Australian Weather News -- 31 OCT 2011

Monday 31 OCT 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0626 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

E Gascoyne

007181

WEELARRANA

32.0

12.8

22/10/1996

1 y

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

21.6

19.0

29/10/1999

1 n

Victoria

014857

SUPLEJACK

75.0

40.0

06/10/1992

1 y

Alice Springs

015523

GLEN HELEN

50.0

46.0

30/10/1998

1 y

Alice Springs

015601

THE DERWENT

43.0

29.8

12/10/1983

1 y

Alice Springs

015638

GLEN HELEN LODGE

39.0

28.5

30/10/1998

1 y

NSW

NW Slopes N

054024

BARRABA (LOG CABIN)

54.0

51.6

14/10/2000

1 y

VIC

W Gippsland

085291

MOUNT BAW BAW

38.2

36.8

16/10/2010

1 n

Lowest maximum temperature

Alice Springs

015612

PAPUNYA

18.2

18.8

30/10/2011

1 N 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 06:25EST, 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	29.8	+5.3	13.9	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	460 (19.2)	54/07
PERTH AIRPORT	29.2	+6.6	13.8	+3.6	11.4	0.0	9.2	12.5	537 (22.4)	50/21
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.3	+2.6	11.0	+1.9	4.8	0.0	4.8	10.2	465 (19.4)	48/13
BUNBURY	28.3	+7.5	10.8	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	35/10
MANDURAH	29.5	+8.1	14.3	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	365 (15.2)	44/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.3	-0.9	23.6	-1.4	23.3	7.8	7.0	10.6	311 (13.0)	31/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	17.7	-13.2	13.3	-1.5	13.5	0.4	8.4	0.0	524 (21.8)	37/12
WHYALLA AERO	20.1	-3.7	12.4	+1.9	--	0.0	7.2	--	599 (25.0)	52/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.6	-1.2	9.5	-1.9	--	0.0	10.6	10.9	319 (13.3)	35/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.7	-2.2	9.3	+2.2	9.0	0.0	3.8	1.7	425 (17.7)	31/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.3	+2.7	20.8	+2.2	19.7	7.0	7.8	5.2	356 (14.8)	67/18
CAIRNS AERO	30.6	+1.1	22.7	+2.1	19.8	0.0	8.4	11.3	387 (16.1)	39/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.8	+0.4	23.4	+2.7	21.2	0.0	9.4	12.2	438 (18.3)	35/11
MACKAY M.O	28.3	+0.8	20.7	+1.0	--	0.0	--	11.5	241 (10.0)	28/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.7	+4.1	19.9	+2.9	18.6	0.0	5.2	--	210 ( 8.8)	44/20
BUNDABERG AERO	29.4	+2.5	19.7	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	309 (12.9)	57/15
NAMBOUR DPI	23.0	-3.6	18.0	+4.1	--	14.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	24.4	0.0	19.4	+3.2	--	18.0	--	--	426 (17.8)	54/12
BRISBANE AERO	24.8	-0.6	19.6	+3.9	17.7	19.0	5.0	1.5	493 (20.5)	50/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.7	-1.8	16.6	+3.8	--	11.2	--	--	289 (12.0)	48/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	25.1	0.0	11.4	-0.8	8.7	5.6	4.0	--	162 ( 6.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.7	-0.9	17.5	+3.7	16.1	2.6	4.4	10.1	518 (21.6)	55/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.8	-1.1	14.9	+2.9	--	11.2	--	--	312 (13.0)	54/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.1	-2.5	13.8	+1.8	12.6	9.6	4.0	10.8	312 (13.0)	43/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.0	-2.7	10.9	+0.2	--	0.8	--	--	70 ( 2.9)	28/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.0	+1.5	5.0	-1.6	0.0	0.0	4.8	12.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	26.0	+1.3	5.9	-3.5	--	1.4	--	--	348 (14.5)	34/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.0	-3.5	14.7	+1.5	12.8	0.2	6.2	12.0	525 (21.9)	46/09
RICHMOND RAAF	23.0	-1.9	9.4	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	229 ( 9.5)	35/16
BELLAMBI AWS	18.7	-2.8	13.0	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	334 (13.9)	46/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT	22.0	+2.6	2.0	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.7	+3.3	5.3	-2.4	3.4	0.0	5.6	12.0	363 (15.1)	37/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.1	+1.6	6.4	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.7	-2.1	5.9	-3.9	3.1	0.0	7.6	10.2	409 (17.0)	46/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	19.0	-1.9	7.4	-0.1	5.2	0.0	16.6	--	551 (23.0)	46/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.6	-1.7	8.2	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	526 (21.9)	--
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.0	-2.7	10.9	+1.4	9.7	22.4³	12.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.7	-1.9	6.4	+0.2	--	0.2	--	--	552 (23.0)	43/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.5	+0.5	5.6	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	293 (12.2)	26/13
HOBART AIRPORT	16.1	-1.2	5.9	-1.6	2.7	0.0	2.8	3.7	459 (19.1)	35/07
	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

