Australian Weather News -- 09 JUL 2009

Thursday 09 JUL 2009

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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 1633 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

Highest daily rainfall

TAS

Southeast

094143

MAURICETON (JORDAN RIVER)

47.4

42.6

07/07/2009

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

Interior

013012

WILUNA

15.5

24/07/1973

1 Y Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

32.5

32.4

03/07/2003

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 04:38EST, 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	18.6	-0.9	13.1	+3.6	13.9	18.0	1.6	--	527 (22.0)	102/01
PERTH AIRPORT	19.0	+1.1	11.8	+3.7	11.3	13.4	2.6	5.0	420 (17.5)	41/04
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.3	+1.5	11.7	+4.2	10.9	3.8	3.0	5.5	510 (21.3)	48/04
BUNBURY	19.1	+1.9	12.8	+5.6	--	12.8	--	--	520 (21.7)	57/01
MANDURAH	18.6	--	12.6	--	--	9.6	--	--	731 (30.5)	83/07
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.1	-0.4	18.2	-1.0	16.1	0.0	7.2	10.8	365 (15.2)	35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.1	+1.4	2.0	-2.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	10.3	248 (10.3)	26/15
WHYALLA AERO	19.3	+2.4	1.5	-3.8	--	0.0	1.0	--	173 ( 7.2)	35/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.8	+2.5	5.7	-1.8	--	0.0	1.8	8.4	272 (11.3)	39/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.2	+2.1	3.4	-1.8	-0.2	0.0	2.0	8.8	349 (14.5)	43/23
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.6	+1.9	10.7	+2.1	8.0	0.0	5.6	10.4	352 (14.7)	28/03
CAIRNS AERO	27.6	+1.9	19.1	+2.1	17.7	0.0	5.8	5.3	420 (17.5)	39/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.4	+1.3	17.1	+3.5	15.1	0.0	6.8	10.3	463 (19.3)	35/15
MACKAY M.O	21.3	0.0	15.7	+2.9	--	0.0	--	10.1	548 (22.8)	48/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.1	+2.0	10.1	+0.6	8.0	0.0	4.8	--	303 (12.6)	46/09
BUNDABERG AERO	22.0	0.0	13.0	+2.9	--	0.0	4.0	--	617 (25.7)	57/13
NAMBOUR DPI	19.0	-2.1	13.0	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	19.4	-1.1	12.3	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	468 (19.5)	57/13
BRISBANE AERO	20.5	-0.4	10.0	+1.2	8.1	0.0	1.8	9.3	453 (18.9)	43/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.0	-0.6	7.0	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	724 (30.2)	50/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.9	+1.8	6.3	+1.6	3.3	0.0	3.0	--	295 (12.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	16.1	-2.6	10.7	+3.2	8.5	15.2	3.8	5.1	491 (20.5)	50/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	14.7	-4.0	9.3	+3.0	--	23.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.2	+0.2	6.0	-0.3	3.9	3.2	1.8	5.6	212 ( 8.8)	34/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	16.9	-0.6	4.5	-0.1	0.7	1.8	--	--	45 ( 1.9)	24/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.7	+1.4	2.8	+1.4	-3.5	0.0	0.4	4.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.3	+2.1	3.5	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	429 (17.9)	39/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.6	+0.6	7.6	+0.5	6.0	10.2	0.4	4.4	263 (11.0)	37/15
RICHMOND RAAF	15.1	-2.3	5.4	+1.9	1.8	2.2	--	--	69 ( 2.9)	24/08
BELLAMBI AWS	15.6	-1.2	10.4	+0.4	--	9.2	--	--	297 (12.4)	35/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.8	+1.5	0.6	+0.7	-2.3	0.0	0.4	6.1	130 ( 5.4)	26/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.5	+2.8	3.0	+0.3	-1.8	0.0	3.0	9.4	262 (10.9)	28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.0	+2.0	-0.4	-3.6	--	0.2	--	--	47 ( 2.0)	13/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.5	+3.2	3.9	-0.4	0.8	0.0	2.0	9.4	226 ( 9.4)	28/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.9	+1.9	1.6	-1.3	--	0.0	1.2	--	244 (10.2)	44/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.9	+1.4	1.9	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	28/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.9	+3.5	4.2	-1.8	1.6	0.0	1.2	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	15.7	+1.9	0.3	-5.1	--	0.0	--	--	106 ( 4.4)	26/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.1	+2.1	0.5	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	487 (20.3)	44/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.4	+1.8	-0.6	-2.8	--	0.1	--	--	36 ( 1.5)	15/14
HOBART AIRPORT	11.8	-0.6	2.4	-1.7	-0.2	0.2	0.8	7.7	385 (16.0)	30/06
	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

34.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
33.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
32.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+9.8 : 31.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+8.7 : 28.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+8.4 : 27.4 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+8.4 : 29.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.4 : 27.7 WILUNA Interior WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.1 : 17.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+10.2 : 16.3 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+10.1 : 15.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+9.6 : 18.9 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+9.5 : 16.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.4 : 10.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-4.0 : 14.7 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-3.9 : 7.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-3.7 : 16.0 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-3.3 : 14.6 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

-9.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
**S** -6.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.0 : -3.4 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-6.8 : -3.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-6.7 : 5.7 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-6.4 : -2.6 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-6.1 : -2.4 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-6.1 : 0.1 CERBERUS E Central VIC

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.

54.0 ASTON DOWNS Lower West WA
51.6 ASTON DOWNS ALERT Lower West WA
47.4 MAURICETON (JORDAN RIVER) Southeast TAS
39.0 PORT MACQUARIE (BELLEVUE GARDENS) MidNorth Coast S NSW
33.4 CHAPMAN HILL Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
54.0 ASTON DOWNS
51.6 ASTON DOWNS ALERT
33.4 CHAPMAN HILL

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
39.0 PORT MACQUARIE (BELLEVUE GARDENS)

TASMANIA
Southeast
47.4 MAURICETON (JORDAN RIVER)

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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4.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
4.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
1.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1467 (61.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1312 (54.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1130 (47.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1020 (42.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1010 (42.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1001 (41.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
966 (40.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
911 (38.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
900 (37.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
846 (35.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
838 (34.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
806 (33.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
787 (32.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
765 (31.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
762 (31.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
731 (30.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
726 (30.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
724 (30.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
700 (29.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
683 (28.5) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
675 (28.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
668 (27.8) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
651 (27.1) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
638 (26.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
624 (26.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
617 (25.7) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
613 (25.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
603 (25.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW

102/01 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
94/04 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
93/03 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
89/14 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/07 MANDURAH Lower West WA

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 DALWALLINU 11.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h Lower West BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h BUSSELTON 10.4mm in 32 min to 05:32 19.5mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.4mm/h BUSSELTON AERO 11.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.8mm/h BRIDGETOWN 10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 4.6mm in 12 min to 19:12 23.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Central West GERALDTON AIRPORT : 102(330/ 63 ) at 01:09 Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(300/ 56 ) at 03:26 CAPE NATURALISTE : 95(320/ 58 ) at 04:47 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 78(160/ 63 ) at 14:30 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 89(160/ 65 ) at 14:02