Australian Weather News -- 21 MAY 2012

Monday 21 MAY 2012

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Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

Wimmera N

078077

WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM

-2.0

16/05/1999

1 Y Equal to record.

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 23:20EST, 19/04/2013.

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	--	--	10.6	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	--
PERTH AIRPORT	25.8	+4.1	8.4	-2.0	6.2	0.0	3.2	9.3	267 (11.1)	37/16
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	19.1	+0.1	11.0	+1.2	--	0.4	--	--	176 ( 7.3)	31/15
BUNBURY	22.2	+1.1	5.2	-4.2	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
MANDURAH	22.5	+1.2	12.6	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	251 (10.5)	26/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.1	+0.1	21.6	-0.5	20.4	0.0	4.2	10.4	357 (14.9)	48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.3	-1.7	2.1	-6.1	0.2	0.0	6.2	10.2	299 (12.5)	41/13
WHYALLA AERO	21.3	+0.8	3.9	-4.8	--	0.0	3.6	--	209 ( 8.7)	31/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.4	-0.6	5.6	-4.6	--	4.2³	4.0	--	98 ( 4.1)	31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.5	-0.6	6.9	-0.4	4.6	0.0	1.2	4.2	340 (14.2)	48/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.9	+1.1	9.4	-4.4	7.3	1.2⁴	24.0	10.0	251 (10.5)	35/10
CAIRNS AERO	25.3	-2.3	20.5	+0.6	20.0	15.0	5.6	0.6	481 (20.0)	37/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.2	-0.4	19.9	+2.3	17.7	0.2	5.8	2.8	440 (18.3)	48/12
MACKAY M.O	23.6	-0.6	18.3	+1.2	--	20.8	--	10.2	504 (21.0)	44/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.3	+0.3	15.1	+0.9	12.8	0.0	5.6	--	335 (14.0)	39/10
BUNDABERG AERO	25.4	+0.8	12.8	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	41/14
COOLANGATTA	23.2	+0.1	10.6	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	150 ( 6.3)	26/14
BRISBANE AERO	22.9	-0.6	11.1	-1.7	9.5	0.0	3.2	5.9	304 (12.7)	30/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.1	-0.7	10.6	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	403 (16.8)	37/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	21.8	+1.5	8.1	-0.6	2.5	0.0	3.2	--	119 ( 5.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.3	-0.1	9.0	-2.7	3.2	0.0	3.0	8.5	228 ( 9.5)	22/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.6	+0.2	9.9	-0.6	--	23.2	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	21/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.1	-0.2	7.5	-2.6	--	0.8⁴	8.0	--	253 (10.5)	17/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.0	-0.3	9.3	+1.0	--	0.8	--	--	51 ( 2.1)	22/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.8	+0.6	1.6	-3.1	-2.6	0.0	1.0	6.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.4	+0.5	4.6	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	26/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.4	+1.4	11.7	+0.8	8.6	11.0	0.4	8.5	--	26/12
RICHMOND RAAF	20.6	+0.1	5.9	-1.8	--	0.2	--	--	60 ( 2.5)	24/12
BELLAMBI AWS	21.0	+1.4	11.2	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	31/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.2	-1.1	0.7	-5.2	-2.1	0.0	1.6	9.7	189 ( 7.9)	31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.0	-2.6	0.9	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	32 ( 1.3)	13/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.6	+1.6	2.3	-5.1	-1.9	0.0	2.0	9.0	141 ( 5.9)	34/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.6	-1.6	-2.1	-7.8	-7.2	0.0	4.0	--	129 ( 5.4)	21/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.3	-1.3	-2.2	-7.4	--	0.0	--	--	71 ( 3.0)	30/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.0	+0.3	4.6	-4.0	--	1.6³	5.0	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.8	-0.8	-2.5	-8.2	--	0.0	--	--	132 ( 5.5)	44/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.0	-1.8	3.1	-2.0	--	0.2	--	--	148 ( 6.2)	52/20
HOBART AIRPORT	17.9	+2.7	5.1	-1.5	5.1	0.0	1.8	7.3	296 (12.3)	50/14
	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

34.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
34.3 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
34.2 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
33.6 MILINGIMBI AWS N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 34.3 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.3 : 30.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+6.3 : 27.8 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+6.0 : 27.9 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+5.9 : 28.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+5.9 : 26.6 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+5.1 : 9.7 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+4.8 : 15.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+4.6 : 10.4 DOVER Southeast TAS
+4.2 : 6.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+4.1 : 6.6 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
5.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.5 : 24.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-3.6 : 23.5 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.4 : 21.5 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.2 : 23.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.0 : 22.9 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
-3.0 : 11.5 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-3.0 : 13.6 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC

-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.7 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC

-9.4 : -3.5 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-8.5 : -2.0 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC
-8.5 : -3.5 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-8.3 : -2.3 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-8.3 : -2.8 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC

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.

67.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
60.2 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
58.6 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
57.4 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
54.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
67.0 TOPAZ ALERT
60.2 TREE HOUSE CREEK
50.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
58.6 TULLY SUGAR MILL
57.4 DARADGEE
54.0 NERADA ALERT

ISLANDS
Islands
50.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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1.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1191 (49.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1159 (48.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1024 (42.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
974 (40.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
943 (39.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
828 (34.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
764 (31.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
748 (31.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
707 (29.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
694 (28.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
693 (28.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
679 (28.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
653 (27.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
648 (27.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
643 (26.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS

104/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/20 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/13 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/14 MOUNT READ 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.
QUEENSLAND S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.0mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.6mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.6mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast S PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h Sydney--east SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h 11.2mm in 30 min to 14:30 22.4mm/h 11.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 22.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 19.0mm in 3 hr to 02:00 6.3mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 05:00 9.0mm/h	TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(320/ 85 ) at 18:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 76(310/ 63 ) at 09:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 87(290/ 65 ) at 07:00 W Coast LOW ROCKY POINT : 93(330/ 63 ) at 16:30 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 96(310/ 52 ) at 20:13