Australian Weather News -- 17 OCT 2006

Tuesday 17 OCT 2006

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2006

Dec

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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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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 23:29EST, 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	22.9	-1.5	8.4	-2.5	5.6	0.0	8.0	--	608 (25.3)	59/17
PERTH AIRPORT	20.6	-1.9	5.0	-5.2	4.4	0.0	5.0	9.6	442 (18.4)	41/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.4	-0.3	8.2	-0.9	5.9	2.4	2.6	8.9	336 (14.0)	46/12
BUNBURY	18.3	-2.4	6.2	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	249 (10.4)	35/12
MANDURAH	18.7	--	11.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	377 (15.7)	37/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	0.0	22.6	-2.4	22.1	1.2	8.6	10.5	380 (15.8)	41/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.5	+6.5	16.3	+1.5	13.8	0.0	6.6	8.9	268 (11.2)	44/13
WHYALLA AERO	34.9	+11.0	13.7	+3.2	--	0.0	8.0	--	243 (10.1)	74/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	30.5	+8.7	17.4	+6.0	11.0	0.0	6.8	--	275 (11.5)	52/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	28.1	+10.2	5.9	-1.2	1.6	0.0	5.6	7.8	316 (13.2)	59/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.5	+0.9	18.4	-0.2	13.0	0.0	11.6	11.7	328 (13.7)	37/10
CAIRNS AERO	29.0	-0.5	18.6	-2.0	17.0	0.8	5.6	6.3	394 (16.4)	50/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.7	-1.7	19.6	-1.1	16.5	0.4	8.4	0.8	458 (19.1)	48/11
MACKAY M.O	25.2	-2.4	21.3	+1.6	--	0.0	--	1.7	442 (18.4)	50/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.1	-1.6	17.9	+0.9	17.2	0.0	9.4	--	397 (16.5)	55/10
BUNDABERG AERO	26.8	-0.1	18.1	+1.5	--	0.0	6.8	--	370 (15.4)	41/12
NAMBOUR DPI	23.9	-2.8	20.0	+6.2	--	0.6	4.0	--	195 ( 8.1)	28/09
COOLANGATTA	23.0	-1.4	17.5	+1.3	--	1.8	--	--	405 (16.9)	34/01
BRISBANE AERO	24.9	-0.6	19.5	+3.8	18.0	0.2	8.4	2.5	496 (20.7)	39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.6	-2.1	14.0	+1.2	--	0.2	--	--	910 (37.9)	68/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	30.0	+4.9	16.7	+4.6	12.9	0.0	8.4	--	266 (11.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.2	-0.4	15.3	+1.5	15.5	9.6	1.6	0.9	308 (12.8)	37/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.4	-2.6	14.6	+2.7	--	7.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.0	+1.4	14.6	+2.6	15.0	1.6	2.6	0.1	356 (14.8)	39/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.3	+1.6	13.9	+3.2	14.3	0.4	--	--	71 ( 3.0)	34/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.0	+2.5	8.2	+1.6	4.0	0.0	4.0	4.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.7	+2.9	14.7	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.1	+1.6	15.5	+2.4	13.8	0.2	2.6	0.1	481 (20.0)	50/10
RICHMOND RAAF	25.9	+0.9	12.9	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	28/12
BELLAMBI AWS	24.1	+2.5	15.0	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	451 (18.8)	41/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.2	+4.8	9.9	+3.8	6.0	0.0	6.2	8.1	353 (14.7)	46/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.2	+6.8	12.9	+5.2	9.4	0.0	9.0	11.2	539 (22.5)	55/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.0	+7.4	7.7	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	138 ( 5.8)	44/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.8	+8.0	8.4	-1.4	4.5	0.0	5.0	10.4	172 ( 7.2)	63/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	28.5	+7.6	6.8	-0.7	--	0.0	4.2	--	272 (11.3)	50/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	27.3	+7.0	5.8	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	235 ( 9.8)	52/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.1	+8.5	9.5	0.0	6.4	0.0	4.2	--	113 ( 4.7)	45/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	29.2	+10.4	3.3	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	67/22
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.9	+8.3	2.6	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	312 (13.0)	63/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.8	+3.8	3.6	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	43/14
HOBART AIRPORT	26.1	+8.8	5.3	-2.2	0.5	0.0	5.4	10.9	335 (14.0)	52/18
	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

41.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
40.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
40.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+12.4 : 33.0 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+12.2 : 32.4 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+11.8 : 28.8 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+11.2 : 29.3 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+11.0 : 34.9 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+11.0 : 32.2 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA

27.6 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
26.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
26.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
26.2 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

+10.2 : 18.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+8.5 : 25.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+8.4 : 22.8 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+8.1 : 21.9 SURAT Maranoa QLD
+8.1 : 20.1 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.5 : 19.2 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.5 : 17.4 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-5.6 : 20.2 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.5 : 21.0 HINZE DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.4 : 22.5 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW

-3.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-1.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-0.6 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC

-6.7 : 3.4 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-6.7 : 2.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.6 : -1.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.6 : -0.6 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-6.2 : -0.4 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

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.

41.0 CUNDLE FLAT (KHATAMBUHL) MidNorth Coast S NSW
36.0 NUMINBAH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
27.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
24.0 SPRINGBROOK LOWER ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
24.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF MidNorth Coast N NSW

12.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
11.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
11.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

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0.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

992 (41.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
988 (41.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
910 (37.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
873 (36.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
817 (34.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
811 (33.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
744 (31.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
742 (30.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
729 (30.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
725 (30.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
724 (30.2) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
722 (30.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
715 (29.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
715 (29.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
700 (29.2) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
698 (29.1) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
696 (29.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
694 (28.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
687 (28.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
684 (28.5) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
673 (28.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
659 (27.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
649 (27.0) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
642 (26.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
639 (26.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
632 (26.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
627 (26.1) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
619 (25.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
611 (25.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
608 (25.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
608 (25.3) FORREST Eucla WA
607 (25.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
605 (25.2) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
603 (25.1) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
602 (25.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

107/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/23 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
98/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/20 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/22 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC

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	SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MINLATON AERO : 80(300/ 67 ) at 15:31 EDITHBURGH : 82(290/ 70 ) at 15:39 CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 82(340/ 69 ) at 08:30 NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 72( 10/ 63 ) at 05:00 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 98(320/ 76 ) at 21:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 100(330/ 63 ) at 23:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 108(260/ 67 ) at 23:57 E Central FRANKSTON AWS : 83(260/ 65 ) at 23:17 W Central AVALON AIRPORT : 91(260/ 46 ) at 22:48 POINT WILSON : 78(260/ 67 ) at 22:44 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(330/ 69 ) at 22:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 115(320/ 65 ) at 23:27