Australian Weather News -- 22 MAY 2014

Thursday 22 MAY 2014

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Records set or equalled today

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Highest minimum temperature

Adelaide Plains

023122

ROSEWORTHY AWS

16.5

16.2

08/05/2002

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Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
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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 17:00EST, 23/05/2014.

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	23.4	-0.7	13.8	+0.9	--	0.2	--	--	260 (10.8)	43/18
PERTH AIRPORT	22.1	+0.3	12.8	+2.4	11.5	1.4	0.2	5.6	257 (10.7)	37/16
BUNBURY	23.0	+1.8	12.8	+3.5	--	1.2	--	--	111 ( 4.6)	44/14
MANDURAH	21.5	+0.2	16.3	+2.7	--	0.8	--	--	244 (10.2)	61/20
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.9	+0.9	23.9	+1.8	23.4	0.0	5.2	10.8	315 (13.1)	30/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	23.6	+0.6	14.6	+6.4	13.4	4.6	4.4	5.2	290 (12.1)	37/06
WHYALLA AERO	25.8	+5.4	12.9	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	35/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	25.7	+6.8	16.0	+5.8	--	0.0	3.0	3.9	181 ( 7.5)	37/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.5	+0.4	9.9	+2.6	11.1	0.0	1.2	0.9	347 (14.5)	39/06
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.4	+2.6	14.1	+0.3	12.9	0.0	6.8	--	220 ( 9.2)	34/10
CAIRNS AERO	27.6	0.0	21.4	+1.5	20.3	4.4	4.2	6.3	497 (20.7)	43/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.4	+0.8	17.7	+0.1	15.0	0.0	5.6	9.9	381 (15.9)	39/13
MACKAY M.O	24.5	+0.3	19.5	+2.4	--	1.0	--	8.0	414 (17.3)	35/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.7	+0.7	17.4	+3.3	14.6	0.0	4.0	--	279 (11.6)	31/08
BUNDABERG AERO	26.1	+1.5	16.8	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	39/14
COOLANGATTA	24.8	+1.7	15.0	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	178 ( 7.4)	22/10
BRISBANE AERO	24.2	+0.7	17.5	+4.7	16.9	0.8	2.0	7.4	274 (11.4)	30/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.8	0.0	13.6	+3.8	--	0.2	--	--	437 (18.2)	35/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.0	+3.7	9.1	+0.4	--	0.0	2.8	--	56 ( 2.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.6	+2.2	11.1	-0.6	9.0	0.0	2.4	--	213 ( 8.9)	26/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.8	+3.4	11.6	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	140 ( 5.8)	21/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.4	+4.1	9.3	-0.7	7.2	0.2	2.4	--	199 ( 8.3)	30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.6	+3.4	4.4	-0.2	-0.6	0.2	2.0	7.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.7	+3.8	5.6	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	134 ( 5.6)	22/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.5	+6.5	13.0	+2.1	10.7	0.0	2.2	9.4	297 (12.4)	28/08
RICHMOND RAAF	24.6	+4.1	5.8	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	19 ( 0.8)	22/14
BELLAMBI AWS	23.1	+3.5	16.7	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	191 ( 8.0)	30/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.7	+6.4	8.0	+2.2	5.8	0.0	1.8	8.0	183 ( 7.6)	30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.9	+1.3	8.5	+3.1	--	0.2	--	--	26 ( 1.1)	18/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.9	+6.9	11.9	+4.5	8.1	0.0	2.6	6.3	231 ( 9.6)	37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.9	+5.7	11.5	+5.8	--	0.0	1.6	--	235 ( 9.8)	26/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.3	+6.7	10.3	+5.2	--	0.4	--	--	78 ( 3.3)	41/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.1	+4.4	12.5	+3.8	9.0	0.0	3.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.4	+4.8	9.6	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	403 (16.8)	61/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.1	+1.3	4.3	-0.7	--	0.4	--	--	251 (10.5)	39/12
HOBART AIRPORT	18.1	+2.9	6.6	0.0	6.7	0.0	1.0	0.4	360 (15.0)	41/11
	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

36.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+8.0 : 25.1 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+7.8 : 26.3 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
+7.8 : 25.4 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
+7.8 : 28.5 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+7.7 : 27.1 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+7.7 : 26.4 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
+7.7 : 24.7 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.2 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 8.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+8.7 : 18.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 18.9 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+8.7 : 17.2 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.5 : 18.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-2.8 : 21.3 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-2.8 : 21.3 SEVENTEEN SEVENTY Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-2.2 : 13.9 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-2.1 : 21.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-2.0 : 24.0 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD

-1.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-1.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-0.2 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-0.2 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-0.2 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-4.6 : 11.7 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-4.4 : -0.2 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-4.0 : 14.7 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
-3.5 : -0.2 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-3.2 : -1.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

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.

40.2 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
38.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
36.0 CENTRAL MILL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
36.0 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1 N Coast--Herbert QLD
35.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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1.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1341 (55.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1298 (54.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1019 (42.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
928 (38.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
894 (37.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
876 (36.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
788 (32.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
779 (32.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
752 (31.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
723 (30.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
696 (29.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
688 (28.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
684 (28.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
681 (28.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
671 (28.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
662 (27.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
659 (27.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
646 (26.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
629 (26.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
624 (26.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
622 (25.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
618 (25.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

102/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/19 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/21 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/17 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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 Lower West JANDAKOT AERO 13.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.6mm/h ROTTNEST ISLAND 11.4mm in 30 min to 22:30 22.8mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.4mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 17.6mm/h GARDEN ISLAND HSF 5.4mm in 13 min to 22:33 24.9mm/h BUSSELTON AERO 8.0mm in 21 min to 21:21 22.9mm/h BRIDGETOWN 10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 14.2mm/h STYLES TOWER 6.1mm in 6 min to 22:06 61.0mm/h 13.1mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.1mm/h DARDANUP 12.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.0mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.6mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.0mm/h HARVEY 11.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.6mm/h WAROONA 13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral WOOMERA AERODROME 38.4mm in 30 min to 15:00 76.8mm/h 38.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 38.4mm/h 38.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 38.4mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 7.4mm in 20 min to 02:50 22.2mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.6mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ 10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.4mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 95(290/ 63 ) at 21:39 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(320/ 87 ) at 17:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(260/ 78 ) at 20:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 87(310/ 67 ) at 12:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 80(300/ 70 ) at 23:59