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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 that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1519 EST on 24/11/2007. 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

NSW

CW Plains S

050052

CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN

53.6

47.8

07/11/1968

NSW

CW Plains S

050137

CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS

56.4

48.0

07/11/2001

Highest minimum temperature

W Pilbara

005007

LEARMONTH AIRPORT

25.9

25.0

22/11/2007

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

W Gascoyne

006072

EMU CREEK STATION

29.0

28.2

18/11/1972

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

28.5

22/11/2007

1 Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

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 15:19EST, 24/11/2007.

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	34.5	+7.4	18.6	+4.8	15.6	0.0	9.8	--	400 (16.7)	39/17
PERTH AIRPORT	38.6	+12.9	14.6	+2.0	13.4	0.0	11.6	12.0	430 (17.9)	46/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	25.9	+5.2	9.4	-1.3	7.8	0.2	6.0	12.3	288 (12.0)	37/14
BUNBURY	32.8	+8.7	16.3	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	266 (11.1)	43/18
MANDURAH	33.4	--	18.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	316 (13.2)	37/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	37.0	+3.8	23.1	-2.2	23.2	0.0	7.0	10.7	422 (17.6)	41/02
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.0	-1.6	13.4	-4.4	11.3	0.0	13.6	13.0	395 (16.5)	48/12
WHYALLA AERO	24.5	-1.7	15.8	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	597 (24.9)	48/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.5	-0.3	11.8	-2.0	8.8	0.0	6.2	--	344 (14.3)	43/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.8	-0.4	11.0	+2.7	8.6	0.8	4.6	8.6	415 (17.3)	39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.6	-2.7	21.6	+0.2	19.6	0.0	18.2	12.6	560 (23.3)	57/00
CAIRNS AERO	29.9	-0.7	19.8	-2.5	16.3	0.0	8.0	11.4	324 (13.5)	30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.6	+0.9	22.5	-0.4	20.5	0.0	10.6	10.6	427 (17.8)	41/12
MACKAY M.O	30.2	+1.0	19.9	-1.8	--	0.0	--	9.9	290 (12.1)	30/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.2	-1.0	20.3	+0.8	19.9	0.0	7.6	--	195 ( 8.1)	35/18
BUNDABERG AERO	28.8	+0.6	19.0	+0.2	--	0.0	6.8	--	257 (10.7)	31/17
NAMBOUR DPI	27.5	-0.5	17.4	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	78 ( 3.3)	24/15
COOLANGATTA	26.4	+0.8	18.7	+0.5	--	0.8	--	--	373 (15.5)	41/18
BRISBANE AERO	27.0	+0.3	19.2	+1.3	18.7	3.0	7.2	3.2	400 (16.7)	31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.5	-3.0	15.0	+0.7	--	9.0	--	--	449 (18.7)	41/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.2	0.0	13.1	-1.8	11.2	0.2	3.8	--	179 ( 7.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.2	+0.3	18.1	+2.0	--	14.0	4.0	5.6	--	39/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.0	+0.3	17.7	+3.0	--	28.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.1	-2.3	17.4	+3.2	16.4	12.2	3.8	3.2	278 (11.6)	55/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.0	-2.0	17.7	+4.8	--	5.0	--	--	100 ( 4.2)	39/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.2	-0.5	12.7	+3.8	11.7	21.0	1.4	7.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.2	-0.6	13.3	+0.2	--	13.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.7	-3.2	18.1	+2.9	17.4	0.4	3.8	7.6	655 (27.3)	72/10
RICHMOND RAAF	22.7	-3.7	17.5	+3.8	--	24.8	--	--	184 ( 7.7)	39/13
BELLAMBI AWS	18.8	--	16.7	--	--	0.6	--	--	566 (23.6)	63/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.5	-4.0	12.8	+4.2	11.5	26.2	2.8	0.6	273 (11.4)	28/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	26.1	+0.6	15.1	+4.6	15.1	6.6	0.8	5.9	233 ( 9.7)	31/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.6	+4.4	15.0	+3.9	--	4.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.6	+0.3	12.6	+0.2	11.5	0.0	8.0	11.7	557 (23.2)	43/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.5	+2.2	12.0	+2.0	--	0.0	4.2	--	645 (26.9)	50/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT	25.9	+2.3	11.4	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	553 (23.0)	44/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.6	-1.3	13.1	+2.0	13.1	0.8	3.0	--	124 ( 5.2)	22/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.9	-1.8	10.8	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	375 (15.6)	43/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.5	-1.0	9.2	+1.5	--	0.6	--	--	596 (24.8)	43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.6	+3.4	9.4	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	39/15
HOBART AIRPORT	25.4	+6.5	11.7	+2.6	8.6	0.0	7.2	11.3	424 (17.7)	54/12
	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

