Australian Weather News -- 18 SEP 2009

Friday 18 SEP 2009

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2009

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These records are based on data received as at 1919 EST on 19/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Years

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

Illawarra

068241

ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)

17.0

29/09/1999

Y Equal to record.

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 04:59EST, 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	19.2	-2.8	14.4	+5.1	12.2	2.0	2.6	--	415 (17.3)	48/01
PERTH AIRPORT	17.5	-2.6	12.0	+3.1	13.9	7.0	4.6	8.1	--	63/02
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.1	-1.2	7.9	-0.1	6.2	7.4	5.0	7.1	682 (28.4)	61/12
BUNBURY	16.7	-1.5	10.5	+2.0	--	10.6	--	--	599 (25.0)	55/00
MANDURAH	17.3	--	12.8	--	--	2.6	--	--	862 (35.9)	61/02
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.4	+0.9	23.1	+0.1	22.6	0.0	7.8	10.7	355 (14.8)	41/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.1	+4.8	16.7	+6.3	15.7	2.6	2.6	6.9	304 (12.7)	46/13
WHYALLA AERO	24.9	+3.4	4.9	-3.1	--	0.2	6.0	--	310 (12.9)	52/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.0	+3.0	6.2	-3.5	2.7	0.2	3.4	11.2	227 ( 9.5)	39/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.7	+1.9	4.8	-1.5	3.0	0.2	2.8	10.3	396 (16.5)	31/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.5	+3.3	13.7	-0.5	11.8	0.0	6.8	11.1	259 (10.8)	41/13
CAIRNS AERO	28.3	+0.3	20.6	+1.9	19.0	0.0	9.0	4.0	493 (20.5)	37/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.0	+1.3	19.5	+2.2	16.7	0.0	6.4	10.9	461 (19.2)	41/12
MACKAY M.O	26.7	+1.5	21.3	+4.7	--	0.0	--	10.7	393 (16.4)	35/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.9	+3.6	13.8	+0.2	12.1	0.0	4.0	--	200 ( 8.3)	30/16
BUNDABERG AERO	26.5	+1.1	13.4	-0.3	--	0.0	4.0	--	196 ( 8.2)	35/09
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	+4.1	13.0	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.4	+3.3	17.2	+3.8	--	0.0	--	--	466 (19.4)	48/15
BRISBANE AERO	25.8	+1.6	12.7	0.0	8.2	0.0	5.6	10.1	431 (18.0)	48/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.5	+4.1	12.1	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	347 (14.5)	43/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.8	+5.4	16.7	+8.2	13.0	0.2	7.6	--	329 (13.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.2	+4.3	16.2	+5.3	12.6	0.0	6.0	9.0	583 (24.3)	43/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	30.1	+7.6	14.7	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.7	+3.5	16.6	+7.6	16.8	0.0	7.0	9.4	348 (14.5)	43/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.2	+2.9	17.2	+9.5	12.8	0.0	--	--	136 ( 5.7)	34/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.2	+2.2	8.9	+4.7	6.8	7.8	5.8	9.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	22.6	+1.4	10.2	+3.8	--	7.8	--	--	449 (18.7)	24/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.2	+1.7	17.8	+7.5	12.4	0.0	10.4	10.2	592 (24.7)	50/02
RICHMOND RAAF	25.0	+2.3	16.3	+8.2	9.8	0.0	--	--	403 (16.8)	39/15
BELLAMBI AWS	21.3	+1.1	18.0	+5.5	--	0.0	--	--	384 (16.0)	57/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.1	+3.9	10.3	+7.1	7.4	5.0	5.2	8.9	441 (18.4)	41/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	19.7	+2.1	9.3	+4.2	6.9	7.4	1.8	5.5	309 (12.9)	46/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.4	+2.3	7.4	+1.5	--	10.2	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	46/04
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.3	+0.9	5.3	-2.1	2.8	0.4	4.4	10.8	378 (15.8)	24/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	19.3	+1.9	4.8	-0.6	--	15.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	31/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.8	+2.0	0.6	-3.7	--	4.4	--	--	251 (10.5)	24/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.5	+1.3	10.6	+2.7	8.4	12.6	1.2	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.6	-0.2	3.9	-2.8	--	7.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	22/01
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.6	+2.7	1.3	-3.5	--	9.4	--	--	408 (17.0)	28/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.0	+0.5	5.8	+0.7	--	9.0	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	30/20
HOBART AIRPORT	16.4	+1.1	4.4	-1.6	-0.2	1.0	1.8	10.7	262 (10.9)	35/22
	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

39.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
38.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+8.2 : 29.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.9 : 32.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+7.8 : 12.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.7 : 32.6 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW
+7.6 : 31.6 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+7.6 : 27.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+7.6 : 30.1 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW

28.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.2 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA

+10.5 : 17.5 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+10.3 : 14.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+10.2 : 15.2 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
+10.0 : 17.0 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+9.8 : 16.8 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
10.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.2 : 16.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-3.8 : 17.3 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-3.4 : 20.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
-3.2 : 17.6 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-3.2 : 17.7 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-3.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.3 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

-5.2 : -0.1 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-4.8 : 1.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.8 : 2.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.8 : 2.6 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-4.7 : 3.9 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
47.4 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET Upper NE VIC
42.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
38.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
35.4 HARRIETVILLE Upper NE VIC

VICTORIA
Upper NE
51.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)
47.4 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET
42.4 MT HOTHAM
38.6 FALLS CREEK
35.4 HARRIETVILLE

11.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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4.5 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
4.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
**S** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1385 (57.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1095 (45.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1004 (41.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
953 (39.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
915 (38.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
862 (35.9) MANDURAH Lower West WA
853 (35.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
827 (34.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
772 (32.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
770 (32.1) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
766 (31.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
749 (31.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
747 (31.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
735 (30.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
732 (30.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
721 (30.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
**S** 719 (30.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
710 (29.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
702 (29.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
694 (28.9) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
689 (28.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
682 (28.4) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
669 (27.9) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
652 (27.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
646 (26.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
646 (26.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
646 (26.9) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
644 (26.8) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
643 (26.8) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
642 (26.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
637 (26.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
624 (26.0) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
623 (26.0) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
613 (25.5) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
602 (25.1) BICKLEY Lower West WA

85/13 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
83/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
83/06 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
78/04 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
76/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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 DWELLINGUP 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West OCEAN REEF : 87(290/ 63 ) at 00:30 CAPE LEEUWIN : 85(280/ 65 ) at 14:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(240/ 69 ) at 00:00