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2007

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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2125 EST on 12/11/2008. 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

Central West

008054

GLENVAR

23.0

22.4

25/10/1947

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Highlands

035059

ROLLESTON METEOR ST

21.4

21.3

10/10/1988

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

-1.3

-0.6

06/10/2006

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes S

072160

ALBURY AIRPORT AWS

0.6

0.9

08/10/1998

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes S

072162

KHANCOBAN AWS

-1.3

-1.0

09/10/2006

1 Y

NSW

Riverina E

074034

COROWA AIRPORT

0.0

12/10/2003

1 Y Equal to record.

VIC

Lower NE

082138

WANGARATTA AERO

-3.3

-3.1

09/10/2006

1 Y

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.
Data is as received at 21:22EST, 12/11/2008.

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	23.2	-1.2	16.9	+6.0	16.4	9.0	6.4	--	503 (21.0)	68/12
PERTH AIRPORT	20.1	-2.4	14.7	+4.5	14.4	11.6	5.0	2.8	340 (14.2)	58/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.5	-2.2	12.5	+3.4	11.8	3.0	1.4	0.7	569 (23.7)	35/06
BUNBURY	20.0	-0.5	12.7	+3.7	--	14.8	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	39/11
MANDURAH	20.7	--	14.7	--	--	24.0	--	--	355 (14.8)	50/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.0	+0.8	25.9	+0.9	25.4	0.0	7.6	9.9	373 (15.5)	34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.4	+8.5	19.0	+4.2	14.8	0.0	15.2	11.6	350 (14.6)	71/14
WHYALLA AERO	20.4	-3.4	11.5	+1.1	--	0.0	6.2	--	501 (20.9)	54/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.4	-2.3	6.7	-4.7	3.3	0.0	13.6	11.0	233 ( 9.7)	34/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.0	-2.8	2.0	-5.1	-0.2	0.0	1.8	9.2	261 (10.9)	34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.5	+2.9	23.8	+5.3	20.9	0.0	11.2	8.1	412 (17.2)	59/17
CAIRNS AERO	30.0	+0.5	18.3	-2.3	17.5	0.0	7.0	11.5	206 ( 8.6)	30/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.6	+1.2	20.3	-0.4	17.0	0.0	6.6	11.1	243 (10.1)	35/16
MACKAY M.O	30.1	+2.6	20.6	+1.0	--	0.0	--	10.2	320 (13.3)	35/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.8	+3.2	18.9	+1.9	17.1	0.0	7.2	--	282 (11.8)	32/11
BUNDABERG AERO	27.7	+0.9	21.3	+4.8	--	0.0	6.4	--	536 (22.3)	50/09
NAMBOUR DPI	31.8	+5.1	19.8	+6.1	--	0.8	15.4	--	138 ( 5.8)	48/19
COOLANGATTA	27.2	+3.0	18.4	+2.2	--	4.2	--	--	395 (16.5)	54/19
BRISBANE AERO	27.8	+2.4	18.5	+2.8	16.4	0.6	6.2	9.0	492 (20.5)	58/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.7	+7.1	17.2	+4.4	--	1.0	--	--	426 (17.8)	74/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.6	+3.6	13.3	+1.2	11.7	3.8	6.0	--	171 ( 7.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.3	-1.3	17.5	+3.7	14.6	2.4	2.8	2.4	373 (15.5)	59/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.3	-0.6	16.4	+4.5	--	10.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.1	-0.4	11.5	-0.5	8.6	0.0	3.4	7.3	261 (10.9)	35/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.4	-2.3	11.1	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	86 ( 3.6)	24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.3	+0.9	4.4	-2.1	1.6	0.0	3.0	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.8	+0.3	10.3	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.5	-0.9	15.9	+2.8	13.3	0.0	4.4	5.6	374 (15.6)	39/08
RICHMOND RAAF	22.2	-2.8	11.5	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	34/16
BELLAMBI AWS	18.8	-2.7	13.9	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	31/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT	19.6	+0.3	7.1	+1.1	2.6	0.0	6.2	11.2	319 (13.3)	45/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.3	+0.1	1.5	-6.2	-0.5	0.0	5.4	11.9	246 (10.3)	35/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	19.3	-1.9	0.6	-7.4	--	0.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	31/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.9	-1.8	5.8	-3.9	4.4	0.0	3.2	11.3	219 ( 9.1)	32/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	19.4	-1.4	0.2	-7.4	--	0.4	14.1	--	225 ( 9.4)	35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.5	-2.4	1.5	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	254 (10.6)	34/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.8	-1.8	6.6	-2.9	3.4	0.0	2.4	--	118 ( 4.9)	18/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.5	-2.2	2.7	-5.0	--	0.0	--	--	289 (12.0)	39/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.8	-2.8	-0.4	-6.6	--	0.0	--	--	245 (10.2)	34/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.8	-4.1	1.3	-5.6	--	1.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	46/14
HOBART AIRPORT	15.5	-1.7	4.2	-3.3	4.9	0.0	3.0	7.4	439 (18.3)	46/13
	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

