Australian Weather News -- 08 APR 2014

Tuesday 08 APR 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 1633 EST on 09/04/2014. 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 daily rainfall

Alice Springs

015635

YULARA AERO

65.0

47.0

21/04/1998

1 N

Alice Springs

015664

WALUNGURRU AIRPORT

64.0

14.6

07/04/2014

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NW Pastoral

016086

MOONAREE (KANGAROO WELL)

18.0

17.5

27/04/2007

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

25.8

25.7

10/04/2005

1 N

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

28.6

26.2

09/04/2003

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

Alice Springs

015664

WALUNGURRU

21.8

23.0

06/04/2014

1 N 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 16:32EST, 09/04/2014.

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	31.1	+3.4	12.8	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	430 (17.9)	34/10
PERTH AIRPORT	30.0	+4.5	12.9	-0.1	10.0	0.0	6.2	9.7	484 (20.2)	46/06
BUNBURY	26.8	+2.7	11.5	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	28/07
MANDURAH	27.0	+3.1	15.1	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	329 (13.7)	34/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.7	-1.0	26.3	+2.3	25.9	0.0	3.4	2.7	203 ( 8.5)	35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	20.6	-7.6	18.7	+6.1	18.7	6.6	2.0	0.0	--	34/06
WHYALLA AERO	23.4	-0.4	19.9	+8.2	--	6.0	--	--	359 (15.0)	24/05
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.9	+1.2	19.5	+7.1	--	0.8	3.2	0.0	234 ( 9.8)	24/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.8	+1.3	16.8	+8.1	14.7	1.2	3.2	0.0	353 (14.7)	34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.6	+4.8	19.8	+1.4	18.2	0.0	10.2	10.3	248 (10.3)	37/12
CAIRNS AERO	30.4	+1.2	24.1	+2.5	22.8	0.0	8.0	10.2	707 (29.5)	55/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.7	+1.1	23.0	+2.4	19.1	0.0	7.4	10.4	--	--
MACKAY M.O	27.5	+0.8	24.3	+4.2	--	0.0	--	9.0	463 (19.3)	46/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.3	-0.5	20.3	+2.4	18.8	0.0	7.0	--	381 (15.9)	35/10
BUNDABERG AERO	28.0	+0.6	18.2	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	402 (16.8)	44/01
COOLANGATTA	25.7	+0.3	18.4	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	453 (18.9)	48/10
BRISBANE AERO	25.8	-0.2	16.6	+0.3	15.2	0.0	6.2	5.5	415 (17.3)	37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.9	-0.4	13.3	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	625 (26.0)	39/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	25.4	+0.2	14.7	+1.9	--	0.0	5.0	--	269 (11.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.7	+0.7	17.6	+2.4	13.2	0.0	4.6	4.2	542 (22.6)	34/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.7	+0.6	16.5	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	245 (10.2)	30/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.9	+0.3	15.3	+2.1	14.3	0.0	2.4	4.0	275 (11.5)	28/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.0	+0.6	9.9	+2.7	4.2	0.0	3.0	9.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.4	+0.9	13.0	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	429 (17.9)	34/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.4	+0.5	17.4	+3.2	16.3	2.0	5.2	1.2	366 (15.3)	26/15
RICHMOND RAAF	24.2	+0.4	15.7	+4.3	--	1.2	--	--	81 ( 3.4)	21/16
BELLAMBI AWS	22.8	+0.7	16.7	+1.2	--	0.8	--	--	264 (11.0)	28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.7	+1.2	13.5	+4.4	10.6	0.0	4.8	8.9	399 (16.6)	31/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.0	+2.7	12.4	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	94 ( 3.9)	22/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.2	+3.6	16.9	+6.8	12.6	0.0	4.0	0.6	321 (13.4)	31/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.8	+3.2	15.1	+6.9	--	0.0	3.6	--	308 (12.8)	34/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.4	+1.2	16.2	+8.6	--	0.0	--	--	236 ( 9.8)	30/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.0	+1.7	16.6	+5.8	14.9	0.0	2.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.6	-2.0	14.7	+7.3	--	0.0	--	--	427 (17.8)	39/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.4	+1.5	10.7	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	95 ( 4.0)	17/13
HOBART AIRPORT	21.3	+3.2	12.4	+3.6	7.8	0.0	2.8	1.8	382 (15.9)	34/01
	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

