Australian Weather News -- 12 APR 2006

Wednesday 12 APR 2006

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2006

Dec

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May

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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 2141 EST on 07/01/2007. 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

QLD

Warrego

044207

BAYSWATER

60.0

42.8

22/04/1998

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061366

NORAH HEAD AWS

33.6

32.2

05/04/2006

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 22:31EST, 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	-2.7	10.7	-4.7	6.6	0.0	4.6	--	395 (16.5)	41/16
PERTH AIRPORT	22.9	-2.6	8.0	-4.9	7.3	0.0	5.4	9.1	275 (11.5)	37/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.8	-4.0	11.8	+0.2	11.3	0.4	1.2	0.2	216 ( 9.0)	28/12
BUNBURY	20.5	-3.6	6.2	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	31/18
MANDURAH	20.9	--	14.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	383 (16.0)	30/19
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.9	+0.2	24.2	+0.2	23.5	0.0	7.0	11.3	301 (12.5)	28/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.7	+6.5	13.9	+1.3	11.0	0.0	8.0	10.6	204 ( 8.5)	26/12
WHYALLA AERO	22.5	-1.1	10.8	-0.8	--	0.0	7.6	--	262 (10.9)	50/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.6	-1.0	15.0	+2.6	12.6	0.6	3.2	--	333 (13.9)	28/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.2	-1.2	7.9	-0.8	6.6	5.6	4.8	4.3	559 (23.3)	35/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.7	+0.8	20.8	+2.3	19.8	0.0	4.2	--	169 ( 7.0)	26/19
CAIRNS AERO	31.0	+1.8	24.3	+2.7	23.3	0.6	3.8	0.0	334 (13.9)	50/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.7	+0.1	23.6	+3.1	22.9	6.6	1.4	5.5	279 (11.6)	41/15
MACKAY M.O	29.1	+2.4	23.2	+3.1	--	0.4	--	5.2	391 (16.3)	30/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.1	-0.7	21.7	+3.9	21.5	0.0	3.8	--	303 (12.6)	24/10
BUNDABERG AERO	28.5	+1.1	17.3	-0.2	--	0.0	4.0	--	355 (14.8)	28/12
NAMBOUR DPI	27.6	+1.5	12.9	-2.5	--	0.0	2.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.4	+1.1	15.4	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	180 ( 7.5)	28/14
BRISBANE AERO	27.3	+1.3	14.5	-1.7	11.5	0.0	5.2	10.6	303 (12.6)	26/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.5	+2.1	13.4	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	427 (17.8)	24/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	30.2	+5.1	19.0	+6.2	14.2	0.0	5.8	--	222 ( 9.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.6	+4.6	15.3	+0.1	11.1	0.0	2.4	10.8	371 (15.5)	35/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.0	+5.0	12.5	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.0	+9.4	12.4	-0.8	9.6	0.0	5.4	10.5	--	52/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	32.5	+8.9	12.5	+0.6	9.7	0.0	--	--	111 ( 4.6)	31/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	24.0	+5.5	10.5	+3.3	2.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.3	+5.8	9.5	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	31.8	+8.9	17.4	+3.3	11.4	0.0	7.4	10.3	439 (18.3)	--
RICHMOND RAAF	33.4	+9.5	11.4	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	162 ( 6.8)	30/17
BELLAMBI AWS	28.4	+6.3	18.9	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	414 (17.3)	37/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT	25.9	+5.9	5.2	-1.5	1.1	0.0	8.0	10.6	315 (13.1)	52/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.2	+2.7	6.5	-2.6	4.6	0.0	5.2	11.0	206 ( 8.6)	32/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.4	+2.0	8.0	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	39/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.8	+0.3	10.5	+0.4	8.6	0.0	8.0	7.9	321 (13.4)	32/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.8	-0.8	8.5	+0.3	7.0	0.0	5.2	--	323 (13.5)	28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	20.2	-1.0	8.8	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	366 (15.3)	28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.0	+1.7	13.5	+2.7	9.2	0.0	7.0	--	221 ( 9.2)	21/00
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.6	+0.6	9.7	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	629 (26.2)	41/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.7	+1.1	3.5	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	651 (27.1)	35/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.5	-0.4	8.9	+1.4	--	3.0	--	--	463 (19.3)	41/10
HOBART AIRPORT	18.2	+0.1	11.4	+2.7	8.1	0.8	6.6	8.0	656 (27.3)	52/06
	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

