Australian Weather News -- 21 JUN 2009

Sunday 21 JUN 2009

DWS ARCHIVE
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2009

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 1550 EST on 19/01/2010. 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 maximum temperature

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

11.8

13.5

19/06/2005

11.9

09/09/2005

1 Y

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

SW & S Coast

009538

DWELLINGUP

22.4

20.9

19/06/2009

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

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 04:33EST, 15/05/2012.

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	20.0	-0.9	13.4	+2.4	10.4	0.8	3.0	--	428 (17.8)	41/01
PERTH AIRPORT	15.6	-3.3	10.5	+1.5	8.9	19.6	5.4	5.8	546 (22.8)	50/01
ALBANY AIRPORT	12.9	-3.7	7.6	-0.5	5.8	11.2	3.6	7.3	640 (26.7)	67/00
BUNBURY	14.3	-4.1	7.6	-0.5	--	9.0	--	--	523 (21.8)	65/00
MANDURAH	14.7	--	10.2	--	--	5.4	--	--	749 (31.2)	55/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.7	+0.1	18.0	-1.9	15.5	0.0	5.8	9.4	301 (12.5)	28/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.4	+5.6	4.9	-0.2	3.2	0.0	4.0	8.2	181 ( 7.5)	31/14
WHYALLA AERO	19.9	+2.6	3.9	-2.2	--	0.8	3.0	--	257 (10.7)	52/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.0	+2.9	5.0	-3.1	--	0.8	--	8.9	265 (11.0)	31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.4	+2.6	3.9	-1.9	1.2	0.4	2.6	8.2	485 (20.2)	22/01
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.1	+3.2	5.9	-4.1	4.2	0.0	3.6	10.5	177 ( 7.4)	30/12
CAIRNS AERO	27.6	+1.6	16.0	-1.8	12.9	0.2	6.2	6.7	346 (14.4)	34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.3	+1.7	14.5	-0.1	13.0	0.0	4.0	5.9	210 ( 8.8)	39/16
MACKAY M.O	21.9	0.0	17.3	+3.3	--	0.0	--	5.6	470 (19.6)	34/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.8	+2.3	10.6	-0.3	8.0	0.0	4.0	--	219 ( 9.1)	31/15
BUNDABERG AERO	24.4	+1.8	15.0	+3.4	--	0.4	--	--	--	35/11
NAMBOUR DPI	21.0	-0.6	14.0	+4.7	--	9.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.9	+0.8	15.8	+4.3	--	26.6	--	--	306 (12.8)	52/00
BRISBANE AERO	20.0	-1.3	13.9	+3.4	12.0	8.8	2.8	0.0	285 (11.9)	43/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.3	-0.7	11.8	+4.3	--	1.4	--	--	563 (23.5)	46/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.0	+2.2	12.8	+6.7	8.0	0.0	2.4	--	145 ( 6.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.6	+0.2	14.7	+5.6	14.6	12.0	0.8	0.0	358 (14.9)	54/22
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.6	+0.1	13.2	+5.2	--	14.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.4	+2.8	11.1	+3.2	9.1	2.6	1.0	2.4	440 (18.3)	24/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.2	+1.3	9.4	+2.9	7.5	2.6	--	--	20 ( 0.8)	15/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.9	+0.4	8.5	+5.9	6.8	1.2	1.2	5.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.3	+0.9	11.7	+7.1	--	0.2	--	--	345 (14.4)	26/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.7	+2.1	13.1	+4.6	10.0	21.0	0.6	1.9	258 (10.8)	31/15
RICHMOND RAAF	17.3	-0.7	10.1	+5.2	10.1	0.4	--	--	25 ( 1.0)	17/14
BELLAMBI AWS	19.2	+1.5	14.5	+3.5	--	13.0	--	--	364 (15.2)	39/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.7	+1.5	8.0	+7.0	6.9	11.0	1.4	1.3	191 ( 8.0)	17/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.5	+2.7	10.6	+6.9	8.9	1.0	2.2	0.6	320 (13.3)	39/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.0	+2.8	7.0	+3.1	--	1.6	--	--	120 ( 5.0)	46/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.5	+3.5	8.1	+2.9	4.5	0.0	1.4	7.4	315 (13.1)	24/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.1	+0.1	9.0	+5.3	--	1.0	--	--	354 (14.8)	24/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.1	-1.1	6.1	+2.5	--	0.2	--	--	288 (12.0)	18/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.1	+2.1	10.8	+3.9	9.4	0.0	1.0	--	145 ( 6.0)	18/00
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	15.7	+1.1	7.1	+0.8	--	0.6	--	--	307 (12.8)	18/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.0	+3.2	5.6	+1.6	--	2.6	--	--	652 (27.2)	39/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.5	+4.4	7.8	+4.9	--	6.0	--	--	292 (12.2)	21/03
HOBART AIRPORT	15.8	+2.9	6.3	+1.7	7.0	0.0	0.4	2.5	247 (10.3)	26/06
	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

