Australian Weather News -- 21 APR 2006

Friday 21 APR 2006

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2006

Dec

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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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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2208 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

VIC

W Gippsland

085293

CAPE LIPTRAP (ILLAWONG)

35.0

34.4

06/04/2006

Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest grass minimum temperature

Eucla

011019

EYRE

-2.5

-2.1

18/04/1994

Lowest minimum temperature

Eucla

011019

EYRE

-2.0

-0.5

19/04/2005

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

S Peninsula

028007

MUSGRAVE

24.2

25.0

20/04/2006

Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070328

BOMBALA AWS

8.2

8.3

10/04/1995

VIC

Upper NE

083024

MOUNT BULLER

-1.7

-0.8

07/04/1995

VIC

Upper NE

083085

MT HOTHAM

-2.6

-1.3

27/04/1999

VIC

E Gippsland

084016

GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

11.8

12.7

27/04/1982

VIC

E Gippsland

084084

MALLACOOTA

11.6

13.1

10/04/1995

VIC

W Gippsland

085280

MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)

11.3

11.9

07/04/1995

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 22:35EST, 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	33.5	+5.9	21.0	+5.6	17.9	1.2	8.4	--	424 (17.7)	48/10
PERTH AIRPORT	31.8	+6.3	16.0	+3.1	13.0	0.4	5.0	9.2	528 (22.0)	50/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.4	-3.4	9.8	-1.8	8.2	0.0	2.6	2.0	406 (16.9)	37/02
BUNBURY	26.4	+2.3	12.1	+0.6	--	2.0	--	--	167 ( 7.0)	34/14
MANDURAH	26.0	--	17.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	350 (14.6)	43/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.9	+0.2	25.1	+1.1	24.2	0.4	5.2	8.7	250 (10.4)	41/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	24.3	-3.9	12.1	-0.5	10.1	0.0	11.2	11.0	471 (19.6)	45/09
WHYALLA AERO	16.9	-6.7	9.1	-2.5	--	0.0	8.0	--	346 (14.4)	31/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.1	-4.5	9.9	-2.5	6.3	3.2	2.6	9.9	392 (16.3)	41/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.6	-4.8	4.8	-3.9	2.6	16.8	2.4	6.9	507 (21.1)	46/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.9	-2.0	20.4	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	493 (20.5)	48/16
CAIRNS AERO	25.5	-3.7	20.7	-0.9	20.1	19.8	1.4	0.0	505 (21.0)	41/23
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.9	-2.7	23.1	+2.6	21.4	0.6	1.6	0.0	197 ( 8.2)	18/12
MACKAY M.O	26.2	-0.5	21.9	+1.8	--	0.0	--	0.1	383 (16.0)	34/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.0	+2.2	18.8	+1.0	18.4	0.0	4.6	--	174 ( 7.3)	24/15
BUNDABERG AERO	30.4	+3.0	18.2	+0.7	--	0.0	6.8	--	208 ( 8.7)	31/14
NAMBOUR DPI	29.7	+3.6	15.3	-0.1	--	0.0	3.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.7	+2.4	19.4	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	245 (10.2)	30/13
BRISBANE AERO	29.0	+3.0	18.5	+2.3	15.0	0.0	5.4	10.4	232 ( 9.7)	30/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.2	+2.8	15.0	+1.7	--	0.4	--	--	293 (12.2)	41/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	21.4	-3.7	9.0	-3.8	4.3	0.0	2.8	--	106 ( 4.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.4	+0.4	17.8	+2.6	14.2	0.2	1.6	8.3	172 ( 7.2)	30/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.9	-1.1	12.0	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.2	-0.4	10.0	-3.2	5.6	0.0	6.6	10.6	413 (17.2)	45/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.0	+0.4	5.4	-6.5	0.9	0.0	--	--	128 ( 5.3)	24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.5	-5.0	4.4	-2.8	4.4	0.0	7.4	9.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.9	-4.6	3.8	-6.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.1	+2.2	14.0	-0.1	7.8	0.0	6.0	10.7	468 (19.5)	52/00
RICHMOND RAAF	23.9	0.0	5.8	-5.5	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	50/10
BELLAMBI AWS	23.5	+1.4	14.0	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	61/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT	15.0	-5.0	7.6	+0.9	4.6	0.0	8.0	9.6	474 (19.8)	63/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.3	-6.2	7.4	-1.7	4.8	0.4	4.4	8.0	294 (12.3)	63/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.6	-6.8	7.9	-0.1	--	6.2	--	--	331 (13.8)	57/07
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.7	-5.8	9.6	-0.5	0.0	0.0	--	10.5	417 (17.4)	41/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.8	-4.8	7.0	-1.2	6.1	2.6	3.4	--	454 (18.9)	41/05
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.2	-6.0	5.5	-1.9	--	5.0	--	--	441 (18.4)	46/03
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.8	-3.5	8.1	-2.7	5.3	7.2	2.4	--	222 ( 9.3)	24/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.6	-4.4	7.3	-2.0	--	5.8	--	--	600 (25.0)	48/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.3	-5.3	3.2	-4.2	--	6.8	--	--	587 (24.5)	52/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.4	-3.5	1.3	-6.2	--	1.4	--	--	283 (11.8)	30/12
HOBART AIRPORT	13.0	-5.1	5.2	-3.5	2.2	0.2	4.6	9.2	548 (22.8)	37/01
	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

