Australian Weather News -- 23 OCT 2012

Tuesday 23 OCT 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0714 EST on 20/04/2013. 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
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Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

103.2

25.0

18/10/1996

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

39.3

39.0

05/10/2005

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

ISL

Islands

200839

LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

16.9

22/10/1992

1 N Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NSW

Hunter Valley

061078

WILLIAMTOWN RAAF

34.2

33.8

09/10/2005

1 Y

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 07:14EST, 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	23.6	-0.9	11.2	+0.3	--	1.6	--	--	342 (14.3)	61/17
PERTH AIRPORT	22.0	-0.6	7.6	-2.6	6.0	0.6	4.8	11.8	370 (15.4)	44/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	17.1	-1.6	9.7	+0.6	--	12.4	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	46/12
BUNBURY	21.8	+1.0	5.9	-3.3	--	2.4	--	--	294 (12.3)	37/16
MANDURAH	20.2	-1.4	12.1	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	409 (17.0)	41/20
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.2	+2.0	24.2	-0.8	23.7	0.6	5.2	11.5	337 (14.0)	35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.6	+8.7	17.5	+2.7	15.0	0.0	13.2	12.3	333 (13.9)	39/08
WHYALLA AERO	34.7	+10.9	16.5	+5.9	--	0.0	8.0	--	283 (11.8)	50/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	31.2	+9.4	14.6	+3.1	--	0.0	8.8	--	359 (15.0)	48/04
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	24.2	+6.3	9.6	+2.5	6.4	0.0	7.0	4.0	443 (18.5)	59/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.8	+5.2	15.9	-2.7	13.7	0.0	11.6	11.8	289 (12.0)	43/12
CAIRNS AERO	30.4	+0.9	18.6	-2.0	14.6	0.0	9.0	6.0	330 (13.8)	35/23
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.7	+0.3	19.7	-1.0	17.8	0.0	8.0	6.9	285 (11.9)	48/22
MACKAY M.O	27.3	-0.2	19.1	-0.6	--	0.0	--	4.4	249 (10.4)	50/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.8	-0.8	17.9	+0.9	15.8	0.0	7.0	--	190 ( 7.9)	41/08
BUNDABERG AERO	26.4	-0.5	17.9	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	471 (19.6)	59/13
COOLANGATTA	23.1	-1.3	15.0	-1.1	--	0.8	--	--	597 (24.9)	72/14
BRISBANE AERO	24.6	-0.8	13.9	-1.8	12.7	0.0	9.4	10.7	514 (21.4)	50/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.5	-3.8	8.7	-4.1	--	0.2	--	--	543 (22.6)	46/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	23.9	-1.2	9.3	-2.9	3.4	0.0	8.8	--	343 (14.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.0	-1.6	13.2	-0.6	10.7	0.4	7.0	9.3	836 (34.8)	68/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.4	-2.4	10.6	-1.4	--	12.6	--	--	510 (21.3)	46/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.8	-2.8	13.2	+1.2	11.4	3.4	6.4	10.5	821 (34.2)	61/23
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.9	-3.7	8.7	-2.0	--	2.4	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	28/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.8	+0.3	2.8	-3.8	-5.0	0.0	6.0	12.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.2	-0.4	5.2	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	489 (20.4)	55/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.2	-3.3	11.5	-1.7	10.5	1.6	2.0	10.1	996 (41.5)	57/23
RICHMOND RAAF	21.4	-3.4	9.9	-1.2	--	0.4	--	--	423 (17.6)	34/23
BELLAMBI AWS	17.9	-3.5	10.6	-3.3	--	9.2	--	--	780 (32.5)	50/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.2	+1.8	1.6	-6.1	-1.4	0.0	7.0	12.3	383 (16.0)	37/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.7	-0.8	4.4	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	219 ( 9.1)	24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	28.3	+4.5	8.9	-0.9	3.2	0.0	8.0	11.9	357 (14.9)	52/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.8	+0.9	4.8	-2.7	--	0.0	5.4	--	266 (11.1)	35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.7	+2.4	3.5	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	251 (10.5)	50/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	23.4	+3.7	8.5	-1.0	5.2	0.0	3.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.7	+3.1	4.6	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	419 (17.5)	65/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.9	-0.1	6.1	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	37/11
HOBART AIRPORT	17.8	+0.5	7.4	-0.1	4.4	0.0	4.6	2.0	362 (15.1)	44/16
	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

