Australian Weather News -- 07 NOV 2006

Tuesday 07 NOV 2006

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2006

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These records are based on data received as at 2224 EST on 26/09/2007. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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

SW & S Coast

009741

ALBANY AIRPORT

34.8

33.5

30/11/2001

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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 23:35EST, 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	26.6	-0.5	16.6	+2.8	15.5	0.0	8.0	--	441 (18.4)	52/12
PERTH AIRPORT	26.5	+0.7	18.0	+5.4	15.7	0.0	8.6	8.1	467 (19.5)	55/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	22.5	+1.7	15.3	+4.5	14.4	5.8	6.4	4.9	835 (34.8)	55/00
BUNBURY	23.9	-0.3	16.5	+4.5	--	1.4	--	--	369 (15.4)	44/14
MANDURAH	22.5	--	19.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	422 (17.6)	43/18
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	0.0	24.4	-0.9	25.0	0.0	5.2	10.0	305 (12.7)	34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.9	+2.3	15.9	-2.0	12.4	0.0	12.0	11.6	270 (11.3)	58/16
WHYALLA AERO	21.6	-4.9	13.5	-0.4	--	0.0	6.8	--	573 (23.9)	55/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.7	-3.4	12.1	-1.9	7.4	0.0	5.6	11.2	357 (14.9)	58/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.5	-4.9	8.3	-0.1	6.8	1.0	1.2	2.1	579 (24.1)	48/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.3	+2.9	17.5	-3.9	12.9	0.0	12.4	12.4	285 (11.9)	46/13
CAIRNS AERO	31.7	+1.1	19.6	-2.7	17.3	0.0	8.2	11.6	274 (11.4)	28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.3	+0.5	20.7	-2.2	17.9	0.0	7.8	12.1	261 (10.9)	28/11
MACKAY M.O	30.0	+0.8	19.3	-2.4	--	0.0	--	11.6	273 (11.4)	26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.5	+3.3	19.4	-0.1	17.8	0.0	8.6	--	264 (11.0)	37/18
BUNDABERG AERO	29.4	+1.1	19.6	+0.7	--	0.0	9.0	--	377 (15.7)	35/14
NAMBOUR DPI	26.4	-1.6	17.8	+1.5	--	0.0	6.4	--	102 ( 4.3)	26/14
COOLANGATTA	26.4	+0.6	18.3	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	381 (15.9)	35/11
BRISBANE AERO	25.8	-1.0	17.8	-0.2	17.0	10.4	7.2	11.2	343 (14.3)	30/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.4	-0.3	14.0	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	629 (26.2)	43/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	30.9	+2.6	14.7	-0.3	11.7	0.0	6.4	--	298 (12.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.8	-2.1	14.7	-1.4	11.8	5.8	4.0	9.3	435 (18.1)	34/22
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.7	-2.2	14.0	-1.0	--	9.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.1	-3.3	11.3	-3.0	10.5	16.6	5.0	8.1	462 (19.3)	37/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.0	-3.1	9.8	-3.3	8.7	0.0	--	--	165 ( 6.9)	26/20
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.8	+2.7	9.3	+0.2	4.0	0.0	4.0	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.8	+2.4	13.1	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.0	-3.0	14.5	-0.8	11.1	0.0	4.0	6.2	501 (20.9)	50/18
RICHMOND RAAF	23.4	-3.2	10.6	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	34/17
BELLAMBI AWS	20.0	-2.1	13.9	-1.7	--	0.8	--	--	419 (17.5)	46/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	23.3	+0.6	11.7	+2.9	11.4	0.0	4.4	5.4	378 (15.8)	58/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	27.9	+2.2	13.6	+2.9	11.2	0.0	9.2	13.1	330 (13.8)	32/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.5	-0.5	12.5	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	168 ( 7.0)	39/20
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.3	-2.1	11.4	-1.1	9.7	0.0	10.0	12.8	360 (15.0)	72/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.2	-3.4	11.2	+1.1	--	0.0	7.0	--	429 (17.9)	61/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.8	-6.4	11.1	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	525 (21.9)	58/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.8	-6.1	12.2	+1.0	10.3	0.0	3.0	--	191 ( 8.0)	22/09
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.6	-5.4	12.0	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	639 (26.6)	48/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.4	-4.2	8.1	+0.3	--	0.8	--	--	753 (31.4)	59/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.0	-1.4	9.8	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	191 ( 8.0)	44/15
HOBART AIRPORT	13.1	-5.9	6.4	-2.8	2.4	0.8	5.2	8.9	358 (14.9)	61/11
	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

41.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
41.8 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
41.6 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
41.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.2 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
41.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+6.6 : 31.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.3 : 35.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.9 : 31.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8 : 36.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+5.2 : 26.5 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.7 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.4 : 16.2 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+6.4 : 15.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+6.0 : 19.2 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+5.8 : 17.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 18.0 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-11.1 : 9.8 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-10.0 : 11.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.8 : 9.3 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-9.4 : 11.5 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-8.9 : 9.3 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
-8.9 : 12.6 OMEO COMPARISON Upper NE VIC
-8.9 : 8.7 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

-2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-1.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-0.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-7.3 : 14.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.7 : 4.2 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.5 : 3.7 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.2 : 2.5 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.0 : 17.8 WAVE HILL 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.

98.0 CORBOULD PK RACECOURSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
50.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW
41.0 UPPER TENT HILL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
41.0 COMBOYNE SOUTH MidNorth Coast S NSW
40.0 LAKE MANCHESTER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
98.0 CORBOULD PK RACECOURSE
41.0 UPPER TENT HILL
40.0 LAKE MANCHESTER

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
50.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE
41.0 COMBOYNE SOUTH

13.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
12.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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3.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

986 (41.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
906 (37.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
902 (37.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
864 (36.0) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
835 (34.8) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
835 (34.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
826 (34.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
755 (31.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
753 (31.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
729 (30.4) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
721 (30.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
709 (29.5) REDESDALE N Central VIC
702 (29.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
697 (29.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
694 (28.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
687 (28.6) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
685 (28.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
680 (28.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
656 (27.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
655 (27.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
650 (27.1) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
647 (27.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
639 (26.6) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
629 (26.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
627 (26.1) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
626 (26.1) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
624 (26.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
621 (25.9) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
620 (25.8) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
620 (25.8) CHEADANUP Goldfields WA
620 (25.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
618 (25.8) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
611 (25.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
602 (25.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD

104/20 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
102/22 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
87/00 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
85/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
83/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI AWS 15.2mm in 51 min to 16:30 17.9mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 14.2mm in 45 min to 01:30 18.9mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 18.4mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 15.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES NW Slopes S TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 5.8mm in 7 min to 15:56 49.7mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 76(140/ 67 ) at 22:30 VICTORIA W Gippsland MT BAW BAW : 104(220/ 2 ) at 21:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 82(210/ 65 ) at 22:30 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(180/ 63 ) at 23:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 102(240/ 46 ) at 23:33