Australian Weather News -- 13 JUL 2017

Thursday 13 JUL 2017

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Thursday 13 July 2017

Extreme winter weather grips New Zealand

Both islands of New Zealand have been experiencing wild winter weather, with snow falling to sea level isolating towns and closing roads, flooding leading to evacuations, winds to 160km/h around Wellington and waves to 11m making Cook Strait live up to its reputation.

In the first real taste of winter, freezing weather and substantial snowfalls pushed north up the South Island on Tuesday in the wake of an active cold front. Air behind the front was exceptionally cold, not just at the surface but in the upper atmosphere as well, resulting in a deep upper cold pool with a temperature down to -38° at 500hPa (about 5.5km). This cold pool generated a deep low off the east coast of the North Island yesterday, prolonging the stream of low-level snow and cold air into the South Island today and bringing gales, heavy rain and snow down to as low as 200m as it crossed the North Island.

On Wednesday:

Heavy snow fell down to 100m with light snow to sea level in Christchurch overnight, and snow and icy roads in and around Dunedin today. Heavier falls closed roads across the east and south of the South Island above 200m as well as the passes. Contractors were gritting and ploughing roads in an effort to keep traffic moving.
Sheep and beef farmers were battling settling snow ranging from 15cm at 200m to over 40cm at higher elevations.
Gales and high seas in Cook Strait gave some very rough crossings before the deteriorating weather led to cancellation of inter-island ferries as well as many air services between the two island.
Bitter cold pushed the country's spot electricity prices through the roof with average prices eight times higher than on Tuesday.
Social media was almost in melt down as pictures, videos and stories were exchanged. Here's a gallery of photos that gives a feel for the day.
By day's end, the most severe weather was pushing into the North Island.

[Radio New Zealand, MetService, Canterbury Weather Updates]

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 1401 EST on 14/07/2017. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Darling Downs E

041488

BALLYMENA TM

42.6

22.0

27/07/2001

1 N

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059007

KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS

149.4

25.0

27/07/2004

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

Lower West

009131

JURIEN BAY

17.8

17.3

11/07/1992

1 N

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

13.3

20/07/2009

1 N Equal to record.

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 14:01EST, 14/07/2017.

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	18.6	+0.7	13.2	+5.2	12.1	7.2	3.6	3.0	432 (18.0)	34/14
BUNBURY	17.1	-0.1	10.4	+3.4	--	1.4	--	--	346 (14.4)	34/01
MANDURAH	18.9	+1.5	15.2	+4.6	--	12.4	--	--	506 (21.1)	35/02
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.1	+2.6	21.8	+2.5	20.5	0.0	6.2	11.0	350 (14.6)	44/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.6	+8.9	8.5	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	148 ( 6.2)	31/14
WHYALLA AERO	22.2	+5.3	10.6	+5.4	--	0.0	--	--	531 (22.1)	55/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.4	+3.1	12.4	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	282 (11.8)	37/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.5	+2.3	8.4	+3.2	--	0.2	--	--	566 (23.6)	54/04
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.7	+5.0	12.2	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	297 (12.4)	35/14
CAIRNS AERO	26.1	+0.4	20.1	+3.0	--	5.4	--	--	537 (22.4)	50/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.5	+1.4	15.9	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	468 (19.5)	41/10
MACKAY M.O	22.4	+1.1	17.4	+4.5	--	0.2	--	--	477 (19.9)	43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.9	-0.2	13.7	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	315 (13.1)	31/09
BUNDABERG AERO	22.8	+0.8	11.4	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	361 (15.0)	39/12
COOLANGATTA	20.8	+0.3	12.9	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	440 (18.3)	34/09
BRISBANE AERO	19.7	-1.1	10.0	+1.0	8.7	0.0	3.6	9.3	348 (14.5)	28/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.0	-0.5	7.3	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	452 (18.8)	39/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.9	+1.8	3.2	-1.5	-1.1	0.0	2.0	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.7	+0.1	8.5	+2.0	--	8.2	--	--	263 (11.0)	22/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.3	+0.3	7.2	+0.8	--	13.2	--	--	273 (11.4)	22/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.1	+1.7	-0.5	-2.0	-8.7	0.2	1.6	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.6	+3.3	1.8	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	393 (16.4)	34/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.5	+1.5	7.5	+0.3	6.3	16.0	1.0	9.3	336 (14.0)	30/15
RICHMOND RAAF	17.5	+0.1	1.8	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	109 ( 4.5)	26/14
BELLAMBI AWS	18.1	+1.3	8.6	-1.4	--	2.0	--	--	384 (16.0)	43/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.7	--	-5.8	--	--	0.2	--	--	123 ( 5.1)	34/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.4	+2.7	0.8	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	262 (10.9)	22/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.1	-1.0	-1.2	-4.3	--	0.2	--	--	54 ( 2.3)	15/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.4	+2.0	4.0	-0.3	--	0.0	3.5	2.6	309 (12.9)	31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.4	+0.4	0.5	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.7	-0.8	0.7	-1.8	--	0.2	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	31/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	12.6	-0.5	3.7	-1.7	1.6	0.0	3.2	3.3	628 (26.2)	83/23
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.1	-1.0	4.0	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	585 (24.4)	57/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.3	+0.7	-1.0	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	18 ( 0.8)	34/23
HOBART AIRPORT	14.1	+1.6	-0.2	-4.3	-5.0	0.0	0.8	4.7	259 (10.8)	54/13
	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

