Australian Weather News -- 02 FEB 2006

Thursday 02 FEB 2006

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2006

Dec

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04	05	06	07	08	09	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
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Nov

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Oct

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Sept

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August

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July

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June

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May

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April

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March

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February

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January

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2047 EST on 25/12/2006. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest daily rainfall
SA	W Agricultural	018192	NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)	19.8	17.0	21/02/2000	12
SA	Yorke Peninsula	022046	EDITHBURGH	20.0	15.0	05/02/2001	14
Highest minimum temperature
NSW	Upper Darling	048079	WANAARING POST OFFICE	32.3	32.0	23/02/1997	13	32.0	23/02/1997	16
NSW	CW Plains N	051039	NYNGAN AIRPORT	32.0	31.0	12/02/2004	47	31.0	12/02/2004	48
NSW	NW Plains W	052088	WALGETT AIRPORT AWS	29.3	28.0	04/02/1998	13
NSW	C Tablelands N	062100	NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS	22.5	22.5	21/02/2004	13				Equal to record.
NSW	Sydney--west	067105	RICHMOND RAAF	24.8	24.3	10/02/1997	12
NSW	Sydney--west	067108	BADGERYS CREEK AWS	23.7	23.1	05/02/2001	11	23.6	23/12/2000	12
NSW	Sydney--west	067113	PENRITH LAKES AWS	24.4	23.9	10/02/1997	11
NSW	Illawarra	068188	WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY	24.0	23.9	05/02/1991	35
Lowest minimum temperature
WA	Central West	008025	CARNAMAH	7.3	8.8	28/02/1987	38
WA	Goldfields	012305	LAVERTON AERO	12.3	12.5	02/02/2005	12
WA	Goldfields	012314	LEINSTER AERO	13.5	13.6	01/02/2006	12				Previous record set earlier this month.
Highest maximum temperature
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039089	THANGOOL AIRPORT	39.0	38.8	27/02/2001	14
QLD	Warrego	044026	CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE	44.5	44.0	15/02/2004	49
NSW	Upper Darling	048079	WANAARING POST OFFICE	47.0	45.2	01/02/2006	13	47.0	15/01/2001	16	Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	NW Slopes S	055049	QUIRINDI POST OFFICE	43.4	41.8	21/02/2004	39	41.8	21/02/2004	42
NSW	NW Slopes S	055136	WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD)	37.0	36.0	21/02/2004	35	36.5	31/01/2003	36
NSW	NW Slopes S	055325	TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS	41.0	41.0	21/02/2004	12	41.0	07/01/2004	13	Equal to record.
NSW	N Tablelands W	056238	ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS	34.7	34.6	21/02/2004	12
NSW	Hunter Valley	061051	MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE	40.7	40.6	10/02/1983	41	40.6	10/02/1983	42
NSW	Hunter Valley	061086	JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE	45.5	45.3	09/02/1983	46
NSW	Hunter Valley	061089	SCONE SCS	43.5	43.0	21/02/2004	42	43.4	19/11/1968	42
NSW	Hunter Valley	061242	CESSNOCK (NULKABA)	44.9	44.4	21/02/2004	30	44.4	21/02/2004	33
NSW	Hunter Valley	061260	CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS	44.0	44.0	21/02/2004	16	44.0	21/02/2004	19	Equal to record.
NSW	C Tablelands N	062013	GULGONG POST OFFICE	43.0	43.0	15/02/2004	33	43.0	15/02/2004	36	Equal to record.
NSW	C Tablelands N	062100	NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS	35.9	35.5	21/02/2004	13	35.5	21/02/2004	15

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 22:11EST, 14/05/2012.

