Australian Weather News -- 13 NOV 2006

Monday 13 NOV 2006

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2006

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2240 EST on 26/09/2007. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

Upper Darling

048015

BREWARRINA HOSPITAL

28.0

27.2

13/11/2002

1 Y

NSW

NW Plains W

052088

WALGETT AIRPORT AWS

28.8

27.5

27/11/1995

1 Y

NSW

NW Slopes S

055325

TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS

22.7

21.4

13/11/1994

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091245

CAPE GRIM BAPS

10.9

11.0

18/11/2001

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 23:36EST, 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	27.7	+0.6	13.0	-0.8	9.3	0.0	8.0	--	469 (19.5)	50/13
PERTH AIRPORT	34.3	+8.5	13.5	+0.9	12.6	0.0	7.6	12.5	579 (24.1)	61/03
ALBANY AIRPORT	22.6	+1.8	11.8	+1.0	9.8	0.0	5.8	10.6	406 (16.9)	55/13
BUNBURY	30.9	+6.7	14.6	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	352 (14.7)	52/21
MANDURAH	33.5	--	17.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	481 (20.0)	52/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.0	+1.7	26.8	+1.5	26.6	0.0	8.8	10.4	417 (17.4)	34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.8	-0.8	24.6	+6.7	23.9	0.0	16.0	12.0	486 (20.3)	46/10
WHYALLA AERO	20.0	-6.5	12.7	-1.2	--	4.8	1.2	--	284 (11.8)	48/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.0	-5.1	13.9	-0.1	12.8	0.4	4.6	10.3	329 (13.7)	45/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.9	-3.5	8.9	+0.5	7.2	1.2	3.6	11.4	571 (23.8)	58/04
MOUNT ISA AERO	41.1	+4.7	23.1	+1.7	19.7	0.0	10.8	10.6	329 (13.7)	46/21
CAIRNS AERO	30.4	-0.2	19.3	-3.0	17.3	0.0	8.0	12.1	292 (12.2)	39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.6	-0.2	19.9	-3.0	18.1	0.0	9.2	12.5	343 (14.3)	35/13
MACKAY M.O	31.0	+1.8	18.9	-2.8	--	0.0	--	11.7	223 ( 9.3)	34/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.8	+2.6	18.1	-1.4	16.4	0.0	8.6	--	216 ( 9.0)	46/07
BUNDABERG AERO	28.6	+0.3	18.4	-0.5	--	0.0	6.1	--	279 (11.6)	48/14
NAMBOUR DPI	32.8	+4.8	17.3	+1.0	--	0.0	14.2	--	112 ( 4.7)	34/10
COOLANGATTA	27.3	+1.5	21.1	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	546 (22.8)	59/09
BRISBANE AERO	27.6	+0.8	18.4	+0.4	16.0	0.0	8.0	10.4	618 (25.8)	59/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.4	+5.7	17.6	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	388 (16.2)	50/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	35.2	+6.9	25.4	+10.4	20.7	0.0	11.6	--	351 (14.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	32.7	+7.8	21.4	+5.3	18.7	0.0	8.0	5.0	511 (21.3)	84/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	34.2	+9.3	20.8	+5.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	35.9	+10.5	20.4	+6.1	16.4	0.0	5.4	6.1	271 (11.3)	87/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	28.1	+3.0	13.6	+0.5	12.1	0.0	--	--	71 ( 3.0)	34/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.7	-1.4	12.0	+2.9	7.0	1.2	0.0	8.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.9	-0.5	17.8	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.3	+4.3	20.2	+4.9	17.9	0.0	5.0	9.6	368 (15.3)	72/15
RICHMOND RAAF	28.6	+2.0	15.8	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	137 ( 5.7)	68/18
BELLAMBI AWS	27.3	+5.2	17.9	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	76/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	17.2	-5.5	12.8	+4.0	10.0	3.0	6.6	5.4	375 (15.6)	61/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.6	-5.1	14.9	+4.2	15.0	11.2	5.4	8.1	304 (12.7)	81/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	19.9	-6.1	14.3	+2.7	--	21.8	--	--	248 (10.3)	68/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.5	-4.9	13.2	+0.7	11.7	5.2	4.4	10.8	380 (15.8)	48/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	19.4	-5.2	14.4	+4.3	--	2.8²	15.6	--	344 (14.3)	61/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.3	-6.9	11.7	+2.2	--	0.8	--	--	363 (15.1)	76/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.8	-5.1	12.5	+1.3	12.3	1.0	3.4	--	162 ( 6.8)	37/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.6	-5.4	11.3	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	627 (26.1)	76/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.4	-6.2	7.2	-0.6	--	0.4	--	--	536 (22.3)	65/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.7	-3.7	8.8	-0.1	--	7.2	--	--	312 (13.0)	59/14
HOBART AIRPORT	13.0	-6.0	8.2	-1.0	7.2	1.0	2.0	6.4	383 (16.0)	65/12
	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

