Australian Weather News -- 10 MAY 2011

Tuesday 10 MAY 2011

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2011

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newsworthy

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2032 EST on 25/05/2012. 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

W Agricultural

018204

ELLISTON (THREE LAKES)

19.0

20/05/2003

1 y Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

E Central

086068

VIEWBANK (ARPANSA)

-0.3

0.1

30/05/2006

1 Y

VIC

N Central

088110

CASTLEMAINE PRISON

-2.6

16/05/1999

1 N Equal to record.

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

-2.9

-2.8

30/05/2006

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 20:32EST, 25/05/2012.

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	29.0	+5.0	12.5	-0.4	9.4	0.0	5.2	--	399 (16.6)	50/11
PERTH AIRPORT	25.6	+3.9	15.2	+4.8	13.8	0.0	5.6	9.3	357 (14.9)	--
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.0	-0.9	10.1	+0.3	8.1	2.0	1.6	3.4	180 ( 7.5)	26/10
BUNBURY	23.4	+2.3	10.1	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	35/10
MANDURAH	24.8	--	14.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	371 (15.5)	43/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.0	-1.0	22.8	+0.7	21.7	0.6	6.2	9.6	361 (15.0)	44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.1	-1.9	4.7	-3.6	2.8	0.0	4.0	10.6	316 (13.2)	37/11
WHYALLA AERO	18.5	-2.0	12.3	+3.6	--	0.0	6.8	--	334 (13.9)	43/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.1	-0.9	7.6	-2.6	2.8	0.0	1.4	2.1	162 ( 6.8)	39/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.2	-1.9	5.1	-2.2	3.2	0.4	1.6	0.7	232 ( 9.7)	48/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	23.6	-4.3	8.7	-5.2	4.5	0.0	7.2	10.7	410 (17.1)	48/14
CAIRNS AERO	27.9	+0.3	20.2	+0.3	16.5	0.0	4.0	10.6	210 ( 8.8)	34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.1	-1.5	18.0	+0.4	15.0	0.0	4.8	10.6	370 (15.4)	48/10
MACKAY M.O	23.9	-0.3	16.9	-0.2	--	0.6	--	10.8	227 ( 9.5)	35/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.1	-1.9	12.6	-1.6	10.2	1.2	1.0	--	176 ( 7.3)	39/09
BUNDABERG AERO	22.7	-2.0	12.7	-1.5	--	11.2	--	--	248 (10.3)	43/13
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	-1.7	11.0	-1.1	--	5.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.3	-0.9	13.2	-1.1	--	1.6	--	--	190 ( 7.9)	37/01
BRISBANE AERO	22.1	-1.5	12.2	-0.7	9.3	2.0	1.6	10.1	316 (13.2)	41/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.2	-3.7	8.3	-1.7	--	8.6	--	--	328 (13.7)	41/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.1	-1.2	9.2	+0.5	4.3	0.0	3.6	--	224 ( 9.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.8	-1.6	12.1	+0.4	10.5	3.6	1.2	7.4	376 (15.7)	59/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.0	-2.5	12.0	+1.5	--	4.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.4	-1.9	10.8	+0.7	9.8	31.4	--	7.5	511 (21.3)	48/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.2	-2.2	9.8	+1.4	--	6.6	--	--	119 ( 5.0)	28/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.5	-2.7	0.0	-4.7	-6.0	0.0	1.8	6.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.6	-1.4	3.6	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	30/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	16.4	-3.6	10.7	-0.2	9.0	3.6	3.4	9.1	854 (35.6)	50/07
RICHMOND RAAF	17.9	-2.7	8.9	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	324 (13.5)	43/08
BELLAMBI AWS	16.0	-3.7	10.4	-2.7	--	2.8	--	--	668 (27.8)	52/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT	15.0	-0.6	-2.0	-5.2	-5.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.9	-1.4	-0.4	-6.3	-3.4	0.0	2.6	9.5	172 ( 7.2)	28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.2	-2.5	1.1	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.5	-3.5	1.5	-5.9	-3.1	0.0	2.6	9.4	285 (11.9)	31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.0	-2.3	-0.8	-6.5	--	0.0	2.4	--	307 (12.8)	50/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.9	-2.7	-2.5	-7.7	--	0.0	--	--	307 (12.8)	35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.6	-2.1	3.5	-5.1	1.5	0.0	1.6	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.3	-2.8	3.8	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	288 (12.0)	41/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.3	-4.3	-2.9	-8.6	--	0.2	--	--	372 (15.5)	34/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.4	-2.4	0.4	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	35/22
HOBART AIRPORT	13.3	-1.9	3.3	-3.3	1.0	3.2	1.0	6.7	332 (13.8)	28/08
	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

33.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
32.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.4 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT

+5.7 : 28.3 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+5.0 : 29.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.0 : 28.2 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+4.4 : 24.0 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.1 : 26.2 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.3 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
24.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

**W** +8.1 : 17.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.5 : 14.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+5.4 : 12.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+5.3 : 14.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+5.0 : 15.9 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
3.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.3 : 25.4 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-5.9 : 26.2 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.8 : 24.1 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-5.4 : 20.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-5.3 : 21.2 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

**S** -8.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

**S** -12.0 : 0.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
**S** -11.2 : -8.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.1 : -2.9 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-9.0 : 0.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.9 : -0.7 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.

111.0 SEAL ROCKS CAMPING RESERVE MidNorth Coast S NSW
105.0 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
79.4 HAWKS NEST GOLF CLUB Hunter Valley NSW
78.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
77.8 FINGAL BAY (FINGAL HAVEN) Hunter Valley NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
111.0 SEAL ROCKS CAMPING RESERVE
105.0 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD)
Hunter Valley
79.4 HAWKS NEST GOLF CLUB
78.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)
77.8 FINGAL BAY (FINGAL HAVEN)
70.0 TANILBA BAY WWTP
50.0 MEREWETHER (BURWOOD BEACH WWTP)

11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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2.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1096 (45.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
882 (36.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
873 (36.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
854 (35.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
741 (30.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
733 (30.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
704 (29.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
695 (29.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
677 (28.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
668 (27.8) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
664 (27.7) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
622 (25.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
604 (25.2) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW

102/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
85/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
83/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
76/22 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
70/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA Lower SE CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) 1.6mm in 1 min to 15:19 96.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NORAH HEAD AWS 18.0mm in 30 min to 00:00 36.0mm/h 23.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 23.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 19.0mm/h TASMANIA N Coast DEVONPORT AIRPORT 10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.4mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 10.4mm in 10 min to 01:30 62.4mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.8mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 17.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 6.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 83(180/ 70 ) at 05:00 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 85(320/ 67 ) at 23:58 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 91(310/ 35 ) at 19:11 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 83(300/ 72 ) at 23:30