42.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
41.7 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
41.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
41.4 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
41.3 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
41.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

+9.4 : 39.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+9.2 : 42.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+8.5 : 39.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.3 : 37.1 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+8.2 : 34.8 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

28.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.1 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
27.5 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
27.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+11.4 : 26.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.8 : 27.3 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+7.7 : 28.1 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+7.4 : 14.4 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.1 : 14.4 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.9 : 16.8 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-5.8 : 4.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-5.5 : 2.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-5.1 : 2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-5.1 : 30.7 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

-7.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-4.1 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC

-10.3 : -4.1 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-9.8 : -3.3 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-9.2 : -2.2 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-8.8 : -2.1 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-8.4 : -1.3 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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.

45.0 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
42.0 KARNET Lower West WA
35.5 HUNTLY Lower West WA
33.4 WARRIUP Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
45.0 ROTTNEST ISLAND
42.0 KARNET
35.5 HUNTLY
33.4 WARRIUP

11.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

.....

4.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
2.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1214 (50.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1066 (44.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
921 (38.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
805 (33.5) ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
800 (33.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
776 (32.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
764 (31.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
731 (30.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
722 (30.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
687 (28.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
674 (28.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
669 (27.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
664 (27.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
663 (27.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
660 (27.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
641 (26.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
637 (26.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS

93/16 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
91/16 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
91/19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
83/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

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 JANDAKOT AERO 7.2mm in 8 min to 20:08 54.0mm/h ROTTNEST ISLAND 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h 9.8mm in 19 min to 06:49 30.9mm/h 4.0mm in 11 min to 07:00 21.8mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 14.2mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 15.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h BICKLEY 11.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.8mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h DWELLINGUP 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h BRIDGETOWN 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h Cent Wheatbelt JACUP 12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h KATANNING 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h Goldfields CHEADANUP 5.6mm in 16 min to 19:00 21.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO 25.4mm in 1 hr 3 min to 16:30 24.2mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 9.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 6.6mm in 35 min to 18:30 11.3mm/h NAMBOUR DPI 4.0mm in 12 min to 19:22 20.0mm/h JIMNA FORESTRY 10.2mm in 24 min to 19:00 25.5mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.6mm/h COOLANGATTA 5.0mm in 3 min to 19:23 100.0mm/h 10.4mm in 4 min to 19:27 156.0mm/h 6.6mm in 3 min to 19:30 132.0mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 24.6mm/h 25.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 25.8mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h BRISBANE 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 13.4mm in 30 min to 04:30 26.8mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 17.6mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.4mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 6.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Goldfields LEONORA AERO : 89(300/ 69 ) at 17:23 QUEENSLAND Darling Downs E OAKEY AERO : 93(270/ 63 ) at 16:52 DALBY AIRPORT : 96(250/ 65 ) at 16:35 Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT : 91(190/ 50 ) at 17:00 NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS : 82(240/ 63 ) at 10:03 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 85 ) at 19:34 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(260/ 78 ) at 20:43 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 82(300/ 72 ) at 15:26