Australian Weather News -- 30 SEP 2011

Friday 30 SEP 2011

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Records set or equalled today

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ALYANGULA POLICE

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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

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 04:38EST, 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	29.1	+7.1	8.8	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	227 ( 9.5)	43/13
PERTH AIRPORT	22.1	+2.0	11.6	+2.7	10.0	0.0	6.2	4.7	560 (23.3)	61/04
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.8	-0.5	6.4	-1.6	3.6	1.0	3.6	10.9	242 (10.1)	39/14
BUNBURY	21.5	+3.2	7.6	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	239 (10.0)	34/11
MANDURAH	23.6	--	11.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	333 (13.9)	34/02
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.0	-0.5	23.3	+0.2	22.7	0.0	6.8	10.5	349 (14.5)	39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.6	+2.4	5.5	-4.8	3.9	0.0	8.0	10.7	259 (10.8)	67/14
WHYALLA AERO	17.9	-3.5	8.7	+0.6	--	0.0	7.6	--	443 (18.5)	70/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.7	-3.2	9.8	+0.1	9.2	8.6	2.8	4.8	504 (21.0)	52/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.4	-2.4	5.9	-0.4	3.8	8.4	1.2	5.2	440 (18.3)	52/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.7	+1.5	10.2	-4.1	8.3	0.0	6.2	10.5	283 (11.8)	39/16
CAIRNS AERO	29.5	+1.4	19.8	+1.1	17.6	0.0	7.0	10.0	240 (10.0)	31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.0	+2.3	21.4	+4.0	17.7	0.0	6.6	9.6	316 (13.2)	31/17
MACKAY M.O	29.5	+4.2	19.7	+3.0	--	0.0	--	9.6	397 (16.5)	39/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.9	+1.6	16.4	+2.7	14.0	0.0	5.4	--	259 (10.8)	24/12
BUNDABERG AERO	28.0	+2.6	13.9	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	444 (18.5)	43/11
NAMBOUR DPI	27.0	+2.1	11.0	+0.3	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.2	0.0	7.6	-5.9	--	0.6	--	--	333 (13.9)	35/15
BRISBANE AERO	26.8	+2.6	11.2	-1.6	6.2	3.2	3.8	11.6	461 (19.2)	52/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.4	-1.9	7.6	-3.1	--	7.6	--	--	587 (24.5)	46/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.1	-1.3	7.4	-1.2	2.6	4.4	4.0	--	312 (13.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.6	-0.3	8.2	-2.8	4.5	0.8	2.8	11.0	408 (17.0)	41/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.8	+0.3	6.3	-3.2	--	1.0	--	--	295 (12.3)	39/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.4	+0.1	11.8	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	805 (33.5)	70/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.7	-0.6	6.5	-1.2	--	1.2	--	--	125 ( 5.2)	46/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.5	-3.5	3.5	-0.7	2.0	6.0	5.6	4.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.2	-2.9	4.1	-2.3	--	1.4	--	--	418 (17.4)	43/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.3	+0.8	11.9	+1.5	6.8	1.2	7.0	8.0	--	70/09
RICHMOND RAAF	19.8	-2.8	12.0	+3.9	--	0.2	--	--	449 (18.7)	54/13
BELLAMBI AWS	20.2	+0.1	13.3	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	538 (22.4)	87/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.0	-3.2	7.0	+3.8	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.4	-2.2	7.1	+2.0	5.6	6.2	1.4	6.2	619 (25.8)	41/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.5	-2.5	7.5	+1.7	--	8.2	--	--	474 (19.8)	48/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.7	-1.7	5.9	-1.5	3.5	0.8	4.6	5.2	473 (19.7)	59/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.2	-1.2	5.9	+0.5	4.0	1.2	0.4	--	464 (19.3)	35/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.5	-2.2	5.8	+1.5	--	0.4	--	--	425 (17.7)	46/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.6	+0.4	9.5	+1.5	7.8	3.8	1.2	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.7	-1.1	4.2	-0.6	--	4.0	--	--	576 (24.0)	46/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.9	+1.4	5.4	+0.3	--	4.4	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	37/19
HOBART AIRPORT	13.1	-2.2	8.4	+2.4	6.9	5.2	1.6	6.8	541 (22.5)	54/05
	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

39.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.8 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
38.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
38.4 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

+8.2 : 33.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+7.6 : 30.4 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+7.1 : 29.1 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+7.0 : 34.1 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
24.8 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
24.7 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
24.7 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

**S** +11.2 : 20.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.7 : 14.1 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.7 : 23.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+6.6 : 23.7 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+5.7 : 12.5 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.5 : 2.2 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-6.3 : 17.2 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : 15.4 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
-5.7 : 15.8 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-5.7 : 11.5 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA

-3.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.8 : 3.0 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-8.8 : 2.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.1 : -0.4 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.7 : 3.2 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-6.6 : 4.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT

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.

55.0 WALCHA (THEE ST) N Tablelands W NSW
54.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
45.6 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
44.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
44.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
55.0 WALCHA (THEE ST)
Snowy Mtns
44.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS
44.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE
SW Slopes S
54.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

VICTORIA
W Coast
45.6 WEEAPROINAH

11.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
10.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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4.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
3.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
2.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

1328 (55.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1191 (49.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1143 (47.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1050 (43.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1036 (43.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
980 (40.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
962 (40.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
928 (38.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
920 (38.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
902 (37.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
897 (37.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
895 (37.3) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
891 (37.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
864 (36.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
805 (33.5) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
801 (33.4) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
772 (32.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
766 (31.9) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
761 (31.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
755 (31.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
752 (31.3) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
750 (31.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
742 (30.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
737 (30.7) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
727 (30.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
718 (29.9) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
713 (29.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
710 (29.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
701 (29.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
701 (29.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
700 (29.2) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
688 (28.7) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
688 (28.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
681 (28.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
668 (27.8) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
659 (27.5) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
659 (27.5) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
657 (27.4) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
655 (27.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
646 (26.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
644 (26.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
642 (26.8) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
636 (26.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
635 (26.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
633 (26.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
629 (26.2) PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
628 (26.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
624 (26.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
619 (25.8) WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
617 (25.7) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
614 (25.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
609 (25.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
608 (25.3) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
605 (25.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
604 (25.2) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

98/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/03 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
94/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
87/05 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
87/05 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.
VICTORIA W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 11.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.6mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural PORT AUGUSTA AERO : 85(220/ 65 ) at 14:57 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 80(210/ 67 ) at 16:05 NEW SOUTH WALES C Tablelands S MOUNT BOYCE AWS : 93(270/ 56 ) at 03:30 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(250/ 85 ) at 00:00 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 93(254/ 74 ) at 00:50 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 91(310/ 45 ) at 00:09 HOGAN ISLAND : 96(250/ 78 ) at 00:00