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Thursday 30 SEP 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0335 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest daily rainfall
NT	Darwin-Daly	014246	LEANYER	42.2	33.2	04/09/2010	21				1 y Previous record set earlier this month.
NT	Darwin-Daly	014256	COOINDA AERODROME	22.0	14.0	08/09/2000	13				1 y
NT	Darwin-Daly	014259	SHOAL BAY	20.2	15.0	23/09/2010	15				1 y Previous record set earlier this month.
NT	Darwin-Daly	014285	DARWIN HOSPITAL	31.0	29.8	23/09/2010	14				1 y Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	N Peninsula	027038	HIGHBURY STATION	28.0	13.0	07/09/2010	36				1 y Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Gulf Country	029052	PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP	55.0	32.8	10/09/1962	51				1 y
QLD	Central Coast E	033087	BARNGANAL BLUE MOUNTAIN	51.8	38.2	05/09/1984	57				1 y
Highest grass minimum temperature
WA	Central West	008051	GERALDTON AIRPORT	18.2	17.0	30/09/1990	54				1 Y
WA	Central West	008137	WONGAN HILLS	16.5	15.0	22/09/1980	41				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009021	PERTH AIRPORT	17.7	15.7	28/09/1998	45				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009194	MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE	15.8	15.5	17/09/1996	19				1 Y
Highest minimum temperature
WA	W Pilbara	005094	BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT	23.7	23.5	30/09/2006	12				1 Y
WA	W Gascoyne	006044	DENHAM	21.2	20.8	29/09/2010	23				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	W Gascoyne	006105	SHARK BAY AIRPORT	18.6	18.0	29/09/2002	11				1 Y
WA	Murchison	007600	MOUNT MAGNET AERO	20.4	18.6	28/09/2003	16				1 Y
WA	Central West	008039	DALWALLINU COMPARISON	16.4	15.6	30/09/1967	53				1 Y
WA	Central West	008051	GERALDTON AIRPORT	19.1	18.0	15/09/1996	69				1 Y
WA	Central West	008137	WONGAN HILLS	16.5	16.1	29/09/1990	44				1 Y
WA	Central West	008138	WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION	16.5	14.9	21/09/1977	45				1 Y
WA	Central West	008251	KALBARRI	20.4	19.5	11/09/1974	36				1 Y
WA	Central West	008297	DALWALLINU	15.6	14.2	29/09/2010	14				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	Lower West	009021	PERTH AIRPORT	19.2	17.2	28/09/1998	67				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009037	BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN	17.3	17.2	30/09/1967	40				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009053	PEARCE RAAF	19.1	19.0	20/09/1985	50				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009106	GOSNELLS CITY	18.5	17.5	03/09/2003	19				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009111	KARNET	15.5	14.8	29/09/1999	39				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009172	JANDAKOT AERO	18.5	16.0	28/09/1998	19				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009178	GINGIN AERO	18.7	17.0	18/09/1996	15				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009193	ROTTNEST ISLAND	18.6	18.5	28/09/1991	19				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009194	MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE	17.8	17.0	14/09/1987	28				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009225	PERTH METRO	18.2	16.7	28/09/1998	17				1 Y
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010007	BENCUBBIN	17.5	16.1	27/09/1980	50				1 Y
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010058	GOOMALLING	16.0	15.4	20/09/1985	34				1 Y
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010073	KELLERBERRIN	16.8	16.3	22/09/1980	51				1 Y
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010111	NORTHAM	16.3	15.5	28/09/1998	42				1 Y
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010286	CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD	17.0	14.9	10/09/2006	14				1 Y
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010311	YORK	15.5	15.4	25/09/2008	15				1 Y
WA	Gt Southern	010515	BEVERLEY	15.2	14.9	28/09/1998	41				1 Y
WA	Gt Southern	010612	NAREMBEEN	15.6	14.9	05/09/1981	38				1 Y
WA	Goldfields	012320	SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD	16.6	15.4	11/09/2006	14				1 Y
NT	Roper-McArthur	014703	CENTRE ISLAND	26.5	26.5	27/09/1986	34				1 Y Equal to record.
Lowest minimum temperature
NSW	Southwest Plains	049000	IVANHOE AERODROME AWS	0.8	2.0	01/09/2003	11				1 Y
NSW	Riverina E	074037	YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	0.8	1.0	09/09/2008	12				1 Y
Highest maximum temperature
WA	SW & S Coast	009519	CAPE NATURALISTE	27.3	24.9	29/09/2010	54				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	SW & S Coast	009569	BUSSELTON	27.7	25.0	29/09/2010	13				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	SW & S Coast	009603	BUSSELTON AERO	27.9	26.0	29/09/2006	13				1 Y
WA	SW & S Coast	009965	BUNBURY	27.3	27.0	25/09/1999	15				1 Y
ISL	Islands	200288	NORFOLK ISLAND AERO	23.8	23.7	27/09/1998	72				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 03:35EST, 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	24.4	+2.4	19.1	+9.8	18.2	0.0	8.0	--	465 (19.4)	35/01
PERTH AIRPORT	24.3	+4.2	19.2	+10.3	17.7	0.0	9.4	1.5	569 (23.7)	54/00
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.8	+2.5	12.1	+4.1	9.8	0.0	--	9.3	314 (13.1)	44/12
BUNBURY	27.3	+9.1	13.9	+5.4	--	0.0	--	--	316 (13.2)	43/10
MANDURAH	28.0	--	17.9	--	--	0.0	--	--	332 (13.8)	35/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.1	+2.6	23.6	+0.6	23.1	2.8	5.6	8.3	278 (11.6)	63/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.2	-2.1	7.3	-3.1	6.5	0.0	7.6	11.7	374 (15.6)	41/13
WHYALLA AERO	20.5	-1.0	2.9	-5.1	--	0.0	4.0	--	313 (13.0)	35/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.1	-0.9	5.3	-4.4	2.1	0.0	2.4	7.7	198 ( 8.3)	30/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.3	-3.5	5.0	-1.3	1.3	0.2	2.0	1.0	297 (12.4)	30/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.3	+0.1	18.0	+3.8	15.3	0.0	13.0	11.3	544 (22.7)	44/08
CAIRNS AERO	30.8	+2.8	23.8	+5.1	22.1	0.0	6.0	7.7	250 (10.4)	46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.4	+1.7	22.2	+4.9	19.5	0.6	6.2	7.7	294 (12.3)	41/13
MACKAY M.O	24.9	-0.3	18.8	+2.2	--	41.6	--	10.8	367 (15.3)	43/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.6	-0.7	16.2	+2.6	15.0	0.0	5.8	--	305 (12.7)	35/17
BUNDABERG AERO	25.3	-0.1	16.2	+2.5	--	4.8	--	--	266 (11.1)	54/14
NAMBOUR DPI	21.0	-3.9	17.0	+6.4	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.2	-0.9	16.1	+2.7	--	5.8	--	--	428 (17.8)	48/13
BRISBANE AERO	21.7	-2.5	16.2	+3.5	15.0	0.0	3.8	5.7	367 (15.3)	43/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.6	-3.8	9.7	-0.9	--	0.2	--	--	382 (15.9)	48/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.6	-1.8	7.2	-1.3	4.1	0.0	5.0	--	186 ( 7.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.0	-1.9	13.3	+2.4	11.4	0.2	7.0	3.4	625 (26.0)	39/03
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.0	-3.5	11.0	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.6	-2.6	5.3	-3.7	3.0	0.6	5.0	7.1	495 (20.6)	34/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.1	-3.2	4.0	-3.7	--	0.2	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.8	-1.2	-2.8	-7.0	-5.5	0.0	4.0	9.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.4	-3.8	-0.2	-6.6	--	0.0	--	--	359 (15.0)	26/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.7	-2.8	8.3	-2.0	5.3	0.8	6.4	10.7	545 (22.7)	31/14
RICHMOND RAAF	19.8	-2.9	2.9	-5.2	--	0.4	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	31/17
BELLAMBI AWS	16.0	-4.2	7.5	-5.0	--	0.6	--	--	407 (17.0)	24/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	14.6	-1.6	-1.0	-4.2	-3.0	0.4	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.5	-2.1	-0.4	-5.5	-3.8	0.0	4.0	10.1	275 (11.5)	22/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.6	-3.5	-0.1	-6.0	--	0.0	--	--	227 ( 9.5)	28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.1	-2.3	1.6	-5.8	-2.6	0.0	4.4	8.3	263 (11.0)	26/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.8	-2.6	-1.8	-7.2	--	0.0	3.0	--	247 (10.3)	34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.1	-1.7	-2.1	-6.4	--	0.2	--	--	258 (10.8)	34/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.6	-1.6	5.8	-2.1	3.4	0.0	2.6	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	14.1	-2.7	3.0	-3.7	--	0.8	--	--	353 (14.7)	37/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.8	-3.1	-0.3	-5.1	--	0.4	--	--	259 (10.8)	28/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.9	-1.6	-0.6	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	164 ( 6.8)	34/13
HOBART AIRPORT	13.9	-1.4	4.4	-1.6	1.8	2.0	3.0	5.7	422 (17.6)	46/10
	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

