Australian Weather News -- 23 JUN 2009

Tuesday 23 JUN 2009

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2009

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1555 EST on 19/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Date

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Date

Years

Lowest maximum temperature

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

12.5

12.6

12/06/2005

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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 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	17.7	-3.2	12.5	+1.5	10.6	0.2	3.8	--	423 (17.6)	67/13
PERTH AIRPORT	14.8	-4.1	9.2	+0.2	7.3	0.8	2.4	0.0	389 (16.2)	41/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	11.3	-5.3	4.9	-3.2	3.5	0.0	1.2	0.3	241 (10.0)	37/08
BUNBURY	13.6	-4.8	5.9	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	55/17
MANDURAH	13.9	--	9.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	325 (13.5)	72/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.3	+1.7	23.2	+3.3	23.5	0.0	4.0	5.0	185 ( 7.7)	39/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	22.6	+2.8	6.5	+1.4	4.5	0.0	4.2	10.3	209 ( 8.7)	21/10
WHYALLA AERO	16.6	-0.7	6.6	+0.5	--	0.0	4.4	--	430 (17.9)	44/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.4	-1.7	9.2	+1.1	3.5	0.0	2.8	0.4	352 (14.7)	54/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.1	+0.3	7.3	+1.5	5.7	1.2	1.4	5.1	476 (19.8)	39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.3	+3.4	5.9	-4.1	4.5	0.0	3.2	10.4	119 ( 5.0)	24/13
CAIRNS AERO	28.1	+2.1	17.4	-0.4	14.4	0.0	4.0	8.8	331 (13.8)	31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.3	+1.7	14.9	+0.3	13.4	0.0	3.0	9.2	136 ( 5.7)	26/13
MACKAY M.O	23.1	+1.2	15.4	+1.4	--	0.4	--	10.0	268 (11.2)	24/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.9	+4.4	16.0	+5.1	14.4	0.0	3.0	--	144 ( 6.0)	28/12
BUNDABERG AERO	23.0	+0.4	14.9	+3.3	--	12.2	2.1	--	346 (14.4)	34/14
NAMBOUR DPI	23.0	+1.4	12.0	+2.7	--	29.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.6	-0.5	15.2	+3.7	--	66.6	--	--	327 (13.6)	43/12
BRISBANE AERO	22.7	+1.4	14.4	+3.9	13.2	30.2	0.2	7.1	--	37/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.7	+1.7	8.3	+0.8	--	4.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	35/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.1	+3.3	6.6	+0.5	2.4	0.2	1.4	--	75 ( 3.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.1	-0.3	12.5	+3.4	11.5	13.6	2.6	7.7	187 ( 7.8)	30/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.8	+0.3	11.4	+3.4	--	13.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.1	+2.5	7.4	-0.5	4.3	0.2	1.4	--	--	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.2	+3.3	6.2	-0.3	3.3	0.2	--	--	21 ( 0.9)	11/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.0	+3.5	1.5	-1.1	-0.7	0.4	1.2	3.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.0	+3.6	4.4	-0.2	--	0.4	--	--	254 (10.6)	26/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.9	+2.3	10.3	+1.8	7.9	0.4	1.6	9.5	231 ( 9.6)	22/04
RICHMOND RAAF	19.0	+1.0	5.6	+0.7	3.0	0.0	--	--	30 ( 1.3)	13/11
BELLAMBI AWS	19.1	+1.4	11.3	+0.3	--	0.2	--	--	126 ( 5.3)	26/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT	10.6	-1.6	4.4	+3.4	2.7	0.2	0.4	2.4	85 ( 3.5)	15/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.3	+2.5	4.6	+0.9	1.0	0.0	0.6	6.3	193 ( 8.0)	24/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.5	+1.3	3.9	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	61 ( 2.5)	35/23
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.1	+2.1	8.1	+2.9	5.9	0.2	4.4	6.6	413 (17.2)	39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.8	+0.8	5.2	+1.5	--	0.2	0.6	--	223 ( 9.3)	39/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.6	-0.6	5.7	+2.1	--	0.4	--	--	210 ( 8.8)	37/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.6	+2.6	8.6	+1.7	6.0	0.0	0.6	--	137 ( 5.7)	39/18
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	14.2	-0.4	4.6	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	168 ( 7.0)	41/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.1	+3.3	7.3	+3.3	--	0.4	--	--	525 (21.9)	55/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	9.3	-3.8	2.4	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	48 ( 2.0)	21/12
HOBART AIRPORT	9.6	-3.3	2.2	-2.4	0.9	0.4	1.0	4.1	200 ( 8.3)	18/22
	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

34.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
33.4 PINE CREEK COUNCIL N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 27.2 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+6.8 : 26.8 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+6.4 : 11.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
+6.2 : 9.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+6.1 : 25.4 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
24.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
23.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.3 : 11.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.3 : 11.6 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+6.3 : 13.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.1 : 10.6 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+6.0 : 9.4 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.6 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
5.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
5.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
5.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-7.3 : 4.6 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.8 : 12.5 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
-6.6 : 13.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-6.5 : 12.8 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
-6.1 : 13.2 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA

-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.3 : -1.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.9 : 0.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-5.8 : 9.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-5.8 : 0.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-5.7 : 2.3 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA

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.

143.2 DUNWICH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
129.2 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB North Coast NSW
118.4 WALLEN WALLEN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
96.2 GODWIN BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
96.1 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
143.2 DUNWICH
118.4 WALLEN WALLEN
96.2 GODWIN BEACH
96.1 POINT LOOKOUT
94.0 MOUNT COTTON FARM
74.0 BRIBIE ISLAND ALERT
66.6 COOLANGATTA
64.4 NAMBOUR BOWLING CLUB
61.4 COURAN COVE
60.0 MT NEBO POST OFFICE
60.0 MOUNT COTTON WEST
57.0 CORBOULD PK RACECOURSE
57.0 LAMB ISLAND PINE AVE
55.2 GOLD COAST SEAWAY
54.4 RUSSELL ISLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
129.2 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB
70.2 POTTSVILLE BOWLS CLUB
52.0 ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK)

10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1020 (42.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1017 (42.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
982 (40.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
795 (33.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
790 (32.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
752 (31.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
665 (27.7) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
638 (26.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
636 (26.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
631 (26.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
628 (26.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
613 (25.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
604 (25.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD

98/15 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
96/16 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
85/02 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
80/15 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
78/18 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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 Central West NORTH ISLAND 11.6mm in 29 min to 10:29 24.0mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Riverina E NARRANDERA AIRPORT 10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.4mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 96(360/ 69 ) at 16:20 CAPE NATURALISTE : 95( 20/ 69 ) at 16:00 BUSSELTON JETTY : 78( 20/ 65 ) at 17:00 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 80(350/ 69 ) at 11:30 VICTORIA Wimmera S HORSHAM AERODROME : 85( 50/ 65 ) at 02:11 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 80( 30/ 67 ) at 10:21 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 78( 50/ 65 ) at 18:30