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2008

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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 1350 EST on 19/04/2008. 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

Lowest minimum temperature

N Kimberley

001013

WYNDHAM

16.0

17.1

30/04/1999

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

13.4

14.5

25/04/1999

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

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040004

AMBERLEY AMO

17.3

17.0

25/04/1998

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 13:48EST, 19/04/2008.

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	23.9	-3.7	14.5	-0.9	12.8	2.2	2.2	--	334 (13.9)	43/15
PERTH AIRPORT	22.5	-3.0	12.3	-0.6	11.5	8.4	1.8	0.0	238 ( 9.9)	61/18
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.5	-0.3	12.3	+0.7	10.8	1.4	1.2	6.9	327 (13.6)	52/14
BUNBURY	21.0	-3.1	9.9	-1.7	--	1.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	44/15
MANDURAH	22.0	--	15.0	--	--	2.6	--	--	276 (11.5)	61/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+0.5	21.7	-2.3	18.7	0.0	8.0	11.1	355 (14.8)	39/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	27.4	-0.8	9.6	-3.0	6.6	0.0	8.8	11.2	333 (13.9)	43/11
WHYALLA AERO	23.9	+0.3	6.3	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	270 (11.3)	26/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.3	+1.8	9.5	-2.8	--	--	3.6	--	--	24/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.7	+1.3	8.4	-0.3	3.4	0.0	1.6	10.0	311 (13.0)	31/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.1	-0.7	15.9	-2.7	12.4	0.0	8.6	11.1	308 (12.8)	50/15
CAIRNS AERO	27.9	-1.3	19.3	-2.3	18.4	4.6	5.6	5.5	469 (19.5)	52/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.0	+0.4	17.8	-2.8	14.7	2.2	7.0	7.0	413 (17.2)	41/12
MACKAY M.O	25.2	-1.5	17.2	-3.0	--	0.2	--	10.8	537 (22.4)	50/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.4	-0.3	15.1	-2.7	12.1	0.0	6.4	--	291 (12.1)	52/16
BUNDABERG AERO	25.3	-2.0	16.4	-1.1	--	0.0	5.0	--	501 (20.9)	55/12
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-1.1	17.0	+1.7	--	0.6	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.9	-3.4	17.2	+0.2	--	18.6	--	--	431 (18.0)	50/12
BRISBANE AERO	23.8	-2.2	15.8	-0.5	13.6	3.2	4.0	7.7	397 (16.5)	50/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.2	-2.2	12.8	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	432 (18.0)	57/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.7	-0.5	13.7	+0.9	10.2	0.0	4.4	--	326 (13.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.3	-0.8	16.3	+1.1	14.7	15.6	3.2	5.4	573 (23.9)	54/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.1	-3.2	16.3	+2.7	--	5.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.0	-0.7	12.9	-0.3	10.2	0.0	4.4	6.4	508 (21.2)	44/23
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.7	-5.0	13.8	+1.9	--	1.0	--	--	79 ( 3.3)	26/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.3	-2.2	6.8	-0.4	2.9	0.0	4.0	7.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.0	-0.5	6.2	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.7	-3.2	15.6	+1.5	13.2	1.8	3.2	0.3	519 (21.6)	54/16
RICHMOND RAAF	17.3	-7.0	12.6	+1.3	--	0.2	--	--	181 ( 7.5)	26/13
BELLAMBI AWS	19.4	-3.1	15.0	-0.6	--	3.4	--	--	313 (13.0)	54/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	19.7	-0.3	7.9	+1.2	3.0	0.0	3.2	8.3	151 ( 6.3)	48/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.3	+0.9	7.6	-1.5	--	0.0	3.4	8.4	146 ( 6.1)	28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	22.1	-0.2	7.3	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	79 ( 3.3)	21/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.2	+1.7	6.9	-3.2	4.2	0.0	5.4	10.6	237 ( 9.9)	24/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.6	+2.0	7.8	-0.4	--	0.0	4.0	--	314 (13.1)	26/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.5	+1.4	8.2	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	312 (13.0)	28/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.0	+0.7	12.6	+1.9	9.8	0.0	1.8	--	137 ( 5.7)	15/01
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.7	-1.2	6.8	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	31/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	20.6	+3.0	9.1	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	528 (22.0)	39/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.7	+0.9	9.4	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	104 ( 4.3)	18/17
HOBART AIRPORT	15.2	-2.9	6.9	-1.8	3.2	0.0	1.6	6.2	376 (15.7)	28/14
	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

36.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
36.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
36.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
35.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
35.9 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD

+9.5 : 33.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.0 : 29.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.9 : 31.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+5.7 : 32.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+4.8 : 33.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.9 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
25.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+4.2 : 10.1 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
+4.2 : 12.8 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+3.9 : 19.2 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+3.9 : 13.8 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS
+3.8 : 17.0 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+3.8 : 12.4 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
11.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
11.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.0 : 17.3 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-6.1 : 11.6 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.0 : 18.3 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW
-5.5 : 11.9 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-5.4 : 22.9 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-5.4 : 16.8 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-5.4 : 18.5 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW

-3.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.0 : 13.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-8.8 : 12.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-8.7 : 12.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-8.5 : 11.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-8.5 : 12.5 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers 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.

72.0 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE N Coast--Herbert QLD
58.4 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
54.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM) North Coast NSW
52.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER) North Coast NSW
46.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
72.0 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
58.4 INNISFAIL
46.0 CORSIS ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
54.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)
52.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER)

11.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.4 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
2.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1237 (51.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1072 (44.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1008 (42.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1005 (41.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
996 (41.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
979 (40.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
966 (40.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
877 (36.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
797 (33.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
778 (32.4) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
770 (32.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
752 (31.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
747 (31.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
739 (30.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
729 (30.4) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
727 (30.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
727 (30.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
698 (29.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
689 (28.7) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
669 (27.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
639 (26.6) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
611 (25.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
600 (25.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA

87/07 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/19 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
78/19 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
76/13 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/16 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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.
QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast COOLANGATTA 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 15:00 22.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.0mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.2mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 9.2mm in 27 min to 00:00 20.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.4mm/h LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 18.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 18.8mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h Hunter Valley NORAH HEAD AWS 12.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.8mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.2mm/h Sydney--east CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 15.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 15.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.8mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 70(170/ 65 ) at 03:33 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 87(130/ 67 ) at 07:15 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 87(140/ 76 ) at 10:39 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 82(120/ 72 ) at 23:59