Australian Weather News -- 25 AUG 2014

Monday 25 AUG 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 1540 EST on 26/08/2014. 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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Date

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Date

Years

Highest wind gust (km/h)

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

12/08/2014

N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

67.0

31/08/2008

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
		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 15:39EST, 26/08/2014.

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	24.7	+6.2	8.7	+0.7	6.9	0.0	2.6	9.6	262 (10.9)	41/14
BUNBURY	21.5	+4.0	14.5	+7.1	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	48/23
MANDURAH	20.0	+2.1	14.9	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	369 (15.4)	37/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.8	+2.4	17.3	-3.1	16.2	0.0	6.8	10.6	326 (13.6)	44/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	24.3	+1.7	4.1	-1.9	1.9	0.0	7.8	11.1	314 (13.1)	52/12
WHYALLA AERO	18.0	-0.5	1.7	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	332 (13.8)	21/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.6	+2.0	4.2	-4.0	--	0.0	8.0	10.3	92 ( 3.8)	21/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.7	+2.6	7.7	+2.2	4.5	0.0	1.4	7.6	484 (20.2)	31/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.7	+0.4	14.3	+4.1	8.4	0.0	32.2	10.9	409 (17.0)	50/10
CAIRNS AERO	27.2	+0.6	17.2	-0.2	15.0	0.0	8.0	10.6	522 (21.8)	52/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.3	+0.3	13.6	-1.1	10.4	0.0	6.4	10.4	256 (10.7)	41/14
MACKAY M.O	23.1	+0.6	14.5	+0.5	--	0.0	--	11.1	362 (15.1)	31/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.6	+2.8	11.5	+0.8	8.9	0.0	4.2	--	199 ( 8.3)	39/13
BUNDABERG AERO	25.4	+2.1	12.5	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	386 (16.1)	37/09
COOLANGATTA	22.4	+1.0	14.5	+4.1	--	0.6	--	--	556 (23.2)	44/12
BRISBANE AERO	23.0	+1.2	12.3	+2.7	10.4	0.0	4.2	8.9	399 (16.6)	37/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.3	+0.8	7.7	+0.2	--	1.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	34/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.8	+2.8	6.0	+0.2	--	0.0	4.0	--	123 ( 5.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.0	+0.2	13.3	+5.0	10.5	2.2	3.9	--	472 (19.7)	35/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.5	+0.3	10.7	+4.0	--	0.4	--	--	263 (11.0)	26/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.2	+0.6	8.0	+1.2	5.8	0.2	8.4	--	242 (10.1)	30/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.1	+3.1	3.0	+0.9	-2.0	0.0	1.4	7.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.5	+2.0	2.9	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	31/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.1	+1.8	10.5	+2.4	8.5	0.2	3.2	8.9	260 (10.8)	39/15
RICHMOND RAAF	21.2	+1.5	7.0	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	113 ( 4.7)	31/15
BELLAMBI AWS	18.3	+0.3	11.5	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	184 ( 7.7)	43/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.2	+0.7	0.5	-3.0	-0.6	0.0	1.8	7.2	176 ( 7.3)	28/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.3	+2.3	2.0	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	159 ( 6.6)	13/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.6	+2.3	1.1	-4.2	-2.1	0.0	3.8	10.0	256 (10.7)	34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.3	+0.6	3.0	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	22/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.1	+0.9	4.1	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	31/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.7	+1.7	10.7	+4.0	4.9	1.0	7.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.8	+0.4	7.3	+3.6	--	3.4	--	--	461 (19.2)	50/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.2	+3.4	2.9	-0.8	--	3.4	--	--	73 ( 3.0)	13/10
HOBART AIRPORT	16.9	+3.4	3.9	-0.8	1.8	0.0	2.4	7.9	291 (12.1)	22/13
	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

35.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.8 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
34.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.6 NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS N Rivers NT
34.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+14.2 : 33.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.8 : 31.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+12.0 : 30.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+12.0 : 29.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+11.0 : 30.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+11.0 : 29.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.2 : 13.2 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+8.0 : 16.0 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
+7.9 : 13.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+7.5 : 14.5 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+7.4 : 13.5 EYRE Eucla WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-1.7 : 15.1 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
-1.7 : 16.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-1.6 : 19.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-1.6 : 19.5 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-1.6 : 18.4 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
-1.6 : 16.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-1.6 : 14.2 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

-4.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-3.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-3.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.9 : -2.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.6 : -0.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.0 : -0.3 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.9 : -1.0 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-5.8 : -0.8 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA

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.

54.8 WYELANGTA W Coast VIC
42.4 BEECH FOREST W Coast VIC
31.0 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC
30.0 GIFFARD W Gippsland VIC
26.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
26.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
30.0 GIFFARD
W Coast
54.8 WYELANGTA
42.4 BEECH FOREST
31.0 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE)

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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3.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1378 (57.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
994 (41.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
919 (38.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
864 (36.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
853 (35.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
849 (35.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
847 (35.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
840 (35.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
810 (33.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
767 (32.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
747 (31.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
718 (29.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
715 (29.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
714 (29.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
698 (29.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
692 (28.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
688 (28.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
687 (28.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
684 (28.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
682 (28.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
667 (27.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
639 (26.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
637 (26.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
634 (26.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
634 (26.4) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
629 (26.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
606 (25.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC

85/20 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/06 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/21 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
74/10 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/07 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 14.4mm in 30 min to 07:00 28.8mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 17.8mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 17.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h Illawarra BELLAMBI AWS 10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h South Coast ULLADULLA AWS 11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.4mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.6mm/h Goulburn/Monaro GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS 10.0mm in 30 min to 15:30 20.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h 15.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 30.8mm/h 25.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 25.4mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 17.8mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h VICTORIA Western Plains ARARAT PRISON 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 82(310/ 63 ) at 21:12 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 74(160/ 65 ) at 10:55 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 85(170/ 65 ) at 06:10