Australian Weather News -- 25 AUG 2010

Wednesday 25 AUG 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0108 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

Alice Springs

015638

GLEN HELEN LODGE

15.0

6.0

28/08/1992

1 y

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

9.8

6.4

01/08/2010

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest grass minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

26.1

25.6

02/08/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

-3.0

09/08/2010

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

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014272

BATCHELOR AERO

36.6

36.5

29/08/2009

1 Y

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS

33.7

33.2

29/08/2009

1 Y

Darwin-Daly

014960

PINE CREEK COUNCIL

37.0

36.4

31/08/2008

1 Y

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

35.9

35.2

20/08/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

31.4

18/08/2010

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

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

13.6

30/08/2004

1 Y Equal to record.

QLD

Channel Country

038026

BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT

15.2

16.3

12/08/2008

1 Y

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071072

PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE

-4.0

11/08/2005

1 P Equal to record.

VIC

Lower NE

082042

STRATHBOGIE

5.4

5.7

10/08/2005

1 Y

VIC

Upper NE

083024

MOUNT BULLER

-3.5

16/08/1991

1 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 01:07EST, 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	19.6	-0.4	4.5	-4.4	1.8	0.0	3.6	--	360 (15.0)	37/14
PERTH AIRPORT	17.8	-0.6	4.2	-3.8	2.0	0.0	2.4	10.3	324 (13.5)	35/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.5	-1.6	7.2	-0.3	5.0	0.4	1.4	3.7	234 ( 9.8)	34/13
BUNBURY	17.1	-0.2	4.3	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	196 ( 8.2)	30/11
MANDURAH	16.8	--	7.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	35/19
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.8	+0.5	22.5	+2.1	21.6	0.0	6.2	11.0	306 (12.8)	41/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	12.3	-10.3	11.0	+5.0	11.3	6.8	0.0	0.0	236 ( 9.8)	28/11
WHYALLA AERO	16.3	-2.2	3.9	-2.0	--	2.6	2.8	--	400 (16.7)	61/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	12.4	-4.3	8.6	+0.4	--	4.2	0.8	1.9	504 (21.0)	57/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	10.9	-3.2	3.6	-1.9	1.4	14.6	0.4	3.9	478 (19.9)	65/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.5	+1.2	13.7	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	354 (14.8)	52/19
CAIRNS AERO	29.7	+3.1	18.0	+0.6	13.1	0.0	5.8	6.5	228 ( 9.5)	22/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.7	+2.7	19.6	+4.9	16.6	0.0	5.0	10.7	194 ( 8.1)	31/13
MACKAY M.O	22.5	0.0	19.6	+5.6	--	0.0	--	2.7	291 (12.1)	35/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	19.7	-5.1	14.8	+4.2	13.4	0.2	4.6	--	292 (12.2)	35/05
BUNDABERG AERO	16.4	-6.9	12.8	+1.9	--	0.8	--	--	323 (13.5)	31/02
NAMBOUR DPI	18.0	-4.5	15.0	+7.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	17.1	-4.2	12.2	+1.8	--	0.2	--	--	154 ( 6.4)	24/12
BRISBANE AERO	18.0	-3.8	14.4	+4.8	13.2	0.0	5.6	0.0	565 (23.5)	37/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	13.2	-5.5	8.0	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	620 (25.8)	46/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	14.8	-3.1	9.1	+3.3	5.5	1.4	1.2	--	222 ( 9.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.7	-0.1	8.6	+0.4	6.2	0.0	1.0	3.9	191 ( 8.0)	30/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.0	+0.8	7.0	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.4	+0.8	12.1	+5.3	10.1	0.0	6.2	10.3	811 (33.8)	72/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.5	-0.5	4.5	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	59 ( 2.5)	30/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	7.5	-3.5	2.0	-0.1	-1.8	1.6	0.8	6.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	13.7	-3.8	5.4	+2.0	--	0.2	--	--	267 (11.1)	43/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.8	+0.5	9.3	+1.2	3.0	0.0	6.0	10.4	539 (22.5)	54/16
RICHMOND RAAF	17.1	-2.7	9.7	+5.3	--	--	--	--	--	52/14
BELLAMBI AWS	16.6	-1.4	10.4	-0.1	--	--	--	--	--	68/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	9.5	-3.5	3.0	+2.0	0.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	10.7	-3.8	3.3	-0.3	0.4	1.0	3.2	6.8	332 (13.8)	48/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	10.7	-4.3	4.2	+0.4	--	1.8	--	--	378 (15.8)	65/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.0	-2.2	3.6	-1.6	1.1	1.6	3.4	7.3	472 (19.7)	52/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	9.9	-4.8	1.3	-2.6	--	7.0	3.0	--	429 (17.9)	44/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	9.3	-5.0	0.3	-2.2	--	11.4	--	--	440 (18.3)	54/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	11.8	-3.2	4.2	-2.5	1.8	8.2	2.8	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	12.5	-2.5	3.9	-2.0	--	6.0	--	--	723 (30.1)	76/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	7.4	-4.0	-0.4	-4.1	--	9.8	--	--	660 (27.5)	54/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	11.5	-2.2	3.9	+0.3	--	5.0	--	--	297 (12.4)	39/15
HOBART AIRPORT	13.1	-0.4	5.6	+0.9	2.2	3.6	4.2	9.4	497 (20.7)	52/16
	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 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
38.2 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+5.9 : 36.9 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
+5.9 : 37.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+5.7 : 38.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+5.7 : 38.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
+5.6 : 39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 17.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+8.9 : 22.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+8.5 : 17.9 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+8.0 : 20.3 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+7.6 : 20.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+7.6 : 14.6 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-4.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-12.5 : 13.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-10.8 : 14.4 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-10.8 : 14.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-10.6 : 13.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
-10.3 : 12.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-10.3 : 14.3 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

