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2008

July

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May

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March

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February

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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 1823 EST on 21/03/2008. 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 maximum temperature

Eucla

011019

EYRE

44.2

43.8

16/03/2003

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

41.6

41.4

04/03/2008

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

37.9

36.9

11/03/1998

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031108

WALKAMIN DPI

21.6

22.0

04/03/1998

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031193

ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL

19.9

21.3

04/03/1998

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.
Data is as received at 02:15EST, 28/03/2008.

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	28.9	-2.0	20.9	+3.0	19.1	0.0	7.4	--	509 (21.2)	35/09
PERTH AIRPORT	33.6	+4.0	16.6	+0.7	15.1	0.0	7.8	11.4	326 (13.6)	30/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	25.1	+1.0	17.1	+3.7	15.3	0.0	6.8	9.0	440 (18.3)	48/15
BUNBURY	30.6	+3.1	17.6	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	313 (13.0)	28/00
MANDURAH	29.4	--	21.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	333 (13.9)	30/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.9	+1.0	23.7	-0.8	23.3	20.4	6.2	10.2	285 (11.9)	59/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.9	+2.3	21.0	+3.6	17.5	0.0	14.0	11.8	--	55/14
WHYALLA AERO	37.2	+10.0	15.4	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	31/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	37.9	+11.7	24.4	+9.3	--	0.0	10.6	11.2	348 (14.5)	35/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	34.8	+11.8	8.2	-2.2	5.8	0.0	5.6	10.4	356 (14.8)	41/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.8	+1.6	24.3	+2.5	22.3	0.0	11.2	10.5	408 (17.0)	41/22
CAIRNS AERO	25.3	-5.2	22.8	-0.2	21.6	167.2	2.8	0.0	408 (17.0)	50/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.3	-1.4	21.8	-1.1	19.3	0.0	4.6	6.0	453 (18.9)	48/16
MACKAY M.O	27.2	-1.4	20.8	-1.4	--	1.2	--	9.3	582 (24.3)	52/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.7	-1.8	18.5	-2.3	16.3	0.0	6.8	--	348 (14.5)	41/11
BUNDABERG AERO	--	--	16.7	-3.1	--	0.0	7.0	--	443 (18.5)	--
NAMBOUR DPI	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.5	+0.3	15.0	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	278 (11.6)	52/15
BRISBANE AERO	26.3	-1.7	15.3	-4.1	12.6	0.0	6.4	8.2	365 (15.2)	43/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.4	-2.9	12.3	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	548 (22.8)	52/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.2	+0.1	13.1	-3.5	8.3	0.0	6.8	--	157 ( 6.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.6	-0.3	12.5	-5.6	9.4	0.0	6.0	11.7	241 (10.0)	35/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.8	-0.4	13.3	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.3	-0.9	13.1	-3.2	11.0	0.0	4.0	9.3	206 ( 8.6)	34/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.3	-0.7	13.8	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	56 ( 2.3)	24/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	24.5	+1.8	11.2	+0.7	6.1	0.0	4.0	11.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.2	+2.3	13.7	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.6	-0.6	18.8	+1.4	16.4	0.0	6.0	8.7	378 (15.8)	35/09
RICHMOND RAAF	26.6	-0.3	15.5	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	50/22
BELLAMBI AWS	23.3	--	19.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	307 (12.8)	39/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT	27.6	+3.1	12.0	+1.3	8.8	0.0	6.0	11.0	194 ( 8.1)	46/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	32.6	+5.0	15.0	+1.7	13.4	0.0	8.6	11.8	281 (11.7)	34/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.4	+3.7	12.8	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	97 ( 4.0)	28/01
MILDURA AIRPORT	35.0	+6.7	15.6	+1.8	12.9	0.0	8.6	11.7	259 (10.8)	31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.6	+4.4	8.5	-3.2	--	0.0	6.4	--	306 (12.8)	28/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.3	+5.6	10.3	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	348 (14.5)	30/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.2	+4.4	12.9	-0.2	10.1	0.0	4.4	--	154 ( 6.4)	17/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	24.7	+1.7	7.7	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	308 (12.8)	28/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	30.0	+7.8	8.0	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	447 (18.6)	31/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.9	-0.5	8.5	-1.4	--	0.2	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	34/15
HOBART AIRPORT	23.8	+3.2	7.5	-3.2	3.8	0.0	5.0	9.8	430 (17.9)	39/22
	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

44.2 EYRE Eucla WA
43.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
43.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
43.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA

+18.6 : 44.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+17.4 : 42.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+15.1 : 43.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+14.9 : 41.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+14.8 : 37.7 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

28.7 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
28.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.1 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
28.1 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
27.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+9.5 : 23.6 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+9.4 : 24.0 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.3 : 23.6 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.3 : 24.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.7 : 22.3 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

13.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
17.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.5 : 19.9 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-6.4 : 21.6 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.3 : 21.1 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.2 : 25.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.2 : 19.4 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW

-2.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
1.3 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
1.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.7 : 4.2 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-7.5 : 6.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.1 : 5.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.1 : 3.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.9 : 1.5 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

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.

