Australian Weather News -- 26 FEB 2016

Friday 26 FEB 2016

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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 1438 EST on 27/02/2016. 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

Highest minimum temperature

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

28.6

28.5

09/02/2007

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061392

MURRURUNDI GAP AWS

24.7

05/02/2011

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

N Tablelands W

056018

INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE

38.8

38.2

21/02/2004

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056242

INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)

39.1

38.8

03/02/2006

38.8

03/02/2006

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056243

GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS

34.2

33.8

04/02/2006

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

TAS

Southeast

094041

MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

148

147.0

20/02/2004

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

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

22.5

20.9

21/02/2004

1 N

TAS

W Coast

097083

SCOTTS PEAK DAM

54.3

45.3

08/02/2013

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 14:37EST, 27/02/2016.

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	37.4	+5.5	16.0	-1.5	13.4	0.0	10.0	12.1	555 (23.1)	57/03
BUNBURY	32.4	+2.4	15.2	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	354 (14.8)	39/01
MANDURAH	32.6	+2.8	17.3	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	371 (15.5)	31/03
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+1.9	26.0	+1.3	26.8	0.6	4.4	6.9	217 ( 9.0)	39/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.8	-0.3	22.0	+1.3	22.0	26.2	16.8	9.7	429 (17.9)	39/13
WHYALLA AERO	25.5	-4.1	18.4	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	598 (24.9)	48/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.9	-4.5	14.7	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	180 ( 7.5)	37/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.7	-4.5	13.3	+1.6	10.7	0.2	4.0	2.9	--	39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.0	+4.7	20.2	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	39/12
CAIRNS AERO	32.1	+0.9	23.3	-0.5	22.1	0.0	7.2	11.6	382 (15.9)	39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	34.2	+3.1	23.9	-0.2	22.6	0.2	10.2	11.8	377 (15.7)	30/11
MACKAY M.O	31.2	+1.6	21.5	-1.9	--	0.2	--	11.5	302 (12.6)	24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	36.8	+5.6	20.4	-1.7	18.6	0.0	6.8	--	164 ( 6.8)	28/13
BUNDABERG AERO	31.5	+1.6	19.6	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	26/13
COOLANGATTA	29.2	+0.9	17.9	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	35/16
BRISBANE AERO	30.7	+1.8	19.8	-1.3	18.6	0.0	8.0	11.7	302 (12.6)	37/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	34.3	+7.2	17.3	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	378 (15.8)	46/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	40.7	+9.7	20.9	+2.2	--	0.0	9.2	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	31.5	+4.0	18.2	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	44/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.0	+0.4	20.6	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	410 (17.1)	57/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	38.1	+6.4	21.0	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	333 (13.9)	54/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.5	+1.1	23.2	+4.2	20.5	0.0	12.2	5.2	639 (26.6)	78/05
RICHMOND RAAF	28.5	-0.4	20.0	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	163 ( 6.8)	34/13
BELLAMBI AWS	24.5	-0.3	22.6	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	481 (20.0)	57/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	32.7	+1.9	15.9	-0.5	13.0	0.0	11.6	10.4	408 (17.0)	37/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.2	+0.1	14.9	-1.4	--	0.2	--	--	284 (11.8)	34/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.3	-2.3	13.4	-3.1	22.1	0.0	10.0	11.9	404 (16.8)	39/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.5	-3.0	13.4	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	39/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT	--	--	13.8	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	465 (19.4)	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.0	-4.0	10.0	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	414 (17.3)	35/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.8	-2.7	14.0	+1.8	--	0.2	--	--	440 (18.3)	44/14
HOBART AIRPORT	21.1	-1.2	14.9	+2.9	13.0	0.0	8.0	5.6	672 (28.0)	67/01
	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 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
43.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.6 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
43.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
43.3 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

+10.1 : 38.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
+10.0 : 36.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+9.8 : 42.3 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
+9.7 : 40.7 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW

30.2 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
30.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+9.2 : 30.2 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+9.0 : 24.7 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+8.6 : 27.8 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+7.8 : 20.7 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+7.6 : 21.0 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
12.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.0 : 9.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-7.0 : 11.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-6.9 : 15.4 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-6.7 : 25.7 FORREST Eucla WA
-6.6 : 20.1 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC

3.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
5.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-10.4 : 5.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.9 : 6.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.4 : 9.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.4 : 9.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-6.4 : 9.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields 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.

