Australian Weather News -- 25 OCT 2006

Wednesday 25 OCT 2006

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WA: Thunderstorms bring damaging hail and wind

Storms today gave some unofficial rainfall readings of 60 to 90mm on farms scattered across the Gascoyne, Murchison and parts of the mid-west and northern wheatbelt. Strong winds and hail have damaged crops and fences. A storm late afternoon at Mt Magnet dropped golf-ball sized hail on the town and nearby mine site, leaving a ground-cover 5 to 7cm deep. Meekatharra Airport, 175km NNE, reported a wind gust of 115km/h just before 7pm, its strongest for October in 50 years. Berkshire Valley, 15km ENE of Moora, recorded 45.0mm in the 24 hours to 9am, its highest October one-day total in 100 years. 20km farther east, Bindi Bindi East reported 70.6mm, also an October record. Yeelirrie in the Goldfields reported 34.3mm, its highest for October in 79 years.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2147 EST on 26/09/2007. 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

E Gascoyne

007100

MOUNT PADBURY

37.4

29.0

27/10/1998

1 n

Central West

008008

BERKSHIRE VALLEY

45.0

44.5

21/10/1932

100

1 y

Central West

008009

BINDI BINDI EAST

70.6

40.4

15/10/1975

1 y

Goldfields

012090

YEELIRRIE

34.3

33.8

12/10/1940

1 y

Interior

013039

PACKSADDLE FARM

17.2

13.2

06/10/2001

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

CW Plains S

050137

CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS

22.5

21.9

18/10/2006

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Riverina W

075039

LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT

22.1

21.5

18/10/1998

1 Y

Highest wind gust (km/h)

Murchison

007045

MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT

115

98.0

31/10/1980

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 23:31EST, 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	32.7	+8.3	15.8	+4.9	13.7	0.0	9.6	--	713 (29.7)	52/10
PERTH AIRPORT	24.6	+2.1	12.4	+2.2	10.8	0.0	8.8	9.8	628 (26.2)	74/02
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.3	+0.6	10.8	+1.7	5.9	0.0	5.2	12.3	436 (18.2)	48/14
BUNBURY	25.0	+4.3	10.2	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	35/07
MANDURAH	25.9	--	12.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	39/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.8	+1.6	23.9	-1.1	23.5	0.0	9.0	11.4	404 (16.8)	52/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.1	+3.1	20.1	+5.3	17.6	0.0	13.8	9.9	329 (13.7)	46/10
WHYALLA AERO	19.4	-4.5	15.4	+4.9	--	0.0	9.0	--	517 (21.5)	55/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.4	-2.4	13.4	+2.0	12.9	0.0	6.8	9.6	358 (14.9)	43/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.4	-1.5	10.2	+3.1	9.1	0.4	8.4	10.5	608 (25.3)	54/04
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.2	+2.6	22.8	+4.2	18.1	0.0	10.2	12.0	327 (13.6)	37/10
CAIRNS AERO	28.7	-0.8	20.1	-0.5	18.6	0.2	7.0	10.3	548 (22.8)	45/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.7	-0.7	18.6	-2.1	15.1	0.0	9.4	12.1	525 (21.9)	43/14
MACKAY M.O	26.0	-1.6	21.0	+1.3	--	0.0	--	11.1	417 (17.4)	32/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.7	-2.0	15.6	-1.4	13.6	0.0	7.6	--	340 (14.2)	32/14
BUNDABERG AERO	26.6	-0.3	12.6	-4.0	--	0.0	6.8	--	354 (14.8)	31/11
NAMBOUR DPI	--	--	9.3	-4.5	--	0.0	3.0	--	78 ( 3.3)	--
COOLANGATTA	25.0	+0.6	11.1	-5.1	--	0.0	--	--	219 ( 9.1)	46/15
BRISBANE AERO	24.9	-0.6	12.7	-3.0	9.1	0.0	7.0	12.3	333 (13.9)	50/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.7	+2.0	10.8	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	539 (22.5)	41/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.6	+4.5	14.4	+2.3	8.4	0.0	6.6	--	114 ( 4.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.1	+2.5	12.6	-1.2	9.0	0.0	5.8	11.0	--	59/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.7	+2.7	8.5	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	30.8	+7.2	8.2	-3.8	5.9	0.0	7.0	6.5	548 (22.8)	59/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	29.0	+5.3	9.4	-1.3	6.6	0.0	--	--	106 ( 4.4)	39/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.2	+5.7	13.3	+6.7	6.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.7	+4.9	14.3	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.3	+4.8	15.4	+2.3	13.0	0.0	8.0	3.5	548 (22.8)	71/20
RICHMOND RAAF	31.2	+6.2	10.9	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	55/14
BELLAMBI AWS	25.1	+3.5	16.2	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	484 (20.2)	67/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT	27.9	+8.5	11.7	+5.6	9.4	1.4	7.8	10.6	269 (11.2)	63/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	29.9	+8.5	16.2	+8.5	12.8	1.2	7.4	8.2	274 (11.4)	58/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	27.6	+6.0	16.8	+8.8	--	0.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	70/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.4	+1.6	15.2	+5.4	12.6	0.0	9.6	11.9	289 (12.0)	45/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.6	+0.7	13.7	+6.2	--	0.0	6.8	--	253 (10.5)	57/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	21.4	+1.1	15.2	+8.9	--	0.0	--	--	276 (11.5)	46/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.4	-2.2	14.7	+5.2	14.0	0.2	8.6	--	149 ( 6.2)	28/00
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.2	-2.6	12.2	+4.6	--	0.0	--	--	397 (16.5)	61/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.6	-1.0	9.7	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	461 (19.2)	55/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.8	-3.2	10.4	+3.5	--	0.4	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	65/11
HOBART AIRPORT	12.8	-4.5	8.3	+0.8	7.0	6.8	4.0	6.3	375 (15.6)	54/13
	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

