Australian Weather News -- 03 SEP 2006

Sunday 03 SEP 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 1808 EST on 22/09/2007. 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

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032002

BEMERSIDE

129.2

94.0

10/09/1962

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032043

UPPER STONE EXELBY

113.4

82.8

02/09/2006

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032078

INGHAM COMPOSITE

133.0

99.8

09/09/1998

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032089

LAROONA STATION

52.0

40.0

02/09/2006

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032094

GAIRLOCH

149.0

116.0

09/09/1998

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032099

HORSE SHOE BEND

113.6

77.4

09/09/1998

1 y

Lowest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

28.0

28.7

03/09/1994

1 P

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 23:14EST, 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	23.7	+1.7	6.9	-2.4	5.6	0.0	6.6	--	554 (23.1)	45/15
PERTH AIRPORT	20.8	+0.7	3.4	-5.5	2.7	0.0	2.6	10.5	202 ( 8.4)	34/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.3	0.0	8.3	+0.3	6.9	1.2	2.2	6.7	286 (11.9)	32/15
BUNBURY	17.5	-0.7	3.9	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	140 ( 5.8)	34/00
MANDURAH	17.9	--	10.0	--	--	0.2	--	--	281 (11.7)	30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.7	-0.8	19.7	-3.3	19.1	0.0	6.8	11.0	311 (13.0)	31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.0	+1.7	11.0	+0.6	6.7	0.0	6.8	11.3	238 ( 9.9)	39/13
WHYALLA AERO	17.3	-4.2	11.0	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	552 (23.0)	44/08
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.0	-2.0	10.8	+1.1	8.5	7.0	5.8	4.2	365 (15.2)	43/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.7	-1.1	8.9	+2.6	6.7	1.0	2.0	5.3	338 (14.1)	65/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.9	+1.7	16.3	+2.1	12.5	0.0	6.2	8.5	207 ( 8.6)	30/13
CAIRNS AERO	28.5	+0.5	21.6	+2.9	21.3	13.4	5.8	1.7	346 (14.4)	32/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	25.4	-2.3	20.3	+3.0	19.9	17.8	3.0	0.0	559 (23.3)	48/14
MACKAY M.O	23.9	-1.3	20.5	+3.9	--	1.0	--	2.0	465 (19.4)	32/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.0	-2.3	17.3	+3.7	16.9	1.6	1.4	--	327 (13.6)	28/11
BUNDABERG AERO	24.6	-0.8	15.2	+1.5	--	0.0	3.8	--	331 (13.8)	30/15
NAMBOUR DPI	24.9	0.0	11.8	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	49 ( 2.0)	24/15
COOLANGATTA	23.5	+0.4	13.8	+0.4	--	0.2	--	--	188 ( 7.8)	43/15
BRISBANE AERO	24.0	-0.2	13.6	+0.9	11.0	0.0	3.4	10.6	261 (10.9)	41/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.3	+0.9	12.8	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	429 (17.9)	35/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.7	+3.3	11.7	+3.2	8.2	0.0	3.4	--	84 ( 3.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.9	+4.0	12.1	+1.2	7.5	0.0	3.4	10.7	301 (12.5)	52/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.9	+4.4	10.0	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.4	+7.2	9.6	+0.6	7.2	0.0	5.4	6.6	283 (11.8)	55/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	27.0	+5.7	10.3	+2.6	7.7	0.0	--	--	92 ( 3.8)	46/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.5	+3.5	10.3	+6.1	5.8	1.4	3.6	5.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.2	+3.0	12.8	+6.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.5	+7.0	17.7	+7.4	12.5	0.0	7.4	6.3	426 (17.8)	74/16
RICHMOND RAAF	27.6	+4.9	11.6	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	174 ( 7.3)	68/11
BELLAMBI AWS	27.5	+7.3	17.1	+4.6	--	0.0	--	--	355 (14.8)	72/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.2	+4.0	10.5	+7.3	6.6	1.2	5.0	6.2	387 (16.1)	76/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.7	+4.1	13.4	+8.3	11.5	2.0	2.8	7.1	249 (10.4)	55/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.1	0.0	12.0	+6.1	--	9.8	--	--	200 ( 8.3)	52/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.2	-1.2	13.6	+6.2	12.0	0.0	8.0	9.1	402 (16.8)	54/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.1	-1.3	11.2	+5.8	--	3.0	--	--	330 (13.8)	48/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.2	-1.6	9.2	+4.9	--	2.2	--	--	292 (12.2)	46/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.9	-0.3	11.2	+3.3	9.9	1.4	3.8	--	146 ( 6.1)	30/14
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.3	-0.5	10.5	+3.8	--	0.2	--	--	292 (12.2)	61/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.0	-0.9	7.0	+2.2	--	0.2	--	--	445 (18.5)	59/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.6	+0.1	8.6	+3.5	--	4.2	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	43/12
HOBART AIRPORT	16.6	+1.3	8.0	+2.0	7.5	4.2	5.0	8.0	428 (17.8)	43/13
	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

