Australian Weather News -- 21 SEP 2006

Thursday 21 SEP 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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29	30	31

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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Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
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10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:20EST, 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	-0.9	10.5	+1.2	7.4	0.0	4.6	--	347 (14.5)	39/12
PERTH AIRPORT	19.6	-0.5	13.7	+4.8	13.1	4.4	2.4	3.7	377 (15.7)	58/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.1	-1.2	12.5	+4.5	10.0	0.0	6.2	4.2	597 (24.9)	68/08
BUNBURY	17.9	-0.3	14.1	+5.6	--	2.0	--	--	504 (21.0)	68/10
MANDURAH	18.7	--	15.1	--	--	1.8	--	--	603 (25.1)	65/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.1	-1.4	21.5	-1.5	21.0	0.0	9.4	10.2	315 (13.1)	37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.3	+5.0	10.7	+0.3	7.4	0.0	9.4	11.2	278 (11.6)	35/13
WHYALLA AERO	26.7	+5.2	4.9	-3.1	--	0.0	10.2	--	219 ( 9.1)	57/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.2	+3.2	10.7	+1.0	7.0	0.0	2.8	--	333 (13.9)	45/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.2	+1.4	6.5	+0.2	4.5	2.2	2.0	9.7	519 (21.6)	52/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.3	+2.1	10.9	-3.3	8.0	0.0	8.8	11.2	250 (10.4)	41/12
CAIRNS AERO	28.4	+0.4	16.6	-2.1	14.0	0.0	6.4	10.6	434 (18.1)	45/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.6	-0.1	16.2	-1.1	14.5	0.0	7.0	10.7	365 (15.2)	37/12
MACKAY M.O	24.4	-0.8	17.1	+0.5	--	0.0	--	10.5	349 (14.5)	28/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.8	+1.5	12.7	-0.9	10.7	0.0	4.6	--	216 ( 9.0)	24/12
BUNDABERG AERO	26.6	+1.2	13.3	-0.4	--	0.0	1.6	--	212 ( 8.8)	30/12
NAMBOUR DPI	27.5	+2.6	12.4	+1.8	--	0.0	4.6	--	85 ( 3.5)	28/09
COOLANGATTA	23.8	+0.7	16.9	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	450 (18.8)	37/14
BRISBANE AERO	24.8	+0.6	11.8	-0.9	7.3	0.0	6.2	10.8	395 (16.5)	41/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.2	+3.8	11.6	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	323 (13.5)	34/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.7	+8.3	13.7	+5.2	9.0	0.0	6.2	--	265 (11.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.9	+6.0	14.0	+3.1	9.8	0.0	4.8	8.0	399 (16.6)	43/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	31.6	+9.1	14.4	+5.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.7	+7.5	10.8	+1.8	7.3	0.0	7.4	9.9	326 (13.6)	43/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.9	+5.6	8.5	+0.8	6.3	0.0	--	--	104 ( 4.3)	26/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.1	+4.1	3.0	-1.2	-3.0	0.0	5.4	10.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.7	+4.5	6.2	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.0	+6.5	13.5	+3.2	6.5	0.0	7.4	8.2	400 (16.7)	43/12
RICHMOND RAAF	26.9	+4.2	6.1	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	265 (11.0)	35/12
BELLAMBI AWS	25.8	+5.6	13.0	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	271 (11.3)	44/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.2	+4.0	6.8	+3.6	1.9	0.0	7.2	11.0	461 (19.2)	54/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.3	+3.7	1.2	-3.9	0.8	0.0	4.4	10.6	261 (10.9)	34/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.0	+1.9	4.4	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	155 ( 6.5)	39/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.4	+3.0	8.0	+0.6	3.5	0.0	5.4	10.9	265 (11.0)	55/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	19.2	+1.8	6.0	+0.6	--	0.0	4.0	--	302 (12.6)	34/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.0	+1.2	7.8	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	361 (15.0)	43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.7	+2.5	12.2	+4.3	10.1	0.2	3.2	--	203 ( 8.5)	30/03
GEELONG AIRPORT	19.0	+2.2	10.1	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	599 (25.0)	63/02
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.5	+1.6	6.3	+1.5	--	0.8	--	--	607 (25.3)	50/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.8	+1.3	7.6	+2.5	--	7.0	--	--	509 (21.2)	83/01
HOBART AIRPORT	17.3	+2.0	6.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	5.4	9.8	715 (29.8)	95/09
	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

