Australian Weather News -- 28 JUL 2011

Thursday 28 JUL 2011

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Records set or equalled today

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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

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 01:01EST, 26/05/2012.

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	21.5	+2.0	14.0	+4.6	15.6	0.0	--	--	--	65/02
PERTH AIRPORT	20.1	+2.2	14.2	+6.2	12.6	22.0	4.4	3.8	559 (23.3)	72/20
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.0	+3.2	11.6	+4.1	9.1	1.8	3.0	6.1	525 (21.9)	74/12
BUNBURY	18.7	+1.5	12.6	+5.5	--	16.2	--	--	611 (25.5)	74/05
MANDURAH	18.9	--	13.9	--	--	9.6	--	--	837 (34.9)	89/04
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.9	+1.4	19.8	+0.5	18.3	0.0	6.0	11.2	421 (17.5)	54/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.8	+6.1	2.5	-1.6	1.1	0.0	4.2	10.3	204 ( 8.5)	35/12
WHYALLA AERO	22.0	+5.1	5.6	+0.4	--	0.0	2.8	--	294 (12.3)	46/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.5	+5.2	9.6	+2.1	--	0.0	1.8	--	284 (11.8)	35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.4	+4.2	4.8	-0.3	3.4	0.0	2.4	7.2	459 (19.1)	41/03
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.1	+2.4	7.6	-1.0	5.3	0.0	4.8	10.5	236 ( 9.8)	28/10
CAIRNS AERO	26.2	+0.5	16.0	-1.1	13.1	0.0	6.0	9.8	481 (20.0)	46/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	25.2	+0.1	11.7	-1.9	7.4	0.0	5.2	10.5	322 (13.4)	39/13
MACKAY M.O	21.3	0.0	10.9	-2.0	--	0.0	--	10.5	328 (13.7)	39/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.1	+1.0	8.2	-1.3	5.4	0.0	3.4	--	148 ( 6.2)	34/17
BUNDABERG AERO	22.6	+0.6	9.1	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	35/16
NAMBOUR DPI	20.0	-1.1	8.0	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.0	+0.5	11.4	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	37/14
BRISBANE AERO	20.3	-0.6	5.6	-3.3	3.2	0.0	4.0	9.7	312 (13.0)	30/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.3	-0.2	3.2	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	351 (14.6)	34/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.4	+2.3	1.9	-2.8	-3.1	0.0	2.2	--	101 ( 4.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.6	-0.1	6.7	-0.9	3.2	0.0	2.6	8.9	379 (15.8)	37/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.0	+0.3	7.0	+0.6	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.3	+1.3	6.0	-0.4	4.6	1.8	2.8	--	185 ( 7.7)	21/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.1	+1.6	3.2	-1.5	--	2.2	--	--	17 ( 0.7)	18/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.5	+3.1	-0.9	-2.4	-6.5	2.2	2.2	6.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.8	+2.6	-1.1	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	26/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.6	+2.6	7.6	+0.5	5.0	0.0	1.8	10.2	--	--
RICHMOND RAAF	19.1	+1.7	1.8	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	49 ( 2.0)	26/13
BELLAMBI AWS	18.4	+1.6	9.2	-0.8	--	0.4	--	--	341 (14.2)	35/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT	15.0	+3.6	-6.0	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.1	+2.4	-2.1	-4.8	-4.0	0.0	1.0	9.4	149 ( 6.2)	18/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.1	+0.1	0.2	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	44 ( 1.8)	41/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.1	+3.8	2.2	-2.1	-3.5	0.0	1.2	9.8	235 ( 9.8)	34/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.9	+1.9	-0.2	-3.1	-4.0	0.0	1.2	--	103 ( 4.3)	24/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.3	+1.8	-2.2	-4.6	--	0.4	--	--	103 ( 4.3)	31/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.0	+2.6	4.6	-1.4	0.7	0.2	2.4	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.5	+1.5	1.2	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	504 (21.0)	46/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.0	+0.4	0.9	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	268 (11.2)	37/13
HOBART AIRPORT	17.8	+5.4	3.1	-1.0	4.8	0.0	1.6	2.9	492 (20.5)	55/13
	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

33.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
32.9 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
32.7 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
32.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.7 : 27.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.8 : 27.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.1 : 26.6 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.8 : 28.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.2 : 28.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+11.0 : 16.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.6 : 15.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.5 : 15.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+9.1 : 15.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+9.0 : 14.0 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-1.9 : 17.7 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-1.7 : 19.7 TOWN OF 1770 Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-1.6 : 17.9 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-1.6 : 16.6 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-1.4 : 19.8 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-1.4 : 19.6 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW

-11.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.3 : -6.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.1 : -8.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 : -3.5 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-6.6 : -3.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-6.5 : -2.4 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

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.

90.0 HARRINGTON (CROWN ST) MidNorth Coast S NSW
42.8 THE WOLD - LOWDEN Lower West WA
42.6 DOYLE ROAD CB1
41.4 BICKLEY Lower West WA
41.0 BALINGUP Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
42.8 THE WOLD - LOWDEN
41.4 BICKLEY
41.0 BALINGUP

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
90.0 HARRINGTON (CROWN ST)

ISLANDS

42.6 DOYLE ROAD CB1

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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2.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

1261 (52.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1186 (49.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1094 (45.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1062 (44.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
984 (41.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
974 (40.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
960 (40.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
955 (39.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
940 (39.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
885 (36.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
837 (34.9) MANDURAH Lower West WA
793 (33.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
792 (33.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
774 (32.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
757 (31.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
742 (30.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
737 (30.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
736 (30.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
703 (29.3) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
698 (29.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
669 (27.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
667 (27.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
663 (27.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
661 (27.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
650 (27.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
650 (27.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
646 (26.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
638 (26.6) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
635 (26.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
616 (25.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) BUNBURY Lower West WA
611 (25.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
607 (25.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
600 (25.0) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA

130/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
126/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
111/18 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
111/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
107/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/11 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/20 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
91/20 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
91/23 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West JANDAKOT AERO 4.6mm in 13 min to 00:30 21.2mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.2mm/h ROTTNEST ISLAND 10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h BICKLEY 12.8mm in 22 min to 08:22 34.9mm/h 6.6mm in 38 min to 09:00 10.4mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 19.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h GARDEN ISLAND HSF 5.6mm in 16 min to 20:00 21.0mm/h CAPE NATURALISTE 1.8mm in 1 min to 18:30 108.0mm/h BUSSELTON 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h MANJIMUP 4.6mm in 13 min to 19:00 21.2mm/h DONNYBROOK AG STATION 10.4mm in 30 min to 03:00 20.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.4mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 18.2mm/h LANCELIN EAST AG STATION 3.8mm in 11 min to 06:42 20.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Central West NORTH ISLAND : 76(260/ 65 ) at 22:57 Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 95(290/ 50 ) at 07:08 OCEAN REEF : 95(290/ 67 ) at 20:35 CAPE LEEUWIN : 130(290/ 85 ) at 18:02 CAPE NATURALISTE : 111(280/ 83 ) at 18:30 ESPERANCE AERO : 83(290/ 63 ) at 13:25 BUSSELTON JETTY : 96(290/ 83 ) at 06:07 MANDURAH : 74(330/ 63 ) at 01:06 Goldfields NORSEMAN AERO : 83(290/ 63 ) at 15:07 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(330/ 78 ) at 16:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 121(270/ 82 ) at 21:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 111(280/ 48 ) at 21:11 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 96(340/ 67 ) at 12:00