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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 1345 EST on 25/11/2007. 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

QLD

Darling Downs E

041409

BERUNA

73.0

59.0

22/11/2000

1 n

QLD

Darling Downs E

041522

DALBY AIRPORT

70.2

39.2

03/11/1997

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060085

YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

128.4

127.4

24/11/1996

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 13:45EST, 25/11/2007.

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	30.7	+3.6	16.8	+3.0	13.7	0.0	9.2	--	376 (15.7)	37/15
PERTH AIRPORT	33.7	+8.0	12.3	-0.3	9.4	0.0	10.0	12.9	341 (14.2)	35/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.2	-1.5	10.4	-0.3	6.4	0.0	5.8	0.4	315 (13.1)	34/16
BUNBURY	33.2	+9.1	13.6	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	30/07
MANDURAH	27.9	--	18.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	34/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.6	+1.4	25.9	+0.6	25.5	0.0	7.8	10.1	339 (14.1)	50/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.1	-0.5	13.5	-4.3	11.4	0.0	15.0	13.0	399 (16.6)	--
WHYALLA AERO	25.4	-0.8	15.6	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	558 (23.3)	57/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.7	+3.9	10.8	-3.0	7.0	0.0	--	--	252 (10.5)	34/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.2	0.0	12.1	+3.8	12.0	0.0	4.0	9.8	361 (15.0)	35/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.9	-1.4	17.3	-4.1	13.2	0.0	15.2	12.7	489 (20.4)	39/16
CAIRNS AERO	30.0	-0.6	23.1	+0.8	20.3	0.0	7.2	8.6	241 (10.0)	34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.9	+0.2	21.6	-1.3	20.6	3.2	8.4	11.1	302 (12.6)	41/14
MACKAY M.O	29.1	-0.1	20.7	-1.0	--	0.0	--	11.5	240 (10.0)	30/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.0	-1.2	20.4	+0.9	18.9	0.2	5.6	--	246 (10.3)	41/13
BUNDABERG AERO	29.1	+0.9	21.2	+2.4	--	0.0	5.2	--	284 (11.8)	41/18
NAMBOUR DPI	26.0	-2.0	19.6	+3.4	--	12.4	--	--	85 ( 3.5)	28/09
COOLANGATTA	28.0	+2.4	19.5	+1.3	--	6.8	--	--	276 (11.5)	41/04
BRISBANE AERO	27.5	+0.8	21.8	+3.9	20.6	0.0	6.6	5.3	452 (18.8)	37/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	--	--	15.7	+1.4	--	--	--	--	407 (17.0)	37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.8	-3.4	17.9	+3.0	16.3	0.0	7.0	--	222 ( 9.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.2	+0.3	17.9	+1.8	18.1	45.4	6.4	9.8	336 (14.0)	30/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.5	+0.8	17.3	+2.6	--	14.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.2	-1.2	18.5	+4.3	17.5	0.4	6.6	1.6	592 (24.7)	37/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	--	--	18.0	+5.1	--	5.0	--	--	134 ( 5.6)	--
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.5	+0.8	12.1	+3.2	10.3	0.8	10.8	4.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.3	-0.5	17.0	+3.9	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.6	-2.3	17.2	+2.0	17.1	1.4	6.4	4.2	968 (40.3)	37/16
RICHMOND RAAF	23.1	-3.3	17.4	+3.7	--	0.6	--	--	281 (11.7)	26/14
BELLAMBI AWS	20.6	--	16.1	--	--	8.4	--	--	601 (25.0)	35/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.3	+1.8	12.0	+3.4	9.5	0.4	1.2	7.5	226 ( 9.4)	26/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.6	+5.1	14.8	+4.3	13.6	0.0	5.2	13.6	287 (12.0)	31/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.3	+6.1	14.7	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	115 ( 4.8)	22/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.7	+4.4	13.7	+1.3	12.8	0.0	10.6	13.5	433 (18.0)	31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	31.0	+6.7	11.6	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	496 (20.7)	34/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.2	+7.6	10.5	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	464 (19.3)	37/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	23.7	+1.8	14.9	+3.8	13.5	0.0	4.4	--	164 ( 6.8)	21/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.0	+0.3	12.8	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	286 (11.9)	39/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.6	+5.1	9.4	+1.7	--	0.2	--	--	543 (22.6)	37/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.4	+3.2	8.6	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	254 (10.6)	43/14
HOBART AIRPORT	29.2	+10.3	11.9	+2.8	7.8	0.0	10.2	12.6	451 (18.8)	57/12
	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

