Australian Weather News -- 05 JUL 2005

Tuesday 05 JUL 2005

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Noteworthy weather today

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WA: Fire blazes in Kimberley

A bushfire which began yesterday in the Mirima National Park, just east of Kununurra, had burnt through 1,500 hectares by this morning and was threatening the town. Burning in nearly inaccessible country, it was being fought by one fixed-wing water-bomber and a helicopter concentrating on the western flank to keep it away from the township. It was extinguished without causing damage to property by 7 July.

Newsbits
Eastern AUS: Warm days and nights
QLD: Heavy rain south of Cairns

As the temperature anomaly maps at right show, warm air covers much of the eastern half of the continent with both minimum and maximum temperatures 4C or more above average over a wide area. There have been pockets of even warmer temperatures, with Alyangula and McArthur River Mine in the NT, Weipa, Kowanyama and Brian Pastures in QLD, Tidbinbilla ACT and Moogara TAS all coming within a degree of their July record maxima today.

Heavy overnight showers from moist onshore winds brought substantial rainfall totals to the Tully area south of Cairns. Tully registered 101.4mm, its wettest July day in over 80 years of records, and Topaz, in the mountains behind, 91.0. See Wettest for other high totals.

Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 2318 EST on 10/02/2006. 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

N Coast--Herbert

032042

TULLY SUGAR MILL

101.4

100.0

03/07/1988

Lowest maximum temperature

SW & S Coast

009542

ESPERANCE AERO

10.1

10.6

11/07/1998

10.6

11/07/1998

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 +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		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 21:02EST, 14/05/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT	17.4	-2.1	10.1	+0.6	7.2	1.2	3.0	--	326 (13.6)	26/12
PERTH AIRPORT	14.5	-3.4	7.5	-0.6	6.0	3.6	0.8	2.3	290 (12.1)	22/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	11.9	-3.9	7.6	+0.1	5.4	12.2	2.8	6.2	415 (17.3)	48/01
BUNBURY	14.0	-3.2	3.6	-3.6	--	0.2	--	--	279 (11.6)	39/13
MANDURAH	13.7	--	9.5	--	--	3.0	--	--	399 (16.6)	35/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.7	+3.2	18.8	-0.4	18.1	0.0	6.2	10.9	208 ( 8.7)	41/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	24.5	+4.8	4.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.6	10.5	202 ( 8.4)	21/17
WHYALLA AERO	20.3	+3.4	7.8	+2.5	--	0.0	4.0	--	390 (16.3)	45/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.6	+3.3	9.4	+1.9	4.7	0.0	1.0	9.6	341 (14.2)	41/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.0	+2.9	8.6	+3.4	7.1	0.0	2.2	9.3	539 (22.5)	52/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.3	+5.6	8.2	-0.4	6.9	0.0	4.2	10.4	170 ( 7.1)	28/14
CAIRNS AERO	25.1	-0.6	20.0	+3.0	20.2	3.2	1.8	0.2	554 (23.1)	43/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.7	+1.6	20.1	+6.5	19.2	0.2	2.8	5.9	395 (16.5)	52/14
MACKAY MO	22.5	+1.2	17.4	+4.6	--	0.0	--	7.1	667 (27.8)	46/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.0	+0.9	14.5	+5.0	12.0	0.0	4.8	--	339 (14.1)	37/11
BUNDABERG AERO	22.5	+0.5	14.6	+4.5	--	0.0	3.8	--	482 (20.1)	37/15
NAMBOUR DPI	21.1	0.0	13.9	+6.2	--	0.4	2.4	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT	21.6	+1.1	14.3	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	377 (15.7)	34/11
BRISBANE AERO	21.4	+0.5	12.7	+3.9	10.6	0.0	1.8	4.8	334 (13.9)	30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.0	+0.4	7.3	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	375 (15.6)	37/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	18.2	+2.1	5.4	+0.7	0.3	0.0	2.2	--	67 ( 2.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.4	+0.7	14.6	+7.1	11.7	0.0	2.0	3.2	400 (16.7)	30/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.9	+0.2	12.6	+6.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.4	+2.4	9.8	+3.5	8.9	0.4	0.8	3.7	209 ( 8.7)	15/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.9	+2.4	9.9	+5.3	8.0	0.2	--	--	35 ( 1.5)	17/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.0	+3.7	3.6	+2.2	-2.0	0.4	1.2	6.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.0	+3.8	6.5	+3.5	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.2	+3.2	10.1	+3.0	7.5	0.0	1.4	6.5	243 (10.1)	26/16
RICHMOND RAAF	20.1	+2.7	4.7	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	56 ( 2.3)	24/14
BELLAMBI AWS	20.2	+3.4	11.5	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	194 ( 8.1)	37/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.6	+3.3	-0.9	-0.8	-3.2	0.2	1.0	8.6	59 ( 2.5)	32/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.1	+4.4	4.6	+1.9	1.3	0.0	0.8	9.2	225 ( 9.4)	30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.4	+3.4	1.4	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.6	+3.3	5.6	+1.3	3.7	0.0	1.6	9.7	344 (14.3)	34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.8	+2.8	3.0	+0.1	3.2	0.0	0.9	--	248 (10.3)	34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.6	+2.1	4.3	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	267 (11.1)	34/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.4	+3.0	9.3	+3.3	7.5	0.0	0.6	--	146 ( 6.1)	34/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	17.6	+3.8	1.9	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	235 ( 9.8)	44/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.3	+0.3	5.6	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	725 (30.2)	54/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.9	+2.3	5.0	+2.8	--	0.6	--	--	60 ( 2.5)	35/14
HOBART AIRPORT	15.6	+3.2	4.0	-0.1	0.8	0.0	2.4	8.0	178 ( 7.4)	34/13
	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