37.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
37.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
36.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
36.7 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

+10.9 : 33.6 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+10.7 : 33.1 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+10.1 : 32.9 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+10.0 : 32.1 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
+9.5 : 31.1 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+9.5 : 33.4 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
26.7 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+8.2 : 22.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.1 : 24.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.9 : 20.6 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+7.5 : 9.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.4 : 18.9 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.5 : 17.0 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.1 : 28.8 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
-5.0 : 29.9 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-4.9 : 18.7 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : 22.4 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA

1.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.9 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-5.8 : 7.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-5.8 : 6.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.6 : 6.3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 5.6 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt 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.

174.0 HINCHINBROOK ISLAND N Coast--Herbert QLD
118.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD
101.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
100.6 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1 N Coast--Herbert QLD
71.0 MOURILYAN HARBOUR N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
58.0 LYNDHURST STATION
53.0 CONJUBOY STATION
51.2 THE LYND STATION
50.0 ZARA STATION
N Coast--Barron
118.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
101.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
63.6 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
51.0 MERINGA SUGAR EXP STN
N Coast--Herbert
174.0 HINCHINBROOK ISLAND
100.6 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1
71.0 MOURILYAN HARBOUR
70.0 DUNK ISLAND RESORT
64.6 BEMERSIDE
58.0 ABERGOWRIE ALERT
51.0 BINGIL BAY
Central West
69.4 HOLMLEIGH
51.8 EVERSLEIGH
51.0 GUE
50.1 EVESHAM STATION
Northwest
57.0 BIMERAH
Channel Country
51.0 CARELLA STATION
Warrego
60.0 BAYSWATER
54.0 BAYRICK

11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
10.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
10.8 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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2.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

1548 (64.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1416 (59.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1306 (54.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1293 (53.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1253 (52.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1097 (45.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1078 (44.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1036 (43.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
960 (40.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
935 (39.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
879 (36.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
874 (36.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
851 (35.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
832 (34.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
791 (33.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
778 (32.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
761 (31.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
756 (31.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
754 (31.4) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
744 (31.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
743 (31.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
738 (30.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
733 (30.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
730 (30.4) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
702 (29.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
697 (29.0) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
690 (28.8) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
665 (27.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
659 (27.5) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
656 (27.3) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
655 (27.3) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
651 (27.1) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
644 (26.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
636 (26.5) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
636 (26.5) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
629 (26.2) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
627 (26.1) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT COMPARISON N Coast TAS
623 (26.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
619 (25.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
614 (25.6) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
604 (25.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

113/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/00 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
106/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
104/01 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
102/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/01 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
94/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/00 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/13 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers GOVE AIRPORT 10.8mm in 20 min to 11:50 32.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.2mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 12.2mm/h BORROLOOLA 12.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 12.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 5.4mm in 16 min to 13:00 20.2mm/h 14.0mm in 30 min to 19:30 28.0mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 18.8mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 14.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h JULIA CREEK AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h N Coast--Barron COOKTOWN AIRPORT 11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.8mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 17.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 95(310/ 63 ) at 05:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 93(340/ 63 ) at 00:00 MT HOTHAM : 96(330/ 74 ) at 00:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(260/ 63 ) at 03:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 106(270/ 58 ) at 01:07 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(310/ 87 ) at 05:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(270/ 65 ) at 04:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(290/ 56 ) at 14:01 DROUGHTY HILL (TERSS) : 93(280/ 65 ) at 06:10 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 104(300/ 69 ) at 02:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 89(260/ 74 ) at 01:00