446.2 PORT DOUGLAS - WARNER ST N Coast--Barron QLD
364.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
335.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
302.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE N Coast--Barron QLD
278.2 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
60.4 JABIRU AIRPORT
57.2 DOUGLAS RIVER

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
91.0 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE
83.4 HIGHBURY STATION
67.8 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
S Peninsula
52.4 LAURA POST OFFICE
Gulf Country
99.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
446.2 PORT DOUGLAS - WARNER ST
364.0 TOPAZ ALERT
335.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
302.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
278.2 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
267.0 KURANDA HILLTOP
266.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
264.2 TAMARIND GDNS RENNEL CL
262.2 GREENHAVEN
262.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT
229.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
216.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT
215.4 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
212.0 MERINGA SUGAR EXP STN
209.0 MT SOPHIA
199.4 TINAROO FALLS DAM
194.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION
187.0 MALANDA ALERT
186.0 WALKAMIN DPI
178.0 MCKELL ROAD ALERT
177.0 MAREEBA TM
172.0 SUTTIES CREEK ALERT
169.0 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL
167.2 CAIRNS AERO
167.0 HERBERTON WHITE ST
163.0 RAVENSHOE ALERT
155.0 RAVENSHOE KURADILLA STREET
152.0 MAREEBA AIRPORT
143.0 HERBERTON ALERT
135.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
113.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST
85.6 MT GARNET POST OFFICE
80.0 DAINTREE TEA
53.2 CAPE FLATTERY
N Coast--Herbert
196.8 TULLY SUGAR MILL
196.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
147.0 CORSIS ALERT
129.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
112.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
111.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
93.0 TUNG OIL TM
85.0 HAWKINS CREEK
77.0 CARDWELL RANGE
75.0 NASH'S CROSSING ALERT
68.0 GAIRLOCH
66.0 WALLAMAN ALERT
65.0 ZATTAS ALERT
59.0 ABERGOWRIE ALERT
56.0 INNISFAIL
54.6 INGHAM COMPOSITE
54.4 VICTORIA SUGAR MILL
53.6 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1
53.0 DARADGEE

12.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
11.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

.....

1.5 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
1.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1125 (46.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
917 (38.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
909 (37.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
901 (37.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
804 (33.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
791 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
751 (31.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
730 (30.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
719 (30.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
710 (29.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
703 (29.3) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
697 (29.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
683 (28.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
679 (28.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
660 (27.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
632 (26.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
617 (25.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
603 (25.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS

70/20 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
70/22 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/19 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/04 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
68/17 TASMAN ISLAND 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 POINT STUART AWS 35.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 28.6mm in 23 min to 19:30 74.6mm/h 28.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 28.6mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 11.7mm/h MCCLUER ISLAND 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.3mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 13.4mm in 39 min to 20:30 20.6mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.8mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.0mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 20.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.4mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 9.3mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 25.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 25.0mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.0mm/h Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 13.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.6mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 13.6mm in 30 min to 01:30 27.2mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 14.2mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h 17.0mm in 22 min to 05:30 46.4mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.7mm/h 58.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 19.3mm/h LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 21.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 21.6mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.7mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.4mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.7mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT 24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 17.2mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.2mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.0mm/h MAREEBA AIRPORT 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.4mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.2mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 16.2mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.7mm/h CAPE FLATTERY 18.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.8mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h 33.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 33.6mm/h 11.2mm in 11 min to 22:11 61.1mm/h 42.0mm in 49 min to 23:00 51.4mm/h 53.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 53.2mm/h 22.6mm in 46 min to 23:46 29.5mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 15.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.6mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.8mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 16.2mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 15.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 11.6mm in 1 hr 2 min to 07:59 11.2mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h 31.0mm in 1 hr 54 min to 18:00 16.3mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.7mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers CENTRE ISLAND : 76(150/ 63 ) at 15:29 QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 74(150/ 63 ) at 16:30 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 70(150/ 65 ) at 22:45