38.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
36.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.3 : 31.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+6.1 : 31.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+5.9 : 33.5 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.8 : 32.2 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+5.8 : 31.5 PERTH METRO Lower West WA

27.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
26.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
26.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+6.5 : 21.7 ENEABBA Central West WA
+6.1 : 21.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+5.6 : 21.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.6 : 26.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
+5.5 : 17.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.5 : -1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-11.2 : 1.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-11.1 : -1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-11.0 : -2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-10.6 : -0.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-10.6 : 1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-13.8 : -2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.6 : -1.9 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-8.4 : 1.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.7 : 3.1 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-7.2 : 2.2 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S 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.

282.0 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
169.0 SOUTHWELL STATION N Peninsula QLD
156.0 HOPE VALE N Coast--Barron QLD
151.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
143.0 LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK S Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
169.0 SOUTHWELL STATION
74.0 KENDALL RIVER STATION
69.6 STRATHBURN STATION
61.0 STRATHMAY STATION
58.2 MERLUNA
55.4 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
50.0 BRAMWELL
S Peninsula
282.0 MUSGRAVE
143.0 LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK
86.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
63.0 VIOLET VALE STATION
54.8 PINNACLE
Gulf Country
60.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
156.0 HOPE VALE
151.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
141.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL
123.0 CAPE FLATTERY
113.8 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
111.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
102.0 HAZELMERE
81.0 TOPAZ
79.0 DAINTREE TEA
68.7 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
68.6 GRAHAM RANGE
63.0 MOUNT OLIVE
62.5 DAINTREE VILLAGE
56.6 JULATTEN
51.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT

11.2 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1396 (58.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1211 (50.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1182 (49.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1073 (44.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
918 (38.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
918 (38.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
909 (37.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
893 (37.2) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
875 (36.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
834 (34.8) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
801 (33.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
778 (32.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
777 (32.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
761 (31.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
757 (31.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
750 (31.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
745 (31.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
727 (30.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
719 (30.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
711 (29.6) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
687 (28.6) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
685 (28.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
681 (28.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
674 (28.1) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
670 (27.9) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
661 (27.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
648 (27.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
642 (26.8) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
641 (26.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
632 (26.3) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
630 (26.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
619 (25.8) MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
606 (25.3) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
605 (25.2) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
602 (25.1) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
600 (25.0) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC

106/13 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
87/00 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/05 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/08 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
81/14 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW

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 GUNN POINT 12.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.6mm/h CAPE DON 15.0mm in 35 min to 04:05 25.7mm/h 13.4mm in 25 min to 04:30 32.2mm/h 28.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 28.4mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 10.7mm/h MCCLUER ISLAND 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 12.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h COCONUT ISLAND 23.2mm in 53 min to 20:00 26.3mm/h 23.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 23.2mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h COEN AIRPORT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h 11.2mm in 30 min to 10:30 22.4mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.4mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h 23.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 46.0mm/h 28.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 28.6mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 24.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 24.6mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.3mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h 37.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 37.0mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 13.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h 33.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 33.2mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 20.8mm/h 55.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 18.3mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.8mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h N Coast--Barron CAPE FLATTERY 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 16.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 23.6mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.7mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES SW Slopes S KHANCOBAN AWS 8.0mm in 38 min to 08:38 12.6mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.2mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(170/ 83 ) at 11:01 VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 91(330/ 50 ) at 01:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(240/ 63 ) at 04:00 W Coast PORT FAIRY AWS : 78(240/ 63 ) at 00:40 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 78(220/ 69 ) at 01:40 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 74(260/ 65 ) at 00:41