36.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
35.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 29.0 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+7.5 : 27.8 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW
+7.5 : 29.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW

25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL

+11.2 : 17.0 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+10.3 : 16.4 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+10.2 : 20.5 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+10.2 : 15.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+10.1 : 15.7 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.0 : 5.9 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-7.5 : 22.7 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-5.8 : 19.8 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-5.5 : 19.2 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.3 : 19.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA

-0.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-0.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
0.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.2 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
0.4 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.7 : 11.9 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-7.8 : 11.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
-7.6 : 11.8 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-7.0 : 13.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-6.9 : 8.1 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley 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.

157.0 HINCHINBROOK ISLAND N Coast--Herbert QLD
149.0 GAIRLOCH N Coast--Herbert QLD
147.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
140.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL N Coast--Herbert QLD
133.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
157.0 HINCHINBROOK ISLAND
149.0 GAIRLOCH
147.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT
140.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
133.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE
129.2 BEMERSIDE
129.0 PEACOCK SIDING ALERT
119.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE
117.0 VICTORIA SUGAR MILL
114.6 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL
113.6 HORSE SHOE BEND
113.4 UPPER STONE EXELBY
107.0 MICHAEL CREEK ALERT
102.6 TAMARAK
98.8 CARDWELL MARINE PDE
97.0 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1
86.0 HALIFAX
86.0 HALIFAX ALERT
79.0 BINGIL BAY
66.8 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
62.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL
62.0 EURAMO TM
57.8 EL ARISH POST OFFICE
57.2 BAMBAROO
53.6 MUTARNEE STORE
52.0 LAROONA STATION
Central Coast E
69.2 DALRYMPLE HEIGHTS

NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
50.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE
Snowy Mtns
78.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE

11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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1.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1323 (55.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1177 (49.0) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1036 (43.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1018 (42.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
922 (38.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
796 (33.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
754 (31.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
741 (30.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
712 (29.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
695 (29.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
663 (27.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
655 (27.3) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
644 (26.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
631 (26.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
630 (26.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
612 (25.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
611 (25.5) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
607 (25.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
606 (25.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
605 (25.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
604 (25.2) MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
600 (25.0) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

113/11 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
109/14 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
106/21 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
98/15 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
98/03 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
96/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
94/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/16 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast 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 S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 17.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 17.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h N Coast--Barron LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 13.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h N Coast--Herbert CARDWELL MARINE PDE 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h INNISFAIL 36.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 22.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 22.8mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h LUCINDA POINT 16.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 16.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES NW Slopes S GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS 18.6mm in 16 min to 15:08 69.8mm/h Goulburn/Monaro CANBERRA AIRPORT 4.2mm in 3 min to 11:33 84.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS 26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.7mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK 11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.4mm/h TASMANIA Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 9.0mm in 47 min to 01:00 11.5mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 74(310/ 63 ) at 16:56 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(240/ 80 ) at 15:26 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 109(310/ 67 ) at 14:10 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 98(340/ 61 ) at 04:01 FALLS CREEK : 98(330/ 41 ) at 12:27 MT HOTHAM : 102(320/ 72 ) at 11:07 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(270/ 45 ) at 22:35 MT BAW BAW : 106(290/ 69 ) at 21:51 N Central EILDON FIRE TOWER : 78(250/ 63 ) at 21:12 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 96(270/ 69 ) at 22:48