Australian Weather News -- 27 NOV 2009

Friday 27 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 1400 EST on 28/11/2009. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

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Date

Years

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Date

Years

Highest grass minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061078

WILLIAMTOWN RAAF

20.1

27/11/1997

1 Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060141

TAREE AIRPORT AWS

21.0

27/11/2006

Equal to record.

NSW

South Coast

069147

MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS

19.0

22/11/2006

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 08:33EST, 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	29.7	+2.6	9.8	-4.0	7.5	0.0	9.8	--	710 (29.6)	46/17
PERTH AIRPORT	22.9	-2.9	6.8	-5.8	5.0	0.0	8.2	13.1	514 (21.4)	39/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.6	-4.2	11.2	+0.4	10.1	1.0	4.4	2.6	405 (16.9)	30/09
BUNBURY	21.5	-2.7	10.3	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	314 (13.1)	41/16
MANDURAH	21.7	--	10.9	--	--	0.0	--	--	478 (19.9)	43/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.7	-0.6	25.4	+0.1	25.5	8.6	5.8	3.7	329 (13.7)	35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.5	+4.9	22.4	+4.5	16.4	0.0	13.8	13.1	394 (16.4)	44/14
WHYALLA AERO	32.0	+5.5	18.5	+4.6	--	0.0	9.0	--	430 (17.9)	65/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	32.4	+7.3	18.9	+4.9	--	0.0	5.6	8.9	283 (11.8)	59/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	30.5	+10.1	12.3	+3.9	11.3	6.0	1.8	7.8	262 (10.9)	70/19
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.6	+1.2	20.3	-1.1	19.4	0.0	4.6	9.2	134 ( 5.6)	30/11
CAIRNS AERO	31.6	+1.0	23.8	+1.5	22.0	3.8	5.8	11.6	398 (16.6)	35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.3	+0.5	23.9	+1.0	21.6	0.0	11.2	11.7	484 (20.2)	37/12
MACKAY M.O	30.6	+1.4	22.2	+0.5	--	0.0	--	4.7	335 (14.0)	28/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.1	+2.9	21.9	+2.4	20.0	0.0	9.8	--	305 (12.7)	34/18
BUNDABERG AERO	30.1	+1.8	19.8	+0.9	--	0.0	7.4	--	261 (10.9)	--
NAMBOUR DPI	32.0	+4.0	18.0	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.8	+4.0	21.1	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	450 (18.8)	48/14
BRISBANE AERO	29.7	+2.9	20.7	+2.7	18.5	0.0	7.8	12.3	--	46/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	34.2	+8.5	17.1	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	545 (22.7)	37/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.3	+6.0	21.2	+6.2	18.5	3.2	10.4	--	282 (11.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.3	+3.4	21.5	+5.4	18.7	0.0	7.6	10.7	726 (30.3)	52/02
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	30.0	+5.1	19.8	+4.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	34.4	+9.0	20.8	+6.5	20.1	3.6	7.6	11.9	306 (12.8)	61/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	34.1	+9.0	19.4	+6.3	--	2.6	--	--	91 ( 3.8)	35/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	24.7	+3.6	14.5	+5.4	11.0	19.0	9.4	12.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.7	+3.3	19.7	+6.1	--	12.6	--	--	412 (17.2)	46/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	32.7	+8.7	21.1	+5.8	19.1	2.4	7.8	12.4	489 (20.4)	54/10
RICHMOND RAAF	34.2	+7.6	19.8	+5.9	17.5	2.2	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	48/09
BELLAMBI AWS	31.7	+9.6	19.4	+3.8	--	12.2	--	--	343 (14.3)	46/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT	25.9	+3.2	13.4	+4.6	11.4	11.6	10.2	9.5	--	76/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.6	+2.9	13.9	+3.2	12.0	19.2	9.0	8.1	391 (16.3)	34/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	26.2	+0.2	15.9	+4.3	--	10.2	--	--	287 (12.0)	24/02
MILDURA AIRPORT	33.4	+6.0	15.3	+2.8	14.4	13.2	2.6	11.5	273 (11.4)	102/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	27.7	+3.1	15.0	+4.9	--	13.4	6.4	--	321 (13.4)	31/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.2	+4.0	16.1	+6.6	--	16.4	--	--	255 (10.6)	37/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.8	+6.9	18.8	+7.6	17.3	5.6	2.8	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	26.7	+5.7	17.0	+7.4	--	3.4	--	--	227 ( 9.5)	52/22
BALLARAT AERODROME	25.4	+5.8	15.0	+7.2	--	2.6	--	--	487 (20.3)	65/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.0	-2.4	16.0	+7.1	--	7.0	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	39/11
HOBART AIRPORT	15.0	-4.0	13.0	+3.8	--	0.6	3.4	0.0	359 (15.0)	44/04
	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