43.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.3 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
42.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+12.9 : 38.2 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.6 : 37.3 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+12.6 : 36.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+12.4 : 36.6 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+12.4 : 40.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.4 : 37.5 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.8 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
27.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+9.4 : 28.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+8.6 : 27.8 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+8.4 : 22.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.3 : 18.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 27.1 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

12.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
16.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
16.2 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
16.3 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

-5.7 : 24.2 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-5.2 : 24.9 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.2 : 22.1 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-5.1 : 20.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-5.0 : 20.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

0.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.3 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.9 : 15.4 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-6.5 : 18.1 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-6.4 : 15.1 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-6.3 : 17.5 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.1 : 10.3 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling 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.

129.0 FRANKLYN VALE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
128.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
113.6 JANDOWAE POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
87.4 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78.0 MT GLORIOUS FAHEY RD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
129.0 FRANKLYN VALE ALERT
87.4 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD
78.0 MT GLORIOUS FAHEY RD
73.2 MT NEBO POST OFFICE
72.4 HIGHVALE
71.6 ESK POST OFFICE
61.0 MOY POCKET TM
59.0 TALLEGALLA ALERT
58.8 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON
53.0 COOROY COMPOSITE
52.2 SOMERSET DAM
52.0 TAROME
Darling Downs E
113.6 JANDOWAE POST OFFICE
73.0 BERUNA
70.2 DALBY AIRPORT
63.6 MT KYNOCH
60.0 PITTSWORTH
58.6 TIPTON BRIDGE
57.0 WARONGA
56.0 WARAHGAI TM
55.4 OAKINGTON
50.0 THE HEAD

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
56.4 DRAKE (VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTRE)
MidNorth Coast N
59.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF
MidNorth Coast S
128.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)
56.0 KINDEE BRIDGE (HASTINGS RIVER)
54.8 UPPER PAPPINBARRA (HILLCREST)
Illawarra
63.8 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)

14.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.5 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

.....

3.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
1.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

1491 (62.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1142 (47.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1053 (43.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
968 (40.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
828 (34.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
812 (33.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
800 (33.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
785 (32.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
784 (32.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
765 (31.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
761 (31.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
680 (28.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
669 (27.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
659 (27.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
632 (26.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
629 (26.2) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
629 (26.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
618 (25.8) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
601 (25.0) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW

102/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/14 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
85/17 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
85/14 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 17.2mm in 30 min to 21:30 34.4mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 17.2mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.4mm/h S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h Central Highlands EMERALD AIRPORT 14.0mm in 37 min to 21:00 22.7mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett BUNDABERG AERO 25.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 25.8mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h GYMPIE 21.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 21.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 10.2mm in 23 min to 02:23 26.6mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.6mm/h HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h Darling Downs E DALBY AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h Darling Downs W MILES CONSTANCE STREET 5.4mm in 14 min to 12:00 23.1mm/h Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT 6.8mm in 12 min to 19:00 34.0mm/h 26.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 26.8mm/h 43.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 43.8mm/h 77.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 25.7mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.6mm/h Warrego BOLLON MARY ST 35.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast N COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h Hunter Valley NORAH HEAD AWS 11.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.2mm/h CW Slopes S FORBES AIRPORT AWS 5.2mm in 14 min to 18:21 22.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Goldfields LAVERTON AERO : 85(310/ 72 ) at 18:15 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(330/ 85 ) at 14:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(270/ 76 ) at 02:54