Australian Weather News -- 22 JUL 2009

Wednesday 22 JUL 2009

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Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

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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 1702 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest grass minimum temperature
NT	Alice Springs	015602	JERVOIS	18.2	16.4	19/07/1996	34				1 Y
QLD	Channel Country	038024	WINDORAH POST OFFICE	16.8	16.2	20/07/1998	36				1 Y
Highest minimum temperature
WA	W Kimberley	003093	FITZROY CROSSING AERO	21.2	21.0	07/07/1998	12				1 Y
NT	Alice Springs	015602	JERVOIS	20.6	19.8	13/07/1995	41				1 Y
NT	Alice Springs	015643	TERRITORY GRAPE FARM	19.0	16.0	24/07/2005	17				1 Y
NT	Alice Springs	015666	RABBIT FLAT	19.7	19.6	07/07/2005	13				1 Y
SA	NE Pastoral	017123	MOOMBA AIRPORT	17.1	14.9	26/07/2004	15				1 Y
NSW	C Tablelands N	062100	NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS	9.2	9.0	06/07/1998	16				1 Y
NSW	CW Slopes S	065068	PARKES AIRPORT AWS	11.0	11.0	04/07/2007	12				Y Equal to record.
VIC	E Gippsland	084144	MOUNT NOWA NOWA	13.1	11.3	21/07/2009	14				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
Highest maximum temperature
NSW	C Tablelands S	063303	ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	15.8	15.7	14/07/2008	14				1 Y
NSW	Sydney--east	066194	CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS	24.7	24.4	04/07/2004	14				1 Y
NSW	Sydney--east	066195	SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A	25.1	24.4	04/07/2004	14				1 Y
NSW	Sydney--west	067108	BADGERYS CREEK AWS	25.4	24.4	04/07/2004	14				1 Y
NSW	Sydney--west	067113	PENRITH LAKES AWS	26.7	25.2	04/07/2004	14				1 Y
NSW	Sydney--east	067117	HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE	24.8	24.5	04/07/2004	12				1 Y
NSW	Sydney--west	067119	HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS	23.9	23.7	04/07/2004	12				1 Y
NSW	Illawarra	068192	CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS	25.4	25.4	24/07/1990	34				1 Y Equal to record.
NSW	Illawarra	068241	ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)	25.0	24.0	04/07/2004	11				Y
NSW	South Coast	069132	BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS	18.2	18.0	28/07/2002	17				1 Y
NSW	South Coast	069134	BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB)	23.9	23.1	26/07/2007	18				1 Y
NSW	South Coast	069138	ULLADULLA AWS	23.9	22.3	26/07/2007	16				1 Y
NSW	South Coast	069139	BEGA AWS	23.7	23.2	26/07/2007	15				1 Y
NSW	South Coast	069147	MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS	23.0	23.0	24/07/2000	12				Y Equal to record.
VIC	E Gippsland	084016	GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE	20.9	20.7	02/07/1989	53				1 Y
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)
QLD	Far SW	045025	THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT	23.8	23.7	24/07/2003	11				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 04:42EST, 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	17.8	-1.7	8.5	-1.0	7.6	0.0	2.4	--	371 (15.5)	30/12
PERTH AIRPORT	17.2	-0.7	6.7	-1.4	4.9	1.8	1.6	4.7	288 (12.0)	44/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.6	-0.2	6.2	-1.3	3.6	3.2	0.6	7.8	335 (14.0)	41/11
BUNBURY	17.3	+0.1	8.4	+1.2	--	0.4	--	--	150 ( 6.3)	50/20
MANDURAH	16.6	--	10.9	--	--	1.2	--	--	260 (10.8)	57/22
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.3	-0.2	21.1	+1.9	20.4	0.0	6.0	9.7	--	31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.3	+1.6	15.1	+11.1	11.9	0.0	4.8	9.4	--	35/09
WHYALLA AERO	18.1	+1.2	7.0	+1.7	--	0.0	4.4	--	347 (14.5)	48/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.6	-0.7	9.3	+1.8	7.3	3.2	2.6	2.9	335 (14.0)	48/03
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	10.1	-3.0	7.5	+2.3	6.5	6.6	2.4	0.1	450 (18.8)	43/20
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.2	+6.5	8.6	0.0	7.0	0.0	4.6	10.6	126 ( 5.3)	28/23
CAIRNS AERO	28.9	+3.2	20.9	+3.9	19.5	0.0	7.4	8.6	474 (19.8)	34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.8	+1.7	19.3	+5.7	18.1	0.2	7.0	3.1	444 (18.5)	44/13
MACKAY M.O	23.2	+1.9	17.6	+4.8	--	0.0	--	1.6	294 (12.3)	37/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.1	+3.0	17.2	+7.7	15.2	0.0	4.4	--	231 ( 9.6)	24/13
BUNDABERG AERO	23.3	+1.3	15.0	+4.9	--	0.0	2.4	--	126 ( 5.3)	30/13
NAMBOUR DPI	23.0	+1.9	10.0	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.9	+3.4	9.2	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	43/23
BRISBANE AERO	24.0	+3.1	9.5	+0.7	5.0	0.0	2.6	9.1	272 (11.3)	48/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.7	+3.1	9.5	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	--
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.2	+2.1	11.6	+6.9	8.6	2.0	2.6	--	167 ( 7.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.6	+4.9	15.3	+7.8	11.6	0.0	3.0	5.8	381 (15.9)	39/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	17.7	-1.0	10.4	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.2	+7.2	10.1	+3.8	7.2	0.0	1.8	7.7	197 ( 8.2)	63/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.8	+6.3	7.1	+2.5	3.9	0.0	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	44/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.8	+5.5	8.9	+7.5	5.5	0.2	3.2	7.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.3	+5.1	9.3	+6.3	--	0.0	--	--	412 (17.2)	50/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.5	+8.5	13.2	+6.1	9.9	0.0	4.8	8.0	467 (19.5)	55/10
RICHMOND RAAF	25.0	+7.6	7.8	+4.3	3.7	0.0	--	--	246 (10.3)	57/14
BELLAMBI AWS	23.8	+7.0	13.9	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	541 (22.5)	72/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	17.2	+5.9	4.4	+4.5	0.5	0.0	2.6	3.8	285 (11.9)	72/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.6	+1.9	6.5	+3.8	1.4	0.0	2.4	4.0	247 (10.3)	70/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.3	-0.7	6.6	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	44/17
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.8	+4.5	6.9	+2.6	3.5	0.0	3.6	7.1	321 (13.4)	65/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.0	+3.0	6.9	+4.0	--	0.2	2.4	--	407 (17.0)	50/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.2	+2.7	4.7	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	202 ( 8.4)	55/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.8	+3.4	12.3	+6.3	9.5	0.0	3.6	--	217 ( 9.0)	31/13
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	13.2	-0.6	9.7	+4.3	--	0.2	--	--	596 (24.8)	67/01
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.1	+2.1	5.2	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	588 (24.5)	59/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.2	+0.6	4.7	+2.5	--	8.4	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	59/11
HOBART AIRPORT	13.5	+1.1	6.2	+2.1	3.5	2.0	0.0	2.7	263 (11.0)	57/16
	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

