Australian Weather News -- 18 NOV 2009

Wednesday 18 NOV 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 that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 0032 EST on 20/11/2009. 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 maximum temperature
SA	NE Pastoral	017031	MARREE COMPARISON	47.4	46.5	17/11/2009	70				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
SA	NE Pastoral	017099	ARKAROOLA	44.4	43.5	30/11/1982	31				1
SA	NE Pastoral	017110	LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT	45.2	43.7	29/11/2006	25				1
SA	NE Pastoral	017126	MARREE AERO	46.8	45.2	17/11/2009	11				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
SA	Upper North	019017	HAWKER	44.0	43.0	16/11/2009	42				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
SA	Upper North	019062	YONGALA	41.8	40.8	30/11/1993	51				1
SA	Northeast	020062	YUNTA AIRSTRIP	43.5	42.3	16/11/2009	11				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
SA	Lower North	021131	CLARE HIGH SCHOOL	39.5	39.5	15/11/2009	15				1 Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.
SA	Upper Murray	024024	LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE	43.0	42.4	25/11/1997	25				1
SA	Upper Murray	024048	RENMARK AERO	44.6	43.8	25/11/1997	14				1
QLD	Maranoa	043109	ST GEORGE AIRPORT	43.8	43.8	29/11/2006	12	43.8	29/11/2006	12	1 Equal to record.
NSW	Far Northwest	046037	TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE	46.4	44.8	27/11/1995	98				1
NSW	Far Northwest	046042	WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE	45.0	44.8	30/11/2004	46				1
NSW	Far Northwest	046126	TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT	45.3	44.0	27/11/2006	12				1
NSW	Lower Darling	047007	BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET)	44.0	43.0	16/11/2009	94				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	Lower Darling	047019	MENINDEE POST OFFICE	45.2	45.0	30/11/1922	93				1
NSW	Lower Darling	047048	BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS	43.5	42.4	30/11/2004	21
NSW	Upper Darling	048079	WANAARING POST OFFICE	45.3	44.8	29/11/1997	18				1

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 07:54EST, 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	25.0	-2.1	16.2	+2.4	13.8	0.8	6.8	--	421 (17.5)	63/16
PERTH AIRPORT	22.2	-3.6	15.2	+2.6	14.4	7.2	5.2	3.3	475 (19.8)	78/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.1	+0.3	11.9	+1.1	10.2	4.0	3.6	6.7	345 (14.4)	61/17
BUNBURY	20.5	-3.7	14.9	+2.9	--	8.0	--	--	531 (22.1)	80/07
MANDURAH	19.1	--	16.5	--	--	18.2	--	--	689 (28.7)	81/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.0	+0.7	26.5	+1.2	25.5	0.4	5.6	11.8	337 (14.0)	35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	40.5	+6.9	30.3	+12.4	27.6	0.0	20.8	7.0	560 (23.3)	61/11
WHYALLA AERO	33.6	+7.1	16.9	+3.0	--	0.0	12.0	--	392 (16.3)	37/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	38.9	+13.8	19.4	+5.4	--	0.0	6.6	4.2	179 ( 7.5)	30/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	31.3	+10.9	8.5	+0.1	5.9	0.0	4.2	5.2	288 (12.0)	30/17
MOUNT ISA AERO	42.1	+5.7	21.0	-0.4	--	0.0	--	9.3	264 (11.0)	50/18
CAIRNS AERO	29.1	-1.5	19.2	-3.1	15.9	0.0	6.8	12.1	206 ( 8.6)	26/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.8	0.0	20.2	-2.7	18.0	0.0	8.8	12.2	237 ( 9.9)	31/11
MACKAY M.O	30.9	+1.7	20.5	-1.2	--	0.0	--	11.9	318 (13.3)	39/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	38.2	+7.0	21.0	+1.5	19.9	0.0	10.8	--	311 (13.0)	37/01
BUNDABERG AERO	30.7	+2.4	21.4	+2.5	--	0.4	7.2	--	499 (20.8)	41/03
NAMBOUR DPI	26.0	-2.0	21.0	+4.7	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.7	-0.1	19.8	+1.6	--	3.6	--	--	496 (20.7)	30/04
BRISBANE AERO	27.2	+0.4	20.2	+2.2	17.8	1.6	8.0	8.1	544 (22.7)	35/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	30.0	+4.3	17.5	+3.0	--	2.4	--	--	634 (26.4)	57/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	36.9	+8.6	17.1	+2.1	13.6	0.0	12.4	--	259 (10.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.4	-0.5	18.6	+2.5	17.5	0.0	6.0	4.7	354 (14.8)	26/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.2	+0.3	15.4	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.1	+0.7	14.9	+0.6	12.2	0.2	6.2	11.6	349 (14.5)	41/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.3	+0.2	12.6	-0.5	11.6	0.0	--	--	119 ( 5.0)	28/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	30.1	+9.0	9.1	0.0	4.0	0.0	7.4	10.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	37.2	+8.8	15.9	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	512 (21.3)	48/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.0	+2.0	17.4	+2.1	14.3	0.0	7.2	6.6	505 (21.0)	55/16
RICHMOND RAAF	30.3	+3.7	15.0	+1.1	9.6	0.2	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	35/14
BELLAMBI AWS	22.9	+0.8	16.5	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	411 (17.1)	48/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	31.5	+8.8	13.2	+4.4	10.3	0.0	8.6	9.5	287 (12.0)	35/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.2	+9.5	15.9	+5.2	13.4	0.0	9.8	12.9	249 (10.4)	30/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	33.5	+7.5	11.4	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	112 ( 4.7)	24/08
MILDURA AIRPORT	42.1	+14.7	17.2	+4.7	13.1	0.0	10.0	11.1	203 ( 8.5)	43/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	33.1	+8.5	10.4	+0.3	--	0.0	7.8	--	309 (12.9)	24/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	33.8	+9.6	10.9	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	322 (13.4)	28/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	33.4	+11.5	15.6	+4.4	14.5	0.0	5.2	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	26.0	+5.0	8.6	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	30/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	31.1	+11.5	8.8	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	378 (15.8)	55/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.7	+2.3	14.0	+5.1	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	46/01
HOBART AIRPORT	20.9	+1.9	10.4	+1.2	5.5	0.0	2.8	10.2	250 (10.4)	34/12
	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

