Australian Weather News -- 21 FEB 2006

Tuesday 21 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
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
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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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27	28	29	30	31

February

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06	07	08	09	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
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January

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23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

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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 2127 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 maximum temperature

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

39.7

39.3

04/02/2005

39.4

23/03/2005

Highest wind gust (km/h)

Lower West

009053

PEARCE RAAF

102

93.0

12/02/1945

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 22:16EST, 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	37.6	+5.1	20.3	+1.2	18.2	0.0	10.0	--	435 (18.1)	58/12
PERTH AIRPORT	39.9	+8.1	24.4	+7.0	23.3	0.0	11.2	7.6	614 (25.6)	100/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	34.8	+9.9	15.9	+1.5	14.5	0.0	7.8	9.9	567 (23.6)	50/16
BUNBURY	39.7	+9.9	23.1	+7.5	--	0.0	--	--	366 (15.3)	44/14
MANDURAH	33.8	--	24.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	458 (19.1)	57/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+2.5	25.5	+0.8	25.0	0.0	8.8	6.7	301 (12.5)	28/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.2	+1.1	23.0	+2.2	20.6	0.0	16.0	6.1	466 (19.4)	44/11
WHYALLA AERO	27.5	-2.1	16.2	-1.5	--	0.0	6.0	--	583 (24.3)	59/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.7	-0.6	12.5	-4.6	8.8	0.0	3.8	12.4	217 ( 9.0)	35/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	21.9	-3.2	13.4	+1.8	12.3	0.0	4.4	9.2	382 (15.9)	41/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.7	+2.4	23.6	+0.2	22.2	0.0	9.2	9.5	256 (10.7)	34/14
CAIRNS AERO	31.8	+0.6	24.0	+0.3	23.7	23.8	8.2	11.1	440 (18.3)	43/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.7	+2.6	24.7	+0.6	21.8	0.0	9.8	12.0	--	45/13
MACKAY M.O	31.5	+1.9	25.4	+2.0	--	0.4	--	7.3	362 (15.1)	50/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.4	+2.1	23.9	+1.8	23.0	0.0	9.8	--	340 (14.2)	45/15
BUNDABERG AERO	31.2	+1.3	22.7	+1.3	--	9.4	11.2	--	432 (18.0)	48/16
NAMBOUR DPI	29.5	+0.7	21.4	+1.7	--	28.8	6.2	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.8	+0.6	21.8	+1.0	--	0.2	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	41/16
BRISBANE AERO	29.5	+0.4	23.2	+2.1	20.9	0.0	9.0	8.8	345 (14.4)	39/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.1	+1.7	19.6	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	586 (24.4)	65/14
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	33.2	+2.1	21.0	+2.4	18.3	0.0	7.6	--	210 ( 8.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.0	+1.2	19.1	-0.4	19.0	7.6	7.6	10.1	294 (12.3)	45/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.8	+1.3	18.6	+0.3	--	11.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.8	-0.7	19.3	+1.2	18.0	0.6	6.4	1.9	406 (16.9)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	27.7	+0.6	21.6	+4.5	20.4	--	--	--	163 ( 6.8)	28/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.4	+1.6	14.4	+1.3	9.0	0.0	5.6	12.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	33.5	+1.5	21.0	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.2	+0.9	21.5	+2.5	19.2	0.0	5.0	11.4	714 (29.8)	35/12
RICHMOND RAAF	29.2	+0.2	20.1	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	261 (10.9)	35/16
BELLAMBI AWS	25.5	+0.7	18.7	-0.4	--	0.6	--	--	425 (17.7)	21/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	30.0	+2.9	14.0	+0.9	10.8	0.0	8.0	9.7	320 (13.3)	45/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	34.4	+3.5	19.6	+3.3	16.8	0.0	8.2	12.7	275 (11.5)	35/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	34.2	+2.9	16.0	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	32.2	+0.6	13.5	-2.9	12.5	0.0	12.0	12.4	384 (16.0)	32/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	31.4	+1.9	12.6	-1.7	11.2	0.0	8.8	--	468 (19.5)	41/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.8	+2.4	11.5	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	420 (17.5)	41/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	23.0	-2.8	14.7	+0.1	12.6	0.0	5.0	--	167 ( 7.0)	22/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.6	-4.4	12.4	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	37/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	25.5	+0.5	10.7	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	625 (26.0)	52/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	25.8	+1.4	11.7	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	195 ( 8.1)	70/14
HOBART AIRPORT	24.3	+2.0	15.0	+3.0	13.2	0.0	6.8	2.4	568 (23.7)	54/11
	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

