Australian Weather News -- 06 AUG 2012

Monday 06 AUG 2012

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094198

CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)

133

126.0

31/08/2009

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 03:16EST, 20/04/2013.

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	20.3	+0.3	9.8	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	267 (11.1)	37/22
PERTH AIRPORT	21.6	+3.1	11.4	+3.4	9.4	0.6	2.6	5.2	358 (14.9)	61/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	20.6	+4.5	9.3	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	374 (15.6)	61/10
BUNBURY	19.7	+2.2	10.6	+3.1	--	2.0	--	--	407 (17.0)	52/10
MANDURAH	18.9	+1.1	12.9	+2.1	--	1.0	--	--	567 (23.6)	59/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.3	+0.9	17.3	-3.1	16.0	0.0	5.2	11.0	266 (11.1)	34/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	23.2	+0.6	2.6	-3.4	0.6	0.0	5.4	10.5	230 ( 9.6)	46/10
WHYALLA AERO	16.6	-1.9	5.2	-0.7	--	0.0	4.0	--	312 (13.0)	28/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.0	-0.6	6.7	-1.5	--	3.4	4.2	--	245 (10.2)	31/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.1	-1.0	5.9	+0.4	2.7	3.6	2.0	4.9	595 (24.8)	37/03
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.9	+0.6	3.0	-7.3	1.4	0.0	6.0	10.8	274 (11.4)	39/14
CAIRNS AERO	27.0	+0.4	14.7	-2.7	11.6	0.0	5.4	10.8	386 (16.1)	34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	24.7	-1.3	11.5	-3.2	7.4	0.0	6.0	10.1	144 ( 6.0)	28/13
MACKAY M.O	24.8	+2.2	11.4	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.3	+1.5	8.1	-2.6	5.6	0.0	3.6	--	129 ( 5.4)	28/14
BUNDABERG AERO	24.9	+1.6	8.3	-2.6	--	0.2	--	--	293 (12.2)	30/16
COOLANGATTA	24.6	+3.3	3.9	-6.5	--	0.0	--	--	162 ( 6.8)	41/11
BRISBANE AERO	24.2	+2.5	5.7	-3.9	1.3	0.0	3.6	10.3	295 (12.3)	41/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.8	+1.3	8.4	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	257 (10.7)	50/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.9	+1.0	5.7	-0.1	0.5	0.0	2.8	--	161 ( 6.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.9	+3.1	4.0	-4.3	1.3	0.0	3.0	10.1	230 ( 9.6)	34/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.0	+2.8	3.3	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	113 ( 4.7)	41/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.3	+1.7	7.7	+0.8	3.9	0.0	4.0	10.2	428 (17.8)	55/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.4	+0.4	4.9	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	83 ( 3.5)	35/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	7.6	-3.4	3.5	+1.4	-1.5	1.0	3.0	6.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.3	-2.2	2.9	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	185 ( 7.7)	44/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.2	-0.1	8.8	+0.7	1.7	0.0	7.2	10.2	431 (18.0)	50/14
RICHMOND RAAF	19.6	-0.1	7.7	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	309 (12.9)	50/12
BELLAMBI AWS	16.3	-1.7	11.5	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	315 (13.1)	50/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	12.5	-2.0	3.0	-0.6	0.4	0.6	1.4	6.6	365 (15.2)	41/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.9	-3.1	4.1	+0.3	--	1.4	--	--	376 (15.7)	50/18
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.8	-2.5	3.2	-2.1	-1.1	0.0	4.4	3.9	378 (15.8)	24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.0	-2.7	2.4	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	469 (19.5)	39/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.9	-2.4	-0.1	-2.7	--	0.4	--	--	347 (14.5)	35/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	13.8	-1.2	6.8	+0.1	3.6	2.2 ³	7.2	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.7	-1.7	1.8	-1.9	--	2.2	--	--	642 (26.8)	44/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.5	-1.3	2.6	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	50/14
HOBART AIRPORT	10.1	-3.4	3.4	-1.3	1.7	7.0	3.4	5.2	735 (30.6)	80/11
	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

