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2008

July

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February

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January

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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.

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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 0037 EST on 06/04/2008. 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

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

115.6

98.6

03/04/2006

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

C Tablelands N

062100

NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS

0.4

0.5

28/04/1999

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Gulf Country

029127

MOUNT ISA AERO

24.8

24.1

15/04/1998

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 00:36EST, 06/04/2008.

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	29.5	+1.9	21.0	+5.6	20.3	0.0	9.2	--	470 (19.6)	43/09
PERTH AIRPORT	29.9	+4.4	13.4	+0.5	11.5	0.0	6.2	8.1	485 (20.2)	35/06
ALBANY AIRPORT	25.4	+3.6	7.3	-4.3	5.5	0.0	4.4	10.8	351 (14.6)	--
BUNBURY	26.4	+2.3	7.3	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	22/13
MANDURAH	25.4	--	15.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	22/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.8	-0.9	23.9	-0.1	23.1	2.2	2.8	6.3	343 (14.3)	59/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.3	-2.9	9.5	-3.1	7.5	0.0	11.2	11.1	431 (18.0)	37/13
WHYALLA AERO	20.3	-3.3	12.7	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	24/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.5	-2.0	11.7	-0.6	10.5	1.8	2.0	--	221 ( 9.2)	24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.5	-0.9	9.7	+1.0	9.0	0.8	2.0	4.7	456 (19.0)	39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.3	-0.5	16.8	-1.8	14.2	0.0	14.2	11.0	596 (24.8)	44/01
CAIRNS AERO	30.3	+1.1	20.4	-1.2	17.2	0.0	4.6	7.7	330 (13.8)	39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.9	+0.3	20.0	-0.6	17.8	0.0	6.0	10.7	254 (10.6)	35/14
MACKAY M.O	27.2	+0.5	17.0	-3.2	--	0.0	--	10.6	297 (12.4)	30/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.9	+1.2	16.5	-1.3	14.8	0.0	5.2	--	145 ( 6.0)	31/11
BUNDABERG AERO	29.1	+1.8	16.4	-1.1	--	0.0	4.8	--	278 (11.6)	44/15
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-1.1	17.0	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.8	+0.5	17.6	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	370 (15.4)	48/11
BRISBANE AERO	25.6	-0.4	15.1	-1.2	13.2	0.0	4.6	9.7	381 (15.9)	44/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.9	-1.5	9.2	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	459 (19.1)	41/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.7	-2.5	5.6	-7.2	0.8	0.0	7.0	--	187 ( 7.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.0	-2.1	15.1	-0.1	--	0.0	4.8	9.7	482 (20.1)	37/03
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.3	-2.0	10.1	-3.5	--	0.6	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.7	-3.0	5.3	-7.9	1.5	0.0	8.0	10.9	406 (16.9)	34/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.1	-2.6	5.7	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	134 ( 5.6)	21/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	15.5	-3.0	1.2	-6.0	-4.8	0.0	5.6	10.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	21.8	-2.7	1.0	-9.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.8	-2.1	10.7	-3.4	3.9	0.0	7.6	10.6	661 (27.5)	30/23
RICHMOND RAAF	21.5	-2.8	4.5	-6.8	--	0.0	--	--	266 (11.1)	26/18
BELLAMBI AWS	19.6	-2.9	11.8	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	477 (19.9)	26/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.9	-1.1	0.4	-6.3	-1.6	0.0	4.8	9.6	365 (15.2)	22/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.1	-2.3	2.2	-6.9	1.7	--	4.4	10.5	284 (11.8)	30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	19.8	-2.5	3.6	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	31/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.9	-1.6	6.2	-3.9	2.7	0.0	3.4	10.5	295 (12.3)	26/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.3	-3.3	3.5	-4.7	--	0.0	0.8	--	277 (11.5)	28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.7	-3.4	4.2	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	31/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.2	-1.1	10.7	0.0	7.8	0.8	2.0	--	176 ( 7.3)	21/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.7	+1.8	8.9	-0.4	--	1.6	--	--	568 (23.7)	48/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.7	-1.9	5.1	-2.3	--	0.6	--	--	404 (16.8)	34/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.6	+1.8	9.5	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	37/15
HOBART AIRPORT	20.7	+2.6	8.5	-0.2	6.2	0.2	1.6	7.0	463 (19.3)	55/15
	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

39.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
38.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
37.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+6.0 : 27.0 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+5.9 : 26.9 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+5.7 : 29.0 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+5.6 : 29.6 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+5.4 : 29.1 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.9 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

+5.9 : 26.9 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
+5.7 : 28.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+5.6 : 21.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.4 : 25.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+4.8 : 25.1 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.6 : 23.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-7.1 : 27.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-6.7 : 21.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-6.7 : 21.7 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.4 : 14.8 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC

-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-3.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.9 : -4.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-9.9 : -3.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-9.6 : -1.1 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-9.0 : 1.0 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-8.9 : -3.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast 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.

146.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
115.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
63.6 WALKER CREEK N Rivers NT
57.6 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
54.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
63.6 WALKER CREEK
57.6 NGAYAWILI

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
115.6 COCONUT ISLAND
S Peninsula
146.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

TASMANIA
W Coast
54.6 MOUNT READ

15.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1513 (63.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1240 (51.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1194 (49.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1129 (47.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1020 (42.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1017 (42.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
993 (41.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
973 (40.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
901 (37.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
859 (35.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
853 (35.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
805 (33.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
784 (32.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
766 (31.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
756 (31.5) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
755 (31.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
718 (29.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
692 (28.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
678 (28.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
676 (28.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
664 (27.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
664 (27.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
661 (27.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
612 (25.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
605 (25.2) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
601 (25.0) CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

102/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
83/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
81/04 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
81/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
76/22 MOUNT READ W 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 W Pilbara LEARMONTH AIRPORT 11.2mm in 30 min to 17:00 22.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h W Gascoyne SHARK BAY AIRPORT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 5.2mm in 7 min to 14:40 44.6mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.4mm/h 14.2mm in 20 min to 18:47 42.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.0mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 8.7mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.0mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 22.2mm in 19 min to 15:23 70.1mm/h 28.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 28.8mm/h 26.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 26.8mm/h 10.2mm in 20 min to 16:20 30.6mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.6mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.4mm/h 40.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 13.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COCONUT ISLAND 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h 45.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 15.0mm/h 49.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 16.3mm/h HORN ISLAND 10.8mm in 51 min to 11:00 12.7mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 56.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 18.7mm/h 39.4mm in 3 hr 13 min to 17:19 12.2mm/h 9.8mm in 11 min to 17:30 53.5mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 10.7mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 82(150/ 69 ) at 05:00 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(260/ 76 ) at 00:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 83(280/ 69 ) at 15:00