42.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
41.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
40.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+11.5 : 32.6 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+10.0 : 27.3 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+10.0 : 27.9 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+9.9 : 36.2 WILUNA Interior WA
+9.7 : 30.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+9.7 : 35.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.5 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+12.2 : 17.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.6 : 16.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+11.3 : 18.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+10.6 : 17.3 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.5 : 15.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.0 : 19.9 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-5.9 : -0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-5.7 : 21.0 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-5.6 : 22.4 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-5.6 : 15.9 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-5.6 : 20.1 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

-11.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

**S** -16.0 : 0.9 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
-9.0 : -11.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.9 : -7.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.3 : -0.2 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-8.2 : 0.8 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW

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.

107.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
86.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT Central Coast E QLD
84.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
77.5 ORKABIE WEST HILL Central Coast E QLD
76.4 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
76.4 PALMERVILLE
Gulf Country
55.0 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP
N Coast--Herbert
52.5 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
Central Coast E
107.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL
86.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT
84.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL
77.5 ORKABIE WEST HILL
72.4 MT JUKES
65.4 MACKAY AERO
63.5 TE KOWAI EXP STN
62.0 MOUNT JUKES
59.0 MACKAY ALERT
56.0 MOUNT CHARLTON
51.8 BARNGANAL BLUE MOUNTAIN

11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

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3.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
3.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.1 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
1.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1061 (44.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
997 (41.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
984 (41.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
899 (37.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
836 (34.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
834 (34.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
818 (34.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
764 (31.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
741 (30.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
733 (30.5) EUCLA Eucla WA
710 (29.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
679 (28.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
678 (28.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
661 (27.5) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
659 (27.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
657 (27.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
656 (27.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
653 (27.2) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
649 (27.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
648 (27.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
625 (26.0) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

83/07 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/07 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/19 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
74/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 68.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 22.7mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 78(150/ 65 ) at 09:00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 80(160/ 63 ) at 07:30 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(330/ 65 ) at 14:40