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	28.7	-3.8	14.1	-5.0	12.4	0.0	9.6	--	604 (25.2)	48/18
PERTH AIRPORT	29.1	-2.7	10.1	-7.3	9.6	0.0	8.0	13.1	359 (15.0)	39/18
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.2	-1.7	8.6	-5.8	6.9	0.0	5.2	12.4	252 (10.5)	37/15
BUNBURY	25.6	-4.2	10.9	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	39/16
MANDURAH	25.1	--	15.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	426 (17.8)	41/20
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.2	+0.8	23.9	-0.8	23.1	2.2	6.2	10.7	567 (23.6)	50/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.2	+0.1	24.5	+3.7	23.5	0.0	12.8	6.2	515 (21.5)	39/17
WHYALLA AERO	24.5	-5.1	18.7	+1.0	--	0.0	8.0	--	793 (33.0)	52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	25.8	-3.5	15.8	-1.3	14.8	1.6	2.8	6.1	218 ( 9.1)	30/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	23.3	-1.8	10.6	-1.0	9.6	2.4	1.6	10.6	230 ( 9.6)	39/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.7	+1.4	24.3	+0.9	23.6	0.0	8.0	11.5	339 (14.1)	85/20
CAIRNS AERO	33.2	+2.0	22.4	-1.3	21.2	0.0	7.2	12.0	201 ( 8.4)	28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.5	+1.4	25.1	+1.0	22.7	0.0	8.0	12.3	220 ( 9.2)	30/16
MACKAY M.O	31.4	+1.8	23.2	-0.2	--	0.0	--	11.5	285 (11.9)	26/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	36.6	+5.3	24.2	+2.1	22.8	0.0	8.0	--	247 (10.3)	37/15
BUNDABERG AERO	32.7	+2.8	22.2	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	--
NAMBOUR DPI	30.9	+2.1	20.0	+0.3	--	0.0	5.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	30.1	+1.9	21.1	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	37/13
BRISBANE AERO	30.2	+1.1	21.4	+0.3	18.5	0.0	8.0	12.8	--	34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	34.8	+7.4	18.9	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	458 (19.1)	46/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	42.1	+11.0	26.8	+8.2	18.9	0.0	10.8	--	119 ( 5.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	29.4	+2.6	21.4	+1.9	19.1	0.0	7.0	12.9	277 (11.5)	34/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	30.5	+3.0	20.1	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	39.4	+11.9	21.2	+3.1	19.3	0.0	8.8	12.4	329 (13.7)	48/22
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	36.4	+9.3	21.3	+4.2	21.1	0.0	--	--	102 ( 4.3)	34/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	35.5	+9.7	21.8	+8.7	17.0	0.0	4.2	10.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	43.2	+11.2	25.2	+7.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	31.8	+5.5	23.2	+4.2	21.0	0.0	7.8	5.6	570 (23.8)	59/20
RICHMOND RAAF	40.1	+11.1	24.8	+7.2	--	0.0	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	57/15
BELLAMBI AWS	25.2	+0.4	22.1	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	400 (16.7)	54/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	38.1	+11.0	20.3	+7.2	18.9	3.0	11.0	10.0	388 (16.2)	48/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	39.1	+8.2	22.5	+6.2	21.8	0.0	13.0	9.0	382 (15.9)	43/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	34.1	+2.8	23.4	+7.3	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	30.8	-0.8	17.6	+1.2	17.4	0.0	14.4	11.7	473 (19.7)	39/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	28.1	-1.4	15.6	+1.3	15.1	0.4	9.0	--	445 (18.5)	43/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT	27.4	-2.0	14.9	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	353 (14.7)	43/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	23.7	-2.1	15.3	+0.7	14.5	5.2	0.8	--	73 ( 3.0)	18/22
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.7	-3.3	13.8	+0.4	--	7.8	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	39/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	22.9	-2.1	11.1	-0.3	--	5.6	--	--	413 (17.2)	44/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.8	+0.4	15.4	+3.4	--	0.2	--	--	196 ( 8.2)	39/15
HOBART AIRPORT	19.4	-2.9	11.4	-0.6	8.9	0.4	8.0	7.4	339 (14.1)	45/15
	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

47.0 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
46.1 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
46.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
45.5 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
45.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

+15.4 : 44.9 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW
+14.8 : 44.0 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+14.6 : 45.5 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+14.2 : 43.0 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
+13.7 : 43.5 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
+13.7 : 42.0 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW

34.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
32.3 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
32.2 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
32.0 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
31.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+12.9 : 32.0 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+11.4 : 32.3 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+11.1 : 30.9 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+10.7 : 30.8 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+9.8 : 27.5 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW
+9.8 : 27.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

9.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.8 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
15.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
15.1 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC

-18.2 : 18.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-16.8 : 19.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-14.5 : 21.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-11.2 : 21.4 FORREST Eucla WA
-9.6 : 27.3 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

4.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
6.0 SHANNON Lower West WA

-11.9 : 7.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-9.6 : 11.6 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-9.0 : 13.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-8.6 : 15.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-8.6 : 13.5 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

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.

146.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
104.8 WEIPA EASTERN AVE N Peninsula QLD
95.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
78.0 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
59.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION N Peninsula QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
78.0 WULUNGURRU

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
104.8 WEIPA EASTERN AVE
95.4 WEIPA AERO
59.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION

ISLANDS
Islands
146.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.5 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

1.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

882 (36.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
840 (35.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
825 (34.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
793 (33.0) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
788 (32.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
786 (32.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
777 (32.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
770 (32.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
756 (31.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
747 (31.1) POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
739 (30.8) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
729 (30.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
718 (29.9) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
709 (29.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
703 (29.3) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
689 (28.7) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
666 (27.8) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
645 (26.9) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
636 (26.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
622 (25.9) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
608 (25.3) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
604 (25.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
602 (25.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA

109/14 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
102/18 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
89/17 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
85/20 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
81/04 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers CAPE DON 6.4mm in 13 min to 11:44 29.5mm/h N Plateau WULUNGURRU 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 7.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 11.6mm in 30 min to 01:00 23.2mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.6mm/h 21.2mm in 30 min to 01:30 42.4mm/h 32.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 32.8mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 22.0mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.3mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h 15.8mm in 18 min to 07:30 52.7mm/h 26.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 26.4mm/h 20.0mm in 30 min to 08:00 40.0mm/h 38.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 38.0mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 21.2mm/h 49.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 16.3mm/h 10.2mm in 30 min to 20:00 20.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.4mm/h COEN AIRPORT 33.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 33.0mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h Northwest WINTON AIRPORT 4.0mm in 11 min to 22:00 21.8mm/h	QUEENSLAND Gulf Country JULIA CREEK AIRPORT : 89( 90/ 74 ) at 17:04 MOUNT ISA AERO : 78(100/ 63 ) at 20:20 CLONCURRY AIRPORT : 102(100/ 72 ) at 19:00 Upper Carpentaria RICHMOND AIRPORT : 109(140/ 58 ) at 14:40 Far SW BALLERA GAS FIELD : 82(300/ 67 ) at 04:48