Australian Weather News -- 04 SEP 2011

Sunday 04 SEP 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0330 EST on 26/05/2012. 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--Herbert

032020

MARCO STREET ALERT

57.0

53.0

20/09/2010

1 n

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032037

SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN

94.8

94.4

28/09/1983

1 n

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032096

DARADGEE

79.6

58.2

09/09/2008

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032160

CENTRAL MILL ALERT

77.0

55.0

20/09/2010

1 n

ISL

Islands

200264

NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT)

53.0

41.2

08/09/2008

1 y

ISL

Islands

200334

NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)

63.2

46.2

12/09/2009

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

TAS

W Coast

097000

CAPE SORELL

13.0

12.8

28/09/1966

1 P

Lowest maximum temperature

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

30.8

14/09/2004

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 03:30EST, 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 COMPARISON	21.2	-0.8	8.7	-0.5	8.0	0.0	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	26/06
PERTH AIRPORT	19.0	-1.1	11.0	+2.1	10.4	1.6	1.2	4.5	296 (12.3)	30/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.2	-1.1	10.5	+2.5	8.8	0.2	1.2	5.8	512 (21.3)	44/00
BUNBURY	18.8	+0.5	12.4	+4.0	--	3.2	--	--	--	--
MANDURAH	19.4	--	13.5	--	--	1.6	--	--	410 (17.1)	44/02
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.8	-0.7	22.8	-0.3	22.2	0.0	5.2	9.2	300 (12.5)	30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	27.3	+0.1	10.0	-0.3	8.4	0.0	7.6	10.4	319 (13.3)	31/01
WHYALLA AERO	18.1	-3.3	7.1	-1.0	--	0.0	12.0	--	486 (20.3)	31/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.5	-0.4	10.4	+0.7	6.4	2.0	--	9.5	321 (13.4)	37/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.2	+1.4	9.8	+3.5	7.2	1.0	3.2	9.7	494 (20.6)	55/03
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.9	-0.3	10.4	-3.9	8.4	0.0	7.8	10.8	225 ( 9.4)	37/16
CAIRNS AERO	23.0	-5.1	19.8	+1.1	19.4	4.6	6.8	0.0	572 (23.8)	43/06
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.7	-1.0	19.5	+2.1	17.3	0.0	8.6	5.5	626 (26.1)	54/14
MACKAY M.O	22.4	-2.9	19.4	+2.7	--	0.0	--	9.6	546 (22.8)	44/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.3	-4.0	13.8	+0.1	11.3	0.0	5.6	--	423 (17.6)	43/10
BUNDABERG AERO	23.1	-2.3	13.2	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	468 (19.5)	39/13
NAMBOUR DPI	21.0	-3.9	13.0	+2.3	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.5	-0.7	13.2	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	316 (13.2)	35/13
BRISBANE AERO	21.2	-3.0	11.2	-1.6	9.5	0.4	5.8	8.3	348 (14.5)	34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.4	-4.9	6.3	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	472 (19.7)	37/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.2	+0.8	9.4	+0.8	3.3	0.0	4.4	--	115 ( 4.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.7	-1.2	10.3	-0.7	8.4	0.0	3.8	8.2	246 (10.3)	30/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.0	-2.5	7.0	-2.5	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.0	+1.7	5.6	-3.4	1.6	1.2⁴	29.8	--	195 ( 8.1)	30/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.7	+0.4	5.6	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	59 ( 2.5)	24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.1	+2.1	2.0	-2.2	-4.1	0.0	2.4	9.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	22.5	+1.4	7.1	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	268 (11.2)	46/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.7	+1.2	10.8	+0.4	6.9	0.0	3.4	10.5	466 (19.4)	43/16
RICHMOND RAAF	23.4	+0.8	3.9	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	92 ( 3.8)	28/13
BELLAMBI AWS	18.5	-1.6	12.9	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	539 (22.5)	43/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.0	+3.8	-1.0	-4.2	-1.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.3	-0.3	10.9	+5.8	7.5	0.0	3.6	1.6	382 (15.9)	34/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.8	-1.2	6.5	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	150 ( 6.3)	31/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.4	+2.0	11.8	+4.4	6.8	0.0	8.0	10.6	447 (18.6)	28/06
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.1	+4.7	11.3	+5.9	--	0.0	--	--	552 (23.0)	37/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.5	+2.8	11.7	+7.4	--	0.0	--	--	471 (19.6)	35/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.5	+4.3	16.1	+8.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.9	+1.1	11.0	+6.2	--	0.0	--	--	832 (34.7)	52/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.4	+1.9	7.8	+2.7	--	0.2	--	--	205 ( 8.5)	39/15
HOBART AIRPORT	20.8	+5.5	9.9	+3.9	6.6	0.0	2.0	5.2	452 (18.8)	43/09
	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

37.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.6 : 31.1 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+7.6 : 30.2 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+7.3 : 30.1 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
+7.1 : 27.8 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.9 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+10.1 : 17.3 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+8.9 : 15.6 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+8.9 : 14.8 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+8.9 : 13.1 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.8 : 13.9 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.0 : 20.8 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.7 : 23.1 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.1 : 23.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.1 : 22.5 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-5.1 : 18.4 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

-2.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.7 : 8.5 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-6.4 : 1.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.3 : 5.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.2 : 2.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-6.1 : 5.5 CARNEGIE Interior 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.

94.8 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
93.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
79.6 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
78.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
77.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
78.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
51.0 HAPPY VALLEY
N Coast--Herbert
94.8 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
93.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
79.6 DARADGEE
77.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
70.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
65.0 CORSIS ALERT
57.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
57.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
55.0 RUSSELL RIVER

ISLANDS
Islands
63.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
63.2 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)
61.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (KINGSTON)
53.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT)

11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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1.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.3 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

1388 (57.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1126 (46.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1094 (45.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1050 (43.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
1040 (43.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1025 (42.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1022 (42.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1018 (42.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1017 (42.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1001 (41.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
969 (40.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
969 (40.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
966 (40.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
962 (40.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
919 (38.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
911 (38.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
832 (34.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
821 (34.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
806 (33.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
804 (33.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
800 (33.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
792 (33.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
787 (32.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
784 (32.7) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
782 (32.6) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
778 (32.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
754 (31.4) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
743 (31.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
743 (31.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
741 (30.9) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
729 (30.4) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
713 (29.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
709 (29.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
707 (29.5) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
705 (29.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
704 (29.3) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
702 (29.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
702 (29.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
702 (29.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
674 (28.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
655 (27.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
652 (27.2) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
649 (27.0) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
641 (26.7) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
626 (26.1) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
624 (26.0) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
620 (25.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
617 (25.7) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
603 (25.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
601 (25.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

106/10 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/01 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
85/09 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/05 MOUNT MOORNAPA 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.
QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h 17.4mm in 30 min to 08:30 34.8mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 19.4mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 23.4mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 10.8mm in 30 min to 00:00 21.6mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 20.0mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.7mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.7mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 7.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 608( 40/ 20 ) at 14:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 106(360/ 52 ) at 10:23 Western Plains LOOKOUT HILL : 93( 20/ 58 ) at 00:00 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 89(360/ 70 ) at 01:19 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(330/ 69 ) at 07:11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 78(290/ 63 ) at 22:00