41.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
40.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
40.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.8 URANDANGI Northwest QLD

+8.5 : 27.9 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+8.5 : 29.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
+8.3 : 32.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+8.2 : 27.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

27.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
27.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+13.2 : 22.5 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+12.9 : 21.9 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
+12.7 : 21.6 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+12.0 : 21.5 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+11.9 : 21.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
6.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-8.5 : 24.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-7.7 : 27.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-7.1 : 27.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.4 : 0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-6.0 : 29.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

-0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

-6.3 : 1.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.1 : 7.7 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.7 : 16.3 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
-5.6 : 9.0 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.6 : 11.6 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.

76.0 BINDI BINDI NORTH Central West WA
70.6 BINDI BINDI EAST Central West WA
62.0 HAMERSLEY W Pilbara WA
45.0 BERKSHIRE VALLEY Central West WA
37.4 MOUNT PADBURY E Gascoyne WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
62.0 HAMERSLEY
E Gascoyne
37.4 MOUNT PADBURY
Central West
76.0 BINDI BINDI NORTH
70.6 BINDI BINDI EAST
45.0 BERKSHIRE VALLEY

12.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
12.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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2.9 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE C Tablelands S NSW
2.9 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1034 (43.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
968 (40.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
952 (39.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
936 (39.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
917 (38.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
893 (37.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
892 (37.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
881 (36.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
834 (34.8) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
832 (34.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
813 (33.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
786 (32.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
780 (32.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
755 (31.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
713 (29.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
710 (29.6) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
704 (29.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
703 (29.3) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
703 (29.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
698 (29.1) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
682 (28.4) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
674 (28.1) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
670 (27.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
667 (27.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
663 (27.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
641 (26.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
640 (26.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
636 (26.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
636 (26.5) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
633 (26.4) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
631 (26.3) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
628 (26.2) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
622 (25.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
617 (25.7) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
614 (25.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
608 (25.3) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
604 (25.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

115/18 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
106/10 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/06 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
94/03 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/11 EDDYSTONE POINT 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 W Kimberley FITZROY CROSSING AERO 11.6mm in 34 min to 19:00 20.5mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h E Gascoyne MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT 1.6mm in 1 min to 18:56 96.0mm/h 4.8mm in 2 min to 18:58 144.0mm/h Goldfields LEINSTER AERO 9.4mm in 9 min to 19:58 62.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Goulburn/Monaro BOMBALA AWS 4.8mm in 7 min to 12:56 41.1mm/h TASMANIA N Coast SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Gascoyne MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT : 115(260/ 69 ) at 18:56 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 95(320/ 69 ) at 04:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(250/ 87 ) at 11:02 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 85(251/ 72 ) at 15:50 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 93(240/ 78 ) at 07:00 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 91(180/ 74 ) at 13:00 SWAN ISLAND : 82(150/ 63 ) at 16:42 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(170/ 63 ) at 04:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 87(250/ 74 ) at 15:00