Australian Weather News -- 19 AUG 2010

Thursday 19 AUG 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0047 EST on 24/05/2012. 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

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Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

NSW

C Tablelands S

063231

ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON

66.0

64.8

02/08/1990

1 y

NSW

C Tablelands S

063303

ORANGE AIRPORT AWS

74.0

68.0

24/08/2003

1 n

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

24.5

23.8

11/08/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

22.0

21.9

11/08/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

21.8

21.2

10/08/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

25.9

25.8

07/08/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

26.8

25.6

18/08/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

S Peninsula

028008

LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

24.8

24.5

11/08/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

S Peninsula

028007

MUSGRAVE

35.5

35.2

31/08/2009

1 Y

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

37.1

36.7

30/08/2000

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 00:46EST, 24/05/2012.

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	18.9	-1.1	6.4	-2.5	5.2	0.0	1.8	--	274 (11.4)	28/15
PERTH AIRPORT	18.3	-0.1	3.4	-4.6	1.4	0.0	2.0	10.5	311 (13.0)	24/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.4	-1.7	6.0	-1.5	4.5	4.0	1.4	5.2	302 (12.6)	28/13
BUNBURY	15.8	-1.5	3.1	-4.5	--	0.2	--	--	149 ( 6.2)	24/11
MANDURAH	16.3	--	6.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.4	+1.1	22.6	+2.2	22.3	0.0	5.0	10.1	274 (11.4)	34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.1	-1.5	16.1	+10.1	15.7	0.8	8.0	9.0	420 (17.5)	30/11
WHYALLA AERO	17.8	-0.7	5.6	-0.3	--	2.0	6.0	--	495 (20.6)	50/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	13.6	-3.1	10.0	+1.8	--	1.2	2.8	6.0	496 (20.7)	57/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.6	-2.5	7.1	+1.6	5.3	10.2	1.0	5.8	585 (24.4)	83/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.1	+8.8	13.5	+3.2	11.4	0.0	6.8	10.8	221 ( 9.2)	39/12
CAIRNS AERO	29.3	+2.7	23.5	+6.1	22.0	2.2	5.2	3.4	379 (15.8)	28/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.5	+2.5	22.8	+8.1	21.8	0.4	3.0	8.5	300 (12.5)	30/13
MACKAY M.O	26.1	+3.6	19.1	+5.1	--	0.0	--	5.5	228 ( 9.5)	21/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.1	+5.3	13.6	+3.0	12.8	0.0	3.0	--	159 ( 6.6)	28/11
BUNDABERG AERO	26.4	+3.1	12.6	+1.7	12.7	0.0	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	41/11
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	+5.5	13.0	+5.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.0	+5.7	16.0	+5.6	--	0.0	--	--	356 (14.8)	43/02
BRISBANE AERO	24.6	+2.8	11.1	+1.5	8.1	0.0	4.4	10.0	223 ( 9.3)	31/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.5	+3.8	12.3	+4.8	--	0.0	--	--	468 (19.5)	46/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	15.7	-2.2	12.3	+6.5	9.7	9.0	3.4	--	297 (12.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.6	+5.8	14.5	+6.3	9.8	0.0	3.8	6.6	494 (20.6)	52/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.0	+6.8	11.0	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.3	+5.7	11.5	+4.7	10.5	0.8	2.6	9.1	355 (14.8)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.9	+5.9	11.0	+5.7	--	1.2	--	--	64 ( 2.7)	48/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.8	+2.8	5.0	+2.9	7.8	26.2	1.0	5.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.7	+1.2	10.5	+7.1	--	10.0	--	--	466 (19.4)	55/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.4	+7.1	11.3	+3.2	12.1	4.0	5.0	10.8	535 (22.3)	68/16
RICHMOND RAAF	24.8	+5.0	7.0	+2.6	--	0.2	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	72/12
BELLAMBI AWS	23.5	+5.5	14.2	+3.7	--	4.2	--	--	528 (22.0)	67/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	14.2	+1.2	3.4	+2.4	6.0	13.6	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.3	+0.8	6.2	+2.6	2.3	8.6	0.6	6.6	236 ( 9.8)	46/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.1	+0.1	5.0	+1.2	--	15.4	--	--	142 ( 5.9)	57/22
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.7	-1.5	8.5	+3.3	6.9	2.6	2.2	8.8	475 (19.8)	50/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.4	-1.3	6.6	+2.7	--	17.2	1.2	--	415 (17.3)	44/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.8	-1.5	6.1	+3.6	--	27.8	--	--	352 (14.7)	54/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.6	+1.6	10.2	+3.5	7.8	0.0	1.0	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	14.3	-0.7	7.5	+1.6	--	9.4	--	--	431 (18.0)	68/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.2	-0.2	4.9	+1.2	--	6.6	--	--	786 (32.8)	61/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.1	-0.6	5.4	+1.8	--	9.6	--	--	244 (10.2)	44/13
HOBART AIRPORT	18.0	+4.5	4.9	+0.2	2.2	0.0	1.0	7.8	254 (10.6)	55/14
	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