35.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.1 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+8.9 : 28.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.1 : 27.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.9 : 27.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+7.4 : 27.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.7 : 25.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+6.7 : 33.8 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+6.7 : 22.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.5 : 17.8 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+7.7 : 13.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.4 : 13.3 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+7.4 : 11.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.3 : 12.6 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.8 : 4.3 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-4.9 : 6.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-2.6 : 9.9 STAWELL AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-1.9 : 9.8 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC

-10.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.6 : -4.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-6.9 : -5.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-6.9 : -0.7 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.9 : -8.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.8 : -6.8 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro 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.

149.4 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
42.6 BALLYMENA TM Darling Downs E QLD
38.8 HUNTLY Lower West WA
33.0 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
25.2 DOVER HEIGHTS (PORTLAND ST) Sydney--east NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
38.8 HUNTLY

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
33.0 POINT LOOKOUT
Darling Downs E
42.6 BALLYMENA TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
149.4 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
Sydney--east
25.2 DOVER HEIGHTS (PORTLAND ST)

Reports not yet available

1126 (46.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1102 (45.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1093 (45.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1038 (43.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1034 (43.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
967 (40.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
957 (39.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
935 (39.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
918 (38.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
885 (36.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
881 (36.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
873 (36.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
836 (34.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
802 (33.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
795 (33.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
793 (33.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
785 (32.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
777 (32.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
768 (32.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
758 (31.6) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
748 (31.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
747 (31.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
744 (31.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
727 (30.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
701 (29.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
691 (28.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
687 (28.6) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
685 (28.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
674 (28.1) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
668 (27.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
667 (27.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
659 (27.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
642 (26.8) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
638 (26.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
635 (26.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
631 (26.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
628 (26.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
614 (25.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
610 (25.4) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
603 (25.1) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
602 (25.1) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
600 (25.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

98/22 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
94/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
89/18 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
87/15 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
83/23 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

Downpours	High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.	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 DWELLINGUP 14.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.4mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.2mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.2mm/h MANDURAH 12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h MEDINA AG STATION 11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h PEMBERTON AG STATION 13.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.2mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.6mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.6mm/h Cent Wheatbelt WANDERING 10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 95(330/ 74 ) at 23:32 TASMANIA Southeast KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 89(340/ 65 ) at 18:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 98( 10/ 63 ) at 22:30 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 80( 10/ 63 ) at 20:30 MOUNT READ : 87( 10/ 65 ) at 15:30