Australian Weather News -- 05 SEP 2009

Saturday 05 SEP 2009

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1850 EST on 19/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040436

GATTON QDPI RESEARCH STN

47.6

40.8

01/09/1975

1 y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041096

MT KYNOCH

27.0

20.4

10/09/2006

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 04:55EST, 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	17.9	-4.1	12.4	+3.1	10.4	1.2	4.4	--	513 (21.4)	50/14
PERTH AIRPORT	16.3	-3.8	9.7	+0.8	8.5	10.4	3.8	9.0	485 (20.2)	61/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	11.7	-5.6	8.0	0.0	5.9	1.8	3.2	4.6	426 (17.8)	70/12
BUNBURY	14.7	-3.5	9.7	+1.2	--	6.4	--	--	526 (21.9)	61/08
MANDURAH	15.6	--	10.9	--	--	6.0	--	--	565 (23.5)	65/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+0.7	23.2	+0.2	22.9	0.0	8.0	9.9	365 (15.2)	35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.7	+3.4	9.9	-0.5	7.9	0.0	8.0	11.0	340 (14.2)	44/15
WHYALLA AERO	20.8	-0.7	3.0	-5.0	--	0.0	8.0	--	231 ( 9.6)	39/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.4	-2.6	11.0	+1.3	--	0.0	--	6.4	368 (15.3)	34/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.6	-1.2	6.2	-0.1	5.0	2.8	1.6	7.0	463 (19.3)	50/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.9	+0.7	17.8	+3.6	15.6	0.0	8.0	11.2	365 (15.2)	37/00
CAIRNS AERO	30.2	+2.2	19.2	+0.5	17.4	0.0	5.8	11.0	401 (16.7)	41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.7	+1.0	18.0	+0.7	16.6	0.0	7.2	10.6	277 (11.5)	34/14
MACKAY M.O	28.6	+3.4	18.1	+1.5	--	0.2	--	10.2	266 (11.1)	31/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.4	+5.1	15.9	+2.3	13.8	0.0	5.8	--	233 ( 9.7)	39/15
BUNDABERG AERO	26.0	+0.6	16.9	+3.2	--	5.2	2.8	--	231 ( 9.6)	35/15
NAMBOUR DPI	27.0	+2.1	16.0	+5.4	--	5.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	24.2	+1.1	15.1	+1.7	--	3.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	37/15
BRISBANE AERO	27.6	+3.4	15.7	+3.0	15.2	8.6	4.6	8.2	456 (19.0)	39/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.5	-0.9	11.1	+0.5	--	18.8	--	--	374 (15.6)	59/04
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	21.8	+0.4	12.3	+3.8	10.3	14.4	1.4	--	227 ( 9.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.2	-0.7	14.8	+3.9	13.9	1.6	2.8	9.2	403 (16.8)	44/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.7	-0.8	12.1	+2.7	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.7	-0.5	11.6	+2.6	10.6	8.2	4.8	--	321 (13.4)	67/02
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.5	+0.2	10.7	+3.0	8.0	0.0	--	--	99 ( 4.1)	26/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.7	-2.3	3.2	-1.0	-0.9	3.2	1.0	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.5	-2.7	4.5	-1.9	--	8.4	--	--	272 (11.3)	37/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.4	-1.1	14.2	+3.9	8.4	0.0	6.4	10.2	386 (16.1)	41/10
RICHMOND RAAF	21.3	-1.4	9.2	+1.1	4.4	0.2	--	--	190 ( 7.9)	37/09
BELLAMBI AWS	18.2	-2.0	12.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	263 (11.0)	37/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT	15.3	-0.9	0.9	-2.3	-2.8	0.0	4.8	10.8	379 (15.8)	43/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.2	-2.4	0.8	-4.3	-3.2	0.0	4.0	10.4	168 ( 7.0)	28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.0	-3.1	2.1	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	172 ( 7.2)	30/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.8	-2.6	4.2	-3.2	-0.3	0.0	4.8	7.9	353 (14.7)	34/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.3	-2.1	-1.1	-6.5	--	1.2	--	--	222 ( 9.3)	35/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.0	-3.8	-0.8	-5.1	--	2.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	34/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.2	0.0	6.5	-1.4	3.9	2.6	1.8	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.2	-1.6	3.3	-3.4	--	1.6	--	--	464 (19.3)	59/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.6	-1.3	1.0	-3.8	--	4.0	--	--	475 (19.8)	44/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.9	-2.6	2.7	-2.4	--	7.0	--	--	162 ( 6.8)	41/14
HOBART AIRPORT	14.5	-0.8	4.5	-1.5	-1.1	1.0	1.6	7.1	338 (14.1)	52/13
	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

39.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
38.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.8 : 29.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.7 : 30.4 FORREST Eucla WA
+5.5 : 28.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.2 : 33.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.1 : 32.4 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

27.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+8.0 : 23.0 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+7.6 : 25.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+7.0 : 11.2 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+6.6 : 8.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.0 : 15.5 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.0 : 13.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.0 : 13.0 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.4 : 9.8 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-6.1 : -1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.0 : 15.1 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-6.0 : 10.3 SHANNON Lower West WA
-5.9 : 17.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

-5.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.4 : 2.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-7.8 : 1.3 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-7.8 : 0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.8 : -1.5 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
-6.6 : -0.8 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland 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.

51.0 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER) MidNorth Coast S NSW
49.6 NIANGALA (MOUNT SANDON) NW Slopes S NSW
47.6 GATTON QDPI RESEARCH STN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
44.6 BUDGEE BUDGEE (BOTOBOLAR VINEYARD) C Tablelands N NSW
43.0 LAIDLEY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
47.6 GATTON QDPI RESEARCH STN
43.0 LAIDLEY

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
49.6 NIANGALA (MOUNT SANDON)
MidNorth Coast S
51.0 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER)
C Tablelands N
44.6 BUDGEE BUDGEE (BOTOBOLAR VINEYARD)

11.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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4.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
**S** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1090 (45.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1076 (44.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1074 (44.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
866 (36.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
844 (35.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
832 (34.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
792 (33.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
751 (31.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
737 (30.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
737 (30.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
732 (30.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
724 (30.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
723 (30.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
709 (29.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
704 (29.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
693 (28.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
692 (28.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
682 (28.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
679 (28.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
660 (27.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
631 (26.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
631 (26.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
626 (26.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
615 (25.6) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC

98/09 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/07 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
89/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
87/11 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
87/19 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West BICKLEY 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO 9.4mm in 16 min to 18:30 35.2mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h MARYBOROUGH 6.8mm in 15 min to 09:00 27.2mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.4mm/h HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 11.4mm in 16 min to 09:30 42.8mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.8mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h JIMNA FORESTRY 10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.6mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 7.4mm in 10 min to 15:30 44.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.2mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.4mm/h Darling Downs E DALBY AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h Maranoa ST GEORGE AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains N COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h North Coast GRAFTON AIRPORT 14.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h CASINO AIRPORT AWS 5.0mm in 6 min to 04:33 50.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(260/ 63 ) at 12:03 CAPE NATURALISTE : 87(250/ 69 ) at 09:15 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(280/ 48 ) at 09:11 TASMANIA N Coast LOW HEAD : 78(290/ 69 ) at 05:06 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(320/ 67 ) at 19:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(280/ 65 ) at 17:52 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 74(300/ 65 ) at 01:21 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 85(290/ 69 ) at 13:30