42.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
42.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
42.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+10.9 : 30.4 ROBE COMPARISON Lower SE SA
+10.8 : 32.4 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+10.2 : 33.1 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+10.1 : 33.6 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+10.1 : 30.7 NAROOMA RVCP South Coast NSW
+10.1 : 30.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

28.7 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.2 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
28.1 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
28.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
28.0 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+10.8 : 22.6 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+9.2 : 17.8 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+9.2 : 20.5 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+9.1 : 13.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+8.9 : 20.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
11.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.5 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
11.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.1 : 17.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 13.2 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-6.6 : 17.5 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-6.5 : 14.2 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-6.5 : 21.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

3.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
4.3 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
4.5 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
5.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
5.1 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

-9.1 : 7.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-7.8 : 4.5 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
**S** -7.3 : 12.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-6.9 : 5.5 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-6.7 : 5.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.7 : 5.7 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.7 : 4.3 YORK 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.

67.6 HAY (MULBERRYGONG) Riverina W NSW
64.4 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
51.8 TANYBRYN W Coast VIC
51.6 MYRTLEFORD (OVENS RESEARCH STATION) Upper NE VIC
51.4 NETHERTON (ROCKLEY GRAZIERS) Mallee/Upper SE SA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
64.4 MIDDLE POINT
50.0 BEATRICE HILL

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Mallee/Upper SE
51.4 NETHERTON (ROCKLEY GRAZIERS)

NEW SOUTH WALES
Riverina W
67.6 HAY (MULBERRYGONG)

VICTORIA
Upper NE
51.6 MYRTLEFORD (OVENS RESEARCH STATION)
W Coast
51.8 TANYBRYN

13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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1.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

937 (39.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
848 (35.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
828 (34.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
828 (34.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
828 (34.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
804 (33.5) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
800 (33.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
794 (33.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
762 (31.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
727 (30.3) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
726 (30.3) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
717 (29.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
710 (29.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
694 (28.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
689 (28.7) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
688 (28.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
660 (27.5) FORREST Eucla WA
659 (27.5) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
659 (27.5) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
647 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
**S** 633 (26.4) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
631 (26.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
631 (26.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
624 (26.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
609 (25.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
603 (25.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
600 (25.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD

102/18 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
93/21 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
91/16 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/16 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
89/21 STAWELL AERODROME Wimmera S 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 19.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 19.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h POINT STUART AWS 26.0mm in 3 hr to 04:30 8.7mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 05:30 8.7mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 6.7mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA Lower SE MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 5.0mm in 2 min to 19:59 150.0mm/h CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) 7.0mm in 31 min to 18:01 13.5mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula HORN ISLAND 17.6mm in 30 min to 12:30 35.2mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 23.6mm/h 26.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 26.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.2mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.7mm/h VICTORIA Wimmera N NHILL AERODROME 1.4mm in 1 min to 19:13 84.0mm/h 8.0mm in 5 min to 19:18 96.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.6mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.6mm/h Wimmera S STAWELL AERODROME 2.0mm in 1 min to 22:37 120.0mm/h Lower North CHARLTON 1.4mm in 1 min to 21:31 84.0mm/h 8.4mm in 2 min to 21:33 252.0mm/h 3.8mm in 2 min to 21:35 114.0mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.8mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.6mm/h Western Plains BALLARAT AERODROME 5.0mm in 13 min to 22:30 23.1mm/h W Coast PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 8.0mm in 9 min to 21:30 53.3mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.2mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.8mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 87(280/ 69 ) at 22:30 PORT AUGUSTA AERO : 74(250/ 63 ) at 13:58 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is KADINA AWS : 80(290/ 63 ) at 17:13 Murray Valley RENMARK AERO : 91(320/ 37 ) at 17:21 VICTORIA Mallee N MILDURA AIRPORT : 102(280/ 65 ) at 19:50 Wimmera N NHILL AERODROME : 87(320/ 69 ) at 19:13 Wimmera S HORSHAM AERODROME : 82(340/ 63 ) at 19:59 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 87(260/ 67 ) at 23:30 Lower North CHARLTON : 98( 30/ 30 ) at 21:38 W Coast CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 93(300/ 69 ) at 22:08 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 78( 80/ 63 ) at 22:30