Australian Weather News -- 10 FEB 2013

Sunday 10 FEB 2013

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2013

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 2058 EST on 18/01/2014. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest grass minimum temperature

Barkly

015085

BRUNETTE DOWNS

27.5

08/02/2008

1 Y Equal to record.

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

26.8

26.6

25/02/1988

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

34.0

09/02/2013

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

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 anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See 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 15:43EST, 08/01/2017.

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	39.2	+6.6	20.7	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	372 (15.5)	39/10
PERTH AIRPORT	39.1	+7.2	18.9	+1.4	17.5	0.0	14.6	12.4	655 (27.3)	70/00
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	27.6	+2.7	16.6	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	518 (21.6)	50/16
BUNBURY	36.3	+6.3	17.1	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	348 (14.5)	37/07
MANDURAH	36.0	+6.2	19.7	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	382 (15.9)	44/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.5	+2.1	23.0	-1.7	25.1	32.2	8.0	10.8	17 ( 0.7)	--
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.6	+0.5	24.8	+4.1	22.5	0.0	8.0	0.5	322 (13.4)	50/14
WHYALLA AERO	27.0	-2.6	19.3	+1.5	--	0.0	6.1	--	535 (22.3)	57/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.3	-3.1	17.1	-0.1	--	0.0	--	12.1	215 ( 9.0)	39/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	23.1	-2.1	9.6	-2.1	5.8	0.0	6.6	9.4	436 (18.2)	50/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.2	+4.9	21.4	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	159 ( 6.6)	37/15
CAIRNS AERO	31.8	+0.6	24.0	+0.2	23.6	25.2	9.0	9.5	405 (16.9)	35/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.5	+1.4	26.0	+1.9	24.8	0.0	9.2	11.6	479 (20.0)	37/09
MACKAY M.O	30.3	+0.7	23.1	-0.3	--	2.0	--	6.7	321 (13.4)	26/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.7	+1.5	24.4	+2.3	24.4	0.0	8.0	--	323 (13.5)	39/17
BUNDABERG AERO	28.7	-1.2	20.6	-0.8	--	23.8	--	--	302 (12.6)	37/10
COOLANGATTA	28.1	-0.2	18.4	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	251 (10.5)	26/13
BRISBANE AERO	28.2	-0.7	19.2	-1.9	17.8	0.0	7.6	12.5	322 (13.4)	28/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.6	-0.5	16.6	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	666 (27.8)	43/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	32.9	+1.9	19.9	+1.2	--	0.0	5.8	--	85 ( 3.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	29.8	+3.0	20.1	+0.6	16.9	0.0	3.8	--	432 (18.0)	52/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.5	+2.0	18.5	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	371 (15.5)	39/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	32.5	+4.9	19.3	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	339 (14.1)	63/19
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	31.8	+4.7	19.2	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	59 ( 2.5)	37/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	29.2	+3.6	15.6	+2.4	10.5	4.2	7.8	10.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.5	+4.8	18.6	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	55/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.3	+1.9	22.4	+3.4	21.0	0.0	6.8	7.1	493 (20.5)	59/14
RICHMOND RAAF	33.8	+4.9	20.4	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	84 ( 3.5)	43/12
BELLAMBI AWS	24.2	-0.6	20.9	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	349 (14.5)	57/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT	31.3	--	13.1	--	--	0.0	9.2	--	264 (11.0)	68/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.4	+4.6	18.9	+2.5	17.0	0.0	11.8	9.4	346 (14.4)	54/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	35.1	+4.0	16.2	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	39/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.0	-0.6	17.1	+0.6	13.0	0.0	20.8	10.8	334 (13.9)	41/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.7	-2.8	15.5	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	349 (14.5)	46/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT	25.9	-3.4	13.9	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	344 (14.3)	46/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	22.7	-3.8	15.6	+1.5	15.7	0.0	7.6	8.3	453 (18.9)	54/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.4	-3.6	11.2	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	415 (17.3)	50/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.9	+0.4	8.9	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	405 (16.9)	39/16
HOBART AIRPORT	18.9	-3.4	12.7	+0.7	10.0	0.0	10.0	9.6	677 (28.2)	52/15
	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

44.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
43.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
43.2 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

+13.2 : 44.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+12.1 : 42.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+9.9 : 40.5 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+8.8 : 36.2 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

