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2008

Oct

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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 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

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

89.4

71.0

02/04/2006

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058198

BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

19.0

29/04/2004

Equal to record.

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, 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	29.6	+2.0	20.4	+5.0	19.7	0.0	4.4	--	449 (18.7)	41/14
PERTH AIRPORT	24.5	-1.0	17.0	+4.1	16.3	18.8	8.2	2.7	275 (11.5)	31/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.7	+4.9	12.8	+1.2	10.8	0.0	4.0	4.1	--	34/11
BUNBURY	24.4	+0.3	15.6	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	132 ( 5.5)	28/07
MANDURAH	22.7	--	17.9	--	--	19.0	--	--	227 ( 9.5)	43/05
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+0.6	23.7	-0.3	22.9	7.8	5.8	10.3	178 ( 7.4)	35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.2	0.0	7.5	-5.1	5.6	0.0	9.4	--	289 (12.0)	39/17
WHYALLA AERO	24.1	+0.5	8.6	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	48/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.2	+0.7	11.3	-1.0	9.0	0.0	--	--	132 ( 5.5)	35/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.8	+0.4	11.7	+3.0	10.9	1.0	1.8	5.7	386 (16.1)	30/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.3	+1.5	17.2	-1.4	13.5	0.0	12.0	11.0	409 (17.0)	35/15
CAIRNS AERO	30.0	+0.8	18.8	-2.8	16.3	0.0	6.8	8.8	--	41/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.5	-0.1	19.3	-1.3	16.8	0.0	7.6	10.6	254 (10.6)	37/14
MACKAY M.O	26.3	-0.4	17.3	-2.9	--	0.0	--	10.6	348 (14.5)	44/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.6	-0.1	18.4	+0.6	16.6	0.0	7.0	--	259 (10.8)	37/09
BUNDABERG AERO	27.7	+0.4	18.7	+1.2	--	0.0	6.2	--	519 (21.6)	48/08
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-1.1	18.0	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.8	-1.5	16.9	-0.1	--	0.4	--	--	406 (16.9)	54/15
BRISBANE AERO	25.4	-0.6	14.3	-2.0	11.8	0.0	7.0	7.9	455 (19.0)	44/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.8	-1.6	11.9	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	561 (23.4)	46/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	25.4	+0.2	11.7	-1.1	8.8	0.0	6.2	--	222 ( 9.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.2	-2.9	10.1	-5.1	5.3	0.0	5.0	3.5	384 (16.0)	39/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.0	-2.3	11.1	-2.5	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.0	-1.7	8.2	-5.0	8.2	0.0	4.6	10.7	260 (10.8)	28/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.1	-1.6	6.2	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	56 ( 2.3)	21/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.0	+0.5	4.0	-3.2	-0.5	0.0	2.0	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.9	+0.4	6.7	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.2	-0.7	11.7	-2.4	8.2	0.0	4.2	10.7	308 (12.8)	26/13
RICHMOND RAAF	23.3	-1.0	5.7	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	63 ( 2.6)	24/16
BELLAMBI AWS	21.5	-1.0	12.1	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	192 ( 8.0)	21/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.4	+1.4	3.2	-3.5	0.0	0.0	3.2	10.6	118 ( 4.9)	26/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.6	+1.2	4.2	-4.9	3.8	0.0	3.0	10.7	193 ( 8.0)	26/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.0	+0.7	5.4	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	24/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.0	-0.5	7.6	-2.5	4.7	0.0	3.8	10.8	--	--
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.0	-0.6	5.2	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	99 ( 4.1)	46/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT	20.3	-0.8	10.5	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	148 ( 6.2)	30/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.0	-0.3	14.0	+3.3	13.1	0.0	1.6	--	131 ( 5.5)	21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.4	+0.5	11.2	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	399 (16.6)	39/08
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.9	-0.7	8.6	+1.2	--	0.4	--	--	320 (13.3)	28/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.5	+0.7	11.7	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	37/01
HOBART AIRPORT	17.4	-0.7	13.0	+4.3	9.5	0.0	4.8	6.6	500 (20.8)	44/10
	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

39.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
38.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
38.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
37.1 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

+8.7 : 38.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.5 : 36.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.7 : 27.5 ALBANY Lower West WA
+6.5 : 32.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+6.1 : 33.3 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.6 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.2 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
26.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
25.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+6.6 : 17.7 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.2 : 17.2 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.2 : 17.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+6.1 : 18.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+6.0 : 20.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+6.0 : 11.4 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
+6.0 : 10.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-5.9 : 19.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-4.4 : 21.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.3 : 21.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-4.2 : 22.7 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-4.1 : 30.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-4.1 : 20.8 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

-1.6 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-0.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.1 : 3.6 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-7.9 : 5.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-7.5 : 4.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.4 : 4.7 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-7.4 : 8.4 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.4 : 5.3 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

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.

89.4 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
51.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
46.1 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
44.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
41.5 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
46.1 GOSNELLS CITY

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
44.0 GOVE AIRPORT
41.5 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS

TASMANIA
W Coast
51.2 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS
Islands
89.4 POINT FAWCETT

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

.....

2.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1253 (52.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1238 (51.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1210 (50.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1146 (47.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
943 (39.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
892 (37.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
886 (36.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
874 (36.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
863 (36.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
855 (35.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
822 (34.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
822 (34.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
815 (34.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
775 (32.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
742 (30.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
719 (30.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
668 (27.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
647 (27.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
643 (26.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
632 (26.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
631 (26.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
626 (26.1) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
624 (26.0) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
618 (25.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

93/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
83/00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
81/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/05 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
76/01 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 Lower West PERTH AIRPORT 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.4mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 12.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.4mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.6mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.7mm/h PEARCE RAAF 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h JANDAKOT AERO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h ROTTNEST ISLAND 10.4mm in 30 min to 06:00 20.8mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.6mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h SWANBOURNE 12.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 12.6mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.8mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h PERTH METRO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 14.6mm/h 12.4mm in 30 min to 11:00 24.8mm/h 22.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 22.2mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 15.0mm/h 41.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 13.7mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.2mm/h BICKLEY 13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.2mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h WITCHCLIFFE 13.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h MANDURAH 11.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.4mm/h Cent Wheatbelt CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD 3.0mm in 2 min to 14:49 90.0mm/h BROOKTON 52.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h LAKE GRACE COMPARISON 38.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h PINGELLY 35.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.8mm/h LAKE GRACE 12.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 15.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 12.6mm in 29 min to 19:22 26.1mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 70(160/ 65 ) at 16:55 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(240/ 65 ) at 08:03 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(310/ 65 ) at 01:01 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 72(280/ 65 ) at 03:29