42.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
42.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.2 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
42.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
42.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+12.3 : 33.8 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+12.1 : 33.0 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
+11.9 : 41.7 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+11.8 : 39.9 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+11.8 : 32.3 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

27.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
26.6 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.4 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
26.2 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+10.6 : 26.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
**S** +9.3 : 17.5 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+9.0 : 24.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 19.1 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.6 : 23.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
12.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.4 : 16.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.7 : 28.8 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
-4.7 : 20.5 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.6 : 15.6 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 : 19.6 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
-4.5 : 18.2 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY Sydney--east NSW

-7.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.6 : -6.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
**S** -9.6 : 3.8 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
-8.6 : -7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.3 : 2.9 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
-8.0 : -3.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro 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.

103.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
101.0 BRAMWELL N Peninsula QLD
68.0 BATAVIA DOWNS STATION N Peninsula QLD
54.2 NORFOLK ISLAND (KINGSTON) Islands ISL
48.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
103.2 HORN ISLAND
101.0 BRAMWELL
68.0 BATAVIA DOWNS STATION
S Peninsula
48.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

ISLANDS
Islands
54.2 NORFOLK ISLAND (KINGSTON)

12.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.3 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
12.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

4.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
3.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1221 (50.9) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
1172 (48.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
1016 (42.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
1005 (41.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
996 (41.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
939 (39.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
925 (38.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
913 (38.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
911 (38.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
909 (37.9) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
869 (36.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
836 (34.8) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
832 (34.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
821 (34.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
814 (33.9) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
809 (33.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
808 (33.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
808 (33.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
797 (33.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
789 (32.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
780 (32.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
780 (32.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
757 (31.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
745 (31.0) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
744 (31.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
742 (30.9) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
736 (30.7) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
729 (30.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
728 (30.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
722 (30.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
699 (29.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
697 (29.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
684 (28.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
680 (28.3) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
674 (28.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
672 (28.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
672 (28.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
669 (27.9) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
661 (27.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
660 (27.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
656 (27.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
654 (27.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
646 (26.9) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
641 (26.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
639 (26.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
635 (26.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
630 (26.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
626 (26.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
622 (25.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
619 (25.8) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
618 (25.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
612 (25.5) FORREST Eucla WA
612 (25.5) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
608 (25.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
601 (25.0) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW

106/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
96/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/23 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
93/06 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
91/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
91/14 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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 11.6mm in 15 min to 16:17 46.4mm/h 9.4mm in 8 min to 16:25 70.5mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 23.6mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 9.0mm/h CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula HORN ISLAND 9.0mm in 7 min to 06:44 77.1mm/h 8.4mm in 16 min to 07:00 31.5mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 20.6mm/h 10.0mm in 9 min to 07:09 66.7mm/h 8.6mm in 8 min to 07:17 64.5mm/h 10.0mm in 8 min to 07:30 75.0mm/h 55.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 55.2mm/h 14.0mm in 14 min to 07:44 60.0mm/h 54.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 54.0mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 21.0mm/h 78.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 26.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 21.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 42.4mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.2mm/h 5.6mm in 8 min to 10:21 42.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.6mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 7.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 95(150/ 74 ) at 00:01 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 93(150/ 76 ) at 00:00 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 85(190/ 63 ) at 08:00 Hunter Valley MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 91(150/ 67 ) at 05:00 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93( 10/ 48 ) at 08:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(330/ 78 ) at 21:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(310/ 76 ) at 08:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 74(360/ 63 ) at 16:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(290/ 65 ) at 12:10 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(330/ 70 ) at 12:00 MOUNT READ : 82( 10/ 63 ) at 05:30 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 106( 90/ 46 ) at 16:56 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 91( 90/ 33 ) at 15:32