Australian Weather News -- 23 MAY 2012

Wednesday 23 MAY 2012

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2012

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Illawarra

068072

NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS

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3.1

31/05/2005

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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 23:26EST, 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	26.4	+2.4	13.3	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	483 (20.1)	63/09
PERTH AIRPORT	20.6	-1.1	5.3	-5.1	3.2	0.0	2.4	9.4	314 (13.1)	37/09
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	15.7	-3.3	4.6	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	24/14
BUNBURY	19.3	-1.8	2.8	-6.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MANDURAH	20.4	-0.9	10.7	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	268 (11.2)	26/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.6	+0.6	21.1	-1.0	20.2	0.0	6.8	11.0	378 (15.8)	48/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	24.2	+1.2	3.6	-4.6	2.4	0.0	4.0	9.8	272 (11.3)	41/23
WHYALLA AERO	23.6	+3.1	10.8	+2.1	--	0.0	3.6	--	369 (15.4)	68/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.1	+1.1	12.1	+1.9	--	0.6	1.2	--	263 (11.0)	63/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.6	+3.5	11.3	+4.0	10.6	6.8	2.4	7.4	467 (19.5)	80/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.7	+1.9	14.1	+0.3	12.6	0.0	4.8	9.6	268 (11.2)	55/22
CAIRNS AERO	24.9	-2.7	21.6	+1.7	21.0	2.0	5.4	0.0	553 (23.0)	41/22
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.8	-0.8	21.2	+3.6	19.1	0.0	6.4	0.8	443 (18.5)	44/12
MACKAY M.O	23.5	-0.7	19.1	+2.0	--	9.8	--	3.0	530 (22.1)	44/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.2	-1.8	17.2	+3.0	16.0	3.8	1.8	--	354 (14.8)	35/13
BUNDABERG AERO	25.7	+1.1	14.7	+0.5	--	1.2	--	--	329 (13.7)	39/10
COOLANGATTA	24.3	+1.2	11.9	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	113 ( 4.7)	28/12
BRISBANE AERO	23.3	-0.2	12.8	0.0	10.8	0.0	3.8	7.4	255 (10.6)	26/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.2	+0.4	9.5	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	310 (12.9)	34/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.3	+2.0	3.4	-5.3	-1.6	0.0	2.6	--	58 ( 2.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.3	+0.9	8.0	-3.7	1.6	0.0	2.8	9.8	212 ( 8.8)	30/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.9	+0.5	5.9	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	123 ( 5.1)	18/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.0	+1.7	3.4	-6.7	-0.2	0.0	3.4	9.9	253 (10.5)	28/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.7	+1.4	3.3	-5.0	--	0.2	--	--	42 ( 1.8)	22/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	15.4	+1.2	2.4	-2.3	-4.0	0.0	2.4	7.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	22.8	+2.9	0.5	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	34/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.9	+2.9	8.7	-2.2	3.4	0.0	4.0	10.1	318 (13.3)	28/18
RICHMOND RAAF	22.4	+1.9	2.0	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	53 ( 2.2)	22/12
BELLAMBI AWS	21.2	+1.6	10.5	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	286 (11.9)	31/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.1	+3.8	2.7	-3.2	-1.5	0.0	1.0	9.6	195 ( 8.1)	35/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	19.9	+2.3	4.2	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	65 ( 2.7)	34/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.3	+3.3	5.5	-1.9	0.6	0.0	3.2	9.6	298 (12.4)	50/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.5	+3.3	8.7	+3.0	4.1	0.0	2.8	--	311 (13.0)	46/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	20.3	+3.7	6.8	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	347 (14.5)	57/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.5	+3.8	11.4	+2.8	8.4	0.0	5.5	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.5	+3.9	5.6	-0.1	--	1.4	--	--	609 (25.4)	70/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.6	+1.8	10.6	+5.5	--	5.5	--	--	326 (13.6)	55/22
HOBART AIRPORT	14.5	-0.7	9.0	+2.4	4.0	0.0	4.0	1.9	462 (19.3)	35/21
	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

34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
33.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
33.3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT

+5.8 : 29.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+5.1 : 27.0 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+5.1 : 22.1 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+5.0 : 22.0 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC

26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+6.4 : 9.6 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+6.3 : 14.0 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+6.2 : 8.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+6.1 : 8.9 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+6.0 : 9.3 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-5.3 : 16.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-5.0 : 16.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
-5.0 : 17.1 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.0 : 27.1 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-4.8 : 14.6 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

-6.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.3 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-4.2 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-4.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW

**S** -10.0 : 2.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-8.6 : 1.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-8.6 : -1.0 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-8.5 : -6.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-8.5 : -4.2 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N 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.

40.6 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS
38.0 PORT VICTORIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
34.6 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
34.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
33.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
**W** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1544 (64.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1391 (58.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1285 (53.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1170 (48.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1078 (44.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1067 (44.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1023 (42.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1000 (41.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
945 (39.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
926 (38.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
901 (37.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
892 (37.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
891 (37.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
881 (36.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
876 (36.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
817 (34.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
815 (34.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
803 (33.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
790 (32.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
790 (32.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
785 (32.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
774 (32.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
774 (32.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
764 (31.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
744 (31.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
738 (30.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
702 (29.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
694 (28.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
682 (28.4) RHYLL E Central VIC
681 (28.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
678 (28.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
671 (28.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
669 (27.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
662 (27.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
648 (27.0) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
633 (26.4) BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
631 (26.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
630 (26.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
623 (26.0) DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
616 (25.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
616 (25.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
615 (25.6) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
615 (25.6) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
609 (25.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
608 (25.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
607 (25.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
600 (25.0) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

120/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
117/21 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
107/19 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/13 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
100/10 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
98/19 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
98/12 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
94/08 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
94/12 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

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 BULMAN AWS 11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett BUNDABERG AERO 5.6mm in 4 min to 17:30 84.0mm/h TASMANIA W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 95(340/ 65 ) at 08:33 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MINLATON AERO : 82(300/ 67 ) at 11:00 EDITHBURGH : 82(330/ 63 ) at 11:05 CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 100(340/ 80 ) at 10:04 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 119(310/ 98 ) at 22:30 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 98(360/ 67 ) at 19:10 MOUNT HOTHAM : 115(350/ 85 ) at 21:00 W Gippsland MOUNT BAW BAW : 95(360/ 35 ) at 12:27 E Central FAWKNER BEACON : 82(340/ 63 ) at 16:09 W Coast COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 98(330/ 80 ) at 12:44 AIREYS INLET : 102(320/ 59 ) at 13:30 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(320/ 63 ) at 00:00 W Coast MOUNT READ : 108(350/ 65 ) at 19:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 89(300/ 72 ) at 01:00