Australian Weather News -- 20 AUG 2010

Friday 20 AUG 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0051 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

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Channel Country

038004

NAVARRA

19.0

18.0

24/08/2003

1 y

NSW

NW Slopes S

055320

LIMBRI (JO-CAR)

59.0

43.0

04/08/1990

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

21.1

20.6

23/08/2003

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040842

BRISBANE AERO

15.5

22/08/2009

1 Y Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

24.5

02/08/2010

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

25.9

19/08/2010

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

23.6

23.5

01/08/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast E

033307

WOOLSHED

19.1

18.2

26/08/2009

1 Y

ISL

Islands

200839

LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

20.1

19.3

31/08/2004

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

38.4

38.1

25/08/1998

1 Y

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

35.2

30/08/2009

1 Y Equal to record.

QLD

S Peninsula

028007

MUSGRAVE

35.7

35.5

19/08/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

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 00:50EST, 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	19.5	-0.5	5.4	-3.5	2.6	0.2	3.2	--	281 (11.7)	26/15
PERTH AIRPORT	17.7	-0.7	5.8	-2.2	4.4	0.0	3.2	3.0	229 ( 9.5)	30/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.7	-0.4	5.6	-1.9	3.5	0.8	2.2	7.7	212 ( 8.8)	31/14
BUNBURY	17.2	-0.1	7.7	+0.1	--	1.8	--	--	132 ( 5.5)	22/13
MANDURAH	15.6	--	10.6	--	--	4.2	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	35/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.0	+0.7	23.5	+3.1	23.3	0.0	4.8	9.0	277 (11.5)	35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.3	-3.3	9.1	+3.1	8.5	0.0	4.0	10.1	253 (10.5)	41/09
WHYALLA AERO	16.5	-2.0	3.8	-2.1	--	0.0	3.4	--	402 (16.8)	39/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.7	-2.0	7.6	-0.6	--	5.8	1.6	6.0	438 (18.3)	65/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.6	-1.5	4.7	-0.8	3.0	6.2	1.4	6.8	578 (24.1)	61/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.5	+1.2	18.6	+8.3	17.6	0.0	6.6	9.9	342 (14.3)	41/11
CAIRNS AERO	30.7	+4.1	20.9	+3.5	19.1	0.4	4.0	7.8	286 (11.9)	30/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.2	+2.2	21.6	+6.9	19.4	0.0	3.4	3.9	273 (11.4)	30/13
MACKAY M.O	29.7	+7.2	20.7	+6.7	--	0.0	--	8.6	220 ( 9.2)	31/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.3	-1.5	17.6	+7.0	15.8	0.0	4.2	--	202 ( 8.4)	39/12
BUNDABERG AERO	24.8	+1.5	18.0	+7.1	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	31/11
NAMBOUR DPI	18.0	-4.5	17.0	+9.0	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	18.4	-2.9	17.3	+6.9	--	5.8	--	--	242 (10.1)	39/11
BRISBANE AERO	17.7	-4.1	17.4	+7.8	15.5	8.8	1.8	0.0	338 (14.1)	41/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.2	-4.5	12.7	+5.2	--	4.0	--	--	446 (18.6)	43/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.4	-0.5	10.2	+4.4	8.8	2.6	1.8	--	331 (13.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.1	+2.3	17.3	+9.1	13.6	0.0	3.0	4.7	327 (13.6)	35/04
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.0	+1.8	11.0	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.6	+1.0	9.4	+2.6	6.7	0.0	7.0	10.3	654 (27.3)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.4	+0.4	5.3	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	30/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	7.6	-3.4	4.0	+1.9	0.1	0.2	0.2	8.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	14.3	-3.2	4.2	+0.8	--	2.0	--	--	377 (15.7)	43/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.0	+1.7	11.4	+3.3	4.3	0.0	6.2	10.8	487 (20.3)	41/16
RICHMOND RAAF	18.2	-1.6	9.4	+5.0	--	0.2	--	--	431 (18.0)	48/14
BELLAMBI AWS	17.2	-0.8	10.6	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	304 (12.7)	50/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	10.9	-2.1	5.5	+4.5	3.0	0.2	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	12.2	-2.3	3.1	-0.5	-2.1	0.2	1.8	8.7	299 (12.5)	43/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.7	-3.3	4.5	+0.7	--	2.0	--	--	392 (16.3)	46/00
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.4	-2.8	4.1	-1.1	2.2	0.0	3.2	9.5	466 (19.4)	43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	11.7	-3.0	2.6	-1.3	--	1.4	2.4	--	457 (19.0)	41/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.5	-2.8	2.7	+0.2	--	5.6	--	--	458 (19.1)	48/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	13.4	-1.6	6.4	-0.3	--	0.8	--	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	12.3	-2.7	5.1	-0.8	--	2.8	--	--	732 (30.5)	72/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.6	-2.8	1.0	-2.7	--	5.2	--	--	642 (26.8)	52/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	11.1	-2.6	3.9	+0.3	--	6.8	--	--	325 (13.5)	59/13
HOBART AIRPORT	10.8	-2.7	4.0	-0.7	-1.4	0.0	3.6	5.7	518 (21.6)	65/18
	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

