Australian Weather News -- 15 FEB 2006

Wednesday 15 FEB 2006

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2006

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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 2117 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

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Coast W

034038

MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT

26.5

13/02/1992

Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

Lower West

009106

GOSNELLS CITY

22.0

22.5

20/02/2004

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

18.0

19.0

20/02/2004

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 22:15EST, 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	24.9	-7.6	21.4	+2.3	20.7	0.0	9.0	--	356 (14.8)	39/16
PERTH AIRPORT	22.3	-9.5	20.2	+2.8	19.4	0.0	9.4	1.2	342 (14.3)	41/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.7	-1.2	17.4	+3.0	16.1	1.4	5.4	6.4	256 (10.7)	45/14
BUNBURY	22.9	-6.9	18.9	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	50/01
MANDURAH	22.4	--	20.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	43/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.0	+1.6	25.5	+0.8	25.0	8.2	5.2	10.2	256 (10.7)	26/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	40.3	+5.2	26.2	+5.4	22.8	0.0	14.8	10.5	351 (14.6)	35/17
WHYALLA AERO	30.0	+0.4	18.1	+0.4	--	0.0	11.4	--	323 (13.5)	43/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	32.3	+3.0	17.8	+0.7	--	0.0	7.2	10.2	228 ( 9.5)	28/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	27.8	+2.7	12.7	+1.1	11.5	0.0	3.6	9.5	378 (15.8)	32/19
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.3	+3.0	26.3	+2.9	25.6	0.0	9.6	8.0	232 ( 9.7)	59/15
CAIRNS AERO	32.5	+1.3	26.1	+2.4	24.7	11.0	4.8	7.6	--	50/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.6	+2.5	26.1	+2.0	24.1	0.0	12.0	10.6	474 (19.8)	41/12
MACKAY M.O	31.5	+1.9	27.1	+3.7	--	0.0	--	4.8	392 (16.3)	54/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.9	+2.6	24.9	+2.8	24.3	0.0	10.6	--	335 (14.0)	41/16
BUNDABERG AERO	32.1	+2.2	23.7	+2.3	--	0.0	8.2	--	339 (14.1)	43/13
NAMBOUR DPI	31.2	+2.4	22.5	+2.8	--	2.4	6.8	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.6	-0.6	23.5	+2.7	--	17.4	--	--	245 (10.2)	30/16
BRISBANE AERO	28.5	-0.6	23.8	+2.7	22.6	7.8	8.0	3.0	305 (12.7)	34/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.5	+1.1	20.3	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	648 (27.0)	48/14
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	31.0	-0.1	20.9	+2.3	11.5	1.6	7.0	--	184 ( 7.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.3	-1.5	22.1	+2.6	22.1	13.6	1.0	0.0	423 (17.6)	34/04
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.0	-1.5	20.8	+2.5	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.4	+1.9	18.7	+0.6	17.0	0.0	2.8	8.8	387 (16.1)	54/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	27.0	-0.1	19.9	+2.8	19.5	0.4	--	--	111 ( 4.6)	34/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	29.0	+3.2	15.0	+1.9	10.0	0.0	2.8	5.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	37.4	+5.4	20.9	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.4	+1.1	20.8	+1.8	18.3	0.8	3.4	2.3	400 (16.7)	55/16
RICHMOND RAAF	27.8	-1.2	19.5	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	34/22
BELLAMBI AWS	26.2	+1.4	20.0	+0.9	--	0.6	--	--	315 (13.1)	54/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	32.0	+4.9	17.4	+4.3	16.1	0.0	7.6	9.1	361 (15.0)	59/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	36.6	+5.7	19.5	+3.2	19.3	0.0	9.0	12.2	417 (17.4)	63/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	35.5	+4.2	15.5	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	33.8	+2.2	15.6	-0.8	12.9	0.0	8.0	12.5	263 (11.0)	32/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	32.4	+2.9	13.0	-1.3	13.1	0.0	7.2	--	358 (14.9)	26/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.7	+2.3	13.7	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	445 (18.5)	39/03
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	24.9	-0.9	15.6	+1.0	13.8	0.0	3.6	--	157 ( 6.5)	18/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.6	-3.4	15.4	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	311 (13.0)	35/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	28.5	+3.5	11.8	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	647 (27.0)	52/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.5	-0.9	11.1	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	139 ( 5.8)	31/13
HOBART AIRPORT	23.8	+1.5	9.8	-2.2	5.9	0.0	3.2	12.1	286 (11.9)	45/18
	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

43.7 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
42.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
42.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD

+13.5 : 39.7 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+13.5 : 39.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+12.1 : 39.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+10.0 : 40.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+9.7 : 39.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

29.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
29.2 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
29.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+9.0 : 23.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.2 : 22.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.0 : 23.9 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+7.8 : 23.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 29.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

17.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.4 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
18.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
18.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-12.4 : 18.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-11.9 : 23.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-11.5 : 19.0 KARNET Lower West WA
-10.9 : 22.3 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-10.8 : 22.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

2.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
4.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

-5.4 : 9.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-5.4 : 4.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-5.3 : 13.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-5.1 : 12.8 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-5.0 : 11.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

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.

