Australian Weather News -- 13 JUN 2006

Tuesday 13 JUN 2006

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2006

Dec

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February

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Noteworthy weather today

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newsworthy

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Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

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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 1826 EST on 12/01/2007. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Lowest minimum temperature
WA	E Pilbara	004083	KARRATHA AERO	8.3	8.7	29/06/2004	12
WA	Central West	008251	KALBARRI	1.1	2.1	27/06/2000	32
WA	Goldfields	012314	LEINSTER AERO	-0.4	0.0	13/06/2003	12
NT	Alice Springs	015603	KULGERA	-4.5	-4.0	29/06/2002	26
SA	W Agricultural	018191	COULTA (COLES POINT)	1.5	2.2	30/06/2002	13
SA	Lower North	021131	CLARE HIGH SCHOOL	-2.8	-2.8	30/06/2002	12				Equal to record.
SA	Yorke Peninsula	022018	WAROOKA	2.1	3.0	23/06/1972	42
SA	Yorke Peninsula	022046	EDITHBURGH	1.6	2.4	18/06/2001	12
NSW	SW Slopes S	072160	ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	-3.7	-3.7	18/06/1998	12	-3.7	18/06/1998	14	Equal to record.
NSW	SW Slopes N	073014	GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD)	-3.4	-3.3	06/06/1966	42
VIC	Upper North	081124	YARRAWONGA	-4.8	-4.5	18/06/1998	14
VIC	Lower NE	082011	CORRYONG (PARISH LANE)	-5.0	-5.0	12/06/2006	33				Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month. Note that this station is only reporting its minimum temperature to the nearest degree, so its run of equal records of -5.0 (on 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27 and 29 June) is a little misleading compared to most other stations that report to the nearest tenth of a degree.
Lowest maximum temperature
WA	E Kimberley	002064	ARGYLE AERODROME	21.8	22.1	30/06/2000	12	21.9	02/07/1998	13
NT	Victoria	014829	LAJAMANU	19.0	19.0	25/06/1971	13				Equal to record.
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)
QLD	N Coast--Barron	031011	CAIRNS AERO	29.0	29.0	23/06/2001	14				Equal to record.

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 22:50EST, 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	23.2	+2.3	5.7	-5.3	1.3	0.0	5.4	--	360 (15.0)	30/06
PERTH AIRPORT	22.8	+3.9	7.1	-1.9	2.2	0.0	2.6	7.5	336 (14.0)	34/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.8	+0.2	7.2	-0.9	4.1	0.0	1.8	6.1	287 (12.0)	22/00
BUNBURY	15.7	-2.7	9.5	+1.4	--	2.8	--	--	252 (10.5)	24/20
MANDURAH	19.3	--	12.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	503 (21.0)	44/06
DARWIN AIRPORT	27.6	-3.0	14.1	-5.8	12.3	0.0	7.0	11.2	452 (18.8)	39/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	15.4	-4.4	-3.8	-8.9	-8.6	0.0	6.4	10.4	344 (14.3)	41/12
WHYALLA AERO	13.6	-3.7	-1.9	-8.0	--	0.0	0.8	--	188 ( 7.8)	21/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.0	-1.1	1.5	-6.6	-2.9	0.0	0.2	9.5	71 ( 3.0)	18/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.4	-1.4	4.3	-1.5	2.2	0.6	1.0	2.4	314 (13.1)	32/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	21.6	-3.3	6.4	-3.6	2.1	0.0	5.2	10.5	476 (19.8)	45/09
CAIRNS AERO	24.9	-1.1	19.0	+1.2	18.2	0.0	7.8	1.1	697 (29.0)	50/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO	25.0	-0.6	13.9	-0.7	10.0	0.0	4.8	2.1	387 (16.1)	34/16
MACKAY M.O	20.9	-1.0	12.2	-1.8	--	2.2	--	0.2	552 (23.0)	54/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.1	-0.4	13.7	+2.8	11.1	0.0	3.6	--	282 (11.8)	52/11
BUNDABERG AERO	22.1	-0.5	13.3	+1.7	--	0.0	2.6	--	566 (23.6)	48/14
NAMBOUR DPI	19.6	-2.0	12.3	+3.0	--	0.0	2.6	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	19.1	-2.0	13.1	+1.6	--	0.2	--	--	481 (20.0)	41/10
BRISBANE AERO	21.7	+0.4	10.2	-0.3	6.5	0.0	4.4	6.7	365 (15.2)	30/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.7	-0.3	4.0	-3.5	--	0.2	--	--	333 (13.9)	41/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	17.2	+0.4	1.6	-4.5	-2.0	0.0	2.4	--	122 ( 5.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	17.8	-1.6	10.4	+1.3	6.8	0.0	3.0	1.5	488 (20.3)	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.5	0.0	7.0	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.7	+0.1	4.2	-3.7	2.7	0.0	3.8	9.5	359 (15.0)	32/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.6	+0.7	2.9	-3.6	0.7	0.0	--	--	64 ( 2.7)	13/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.5	+2.0	-1.6	-4.2	-5.0	0.0	0.2	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.9	-0.5	-1.6	-6.2	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.4	+0.8	6.9	-1.6	3.2	0.0	1.8	9.3	331 (13.8)	24/23
RICHMOND RAAF	17.8	-0.2	-0.5	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	117 ( 4.9)	26/13
BELLAMBI AWS	17.3	-0.4	8.1	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	250 (10.4)	21/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.3	+0.1	-4.3	-5.3	-7.5	0.0	1.4	9.1	144 ( 6.0)	28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	11.9	-1.9	-3.5	-7.2	-5.0	0.0	1.6	8.2	161 ( 6.7)	15/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.1	-2.1	-3.7	-7.6	--	0.0	--	--	42 ( 1.8)	21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	13.1	-2.9	-3.2	-8.4	-6.1	0.0	1.4	8.6	179 ( 7.5)	18/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.1	-1.9	-3.5	-7.2	--	0.0	7.0	--	235 ( 9.8)	22/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	10.9	-2.3	2.6	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	26/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	12.5	-1.5	6.1	-0.8	4.0	0.0	0.4	--	79 ( 3.3)	21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	13.6	-1.0	4.5	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	314 (13.1)	39/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.1	-2.7	4.2	+0.2	--	0.6	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	30/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.9	-0.2	-2.9	-5.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	31/15
HOBART AIRPORT	13.4	+0.5	5.9	+1.3	3.2	0.0	1.0	1.4	375 (15.6)	48/15
	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