39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
38.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
38.2 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

**S** +9.2 : 36.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+7.2 : 29.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
+5.9 : 32.5 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
+5.8 : 38.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
+5.6 : 36.8 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+11.3 : 11.5 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+10.9 : 14.5 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+10.8 : 20.2 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+10.6 : 18.6 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+10.6 : 19.2 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+10.6 : 9.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+10.6 : 20.6 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.3 : 15.3 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-7.1 : 15.2 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-6.9 : 16.6 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-6.6 : 15.3 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-6.4 : -3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-6.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

**S** -10.6 : -3.8 WILUNA Interior WA
-7.0 : -3.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.9 : -1.3 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : -0.8 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : -1.5 HYDEN 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.

59.0 LIMBRI (JO-CAR) NW Slopes S NSW
35.0 HEADINGLY STATION Northwest QLD
33.0 CONDAMINE Darling Downs W QLD
32.5 KIA ORA Darling Downs E QLD
32.0 BEN LOMOND (KOALA) N Tablelands W NSW

QUEENSLAND
Northwest
35.0 HEADINGLY STATION
Darling Downs E
32.5 KIA ORA
Darling Downs W
33.0 CONDAMINE

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
59.0 LIMBRI (JO-CAR)
N Tablelands W
32.0 BEN LOMOND (KOALA)

11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.5 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT

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2.7 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
1.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1572 (65.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1391 (58.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1155 (48.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1119 (46.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1090 (45.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1077 (44.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1053 (43.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
995 (41.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
991 (41.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
990 (41.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
983 (41.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
942 (39.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
933 (38.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
931 (38.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
915 (38.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
890 (37.1) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
883 (36.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
877 (36.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
867 (36.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
867 (36.1) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
827 (34.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
792 (33.0) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
769 (32.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
762 (31.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
761 (31.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
748 (31.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
742 (30.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
741 (30.9) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
738 (30.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
732 (30.5) GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) W Central VIC
728 (30.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
713 (29.7) DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
698 (29.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
692 (28.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
690 (28.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
684 (28.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
682 (28.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
679 (28.3) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
674 (28.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
666 (27.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
661 (27.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
657 (27.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
656 (27.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
654 (27.3) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
649 (27.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
648 (27.0) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
642 (26.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
641 (26.7) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
638 (26.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
633 (26.4) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
631 (26.3) CERBERUS E Central VIC
629 (26.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
612 (25.5) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
612 (25.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
611 (25.5) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
610 (25.4) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
607 (25.3) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
606 (25.3) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
601 (25.0) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
600 (25.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS

137/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
130/16 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
124/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
107/14 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
104/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/12 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
96/08 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
94/09 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
93/14 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
91/11 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
91/10 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St 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.
TASMANIA W Coast WARRA 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI 17.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 5.7mm/h	VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 82(290/ 67 ) at 02:54 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 124(260/ 48 ) at 22:59 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 91(266/ 76 ) at 00:30 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(290/ 67 ) at 13:21 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 93(280/ 74 ) at 14:42 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) : 82(270/ 63 ) at 05:47 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 96(270/ 74 ) at 08:47 TASMANIA N Coast DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 85(290/ 69 ) at 11:45 CAPE GRIM BAPS : 130(270/ 93 ) at 13:30 SMITHTON AERODROME : 89(270/ 63 ) at 13:52 LOW HEAD : 87(280/ 63 ) at 12:31 E Coast SWAN ISLAND : 98(290/ 52 ) at 12:46 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 83(300/ 65 ) at 16:20 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(320/ 91 ) at 14:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(290/ 48 ) at 15:00 DROUGHTY HILL : 95(280/ 67 ) at 17:10 W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME : 83(300/ 67 ) at 04:42 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 108(300/ 82 ) at 14:30 MOUNT READ : 82(270/ 65 ) at 14:28 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(310/ 67 ) at 11:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 130(290/109 ) at 16:19