Australian Weather News -- 22 OCT 2010

Friday 22 OCT 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0506 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

N Coast--Barron

031012

CAPE TRIBULATION STORE

248.6

233.2

10/10/1996

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031203

BABINDA SUGAR MILL

128.0

98.0

03/10/2010

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

26.3

26.2

22/10/2006

1 Y

ISL

Islands

200100

VARANUS ISLAND

26.1

26.0

22/10/2006

1 Y

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

ISL

Islands

200283

WILLIS ISLAND

52.7

52.4

15/10/1970

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 05:05EST, 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	24.1	-0.3	7.7	-3.2	3.8	0.6	2.6	--	306 (12.8)	55/15
PERTH AIRPORT	22.3	-0.2	9.1	-1.1	7.8	0.0	3.6	9.5	297 (12.4)	39/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.8	-1.9	7.0	-2.1	3.9	3.8	3.4	2.0	223 ( 9.3)	28/11
BUNBURY	20.1	-0.6	5.7	-3.5	--	0.2	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	30/13
MANDURAH	20.9	--	13.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	43/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.3	+1.1	24.1	-0.9	23.7	0.6	6.0	11.7	405 (16.9)	41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.7	+0.7	11.4	-3.4	10.2	0.0	7.2	12.5	211 ( 8.8)	30/09
WHYALLA AERO	32.8	+8.9	15.9	+5.4	--	0.0	7.0	--	334 (13.9)	54/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.1	+4.3	18.5	+7.1	--	0.0	7.4	2.7	298 (12.4)	43/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	27.1	+9.2	12.4	+5.3	8.6	0.0	7.8	4.7	400 (16.7)	72/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.5	-0.1	18.9	+0.3	17.4	3.0	11.4	10.4	286 (11.9)	28/09
CAIRNS AERO	28.8	-0.7	20.8	+0.2	20.5	32.4	3.6	3.5	538 (22.4)	35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.9	-2.5	19.9	-0.8	19.0	4.4	2.4	2.7	303 (12.6)	37/11
MACKAY M.O	25.2	-2.4	19.4	-0.3	--	6.6	--	9.4	471 (19.6)	41/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.1	-2.6	16.9	-0.1	15.2	0.8	1.0	--	312 (13.0)	31/09
BUNDABERG AERO	26.2	-0.7	16.4	-0.2	16.1	0.0	--	--	356 (14.8)	35/14
NAMBOUR DPI	24.0	-2.7	15.0	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.2	-1.2	11.8	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	159 ( 6.6)	26/11
BRISBANE AERO	23.8	-1.7	12.4	-3.3	10.0	0.0	3.0	11.7	262 (10.9)	28/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.5	-3.2	9.9	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	464 (19.3)	30/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.6	-2.5	12.7	+0.6	10.2	1.2	4.2	--	90 ( 3.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.4	-0.2	14.3	+0.5	12.4	0.0	4.8	8.7	337 (14.0)	48/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.0	-1.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	27.0	+3.4	8.9	-3.1	7.0	0.0	5.2	8.6	300 (12.5)	37/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.3	+2.6	10.1	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	87 ( 3.6)	18/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.6	+3.1	8.1	+1.5	2.0	0.0	4.0	8.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	26.0	+1.2	11.6	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	43/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.4	+2.9	15.5	+2.4	10.9	0.0	5.6	11.0	494 (20.6)	43/17
RICHMOND RAAF	25.4	+0.4	11.6	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	142 ( 5.9)	34/13
BELLAMBI AWS	24.3	+2.7	14.5	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	421 (17.5)	39/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	24.2	+4.8	7.5	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	26.4	+5.0	10.3	+2.6	7.5	0.0	4.8	12.2	169 ( 7.0)	28/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.8	+4.2	9.5	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	69 ( 2.9)	30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.6	+7.8	12.1	+2.3	7.4	0.0	6.0	10.5	198 ( 8.3)	52/20
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	27.1	+6.2	9.6	+2.1	--	0.0	4.0	--	179 ( 7.5)	34/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT	27.5	+7.2	9.2	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	166 ( 6.9)	48/22
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.9	+9.3	12.2	+2.7	11.4	0.0	5.4	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	27.4	+8.6	7.7	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	138 ( 5.8)	59/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.7	+8.1	9.4	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	388 (16.2)	50/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.3	+5.3	7.6	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	39/15
HOBART AIRPORT	26.4	+9.1	8.7	+1.2	6.2	0.0	3.6	8.6	388 (16.2)	52/22
	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

41.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.3 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
41.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
40.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.4 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+13.0 : 27.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+12.3 : 29.3 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+11.4 : 27.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+11.3 : 27.2 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
+10.3 : 28.4 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

27.9 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.5 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.7 : 19.5 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+9.6 : 17.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.2 : 19.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+8.6 : 19.9 NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.3 : 16.5 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
12.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
13.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.8 : 16.3 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.7 : 22.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-5.5 : 27.4 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-5.3 : 22.2 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-5.2 : 17.8 EUCLA Eucla WA

-0.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.9 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-5.6 : 2.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-5.5 : 4.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-4.7 : 2.2 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.5 : 4.5 RAVENSTHORPE 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.

248.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
162.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM N Coast--Barron QLD
133.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
128.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL N Coast--Barron QLD
122.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
88.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE
50.6 LAMBELL'S LAGOON

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
61.0 PROA STATION
N Coast--Barron
248.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
162.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM
133.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
128.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
122.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
112.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
107.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
107.0 HAPPY VALLEY
65.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
59.0 DEERAL
52.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL
50.0 MT SOPHIA
N Coast--Herbert
115.0 RUSSELL RIVER
108.8 DARADGEE
102.5 BINGIL BAY
85.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
81.8 INNISFAIL
58.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
57.0 DUNK ISLAND RESORT
53.8 TULLY SUGAR MILL

ISLANDS
Islands
84.4 WILLIS ISLAND

12.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.8 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
1.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1265 (52.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1061 (44.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
957 (39.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
862 (35.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
859 (35.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
838 (34.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
769 (32.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
700 (29.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
692 (28.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
674 (28.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
663 (27.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
652 (27.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
633 (26.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
613 (25.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
609 (25.4) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW

111/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
104/19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/22 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
81/16 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
81/00 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AG STATION 11.0mm in 31 min to 16:00 21.3mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.6mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers CAPE DON 22.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 22.6mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h NGAYAWILI 7.0mm in 21 min to 10:00 20.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COCONUT ISLAND 30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h 9.4mm in 55 min to 11:55 10.3mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h Central Coast E SAMUEL HILL AERO 6.0mm in 17 min to 14:47 21.2mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 12.6mm in 11 min to 17:15 68.7mm/h 27.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 27.6mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.2mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) 12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h C Tablelands S ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 4.0mm in 3 min to 14:00 80.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h POINT FAWCETT 16.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h	VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 78( 20/ 67 ) at 21:25 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(230/ 65 ) at 21:16 TASMANIA E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 78(340/ 70 ) at 22:26 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(330/ 78 ) at 23:59 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 111(290/ 91 ) at 21:51 DROUGHTY HILL : 98(300/ 45 ) at 22:10 ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND : 82(150/ 67 ) at 01:30