Australian Weather News -- 29 JUL 2011

Friday 29 JUL 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0103 EST on 26/05/2012. 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

TAS

Derwent Valley

095063

MAYDENA POST OFFICE

37.0

29.5

09/07/2011

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest grass minimum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094201

MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN)

8.0

7.8

12/07/1999

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095003

BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES)

9.1

8.0

14/07/1993

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

W Agricultural

018069

ELLISTON

15.0

28/07/1975

1 N Equal to record.

W Agricultural

018083

WUDINNA AERO

15.1

13.0

18/07/2000

1 Y

W Agricultural

018195

MINNIPA DPI

13.2

13.1

07/07/1999

1 Y

TAS

Southeast

094201

MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN)

10.0

9.3

19/07/2002

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095003

BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES)

10.6

10.5

03/07/1985

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095018

TARRALEAH VILLAGE

7.9

7.5

03/07/1985

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

9.8

9.5

29/07/2009

1 Y

TAS

Central Plateau

096003

BUTLERS GORGE

8.0

7.5

17/07/1979

1 P

TAS

W Coast

097072

STRAHAN AERODROME

11.6

11.5

19/07/2002

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070217

COOMA AIRPORT AWS

-10.8

-10.0

08/07/2011

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070339

TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS

-8.2

-7.5

12/07/2002

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

W Agricultural

018079

STREAKY BAY

24.0

23.6

29/07/1993

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091306

CRESSY RESEARCH STATION

16.4

02/07/2005

1 Y Equal to record.

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 01:03EST, 26/05/2012.

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	20.7	+1.2	12.4	+3.0	11.4	0.0	--	--	563 (23.5)	46/19
PERTH AIRPORT	20.4	+2.5	13.8	+5.8	10.7	11.8	4.2	6.2	593 (24.7)	65/01
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.0	+0.2	9.7	+2.2	8.0	10.0	6.2	3.5	666 (27.8)	61/15
BUNBURY	19.0	+1.8	11.8	+4.7	--	8.2	--	--	769 (32.0)	80/00
MANDURAH	18.6	--	14.2	--	--	7.6	--	--	887 (37.0)	78/22
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.0	+1.5	19.0	-0.3	18.0	0.0	7.4	10.8	335 (14.0)	41/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	26.7	+7.0	3.7	-0.4	2.1	0.0	4.6	10.3	166 ( 6.9)	34/14
WHYALLA AERO	23.7	+6.8	10.2	+5.0	--	0.0	8.0	--	458 (19.1)	61/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.8	+4.5	13.9	+6.4	--	0.0	3.0	1.1	340 (14.2)	46/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.8	+2.6	8.1	+3.0	4.9	0.0	1.8	2.4	424 (17.7)	48/21
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.7	+2.0	7.2	-1.4	4.3	0.0	4.2	10.6	165 ( 6.9)	31/11
CAIRNS AERO	25.7	0.0	20.0	+2.9	17.7	0.0	5.6	0.6	549 (22.9)	52/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	25.5	+0.4	11.8	-1.8	7.2	0.0	7.2	9.9	410 (17.1)	48/15
MACKAY M.O	20.3	-1.0	15.4	+2.5	--	0.0	--	8.4	447 (18.6)	39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.3	+0.2	10.9	+1.4	7.4	0.0	4.6	--	334 (13.9)	31/10
BUNDABERG AERO	23.2	+1.2	10.2	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	357 (14.9)	39/14
NAMBOUR DPI	21.0	-0.1	12.0	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	19.9	-0.6	12.8	+2.8	--	0.4	--	--	307 (12.8)	39/15
BRISBANE AERO	20.8	-0.1	9.4	+0.5	8.4	0.0	4.0	8.2	351 (14.6)	34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.6	+0.1	6.0	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	37/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.3	+3.2	2.4	-2.3	-3.4	0.0	2.8	--	73 ( 3.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.1	+0.4	5.1	-2.5	0.9	0.0	2.2	10.1	267 (11.1)	24/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.0	+0.3	5.0	-1.4	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.8	+2.8	3.5	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	28/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.6	+2.1	2.5	-2.2	--	0.2	--	--	35 ( 1.5)	18/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.4	+4.0	-1.9	-3.4	-6.9	1.8	1.8	9.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.1	+3.9	0.0	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	213 ( 8.9)	24/06
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.9	+2.9	7.6	+0.5	3.9	0.0	3.6	10.4	--	26/07
RICHMOND RAAF	18.9	+1.5	0.2	-3.4	--	0.2	--	--	51 ( 2.1)	13/13
BELLAMBI AWS	18.4	+1.6	10.4	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	271 (11.3)	31/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT	15.0	+3.6	-8.0	-7.9	-8.0	0.2	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.6	+3.9	0.8	-1.9	-2.0	0.0	0.8	9.6	224 ( 9.3)	21/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.7	+1.7	-1.4	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	49 ( 2.0)	17/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.7	+5.4	3.6	-0.7	-1.4	0.0	2.6	5.9	347 (14.5)	41/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.9	+2.9	0.1	-2.8	-3.8	0.0	1.4	--	184 ( 7.7)	37/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.6	+3.1	-0.4	-2.8	--	0.2	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	28/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.5	+4.1	7.4	+1.4	4.6	0.0	2.4	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.5	+2.5	4.4	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	654 (27.3)	54/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.9	+4.3	10.9	+8.7	--	0.0	--	--	345 (14.4)	30/00
HOBART AIRPORT	17.6	+5.2	10.7	+6.6	9.4	3.0	2.0	4.4	486 (20.3)	37/02
	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

