Australian Weather News -- 13 SEP 2006

Wednesday 13 SEP 2006

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2006

Dec

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March

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February

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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 1742 EST on 23/09/2007. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Interior

013038

CUNYU

15.0

9.6

09/09/2006

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

11.3

12.4

12/09/2006

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

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 23:18EST, 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	24.6	+2.6	8.9	-0.4	5.0	0.0	4.2	--	334 (13.9)	43/14
PERTH AIRPORT	21.3	+1.2	3.5	-5.4	3.4	0.0	3.0	10.9	298 (12.4)	34/08
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.3	0.0	9.6	+1.6	6.8	0.6	3.2	2.4	334 (13.9)	26/10
BUNBURY	17.6	-0.6	3.6	-4.9	--	0.2	--	--	177 ( 7.4)	22/14
MANDURAH	18.6	--	8.5	--	--	0.2	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	28/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+0.8	18.5	-4.5	17.7	0.0	8.0	11.0	350 (14.6)	46/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.9	-1.4	5.8	-4.6	2.7	0.0	8.0	11.5	307 (12.8)	35/10
WHYALLA AERO	24.5	+3.0	16.1	+8.1	--	0.0	9.0	--	408 (17.0)	52/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.0	+4.0	14.7	+5.0	8.9	0.0	6.4	1.9	305 (12.7)	45/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.4	+4.6	8.2	+1.9	4.5	0.0	5.8	1.9	393 (16.4)	52/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.8	-3.4	8.5	-5.7	4.5	0.0	8.2	11.1	360 (15.0)	41/10
CAIRNS AERO	27.2	-0.8	18.8	+0.1	17.0	0.2	8.2	7.0	598 (24.9)	59/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.3	-0.4	17.8	+0.5	15.1	0.0	8.2	10.3	484 (20.2)	58/13
MACKAY M.O	22.9	-2.3	16.6	0.0	--	0.0	--	9.4	705 (29.4)	58/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.7	-2.6	12.9	-0.7	10.1	0.0	8.0	--	439 (18.3)	55/14
BUNDABERG AERO	23.3	-2.1	12.2	-1.5	--	0.9	4.5	--	606 (25.3)	55/12
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	-2.9	13.8	+3.2	--	1.6	2.2	--	223 ( 9.3)	50/15
COOLANGATTA	21.4	-1.7	13.4	0.0	--	3.2	--	--	563 (23.5)	46/13
BRISBANE AERO	22.0	-2.2	11.5	-1.2	9.4	1.2	4.4	10.8	443 (18.5)	50/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.6	-3.8	8.5	-2.1	--	0.4	--	--	529 (22.0)	55/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	21.6	+0.2	7.7	-0.8	2.7	0.0	4.4	--	290 (12.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.8	-2.1	12.1	+1.2	9.6	11.0	3.0	9.3	627 (26.1)	37/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.5	-3.0	11.3	+1.9	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.0	-2.2	11.5	+2.5	10.8	0.6	4.2	5.7	368 (15.3)	30/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.8	+3.8	1.0	-3.2	-2.5	0.0	4.0	10.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	22.3	+1.1	2.6	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.8	+0.3	12.0	+1.7	7.2	3.4	3.0	9.1	445 (18.5)	37/16
RICHMOND RAAF	20.0	-2.7	7.2	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	181 ( 7.5)	24/14
BELLAMBI AWS	18.9	-1.3	12.0	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	41/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	19.7	+3.5	2.3	-0.9	-0.9	0.0	3.6	9.2	182 ( 7.6)	24/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.2	+2.6	1.5	-3.6	-0.2	0.0	3.2	10.8	215 ( 9.0)	24/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.2	+2.1	2.5	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	94 ( 3.9)	21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.5	+2.1	7.5	+0.1	3.5	0.0	5.8	4.3	294 (12.3)	37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.3	+2.9	-0.1	-5.5	--	0.0	2.8	--	133 ( 5.5)	30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.5	+2.7	1.5	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	154 ( 6.4)	39/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.5	+4.3	7.7	-0.2	5.0	0.0	3.2	--	116 ( 4.8)	28/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.0	+4.2	4.0	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	146 ( 6.1)	52/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.2	+3.3	3.3	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	54/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.5	+2.0	4.9	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	35/14
HOBART AIRPORT	22.0	+6.7	4.6	-1.4	0.5	0.0	2.6	6.7	311 (13.0)	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

36.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.6 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+6.9 : 18.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
+6.7 : 22.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
+6.5 : 11.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+6.5 : 21.1 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
+6.4 : 19.6 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+6.4 : 21.0 DOVER Southeast TAS
+6.4 : 22.7 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS

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

+9.1 : 16.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.4 : 14.9 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+8.3 : 14.6 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+8.2 : 16.5 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+8.1 : 16.1 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.5 : 21.4 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.4 : 20.3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.2 : 20.5 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.1 : 18.6 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.6 : 28.8 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

-7.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.4 : 10.4 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-9.3 : 8.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-8.9 : 9.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-8.8 : 9.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-8.1 : 9.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT

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.

29.5 POINT LOOKOUT BOWLS CLUB Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
25.4 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
19.4 FRASER ISLAND EURONG Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
15.8 ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK) North Coast NSW
15.6 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK) North Coast NSW

11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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1.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
1.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

1363 (56.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1353 (56.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1218 (50.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1156 (48.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1023 (42.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1018 (42.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
958 (39.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
949 (39.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
891 (37.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
884 (36.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
832 (34.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
782 (32.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
762 (31.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
714 (29.8) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
705 (29.4) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
680 (28.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
665 (27.7) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
663 (27.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
663 (27.6) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
656 (27.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
656 (27.3) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
649 (27.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
635 (26.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
627 (26.1) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
623 (26.0) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
616 (25.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
606 (25.3) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

100/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87/22 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
81/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT 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.
None reported	QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett RUNDLE ISLAND : 74(150/ 63 ) at 00:30 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 85(140/ 76 ) at 00:18 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 74(140/ 65 ) at 03:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(330/ 72 ) at 14:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(250/ 67 ) at 07:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 82(330/ 70 ) at 22:16