42.1 CARNAMAH Central West WA
41.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
41.6 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
41.3 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
41.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

+12.0 : 38.0 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+11.3 : 38.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+11.3 : 38.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
+11.2 : 37.5 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+10.7 : 37.7 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+10.7 : 37.3 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA

29.7 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
29.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
28.5 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
28.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
27.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+9.3 : 25.9 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+8.4 : 25.2 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+8.3 : 26.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+8.2 : 25.7 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+8.2 : 25.5 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.5 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
14.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-9.8 : 27.3 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 13.5 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-6.8 : 29.7 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 10.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.1 : 29.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

3.5 EYRE Eucla WA
4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.0 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-12.6 : 3.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.8 : 6.8 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.2 : 10.0 HAY CSIRO AWS Riverina W NSW
-6.8 : 5.0 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-6.5 : 6.6 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-6.5 : 10.3 FORREST Eucla 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.

118.4 COMBOYNE SOUTH MidNorth Coast S NSW
100.0 BRETTI-MACKAY (BARNARD RIVER) MidNorth Coast S NSW
93.0 IMBIL TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
88.0 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER) MidNorth Coast S NSW
84.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
58.0 PINDRAL OUTCAMP

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
84.6 HORN ISLAND
81.4 COCONUT ISLAND
72.0 THURSDAY ISLAND TOWNSHIP
51.0 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK
S Peninsula
62.0 HICKS ISLAND
50.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
65.7 HOPE VALE
Brisbane/SE Coast
93.0 IMBIL TM
67.6 MOUNT COTTON WEST
Darling Downs W
63.0 WOODLEA

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
51.2 MULLA CROSSING (COCKBURN RIVER)
N Tablelands E
67.2 GUYRA (LYNDHURST)
North Coast
66.8 LAWRENCE ROAD (PRINGLES WAY)
MidNorth Coast N
52.0 NAMBUCCA HEADS BOWLING CLUB
MidNorth Coast S
118.4 COMBOYNE SOUTH
100.0 BRETTI-MACKAY (BARNARD RIVER)
88.0 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER)
60.8 KENDALL POST OFFICE
52.0 HARRINGTON (OXLEY ANCHORAGE CARAVAN PARK

12.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

3.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1550 (64.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1307 (54.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
889 (37.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
861 (35.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
855 (35.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
841 (35.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
780 (32.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
746 (31.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
736 (30.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
735 (30.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
718 (29.9) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
714 (29.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
710 (29.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
699 (29.1) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
689 (28.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
678 (28.3) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
675 (28.1) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
665 (27.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
659 (27.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
650 (27.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
649 (27.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
648 (27.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
647 (27.0) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
642 (26.8) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
625 (26.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
625 (26.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
617 (25.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
609 (25.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

102/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/13 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
100/14 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
93/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/13 GINGIN AERO 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 WYNDHAM AERO 10.2mm in 17 min to 22:17 36.0mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.0mm/h W Pilbara BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT 4.8mm in 13 min to 23:43 22.2mm/h Lower West PEARCE RAAF 5.8mm in 6 min to 13:55 58.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h BICKLEY 6.6mm in 31 min to 14:53 12.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI AWS 12.6mm in 36 min to 16:06 21.0mm/h 50.0mm in 24 min to 16:30 125.0mm/h 62.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 62.6mm/h 29.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 29.4mm/h 94.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 31.3mm/h MCCLUER ISLAND 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.0mm/h CENTRE ISLAND 9.2mm in 9 min to 14:18 61.3mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COCONUT ISLAND 47.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 15.7mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h HORN ISLAND 12.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.4mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 28.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 28.4mm/h 40.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 13.3mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 5.2mm in 11 min to 02:41 28.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.2mm/h CAPE FLATTERY 29.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 29.2mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast NAMBOUR DPI 23.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 23.0mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION 6.2mm in 17 min to 14:00 21.9mm/h Darling Downs W MILES CONSTANCE STREET 25.4mm in 59 min to 21:00 25.8mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 10.2mm in 30 min to 03:00 20.4mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.6mm/h 1.6mm in 1 min to 03:04 96.0mm/h 9.4mm in 14 min to 03:18 40.3mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 24.4mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 11.6mm in 20 min to 05:00 34.8mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.8mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.0mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.7mm/h Hunter Valley WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West PERTH AIRPORT : 100(330/ 43 ) at 14:26 PEARCE RAAF : 102(100/ 46 ) at 13:34 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(320/ 70 ) at 04:29 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(250/ 80 ) at 07:30