Australian Weather News -- 14 JUL 2014

Monday 14 JUL 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 15/07/2014. 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

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

26.6

3.0

07/07/2001

1 N

N Kimberley

001024

ELLENBRAE

13.6

0.4

02/07/2010

1 N

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

7.0

4.0

21/07/1991

1 N

N Kimberley

001031

FARAWAY BAY

30.0

0.0

2011

1 N

Alice Springs

015638

GLEN HELEN LODGE

28.2

24.4

13/07/2010

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 16:32EST, 15/07/2014.

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
PERTH AIRPORT	17.8	-0.1	6.4	-1.6	3.1	14.2	0.6	7.2	362 (15.1)	65/09
BUNBURY	17.7	+0.5	10.3	+3.3	--	13.0	--	--	419 (17.5)	83/04
MANDURAH	17.9	+0.5	11.7	+1.1	--	13.0	--	--	554 (23.1)	80/05
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.3	-0.2	20.9	+1.6	19.9	0.0	4.4	10.8	390 (16.3)	37/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	13.8	-5.9	6.3	+2.3	5.4	25.6	3.4	1.3	338 (14.1)	30/00
WHYALLA AERO	12.6	-4.3	4.2	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	216 ( 9.0)	22/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	11.9	-3.4	6.1	-1.4	--	0.0	3.4	0.1	109 ( 4.5)	34/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.0	-2.2	4.0	-1.2	2.0	0.0	1.4	0.3	197 ( 8.2)	35/23
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.8	+2.1	13.9	+5.3	--	0.0	23.6	6.3	343 (14.3)	39/11
CAIRNS AERO	25.7	0.0	19.2	+2.1	17.4	0.0	7.0	6.7	559 (23.3)	55/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	23.8	-1.3	12.2	-1.4	8.4	0.0	5.2	3.7	337 (14.0)	37/09
MACKAY M.O	20.5	-0.8	9.7	-3.2	--	0.0	--	3.2	346 (14.4)	44/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.2	+0.1	7.9	-1.6	5.3	0.0	3.8	--	216 ( 9.0)	41/11
BUNDABERG AERO	22.9	+0.9	10.1	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	293 (12.2)	55/12
COOLANGATTA	20.6	+0.1	11.7	+1.7	--	0.4	--	--	428 (17.8)	41/14
BRISBANE AERO	20.3	-0.5	7.8	-1.2	6.2	0.0	3.8	--	--	--
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.0	-0.5	4.0	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	52/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.4	+1.3	2.2	-2.5	--	0.0	3.0	--	200 ( 8.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.5	+0.8	11.1	+3.5	9.0	0.0	4.0	5.7	594 (24.8)	41/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.6	0.0	9.1	+2.6	--	0.2	--	--	435 (18.1)	35/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	16.8	-0.2	6.4	0.0	-1.5	8.4	20.2	--	419 (17.5)	30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.4	+2.0	-0.7	-2.2	-7.8	0.2	3.2	6.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	16.0	+0.7	-2.6	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	365 (15.2)	39/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	16.0	-1.0	5.8	-1.4	3.6	0.0	3.2	5.1	485 (20.2)	37/15
RICHMOND RAAF	18.0	+0.6	-2.3	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	195 ( 8.1)	21/14
BELLAMBI AWS	15.7	-1.1	9.0	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	443 (18.5)	34/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	13.1	+0.4	-1.5	-4.2	-3.6	0.0	0.8	6.8	204 ( 8.5)	24/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.6	-0.5	-0.9	-4.0	--	0.2	--	--	110 ( 4.6)	13/01
MILDURA AIRPORT	11.1	-4.3	-0.3	-4.6	-4.9	0.2	1.6	0.7	235 ( 9.8)	18/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	11.4	-1.6	-1.3	-4.2	--	0.2	--	--	169 ( 7.0)	26/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	10.8	-1.7	0.3	-2.2	--	0.2	--	--	161 ( 6.7)	30/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	13.4	-0.1	6.9	+0.9	--	0.0	3.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.8	-0.3	0.8	-2.4	--	0.6	--	--	149 ( 6.2)	37/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	11.4	-1.2	-1.4	-3.7	--	0.2	--	--	66 ( 2.8)	11/17
HOBART AIRPORT	13.7	+1.2	3.2	-0.9	0.6	0.0	1.4	8.0	303 (12.6)	26/00
	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

