Australian Weather News -- 10 OCT 2011

Monday 10 OCT 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0533 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 minimum temperature

Roper-McArthur

014609

NGUKURR

31.4

31.2

07/10/2011

31.2

07/10/2011

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091284

BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)

12.0

08/10/2005

1 P 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 05:33EST, 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 COMPARISON	23.6	-0.9	11.4	+0.5	--	0.2	--	--	274 (11.4)	41/15
PERTH AIRPORT	26.4	+3.8	12.9	+2.7	11.9	0.0	7.2	8.8	617 (25.7)	67/01
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.1	-0.6	7.7	-1.4	4.2	0.0	3.4	10.5	322 (13.4)	37/14
BUNBURY	22.6	+1.8	10.1	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	393 (16.4)	39/01
MANDURAH	23.6	+2.2	12.9	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	424 (17.7)	35/02
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.7	+0.5	26.5	+1.5	25.8	0.0	4.6	10.5	363 (15.1)	34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.8	+0.9	20.4	+5.6	17.7	0.0	13.4	11.5	497 (20.7)	41/15
WHYALLA AERO	17.9	-5.9	9.9	-0.6	--	0.0	4.0	--	294 (12.3)	46/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.4	-4.4	9.6	-1.8	--	0.0	9.8	2.7	222 ( 9.3)	39/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.3	-2.6	2.8	-4.3	1.2	0.2	3.8	6.8	372 (15.5)	65/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.3	+4.7	14.8	-3.8	13.0	0.0	14.0	8.7	145 ( 6.0)	55/17
CAIRNS AERO	31.4	+1.9	19.0	-1.6	14.9	0.0	5.8	10.6	209 ( 8.7)	34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.7	+1.3	18.7	-2.0	15.8	0.0	7.4	10.2	227 ( 9.5)	43/15
MACKAY M.O	30.8	+3.3	19.9	+0.2	--	0.0	--	8.3	233 ( 9.7)	43/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.0	+3.4	17.2	+0.2	15.0	0.0	8.4	--	200 ( 8.3)	55/14
BUNDABERG AERO	28.8	+1.9	14.8	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	289 (12.0)	30/13
NAMBOUR DPI	26.0	-0.6	13.0	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.6	+1.2	12.7	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	176 ( 7.3)	37/13
BRISBANE AERO	25.2	-0.2	13.4	-2.3	10.5	0.0	5.4	5.1	270 (11.3)	34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.4	-3.1	12.7	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	387 (16.1)	30/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	23.4	-1.7	11.5	-0.7	8.6	0.0	4.0	--	102 ( 4.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.1	-1.5	12.0	-1.8	9.6	0.0	3.8	10.4	288 (12.0)	30/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.7	-2.2	9.5	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	145 ( 6.0)	28/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.3	+0.7	8.3	-3.7	--	4.0⁴	14.8	--	419 (17.5)	35/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.9	-1.8	7.3	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	78 ( 3.3)	24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.4	-4.1	4.5	-2.1	-1.3	0.3	3.5	6.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	21.5	-3.2	5.1	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.9	-1.6	12.1	-1.1	9.1	0.0	4.4	6.9	539 (22.5)	37/13
RICHMOND RAAF	23.6	-1.3	6.8	-4.3	--	0.2	--	--	255 (10.6)	46/17
BELLAMBI AWS	18.5	-3.0	11.8	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	310 (12.9)	37/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	16.0	-3.4	5.0	-1.1	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.6	-4.8	4.7	-3.0	2.2	0.2	4.2	8.4	305 (12.7)	41/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.4	-7.1	3.2	-4.9	--	2.0	--	--	264 (11.0)	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.2	-4.6	5.6	-4.2	3.6	0.0	3.6	10.4	284 (11.8)	43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.1	-5.8	1.9	-5.6	-0.2	1.8²	10.2	--	346 (14.4)	31/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.1	-5.2	0.8	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	304 (12.7)	43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.1	-3.6	7.4	-2.1	7.4	3.6³	7.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.0	-5.6	0.5	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	325 (13.5)	44/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	11.9	-6.1	0.3	-6.6	--	0.6	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	--
HOBART AIRPORT	15.4	-1.9	3.4	-4.1	-0.8	1.8	1.8	5.3	404 (16.8)	68/14
	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

41.8 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
41.5 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
41.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.3 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
41.2 NGUKURR N Rivers NT

+7.1 : 29.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+6.5 : 33.5 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+6.1 : 39.1 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+6.0 : 36.7 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
+6.0 : 40.2 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.0 : 35.2 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

31.4 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
27.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.2 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
27.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 31.4 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
+8.2 : 23.7 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+7.7 : 21.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.2 : 19.7 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+7.0 : 22.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-9.8 : 24.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-8.5 : -0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-8.2 : 8.3 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
-7.9 : 20.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.9 : 13.3 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC

-5.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-8.5 : 0.5 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-8.3 : -3.4 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
**W** -8.2 : 8.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-7.3 : -2.9 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.2 : -2.1 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-7.2 : -3.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-7.2 : 1.4 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS

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.

69.6 ACACIA, MOCATTO ROAD N Rivers NT
32.0 BUNDILLA Lower West WA
31.0 MT IRVINE (BOORALEE) C Tablelands S NSW
28.6 ST HELENS (KELLRAINE) E Coast TAS
25.4 WAYATINAH (SALTAS) Derwent Valley TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
32.0 BUNDILLA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
69.6 ACACIA, MOCATTO ROAD

NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
31.0 MT IRVINE (BOORALEE)

TASMANIA
E Coast
28.6 ST HELENS (KELLRAINE)
Derwent Valley
25.4 WAYATINAH (SALTAS)

11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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2.9 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
1.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1123 (46.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1051 (43.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
948 (39.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
940 (39.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
916 (38.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
899 (37.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
897 (37.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
881 (36.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
813 (33.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
771 (32.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
719 (30.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
714 (29.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
687 (28.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
681 (28.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
678 (28.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
666 (27.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
654 (27.3) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
652 (27.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
637 (26.5) BICKLEY Lower West WA
624 (26.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
623 (26.0) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
620 (25.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
617 (25.7) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
600 (25.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

128/20 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
115/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/17 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
104/06 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
100/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/17 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
96/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Cent Wheatbelt MECKERING NORTH AG STATION 5.6mm in 16 min to 18:00 21.0mm/h 10.6mm in 30 min to 18:30 21.2mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 19.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.2mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(280/ 65 ) at 21:00 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 80(283/ 65 ) at 23:40 N Central EILDON FIRE TOWER : 104(220/ 7 ) at 08:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 108(250/ 96 ) at 18:30 CAPE GRIM COMPARISON : 98(250/ 52 ) at 18:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 115(320/ 80 ) at 17:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(250/ 85 ) at 23:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 78(260/ 67 ) at 22:58 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 91(240/ 69 ) at 18:00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 80(310/ 63 ) at 17:00 MOUNT READ : 98(310/ 72 ) at 16:20 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 89(260/ 65 ) at 21:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 121(290/102 ) at 21:16