Australian Weather News -- 15 JUN 2006

Thursday 15 JUN 2006

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2006

Dec

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
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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
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

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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January

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23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

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Noteworthy weather today

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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 1831 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 grass minimum temperature
SA	W Agricultural	018012	CEDUNA AMO	-7.4	-7.0	23/06/1990	35
SA	County Light	023343	ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE)	-6.6	-5.9	15/06/1997	25
Lowest minimum temperature
WA	E Pilbara	004083	KARRATHA AERO	7.1	7.3	14/06/2006	12	7.3	14/06/2006	14	Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	SW & S Coast	009961	HOPETOUN NORTH	0.6	2.6	30/06/2000	11
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010073	KELLERBERRIN	-4.0	-3.5	08/06/2006	47				Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	Gt Southern	010633	RAVENSTHORPE	-0.5	0.0	19/06/1966	45
WA	Eucla	011045	BALGAIR	-5.0	-1.7	14/06/2006	24	-2.6	21/07/1997	25	Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	Goldfields	012071	SALMON GUMS RES.STN.	-5.7	-4.8	14/06/2006	36				Previous record set earlier this month.
SA	W Agricultural	018191	COULTA (COLES POINT)	0.3	1.5	13/06/2006	13	0.7	19/07/1997	15	Previous record set earlier this month.
SA	W Agricultural	018192	NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)	1.5	1.5	30/06/2002	12				Equal to record.
SA	Lower North	021131	CLARE HIGH SCHOOL	-5.0	-3.9	14/06/2006	12	-3.9	14/06/2006	14	Previous record set earlier this month.
SA	Kangaroo Is	022841	KINGSCOTE AERO	-2.4	-2.0	14/06/2006	12	-2.0	14/06/2006	14	Previous record set earlier this month.
SA	Adelaide Plains	023013	PARAFIELD AIRPORT	-2.3	-2.2	08/06/1982	48	-2.2	08/06/1982	52
SA	Adelaide Plains	023083	EDINBURGH RAAF	-2.0	-1.8	07/06/1982	34	-1.8	07/06/1982	36
SA	County Light	023343	ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE)	-3.3	-3.3	22/06/1972	45	-3.3	22/06/1972	46	Equal to record.
NSW	Lower Darling	047048	BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS	-2.1	-1.7	24/06/1960	15
NSW	CW Plains S	050031	PEAK HILL POST OFFICE	-2.5	-2.3	25/06/1971	41
NSW	C Tablelands N	062101	MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS	-7.5	-6.2	27/06/2002	13
NSW	C Tablelands S	063005	BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION	-8.2	-7.1	23/06/1984	41
NSW	C Tablelands S	063063	OBERON (WOODCHEM)	-9.0	-8.0	25/06/1984	23	-8.7	11/07/1971	25
NSW	C Tablelands S	063291	BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	-7.3	-6.5	27/06/2002	13	-6.9	16/05/1999	16
NSW	C Tablelands S	063303	ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	-7.7	-6.8	14/06/2006	11	-7.7	02/07/2002	12	Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	CW Slopes S	065026	PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET)	-4.0	-3.0	14/06/2006	50				Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	SW Slopes N	073014	GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD)	-6.5	-3.4	13/06/2006	42	-5.0	27/07/1986	43	Previous record set earlier this month.
VIC	Mallee N	076031	MILDURA AIRPORT	-3.7	-3.3	08/06/1982	60
VIC	Wimmera S	079028	LONGERENONG	-4.8	-4.8	06/06/1982	42				Equal to record.
Lowest maximum temperature
NSW	Goulburn/Monaro	070339	TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS	4.8	6.0	22/06/2004	11	5.7	11/08/2005	12
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)
QLD	N Peninsula	027045	WEIPA AERO	25.4	23.9	02/06/1995	12
QLD	Gulf Country	029141	CLONCURRY AIRPORT	26.0	25.6	20/06/2002	11