34.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.7 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
34.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.5 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+7.0 : 33.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
+6.0 : 17.0 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+5.9 : 17.8 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+5.7 : 18.6 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+5.6 : 30.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

+8.1 : 20.0 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+7.5 : 18.3 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+7.5 : 4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.1 : 14.6 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+6.7 : 18.3 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.1 : 10.1 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-5.7 : 9.0 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-5.3 : 11.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-5.0 : 10.2 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 9.3 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-5.0 : 11.1 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-3.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.6 : 1.9 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-5.2 : 0.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-4.7 : -0.3 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-4.4 : 1.8 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-4.1 : -0.2 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-4.1 : 1.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-4.1 : 8.4 MANDORA E Pilbara 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.

105.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
101.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
93.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
91.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
76.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
105.0 TOPAZ
93.0 HAPPY VALLEY
91.0 TOPAZ ALERT
76.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE
70.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
58.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
56.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
52.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
N Coast--Herbert
101.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL
67.4 DARADGEE
61.0 RUSSELL RIVER

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.1 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
1.6 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
1.3 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

1120 (46.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1120 (46.7) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1061 (44.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1044 (43.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1004 (41.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
958 (39.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
939 (39.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
916 (38.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
900 (37.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
846 (35.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
828 (34.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
826 (34.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
801 (33.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
772 (32.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
768 (32.0) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
749 (31.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
743 (31.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
741 (30.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
727 (30.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
725 (30.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
721 (30.0) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
716 (29.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
697 (29.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
697 (29.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
695 (29.0) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
680 (28.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
670 (27.9) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
667 (27.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
662 (27.6) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
642 (26.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
639 (26.6) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
639 (26.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
633 (26.4) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
629 (26.2) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
629 (26.2) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
608 (25.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
607 (25.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
600 (25.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

87/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
87/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
84/07 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
80/10 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
76/07 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
76/23 KILMORE GAP N Central VIC

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.
No reports	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 80(320/ 67 ) at 23:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 82(140/ 69 ) at 07:00 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(300/ 70 ) at 21:00