38.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+9.1 : 30.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.1 : 31.6 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+8.8 : 30.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.7 : 30.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.4 : 31.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+8.5 : 17.2 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+7.8 : 17.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+7.6 : 12.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.5 : 13.2 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+7.3 : 14.4 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-3.5 : 31.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-2.4 : 31.1 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
-2.4 : 25.0 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.3 : 14.3 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
-2.3 : 14.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-2.3 : 26.4 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

-3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.5 : 4.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-5.1 : 15.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-4.8 : 3.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-4.7 : 3.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.5 : 15.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS 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.

34.4 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS
24.0 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
23.7 CRADLE MOUNTAIN VISITORS CENTRE Central Plateau TAS
21.0 NEW RIVER (NEW RIVER ROAD) N Coast TAS
20.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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7.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
7.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
6.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
4.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1908 (79.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1514 (63.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1372 (57.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1331 (55.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1298 (54.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1259 (52.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1237 (51.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1133 (47.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1095 (45.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1022 (42.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1015 (42.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
996 (41.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
989 (41.2) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
986 (41.1) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
935 (39.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
923 (38.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
908 (37.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
907 (37.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
871 (36.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
859 (35.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
853 (35.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
849 (35.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
821 (34.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
815 (34.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
814 (33.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
807 (33.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
774 (32.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
743 (31.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
732 (30.5) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
715 (29.8) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
711 (29.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
710 (29.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
697 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
696 (29.0) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
688 (28.7) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
687 (28.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
685 (28.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
675 (28.1) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
664 (27.7) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
657 (27.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
648 (27.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
643 (26.8) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
642 (26.8) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
635 (26.5) MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
631 (26.3) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
625 (26.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
623 (26.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
621 (25.9) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
607 (25.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
603 (25.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
603 (25.1) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
603 (25.1) MANDURAH Lower West WA

174/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
150/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
146/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
135/04 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
118/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
113/03 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
111/00 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
109/07 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
102/06 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
102/06 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
100/01 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
98/02 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
98/10 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
95/09 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
94/02 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
93/00 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/00 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
91/02 SWAN ISLAND E 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West NORTH WALPOLE 6.4mm in 38 min to 09:39 10.1mm/h TASMANIA N Coast SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 102(290/ 82 ) at 07:00 BUSSELTON JETTY : 83(270/ 72 ) at 09:31 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 83(340/ 72 ) at 23:26 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 82(320/ 63 ) at 23:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 95(340/ 65 ) at 03:00 MT HOTHAM : 85(330/ 63 ) at 23:00 TASMANIA N Coast DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 80(290/ 69 ) at 00:54 CAPE GRIM BAPS : 113(270/ 80 ) at 05:00 LOW HEAD : 100(320/ 65 ) at 01:25 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 98(330/ 58 ) at 02:47 SWAN ISLAND : 91(280/ 65 ) at 02:48 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 89(290/ 69 ) at 07:31 Southeast HOBART AIRPORT : 95(290/ 52 ) at 09:10 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 98(280/ 50 ) at 11:00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 133(320/117 ) at 07:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 150(270/ 87 ) at 07:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 100(300/ 52 ) at 07:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 119(300/ 63 ) at 05:06 TUNNACK FIRE STATION : 82(320/ 63 ) at 01:38 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 102(280/ 74 ) at 10:00 DROUGHTY HILL (TERSS) : 126(270/ 76 ) at 08:00 W Coast WARRA : 106(300/ 56 ) at 06:31 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 135(310/ 82 ) at 04:28 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 89(280/ 70 ) at 03:14 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 104(270/ 85 ) at 06:30