Friday 04 NOV 2011
 

Home page

DWS ARCHIVE
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Before 2003

About the DWS

 

2011

Dec

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  

Nov

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30        

Oct

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Sep

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30    

Aug

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31        

Jul

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Jun

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30      

May

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31          

Apr

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30

Mar

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      

Feb

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28            

Jan

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Monthly summaries:
from BoM

Find a place:
Google Maps |
Aust Gazetteer|
Geonames

Weather terms:
WeatherZone | BoM |
American Met Soc | NOAA | uk.sci.weather | India Meteorological Department

National Daily Weather Summary

Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The solar radiation chart becomes available about 2.15am EST next day, while the temperature charts, sunshine and some wind gust data become available about 2.15pm EST the next day.

I also add descriptions of the day's significant weather events in this box when there's reliable information available and when I have the time. This may be days or even years after the event! If you are looking for weather news as it happens, your best source is ABC News for general weather events, rainfall events, storms, cyclones, floods, snowfalls or bushfires.


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0704 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

WA

W Gascoyne

006105

SHARK BAY AIRPORT

5.4

3.2

18/11/2003

12

1 n

WA

Central West

008300

TABLETOP

12.6

6.8

19/11/2009

11

1 n

WA

Central West

008307

COOLANGATTA ALERT

14.0

12.4

17/11/2003

11

1 n

WA

SW & S Coast

009506

BANGALUP

56.2

39.8

21/11/2008

92

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009591

PARDELUP

49.6

43.2

15/11/1946

101

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009661

ROCKY GULLY TOWN

66.8

56.4

03/11/1969

58

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009741

ALBANY AIRPORT

58.2

32.4

21/11/2008

49

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009752

DENBARKER

54.4

49.0

21/11/2008

40

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009843

FRANKLAND VINEYARDS

43.0

35.0

16/11/1993

36

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009964

ROCKY GULLY

51.6

22.6

21/11/2008

16

1 n

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010151

HINES HILL

39.2

39.2

13/11/2009

66

1 y Equal to record.

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010195

KARARA

25.6

19.1

15/11/1929

33

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010230

WAEEL

17.6

17.3

05/11/1934

13

1 n

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

52.8

33.0

06/11/1996

16

1 n

WA

Gt Southern

010524

BROOKTON

48.7

33.0

17/11/1983

104

1 y

WA

Gt Southern

010565

HOLT ROCK

29.2

27.9

13/11/1937

80

1 y

WA

Gt Southern

010614

NARROGIN

46.6

38.1

27/11/1965

105

1 y

WA

Gt Southern

010671

AVOCA

63.0

32.2

09/11/1993

80

1 y

WA

Gt Southern

010700

KOJONOLOKAN HILLS

45.8

26.4

19/11/2001

49

1 n

WA

Gt Southern

010707

JERRAMUNGUP

41.0

32.0

17/11/1983

45

1 y

WA

Gt Southern

010715

YONGERUP

20.2

17.5

27/11/1922

13

1 y

WA

Gt Southern

010869

CARLINGUP

38.6

30.0

13/11/1983

34

1 y

WA

Gt Southern

010896

YOOROOGA

39.0

25.8

11/11/2010

26

1 y

WA

Gt Southern

010908

YANGEDINE

35.2

17.4

23/11/2008

12

1 n

WA

Gt Southern

010910

WYONNING

24.8

16.4

29/11/2006

13

1 y

WA

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

45.8

31.0

19/11/2001

13

1 n

WA

Goldfields

012262

OLDFIELD LOC 1137 COMP.

26.4

18.4

06/11/2005

16

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029126

MOUNT ISA MINE

93.4

54.8

20/11/1999

79

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029127

MOUNT ISA AERO

102.4

64.0

27/11/1999

45

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029130

MIM RIFLE CREEK

62.2

51.8

26/11/1973

31

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

ANT

Antarctica

300004

MACQUARIE ISLAND

-3.9

-3.6

12/11/2006

64

1 N


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
Available about 6.30am EST Available about 4.30am EST Available about 2.15pm EST
Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature +/- normal
Available about 12.30pm EST Available about 10.30am EST Available about 2.15pm EST next day
Actual temperatures
4pm EST Maximum temperature +/- normal
Available about 6.30pm EST Available about 4.30pm EST Available about 2.15pm EST next day
Actual temperatures
10pm EST Solar Radiation
Available about 12.30am EST Available about 10.30pm EST Available about 2.15am EST next day

