Australian Weather News -- 27 OCT 2011

Thursday 27 OCT 2011

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newsworthy

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0615 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

Central West

008285

MATARANKA

28.0

21.0

03/10/2011

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

Central West

008290

NORTH ISLAND

21.2

19.8

24/10/2008

1 n

Goldfields

012046

LEONORA

34.4

29.6

03/10/1997

107

1 y

Goldfields

012093

YUNDAMINDRA

50.0

44.2

22/10/1930

105

1 n

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 06:15EST, 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	23.4	-1.1	15.1	+4.2	--	43.4	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	35/08
PERTH AIRPORT	22.6	0.0	14.5	+4.3	--	22.4	0.8	6.9	213 ( 8.9)	37/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.9	-0.8	14.0	+4.9	13.5	1.6	1.6	7.1	197 ( 8.2)	37/12
BUNBURY	23.3	+2.5	11.2	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	132 ( 5.5)	41/18
MANDURAH	21.9	+0.5	15.8	+2.8	--	0.2	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	39/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.5	+0.3	25.7	+0.7	24.5	6.0	4.8	11.3	314 (13.1)	34/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.2	+5.3	17.4	+2.6	14.9	0.0	12.8	5.8	335 (14.0)	26/08
WHYALLA AERO	29.7	+5.9	9.5	-1.0	--	0.0	9.2	--	265 (11.0)	31/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	27.6	+5.8	9.8	-1.6	8.3	0.0	1.0	10.1	168 ( 7.0)	28/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	25.8	+7.9	7.4	+0.3	5.3	0.0	4.8	7.0	342 (14.3)	48/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.6	+4.0	23.7	+5.1	20.8	0.0	13.2	11.7	415 (17.3)	37/02
CAIRNS AERO	30.4	+0.9	21.5	+0.9	20.0	0.0	6.8	11.1	351 (14.6)	31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.8	+0.4	21.3	+0.6	18.4	0.0	8.6	11.2	388 (16.2)	37/16
MACKAY M.O	29.2	+1.7	20.1	+0.4	--	0.0	--	10.5	210 ( 8.8)	24/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.5	+0.9	20.7	+3.7	18.9	0.0	6.4	--	276 (11.5)	30/16
BUNDABERG AERO	25.5	-1.4	21.2	+4.6	--	1.4	--	--	355 (14.8)	31/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-1.6	18.0	+4.1	--	0.8	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.9	-1.5	17.0	+0.8	--	6.0	--	--	418 (17.4)	44/13
BRISBANE AERO	25.0	-0.4	16.3	+0.6	15.6	4.8	7.2	6.1	416 (17.3)	44/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.0	-2.5	14.3	+1.5	20.0	0.0	--	--	--	54/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.6	+1.5	12.7	+0.5	10.2	0.0	5.0	--	374 (15.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.5	-3.1	14.6	+0.8	14.0	8.2	1.8	0.0	631 (26.3)	37/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.1	-1.8	14.4	+2.4	--	12.2	--	--	320 (13.3)	30/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.9	-2.7	14.7	+2.7	13.2	0.0	3.4	--	439 (18.3)	39/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.1	-4.6	11.4	+0.7	--	2.6	--	--	81 ( 3.4)	26/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.2	-0.3	6.0	-0.6	2.5	0.0	3.6	2.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.8	+0.1	12.8	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	689 (28.7)	48/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.4	-2.1	13.6	+0.4	12.5	1.2	3.2	4.3	541 (22.5)	37/15
RICHMOND RAAF	17.8	-7.1	11.5	+0.4	--	1.2	--	--	165 ( 6.9)	21/23
BELLAMBI AWS	19.6	-1.9	13.8	-0.1	--	0.2	--	--	479 (20.0)	37/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	19.0	-0.4	7.0	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.9	+3.5	9.0	+1.3	6.0	0.0	6.6	12.8	464 (19.3)	48/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.8	+2.3	8.8	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	118 ( 4.9)	28/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.8	+6.0	11.0	+1.2	8.9	0.0	4.4	11.8	241 (10.0)	30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.3	+3.4	11.2	+3.7	7.0	0.0	4.2	--	245 (10.2)	37/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.8	+3.5	10.5	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	25.9	+6.2	11.9	+2.4	9.0	0.0	4.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.0	+4.4	7.9	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	383 (16.0)	--
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.1	+1.1	5.1	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	170 ( 7.1)	31/16
HOBART AIRPORT	20.5	+3.2	6.9	-0.6	3.3	0.0	2.8	1.0	297 (12.4)	37/12
	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

