Australian Weather News -- 19 SEP 2014

Friday 19 SEP 2014

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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 1503 EST on 20/09/2014. 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

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

-11.1

03/09/2012

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

W Agricultural

018191

COULTA (COLES POINT)

1.8

1.9

28/09/2006

1 N

Lower SE

026100

PADTHAWAY SOUTH

-0.6

25/09/2011

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

Wimmera S

079028

LONGERENONG

-3.5

-3.0

10/09/2002

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT AWS

39.5

39.4

19/09/2008

1 N

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

38.3

37.2

26/09/2010

37.7

22/10/2008

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 15:02EST, 20/09/2014.

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	25.2	+5.1	9.0	+0.1	6.2	0.0	5.6	10.8	348 (14.5)	26/15
BUNBURY	22.6	+4.2	10.7	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	176 ( 7.3)	18/12
MANDURAH	22.3	+3.4	13.1	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	216 ( 9.0)	22/22
DARWIN AIRPORT	37.4	+4.8	21.9	-1.1	21.0	0.0	8.8	10.9	291 (12.1)	48/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.3	+7.1	12.6	+2.3	10.0	0.0	10.8	9.8	386 (16.1)	39/01
WHYALLA AERO	20.5	-1.0	4.0	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	358 (14.9)	34/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.4	+0.4	8.7	-1.0	--	2.0	0.6	--	168 ( 7.0)	34/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.3	-0.5	0.6	-5.7	-1.7	0.4	1.8	7.2	217 ( 9.0)	26/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.2	+2.0	13.3	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	375 (15.6)	31/10
CAIRNS AERO	30.7	+2.6	13.1	-5.6	9.2	0.0	6.8	10.1	220 ( 9.2)	34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.7	0.0	15.3	-2.1	13.5	0.0	7.2	10.7	262 (10.9)	31/13
MACKAY M.O	24.5	-0.7	14.6	-2.0	--	0.0	--	10.4	335 (14.0)	24/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.7	+1.4	11.4	-2.3	8.7	0.0	7.4	--	190 ( 7.9)	34/17
BUNDABERG AERO	26.4	+1.0	10.0	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	241 (10.0)	37/16
COOLANGATTA	23.1	-0.1	8.8	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	264 (11.0)	31/19
BRISBANE AERO	23.9	-0.3	10.2	-2.5	7.1	0.0	7.6	11.0	335 (14.0)	34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.7	-0.5	6.6	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	354 (14.8)	34/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.6	-1.8	5.3	-3.3	--	0.0	4.6	--	101 ( 4.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.2	-1.8	6.6	-4.4	6.0	0.0	4.0	--	244 (10.2)	26/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.3	-3.2	6.0	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.8	-2.5	6.3	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	30/08
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.3	-3.0	2.4	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	30/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.9	+0.4	9.0	-1.4	5.0	0.0	5.4	9.7	419 (17.5)	31/11
RICHMOND RAAF	20.4	-2.3	2.8	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	161 ( 6.7)	21/18
BELLAMBI AWS	16.9	-3.2	8.6	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	24/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.2	-0.4	-1.5	-6.6	-3.4	0.0	4.0	10.5	264 (11.0)	26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.6	-1.4	1.1	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	28/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.5	-0.9	2.7	-4.6	-1.5	0.0	2.8	11.2	222 ( 9.3)	24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.0	-0.4	-0.4	-5.8	--	0.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	37/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.4	-0.4	-2.3	-6.6	--	0.0	--	--	217 ( 9.0)	31/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.7	-1.5	8.6	+0.6	6.1	1.4	1.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.5	-0.4	0.2	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	313 (13.0)	31/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.6	+1.1	5.3	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	31/10
HOBART AIRPORT	16.6	+1.3	8.2	+2.2	3.8	0.6	2.6	9.1	460 (19.2)	57/13
	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

40.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
39.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
38.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.8 NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS N Rivers NT
38.8 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 30.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.7 : 24.4 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+7.6 : 35.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.5 : 34.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.1 : 34.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.8 : 16.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 23.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+7.2 : 15.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.2 : 16.8 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+6.2 : 11.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.4 : 17.8 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-5.2 : 0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-4.6 : 18.4 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-4.6 : 18.0 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
-4.5 : 17.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

-6.4 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-8.8 : -2.3 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-8.7 : -3.6 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-8.6 : -3.5 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-8.3 : -1.1 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-8.3 : -5.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-8.3 : -6.4 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-8.3 : -5.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W 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.

52.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
23.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
23.6 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT) Derwent Valley TAS
23.0 CATAMARAN Southeast TAS
21.6 PORT ARTHUR (STEWARTS BAY) Southeast TAS

TASMANIA
Southeast
23.0 CATAMARAN
21.6 PORT ARTHUR (STEWARTS BAY)
Derwent Valley
23.6 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT)
W Coast
52.0 MOUNT READ
23.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM

11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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4.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
4.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1342 (55.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1283 (53.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1144 (47.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1140 (47.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1131 (47.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1110 (46.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1108 (46.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1006 (41.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
995 (41.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
994 (41.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
969 (40.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
960 (40.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
918 (38.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
841 (35.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
820 (34.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
801 (33.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
783 (32.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
710 (29.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
703 (29.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
662 (27.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
660 (27.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
658 (27.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
642 (26.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
638 (26.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
635 (26.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
621 (25.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
615 (25.6) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
613 (25.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
613 (25.5) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
603 (25.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

104/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/04 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
89/02 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
83/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/03 MOUNT READ W Coast 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 8.0mm in 15 min to 21:45 32.0mm/h 7.2mm in 15 min to 22:00 28.8mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.2mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.6mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 80(250/ 69 ) at 06:44 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 70(230/ 63 ) at 13:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(300/ 65 ) at 00:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(240/ 76 ) at 03:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 91(220/ 59 ) at 07:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 82(250/ 63 ) at 03:30 W Coast MOUNT READ : 74(230/ 63 ) at 00:43 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 76(260/ 65 ) at 14:30