Australian Weather News -- 31 OCT 2013

Thursday 31 OCT 2013

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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 1505 EST on 01/11/2013. 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 minimum temperature

W Gascoyne

006072

EMU CREEK STATION

25.5

24.8

25/10/2012

1 N

Goldfields

012044

MUNGLINUP WEST

21.6

19.6

29/10/2004

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

41.0

23/10/2008

1 N Equal to record.

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

40.6

21/10/2012

1 N Equal to record.

Goldfields

012009

NORSEMAN AERO

39.6

39.4

19/10/2004

1 N

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

40.3

40.1

19/10/2004

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029063

NORMANTON AIRPORT

42.3

13/10/2011

1 N Equal to record.

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
		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 15:04EST, 01/11/2013.

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	27.6	+3.1	14.8	+3.8	--	0.0	--	--	217 ( 9.0)	39/16
PERTH AIRPORT	26.0	+3.4	14.4	+4.2	--	0.0	8.0	10.0	333 (13.9)	34/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	22.2	+3.4	14.8	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	30/07
BUNBURY	21.4	+0.5	13.8	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	30/15
MANDURAH	22.9	+1.2	18.0	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	224 ( 9.3)	30/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.7	+2.5	25.6	+0.7	24.6	0.0	7.8	11.8	360 (15.0)	44/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.3	+1.4	15.2	+0.4	12.2	0.0	12.4	12.7	378 (15.8)	41/10
WHYALLA AERO	23.7	-0.1	12.2	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	469 (19.5)	31/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.0	+1.1	8.0	-3.5	--	0.0	5.4	12.8	232 ( 9.7)	30/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.9	0.0	9.1	+2.0	8.8	0.0	2.2	6.2	256 (10.7)	31/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.1	+1.5	23.8	+5.3	20.6	0.0	16.0	--	452 (18.8)	46/15
CAIRNS AERO	29.9	+0.4	19.6	-1.0	17.5	0.0	6.4	11.8	199 ( 8.3)	31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.5	+1.1	21.6	+0.9	18.5	0.0	8.2	11.6	300 (12.5)	41/14
MACKAY M.O	31.7	+4.2	22.0	+2.3	--	0.0	--	9.3	--	34/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.7	+1.1	22.1	+5.1	20.9	0.0	7.6	--	285 (11.9)	43/19
BUNDABERG AERO	28.6	+1.7	20.4	+3.9	--	10.8	--	--	415 (17.3)	44/15
COOLANGATTA	25.7	+1.3	17.6	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	399 (16.6)	37/10
BRISBANE AERO	25.6	+0.2	18.5	+2.9	16.6	0.2	8.4	10.2	406 (16.9)	35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.8	+0.5	13.4	+0.7	--	0.2	--	--	614 (25.6)	50/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.4	+3.3	13.3	+1.1	--	0.0	7.2	--	250 (10.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.1	-0.5	10.3	-3.5	6.9	0.0	7.0	--	510 (21.3)	28/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.8	-0.1	10.7	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	303 (12.6)	28/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.6	-1.0	7.5	-4.4	5.8	0.0	4.8	--	289 (12.0)	39/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.0	+4.4	4.4	-2.2	-0.2	0.0	5.0	12.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.9	+4.2	9.7	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	34/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.1	+1.6	16.4	+3.2	13.0	0.2	5.4	9.8	382 (15.9)	39/11
RICHMOND RAAF	27.8	+3.0	9.5	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	125 ( 5.2)	50/15
BELLAMBI AWS	21.3	-0.1	14.4	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	34/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	26.7	+5.3	4.2	-3.5	1.8	0.0	5.4	12.0	231 ( 9.6)	31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.2	+3.7	6.3	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	150 ( 6.3)	28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.8	+1.9	7.1	-2.7	4.6	0.0	6.8	12.6	340 (14.2)	30/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.1	+1.2	8.2	+0.7	--	0.0	6.2	--	386 (16.1)	39/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT	20.9	+0.5	8.0	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	35/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.4	-1.3	12.3	+2.8	11.8	0.0	3.1	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.9	-0.7	7.6	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	336 (14.0)	35/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.7	+3.7	4.5	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	31/15
HOBART AIRPORT	16.0	-1.3	8.6	+1.1	5.4	0.0	5.2	5.7	510 (21.3)	37/23
	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 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
41.2 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.1 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
41.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
41.0 NGUKURR AWS N Rivers NT

+15.5 : 38.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+14.1 : 39.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+14.0 : 40.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+13.1 : 36.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+12.8 : 37.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

27.6 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.5 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT

+12.7 : 21.8 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+12.3 : 21.6 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+10.5 : 25.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+10.3 : 17.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+9.6 : 22.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-3.7 : 19.0 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-3.6 : 35.2 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-3.4 : 33.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-2.7 : 16.5 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
-2.5 : 16.6 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC

-2.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.7 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
0.7 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
0.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.3 : 2.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.9 : 1.6 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.8 : 4.3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.5 : 0.7 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC

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.

35.2 DAMPIER DOWNS AIRSTRIP W Kimberley WA
25.6 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
20.8 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
16.4 MOUNT BARNETT W Kimberley WA
13.0 RAILWAY BRIDGE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

13.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.8 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.6 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

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5.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
5.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
3.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
1.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1324 (55.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1174 (48.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1048 (43.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1010 (42.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
993 (41.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
963 (40.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
921 (38.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
914 (38.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
856 (35.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
851 (35.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
813 (33.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
802 (33.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
783 (32.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
770 (32.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
769 (32.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
725 (30.2) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
720 (30.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
663 (27.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
659 (27.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
614 (25.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
613 (25.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

83/12 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
81/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
80/20 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
80/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/23 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 N Kimberley TRUSCOTT 5.8mm in 6 min to 12:00 58.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.4mm/h QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett THANGOOL AIRPORT 14.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.4mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 72(240/ 65 ) at 01:38 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(320/ 69 ) at 18:00 ISLANDS Islands ADELE ISLAND : 91( 80/ 69 ) at 07:29