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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 1345 EST on 21/04/2008. 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

NSW

N Tablelands E

057124

POINT LOOKOUT

34.6

24.4

01/04/2006

1 n

Lowest minimum temperature

SW & S Coast

009542

ESPERANCE AERO

5.4

6.5

28/04/2003

Lowest maximum temperature

SW & S Coast

009542

ESPERANCE AERO

14.0

14.6

19/04/2008

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

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, 21/04/2008.

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	21.5	-6.1	9.8	-5.6	5.8	0.0	8.0	--	580 (24.2)	39/20
PERTH AIRPORT	20.5	-5.0	6.6	-6.3	5.9	0.0	4.0	8.3	385 (16.0)	65/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.8	-6.0	9.4	-2.2	11.4	12.6	3.0	5.7	306 (12.8)	78/11
BUNBURY	19.5	-4.6	7.9	-3.7	--	1.4	--	--	175 ( 7.3)	59/11
MANDURAH	19.6	--	11.2	--	--	1.8	--	--	299 (12.5)	46/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.0	+0.3	20.4	-3.6	18.8	0.0	7.8	11.3	310 (12.9)	39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.1	+2.9	9.9	-2.7	6.9	0.0	8.0	11.2	224 ( 9.3)	37/14
WHYALLA AERO	26.9	+3.3	9.3	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	158 ( 6.6)	34/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.8	+4.3	18.2	+5.9	12.1	0.0	--	10.2	323 (13.5)	35/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	23.7	+4.3	6.3	-2.4	3.9	0.0	2.8	10.0	242 (10.1)	28/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.8	0.0	16.3	-2.3	14.3	0.0	7.8	10.3	233 ( 9.7)	35/09
CAIRNS AERO	29.6	+0.4	20.2	-1.4	19.0	0.2	6.4	10.7	476 (19.8)	44/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.3	-0.3	16.5	-4.1	14.7	0.0	8.0	9.9	377 (15.7)	39/14
MACKAY M.O	25.3	-1.4	19.4	-0.8	--	0.0	--	8.5	562 (23.4)	44/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.4	-1.3	16.4	-1.4	13.7	0.0	6.4	--	317 (13.2)	44/13
BUNDABERG AERO	27.1	-0.2	16.6	-0.9	--	1.2	3.0	--	523 (21.8)	50/14
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	-4.1	17.0	+1.7	--	21.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.7	-1.6	16.5	-0.5	--	29.0	--	--	371 (15.5)	39/13
BRISBANE AERO	24.2	-1.8	14.5	-1.8	12.8	3.4	3.6	5.4	415 (17.3)	35/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.0	-2.4	11.9	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	582 (24.3)	54/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.3	-2.9	12.2	-0.6	10.1	0.0	4.4	--	333 (13.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.5	-3.6	15.2	0.0	12.9	33.2	2.8	3.1	531 (22.1)	41/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.7	-5.6	15.1	+1.5	--	39.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.8	-2.9	13.4	+0.2	11.5	6.0	4.0	2.3	483 (20.1)	41/02
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.0	-4.7	12.3	+0.4	--	21.4	--	--	181 ( 7.5)	24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.8	-1.7	7.0	-0.2	2.1	0.0	2.6	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.0	-0.5	9.6	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.5	-3.4	15.0	+0.9	14.1	0.2	4.0	1.3	687 (28.6)	43/09
RICHMOND RAAF	19.1	-5.2	12.0	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	31/11
BELLAMBI AWS	19.4	-3.1	13.7	-1.9	--	5.2	--	--	545 (22.7)	46/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.7	-1.3	8.1	+1.4	5.4	0.0	4.4	7.1	324 (13.5)	34/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	22.6	+0.2	7.4	-1.7	4.1	0.0	5.8	10.1	337 (14.0)	35/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	22.1	-0.2	5.4	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	75 ( 3.1)	24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.1	+0.6	12.4	+2.3	9.8	0.0	6.2	10.5	349 (14.5)	39/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.8	+0.2	3.9	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	133 ( 5.5)	21/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	21.6	+0.5	6.7	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	28/01
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.6	+2.3	10.0	-0.7	6.8	0.0	2.4	--	95 ( 4.0)	15/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.2	+1.3	6.1	-3.2	--	0.2	--	--	139 ( 5.8)	31/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	20.8	+3.2	4.4	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	35/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.0	+1.2	7.8	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	132 ( 5.5)	26/14
HOBART AIRPORT	18.4	+0.3	7.4	-1.3	3.2	0.0	2.0	10.1	287 (12.0)	28/09
	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

36.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
36.1 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
36.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
35.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+7.1 : 29.3 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+6.6 : 26.0 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
+6.5 : 30.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+6.3 : 29.9 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+6.3 : 28.1 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.6 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.1 : 14.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
+5.9 : 18.1 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+5.9 : 18.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+5.5 : 12.8 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
+5.3 : 12.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-10.2 : 15.2 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.9 : 13.2 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-9.8 : 15.4 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.3 : 14.3 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.9 : 15.0 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

-4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-2.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-9.8 : 4.5 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-9.5 : 6.1 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-9.3 : 2.1 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-9.2 : 7.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
-8.9 : 7.1 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

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.

74.6 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68.8 FISHERMANS REACH MidNorth Coast N NSW
67.2 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
67.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
67.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
74.6 MAROOCHYDORE AERO
57.0 RAINBOW BEACH
50.4 POINT ARKWRIGHT

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
67.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT
59.2 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
MidNorth Coast N
68.8 FISHERMANS REACH
67.2 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE)
MidNorth Coast S
67.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS

11.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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3.7 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
3.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
2.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1829 (76.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1079 (45.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
976 (40.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
973 (40.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
968 (40.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
968 (40.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
959 (40.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
901 (37.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
841 (35.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
830 (34.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
824 (34.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
792 (33.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
766 (31.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
760 (31.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
755 (31.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
739 (30.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
721 (30.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
719 (30.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
713 (29.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
687 (28.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
681 (28.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
655 (27.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
643 (26.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
635 (26.5) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
626 (26.1) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
606 (25.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

85/19 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
83/03 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
78/13 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
78/11 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
74/17 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
74/04 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
QUEENSLAND Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 7.2mm in 12 min to 03:50 36.0mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 12.4mm in 30 min to 00:30 24.8mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.4mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 19.2mm/h 11.4mm in 30 min to 01:30 22.8mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 18.2mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.6mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast YAMBA PILOT STATION 10.0mm in 24 min to 00:00 25.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.2mm/h 10.0mm in 52 min to 00:52 11.5mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.6mm/h GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.6mm/h LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 10.8mm in 53 min to 02:53 12.2mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.8mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h MidNorth Coast N KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h COFFS HARBOUR MO 10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h 20.6mm in 30 min to 17:00 41.2mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 22.8mm/h 29.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 29.8mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.6mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h MidNorth Coast S TAREE AIRPORT AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h 25.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 25.8mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.7mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 15.8mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.4mm/h Hunter Valley GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h NORAH HEAD AWS 13.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h Sydney--east SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 12.0mm/h Sydney--west HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS 10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.4mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 85(140/ 72 ) at 19:41 QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 67(150/ 63 ) at 01:21 Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(140/ 63 ) at 03:38