28.5 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.2 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
27.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.9 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+6.5 : 16.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.3 : 23.5 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+5.3 : 25.1 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+5.1 : 27.6 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.0 : 17.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+5.0 : 27.2 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+5.0 : 25.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.0 : 22.8 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

9.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
13.3 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-9.1 : 15.3 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-9.0 : 15.4 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-7.4 : 15.6 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-7.0 : 17.6 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-6.4 : 18.9 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
-6.4 : 11.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

2.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
**W** 3.1 WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR) W Gippsland VIC
3.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

**W** -10.2 : 3.1 WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR) W Gippsland VIC
**S** -6.7 : 7.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
-4.9 : 6.6 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-4.8 : 21.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-4.8 : 20.4 CYGNET BAY 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.

93.0 DEERAL N Coast--Barron QLD
84.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
73.8 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
58.4 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
58.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
50.0 DELTA DOWNS STATION
N Coast--Barron
93.0 DEERAL
84.0 MT SOPHIA
73.8 TREE HOUSE CREEK
N Coast--Herbert
58.4 INNISFAIL
58.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
56.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
55.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
55.0 TUNG OIL TM
53.6 UPPER STONE EXELBY
51.6 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
50.0 PEACOCK SIDING ALERT

12.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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6.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
4.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
3.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1501 (62.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1036 (43.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1005 (41.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
955 (39.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
910 (37.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
900 (37.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
882 (36.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
870 (36.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
819 (34.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
800 (33.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
792 (33.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
778 (32.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
771 (32.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
764 (31.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
734 (30.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
718 (29.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
716 (29.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
684 (28.5) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
675 (28.1) GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
674 (28.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
672 (28.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
666 (27.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
658 (27.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
655 (27.3) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
648 (27.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
639 (26.6) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
639 (26.6) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
639 (26.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
637 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
632 (26.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
631 (26.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
619 (25.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
618 (25.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
615 (25.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
614 (25.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
613 (25.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
612 (25.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
606 (25.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

100/20 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
91/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/21 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
76/04 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
74/22 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
74/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 5.8mm in 14 min to 16:30 24.9mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.2mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h W Kimberley BROOME AIRPORT 22.4mm in 28 min to 02:00 48.0mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 22.4mm/h 30.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 30.0mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 10.0mm in 30 min to 19:00 20.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.2mm/h 13.0mm in 30 min to 19:30 26.0mm/h 23.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 23.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 8.0mm/h POINT STUART AWS 13.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.2mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 13.0mm in 30 min to 14:00 26.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.0mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.4mm/h TINDAL RAAF 7.0mm in 13 min to 16:52 32.3mm/h 9.2mm in 8 min to 17:00 69.0mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.6mm/h 6.8mm in 20 min to 17:20 20.4mm/h 26.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 26.4mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 9.0mm/h N Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 10.8mm in 24 min to 19:29 27.0mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 21.0mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.4mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 9.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 11.0mm in 18 min to 00:30 36.7mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.0mm/h 12.4mm in 30 min to 01:00 24.8mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 23.4mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 7.0mm in 15 min to 00:30 28.0mm/h LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.0mm/h 22.0mm in 30 min to 08:30 44.0mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 22.4mm/h 23.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 23.2mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.3mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT 6.2mm in 6 min to 02:10 62.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.6mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.4mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 10.4mm in 25 min to 07:00 25.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.6mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 15.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h Darling Downs E APPLETHORPE 5.8mm in 8 min to 17:38 43.5mm/h 24.0mm in 20 min to 18:00 72.0mm/h 34.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 34.2mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h 34.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 34.4mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 22.6mm in 23 min to 21:23 59.0mm/h 7.2mm in 6 min to 21:29 72.0mm/h 30.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 30.8mm/h 38.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 38.0mm/h SCONE AIRPORT AWS 10.2mm in 30 min to 22:30 20.4mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.4mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h C Tablelands N NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 8.0mm in 21 min to 21:00 22.9mm/h C Tablelands S MOUNT BOYCE AWS 10.4mm in 8 min to 19:38 78.0mm/h 14.2mm in 22 min to 20:00 38.7mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 25.2mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 27.0mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h Goulburn/Monaro GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS 8.0mm in 8 min to 16:08 60.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.4mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.4mm/h	TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(310/ 70 ) at 00:14