47.4 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
46.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
46.8 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
46.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
46.4 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

+16.1 : 41.8 YONGALA Upper North SA
+15.7 : 45.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+15.6 : 44.6 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+15.5 : 43.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+15.3 : 44.0 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW

30.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
30.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
30.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+13.5 : 27.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
+12.4 : 30.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+11.8 : 28.2 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+11.6 : 30.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+11.1 : 28.1 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

15.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.9 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
16.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.3 KARNET Lower West WA
17.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-8.2 : 19.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.6 : 15.9 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
-7.1 : 17.3 KARNET Lower West WA
-6.9 : 18.2 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9 : 19.1 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA

2.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
4.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

**S** -5.5 : 8.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-5.4 : 8.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-4.8 : 5.6 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-4.2 : 19.5 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.1 : 16.5 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD

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.

56.4 POINT STUART N Rivers NT
45.2 HUNTLY Lower West WA
34.8 DEEPBANK Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
29.8 COWARAMUP Lower West WA
28.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
45.2 HUNTLY
29.8 COWARAMUP
Eucla
28.2 BALLADONIA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
56.4 POINT STUART

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
34.8 DEEPBANK

13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.6 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW

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4.7 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
4.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.4 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

912 (38.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
883 (36.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
799 (33.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
785 (32.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
758 (31.6) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
756 (31.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
737 (30.7) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
689 (28.7) MANDURAH Lower West WA
679 (28.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
657 (27.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
653 (27.2) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
636 (26.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
634 (26.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
628 (26.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
621 (25.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
620 (25.8) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
614 (25.6) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
609 (25.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
607 (25.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

111/15 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
94/05 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
94/14 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
83/10 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
83/16 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

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 JURIEN BAY 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h BICKLEY 6.0mm in 35 min to 06:35 10.3mm/h BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h DWELLINGUP 14.6mm in 59 min to 10:00 14.8mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h BRIDGETOWN 17.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 17.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h MANDURAH 8.8mm in 46 min to 08:46 11.5mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.4mm/h LANCELIN EAST AG STATION 9.8mm in 38 min to 14:30 15.5mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.8mm/h MEDINA AG STATION 10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.6mm/h VASSE AG STATION 11.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.2mm/h Cent Wheatbelt RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION 7.6mm in 39 min to 14:30 11.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 14.2mm in 19 min to 15:30 44.8mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h POINT STUART AWS 69.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 23.0mm/h 69.0mm in 3 hr to 01:30 23.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett GAYNDAH AIRPORT 28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West OCEAN REEF : 78(320/ 63 ) at 11:00 CAPE LEEUWIN : 93(310/ 74 ) at 05:16 MANDURAH : 76(320/ 67 ) at 08:52 Cent Wheatbelt CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD : 95(290/ 59 ) at 14:19 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Northeast YUNTA AIRSTRIP : 111(300/ 28 ) at 16:49 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93( 10/ 48 ) at 22:44