37.8 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
37.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
37.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+10.6 : 36.6 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+9.8 : 34.9 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+9.2 : 36.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+9.1 : 36.0 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+8.9 : 33.8 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD

+11.7 : 19.7 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+11.4 : 16.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+10.8 : 17.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+10.7 : 15.1 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+10.6 : 11.5 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.9 : 18.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-5.4 : 17.7 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-4.8 : 16.1 FORREST Eucla WA
-4.8 : 14.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.7 : 16.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

-3.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-6.8 : -2.7 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : -2.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.5 : -0.9 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : -1.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
-6.4 : -1.7 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : -1.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields 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.

74.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
66.0 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW
64.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
64.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
60.8 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC

NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
74.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
66.0 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON
Snowy Mtns
64.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS
64.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE
56.6 THREDBO VILLAGE

VICTORIA
Upper NE
60.8 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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2.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

1167 (48.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1160 (48.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1130 (47.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1049 (43.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1030 (42.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
959 (40.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
908 (37.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
893 (37.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
881 (36.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
877 (36.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
852 (35.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
851 (35.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
839 (35.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
821 (34.2) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
818 (34.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
808 (33.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
**W** 807 (33.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
786 (32.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
778 (32.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
778 (32.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
777 (32.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
776 (32.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
757 (31.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
753 (31.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
746 (31.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
737 (30.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
731 (30.5) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
722 (30.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
722 (30.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
714 (29.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
707 (29.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
704 (29.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
699 (29.1) NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
697 (29.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
691 (28.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
690 (28.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
684 (28.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
683 (28.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
672 (28.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
666 (27.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
652 (27.2) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
651 (27.1) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
650 (27.1) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
648 (27.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
646 (26.9) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
643 (26.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
634 (26.4) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
626 (26.1) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
620 (25.8) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
620 (25.8) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
614 (25.6) DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
613 (25.5) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
607 (25.3) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
604 (25.2) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
604 (25.2) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
604 (25.2) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
603 (25.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD

126/21 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
106/09 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
106/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
106/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
104/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/18 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
91/09 MOUNT HOTHAM 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES NW Slopes S TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h C Tablelands S ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON 66.0mm in * hr to 03:00 5.5mm/h ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 37.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.3mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.8mm/h Snowy Mtns PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Cent Wheatbelt RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION : *(360/721 ) at 00:18 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(250/ 65 ) at 16:28 Lower SE CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) : 78(270/ 63 ) at 11:25 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE : 96(270/ 63 ) at 15:00 VICTORIA Wimmera N NHILL AERODROME : 78(260/ 63 ) at 16:42 Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93(270/ 50 ) at 05:44 Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 104(320/ 56 ) at 14:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(280/ 65 ) at 10:00 W Central POINT WILSON : 74(280/ 63 ) at 19:48 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 87(290/ 65 ) at 16:15 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 87(270/ 65 ) at 18:56 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 102(290/ 43 ) at 17:52 LOW HEAD : 76(290/ 67 ) at 20:07 E Coast SWAN ISLAND : 82(270/ 67 ) at 19:46 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(320/ 93 ) at 14:11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(280/ 76 ) at 16:55 W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME : 98(350/ 43 ) at 18:31 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 104**(290/ 78 ) at 13:04