40.6 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
40.4 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.3 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
40.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
39.6 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
39.6 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
39.6 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+8.1 : 29.5 MANDURAH Lower West WA
+8.0 : 30.0 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+8.0 : 30.5 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+7.6 : 30.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+7.5 : 28.3 BUNBURY Lower West WA

27.1 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
27.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
26.5 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
26.4 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
26.2 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.2 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+8.7 : 26.5 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+8.4 : 26.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+8.3 : 25.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.8 : 25.8 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+7.7 : 26.4 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
9.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-16.5 : 18.2 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
-15.8 : 21.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-14.7 : 18.1 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-14.5 : 18.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-14.5 : 15.7 KULGERA N Plateau NT

-2.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-10.2 : 0.5 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
-7.5 : 3.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-5.6 : -0.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 : 12.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-4.8 : 16.0 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
-4.8 : 5.0 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains 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.

350.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
75.0 SUPLEJACK N Rivers NT
64.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
55.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
54.0 BARRABA (LOG CABIN) NW Slopes N NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
64.0 DOONGAN

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
75.0 SUPLEJACK
N Plateau
55.0 YUENDUMU
50.0 GLEN HELEN

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
54.0 BARRABA (LOG CABIN)
North Coast
50.4 ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK)
MidNorth Coast S
51.0 LAURIETON (ELOUERA ST)
Snowy Mtns
350.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET)

12.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.1 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
12.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

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1.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

1210 (50.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1117 (46.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1078 (44.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
978 (40.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
925 (38.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
916 (38.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
799 (33.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
795 (33.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
793 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
773 (32.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
770 (32.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
745 (31.0) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
743 (31.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
734 (30.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
721 (30.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
719 (30.0) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
710 (29.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
700 (29.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
676 (28.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
675 (28.1) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
674 (28.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
673 (28.0) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
670 (27.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
667 (27.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
651 (27.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
647 (27.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
639 (26.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
639 (26.6) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
633 (26.4) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
633 (26.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
624 (26.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
620 (25.8) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
612 (25.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
610 (25.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
606 (25.3) YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
605 (25.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
604 (25.2) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
600 (25.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

85/17 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
83/11 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/15 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/05 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
78/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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 N Kimberley KALUMBURU 8.6mm in 20 min to 14:00 25.8mm/h E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AG STATION 27.0mm in 30 min to 00:00 54.0mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 27.0mm/h 34.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 34.4mm/h E Gascoyne NEWMAN AERO 6.6mm in 11 min to 14:00 36.0mm/h 12.2mm in 50 min to 14:50 14.6mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h Interior TELFER AERO 16.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h 8.0mm in 15 min to 18:25 32.0mm/h 9.2mm in 35 min to 19:00 15.8mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.8mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 6.2mm in 15 min to 05:54 24.8mm/h N Plateau ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country CENTURY MINE 11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.6mm/h Central Highlands CLERMONT AIRPORT 9.0mm in 7 min to 00:37 77.1mm/h 25.8mm in 23 min to 01:00 67.3mm/h 35.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 35.2mm/h 36.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 36.0mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.3mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett GAYNDAH AIRPORT 12.0mm in 30 min to 01:30 24.0mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.2mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h GOLD COAST SEAWAY 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h BRISBANE AERO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h BRISBANE 28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h KINGAROY AIRPORT 17.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 83(150/ 69 ) at 12:00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 80(140/ 67 ) at 15:30 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 80(250/ 70 ) at 03:30