44.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
44.2 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
43.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.9 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
42.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
42.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+12.9 : 38.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+12.6 : 36.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+12.3 : 38.5 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
+12.3 : 34.0 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+11.9 : 36.6 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+11.9 : 37.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
28.7 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.5 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
28.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+9.9 : 29.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+8.8 : 21.2 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA
+8.4 : 21.3 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.3 : 21.6 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+8.3 : 21.2 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
11.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
13.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.7 : 22.7 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-8.4 : 21.4 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-7.8 : 14.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7 : 14.5 GOULBURN TAFE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 : 14.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

0.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.9 : 4.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.3 : 11.5 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.7 : 10.3 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW
-4.7 : 11.0 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-4.5 : 13.9 KULGERA N Plateau NT

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.

102.2 GERIATRIC PARK N Rivers NT
84.0 WITTITRIN MidNorth Coast N NSW
71.0 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS) Illawarra NSW
70.0 UPPER DARKWOOD MidNorth Coast N NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
102.2 GERIATRIC PARK
58.2 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
54.8 NGAYAWILI

QUEENSLAND
Warrego
66.0 NIVE DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains S
56.4 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS
53.6 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN
MidNorth Coast N
84.0 WITTITRIN
70.0 UPPER DARKWOOD
68.6 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
66.0 LOWANNA (GRAFTON ST)
Hunter Valley
54.0 PUTTY TEA ROOMS
50.5 SCONE (KINGDON PONDS)
C Tablelands S
65.4 VALLEY HEIGHTS (SUN VALLEY RD)
58.6 KURRAJONG HEIGHTS (BELLS LINE OF ROAD)
52.6 BLACKHEATH (LAWRENCE ST)
CW Slopes S
50.4 CUMNOCK TM
Illawarra
71.0 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)
Goulburn/Monaro
52.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE
SW Slopes N
65.4 BURRINJUCK DAM

ISLANDS
Islands
64.6 POINT FAWCETT

13.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

3.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
3.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
2.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.6 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1337 (55.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1001 (41.7) LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
950 (39.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
927 (38.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
888 (37.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
825 (34.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
821 (34.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
746 (31.1) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
733 (30.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
722 (30.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
698 (29.1) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
697 (29.0) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
693 (28.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
693 (28.9) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
678 (28.3) SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
672 (28.0) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
671 (28.0) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
665 (27.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
660 (27.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
655 (27.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
653 (27.2) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
645 (26.9) TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG Upper North VIC
642 (26.8) REDESDALE N Central VIC
630 (26.3) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
627 (26.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
609 (25.4) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
604 (25.2) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
602 (25.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

94/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/14 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
85/11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/10 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
72/02 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

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 W Kimberley WEST ROEBUCK 16.2mm in 16 min to 19:00 60.8mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.6mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 21.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 16.6mm in 22 min to 23:30 45.3mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 19.0mm/h MILINGIMBI AWS 8.0mm in 22 min to 18:10 21.8mm/h NGAYAWILI 6.2mm in 8 min to 16:46 46.5mm/h CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 49.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 16.3mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 16.6mm in 31 min to 22:00 32.1mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.2mm/h N Coast--Barron MAREEBA AIRPORT 18.2mm in 30 min to 19:00 36.4mm/h 24.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.8mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 28.2mm in 36 min to 16:00 47.0mm/h 28.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 28.2mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h Darling Downs E DALBY AIRPORT 33.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 33.2mm/h 40.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h WARWICK 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains S CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS 12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.4mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h N Tablelands W ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 14.6mm in 30 min to 17:00 29.2mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.6mm/h 10.6mm in 30 min to 17:30 21.2mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 25.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h MidNorth Coast N COFFS HARBOUR MO 15.4mm in 30 min to 21:30 30.8mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.8mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.8mm/h Sydney--west RICHMOND RAAF 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h BADGERYS CREEK AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h PENRITH LAKES AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h Illawarra JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 37.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 12.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO : 89( 70/ 65 ) at 15:25 NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 85(180/ 63 ) at 11:30 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 69(240/ 63 ) at 00:44 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(330/ 82 ) at 13:30