Australian Weather News -- 10 SEP 2011

Saturday 10 SEP 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 0345 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

Lowest minimum temperature

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

1.1

2.0

03/09/2003

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040717

COOLANGATTA

5.4

5.6

18/09/2005

1 Y

VIC

Upper NE

083024

MOUNT BULLER

-9.9

-9.3

09/09/2011

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

30.4

30.8

03/09/2003

1 Y

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

28.1

28.5

01/09/2001

1 Y

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS

26.3

26.5

01/09/2004

1 Y

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

27.9

28.0

03/09/2003

1 Y

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

30.7

31.0

03/09/2003

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 03:45EST, 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	23.3	+1.3	4.5	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	37/10
PERTH AIRPORT	22.4	+2.3	9.0	+0.1	6.3	0.0	4.4	10.5	472 (19.7)	43/00
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.8	-0.5	8.2	+0.2	5.1	0.0	1.8	8.1	179 ( 7.5)	26/13
BUNBURY	19.3	+1.0	5.7	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	216 ( 9.0)	21/10
MANDURAH	20.5	--	9.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	252 (10.5)	28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.2	-0.3	23.5	+0.4	23.0	3.2	7.2	7.2	358 (14.9)	46/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	20.2	-7.0	2.8	-7.5	0.5	0.0	13.6	11.3	393 (16.4)	48/10
WHYALLA AERO	17.3	-4.1	9.2	+1.1	--	0.0	4.0	--	620 (25.8)	43/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.3	-4.6	10.5	+0.8	--	1.6	--	3.1	319 (13.3)	41/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.1	-0.7	8.2	+1.9	6.5	1.4	2.6	8.1	557 (23.2)	50/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	24.2	-7.0	10.2	-4.1	6.7	0.0	8.2	10.9	542 (22.6)	52/11
CAIRNS AERO	25.9	-2.2	19.1	+0.4	15.9	0.0	7.4	10.7	265 (11.0)	44/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.6	-0.1	16.4	-1.0	13.3	0.0	10.6	11.0	479 (20.0)	48/10
MACKAY M.O	23.8	-1.5	13.0	-3.7	--	0.0	--	11.1	429 (17.9)	43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.8	-4.5	8.1	-5.6	4.7	0.0	5.0	--	322 (13.4)	50/08
BUNDABERG AERO	21.0	-4.4	9.7	-4.1	--	8.4	--	--	481 (20.0)	54/10
NAMBOUR DPI	19.0	-5.9	11.0	+0.3	--	5.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.3	-2.9	5.4	-8.1	--	4.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	50/08
BRISBANE AERO	19.7	-4.5	9.9	-2.9	6.3	8.0	4.2	11.2	621 (25.9)	70/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	13.1	-9.2	3.8	-6.9	--	13.4	--	--	751 (31.3)	70/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	14.7	-6.7	5.4	-3.2	1.2	4.6	2.0	--	192 ( 8.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.0	-2.9	8.6	-2.4	5.1	3.0	1.4	10.3	374 (15.6)	57/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.0	-4.5	6.0	-3.5	--	7.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.4	-2.9	7.0	-2.0	--	6.6	--	--	427 (17.8)	54/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	17.0	-4.3	5.1	-2.6	--	7.4	--	--	117 ( 4.9)	37/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	7.7	-6.3	-0.2	-4.4	-4.0	3.0	1.8	5.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.4	-5.7	3.2	-3.2	--	1.4	--	--	488 (20.3)	57/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.0	-3.5	6.6	-3.8	3.1	2.2	2.3	7.8	646 (26.9)	67/13
RICHMOND RAAF	17.7	-4.9	5.1	-3.0	--	2.4	--	--	184 ( 7.7)	57/15
BELLAMBI AWS	16.8	-3.3	8.0	-4.4	--	3.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	61/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.0	-2.2	-5.0	-8.2	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.7	-2.9	3.0	-2.1	1.1	2.6	2.6	8.4	502 (20.9)	63/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.0	-2.0	4.0	-1.8	--	0.2	--	--	346 (14.4)	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.9	-2.5	3.5	-3.9	0.7	0.0	3.8	5.1	448 (18.7)	43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.6	-0.8	5.0	-0.4	--	1.4	--	--	497 (20.7)	46/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.1	-1.6	5.6	+1.3	--	1.4	--	--	463 (19.3)	50/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.1	-1.1	7.1	-0.9	--	8.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.9	-1.9	4.1	-0.7	--	2.2	--	--	551 (23.0)	44/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.9	+0.4	2.1	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	26/10
HOBART AIRPORT	12.2	-3.1	6.7	+0.7	4.3	1.0	3.2	3.3	529 (22.0)	39/00
	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

34.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
34.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
33.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+4.2 : 25.4 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+3.9 : 22.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+3.8 : 28.2 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+3.6 : 24.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+3.2 : 20.4 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+3.2 : 19.9 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
23.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
23.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+3.4 : 11.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+3.3 : 21.2 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT
+3.3 : 6.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+3.2 : 23.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
+3.1 : 12.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-11.0 : 24.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-10.6 : 14.8 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-10.2 : 14.2 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
-10.2 : 7.5 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-9.9 : 14.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

-9.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-7.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-11.1 : 1.1 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-9.1 : -9.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-9.0 : -3.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-9.0 : 4.3 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-8.7 : 6.9 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.7 : 6.2 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest 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.

36.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
24.0 EMMAVILLE (STRATHBOGIE) N Tablelands W NSW
23.4 CARBEAN Darling Downs E QLD
23.0 REDBANK Darling Downs E QLD
22.6 TEDDINGTON WEIR HW TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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3.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
3.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
3.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1711 (71.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1469 (61.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1468 (61.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1280 (53.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1152 (48.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1072 (44.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1011 (42.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
969 (40.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
942 (39.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
897 (37.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
893 (37.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
882 (36.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
880 (36.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
880 (36.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
871 (36.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
867 (36.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
862 (35.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
844 (35.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
817 (34.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
805 (33.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
801 (33.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
793 (33.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
770 (32.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
754 (31.4) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
751 (31.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
746 (31.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
720 (30.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
716 (29.8) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
713 (29.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
710 (29.6) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
709 (29.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
706 (29.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
706 (29.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
700 (29.2) TELFER AERO Interior WA
697 (29.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
679 (28.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
668 (27.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
665 (27.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
663 (27.6) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
661 (27.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
658 (27.4) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
654 (27.3) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
646 (26.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
645 (26.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
636 (26.5) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
635 (26.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
632 (26.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
627 (26.1) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
623 (26.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
623 (26.0) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
623 (26.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
621 (25.9) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
621 (25.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
616 (25.7) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
614 (25.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
614 (25.6) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
610 (25.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
609 (25.4) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
604 (25.2) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
604 (25.2) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
601 (25.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
600 (25.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
600 (25.0) YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW

113/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
111/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
96/09 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
94/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
94/03 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/10 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW

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.
ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 5.8mm in 16 min to 13:20 21.8mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 15.8mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.8mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 91(230/ 72 ) at 10:22 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91(240/ 61 ) at 03:30 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(230/ 82 ) at 10:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 113(230/100 ) at 03:00 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 83(220/ 69 ) at 05:50 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 83(210/ 70 ) at 02:00 Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 91(210/ 52 ) at 02:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 111(230/ 61 ) at 00:30 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 76(230/ 63 ) at 12:30 HOGAN ISLAND : 95(230/ 76 ) at 03:47 YXNR - name unknown : ***(110/ 63 ) at 03:00