33.0 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
33.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
33.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
32.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
32.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+3.8 : 6.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+3.3 : 14.4 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+3.3 : 8.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
+3.2 : 18.3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
+3.1 : 26.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+3.1 : 12.4 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW

24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+6.1 : 19.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+5.8 : 16.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+5.7 : 12.7 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+5.6 : 12.1 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+5.5 : 16.1 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.3 : 13.5 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
-8.1 : 21.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-7.8 : 12.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-7.7 : 23.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-7.4 : 21.0 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA

-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.8 : -4.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-7.5 : -4.6 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-7.4 : -6.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.3 : -5.0 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-7.0 : -3.8 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling 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.

35.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
31.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
31.0 MOUNT DENISON N Plateau NT
30.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
30.0 FARAWAY BAY N Kimberley WA

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
9.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
8.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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0.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

1266 (52.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1124 (46.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1089 (45.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
983 (41.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
963 (40.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
945 (39.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
935 (39.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
923 (38.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
911 (38.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
859 (35.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
852 (35.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
844 (35.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
829 (34.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
825 (34.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
815 (34.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
799 (33.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
750 (31.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
750 (31.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
736 (30.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
714 (29.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
710 (29.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
709 (29.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
704 (29.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
684 (28.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
669 (27.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
651 (27.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
636 (26.5) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
627 (26.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
615 (25.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
614 (25.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
607 (25.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
604 (25.2) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW

120/13 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
102/14 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
85/05 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
83/04 BUNBURY Lower West WA
83/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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 KALUMBURU 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h TRUSCOTT 25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h Central West GERALDTON AIRPORT 4.8mm in 13 min to 08:00 22.2mm/h Lower West LANCELIN 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h JANDAKOT AERO 9.2mm in 15 min to 05:47 36.8mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.8mm/h ROTTNEST ISLAND 10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h SWANBOURNE 11.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.6mm/h PERTH METRO 12.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.2mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.4mm/h BICKLEY 10.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.8mm/h CAPE NATURALISTE 4.0mm in 3 min to 03:30 80.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.0mm/h DWELLINGUP 10.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.0mm/h BUSSELTON AERO 5.8mm in 15 min to 04:00 23.2mm/h WITCHCLIFFE 9.2mm in 26 min to 03:30 21.2mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.4mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.6mm/h SHANNON 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h STYLES TOWER 5.2mm in 15 min to 04:15 20.8mm/h 10.3mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.3mm/h COLLIE EAST 10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.6mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h FLOREAT PARK AG STATION 10.2mm in 30 min to 06:00 20.4mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.2mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.8mm/h HARVEY 14.6mm in 30 min to 05:00 29.2mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 19.2mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.8mm/h MYALUP AG STATION 11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.0mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 05:00 22.0mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 18.2mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.0mm/h GINGIN WEST AG STATION 11.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.4mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h PEMBERTON AG STATION 15.6mm in 30 min to 04:00 31.2mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 16.2mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 18.6mm/h 10.4mm in 30 min to 14:00 20.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.2mm/h WANNEROO AG STATION 13.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.6mm/h GOSNELLS CHMP 8.6mm in 49 min to 06:00 10.5mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.6mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 83(230/ 65 ) at 06:32 GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 74(220/ 63 ) at 06:43 CAPE LEEUWIN : 121(280/ 95 ) at 13:20 CAPE NATURALISTE : 102(240/ 69 ) at 14:30 BUSSELTON JETTY : 83(290/ 65 ) at 14:35 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(310/ 70 ) at 01:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 76(260/ 63 ) at 04:00 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 96(190/ 43 ) at 13:18