44.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.7 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
44.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+13.0 : 37.7 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+11.5 : 37.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+10.5 : 35.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+10.3 : 36.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+9.8 : 34.9 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

29.4 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
29.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.8 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
28.8 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

+12.7 : 28.8 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+12.4 : 27.5 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW
+11.9 : 28.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+11.6 : 27.1 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
+11.4 : 23.6 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
3.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-11.3 : 2.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-9.7 : 18.7 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
-9.6 : -0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-9.4 : 8.8 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
-9.4 : 7.2 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC

-1.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

**S** -5.0 : 15.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-4.5 : 15.9 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
-4.3 : 12.4 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.9 : 13.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.7 : 8.2 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
-3.7 : 16.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E 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.

49.1 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
42.0 JINDIVICK W Gippsland VIC
38.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
35.4 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
34.0 MYRRHEE (CRYERS) Lower NE VIC

12.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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5.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
4.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
3.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

1075 (44.8) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
963 (40.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
947 (39.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
930 (38.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
923 (38.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
908 (37.8) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
874 (36.4) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
871 (36.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
850 (35.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
832 (34.7) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
831 (34.6) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
800 (33.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
784 (32.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
771 (32.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
767 (32.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
764 (31.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
752 (31.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
751 (31.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
747 (31.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
745 (31.0) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
725 (30.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
720 (30.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
713 (29.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
712 (29.7) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
711 (29.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
710 (29.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
708 (29.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
706 (29.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
699 (29.1) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
689 (28.7) NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
686 (28.6) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
684 (28.5) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
683 (28.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
676 (28.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
661 (27.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
656 (27.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
654 (27.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
651 (27.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
651 (27.1) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
649 (27.0) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
643 (26.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
640 (26.7) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
635 (26.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
633 (26.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
627 (26.1) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
618 (25.8) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
616 (25.7) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
606 (25.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

137/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
135/12 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
115/10 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
113/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
111/17 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
106/19 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
102/12 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
95/12 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
94/11 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
94/12 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
93/16 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
93/15 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
91/14 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
91/08 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
91/09 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
91/09 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 1.8mm in 1 min to 16:57 108.0mm/h North Coast GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 7.4mm in 44 min to 19:00 10.1mm/h GRAFTON AIRPORT 5.8mm in 6 min to 18:21 58.0mm/h LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 2.8mm in 2 min to 19:55 84.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral MOOMBA AIRPORT : 89(320/ 70 ) at 00:30 NEW SOUTH WALES NW Plains E MOREE AERO : 91(290/ 69 ) at 14:46 NW Slopes S TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS : 80(310/ 69 ) at 14:39 Hunter Valley SCONE AIRPORT AWS : 102(260/ 45 ) at 14:04 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 135(330/ 61 ) at 13:35 Sydney--east SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) : 76(230/ 65 ) at 12:06 Illawarra MOSS VALE AWS : 93(230/ 52 ) at 17:09 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 87(270/ 63 ) at 16:43 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(220/ 76 ) at 21:26 GREEN CAPE AWS : 106(210/ 93 ) at 20:44 Goulburn/Monaro BOMBALA AWS : 93(250/ 72 ) at 16:51 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS : 78(280/ 65 ) at 15:53 SW Slopes S WAGGA WAGGA AMO : 82(230/ 63 ) at 13:37 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS : 95(270/ 67 ) at 12:12 VICTORIA W Gippsland EAST SALE AIRPORT : 85(260/ 67 ) at 13:00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 133(240/117 ) at 13:30 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 98(268/ 76 ) at 13:50 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT : 95(260/ 72 ) at 13:21 MT BAW BAW : 111(230/100 ) at 19:00 E Central ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 87(220/ 69 ) at 12:15 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 93(230/ 67 ) at 10:41 FAWKNER BEACON : 89(210/ 69 ) at 12:09 W Central POINT WILSON : 83(220/ 70 ) at 11:54 N Central EILDON FIRE TOWER : 91(250/ 63 ) at 09:54 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(210/ 63 ) at 10:30 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 87(220/ 69 ) at 11:50 AIREYS INLET : 91(230/ 43 ) at 10:45 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 113(240/ 89 ) at 12:30 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 83(180/ 65 ) at 17:01 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 95(210/ 58 ) at 16:17 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(170/ 69 ) at 09:30 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(210/ 56 ) at 10:45 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 113(200/ 72 ) at 15:31