Australian Weather News -- 02 SEP 2014

Tuesday 02 SEP 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 1557 EST on 03/09/2014. 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

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

12.4

13.0

22/09/2007

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

VIC

E Gippsland

084143

COMBIENBAR AWS

5.6

6.4

05/09/1995

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
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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 15:56EST, 03/09/2014.

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	20.8	+0.7	12.8	+3.9	11.2	0.0	4.2	0.0	405 (16.9)	30/06
BUNBURY	21.1	+2.7	10.0	+1.6	--	0.2	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	21/18
MANDURAH	21.1	+2.2	12.6	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	170 ( 7.1)	24/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.5	-1.1	17.7	-5.3	16.4	0.0	6.4	10.9	289 (12.0)	34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.0	-6.2	10.6	+0.3	9.5	0.0	10.8	11.4	335 (14.0)	46/09
WHYALLA AERO	15.4	-6.1	6.2	-1.9	--	7.2	--	--	334 (13.9)	41/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.2	-2.8	6.3	-3.4	--	5.6	2.2	9.0	248 (10.3)	39/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.4	-1.4	4.4	-1.9	1.7	13.6	1.6	8.9	321 (13.4)	43/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.6	-2.6	6.7	-7.5	5.0	0.0	7.6	11.2	263 (11.0)	52/09
CAIRNS AERO	26.6	-1.5	12.8	-5.9	8.7	0.0	8.4	11.4	385 (16.0)	31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.6	-0.1	13.4	-4.0	9.6	0.0	6.4	11.4	199 ( 8.3)	28/13
MACKAY M.O	27.2	+2.0	12.5	-4.1	--	0.0	--	11.3	245 (10.2)	34/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.9	+3.6	9.6	-4.1	7.0	0.0	5.6	--	156 ( 6.5)	41/15
BUNDABERG AERO	26.6	+1.2	12.7	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	333 (13.9)	54/14
COOLANGATTA	24.8	+1.6	13.7	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	402 (16.8)	46/14
BRISBANE AERO	27.9	+3.7	12.5	-0.2	9.3	0.0	4.6	6.7	--	57/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.5	+1.3	11.4	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	59/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	16.4	-5.0	11.6	+3.0	--	0.0	4.0	--	--	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.4	-0.6	13.1	+2.1	11.0	0.0	4.0	4.8	404 (16.8)	61/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.0	-0.5	11.8	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	222 ( 9.3)	48/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.8	-2.5	12.0	+3.0	10.4	0.0	4.6	0.8	279 (11.6)	70/12
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	16.4	-4.9	9.7	+3.5	--	3.4	--	--	357 (14.9)	61/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.8	-2.7	15.0	+4.6	14.0	0.2	5.2	1.5	374 (15.6)	59/21
RICHMOND RAAF	19.3	-3.4	11.2	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	63/21
BELLAMBI AWS	16.7	-3.4	14.5	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	403 (16.8)	61/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.9	-1.7	7.1	+2.0	6.2	1.4	3.4	8.5	400 (16.7)	61/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.6	-2.4	6.6	+0.9	--	1.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	61/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	16.9	-3.5	6.0	-1.3	2.5	5.2	0.6	9.6	257 (10.7)	39/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.5	-2.9	2.4	-3.0	4.2	11.8	--	--	--	54/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.6	-2.2	3.5	-0.8	--	9.6	--	--	205 ( 8.5)	46/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.4	-0.8	9.1	+1.1	6.5	11.0	2.0	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.6	-2.3	4.6	-0.2	--	7.2	--	--	313 (13.0)	50/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.4	-1.1	5.7	+0.5	--	11.6	--	--	319 (13.3)	34/09
HOBART AIRPORT	12.5	-2.8	6.4	+0.4	1.6	7.0	1.8	7.3	443 (18.5)	41/15
	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

38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
37.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+6.8 : 31.2 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.1 : 37.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+5.6 : 31.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+5.3 : 30.9 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+5.1 : 28.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+5.1 : 28.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+7.0 : 15.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+6.7 : 11.8 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+6.4 : 11.4 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+6.0 : 10.7 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8 : 16.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.2 : 5.6 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-8.8 : 5.2 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-8.7 : 19.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-8.5 : 18.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-8.4 : 22.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-8.4 : 16.3 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-8.4 : 8.6 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC

-4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.7 : 5.2 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-9.2 : -1.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.1 : 8.7 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-9.0 : 11.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 11.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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.

63.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
30.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
29.6 CANN RIVER E Gippsland VIC
26.0 MURCHISON Upper North VIC
25.4 YEA N Central VIC

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
63.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

VICTORIA
Upper North
26.0 MURCHISON
E Gippsland
29.6 CANN RIVER
W Gippsland
30.6 MOUNT BAW BAW
N Central
25.4 YEA

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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3.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
1.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1303 (54.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1132 (47.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1087 (45.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
978 (40.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
946 (39.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
939 (39.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
933 (38.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
917 (38.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
896 (37.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
849 (35.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
839 (35.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
815 (34.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
739 (30.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
718 (29.9) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
715 (29.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
712 (29.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
708 (29.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
703 (29.3) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
701 (29.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
691 (28.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
673 (28.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
670 (27.9) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
670 (27.9) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
668 (27.8) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
665 (27.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
665 (27.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
657 (27.4) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
651 (27.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
648 (27.0) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
641 (26.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
633 (26.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
630 (26.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
621 (25.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
613 (25.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
608 (25.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
600 (25.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
600 (25.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

102/17 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
100/21 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
94/15 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
89/22 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
89/13 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 6.8mm in 4 min to 13:43 102.0mm/h 4.8mm in 7 min to 13:50 41.1mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 17.8mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(220/ 74 ) at 21:30 GREEN CAPE AWS : 102(190/ 82 ) at 17:30 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 83(290/ 65 ) at 00:05 VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 91(180/ 70 ) at 16:30 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(200/ 69 ) at 14:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(220/ 67 ) at 01:00 KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 76(190/ 63 ) at 05:50