Australian Weather News -- 02 OCT 2014

Thursday 02 OCT 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 1500 EST on 03/10/2014. 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 minimum temperature

NSW

C Tablelands S

063005

BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION

-3.0

-2.7

18/10/1984

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063063

OBERON (SPRINGBANK)

-3.5

-3.0

17/10/2010

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063291

BATHURST AIRPORT AWS

-2.4

-1.7

20/10/2001

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 14:59EST, 03/10/2014.

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	+2.6	17.3	+7.1	14.8	0.0	5.8	9.0	422 (17.6)	39/13
BUNBURY	24.5	+3.6	15.2	+5.9	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	35/08
MANDURAH	23.1	+1.4	19.1	+5.8	--	0.0	--	--	255 (10.6)	41/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+0.4	22.0	-2.9	21.7	0.0	7.0	11.1	347 (14.5)	37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.5	+0.6	10.8	-4.0	9.8	0.0	13.2	11.6	500 (20.8)	37/08
WHYALLA AERO	19.7	-4.1	8.9	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	477 (19.9)	37/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.5	-2.4	6.5	-5.0	--	0.0	4.0	9.0	184 ( 7.7)	30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.9	-2.0	9.6	+2.5	8.5	0.0	1.8	1.2	382 (15.9)	34/03
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.1	+2.5	16.5	-2.0	13.4	0.0	11.8	--	322 (13.4)	39/12
CAIRNS AERO	29.4	-0.1	17.9	-2.7	16.5	0.0	8.0	11.3	445 (18.5)	46/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.7	-1.7	15.8	-4.9	14.0	0.0	8.4	11.5	308 (12.8)	31/16
MACKAY M.O	25.8	-1.7	15.8	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	251 (10.5)	28/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.5	-2.1	14.9	-2.1	12.6	0.0	5.6	--	198 ( 8.3)	41/09
BUNDABERG AERO	26.7	-0.2	15.8	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	468 (19.5)	46/09
COOLANGATTA	22.8	-1.6	16.3	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	581 (24.2)	41/00
BRISBANE AERO	23.2	-2.2	18.3	+2.7	17.2	0.0	7.0	7.7	565 (23.5)	39/02
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.6	-2.7	10.8	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	626 (26.1)	50/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.1	-1.0	9.4	-2.8	--	0.0	7.0	--	203 ( 8.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.6	-3.0	11.7	-2.1	6.8	0.0	8.6	--	546 (22.8)	30/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.9	-3.0	10.0	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	532 (22.2)	31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.4	-0.2	6.4	-5.5	3.5	0.0	9.0	--	471 (19.6)	30/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.2	-1.5	0.4	-8.9	--	0.0	--	--	464 (19.3)	35/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.8	+2.3	10.3	-2.9	7.1	0.0	7.2	11.1	530 (22.1)	37/09
RICHMOND RAAF	25.1	+0.3	5.3	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	276 (11.5)	26/10
BELLAMBI AWS	19.8	-1.6	9.9	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	491 (20.5)	35/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	19.5	-1.9	0.5	-7.2	-1.0	0.0	4.4	10.9	307 (12.8)	37/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.0	-3.5	3.8	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	269 (11.2)	39/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.2	-1.7	6.5	-3.3	4.0	0.0	5.2	11.5	295 (12.3)	28/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.8	-2.1	2.2	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.3	-3.1	2.2	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	292 (12.2)	35/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.9	-1.8	9.4	-0.1	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.8	-2.8	4.0	-2.2	--	0.4	--	--	347 (14.5)	39/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.5	+3.5	9.2	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	322 (13.4)	37/15
HOBART AIRPORT	18.5	+1.2	10.5	+3.0	8.8	0.0	3.6	10.2	634 (26.4)	65/16
	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

40.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

+11.1 : 35.7 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.7 : 32.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.4 : 31.5 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.6 : 32.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.3 : 32.4 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
26.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
26.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.8 : 19.4 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.2 : 17.4 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.8 : 16.2 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.7 : 17.1 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.6 : 16.9 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.4 : 16.3 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.7 : 18.0 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-4.6 : 19.6 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.5 : 6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.5 : 24.3 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW

-4.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.5 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.2 : -3.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-9.0 : -0.4 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
-8.9 : 0.4 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-8.5 : -2.4 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-8.5 : -1.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S 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.

43.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
20.2 DERWENT BRIDGE Central Plateau TAS
14.8 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT) Derwent Valley TAS
13.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.0 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS

11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
11.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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5.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1838 (76.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1440 (60.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1412 (58.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1256 (52.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1140 (47.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1106 (46.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1093 (45.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1075 (44.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1075 (44.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1017 (42.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
995 (41.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
947 (39.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
903 (37.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
895 (37.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
881 (36.7) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
876 (36.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
835 (34.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
827 (34.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
805 (33.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
803 (33.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
787 (32.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
765 (31.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
754 (31.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
750 (31.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
750 (31.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
737 (30.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
718 (29.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
697 (29.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
690 (28.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
683 (28.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
683 (28.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
673 (28.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
669 (27.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
657 (27.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
651 (27.1) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
649 (27.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
642 (26.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
640 (26.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
635 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
634 (26.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
634 (26.4) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
632 (26.3) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
629 (26.2) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
628 (26.2) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
626 (26.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
625 (26.0) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
624 (26.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
619 (25.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
617 (25.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
615 (25.6) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
615 (25.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
613 (25.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
605 (25.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS

109/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/13 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
100/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/08 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
91/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
91/06 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
None reported	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 83(140/ 69 ) at 00:00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 91(150/ 72 ) at 00:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(270/ 74 ) at 10:40 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(320/ 93 ) at 00:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 108(270/ 72 ) at 00:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 95(220/ 54 ) at 13:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(240/ 67 ) at 19:29 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 96(260/ 69 ) at 08:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 85(290/ 63 ) at 02:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 91(260/ 76 ) at 07:00