33.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 29.9 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+9.8 : 27.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.7 : 28.1 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+9.1 : 28.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.9 : 27.9 KULGERA N Plateau NT

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+9.8 : 14.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+9.2 : 10.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+8.8 : 9.8 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+8.8 : 15.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+8.7 : 10.9 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-2.8 : 24.3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
-1.8 : 19.4 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-1.8 : 19.2 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-1.7 : 19.0 HINZE DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-1.6 : 19.5 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

-12.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-10.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.2 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.0 : -10.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.1 : -8.2 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.9 : -8.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.3 : -10.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.7 : -6.1 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S 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.

62.4 LAKE LESCHENAULTIA Lower West WA
60.6 CHURCHMAN BROOK Lower West WA
52.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
37.6 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West WA
37.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
62.4 LAKE LESCHENAULTIA
60.6 CHURCHMAN BROOK
37.6 NORTHCLIFFE

TASMANIA
Derwent Valley
37.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE
W Coast
52.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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1.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.8 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

1607 (67.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1337 (55.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1307 (54.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1225 (51.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1120 (46.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1111 (46.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1016 (42.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1015 (42.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
973 (40.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
926 (38.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
921 (38.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
920 (38.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
911 (38.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
887 (37.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
857 (35.7) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
857 (35.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
851 (35.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
850 (35.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
848 (35.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
828 (34.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
810 (33.8) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
810 (33.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
802 (33.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
788 (32.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
785 (32.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
769 (32.0) BUNBURY Lower West WA
750 (31.3) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
735 (30.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
733 (30.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
731 (30.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
721 (30.0) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
714 (29.8) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
713 (29.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
701 (29.2) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
699 (29.1) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
696 (29.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
688 (28.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
681 (28.4) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
671 (28.0) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
669 (27.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
669 (27.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
665 (27.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
659 (27.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
654 (27.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
654 (27.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
653 (27.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
649 (27.0) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
646 (26.9) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
644 (26.8) BICKLEY Lower West WA
636 (26.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
630 (26.3) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
625 (26.0) RHYLL E Central VIC
620 (25.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
618 (25.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
617 (25.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
614 (25.6) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
610 (25.4) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
606 (25.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
604 (25.2) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

106/11 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
104/05 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
87/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
87/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/01 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

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 W Pilbara LEARMONTH AIRPORT 26.6mm in 30 min to 11:30 53.2mm/h 27.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 27.6mm/h 26.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 26.8mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West JANDAKOT AERO : 78(290/ 65 ) at 17:32 SWANBOURNE : 85(250/ 63 ) at 01:11 CAPE LEEUWIN : 106(290/ 74 ) at 11:00 CAPE NATURALISTE : 91(270/ 70 ) at 00:02 BUSSELTON JETTY : 102(270/ 54 ) at 00:19 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 89(340/ 69 ) at 06:07 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(300/ 70 ) at 06:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 69(320/ 63 ) at 00:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(270/ 65 ) at 00:00