Australian Weather News -- 11 OCT 2011

Tuesday 11 OCT 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0535 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

Cent Wheatbelt

010058

GOOMALLING

34.4

30.2

15/10/1975

101

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

Roper-McArthur

014609

NGUKURR

32.7

31.4

10/10/2011

31.4

10/10/2011

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS

39.1

39.0

26/10/2002

1 Y

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

43.0

42.8

25/10/2002

1 N

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 05:35EST, 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	24.2	-0.3	12.0	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	41/15
PERTH AIRPORT	25.4	+2.8	12.1	+1.9	10.2	0.4	5.0	11.1	405 (16.9)	37/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.9	+1.2	8.4	-0.7	6.1	0.0	4.0	8.0	358 (14.9)	34/14
BUNBURY	21.5	+0.7	9.1	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	35/16
MANDURAH	21.8	+0.4	14.6	+1.6	--	2.8	--	--	224 ( 9.3)	37/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.9	-0.3	26.6	+1.6	25.9	0.0	6.8	10.8	425 (17.7)	41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.0	+0.1	11.7	-3.1	10.7	0.0	12.0	11.9	336 (14.0)	48/15
WHYALLA AERO	19.0	-4.8	7.7	-2.8	--	0.0	3.0	--	392 (16.3)	34/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.3	-2.5	11.4	0.0	9.6	0.6	2.4	8.9	306 (12.8)	31/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.5	-2.4	8.8	+1.7	6.6	3.2	1.0	3.3	490 (20.4)	44/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.0	+1.4	16.0	-2.6	13.7	0.0	10.0	11.5	397 (16.5)	39/14
CAIRNS AERO	30.9	+1.4	21.2	+0.6	--	0.0	6.6	10.2	280 (11.7)	39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.7	+1.3	22.6	+1.9	19.2	0.0	6.8	5.7	362 (15.1)	--
MACKAY M.O	30.8	+3.3	23.2	+3.5	--	0.0	--	8.6	305 (12.7)	57/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.9	+1.3	19.1	+2.1	17.0	0.0	6.6	--	251 (10.5)	78/15
BUNDABERG AERO	28.7	+1.8	17.0	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	34/12
NAMBOUR DPI	--	--	14.0	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.4	+1.0	10.7	-5.5	--	0.2	--	--	181 ( 7.5)	39/11
BRISBANE AERO	26.2	+0.8	12.9	-2.8	9.4	0.0	3.8	11.8	230 ( 9.6)	39/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.9	+0.4	12.7	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	37/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.8	-2.3	9.2	-3.0	5.1	0.0	4.4	--	101 ( 4.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.7	+0.1	9.9	-3.9	6.5	0.0	4.4	11.2	276 (11.5)	28/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.5	-2.4	10.5	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	187 ( 7.8)	35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.4	-1.2	10.0	-2.0	--	0.0	5.4	10.9	318 (13.3)	34/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.6	-1.1	8.3	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	73 ( 3.0)	26/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.1	-4.4	2.5	-4.1	-2.0	0.0	2.4	9.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.9	-4.8	4.0	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	216 ( 9.0)	35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.4	-2.1	11.6	-1.6	6.4	0.0	5.4	10.3	431 (18.0)	44/10
RICHMOND RAAF	23.0	-1.9	6.7	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	210 ( 8.8)	28/17
BELLAMBI AWS	19.5	-2.0	12.1	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	300 (12.5)	46/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT	--	--	4.0	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.6	-3.8	2.6	-5.1	0.0	0.0	5.2	10.3	277 (11.5)	52/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.7	-4.8	5.9	-2.2	--	--	--	--	--	39/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.3	-2.5	8.3	-1.5	5.6	0.0	6.0	6.5	345 (14.4)	35/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.1	-2.8	4.9	-2.6	1.8	0.0	3.0	--	300 (12.5)	43/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.1	-3.2	5.6	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	277 (11.5)	39/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.8	-2.9	10.1	+0.6	7.4	2.0	2.2	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.6	-4.0	5.3	-0.9	--	0.6	--	--	481 (20.0)	39/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.3	-1.7	3.6	-3.3	--	1.0	--	--	--	35/14
HOBART AIRPORT	12.3	-5.0	4.9	-2.6	1.1	0.2	1.2	8.6	551 (23.0)	54/12
	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

43.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
43.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
42.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
42.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
42.3 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
42.3 NGUKURR N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 35.7 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+7.4 : 40.2 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
+6.9 : 36.1 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+6.8 : 37.5 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
+6.3 : 27.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.3 : 27.4 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

32.7 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
27.1 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.9 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
26.8 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 32.7 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
+6.0 : 24.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.3 : 23.4 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+5.2 : 14.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+5.1 : 22.4 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.5 : -0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-7.8 : 2.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-7.6 : 20.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.6 : -0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-7.0 : 5.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-4.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

**W** -8.3 : 8.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-7.6 : 2.8 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-7.5 : 0.1 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.1 : 1.6 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.0 : 2.0 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW

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.

35.8 BOLGART Cent Wheatbelt WA
35.4 BOLGART BIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
35.4 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS
35.2 QUELLA PARK Cent Wheatbelt WA
34.4 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA

12.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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5.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
5.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
4.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
4.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1513 (63.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1476 (61.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1292 (53.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1224 (51.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1112 (46.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1070 (44.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1025 (42.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
940 (39.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
929 (38.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
880 (36.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
866 (36.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
843 (35.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
828 (34.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
813 (33.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
810 (33.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
787 (32.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
760 (31.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
737 (30.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
735 (30.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
728 (30.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
714 (29.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
712 (29.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
677 (28.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
669 (27.9) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
668 (27.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
660 (27.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
651 (27.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
634 (26.4) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
631 (26.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
623 (26.0) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
610 (25.4) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
610 (25.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
607 (25.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA

106/06 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/09 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
102/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
94/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/07 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

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 Central West DALWALLINU 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Central Coast E ST LAWRENCE 12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.4mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett ROCKHAMPTON AERO 4.8mm in 3 min to 15:49 96.0mm/h 4.8mm in 3 min to 15:54 96.0mm/h 24.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 24.0mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 21.6mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 591(240/ 24 ) at 11:10 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(230/ 69 ) at 07:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(240/ 87 ) at 08:00 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 74(232/ 63 ) at 04:10 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 95(220/ 74 ) at 08:00 CAPE GRIM COMPARISON : 87(230/ 69 ) at 07:56 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(290/ 63 ) at 05:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(250/ 67 ) at 00:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 102(220/ 70 ) at 10:07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(240/ 63 ) at 10:40 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 95(250/ 61 ) at 08:09 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 83(230/ 76 ) at 02:18 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 98(260/ 80 ) at 00:31