.4)	31/14
RICHMOND RAAF	22.7	-2.3	16.2	+5.2	--	2.6	--	--	71 ( 3.0)	28/15
BELLAMBI AWS	21.2	-0.4	15.2	+1.3	--	2.2	--	--	100 ( 4.2)	30/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	23.4	+4.0	12.0	+5.9	10.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.9	+4.5	12.9	+5.2	9.6	0.0	4.0	8.3	186 ( 7.8)	48/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.9	+3.3	11.1	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	68 ( 2.8)	68/17
MILDURA AIRPORT	26.4	+2.6	13.5	+3.7	11.5	0.0	6.0	3.1	242 (10.1)	59/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.4	-0.5	10.4	+2.9	--	0.0	5.0	--	180 ( 7.5)	46/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT	20.8	+0.5	11.0	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	63/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	23.9	+4.3	11.2	+1.7	8.9	0.0	2.6	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	22.8	+4.0	5.4	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	173 ( 7.2)	70/19
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.1	+2.5	6.0	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	277 (11.5)	67/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.7	-2.3	4.9	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	30/10
HOBART AIRPORT	22.5	+5.2	9.3	+1.8	7.5	0.0	6.0	10.9	402 (16.8)	52/12
	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

41.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
38.9 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
38.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
38.8 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
38.8 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+9.3 : 28.5 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+9.2 : 28.9 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+8.7 : 26.8 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+8.7 : 27.5 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+8.6 : 28.4 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC

28.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.6 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+7.7 : 17.2 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+7.5 : 18.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+6.9 : 12.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.6 : 17.9 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+6.5 : 11.8 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-13.5 : 24.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-11.8 : 21.3 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-11.8 : 18.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-11.4 : 19.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-10.7 : 21.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-10.7 : 19.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

-3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-0.8 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-0.7 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-0.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

-8.2 : -0.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-8.0 : -0.7 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-7.7 : -0.8 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
**S** -7.3 : 4.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
-6.7 : 0.1 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
**S** -6.7 : 7.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-6.7 : 2.4 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA

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.

45.0 CARAWATHA Darling Downs E QLD
41.0 QUANBUN DOWNS W Kimberley WA
40.0 COOKS CK (KALANG) MidNorth Coast N NSW
38.0 GOOMBOORIAN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
35.2 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD N Rivers NT

11.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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3.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
3.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

915 (38.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
844 (35.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
803 (33.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
780 (32.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
756 (31.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
741 (30.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
732 (30.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
721 (30.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
718 (29.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
714 (29.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
713 (29.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
688 (28.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
681 (28.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
678 (28.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
657 (27.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
657 (27.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
655 (27.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
654 (27.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
629 (26.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
615 (25.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
613 (25.5) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
609 (25.4) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
602 (25.1) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
601 (25.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA

96/18 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
94/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
87/20 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
85/21 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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 16.2mm in 30 min to 16:00 32.4mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.2mm/h 18.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 36.0mm/h 34.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 34.2mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 21.0mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.3mm/h NOONAMAH AWS 20.4mm in 22 min to 15:00 55.6mm/h 22.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 22.2mm/h 29.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 29.6mm/h PIRLANGIMPI 10.0mm in 30 min to 14:30 20.0mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.8mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h N Plateau YULARA AERO 1.4mm in 1 min to 15:24 84.0mm/h 7.6mm in 6 min to 15:30 76.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES NW Slopes S TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h SW Slopes S ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 4.2mm in 11 min to 19:00 22.9mm/h CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS 10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h Riverina E DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS 7.2mm in 11 min to 14:23 39.3mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.4mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.8mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h VICTORIA Mallee N MILDURA AIRPORT 5.0mm in 15 min to 11:15 20.0mm/h Lower North CHARLTON 13.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.8mm/h Upper North TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.4mm/h Lower NE RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 10.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 20.0mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.2mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.0mm/h WANGARATTA AERO 10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.6mm/h Upper NE FALLS CREEK 11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h MT HOTHAM 11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h E Gippsland COMBIENBAR AWS 12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.2mm/h E Central MOORABBIN AIRPORT 9.2mm in 22 min to 20:00 25.1mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.4mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.6mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.6mm/h COLDSTREAM COMPARISON 4.6mm in 13 min to 21:00 21.2mm/h W Central GEELONG AIRPORT 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.8mm/h SHEOAKS 5.4mm in 7 min to 18:00 46.3mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.8mm/h W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.4mm/h AIREYS INLET 16.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.2mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.8mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h TASMANIA E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT 11.6mm in 30 min to 22:00 23.2mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.6mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.8mm/h SWAN ISLAND 11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.2mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.2mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 13.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.2mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 78(230/ 67 ) at 10:30 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 76(340/ 67 ) at 19:44 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82( 30/ 63 ) at 19:00 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 83(240/ 63 ) at 20:28 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 96(250/ 74 ) at 19:30 PORT FAIRY AWS : 83(250/ 67 ) at 21:12 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 93(260/ 63 ) at 20:33 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 95(270/ 89 ) at 23:17