39.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
39.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
38.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
38.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
38.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+7.6 : 39.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.5 : 39.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+7.3 : 34.3 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+7.3 : 37.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.2 : 36.3 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.2 : 37.3 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
28.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+12.3 : 25.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+12.1 : 20.9 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+11.3 : 28.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+11.2 : 18.9 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+10.3 : 18.3 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
12.1 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-11.6 : 21.8 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
-8.3 : 20.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-7.6 : 20.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 19.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-7.0 : 23.1 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-7.0 : 20.8 KULGERA N Plateau NT

2.4 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-3.6 : 17.2 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
-3.5 : 18.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-3.5 : 10.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-3.4 : 17.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-3.3 : 14.8 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-3.3 : 6.9 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt 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.

65.0 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
64.0 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
61.0 SOPHIE DOWNS E Kimberley WA
47.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
45.2 SUNSHINE BORE N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
61.0 SOPHIE DOWNS
Interior
47.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
45.2 SUNSHINE BORE
N Plateau
65.0 YULARA AERO
64.0 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT

11.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

.....

0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1188 (49.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1112 (46.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1007 (42.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
982 (40.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
953 (39.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
929 (38.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
912 (38.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
880 (36.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
859 (35.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
853 (35.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
852 (35.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
838 (34.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
815 (34.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
807 (33.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
769 (32.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
767 (32.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
740 (30.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
733 (30.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
722 (30.1) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
707 (29.5) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
698 (29.1) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
693 (28.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
677 (28.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
662 (27.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
655 (27.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
635 (26.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
625 (26.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
619 (25.8) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
619 (25.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS

80/16 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
76/12 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
68/00 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
68/06 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
65/13 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/06 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/02 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
65/01 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
65/00 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME 16.2mm in 8 min to 11:49 121.5mm/h 4.2mm in 11 min to 12:00 22.9mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 21.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 22.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.4mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.8mm/h 8.4mm in 10 min to 23:11 50.4mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 19.0mm/h Interior GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 15.0mm in 3 hr to 19:30 5.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers GUNN POINT 11.6mm in 30 min to 14:00 23.2mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 19.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.8mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 22.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 44.4mm/h 25.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 25.0mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 25.2mm/h OENPELLI AIRPORT 13.0mm in 30 min to 19:00 26.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.0mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.8mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 6.2mm in 9 min to 01:39 41.3mm/h LAJAMANU 3.2mm in 2 min to 16:22 96.0mm/h 3.2mm in 2 min to 16:24 96.0mm/h 1.4mm in 1 min to 16:25 84.0mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.0mm/h 12.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 24.0mm/h 32.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 32.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.4mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 11.3mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 13.2mm in 30 min to 14:00 26.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.2mm/h 19.8mm in 30 min to 14:30 39.6mm/h 33.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 33.0mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.0mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 11.3mm/h N Plateau ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 10.4mm in 18 min to 12:30 34.7mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.8mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.3mm/h YULARA AERO 11.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h WALUNGURRU 10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.0mm/h 10.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 20.4mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.0mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.8mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 6.7mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 6.3mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural WHYALLA AERO 10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.8mm/h PORT AUGUSTA AERO 12.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.2mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.8mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.3mm/h Murray Valley MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) 11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula HORN ISLAND 16.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 33.2mm/h 23.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 23.8mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 10.6mm in 17 min to 23:50 37.4mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Central West BINNU AG STATION : 33(360/196 ) at 17:30 NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers LAJAMANU : 80(240/ 70 ) at 16:22