Australian Weather News -- 28 OCT 2006

Saturday 28 OCT 2006

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2006

Dec

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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 2157 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

Cent Wheatbelt

010158

BERIA

34.0

30.6

14/10/1975

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

W Pilbara

005084

THEVENARD ISLAND

25.3

24.7

24/10/2006

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

E Coast

092045

EDDYSTONE POINT

0.7

1.1

18/10/1967

1 Y

TAS

Southeast

094166

BULL BAY (LAURISTON)

1.0

1.8

10/10/1993

1 Y

TAS

Southeast

094191

HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)

-3.4

-2.6

15/10/2000

1 Y

TAS

W Coast

097085

MOUNT READ

-5.0

-4.3

11/10/2003

-5.0

11/08/2005

1 Y

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070014

CANBERRA AIRPORT

29.3

28.7

17/10/2002

1 Y

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 23:32EST, 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	+0.2	14.9	+4.0	12.4	0.0	6.2	--	311 (13.0)	37/14
PERTH AIRPORT	32.4	+9.9	15.1	+4.9	12.3	0.0	8.6	11.2	544 (22.7)	54/03
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.9	+5.2	11.0	+1.9	8.5	0.0	4.4	11.8	465 (19.4)	41/12
BUNBURY	26.5	+5.8	14.3	+5.1	--	0.0	--	--	300 (12.5)	37/13
MANDURAH	27.7	--	18.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	373 (15.5)	46/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.0	-0.2	23.0	-2.0	22.6	0.0	8.0	9.6	356 (14.8)	34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.3	+1.3	21.9	+7.1	16.2	0.0	12.6	11.5	373 (15.5)	41/05
WHYALLA AERO	18.4	-5.5	11.6	+1.1	--	0.0	8.0	--	578 (24.1)	44/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.7	-5.1	10.1	-1.3	6.5	0.0	5.0	2.5	367 (15.3)	35/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.0	-2.9	4.9	-2.2	3.0	2.8	4.2	6.7	584 (24.3)	46/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.2	-3.4	26.9	+8.3	23.8	0.0	10.4	1.8	366 (15.3)	45/01
CAIRNS AERO	28.0	-1.5	16.7	-3.9	13.8	0.0	6.0	11.9	247 (10.3)	26/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.2	+1.8	18.7	-2.0	15.7	0.0	8.4	11.7	302 (12.6)	32/12
MACKAY M.O	30.2	+2.6	18.0	-1.7	--	0.0	--	10.6	253 (10.5)	41/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	35.4	+5.7	16.2	-0.8	14.9	0.0	8.4	--	--	35/08
BUNDABERG AERO	28.4	+1.5	19.4	+2.8	--	0.0	10.4	--	494 (20.6)	54/14
NAMBOUR DPI	34.0	+7.3	19.5	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	39/07
COOLANGATTA	27.5	+3.1	19.6	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	521 (21.7)	54/20
BRISBANE AERO	29.5	+4.0	19.9	+4.2	18.9	0.0	8.4	11.8	756 (31.5)	45/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.9	+5.2	17.8	+5.0	--	0.0	--	--	431 (18.0)	83/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	25.1	0.0	13.0	+0.9	6.1	0.0	4.4	--	267 (11.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.5	+3.9	15.0	+1.2	12.6	0.4	2.4	11.8	309 (12.9)	54/19
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.6	+0.6	11.1	-0.8	--	4.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.2	+0.6	8.1	-3.9	4.6	0.0	7.0	11.5	409 (17.0)	52/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.6	-1.1	9.1	-1.6	4.8	0.0	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	39/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.7	-4.8	5.1	-1.5	0.7	0.0	10.4	11.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.0	-4.8	9.1	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.1	-2.4	14.6	+1.5	9.0	0.0	7.8	12.5	539 (22.5)	67/17
RICHMOND RAAF	23.0	-2.0	13.3	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	416 (17.3)	54/16
BELLAMBI AWS	19.4	-2.2	15.0	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	414 (17.3)	63/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	16.2	-3.2	7.6	+1.5	4.2	0.0	13.2	12.6	702 (29.3)	55/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.1	-4.3	6.3	-1.4	4.0	0.0	11.0	12.9	678 (28.3)	58/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.1	-4.5	6.6	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	555 (23.1)	46/08
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.0	-4.8	5.6	-4.2	3.5	0.0	9.4	11.5	478 (19.9)	41/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.0	-5.9	5.5	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	531 (22.1)	52/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.0	-5.3	5.3	-1.0	--	0.8	--	--	520 (21.7)	43/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.8	-4.8	5.7	-3.8	4.1	5.0	3.8	--	237 ( 9.9)	21/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	13.3	-5.5	4.3	-3.3	--	4.2	--	--	622 (25.9)	57/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.0	-5.6	2.3	-3.9	--	3.0	--	--	616 (25.7)	48/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.7	-3.3	-1.2	-8.1	--	0.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	54/10
HOBART AIRPORT	11.2	-6.1	2.6	-4.9	0.5	9.6	3.8	7.3	692 (28.8)	72/12
	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