41.1 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
40.6 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
40.6 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
40.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.4 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.4 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+10.0 : 27.1 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+8.7 : 32.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.2 : 24.9 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
+8.1 : 30.8 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
+8.0 : 34.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

27.2 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.5 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+8.9 : 14.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.6 : 18.0 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.6 : 25.4 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+7.2 : 14.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.0 : 15.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
10.1 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
10.6 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
10.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.9 : 15.9 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-7.7 : 17.8 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-7.5 : 10.1 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-7.1 : 17.8 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-7.0 : 10.6 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW

-3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

**S** -19.7 : 0.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-5.4 : 5.3 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.6 : 2.9 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-4.2 : 6.3 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-3.8 : -2.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns 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.

114.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK) MidNorth Coast N NSW
79.8 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
77.6 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
68.5 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
66.2 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
50.0 YUNDAMINDRA

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
66.2 RAINBOW BEACH
53.8 TUAN CREEK FOREST STN
Darling Downs E
55.0 BUNDALEER
Darling Downs W
52.2 OURIGILLA

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
68.5 PINDARI DAM
55.0 ASHFORD (SPRINGVALE)
North Coast
79.8 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
77.6 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE)
52.4 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
MidNorth Coast N
114.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK)

12.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
11.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.7 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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2.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
2.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
1.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

1085 (45.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
923 (38.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
878 (36.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
803 (33.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
743 (31.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
703 (29.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
689 (28.7) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
686 (28.6) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
672 (28.0) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
666 (27.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
651 (27.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
634 (26.4) NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
631 (26.3) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
630 (26.3) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
612 (25.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
609 (25.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS

85/16 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
85/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
76/21 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
74/04 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
72/01 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West PERTH AIRPORT 5.6mm in 14 min to 03:24 24.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.2mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.0mm/h ROTTNEST ISLAND 16.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 16.6mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h SWANBOURNE 10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h PERTH METRO 10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.8mm/h BICKLEY 13.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h FLOREAT PARK AG STATION 13.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.8mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.4mm/h MERREDIN AG STATION 7.4mm in 15 min to 11:15 29.6mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h 13.2mm in 30 min to 12:30 26.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.2mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 16.4mm/h Cent Wheatbelt CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD 5.2mm in 14 min to 15:26 22.3mm/h RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION 10.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.6mm/h Eucla EUCLA 4.0mm in 12 min to 21:42 20.0mm/h Goldfields LEONORA AERO 6.0mm in 9 min to 12:38 40.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.4mm/h SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD 1.8mm in 1 min to 13:31 108.0mm/h 4.2mm in 2 min to 13:33 126.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION 12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.8mm/h SCADDAN AG STATION 25.0mm in 30 min to 14:00 50.0mm/h 25.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 25.0mm/h 33.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 33.8mm/h YILGARN SOUTH AG STATION 11.8mm in 20 min to 13:00 35.4mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.2mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.6mm/h Interior WARBURTON AIRFIELD 12.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 12.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 9.0mm in 8 min to 12:00 67.5mm/h 5.4mm in 7 min to 12:07 46.3mm/h 5.6mm in 15 min to 12:22 22.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 7.0mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.2mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PORT KEATS AERO 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett GAYNDAH AIRPORT 10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 12.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.6mm/h 10.4mm in 30 min to 02:00 20.8mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 17.2mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.6mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.7mm/h Darling Downs E DALBY AIRPORT 28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h Darling Downs W MILES CONSTANCE STREET 29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 13.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.6mm/h 10.8mm in 30 min to 06:00 21.6mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.0mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h 22.2mm in 30 min to 06:30 44.4mm/h 33.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 33.0mm/h 10.0mm in 30 min to 07:00 20.0mm/h 32.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 32.2mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 14.2mm/h 44.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Goldfields NORSEMAN AERO : 85(260/ 72 ) at 16:09 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD : 91(300/ 69 ) at 13:30 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 70( 50/ 63 ) at 03:00