Australian Weather News -- 10 NOV 2006

Friday 10 NOV 2006

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2006

Dec

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Nov

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May

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March

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February

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January

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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 2231 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

Lowest grass minimum temperature

Lower SE

026091

COONAWARRA

-5.0

-4.1

01/11/1998

Highest maximum temperature

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

43.6

42.8

09/11/2006

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Roper-McArthur

014609

NGUKURR

43.6

43.3

09/11/1965

1 Y

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU

44.0

19/11/2004

Y Equal to record.

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

43.4

25/11/1992

43.4

25/11/1992

1 Y Equal to record.

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 23:36EST, 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	23.8	-3.3	18.8	+5.0	17.6	0.4	8.4	--	475 (19.8)	41/13
PERTH AIRPORT	23.3	-2.5	13.8	+1.2	13.6	5.8	6.8	8.1	418 (17.4)	52/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.5	+2.7	11.8	+1.0	9.3	2.0	6.8	10.2	356 (14.8)	65/13
BUNBURY	21.6	-2.6	17.0	+5.0	--	1.0	--	--	502 (20.9)	54/12
MANDURAH	21.2	--	18.1	--	--	0.6	--	--	553 (23.0)	57/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.4	+2.1	27.6	+2.3	26.5	0.0	7.8	11.4	446 (18.6)	37/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.7	+4.1	17.5	-0.4	13.5	0.0	14.8	--	270 (11.3)	37/12
WHYALLA AERO	30.7	+4.2	9.8	-4.1	--	0.0	9.6	--	203 ( 8.5)	39/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	29.1	+4.0	10.0	-4.0	4.5	0.0	5.8	12.9	138 ( 5.8)	34/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	21.3	+0.9	4.1	-4.3	1.9	0.0	4.8	12.7	305 (12.7)	35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.7	+0.3	20.5	-0.9	13.2	0.0	16.0	12.4	452 (18.8)	52/13
CAIRNS AERO	30.9	+0.3	24.5	+2.2	22.2	0.0	5.2	7.2	248 (10.3)	30/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.9	+1.1	24.9	+2.0	22.5	0.0	8.4	11.7	434 (18.1)	48/13
MACKAY M.O	26.9	-2.3	20.6	-1.1	--	7.4	--	10.4	346 (14.4)	41/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.7	-2.5	19.2	-0.3	19.0	2.2	5.4	--	361 (15.0)	39/00
BUNDABERG AERO	26.3	-2.0	18.6	-0.3	--	2.8	4.2	--	433 (18.0)	41/09
NAMBOUR DPI	23.9	-4.1	17.5	+1.2	--	3.2	2.4	--	113 ( 4.7)	28/14
COOLANGATTA	23.5	-2.3	15.9	-2.3	--	18.6	--	--	283 (11.8)	28/10
BRISBANE AERO	24.1	-2.7	16.9	-1.1	15.7	1.4	4.4	9.7	409 (17.0)	35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.4	-3.3	12.5	-2.0	--	0.2	--	--	874 (36.4)	58/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.2	-1.1	12.9	-2.1	10.4	0.0	8.0	--	245 (10.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.3	-1.6	14.0	-2.1	13.6	4.6	2.8	8.9	--	39/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.5	-2.4	11.9	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.8	+0.4	6.8	-7.5	7.0	0.0	3.8	11.6	252 (10.5)	52/23
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.5	-0.6	6.5	-6.6	5.3	0.0	--	--	111 ( 4.6)	26/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.0	+0.9	5.5	-3.6	1.0	0.0	6.0	9.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.9	+0.5	11.4	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.4	+0.4	11.5	-3.8	8.2	0.0	5.6	10.4	339 (14.1)	54/16
RICHMOND RAAF	28.1	+1.5	7.7	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	50/19
BELLAMBI AWS	25.2	+3.1	11.9	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	251 (10.5)	59/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	25.6	+2.9	9.1	+0.3	6.4	0.0	5.8	11.2	260 (10.8)	48/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.4	+4.7	12.1	+1.4	10.2	0.0	7.2	13.0	264 (11.0)	46/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	30.5	+4.5	7.9	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	116 ( 4.8)	44/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.4	+4.0	9.2	-3.3	5.3	0.0	6.2	13.1	186 ( 7.8)	37/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	28.6	+4.0	8.5	-1.6	--	0.0	5.5	--	255 (10.6)	39/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.9	+4.7	9.7	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	292 (12.2)	41/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	26.8	+4.9	9.9	-1.3	7.5	0.0	4.4	--	101 ( 4.2)	22/17
GEELONG AIRPORT	24.6	+3.6	5.8	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	263 (11.0)	55/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	26.8	+7.2	5.3	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	355 (14.8)	52/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.4	-1.0	10.6	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	308 (12.8)	43/14
HOBART AIRPORT	19.6	+0.6	9.4	+0.2	7.7	0.0	4.0	7.9	409 (17.0)	48/17
	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

45.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
45.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
45.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
45.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
44.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+19.3 : 43.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+16.3 : 42.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.4 : 43.2 FORREST Eucla WA
+11.7 : 37.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.9 : 36.5 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA

30.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
30.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
30.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+7.5 : 19.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.2 : 30.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+7.1 : 21.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 30.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+6.4 : 30.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

9.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
11.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

-6.0 : 23.7 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-5.9 : 11.7 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-5.7 : 19.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-5.4 : 22.8 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.0 : 23.4 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW

-3.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.4 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-1.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.0 : 12.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.9 : 1.5 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-8.5 : 0.2 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-7.9 : 2.1 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-7.8 : 6.3 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW

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.

101.0 DARTS CREEK Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
92.8 BELGAMBA Central Coast E QLD
88.6 TUMBULGUM (BAWDEN ST) North Coast NSW
69.0 MIRANI MARY STREET Central Coast E QLD
65.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
92.8 BELGAMBA
69.0 MIRANI MARY STREET
65.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL
Wide Bay/Burnett
101.0 DARTS CREEK
57.2 REDBANK
55.0 DINGLE DELL TM
54.0 DINGLE DELL
50.0 MONDURAN
Brisbane/SE Coast
60.2 DUNOLLIE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
88.6 TUMBULGUM (BAWDEN ST)
60.9 TYALGUM (PUMPENBIL ROAD)
52.8 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK)

14.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
13.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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5.7 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.1 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
3.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.5 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1063 (44.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1050 (43.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
952 (39.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
874 (36.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
772 (32.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
752 (31.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
729 (30.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
714 (29.8) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
704 (29.3) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
694 (28.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
683 (28.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
665 (27.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
652 (27.2) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
649 (27.0) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
640 (26.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
635 (26.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
633 (26.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
630 (26.3) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
613 (25.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

128/16 FORREST Eucla WA
98/14 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
97/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/16 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ALBANY AIRPORT 4.2mm in 3 min to 14:00 84.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Central Coast E COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE 39.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.5mm/h HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Eucla FORREST : 128(250/104 ) at 16:42 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(330/ 74 ) at 18:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(260/ 76 ) at 16:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 74(280/ 63 ) at 14:30