48.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
36.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
32.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
29.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
28.6 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

12.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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6.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
5.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
5.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1886 (78.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1499 (62.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1324 (55.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1302 (54.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1205 (50.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1113 (46.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1003 (41.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
981 (40.9) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
965 (40.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
953 (39.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
950 (39.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
903 (37.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
899 (37.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
871 (36.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
859 (35.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
851 (35.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
849 (35.4) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
847 (35.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
845 (35.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
835 (34.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
823 (34.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
811 (33.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
778 (32.4) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
776 (32.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
767 (32.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
765 (31.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
754 (31.4) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
751 (31.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
725 (30.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
724 (30.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
711 (29.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
698 (29.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
697 (29.0) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
692 (28.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
680 (28.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
679 (28.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
679 (28.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
672 (28.0) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
671 (28.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
663 (27.6) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
660 (27.5) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
659 (27.5) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
658 (27.4) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
650 (27.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
649 (27.0) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
647 (27.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
647 (27.0) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
645 (26.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
641 (26.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
638 (26.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
629 (26.2) WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
628 (26.2) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
625 (26.0) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
619 (25.8) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
609 (25.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
608 (25.3) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
600 (25.0) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW

150/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
148/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
111/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
109/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
94/01 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
93/22 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
93/01 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
91/23 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley KALUMBURU 9.0mm in 7 min to 12:57 77.1mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.0mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 18.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 6.0mm in 9 min to 23:17 40.0mm/h 13.4mm in 13 min to 23:30 61.8mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 22.0mm/h W Kimberley DERBY AERO 17.0mm in 10 min to 22:59 102.0mm/h 2.0mm in 1 min to 23:00 120.0mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 20.8mm/h 5.6mm in 3 min to 23:03 112.0mm/h 28.0mm in 27 min to 23:30 62.2mm/h 54.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 54.4mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 6.8mm in 4 min to 20:04 102.0mm/h 5.6mm in 7 min to 20:11 48.0mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.8mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.4mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.0mm/h GUNN POINT 19.2mm in 30 min to 12:30 38.4mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 19.2mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 19.4mm/h CHARLES POINT 12.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 24.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h 18.4mm in 30 min to 21:30 36.8mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 18.4mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.4mm/h PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT 10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.0mm/h N Plateau ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 8.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 16.6mm in 19 min to 15:26 52.4mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 19.8mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 20.8mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT 4.2mm in 6 min to 14:30 42.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 26.2mm in 28 min to 04:30 56.1mm/h 28.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 28.4mm/h 27.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 27.4mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 05:00 9.7mm/h 29.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 58.0mm/h 29.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 29.0mm/h 29.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 29.0mm/h NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 20.6mm in 21 min to 09:21 58.9mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.6mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 78(180/ 63 ) at 06:00 WATTAMOLLA AWS : 80(180/ 69 ) at 05:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 83(250/ 76 ) at 06:48 Southeast HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 95(300/ 63 ) at 02:38 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 148(320/108 ) at 01:37 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 150(270/106 ) at 00:07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(290/ 52 ) at 02:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 93(280/ 74 ) at 03:04 DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) : 89(260/ 67 ) at 03:00 DENNES POINT : 83(270/ 63 ) at 03:01 W Coast LOW ROCKY POINT : 104(290/ 78 ) at 00:00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 111(290/ 83 ) at 01:00 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(260/ 65 ) at 01:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 91(260/ 72 ) at 00:48