81.6 CARODA (ROSEBERRY PARK) NW Slopes N NSW
78.0 TENTERFIELD (SANDY HILL (BOOROOK)) N Tablelands W NSW
70.0 TALINGA Darling Downs W QLD
68.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD
66.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
55.2 MORNINGTON ISLAND
N Coast--Barron
68.0 DAINTREE TEA
66.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
50.2 SHIPTONS FLAT
Brisbane/SE Coast
55.0 REDLAND BAY GOLF CLUB
50.0 BINNA BURRA ALERT
Darling Downs W
70.0 TALINGA
Warrego
54.0 SOUTH PLAINS

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
81.6 CARODA (ROSEBERRY PARK)
53.0 BARRABA (MOUNT LINDSAY)
N Tablelands W
78.0 TENTERFIELD (SANDY HILL (BOOROOK))
51.0 ELSMORE (PARADISE CREEK)
MidNorth Coast N
54.2 LOWANNA (GRAFTON ST)

12.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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3.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
2.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.8 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

963 (40.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
759 (31.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
699 (29.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
661 (27.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
648 (27.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
647 (27.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
627 (26.1) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
619 (25.8) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
608 (25.3) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
600 (25.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

98/20 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
91/13 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
87/16 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
87/19 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
85/16 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
85/17 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
85/14 ESPERANCE Lower West 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 N Kimberley KALUMBURU 12.0mm in 42 min to 16:00 17.1mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr 8 min to 19:00 11.5mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 7.8mm in 7 min to 14:46 66.9mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h 11.4mm in 5 min to 21:03 136.8mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 21.4mm in 14 min to 22:30 91.7mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 22.8mm/h 11.6mm in 13 min to 22:43 53.5mm/h 38.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 38.2mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.8mm/h BRADSHAW 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country MOUNT ISA AERO 15.8mm in 24 min to 17:00 39.5mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.6mm/h 6.6mm in 12 min to 17:12 33.0mm/h 8.6mm in 11 min to 17:30 46.9mm/h 38.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 38.0mm/h 19.2mm in 16 min to 17:46 72.0mm/h 41.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 41.4mm/h 61.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 20.3mm/h 23.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 23.8mm/h N Coast--Barron CAPE FLATTERY 12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h Central Coast E PROSERPINE AIRPORT 15.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h Central West LONGREACH AERO 13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.6mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast BRISBANE 12.6mm in 30 min to 09:00 25.2mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 22.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h REDCLIFFE 18.0mm in 30 min to 12:00 36.0mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 19.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains N COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS 6.4mm in 8 min to 18:09 48.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h NW Plains W WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 10.2mm in 37 min to 18:37 16.5mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h NW Slopes N NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 19.8mm in 44 min to 05:44 27.0mm/h 5.4mm in 16 min to 06:00 20.2mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 25.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h 7.6mm in 9 min to 21:02 50.7mm/h 8.2mm in 18 min to 21:20 27.3mm/h NW Slopes S GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS 10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h N Tablelands W GUYRA HOSPITAL 52.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 10.8mm in 48 min to 13:00 13.5mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h North Coast MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) 50.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h Hunter Valley SCONE AIRPORT AWS 10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.4mm/h MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h 15.8mm in 10 min to 21:01 94.8mm/h 18.6mm in 59 min to 22:00 18.9mm/h C Tablelands S ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 10.8mm in 5 min to 18:04 129.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h CW Slopes N COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS 13.2mm in 9 min to 19:26 88.0mm/h 8.2mm in 34 min to 20:00 14.5mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 23.4mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h CW Slopes S DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 9.8mm in 7 min to 17:48 84.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h Goulburn/Monaro CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.8mm in 29 min to 21:29 26.5mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.4mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.4mm/h TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS 19.8mm in 32 min to 21:00 37.1mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h 10.0mm in 11 min to 21:30 54.5mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 21.4mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley WYNDHAM AERO : 76( 70/ 67 ) at 17:11 Lower West ESPERANCE AERO : 82(320/ 69 ) at 13:00 Goldfields NORSEMAN AERO : 82(290/ 63 ) at 17:26 QUEENSLAND Gulf Country CLONCURRY AIRPORT : 85(150/ 65 ) at 16:38 NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains N COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS : 87(260/ 72 ) at 17:52 NW Slopes S GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS : 98(220/ 76 ) at 21:01 CW Slopes S DUBBO AIRPORT AWS : 93(260/ 74 ) at 17:41