36.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
36.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.9 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
35.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
35.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
35.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 26.7 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
+8.5 : 32.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+8.5 : 25.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+8.4 : 29.8 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+8.4 : 24.7 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+15.4 : 20.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+13.9 : 19.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+13.2 : 19.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+11.1 : 15.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+11.0 : 18.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+11.0 : 14.4 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+11.0 : 13.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-3.3 : 8.8 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
-3.2 : 9.9 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-3.2 : 9.7 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-3.1 : 15.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-3.1 : 11.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-3.1 : 10.7 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA

-1.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

**W** -6.6 : 0.0 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-4.7 : 7.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
**S** -4.7 : 0.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.4 : 1.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-4.3 : 1.3 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt 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.

36.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
33.6 PARNDANA (TURKEY LANE) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
30.0 PARNDANA (PIONEER BEND) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
28.6 OURIMBAH (DOG TRAP ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
27.0 GREEN CAPE LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW

10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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1.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1202 (50.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
971 (40.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
966 (40.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
964 (40.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
915 (38.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
911 (38.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
899 (37.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
884 (36.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
878 (36.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
832 (34.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
826 (34.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
809 (33.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
795 (33.1) FORREST Eucla WA
794 (33.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
761 (31.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
755 (31.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
746 (31.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
731 (30.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
719 (30.0) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
704 (29.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
701 (29.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
696 (29.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
684 (28.5) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
683 (28.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
679 (28.3) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
672 (28.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
653 (27.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
650 (27.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
650 (27.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
626 (26.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
613 (25.5) CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
604 (25.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

107/00 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
98/17 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
96/08 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
94/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/10 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/22 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
91/13 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
91/11 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

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 Lower West BRIDGETOWN 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h BUNBURY 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h SHANNON 11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h MANDURAH 6.4mm in 31 min to 22:23 12.4mm/h 7.8mm in 34 min to 22:59 13.8mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural CUMMINS AERO 1.4mm in 1 min to 00:14 84.0mm/h Adelaide/Lofty PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) 10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 11.0mm in 30 min to 22:00 22.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.2mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.6mm/h C Tablelands S ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h VICTORIA Upper North YARRAWONGA 4.6mm in 11 min to 16:44 25.1mm/h TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 91(330/ 70 ) at 22:23 South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 82(290/ 63 ) at 15:38 VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 91(330/ 54 ) at 11:50 MT HOTHAM : 95(340/ 67 ) at 00:30 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(270/ 65 ) at 13:36 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 93(280/ 58 ) at 10:54 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 93(270/ 76 ) at 08:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(150/ 63 ) at 15:15 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(300/ 74 ) at 04:00 W Coast MOUNT READ : 91(190/ 72 ) at 18:05 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 87(280/ 70 ) at 14:28