Australian Weather News -- 09 OCT 2013

Wednesday 09 OCT 2013

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1421 EST on 10/10/2013. 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 daily rainfall

Central West

008237

TENINDEWA

10.2

8.4

26/10/2011

1 N

Lower West

009131

JURIEN BAY

25.6

25.2

29/10/2008

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

Barkly

015131

ELLIOTT

28.3

27.5

02/10/2013

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

13.9

15.0

03/10/2004

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

41.5

04/10/2003

41.5

04/10/2003

1 N Equal to record.

W Agricultural

018083

WUDINNA AERO

40.8

40.1

12/10/2004

1 N

W Agricultural

018195

MINNIPA PIRSA

39.8

39.0

12/10/2004

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

18.8

19.4

03/10/2011

1 N

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

15.0

15.9

09/10/1999

1 N

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
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4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
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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 14:19EST, 10/10/2013.

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	21.4	-3.1	12.8	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	364 (15.2)	50/02
PERTH AIRPORT	20.1	-2.5	12.6	+2.4	12.4	9.8	4.0	6.6	385 (16.0)	48/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	16.5	-2.3	11.5	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	249 (10.4)	41/09
BUNBURY	18.8	-2.1	14.3	+5.0	--	2.4	--	--	294 (12.3)	41/13
MANDURAH	20.5	-1.2	13.7	+0.4	--	9.2	--	--	252 (10.5)	43/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.5	+1.3	25.0	+0.1	24.2	2.2	8.0	9.8	382 (15.9)	37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.9	+9.0	16.4	+1.6	13.7	0.0	13.6	12.0	359 (15.0)	65/14
WHYALLA AERO	37.9	+14.1	17.9	+7.3	--	0.0	--	--	340 (14.2)	83/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	31.7	+9.8	15.3	+3.8	--	0.0	4.4	4.6	166 ( 6.9)	50/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	25.3	+7.4	10.4	+3.3	7.7	0.2	5.8	2.3	416 (17.3)	52/06
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.2	+4.6	15.0	-3.5	11.8	0.0	14.4	11.4	375 (15.6)	31/01
CAIRNS AERO	32.0	+2.5	15.5	-5.1	11.8	0.0	6.4	11.2	170 ( 7.1)	41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.5	+1.1	17.2	-3.5	15.2	0.0	8.4	10.5	290 (12.1)	52/14
MACKAY M.O	28.3	+0.8	18.4	-1.3	--	0.0	--	10.1	277 (11.5)	35/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.9	-1.7	19.5	+2.5	17.8	0.0	9.0	--	313 (13.0)	44/10
BUNDABERG AERO	27.4	+0.5	16.0	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	271 (11.3)	39/13
COOLANGATTA	24.2	-0.2	12.9	-3.1	--	0.6	--	--	281 (11.7)	30/12
BRISBANE AERO	24.3	-1.1	13.9	-1.7	11.9	0.6	8.2	11.9	373 (15.5)	34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.6	-0.7	11.5	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	618 (25.8)	43/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.4	+3.3	9.5	-2.7	--	0.0	6.6	--	174 ( 7.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.3	+0.7	9.7	-4.1	5.2	7.2	5.0	11.3	349 (14.5)	39/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.5	+0.6	10.8	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	37/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	30.2	+6.6	7.0	-4.9	2.4	0.0	4.8	11.4	296 (12.3)	35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.0	+3.4	4.5	-2.1	-2.0	0.0	4.0	11.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.0	+3.3	5.4	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	302 (12.6)	30/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.5	+7.0	11.5	-1.7	8.6	0.0	5.0	11.9	395 (16.5)	35/14
RICHMOND RAAF	31.7	+6.9	4.9	-6.1	--	0.0	--	--	194 ( 8.1)	35/15
BELLAMBI AWS	25.4	+4.0	12.8	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	327 (13.6)	41/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	27.8	+6.4	3.5	-4.2	1.0	0.0	4.4	11.6	225 ( 9.4)	37/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.3	+2.8	5.6	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	34.9	+11.0	10.8	+1.0	6.2	0.0	6.6	10.3	236 ( 9.8)	55/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	28.6	+7.7	5.3	-2.2	--	0.0	3.0	--	177 ( 7.4)	39/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.9	+8.5	4.6	-1.8	--	0.2	--	--	118 ( 4.9)	44/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	26.7	+7.0	13.6	+4.1	10.7	0.2	3.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	23.3	+6.7	6.6	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	295 (12.3)	59/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.9	-1.1	9.3	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	297 (12.4)	37/12
HOBART AIRPORT	21.9	+4.6	9.9	+2.4	7.2	0.0	4.4	6.4	367 (15.3)	74/12
	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

42.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
42.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
42.6 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
42.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
42.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+18.2 : 42.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+15.7 : 36.3 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+15.4 : 40.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+15.0 : 39.8 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+14.8 : 34.9 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

28.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.8 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
27.6 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
27.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

+12.7 : 22.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.6 : 21.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.1 : 19.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.1 : 18.3 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+10.1 : 27.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.3 : 15.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-10.6 : 16.9 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-10.4 : 18.8 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-9.6 : 21.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.9 : 14.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

-1.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
0.0 TEMORA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
0.1 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-7.7 : 5.8 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.0 : 13.9 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
-6.7 : 2.9 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-6.6 : 0.6 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-6.5 : 4.1 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra 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.

25.6 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
24.2 WANNEROO Lower West WA
23.0 NORTHAMPTON Central West WA
22.4 JARRAHDALE Lower West WA
21.0 LYNTON Central West WA

12.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
11.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

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3.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1187 (49.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
957 (39.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
869 (36.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
856 (35.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
811 (33.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
779 (32.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
772 (32.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
771 (32.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
760 (31.7) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
728 (30.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
726 (30.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
696 (29.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
686 (28.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
659 (27.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
659 (27.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
657 (27.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
656 (27.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
646 (26.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
642 (26.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
636 (26.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
633 (26.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
618 (25.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
617 (25.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
614 (25.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
606 (25.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
606 (25.3) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
601 (25.0) COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

130/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
120/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
115/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
102/09 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
100/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/15 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/09 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
94/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/11 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
93/14 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
91/08 CAPE SORELL 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 7.6mm in 12 min to 15:30 38.0mm/h 15.8mm in 30 min to 16:00 31.6mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 24.4mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.8mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.0mm/h TASMANIA Central Plateau BUTLERS GORGE 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural CLEVE AERODROME : 91(350/ 59 ) at 13:00 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 85(350/ 69 ) at 09:30 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 96(290/ 70 ) at 23:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 98(350/ 63 ) at 23:30 MOUNT HOTHAM : 111(340/ 83 ) at 23:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(340/ 39 ) at 16:32 E Central MOORABBIN AIRPORT : 93(360/ 58 ) at 15:30 FAWKNER BEACON : 82(350/ 63 ) at 09:36 N Central WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) : 76(360/ 63 ) at 11:30 W Coast COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 82(350/ 63 ) at 15:11 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 115(330/ 80 ) at 10:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 130(300/ 95 ) at 08:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(300/ 58 ) at 11:30 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 91(360/ 61 ) at 10:00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 102(330/ 76 ) at 10:30 MOUNT READ : 98(340/ 48 ) at 10:49 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 85(310/ 67 ) at 16:30