Australian Weather News -- 10 JUL 2009

Friday 10 JUL 2009

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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 1635 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

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

41.1

25.0

14/07/1998

1 N

Murchison

007139

PAYNES FIND

29.0

28.2

28/07/2008

1 N

Central West

008296

MORAWA AIRPORT

26.8

19.0

06/07/1999

1 N

Eucla

011050

KYBO

21.0

15.4

21/07/1991

1 y

Goldfields

012239

BULGA DOWNS

39.0

23.0

15/07/1995

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

VIC

W Gippsland

085072

EAST SALE AIRPORT

-8.1

-7.8

15/07/1979

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

W Agricultural

018106

NULLARBOR

12.7

12.3

02/07/2007

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	19.0	-0.5	14.0	+4.5	12.1	18.2	1.6	--	530 (22.1)	57/04
PERTH AIRPORT	17.8	-0.1	10.8	+2.7	8.5	19.0	1.6	4.9	346 (14.4)	55/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	13.3	-2.5	9.9	+2.4	8.7	2.6	2.6	5.5	405 (16.9)	52/13
BUNBURY	16.1	-1.1	10.7	+3.5	--	13.2	--	--	409 (17.0)	48/14
MANDURAH	16.4	--	12.1	--	--	10.0	--	--	607 (25.3)	63/07
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.7	+0.2	16.5	-2.7	14.6	0.0	6.4	10.8	313 (13.0)	39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.0	+5.3	2.8	-1.2	1.3	0.0	4.0	10.3	187 ( 7.8)	34/11
WHYALLA AERO	19.7	+2.8	8.2	+2.9	--	0.2	4.2	--	369 (15.4)	70/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.7	+0.4	12.7	+5.2	6.2	2.0	3.0	0.0	412 (17.2)	43/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.6	+0.5	6.7	+1.5	7.7	0.0	2.4	0.1	535 (22.3)	63/23
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.4	+1.7	8.9	+0.3	6.3	0.0	4.0	10.4	236 ( 9.8)	37/10
CAIRNS AERO	26.6	+0.9	16.5	-0.5	14.3	0.2	4.6	10.6	419 (17.5)	37/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	25.7	+0.6	11.4	-2.2	7.5	0.0	5.8	10.4	290 (12.1)	34/13
MACKAY M.O	20.7	-0.6	14.8	+2.0	--	0.0	--	10.5	510 (21.3)	43/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.8	+0.7	7.6	-1.9	3.6	0.0	5.0	--	238 ( 9.9)	28/14
BUNDABERG AERO	21.4	-0.6	10.8	+0.7	--	0.0	3.2	--	535 (22.3)	57/13
NAMBOUR DPI	20.0	-1.1	14.0	+6.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	19.6	-0.9	12.4	+2.5	--	5.6	--	--	557 (23.2)	46/11
BRISBANE AERO	20.2	-0.7	11.4	+2.6	8.9	0.2	2.6	8.1	461 (19.2)	43/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.3	-0.3	4.5	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	444 (18.5)	50/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.9	+1.8	7.1	+2.4	2.3	0.0	3.0	--	272 (11.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	17.5	-1.2	10.9	+3.4	9.6	13.6	3.8	5.3	535 (22.3)	46/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	15.8	-2.9	9.4	+3.1	--	22.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.8	+0.8	6.9	+0.6	4.8	1.4	1.4	8.1	309 (12.9)	34/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	17.1	-0.4	7.4	+2.8	4.1	12.0	--	--	45 ( 1.9)	17/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.2	+2.9	2.6	+1.2	-1.0	0.2	2.2	8.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.8	+2.6	1.0	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	350 (14.6)	46/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.3	+0.3	9.1	+2.0	6.9	4.6	1.8	8.4	308 (12.8)	39/12
RICHMOND RAAF	17.6	+0.2	6.4	+2.9	2.7	1.0	--	--	61 ( 2.5)	21/15
BELLAMBI AWS	16.4	-0.4	10.6	+0.6	--	18.8	--	--	296 (12.3)	37/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.6	+2.3	0.7	+0.8	-2.1	0.0	0.8	3.6	150 ( 6.3)	26/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.7	+3.0	2.7	0.0	-1.8	0.0	0.8	8.0	246 (10.3)	31/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.5	+0.5	0.1	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	35 ( 1.5)	13/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.6	+2.3	9.0	+4.7	5.7	0.0	3.0	1.6	385 (16.0)	50/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.3	+0.3	1.0	-1.9	--	0.0	2.0	--	264 (11.0)	37/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.0	-0.5	1.8	-0.6	--	0.2	--	--	251 (10.5)	31/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.1	+1.7	5.8	-0.2	2.4	0.0	1.4	--	124 ( 5.2)	26/13
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	13.3	-0.5	1.8	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	61/20
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.5	-0.5	5.2	+2.0	--	0.2	--	--	585 (24.4)	65/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.1	-0.5	-0.4	-2.6	--	0.1	--	--	36 ( 1.5)	18/18
HOBART AIRPORT	11.6	-0.8	2.9	-1.2	-0.9	0.0	0.6	4.2	295 (12.3)	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

33.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
32.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+9.3 : 29.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.7 : 26.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 27.4 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 25.9 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+7.3 : 27.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+12.1 : 17.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+12.1 : 17.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+9.2 : 12.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+8.9 : 20.3 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+8.7 : 13.9 FORREST Eucla WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.3 : 3.8 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-7.3 : 4.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.3 : 14.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-3.4 : 17.7 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-3.4 : 17.1 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

-9.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.0 : -3.8 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-6.4 : -2.7 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-6.2 : 12.4 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
-6.0 : 6.1 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.0 : 6.2 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.

49.0 KENDALL POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW
48.6 CUE E Gascoyne WA
42.0 SUNNYDALE Central West WA
41.1 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
40.0 COODARDY E Gascoyne WA

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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0.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1490 (62.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1150 (47.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1133 (47.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1099 (45.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1064 (44.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
988 (41.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
979 (40.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
949 (39.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
948 (39.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
938 (39.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
910 (37.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
907 (37.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
864 (36.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
863 (36.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
842 (35.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
834 (34.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
830 (34.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
807 (33.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
770 (32.1) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
768 (32.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
753 (31.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
751 (31.3) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
736 (30.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
725 (30.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
718 (29.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
708 (29.5) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
681 (28.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
680 (28.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
638 (26.6) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
632 (26.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
629 (26.2) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
622 (25.9) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
621 (25.9) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
621 (25.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
620 (25.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
616 (25.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
610 (25.4) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
607 (25.3) MANDURAH Lower West WA
606 (25.3) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
601 (25.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

96/19 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
96/07 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
91/09 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
89/05 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
85/23 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast YAMBA PILOT STATION 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 5.2mm in 13 min to 01:00 24.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 10.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h Illawarra JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 23.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 23.2mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE NATURALISTE : 72(240/ 63 ) at 07:50 SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 89( 10/ 70 ) at 05:28 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 91(340/ 70 ) at 20:30 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 91(130/ 72 ) at 09:31 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 93(170/ 76 ) at 07:30 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 102( 10/ 63 ) at 23:00 Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 76( 10/ 63 ) at 22:00 TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ : 85( 20/ 63 ) at 22:02