41.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+11.1 : 31.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+10.4 : 29.0 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+10.2 : 30.7 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+10.1 : 32.0 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+10.1 : 31.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA

28.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
28.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.8 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+9.3 : 23.1 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.3 : 26.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+8.3 : 25.2 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+8.2 : 17.7 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.1 : 24.7 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-9.3 : 10.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.0 : 5.0 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-8.8 : 9.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.8 : -0.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-8.7 : 9.2 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.7 : 4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-6.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-5.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.6 : -8.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-8.4 : 0.7 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
-8.3 : -2.8 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT COMPARISON N Coast TAS
-8.3 : 1.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.1 : -1.2 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast 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.

34.8 WOODBRIDGE Southeast TAS
34.0 BERIA Cent Wheatbelt WA
31.0 KETTERING (GROOMBRIDGES ROAD) Southeast TAS
26.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN VISITORS CENTRE Central Plateau TAS
25.4 NIERINNA (CUTHBERTS ROAD) Southeast TAS

12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.8 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.6 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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3.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1659 (69.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1612 (67.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1538 (64.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1417 (59.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1190 (49.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1148 (47.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1129 (47.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1077 (44.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1050 (43.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1016 (42.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
967 (40.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
961 (40.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
958 (39.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
950 (39.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
937 (39.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
926 (38.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
888 (37.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
867 (36.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
865 (36.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
858 (35.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
846 (35.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
836 (34.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
832 (34.7) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
830 (34.6) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
817 (34.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
803 (33.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
798 (33.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
789 (32.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
787 (32.8) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
784 (32.7) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
782 (32.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
780 (32.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
780 (32.5) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
780 (32.5) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
779 (32.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
768 (32.0) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
756 (31.5) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
750 (31.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
734 (30.6) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
732 (30.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
717 (29.9) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
716 (29.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
713 (29.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
712 (29.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
710 (29.6) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
710 (29.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
702 (29.3) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
701 (29.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
699 (29.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
695 (29.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
692 (28.8) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
681 (28.4) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
681 (28.4) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
678 (28.3) WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
671 (28.0) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
659 (27.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
654 (27.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
650 (27.1) YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
649 (27.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
638 (26.6) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
637 (26.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
636 (26.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
626 (26.1) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
624 (26.0) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
623 (26.0) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
623 (26.0) CERBERUS E Central VIC
622 (25.9) MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
622 (25.9) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
622 (25.9) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
622 (25.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
616 (25.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
613 (25.5) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
613 (25.5) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
610 (25.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
610 (25.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
609 (25.4) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
600 (25.0) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS

130/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
106/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/01 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
104/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
102/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
102/04 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
96/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/01 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
93/06 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW

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 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(140/ 65 ) at 23:30 NEW SOUTH WALES C Tablelands S MOUNT BOYCE AWS : 93(260/ 45 ) at 01:22 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(220/ 61 ) at 06:36 GREEN CAPE AWS : 100(240/ 74 ) at 01:28 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 130(230/ 85 ) at 01:45 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 98(247/ 67 ) at 01:20 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 82(190/ 69 ) at 04:00 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 80(190/ 72 ) at 02:20 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 91(260/ 78 ) at 03:00 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 85(200/ 67 ) at 10:09 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 95(190/ 67 ) at 09:06 Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 104(220/ 67 ) at 03:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 83(220/ 65 ) at 03:30 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(210/ 65 ) at 01:09 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 89(230/ 67 ) at 01:31