Australian Weather News -- 24 OCT 2011

Monday 24 OCT 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0608 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

VIC

E Central

086142

TOOLANGI (MOUNT ST LEONARD DPI)

125.4

110.0

21/10/1953

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

Riverina E

074106

TOCUMWAL AIRPORT

20.5

19.2

13/10/2008

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT

21.0

20.0

23/10/2007

1 P

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

E Coast

092114

FRIENDLY BEACHES

10.7

11.0

27/10/2004

1 Y

Highest wind gust (km/h)

Roper-McArthur

014626

DALY WATERS AWS

93.0

21/10/1962

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 06:08EST, 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	25.0	+0.5	13.3	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	30/11
PERTH AIRPORT	22.8	+0.2	13.7	+3.5	12.4	0.0	5.4	7.1	545 (22.7)	54/01
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.3	-1.4	12.6	+3.5	11.7	9.2	3.2	2.0	676 (28.2)	48/08
BUNBURY	22.2	+1.4	14.0	+4.9	--	0.2	--	--	413 (17.2)	43/11
MANDURAH	22.8	+1.4	14.6	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	43/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.2	-2.0	21.5	-3.5	21.9	21.8	8.2	2.1	347 (14.5)	80/07
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.7	+3.8	19.9	+5.1	18.0	0.0	10.4	7.6	336 (14.0)	37/10
WHYALLA AERO	21.1	-2.7	19.7	+9.2	--	0.0	8.0	--	316 (13.2)	46/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.5	+0.7	19.0	+7.6	16.4	0.2	10.0	1.7	164 ( 6.8)	54/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.6	-3.3	10.5	+3.4	10.8	7.6	3.0	5.6	375 (15.6)	54/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.9	+2.3	21.7	+3.1	20.7	4.4	7.4	7.8	296 (12.3)	46/17
CAIRNS AERO	30.0	+0.5	22.3	+1.7	20.8	0.6	6.4	11.7	458 (19.1)	34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.7	+0.3	22.6	+1.9	21.4	0.0	9.0	9.6	555 (23.1)	39/08
MACKAY M.O	26.8	-0.7	21.5	+1.8	--	0.0	--	7.6	404 (16.8)	28/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.0	-1.6	17.1	+0.1	15.0	0.0	5.4	--	324 (13.5)	24/13
BUNDABERG AERO	27.0	+0.1	15.1	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	409 (17.0)	30/12
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-1.6	14.0	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.1	+1.7	12.0	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	37/16
BRISBANE AERO	25.4	0.0	13.7	-2.0	12.5	0.0	5.2	11.5	339 (14.1)	34/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.2	-1.3	12.1	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	580 (24.2)	39/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.2	+4.1	15.0	+2.8	10.8	0.0	5.4	--	76 ( 3.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.7	+2.1	13.9	+0.1	9.5	0.0	5.4	12.1	511 (21.3)	57/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.5	+2.6	11.7	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	326 (13.6)	39/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	32.4	+8.8	12.3	+0.3	--	0.0	23.2	--	240 (10.0)	50/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	31.7	+8.0	12.6	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	49 ( 2.0)	50/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.1	+5.6	11.8	+5.2	5.2	0.0	4.0	9.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.2	+5.5	13.6	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	146 ( 6.1)	48/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	34.6	+12.1	18.7	+5.5	13.4	0.0	4.8	12.1	369 (15.4)	46/13
RICHMOND RAAF	32.7	+7.8	12.8	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	97 ( 4.0)	43/13
BELLAMBI AWS	30.8	+9.3	19.2	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	197 ( 8.2)	50/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	30.0	+10.6	9.0	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	33.0	+11.6	15.8	+8.1	11.7	0.0	9.6	6.4	337 (14.0)	54/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	28.4	+6.9	18.0	+9.9	--	0.0	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	43/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.9	+8.1	21.7	+11.9	16.3	0.0	12.0	3.4	403 (16.8)	48/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.9	+4.0	18.1	+10.6	3.0	0.0	9.2	--	248 (10.3)	44/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.4	+3.1	16.3	+9.9	--	0.0	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	46/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.4	-1.3	13.8	+4.3	12.7	7.2³	7.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.9	-0.7	14.5	+8.3	--	1.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	54/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.1	-4.9	12.1	+5.2	--	16.0	--	--	287 (12.0)	54/10
HOBART AIRPORT	11.9	-5.4	8.6	+1.1	7.5	3.2	5.4	2.3	338 (14.1)	54/06
	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

40.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
39.8 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
39.8 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
39.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+12.2 : 34.3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+12.1 : 34.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+11.6 : 33.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
+11.0 : 31.1 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
+11.0 : 31.9 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+11.0 : 32.5 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW

28.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.4 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.1 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
27.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+14.5 : 26.0 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+13.3 : 25.0 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+13.0 : 22.1 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+12.2 : 22.7 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+12.2 : 21.0 NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-8.6 : 17.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-7.7 : 18.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-7.3 : -0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-7.3 : 4.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.2 : 10.7 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS

-0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
2.0 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS

-5.7 : -0.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.5 : 2.5 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS
-5.1 : 2.0 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
-4.2 : 12.0 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast 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.

125.4 TOOLANGI (MOUNT ST LEONARD DPI) E Central VIC
72.8 ELIZABETH VALLEY N Rivers NT
71.4 NOONAMAH AWS N Rivers NT
61.5 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS N Rivers NT
60.0 EAST ARM N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
54.0 WEREROA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
72.8 ELIZABETH VALLEY
71.4 NOONAMAH AWS
61.5 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS
60.0 EAST ARM
58.6 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD
51.2 MCMINNS LAGOON
50.0 LEADERS CREEK

VICTORIA
E Central
125.4 TOOLANGI (MOUNT ST LEONARD DPI)

12.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
11.9 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
11.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.1 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1176 (49.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1145 (47.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1075 (44.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
977 (40.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
842 (35.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
814 (33.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
678 (28.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
676 (28.2) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
673 (28.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
663 (27.6) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
657 (27.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
654 (27.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
652 (27.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
649 (27.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
641 (26.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
636 (26.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
624 (26.0) BUSSELTON Lower West WA
614 (25.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

113/04 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
109/10 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
100/15 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
100/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
98/17 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT

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 14.0mm in 34 min to 22:00 24.7mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.4mm/h Cent Wheatbelt KALANNIE AG STATION 10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 10.0mm in 13 min to 07:27 46.2mm/h 5.0mm in 12 min to 07:39 25.0mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 21.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h NOONAMAH AWS 8.6mm in 24 min to 06:24 21.5mm/h 12.6mm in 6 min to 06:30 126.0mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 21.2mm/h 20.6mm in 10 min to 06:40 123.6mm/h 25.2mm in 20 min to 07:00 75.6mm/h 67.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 67.0mm/h 50.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 50.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Northwest TREPELL AIRPORT 10.0mm in 23 min to 17:00 26.1mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h TASMANIA N Coast SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 4.0mm in 12 min to 01:20 20.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 13.6mm in 43 min to 10:30 19.0mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT : 80(140/ 63 ) at 07:11 DALY WATERS AWS : 98(300/ 32 ) at 17:44 NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 487(350/ 9 ) at 04:00 South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 100(200/ 85 ) at 16:13 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 109(340/ 70 ) at 09:00 MT HOTHAM : 108(360/ 78 ) at 10:00 W Gippsland BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT : 70(210/ 63 ) at 11:53 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 78(190/ 67 ) at 16:30 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 100(270/ 70 ) at 04:30 W Coast MOUNT READ : 76(190/ 63 ) at 08:30