Australian Weather News -- 15 NOV 2011

Tuesday 15 NOV 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0732 EST on 26/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

67.2

53.4

06/11/2006

1 n

Highest wind gust (km/h)

TAS

Southeast

094198

CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)

106

104.0

04/11/2005

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 07:32EST, 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	27.2	0.0	13.9	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	474 (19.8)	43/15
PERTH AIRPORT	25.6	-0.2	10.0	-2.7	8.1	0.0	6.4	12.9	501 (20.9)	39/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.3	-1.5	7.0	-3.8	4.7	1.6	5.0	10.7	364 (15.2)	43/02
BUNBURY	21.3	-3.0	6.0	-6.1	--	0.8	--	--	299 (12.5)	31/18
MANDURAH	21.8	-2.9	13.6	-1.9	--	0.2	--	--	403 (16.8)	43/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.7	+0.4	23.3	-2.0	24.2	0.0	3.8	7.7	199 ( 8.3)	35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.9	+0.3	23.7	+5.9	23.2	0.0	11.8	0.9	252 (10.5)	41/14
WHYALLA AERO	30.9	+4.5	13.1	-0.8	--	0.0	10.4	--	320 (13.3)	54/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	29.0	+3.9	14.6	+0.6	--	0.0	5.6	10.7	242 (10.1)	37/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	23.5	+3.1	8.1	-0.3	7.6	0.0	4.6	7.8	525 (21.9)	54/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.3	-0.1	20.8	-0.6	20.0	0.0	6.4	10.5	141 ( 5.9)	35/14
CAIRNS AERO	30.6	0.0	23.2	+0.9	21.4	0.0	8.0	11.7	407 (17.0)	41/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.4	-0.3	22.2	-0.7	19.7	0.0	11.0	12.2	492 (20.5)	39/09
MACKAY M.O	29.5	+0.4	22.3	+0.6	--	0.0	--	11.8	347 (14.5)	28/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.4	+3.2	18.0	-1.5	16.3	0.0	8.0	--	209 ( 8.7)	39/13
BUNDABERG AERO	29.7	+1.4	17.7	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	295 (12.3)	--
NAMBOUR DPI	33.0	+5.1	19.0	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	30.2	+4.4	21.5	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	600 (25.0)	41/08
BRISBANE AERO	29.1	+2.4	18.7	+0.6	15.4	0.0	9.0	12.2	591 (24.6)	37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	33.2	+7.7	16.9	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	332 (13.8)	39/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	37.8	+9.5	20.4	+5.4	15.8	0.0	7.6	--	184 ( 7.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.1	+0.2	17.6	+1.5	15.9	0.0	5.2	9.0	487 (20.3)	35/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.6	+0.7	18.6	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	268 (11.2)	41/07
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.9	-0.5	18.3	+4.0	16.2	0.0	10.6	12.8	455 (19.0)	50/23
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.1	0.0	14.6	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	149 ( 6.2)	35/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.6	+1.6	10.0	+0.9	2.8	0.0	9.2	2.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.3	+8.0	12.1	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	432 (18.0)	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.0	+3.0	18.0	+2.7	14.2	0.0	8.6	11.7	596 (24.8)	52/15
RICHMOND RAAF	30.1	+3.6	14.5	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	52/08
BELLAMBI AWS	22.1	+0.1	17.0	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	434 (18.1)	50/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	29.0	+6.3	8.0	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	31.8	+6.1	10.2	-0.6	8.2	0.0	11.6	13.1	424 (17.7)	34/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.3	+3.4	11.9	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	257 (10.7)	37/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	34.9	+7.5	12.0	-0.5	8.7	0.0	9.4	11.1	321 (13.4)	52/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.0	+5.4	8.3	-1.9	--	0.0	7.4	--	335 (14.0)	72/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT	30.0	+5.8	7.5	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	--
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	30.1	+8.2	12.7	+1.5	10.4	0.0	6.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	25.1	+5.5	4.4	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	381 (15.9)	46/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.0	-2.4	5.3	-3.7	--	0.2	--	--	263 (11.0)	52/14
HOBART AIRPORT	23.0	+4.0	7.8	-1.4	2.4	0.4	6.2	11.4	604 (25.2)	78/16
	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

44.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
42.9 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

+10.5 : 42.2 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+9.7 : 39.1 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
+9.6 : 41.8 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+9.6 : 39.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
+9.5 : 42.9 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+9.5 : 37.8 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW
+9.5 : 38.0 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW

27.6 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.2 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.0 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
27.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.3 : 12.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+8.0 : 26.3 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.0 : 25.5 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+6.9 : 9.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.8 : 20.8 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-8.3 : 26.9 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-7.5 : 31.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
-7.4 : 31.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-6.1 : 29.6 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
-5.9 : 32.5 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-5.9 : 31.6 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT

-3.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-6.6 : 0.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-6.5 : 0.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-6.4 : 1.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-6.2 : -3.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.1 : 6.0 BUNBURY Lower West 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.

67.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
55.8 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
55.4 KIMBOLTON W Kimberley WA
52.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
50.2 UPPER ADELAIDE RIVER N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
67.2 KALUMBURU
52.0 DOONGAN
W Kimberley
55.4 KIMBOLTON
Interior
55.8 BALGO HILLS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.2 UPPER ADELAIDE RIVER

13.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
12.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
12.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

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4.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
3.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
2.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1374 (57.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1096 (45.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
834 (34.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
823 (34.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
800 (33.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
798 (33.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
775 (32.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
763 (31.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
760 (31.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
726 (30.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
725 (30.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
723 (30.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
723 (30.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
714 (29.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
701 (29.2) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
701 (29.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
695 (29.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
694 (28.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
689 (28.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
683 (28.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
680 (28.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
679 (28.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
678 (28.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
663 (27.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
659 (27.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
657 (27.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
656 (27.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
634 (26.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
621 (25.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
609 (25.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
604 (25.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
600 (25.0) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

120/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
113/15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
111/16 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
106/18 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
104/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
94/15 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/16 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/14 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers NOONAMAH AWS 4.2mm in 3 min to 13:30 84.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.8mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 7.4mm in 17 min to 19:08 26.1mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.8mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 17.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 35.6mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 17.8mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 19.8mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h	TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 113(270/ 56 ) at 16:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(330/ 98 ) at 17:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 111(280/ 63 ) at 17:47 TASMAN ISLAND : 80(300/ 63 ) at 20:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 104(290/ 56 ) at 19:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 106(280/ 87 ) at 19:20 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 89(350/ 65 ) at 14:34 STRAHAN AERODROME : 91(320/ 54 ) at 15:47 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 111(300/ 87 ) at 19:00 MOUNT READ : 93(300/ 65 ) at 16:30