-8.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-7.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-7.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.1 : -3.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.0 : -2.0 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : 0.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-6.3 : -2.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : -0.8 LAKE GRACE 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.

60.4 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
50.2 BUXTON N Central VIC
47.2 HOME ISLAND Islands ISL
47.0 BOWENVILLE Darling Downs E QLD
42.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
47.0 BOWENVILLE

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
42.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
N Central
50.2 BUXTON

TASMANIA
W Coast
60.4 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION)

ISLANDS
Islands
47.2 HOME ISLAND

11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
10.8 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

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1.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1471 (61.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1252 (52.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1226 (51.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1182 (49.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1105 (46.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1082 (45.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1077 (44.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1048 (43.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1001 (41.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
951 (39.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
950 (39.6) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
911 (38.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
905 (37.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
899 (37.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
863 (36.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
844 (35.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
819 (34.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
811 (33.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
809 (33.7) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
806 (33.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
803 (33.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
802 (33.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
792 (33.0) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
792 (33.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
789 (32.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
778 (32.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
772 (32.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
765 (31.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
754 (31.4) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
746 (31.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
723 (30.1) GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) W Central VIC
705 (29.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
701 (29.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
700 (29.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
685 (28.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
683 (28.5) TELFER AERO Interior WA
679 (28.3) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
667 (27.8) DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
667 (27.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
660 (27.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
647 (27.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
647 (27.0) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
646 (26.9) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
646 (26.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
644 (26.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
641 (26.7) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
633 (26.4) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
627 (26.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
626 (26.1) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
624 (26.0) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
622 (25.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
620 (25.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
616 (25.7) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
612 (25.5) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
610 (25.4) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
605 (25.2) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
605 (25.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
603 (25.1) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
603 (25.1) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
601 (25.0) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA

109/04 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
104/10 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
96/23 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
94/16 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
94/07 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
94/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/10 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/12 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/11 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
91/08 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA Adelaide/Lofty MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER 7.6mm in 19 min to 10:30 24.0mm/h VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.4mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 85(270/ 63 ) at 13:30 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MINLATON AERO : 76(270/ 63 ) at 14:10 EDITHBURGH : 83(250/ 65 ) at 13:31 CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 87(230/ 69 ) at 14:01 CAPE BORDA AWS : 91(270/ 50 ) at 10:00 Adelaide/Lofty EDINBURGH RAAF : 80(260/ 67 ) at 15:07 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER : 93(270/ 56 ) at 12:30 Lower SE CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) : 76(260/ 63 ) at 10:08 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 96(320/ 76 ) at 11:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 93(280/ 43 ) at 10:52 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 87(258/ 70 ) at 03:00 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 78(330/ 65 ) at 13:00 AIREYS INLET : 91(320/ 56 ) at 12:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 93(270/ 61 ) at 01:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(320/ 65 ) at 14:43 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(270/ 65 ) at 06:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 109(290/ 91 ) at 04:05