Australian Weather News -- 25 FEB 2014

Tuesday 25 FEB 2014

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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 1631 EST on 26/02/2014. 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
if equalled or broken

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Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061089

SCONE SCS

0.0

4.1

23/02/1993

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

21.6

21.8

12/02/2012

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
		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 16:31EST, 26/02/2014.

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	33.9	+1.3	15.9	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	555 (23.1)	50/15
PERTH AIRPORT	32.3	+0.4	19.8	+2.3	17.9	0.0	12.0	12.2	479 (20.0)	59/23
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	22.0	-2.9	16.2	+1.8	--	0.4	--	--	322 (13.4)	--
BUNBURY	30.3	+0.3	16.9	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	408 (17.0)	41/20
MANDURAH	31.0	+1.2	19.8	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	386 (16.1)	44/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.8	+0.4	26.2	+1.5	24.4	0.0	7.4	10.2	452 (18.8)	41/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	27.5	-7.6	22.6	+1.9	22.3	0.0	12.0	0.0	386 (16.1)	37/17
WHYALLA AERO	24.7	-4.9	17.4	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	358 (14.9)	55/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.0	-5.4	15.2	-2.0	--	0.0	5.4	12.1	125 ( 5.2)	37/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	21.6	-3.6	9.7	-2.0	7.5	0.0	4.6	5.8	279 (11.6)	41/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.5	-0.8	25.9	+2.6	24.4	0.0	7.2	2.7	240 (10.0)	52/17
CAIRNS AERO	30.6	-0.6	23.6	-0.2	21.7	1.0	4.8	7.6	417 (17.4)	43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.1	-1.0	22.8	-1.3	18.9	0.0	7.0	7.6	381 (15.9)	35/12
MACKAY M.O	29.0	-0.6	22.5	-0.9	--	1.4	--	9.4	484 (20.2)	48/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.6	-0.6	20.7	-1.4	--	0.0	8.0	--	407 (17.0)	35/10
BUNDABERG AERO	31.0	+1.1	18.8	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	52/15
COOLANGATTA	27.8	-0.5	19.6	-1.2	--	11.0	--	--	295 (12.3)	35/14
BRISBANE AERO	28.5	-0.4	19.1	-2.0	18.2	4.6	9.2	8.4	367 (15.3)	35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.2	+0.1	15.5	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	617 (25.7)	44/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	32.0	+1.0	18.2	-0.5	--	0.0	7.6	--	121 ( 5.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.4	-0.4	19.4	-0.1	18.2	9.4	3.4	8.4	264 (11.0)	26/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.1	-0.4	19.5	+1.1	--	1.6	--	--	192 ( 8.0)	35/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.2	+0.6	16.0	-2.1	14.3	0.2	6.0	--	272 (11.3)	43/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	25.8	+0.2	10.5	-2.7	6.0	0.0	6.4	10.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.3	+0.6	18.2	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	267 (11.1)	39/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.9	+2.5	20.0	+1.0	17.0	0.0	7.4	11.8	384 (16.0)	55/17
RICHMOND RAAF	30.9	+2.0	15.5	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	122 ( 5.1)	34/17
BELLAMBI AWS	25.8	+1.0	20.1	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	324 (13.5)	57/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	34.1	+3.3	17.7	+1.3	14.6	0.0	8.0	11.2	241 (10.0)	46/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	34.6	+3.5	14.8	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	84 ( 3.5)	54/17
MILDURA AIRPORT	35.6	+4.0	16.8	+0.3	11.0	0.0	7.6	11.5	193 ( 8.0)	48/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	34.6	+5.1	14.8	+0.4	--	0.0	7.2	--	192 ( 8.0)	57/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT	35.1	+5.8	14.9	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	160 ( 6.7)	61/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	33.0	+7.2	15.5	+0.9	13.1	0.0	4.0	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	32.1	+7.1	14.1	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	360 (15.0)	57/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	26.3	+1.8	11.3	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	188 ( 7.8)	39/16
HOBART AIRPORT	23.9	+1.6	11.9	-0.1	10.0	0.0	3.8	6.0	333 (13.9)	48/14
	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

44.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
43.6 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
42.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+11.9 : 44.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+11.6 : 37.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+11.1 : 36.8 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+11.0 : 36.3 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
+10.5 : 36.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
27.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.8 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.7 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
27.7 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.5 : 23.0 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+5.3 : 13.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+4.2 : 17.6 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
+4.1 : 23.8 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
+4.0 : 18.4 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

16.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
16.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-11.5 : 27.3 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
-9.8 : 27.2 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-9.2 : 27.2 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-8.5 : 27.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.9 : 28.3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

3.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
4.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
5.1 WARRA W Coast TAS
5.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.6 : 8.5 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-6.9 : 9.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.5 : 13.1 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
-5.3 : 16.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-5.1 : 16.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-5.1 : 20.8 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
-5.1 : 20.0 MANDORA E Pilbara 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.

76.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
64.4 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION N Peninsula QLD
56.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
46.2 KAREEYA N Coast--Barron QLD
40.8 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
40.8 TIMBER CREEK
N Plateau
76.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
64.4 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
N Coast--Barron
46.2 KAREEYA

ISLANDS
Islands
56.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

12.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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5.4 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
4.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

953 (39.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
925 (38.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
893 (37.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
840 (35.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
821 (34.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
820 (34.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
803 (33.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
797 (33.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
714 (29.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
686 (28.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
668 (27.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
658 (27.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
635 (26.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
634 (26.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
627 (26.1) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
622 (25.9) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
617 (25.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
613 (25.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
603 (25.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
601 (25.0) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

94/16 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
81/19 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
81/15 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
78/20 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
72/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
72/15 COLDSTREAM E Central 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 N Kimberley WYNDHAM AERO 12.4mm in 16 min to 12:15 46.5mm/h 29.2mm in 17 min to 12:32 103.1mm/h 9.8mm in 10 min to 12:42 58.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 24.4mm in 30 min to 15:30 48.8mm/h 25.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 25.8mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 24.4mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.0mm/h BORROLOOLA 19.0mm in 14 min to 11:14 81.4mm/h 22.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 22.2mm/h 22.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 22.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 7.3mm/h LAJAMANU 10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 16.2mm in 10 min to 17:30 97.2mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.4mm/h 11.4mm in 29 min to 17:59 23.6mm/h 29.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 29.8mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.6mm/h COCONUT ISLAND 10.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 20.8mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.2mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.0mm/h Gulf Country MOUNT ISA AERO 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h CLONCURRY AIRPORT 3.8mm in 11 min to 17:11 20.7mm/h Northwest TREPELL AIRPORT 14.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 14.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.0mm/h URANDANGI AERODROME 19.0mm in 30 min to 21:00 38.0mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h 17.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 35.2mm/h 36.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 36.6mm/h 17.6mm in 30 min to 22:00 35.2mm/h 35.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 35.2mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 20.2mm/h MAY DOWNS 21.4mm in 30 min to 19:00 42.8mm/h 24.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.8mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 23.6mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 15.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.8mm/h 5.6mm in 33 min to 00:33 10.2mm/h 11.0mm in 35 min to 14:35 18.9mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.4mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West BUSSELTON JETTY : 245(120/ 24 ) at 10:36 NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78( 10/ 63 ) at 21:30 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 95(280/ 28 ) at 17:54 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82( 20/ 63 ) at 20:39