Australian Weather News -- 07 FEB 2015

Saturday 07 FEB 2015

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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 1444 EST on 08/02/2015. 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

Arnhem

014508

GOVE AIRPORT

19.8

05/02/1990

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

VIC

Wimmera S

079105

STAWELL AERODROME

70.0

07/02/2009

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031213

CAPE FLATTERY

32.8

32.7

07/02/2004

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 14:43EST, 08/02/2015.

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	35.5	+3.6	18.8	+1.3	17.2	0.0	9.2	12.5	482 (20.1)	48/00
BUNBURY	33.9	+3.9	16.0	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	418 (17.4)	37/22
MANDURAH	32.4	+2.6	19.0	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	453 (18.9)	39/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+1.8	26.3	+1.6	25.7	0.0	7.2	7.4	358 (14.9)	31/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.3	+3.2	20.3	-0.4	19.4	0.0	8.8	12.2	230 ( 9.6)	34/11
WHYALLA AERO	41.6	+12.0	18.3	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	54/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	38.5	+9.1	21.8	+4.6	--	0.0	--	--	185 ( 7.7)	35/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	37.9	+12.7	16.2	+4.5	13.8	0.0	10.4	7.5	340 (14.2)	52/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.1	+2.8	27.7	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	333 (13.9)	44/14
CAIRNS AERO	27.2	-4.0	24.2	+0.4	23.9	58.2	--	0.4	507 (21.1)	54/19
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.2	+1.1	25.3	+1.2	24.0	0.0	8.0	1.4	524 (21.8)	46/23
MACKAY M.O	29.4	-0.2	23.5	+0.1	--	0.2	--	3.1	692 (28.8)	54/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.9	-2.3	22.1	0.0	20.6	0.0	8.0	--	464 (19.3)	43/08
BUNDABERG AERO	28.9	-1.0	20.6	-0.8	--	2.8	--	--	601 (25.0)	43/15
COOLANGATTA	27.8	-0.5	19.1	-1.7	--	1.8	--	--	487 (20.3)	39/02
BRISBANE AERO	28.0	-0.9	19.2	-1.9	18.6	0.0	11.0	11.2	451 (18.8)	35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.1	-2.0	12.8	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	521 (21.7)	39/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.9	+0.9	16.6	-2.1	--	0.0	9.6	--	257 (10.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.7	-0.1	18.0	-1.5	--	2.6	--	--	472 (19.7)	28/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.7	+0.2	17.8	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.2	-1.4	17.8	-0.3	--	1.0	--	--	287 (12.0)	31/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.8	+0.1	14.4	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	485 (20.2)	43/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.7	+1.3	19.2	+0.2	16.9	0.0	5.4	6.9	331 (13.8)	41/13
RICHMOND RAAF	28.8	-0.1	16.6	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	28/18
BELLAMBI AWS	25.6	+0.8	17.5	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	39/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	33.5	+2.7	17.4	+1.0	16.0	0.0	9.0	13.1	303 (12.6)	34/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	33.5	+2.4	16.9	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	43/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	39.2	+7.6	23.5	+7.0	18.5	0.0	12.6	8.7	318 (13.3)	35/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	32.3	+2.8	18.0	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	33.2	+3.9	19.8	+5.5	--	0.0	--	--	197 ( 8.2)	44/21
BALLARAT AERODROME	32.7	+7.7	22.0	+10.5	--	0.0	--	--	463 (19.3)	59/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	29.0	+4.5	13.6	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	37/15
HOBART AIRPORT	29.7	+7.4	11.7	-0.3	8.3	0.0	5.6	12.5	402 (16.8)	39/05
	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

44.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
43.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA
43.7 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
43.1 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

+14.1 : 38.1 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+13.6 : 38.1 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.7 : 37.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+12.3 : 36.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+12.2 : 35.3 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

29.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.4 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.9 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+11.2 : 24.4 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+10.8 : 23.3 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+10.5 : 22.0 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
+10.0 : 23.3 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
+9.9 : 24.0 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

18.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
19.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
19.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
19.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
20.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
20.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.4 : 23.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.1 : 22.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.0 : 27.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.9 : 25.4 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-3.6 : 26.9 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

5.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
6.4 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.4 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
7.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.3 : 14.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.3 : 10.5 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.3 : 7.8 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.9 : 9.1 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-5.6 : 7.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 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.