34.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+7.5 : 26.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.0 : 26.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+6.0 : 27.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+5.9 : 27.7 WILUNA Interior WA
+5.8 : 27.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

25.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
22.1 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
21.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
21.9 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
21.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+4.5 : 10.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+4.4 : 12.4 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
+4.2 : 12.3 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+4.1 : 11.1 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+4.0 : 9.4 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.5 : -1.5 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-6.2 : 0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.7 : 3.3 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-5.7 : 7.2 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-5.4 : -4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.6 : 5.4 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-7.4 : 3.1 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.3 : 3.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.2 : 9.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley 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.

38.8 HASTINGS CHALET Southeast TAS
28.0 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
28.0 FISH CREEK (HODDLE RANGE) W Gippsland VIC
27.0 WOODBRIDGE Southeast TAS
26.8 FOSTER HODDLE W Gippsland VIC

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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4.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
3.4 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
**W** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1956 (81.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1853 (77.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1756 (73.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1550 (64.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1424 (59.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1311 (54.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1291 (53.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1282 (53.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1260 (52.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1253 (52.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1248 (52.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1211 (50.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1108 (46.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1107 (46.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
1081 (45.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1067 (44.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1047 (43.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
1042 (43.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1038 (43.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1026 (42.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1008 (42.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
1006 (41.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
993 (41.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
964 (40.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
956 (39.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
956 (39.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
911 (38.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
885 (36.9) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
882 (36.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
880 (36.7) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
854 (35.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
846 (35.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
813 (33.9) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
810 (33.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
793 (33.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
781 (32.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
774 (32.3) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
766 (31.9) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
765 (31.9) DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
751 (31.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
740 (30.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
740 (30.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
740 (30.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
735 (30.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
734 (30.6) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
733 (30.5) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
729 (30.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
726 (30.3) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
724 (30.2) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
721 (30.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
718 (29.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
717 (29.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
713 (29.7) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
702 (29.3) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
701 (29.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
695 (29.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
690 (28.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
684 (28.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
682 (28.4) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
680 (28.3) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
674 (28.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
667 (27.8) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
664 (27.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
655 (27.3) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
655 (27.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
652 (27.2) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
649 (27.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
648 (27.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
642 (26.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
642 (26.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
630 (26.3) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
619 (25.8) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
613 (25.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
611 (25.5) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
603 (25.1) BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) W Central VIC
601 (25.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
601 (25.0) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS

154/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
146/09 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
143/03 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
139/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
133/06 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
130/03 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
118/07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
115/06 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
106/02 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
106/05 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
102/06 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
102/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/05 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
98/11 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
96/00 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
96/08 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
94/01 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
91/10 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/01 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West WINDY HARBOUR 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h TASMANIA W Coast WARRA 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 89(320/ 69 ) at 06:42 NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 76(240/ 65 ) at 14:56 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 145(270/ 87 ) at 00:00 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(260/ 54 ) at 01:14 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 139(240/ 93 ) at 02:30 SMITHTON AERODROME : 96(240/ 72 ) at 00:48 LOW HEAD : 102(250/ 82 ) at 06:11 CAPE GRIM : 106(250/ 59 ) at 02:30 E Coast SWAN ISLAND : 95(270/ 70 ) at 08:30 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 89(240/ 67 ) at 12:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 154(300/135 ) at 05:03 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(310/ 76 ) at 07:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 135(220/ 91 ) at 09:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 119(250/ 70 ) at 07:46 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 124(260/ 89 ) at 06:30 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 96(240/ 72 ) at 06:00 STRAHAN AERODROME : 83(250/ 63 ) at 02:43 LOW ROCKY POINT : 106(250/ 76 ) at 06:00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 115(280/ 76 ) at 07:00 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 95(270/ 70 ) at 01:48 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 130(270/ 83 ) at 03:13