Australian Weather News -- 15 OCT 2006

Sunday 15 OCT 2006

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2006

Dec

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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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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

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:28EST, 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	26.2	+1.8	9.1	-1.8	5.3	0.0	7.2	--	479 (20.0)	52/15
PERTH AIRPORT	26.6	+4.1	8.5	-1.7	7.9	0.0	6.2	9.6	441 (18.4)	39/05
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.0	+4.3	7.1	-2.0	3.6	0.0	3.0	4.7	372 (15.5)	43/14
BUNBURY	20.3	-0.4	10.3	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	259 (10.8)	41/15
MANDURAH	22.6	--	11.9	--	--	0.0	--	--	300 (12.5)	39/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.0	-0.2	22.8	-2.2	22.0	0.0	7.8	10.5	376 (15.7)	39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.9	+5.9	22.7	+7.9	18.6	0.0	13.2	10.1	331 (13.8)	55/22
WHYALLA AERO	18.9	-5.0	13.0	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	578 (24.1)	46/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.6	-1.2	8.4	-3.0	3.2	0.0	5.0	12.0	268 (11.2)	37/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.5	-1.4	3.7	-3.4	-0.1	0.0	3.0	9.2	461 (19.2)	45/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.0	-0.6	15.7	-2.9	12.1	0.0	9.4	11.6	--	--
CAIRNS AERO	28.0	-1.5	19.5	-1.1	17.4	0.2	8.2	9.1	507 (21.1)	41/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.2	-0.2	17.1	-3.6	15.0	0.0	9.2	12.0	496 (20.7)	39/11
MACKAY M.O	25.5	-2.1	16.5	-3.2	--	0.0	--	11.1	347 (14.5)	26/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.0	+0.3	14.6	-2.4	13.0	0.0	7.4	--	191 ( 8.0)	26/15
BUNDABERG AERO	27.7	+0.8	14.2	-2.4	--	0.0	5.2	--	229 ( 9.5)	34/12
NAMBOUR DPI	29.5	+2.8	10.5	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	91 ( 3.8)	26/08
COOLANGATTA	24.9	+0.5	17.6	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	515 (21.5)	43/11
BRISBANE AERO	26.5	+1.0	13.1	-2.6	9.2	0.0	8.6	11.1	436 (18.2)	39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	30.0	+5.3	11.4	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	377 (15.7)	35/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.7	+9.6	17.7	+5.6	10.9	0.0	10.2	--	238 ( 9.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.0	+0.4	15.0	+1.2	10.7	0.0	6.0	10.0	547 (22.8)	43/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.3	+1.3	11.9	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.7	-1.9	19.2	+7.2	13.5	0.0	11.6	0.3	564 (23.5)	52/02
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.7	-4.0	17.7	+7.0	14.3	0.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	30/04
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.0	+5.5	11.9	+5.3	9.5	0.0	9.4	11.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.6	+4.8	16.9	+7.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.7	+0.2	18.3	+5.2	17.6	0.0	10.2	2.1	744 (31.0)	59/00
RICHMOND RAAF	24.7	-0.3	18.0	+7.0	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	37/14
BELLAMBI AWS	18.3	-3.3	17.0	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	475 (19.8)	43/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.4	+5.0	8.3	+2.2	2.4	0.0	12.8	12.1	492 (20.5)	48/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.7	+2.3	6.5	-1.2	2.1	0.0	8.8	12.3	315 (13.1)	41/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	22.1	+0.5	4.4	-3.6	--	0.4	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	41/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.7	-2.1	6.1	-3.7	4.5	0.0	7.2	12.1	341 (14.2)	43/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.2	-2.7	5.6	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	376 (15.7)	52/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.8	-1.5	2.5	-3.8	--	0.4	--	--	391 (16.3)	43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.9	-2.7	9.0	-0.5	7.0	0.0	3.2	--	172 ( 7.2)	22/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.9	-3.9	5.1	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	513 (21.4)	46/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.0	-2.6	2.9	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	474 (19.8)	39/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.6	-2.4	5.3	-1.6	--	2.0	--	--	385 (16.0)	39/11
HOBART AIRPORT	12.7	-4.6	6.8	-0.7	3.8	1.6	5.0	10.9	708 (29.5)	58/08
	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

41.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+9.9 : 31.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+9.6 : 34.7 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW
+9.4 : 34.4 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW

27.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
25.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
25.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.0 : 24.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+8.9 : 17.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+8.6 : 14.8 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
+8.2 : 18.0 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+8.2 : 18.0 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-9.3 : 18.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-8.3 : 23.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-7.1 : 19.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
-6.9 : 0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-6.9 : 5.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-4.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-1.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-8.1 : 2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.5 : 4.4 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
-6.5 : 1.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.3 : 0.1 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-6.2 : 0.8 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-6.2 : 0.4 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-6.2 : -0.2 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-6.2 : 1.3 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.

35.0 TOMOO Warrego QLD
27.3 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
26.2 WARRA W Coast TAS
25.8 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
25.6 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS

12.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.1 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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2.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
2.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1907 (79.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1513 (63.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1416 (59.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1320 (55.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1223 (51.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1164 (48.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1091 (45.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1086 (45.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1055 (44.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1034 (43.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1005 (41.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
830 (34.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
826 (34.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
821 (34.2) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
814 (33.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
796 (33.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
791 (33.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
780 (32.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
768 (32.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
752 (31.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
745 (31.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
744 (31.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
737 (30.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
708 (29.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
708 (29.5) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
692 (28.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
690 (28.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
683 (28.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
683 (28.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
680 (28.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
675 (28.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
673 (28.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
668 (27.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
665 (27.7) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
659 (27.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
657 (27.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
654 (27.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
654 (27.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
653 (27.2) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
644 (26.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
644 (26.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
640 (26.7) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
639 (26.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
638 (26.6) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
633 (26.4) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
615 (25.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
611 (25.5) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
608 (25.3) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
608 (25.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
608 (25.3) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA

111/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
106/17 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
104/10 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
104/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/03 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
94/02 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.
None reported	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(240/ 76 ) at 12:19 MT BAW BAW : 106(230/ 83 ) at 16:58 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 76(300/ 63 ) at 05:30 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 95(220/ 65 ) at 13:19 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(310/ 87 ) at 01:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(250/ 72 ) at 04:35 TASMAN ISLAND : 104(240/ 45 ) at 11:12 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 85(260/ 65 ) at 11:30 DROUGHTY HILL (TERSS) : 93(210/ 50 ) at 12:40 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 82(260/ 67 ) at 00:30