32.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.0 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
32.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
32.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD

+5.6 : 25.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.6 : 21.2 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+5.2 : 24.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+5.1 : 22.9 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+5.1 : 27.9 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+5.1 : 22.8 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW

27.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+9.2 : 12.7 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+8.6 : 8.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+8.5 : 8.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+8.4 : 10.7 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+8.4 : 11.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.4 : 11.8 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-6.5 : 10.7 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.8 : 11.2 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.6 : 11.7 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-5.4 : 12.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
-1.0 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-0.5 OMEO COMPARISON Upper NE VIC
-0.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.9 : 5.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-8.6 : 7.1 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-8.0 : 9.1 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
-8.0 : 5.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-7.8 : 5.4 KIDMAN SPRINGS 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.

85.0 CHILLINGHAM North Coast NSW
83.2 UPPER ORARA (DAIRYVILLE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
78.0 WOOMBAH (EMU DRIVE) North Coast NSW
74.0 LOWER BUCCA MidNorth Coast N NSW
71.0 CLUNES (MAIN RD) North Coast NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
60.0 YARLOOP

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
52.0 NUMINBAH

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
60.0 EBOR (MAPLEWOOD)
North Coast
85.0 CHILLINGHAM
78.0 WOOMBAH (EMU DRIVE)
71.0 CLUNES (MAIN RD)
57.0 SEELANDS (BREAM PLACE)
MidNorth Coast N
83.2 UPPER ORARA (DAIRYVILLE)
74.0 LOWER BUCCA
52.0 URUNGA (SUNSET PLACE)
MidNorth Coast S
59.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

TASMANIA
E Coast
56.0 DOUGLAS RIVER

11.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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0.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1393 (58.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1326 (55.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1291 (53.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1277 (53.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1207 (50.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1190 (49.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1150 (47.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1085 (45.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1060 (44.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
923 (38.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
875 (36.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
849 (35.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
848 (35.3) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
822 (34.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
818 (34.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
797 (33.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
796 (33.2) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
786 (32.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
777 (32.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
751 (31.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
749 (31.2) MANDURAH Lower West WA
740 (30.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
739 (30.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
734 (30.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
727 (30.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
725 (30.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
714 (29.8) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
713 (29.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
708 (29.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
701 (29.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
695 (29.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
681 (28.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
677 (28.2) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
652 (27.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
652 (27.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
648 (27.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
647 (27.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
644 (26.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
642 (26.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
640 (26.7) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
637 (26.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
636 (26.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
627 (26.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
610 (25.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
600 (25.0) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
600 (25.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

93/00 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
89/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
85/03 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
85/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
83/02 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
83/01 MOUNT READ W 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.
QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast GRAFTON AIRPORT 15.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.8mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h 8.4mm in 22 min to 17:52 22.9mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.2mm/h 7.2mm in 6 min to 19:06 72.0mm/h 9.0mm in 24 min to 19:30 22.5mm/h 23.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 23.0mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.8mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h 10.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 21.6mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.4mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 20.2mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.2mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 14.2mm/h MidNorth Coast N COFFS HARBOUR MO 11.4mm in 30 min to 23:30 22.8mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.8mm/h C Tablelands N NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 15.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.2mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.4mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 80(260/ 65 ) at 00:56 Goldfields CHEADANUP : 82(260/ 63 ) at 03:37 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 82( 50/ 76 ) at 21:56 South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 76( 30/ 67 ) at 17:55 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 93(360/ 65 ) at 00:30 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(360/ 67 ) at 00:30 W Coast MOUNT READ : 82( 10/ 63 ) at 00:00