81.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
75.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
70.2 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
70.0 RUSSELL RIVER N Coast--Herbert QLD
69.8 CAIRNS RACECOURSE N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
75.0 TOPAZ ALERT
70.2 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
69.8 CAIRNS RACECOURSE
65.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
59.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
58.2 CAIRNS AERO
57.8 MT SHERIDAN
56.0 MT SOPHIA
54.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
N Coast--Herbert
81.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
70.0 RUSSELL RIVER
69.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
68.0 TUNG OIL TM
66.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
61.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
59.0 NERADA ALERT
58.0 CORSIS ALERT
55.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
50.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT

13.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

.....

4.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
1.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

1347 (56.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1230 (51.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1197 (49.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1168 (48.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1044 (43.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1040 (43.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1016 (42.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
976 (40.7) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
926 (38.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
924 (38.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
900 (37.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
871 (36.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
855 (35.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
852 (35.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
831 (34.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
813 (33.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
788 (32.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
768 (32.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
765 (31.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
756 (31.5) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
752 (31.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
723 (30.1) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
721 (30.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
719 (30.0) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
706 (29.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
702 (29.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
692 (28.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
684 (28.5) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
665 (27.7) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
661 (27.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
640 (26.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
627 (26.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
617 (25.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
608 (25.3) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
607 (25.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
603 (25.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
600 (25.0) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD

118/15 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
85/07 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
81/04 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
81/18 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
80/23 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

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 Lower West GINGIN WEST AG STATION 13.8mm in 30 min to 03:30 27.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.8mm/h Cent Wheatbelt KALANNIE AG STATION 13.8mm in 30 min to 03:30 27.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.8mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula SCHERGER RAAF 9.2mm in 23 min to 18:23 24.0mm/h 11.0mm in 7 min to 18:30 94.3mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.4mm/h 12.6mm in 30 min to 19:00 25.2mm/h 32.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 32.8mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.6mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h 5.0mm in 14 min to 09:44 21.4mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 12.6mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h 12.8mm in 20 min to 12:50 38.4mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 16.6mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.4mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h 5.4mm in 6 min to 07:46 54.0mm/h 5.8mm in 4 min to 07:50 87.0mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 14.6mm/h 8.8mm in 15 min to 08:15 35.2mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 24.6mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.4mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.3mm/h CAIRNS RACECOURSE 13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.4mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h 17.0mm in 30 min to 10:30 34.0mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 24.6mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 18.6mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.3mm/h 11.4mm in 30 min to 13:00 22.8mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.4mm/h 12.8mm in 30 min to 15:00 25.6mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.8mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 19.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h 13.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 27.2mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.6mm/h 12.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 24.8mm/h 26.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 26.0mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 20.2mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.6mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.0mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h VICTORIA Wimmera S KANAGULK 6.8mm in 5 min to 16:00 81.6mm/h W Coast HAMILTON AIRPORT 1.6mm in 1 min to 16:35 96.0mm/h 1.6mm in 1 min to 16:36 96.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 8.8mm in 12 min to 10:53 44.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.4mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 16.6mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h 10.2mm in 15 min to 12:57 40.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.2mm/h CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 5.4mm in 12 min to 19:00 27.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE : 85(110/ 74 ) at 07:46 VICTORIA Wimmera S STAWELL AERODROME : 76(310/ 63 ) at 16:56 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 76( 10/ 65 ) at 08:30 W Coast HAMILTON AIRPORT : 119(290/ 76 ) at 16:35