Australian Weather News -- 17 JUL 2006

Monday 17 JUL 2006

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2006

Dec

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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 2109 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
Highest daily rainfall
SA	Upper North	019112	PORT GERMEIN (GOWAN BRAE)	18.6	16.0	08/07/2001	11
SA	Upper Murray	024025	BERRI	30.8	20.3	12/07/1969	46
QLD	N Coast--Barron	031125	UPPER BARRON	27.4	21.0	07/07/1988	35
VIC	W Gippsland	085296	MT MOORNAPA	53.0	49.2	10/07/2005	12
Highest minimum temperature
VIC	Wimmera S	079105	STAWELL AERODROME	9.8	9.6	11/07/1999	11
VIC	W Central	087163	GEELONG AIRPORT	12.5	11.9	08/07/2001	16
Highest maximum temperature
VIC	N Central	088164	EILDON FIRE TOWER	14.6	14.4	27/07/2002	11
Lowest maximum temperature
NT	Arnhem	014508	GOVE AIRPORT	24.4	24.4	29/07/1986	27				Equal to record.
QLD	Central Coast E	033257	BOWEN AIRPORT	17.0	18.0	11/07/1998	19
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039322	RUNDLE ISLAND	15.9	17.0	27/07/2000	11	17.0	30/05/2000	13
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039326	GLADSTONE AIRPORT	15.4	16.6	05/07/1997	12

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 23:01EST, 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	21.0	+1.5	8.1	-1.4	4.2	0.0	4.0	--	290 (12.1)	45/09
PERTH AIRPORT	19.2	+1.3	6.0	-2.1	3.0	0.0	2.0	9.5	355 (14.8)	39/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.7	+0.9	-0.1	-7.6	-0.9	0.0	2.2	9.4	127 ( 5.3)	35/12
BUNBURY	17.3	+0.1	2.8	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	31/11
MANDURAH	17.7	--	9.9	--	--	0.2	--	--	274 (11.4)	34/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	27.9	-2.6	19.2	0.0	18.4	0.0	6.0	10.8	370 (15.4)	43/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	13.1	-6.6	7.3	+3.3	5.1	0.0	4.0	6.2	435 (18.1)	37/06
WHYALLA AERO	12.9	-4.0	10.0	+4.7	--	11.2²	1.0	--	719 (30.0)	59/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.2	-0.1	11.0	+3.5	10.3	5.6	1.8	5.4	341 (14.2)	58/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.4	-0.7	10.5	+5.3	10.4	7.2	0.2	0.3	753 (31.4)	46/00
MOUNT ISA AERO	19.2	-5.5	6.9	-1.7	4.6	0.0	4.6	10.5	416 (17.3)	45/09
CAIRNS AERO	23.4	-2.3	19.1	+2.1	18.7	2.8	1.2	0.9	294 (12.3)	28/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO	20.3	-4.8	15.2	+1.6	13.9	1.6	3.6	0.1	531 (22.1)	52/08
MACKAY M.O	16.5	-4.8	12.2	-0.6	--	14.0	--	0.0	330 (13.8)	41/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	17.6	-5.5	11.9	+2.4	12.0	5.0	2.8	--	251 (10.5)	22/05
BUNDABERG AERO	16.0	-6.0	10.5	+0.4	--	10.2	1.2	--	360 (15.0)	39/02
NAMBOUR DPI	20.2	-0.9	10.3	+2.6	--	9.4³	4.2	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	18.7	-1.8	7.4	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	26/09
BRISBANE AERO	20.3	-0.6	9.7	+0.9	7.4	0.0	4.4	8.9	453 (18.9)	37/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.3	-2.3	3.3	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	500 (20.8)	39/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	13.0	-3.1	7.3	+2.6	3.9	0.6	1.4	--	228 ( 9.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.8	+0.1	5.9	-1.6	1.9	0.0	1.8	4.3	201 ( 8.4)	28/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.1	+0.4	7.7	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.3	+0.3	8.0	+1.7	5.1	0.0	3.2	9.9	525 (21.9)	54/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.9	+1.4	8.2	+3.6	5.2	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	28/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	7.2	-2.1	4.0	+2.6	4.0	8.0	0.0	1.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	14.4	-0.8	8.9	+5.9	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.2	+1.2	8.3	+1.2	5.1	0.0	2.2	5.8	392 (16.3)	34/18
RICHMOND RAAF	17.7	+0.3	2.4	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	153 ( 6.4)	18/14
BELLAMBI AWS	19.3	+2.5	11.2	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	308 (12.8)	43/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.7	+1.4	7.2	+7.3	6.4	1.8	0.4	0.8	264 (11.0)	55/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	13.8	+1.1	8.2	+5.5	7.4	0.2	1.2	0.1	76 ( 3.2)	24/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.8	+3.8	9.6	+6.4	--	1.6	--	--	50 ( 2.1)	21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.8	+0.5	10.2	+5.9	9.8	1.2	0.0	0.0	304 (12.7)	45/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.9	+4.9	9.0	+6.1	--	22.4³	2.4	--	146 ( 6.1)	45/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.3	+3.8	9.0	+6.6	--	0.6	--	--	254 (10.6)	52/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.2	+0.8	10.3	+4.3	10.4	0.0	0.4	--	50 ( 2.1)	17/01
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.0	+0.2	12.5	+7.1	--	0.4	--	--	451 (18.8)	50/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.3	+1.3	8.7	+5.5	--	1.4	--	--	554 (23.1)	63/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.3	+1.7	1.9	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	34/15
HOBART AIRPORT	11.7	-0.7	4.2	+0.1	1.6	0.4	0.0	2.5	149 ( 6.2)	41/15
	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 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
29.1 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
29.0 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
28.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
28.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+5.8 : 19.0 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
+5.7 : 18.5 BENALLA (SHADFORTH STREET) Lower NE VIC
+5.5 : 18.4 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+5.5 : 14.6 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
+5.2 : 17.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
+5.2 : 17.1 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL

+8.7 : 6.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.3 : 6.2 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.3 : 7.2 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.3 : 11.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+7.2 : 7.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+7.2 : 10.5 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+7.2 : 9.0 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-11.1 : 7.3 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-7.6 : 21.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-7.6 : 17.0 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.5 : 16.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.5 : 15.4 GLADSTONE AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

-3.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.6 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-2.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-2.7 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.6 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.6 : -2.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-7.6 : -0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
-7.2 : -3.6 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-7.1 : -2.2 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : 4.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-6.8 : -2.7 WANDERING 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.

127.4 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC
93.0 ROCKY POINT SUGAR MILL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83.8 LORNE (MOUNT COWLEY) W Coast VIC
76.2 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
68.2 WYELANGTA W Coast VIC

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
93.0 ROCKY POINT SUGAR MILL

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
53.4 EDEN (CARAVAN PARK)
50.6 EDEN (TIMBILLICA)
50.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
62.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON
53.0 MT MOORNAPA
52.6 BALOOK
W Coast
127.4 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE)
83.8 LORNE (MOUNT COWLEY)
76.2 WEEAPROINAH
68.2 WYELANGTA
55.0 BENWERRIN

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1350 (56.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1109 (46.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1075 (44.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1039 (43.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1007 (42.0) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
954 (39.8) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
914 (38.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
906 (37.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
887 (37.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
863 (36.0) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
838 (34.9) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
831 (34.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
755 (31.5) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
753 (31.4) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
748 (31.2) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
740 (30.8) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
739 (30.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
737 (30.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
727 (30.3) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
727 (30.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
726 (30.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
719 (30.0) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
715 (29.8) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
698 (29.1) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
665 (27.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
665 (27.7) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
658 (27.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
655 (27.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
649 (27.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
641 (26.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
637 (26.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
637 (26.5) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
632 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
622 (25.9) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
621 (25.9) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
617 (25.7) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
607 (25.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
607 (25.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
607 (25.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
604 (25.2) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

102/10 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
100/17 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/19 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
85/21 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
80/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
VICTORIA W Gippsland MT MOORNAPA 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 12.8mm in 30 min to 19:30 25.6mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(170/ 65 ) at 00:30 NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(210/ 67 ) at 22:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 85(170/ 63 ) at 22:00 FALLS CREEK : 83(170/ 65 ) at 19:30 MT HOTHAM : 100(160/ 78 ) at 17:30 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 102( 40/ 48 ) at 11:00