29.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
29.6 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.3 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
29.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+4.9 : 20.4 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.1 : 20.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+4.0 : 20.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
+3.9 : 15.0 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+3.9 : 22.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+3.9 : 22.7 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+3.9 : 13.8 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW

25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL

+6.1 : 8.3 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+5.5 : 20.5 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+4.5 : 19.6 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
+3.9 : 6.4 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+3.7 : 7.5 DOVER Southeast TAS
+3.7 : 13.5 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
+3.7 : 5.9 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-8.0 : 21.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-8.0 : 19.3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-7.8 : 20.7 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-7.8 : 21.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-7.6 : 19.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-7.6 : 20.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-7.6 : 23.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-7.6 : 23.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

-10.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-6.6 YONGALA Upper North SA

-10.5 : -6.5 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-10.0 : -4.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-9.9 : 1.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
-9.6 : -5.0 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-9.4 : -6.6 YONGALA Upper North 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.

75.0 CALLIDE OPEN CUT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
53.0 POINT LOOKOUT BOWLS CLUB Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
47.0 WARNER GLEN Lower West WA
46.0 GLENREAGH POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast N NSW
43.4 GLENMORE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
47.0 WARNER GLEN
43.4 GLENMORE

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
75.0 CALLIDE OPEN CUT
Brisbane/SE Coast
53.0 POINT LOOKOUT BOWLS CLUB

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
46.0 GLENREAGH POST OFFICE

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1361 (56.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1185 (49.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1174 (48.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1142 (47.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1112 (46.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
1056 (44.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
964 (40.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
914 (38.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
903 (37.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
896 (37.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
857 (35.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
833 (34.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
748 (31.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
718 (29.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
697 (29.0) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
694 (28.9) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
670 (27.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
653 (27.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
642 (26.8) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
638 (26.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
633 (26.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
632 (26.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
625 (26.0) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
620 (25.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
604 (25.2) BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
602 (25.1) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

98/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/12 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
80/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/05 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
76/03 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE NATURALISTE 22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h BUSSELTON 16.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.6mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h WITCHCLIFFE 10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.4mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 76(170/ 65 ) at 06:30 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(320/ 80 ) at 23:35 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(250/ 82 ) at 13:00