Australian Weather News -- 07 APR 2011

Thursday 07 APR 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1823 EST on 25/05/2012. 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

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

98.0

78.0

11/04/1996

1 n

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SW & S Coast

009518

CAPE LEEUWIN

111

111.0

12/04/2003

Y Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

31.9

31.7

04/04/2011

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 18:23EST, 25/05/2012.

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	26.8	-0.8	21.2	+5.8	19.2	0.0	7.4	--	458 (19.1)	50/15
PERTH AIRPORT	23.8	-1.7	14.4	+1.5	14.0	1.0	6.0	9.0	388 (16.2)	68/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.5	-1.3	12.6	+1.0	10.5	0.2	6.4	5.2	355 (14.8)	46/02
BUNBURY	20.5	-3.5	12.2	+0.7	--	7.4	--	--	293 (12.2)	57/13
MANDURAH	21.8	--	15.2	--	--	3.6	--	--	365 (15.2)	68/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.7	0.0	24.3	+0.3	23.8	2.4	4.8	10.5	332 (13.8)	44/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.6	+0.4	10.2	-2.4	9.4	0.0	8.0	11.0	341 (14.2)	48/12
WHYALLA AERO	29.7	+6.0	9.0	-2.7	--	0.0	2.6	--	153 ( 6.4)	30/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	29.9	+7.3	11.6	-0.8	8.5	0.0	3.4	10.7	118 ( 4.9)	39/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	27.0	+7.6	9.3	+0.6	6.0	0.0	4.0	10.3	264 (11.0)	37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.2	-1.7	20.7	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	406 (16.9)	52/09
CAIRNS AERO	27.8	-1.4	22.6	+1.0	21.5	3.0	6.0	0.8	766 (31.9)	52/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.4	-0.2	21.3	+0.7	17.3	0.0	8.0	9.5	529 (22.0)	50/14
MACKAY M.O	25.8	-0.9	19.5	-0.7	--	14.4	--	5.6	741 (30.9)	65/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.1	-2.7	17.5	-0.4	14.6	0.0	5.2	--	345 (14.4)	50/14
BUNDABERG AERO	27.6	+0.2	17.9	+0.4	17.0	1.2	--	--	506 (21.1)	54/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-1.1	18.0	+2.5	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.0	+0.6	17.2	+0.2	--	0.8	--	--	418 (17.4)	46/19
BRISBANE AERO	25.3	-0.7	16.4	+0.1	15.1	0.6	7.2	10.0	385 (16.0)	48/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.0	-2.4	11.3	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	541 (22.5)	54/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	25.5	+0.3	14.5	+1.7	11.4	0.0	5.4	--	311 (13.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.9	-3.1	16.1	+0.9	15.7	37.2	1.2	3.0	452 (18.8)	46/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.0	-1.1	15.0	+1.3	--	10.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.3	-2.3	15.4	+2.2	14.4	28.2	2.0	2.1	376 (15.7)	43/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.2	-1.4	14.2	+2.3	--	4.2	--	--	100 ( 4.2)	26/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.1	+0.6	6.7	-0.5	2.8	0.0	2.8	10.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	26.8	+2.3	10.9	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	411 (17.1)	39/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.2	-0.7	16.9	+2.8	15.8	5.8	5.4	10.6	570 (23.8)	41/11
RICHMOND RAAF	23.5	-0.4	14.0	+2.6	--	0.4	--	--	202 ( 8.4)	35/14
BELLAMBI AWS	21.8	-0.4	15.5	0.0	--	3.0	--	--	383 (16.0)	35/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.0	+1.0	5.0	-1.7	6.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.7	+1.2	9.9	+0.8	5.6	0.0	5.2	11.0	241 (10.0)	43/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.5	+2.1	9.5	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	46 ( 1.9)	18/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.1	+3.6	11.0	+0.9	6.5	0.0	4.0	10.7	219 ( 9.1)	30/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.9	+3.3	7.1	-1.1	--	0.0	3.0	--	110 ( 4.6)	28/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	24.3	+3.1	8.5	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	184 ( 7.7)	28/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	26.4	+6.1	13.1	+2.3	10.0	0.0	3.4	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	26.1	+6.0	8.2	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	112 ( 4.7)	28/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	22.4	+4.8	7.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	250 (10.4)	41/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.7	+2.8	5.3	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	103 ( 4.3)	26/13
HOBART AIRPORT	23.9	+5.8	8.8	+0.1	4.9	0.0	3.4	10.4	290 (12.1)	30/23
	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

36.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
36.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
35.5 EYRE Eucla WA
35.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
35.3 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

+11.5 : 35.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.5 : 35.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+10.4 : 34.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.2 : 28.2 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+9.1 : 31.4 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.5 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.5 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.4 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA

+7.6 : 19.2 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 17.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.0 : 14.0 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.9 : 19.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 21.6 LEONORA Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
11.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.1 : 29.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-6.9 : 24.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.9 : 18.9 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-4.8 : 28.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-4.8 : 21.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-4.8 : 17.0 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

-3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.8 : 14.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-4.3 : -1.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-4.3 : 6.4 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-4.1 : 6.0 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-3.7 : -0.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro 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.

211.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT N Coast--Barron QLD
130.2 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
120.6 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
98.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
81.4 ELLENBRAE N Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
81.4 ELLENBRAE

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
98.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
64.6 ACACIA, MOCATTO ROAD
55.2 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS
55.0 RANKIN POINT

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
130.2 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
211.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT
120.6 CAPE FLATTERY
76.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE

11.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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2.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.8 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1247 (52.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1225 (51.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1197 (49.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1182 (49.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1171 (48.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
947 (39.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
931 (38.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
820 (34.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
782 (32.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
771 (32.1) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
766 (31.9) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
741 (30.9) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
693 (28.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
679 (28.3) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
679 (28.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
675 (28.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
653 (27.2) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
606 (25.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
605 (25.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

111/10 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
83/09 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
80/10 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/09 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
76/07 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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 Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN 4.0mm in 6 min to 10:10 40.0mm/h WITCHCLIFFE 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h ROCKY GULLY 7.2mm in 31 min to 14:00 13.9mm/h Interior TELFER AERO 21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 21.2mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 32.2mm in 30 min to 20:00 64.4mm/h 33.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 33.8mm/h 29.4mm in 30 min to 20:30 58.8mm/h 61.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 61.6mm/h 27.8mm in 30 min to 21:00 55.6mm/h 57.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 57.2mm/h 91.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 30.3mm/h 30.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 61.6mm/h 58.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 58.6mm/h 10.8mm in 30 min to 22:00 21.6mm/h 41.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 41.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.8mm/h HORN ISLAND 11.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.2mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 8.8mm in 18 min to 21:18 29.3mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.8mm/h 22.0mm in 30 min to 22:00 44.0mm/h 34.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 34.4mm/h 26.6mm in 30 min to 22:30 53.2mm/h 48.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 48.6mm/h 29.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 29.4mm/h N Coast--Barron CAPE FLATTERY 24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.2mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast N COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h MidNorth Coast S PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.0mm/h 5.8mm in 15 min to 20:00 23.2mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h Hunter Valley WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 5.0mm in 13 min to 12:00 23.1mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 15.2mm in 50 min to 13:20 18.2mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 19.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 111(250/ 45 ) at 10:11 CAPE NATURALISTE : 83(250/ 63 ) at 09:06 BUSSELTON JETTY : 85(230/ 67 ) at 13:15 QUEENSLAND Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 70(130/ 65 ) at 03:57 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 70(130/ 65 ) at 07:50 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 74(130/ 63 ) at 00:00