Australian Weather News -- 19 JUL 2006

Wednesday 19 JUL 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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January

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significant

newsworthy

major

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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 2111 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

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest minimum temperature

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

6.9

7.1

01/07/2006

7.1

01/07/2006

Previous record set earlier this month.

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

-3.2

-3.0

18/07/2006

Previous record set earlier this month.

Gt Southern

010579

KATANNING COMPARISON

-2.0

17/07/1997

-2.0

17/07/1997

Equal to record.

Goldfields

012071

SALMON GUMS RES.STN.

-3.7

-3.5

19/07/2004

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	21.1	+1.6	6.8	-2.7	3.7	0.0	3.6	--	377 (15.7)	28/06
PERTH AIRPORT	20.8	+2.9	5.6	-2.5	3.1	0.0	2.4	9.4	338 (14.1)	34/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.4	+1.6	1.9	-5.6	-1.7	0.0	1.8	9.0	188 ( 7.8)	28/11
BUNBURY	19.0	+1.8	0.1	-7.1	--	0.0	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	31/14
MANDURAH	18.7	--	7.9	--	--	0.0	--	--	213 ( 8.9)	24/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	26.6	-3.9	14.3	-4.9	12.8	0.0	7.0	11.2	391 (16.3)	45/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	15.1	-4.6	9.1	+5.1	9.4	1.0	1.4	2.7	371 (15.5)	39/10
WHYALLA AERO	13.8	-3.1	1.1	-4.2	--	0.0	2.2	--	255 (10.6)	22/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.5	+0.2	5.8	-1.7	--	0.0	--	7.3	206 ( 8.6)	24/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.4	-0.7	2.4	-2.8	-0.4	0.0	2.0	5.6	305 (12.7)	30/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	20.9	-3.8	5.9	-2.7	2.9	0.0	4.2	10.5	401 (16.7)	41/10
CAIRNS AERO	23.7	-2.0	16.2	-0.8	13.5	0.0	3.8	10.8	397 (16.5)	43/03
TOWNSVILLE AERO	23.8	-1.3	12.0	-1.6	6.5	0.0	5.8	11.0	361 (15.0)	37/11
MACKAY M.O	19.5	-1.8	10.0	-2.8	--	0.0	--	10.2	391 (16.3)	43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.4	-0.7	9.0	-0.5	5.4	0.0	4.0	--	303 (12.6)	32/12
BUNDABERG AERO	21.7	-0.3	10.2	+0.1	--	0.0	3.2	--	419 (17.5)	48/09
NAMBOUR DPI	20.5	-0.6	8.6	+0.9	--	0.0	3.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	19.8	-0.7	12.0	+2.1	--	0.2	--	--	412 (17.2)	63/11
BRISBANE AERO	21.4	+0.5	9.7	+0.9	6.0	0.0	3.0	9.7	345 (14.4)	41/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.2	+0.6	6.1	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	439 (18.3)	32/17
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	14.2	-1.9	8.2	+3.5	4.6	0.0	1.4	--	247 (10.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.1	-0.6	12.7	+5.2	9.4	0.0	3.4	8.6	702 (29.3)	67/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	16.8	-1.9	10.5	+4.2	--	15.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	12.9	-4.1	8.1	+1.8	7.8	29.8	2.0	1.9	595 (24.8)	54/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	12.1	-5.4	8.1	+3.5	6.7	17.2	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	35/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.3	+1.0	-1.0	-2.4	-3.5	0.0	0.0	8.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.6	+0.4	3.7	+0.7	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	12.6	-4.4	9.4	+2.3	7.8	15.0	3.6	2.2	948 (39.5)	59/01
RICHMOND RAAF	14.3	-3.1	8.5	+5.0	--	0.0	--	--	433 (18.0)	44/09
BELLAMBI AWS	13.4	-3.4	9.4	-0.6	--	6.2	--	--	747 (31.1)	57/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT	10.2	-1.1	0.2	+0.3	-3.7	0.0	2.6	8.8	503 (21.0)	39/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.2	+1.5	1.4	-1.3	-1.3	0.0	2.6	9.8	374 (15.6)	26/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.4	+0.4	2.8	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	48/04
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.3	-1.0	2.8	-1.5	0.7	0.0	1.0	9.7	297 (12.4)	24/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.3	-0.7	0.0	-2.9	--	0.0	2.8	--	387 (16.1)	18/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.6	-0.9	1.4	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	408 (17.0)	28/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	11.1	-2.3	5.8	-0.2	3.8	0.0	1.2	--	171 ( 7.1)	22/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	11.5	-2.3	4.6	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	31/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.9	-1.1	0.7	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	508 (21.2)	50/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	9.8	-2.8	-1.9	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	182 ( 7.6)	34/16
HOBART AIRPORT	9.8	-2.6	3.6	-0.5	0.7	0.0	1.0	3.3	348 (14.5)	32/13
	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

29.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
28.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
28.1 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
28.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
28.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+3.7 : 25.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
+3.7 : 18.2 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.6 : 19.4 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+3.3 : 19.6 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+3.3 : 19.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

24.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
22.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.7 : 10.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+6.5 : 11.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+6.1 : 9.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+5.8 : 9.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+5.4 : 7.9 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.3 : 11.1 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-6.6 : 14.1 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 24.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-6.6 : 23.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-6.1 : 15.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-6.1 : 23.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-6.1 : 24.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

-9.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

-8.3 : -3.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-8.1 : -3.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-8.1 : -2.4 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.0 : -3.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-7.9 : -1.1 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West 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.

156.0 TAHLEE (CARRINGTON HOUSE) Hunter Valley NSW
71.0 WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB Hunter Valley NSW
53.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
51.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
51.0 CABBAGE TREE MOUNTAIN MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
53.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD)
51.0 CABBAGE TREE MOUNTAIN
Hunter Valley
156.0 TAHLEE (CARRINGTON HOUSE)
71.0 WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB

ISLANDS
Islands
51.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.5 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1070 (44.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
948 (39.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
874 (36.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
869 (36.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
791 (33.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
783 (32.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
766 (31.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
757 (31.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
752 (31.3) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
747 (31.1) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
746 (31.1) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
732 (30.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
730 (30.4) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
702 (29.3) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
666 (27.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
663 (27.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
650 (27.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
642 (26.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
638 (26.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
634 (26.4) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
628 (26.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
621 (25.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

94/07 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
89/20 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87/15 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87/02 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
85/12 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast 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.
No reports	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 87(150/ 76 ) at 15:30 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 89(160/ 63 ) at 15:20 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 83(190/ 70 ) at 12:43