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 07:04EST, 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 23.9 -3.3 17.3 +3.5 -- 4.6 -- -- 310 (12.9) 39/11
PERTH AIRPORT 22.9 -2.9 16.7 +4.0 15.2 14.0 3.6 7.2 312 (13.0) 43/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.8 +1.0 14.5 +3.7 13.5 58.2 9.4 3.5 -- 44/18
BUNBURY 22.1 -2.2 16.5 +4.4 -- 9.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 37/16
MANDURAH 22.9 -1.8 18.8 +3.3 -- 3.6 -- -- 325 (13.5) 39/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +0.8 25.2 -0.1 24.3 0.0 3.6 10.2 253 (10.5) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.3 +0.7 14.9 -2.9 13.0 0.0 7.2 7.9 262 (10.9) 37/09
WHYALLA AERO 32.5 +6.1 10.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 347 (14.5) 34/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.2 +7.1 11.5 -2.5 8.9 0.0 3.8 11.8 158 ( 6.6) 26/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.0 +3.6 7.3 -1.1 4.8 0.0 1.4 11.6 242 (10.1) 22/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.7 -2.7 19.5 -1.9 -- 102.4 -- -- 331 (13.8) 50/19
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 -0.8 20.1 -2.2 17.9 0.0 7.0 8.5 335 (14.0) 31/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 -1.2 19.0 -3.9 16.7 0.0 8.0 4.8 293 (12.2) 31/09
MACKAY M.O 29.8 +0.7 18.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 231 ( 9.6) 26/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.4 +3.2 17.9 -1.6 15.8 0.0 7.8 -- 223 ( 9.3) 35/16
BUNDABERG AERO 30.5 +2.2 18.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 37/11
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -1.9 19.0 +2.7 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.3 +0.5 19.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 41/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 -0.9 21.5 +3.4 20.5 0.0 6.6 9.8 409 (17.0) 37/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.6 -0.9 15.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 600 (25.0) 54/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.9 +0.6 12.2 -2.8 8.8 0.0 6.4 -- 152 ( 6.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.7 -2.2 16.5 +0.4 17.0 2.2 4.4 0.3 353 (14.7) 24/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.5 -2.4 12.5 -2.5 -- 7.4 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 22/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.8 -3.6 8.3 -6.0 -- 3.6 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 37/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.0 -3.1 9.3 -3.8 -- 4.0 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 22/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.5 -1.5 5.0 -4.1 0.0 0.0 4.0 12.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.7 -0.6 8.5 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 34/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 -2.1 13.4 -1.9 13.9 4.0 2.6 9.3 282 (11.8) 34/12
RICHMOND RAAF 23.6 -2.9 13.5 -0.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 20.1 -1.9 13.4 -2.2 -- 3.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 21/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.0 +2.3 5.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.7 +2.0 5.5 -5.3 3.7 0.0 7.0 13.2 323 (13.5) 22/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +0.7 8.1 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 24/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.7 +1.3 10.0 -2.5 7.2 0.0 6.6 11.5 297 (12.4) 28/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.3 +0.7 8.2 -2.0 3.0 0.0 5.6 -- 420 (17.5) 31/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.9 +0.7 5.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 28/06
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.5 -1.4 12.6 +1.4 11.6 1.2 3.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.1 +2.5 8.3 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 369 (15.4) 26/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.1 +1.7 5.2 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 19.7 +0.7 10.5 +1.3 6.9 0.0 4.0 9.3 -- 31/02
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

39.6 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
39.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
38.3 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
37.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
37.9 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD

+12.6 : 36.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.8 : 37.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.5 : 37.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.5 : 36.1 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+9.2 : 34.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+7.7 : 17.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.4 : 17.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+6.8 : 16.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+6.6 : 15.4 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+6.5 : 17.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

11.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
11.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
13.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-9.7 : 24.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-8.3 : 28.8 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-7.9 : 21.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-6.7 : 26.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-6.7 : 31.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.1 : 4.1 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.9 : 0.9 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-7.6 : 4.8 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-7.1 : 10.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.1 : 8.4 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N 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.
102.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
93.4 MOUNT ISA MINE Gulf Country QLD
87.2 BEAUMONT Cent Wheatbelt WA
76.2 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
66.8 ROCKY GULLY TOWN Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
66.8 ROCKY GULLY TOWN
58.2 ALBANY AIRPORT
56.2 BANGALUP
54.4 DENBARKER
51.6 ROCKY GULLY
Cent Wheatbelt
87.2 BEAUMONT
64.0 DUMBLEYUNG
63.0 AVOCA
54.4 BATHURST
54.0 KUKERIN
52.8 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD
51.2 BEVERLEY

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
76.2 BORROLOOLA

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
102.4 MOUNT ISA AERO
93.4 MOUNT ISA MINE
65.0 MOUNT ISA LIGHTNING
62.2 MIM RIFLE CREEK

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
54.0 LAURIETON (ELOUERA ST)

14.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
12.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

.....

5.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
5.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
4.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
3.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.3 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

1078 (44.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1045 (43.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
956 (39.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
898 (37.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
880 (36.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
880 (36.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
861 (35.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
839 (35.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
752 (31.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
718 (29.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
699 (29.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
658 (27.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
610 (25.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
602 (25.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
600 (25.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
83/18 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
81/14 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
72/12 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
72/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
70/14 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
70/15 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields 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 Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h
Central West
GERALDTON AIRPORT
4.8mm in 11 min to 08:09 26.2mm/h
Lower West
ESPERANCE AERO
10.6mm in 30 min to 17:30 21.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.2mm/h
ESPERANCE
13.8mm in 30 min to 13:00 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.8mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 17.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
ESPERANCE AG STATION
16.6mm in 30 min to 17:30 33.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.6mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.2mm/h
MANJIMUP AG STATION
11.0mm in 30 min to 06:00 22.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.6mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 19.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.8mm/h
SOUTH PERTH AG STATION
10.4mm in 30 min to 07:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.4mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
JACUP
4.6mm in 12 min to 16:00 23.0mm/h
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO
4.2mm in 6 min to 14:32 42.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
LAVERTON AERO
7.0mm in 35 min to 14:56 12.0mm/h
LEINSTER AERO
7.0mm in 9 min to 12:20 46.7mm/h
12.4mm in 24 min to 12:44 31.0mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 23.2mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD
8.0mm in 24 min to 16:00 20.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.6mm/h
5.2mm in 6 min to 22:00 52.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
9.8mm in 20 min to 21:20 29.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.4mm/h
Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
5.6mm in 8 min to 18:47 42.0mm/h
7.2mm in 13 min to 19:00 33.2mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO : 83(280/ 67 ) at 18:33