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 22:51EST, 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	24.1	+3.2	9.8	-1.2	6.9	2.6	2.8	--	300 (12.5)	34/15
PERTH AIRPORT	21.1	+2.2	8.4	-0.6	4.4	0.0	5.2	9.2	451 (18.8)	45/02
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.8	+0.2	5.1	-3.0	3.2	0.0	2.2	4.7	225 ( 9.4)	24/15
BUNBURY	20.8	+2.4	3.8	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	267 (11.1)	30/09
MANDURAH	21.5	--	9.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	254 (10.6)	28/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.3	-0.3	20.6	+0.7	19.5	0.0	4.0	5.2	408 (17.0)	46/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.7	-0.1	1.7	-3.4	-2.1	0.0	3.8	10.4	323 (13.5)	41/14
WHYALLA AERO	13.8	-3.5	-2.2	-8.3	--	0.0	0.8	--	143 ( 6.0)	30/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.5	-1.6	0.2	-7.9	-4.3	0.0	0.8	8.9	77 ( 3.2)	22/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.7	+1.9	4.2	-1.6	2.0	0.2	2.2	6.7	425 (17.7)	37/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	24.9	0.0	10.5	+0.5	8.2	0.0	5.0	10.4	372 (15.5)	32/10
CAIRNS AERO	26.7	+0.7	19.9	+2.1	18.5	0.6	4.6	4.2	693 (28.9)	52/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.4	+1.8	17.8	+3.2	15.6	0.0	5.2	6.9	472 (19.7)	46/10
MACKAY M.O	20.8	-1.1	16.9	+2.9	--	3.4	--	4.9	704 (29.3)	52/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.9	+0.4	14.8	+3.9	13.3	0.2	4.6	--	429 (17.9)	43/10
BUNDABERG AERO	22.8	+0.2	12.6	+1.0	--	1.6	3.8	--	492 (20.5)	39/11
NAMBOUR DPI	22.5	+0.9	7.3	-2.0	--	0.0	2.4	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.6	+0.5	13.2	+1.7	--	8.2	--	--	221 ( 9.2)	21/05
BRISBANE AERO	22.7	+1.4	10.9	+0.4	9.0	0.4	3.4	8.3	333 (13.9)	28/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.3	+2.3	7.8	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	367 (15.3)	26/14
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	18.2	+1.4	1.8	-4.3	-2.2	0.0	1.8	--	43 ( 1.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.9	+0.5	6.4	-2.7	1.6	0.2	1.6	9.4	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.8	+1.3	5.2	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.0	+1.4	2.8	-5.1	0.7	0.0	1.6	9.7	233 ( 9.7)	39/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.4	+1.5	0.8	-5.7	-1.7	0.2	--	--	34 ( 1.4)	17/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.6	+0.1	-3.3	-5.9	-7.3	0.0	2.8	8.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.6	-0.8	-4.2	-8.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.6	+1.0	5.9	-2.6	2.4	0.0	2.0	9.8	307 (12.8)	48/20
RICHMOND RAAF	15.9	-2.1	-1.7	-6.6	--	0.0	--	--	35 ( 1.5)	13/18
BELLAMBI AWS	16.4	-1.3	6.6	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	165 ( 6.9)	37/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	5.9	-6.3	-4.9	-5.9	-6.9	0.0	1.0	4.8	115 ( 4.8)	15/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	10.9	-2.9	-3.1	-6.8	-4.5	0.2	0.8	4.4	85 ( 3.5)	30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	8.6	-5.6	-2.6	-6.5	--	0.2	--	--	48 ( 2.0)	50/03
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.4	-1.6	-3.7	-8.9	-7.0	0.0	0.8	8.2	63 ( 2.6)	18/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.3	+0.3	-5.2	-8.9	--	0.0	0.8	--	111 ( 4.6)	50/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.1	+0.9	-4.7	-8.3	--	0.0	--	--	78 ( 3.3)	28/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.9	+1.9	8.1	+1.2	4.5	0.0	1.2	--	49 ( 2.0)	26/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.4	-0.2	4.6	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	402 (16.8)	55/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.3	+1.5	0.0	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	166 ( 6.9)	39/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.5	+3.4	3.9	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	55/12
HOBART AIRPORT	15.4	+2.5	10.4	+5.8	7.8	1.4	3.2	5.3	591 (24.6)	72/14
	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

34.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.4 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
32.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.2 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
32.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
32.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+4.7 : 27.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.3 : 22.2 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.9 : 15.3 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT COMPARISON N Coast TAS
+3.8 : 18.2 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS
+3.6 : 24.1 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.5 : 9.7 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+7.1 : 9.3 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
+7.0 : 8.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+6.1 : 8.6 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+6.1 : 22.8 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.3 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.6 : 3.8 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-8.2 : 4.8 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.9 : 5.0 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE VIC
-6.3 : 5.9 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 : 8.6 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-9.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-8.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.2 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW

-11.4 : -5.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-11.2 : -5.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-10.8 : -4.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.6 : -6.5 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) SW Slopes N NSW
-10.4 : -3.7 WUDINNA AERO 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.

93.0 ROCKY POINT SUGAR MILL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
86.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM N Coast--Barron QLD
42.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
37.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
37.0 ALBINIA DOWNS Central Highlands QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
86.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM
Central Highlands
37.0 ALBINIA DOWNS
Brisbane/SE Coast
93.0 ROCKY POINT SUGAR MILL

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
37.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
W Coast
42.4 MOUNT READ

10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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1.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
1.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1948 (81.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1545 (64.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1280 (53.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1165 (48.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1123 (46.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1065 (44.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
1047 (43.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1046 (43.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
990 (41.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
988 (41.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
906 (37.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
892 (37.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
887 (37.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
868 (36.2) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
766 (31.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
765 (31.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
749 (31.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
747 (31.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
741 (30.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
707 (29.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
704 (29.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
693 (28.9) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
688 (28.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
676 (28.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
671 (28.0) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
659 (27.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
625 (26.0) CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
609 (25.4) WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
608 (25.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
603 (25.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

126/12 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
124/15 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
124/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/03 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
109/15 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
106/20 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/10 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
102/10 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
93/06 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
91/10 LIAWENEE Central Plateau 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.
QUEENSLAND Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 14.2mm in 30 min to 00:00 28.4mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 14.2mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 15.8mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(240/ 74 ) at 20:53 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 80(243/ 65 ) at 23:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 102(270/ 69 ) at 10:18 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 96(220/ 61 ) at 16:17 Southeast HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 93(280/ 45 ) at 06:13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 124(320/106 ) at 05:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 124(260/ 85 ) at 05:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 124(210/ 87 ) at 15:35 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(260/ 50 ) at 03:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 102(250/ 76 ) at 12:00 DROUGHTY HILL (TERSS) : 108(250/ 50 ) at 09:00 Central Plateau LIAWENEE : 89(250/ 69 ) at 11:00 W Coast WARRA : 96(270/ 50 ) at 04:18 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 102(260/ 83 ) at 15:07