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2008

August

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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 is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1405 EST on 01/05/2008. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Lowest grass minimum temperature
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039104	MONTO TOWNSHIP	0.0	0.6	26/04/1972	34				1 P
NSW	MidNorth Coast N	059040	COFFS HARBOUR MO	0.6	2.0	29/04/2008	54				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
Lowest minimum temperature
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039104	MONTO TOWNSHIP	3.0	3.2	26/04/1972	34				1 P
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040082	UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON	3.2	4.7	28/04/1978	43				1
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040093	GYMPIE	3.6	4.7	29/04/2008	43				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Darling Downs E	041095	STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE	-2.0	-2.0	29/04/2008	45				1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Darling Downs E	041521	GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT	1.4	2.3	23/04/2006	16				1
QLD	Darling Downs E	041522	DALBY AIRPORT	0.6	0.6	29/04/2008	16				1 Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Maranoa	043015	INJUNE POST OFFICE	-0.8	-0.5	28/04/1978	40				1
QLD	Maranoa	043020	MITCHELL POST OFFICE	-0.9	-0.7	28/04/1978	38				1
QLD	Maranoa	043035	SURAT	0.0	1.3	28/04/1999	45				1
QLD	Maranoa	043091	ROMA AIRPORT	-0.6	0.5	28/04/1999	15				1
NSW	Upper Darling	048015	BREWARRINA HOSPITAL	1.4	2.3	29/04/2008	39				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	Upper Darling	048079	WANAARING POST OFFICE	0.9	2.1	29/04/2008	16				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	NW Plains W	052020	MUNGINDI POST OFFICE	0.4	2.0	28/04/1978	43				1
NSW	NW Plains W	052088	WALGETT AIRPORT AWS	-1.7	0.0	29/04/2008	14				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	NW Slopes S	055049	QUIRINDI POST OFFICE	-3.2	-2.6	29/04/2008	41				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	N Tablelands W	056011	GLEN INNES POST OFFICE	-1.9	-1.7	29/04/1970	45				1
NSW	N Tablelands W	056013	GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN	-3.5	-2.5	29/04/2008	36				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	N Tablelands W	056032	TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK)	-5.0	-2.7	29/04/1970	43				1
NSW	N Tablelands W	056238	ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS	-3.3	-2.2	29/04/2008	13				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	N Tablelands W	056242	INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)	-3.3	-2.6	29/04/2008	13				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	N Tablelands W	056243	GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS	-6.0	-4.0	26/04/2004	11				1
NSW	North Coast	058012	YAMBA PILOT STATION	7.2	8.3	27/04/1944	52				1
NSW	North Coast	058130	GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL	3.6	4.8	14/04/1996	38				1
NSW	North Coast	058131	ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT	8.3	8.6	25/04/1972	32				1
NSW	North Coast	058208	CASINO AIRPORT AWS	4.4	4.6	29/04/2008	13				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	MidNorth Coast N	059040	COFFS HARBOUR MO	4.3	5.8	29/04/2008	57				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	Hunter Valley	061051	MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE	-2.9	-2.1	23/04/2006	43				1
NSW	Hunter Valley	061089	SCONE SCS	1.3	1.6	27/04/1978	43				1
NSW	Hunter Valley	061363	SCONE AIRPORT AWS	-1.7	-1.1	22/04/1991	14				1
NSW	C Tablelands N	062101	MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS	-3.7	-2.7	29/04/2008	14				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	Illawarra	068188	WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY	5.1	5.6	08/04/1995	37				1
NSW	Goulburn/Monaro	070278	COOMA VISITORS CENTRE	-6.5	-6.5	28/04/1978	34				1 Equal to record.
TAS	N Coast	091259	LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY)	0.5	1.7	28/04/2008	12				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 14:05EST, 01/05/2008.

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	23.4	-4.2	17.6	+2.2	13.4	0.6	4.4	--	332 (13.8)	35/06
PERTH AIRPORT	22.0	-3.5	13.9	+1.0	11.8	2.2	3.4	9.2	418 (17.4)	52/06
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.6	-3.2	12.4	+0.8	9.7	4.8	5.4	8.1	468 (19.5)	54/09
BUNBURY	20.1	-4.0	12.1	+0.5	--	5.8	--	--	455 (19.0)	54/01
MANDURAH	21.5	--	16.6	--	--	1.8	--	--	539 (22.5)	67/05
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+1.2	23.3	-0.7	22.0	0.0	8.0	11.1	373 (15.5)	41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.1	+2.9	10.0	-2.6	7.8	0.0	6.8	--	234 ( 9.8)	26/11
WHYALLA AERO	21.0	-2.6	13.2	+1.6	--	0.8	--	--	339 (14.1)	50/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.5	-6.0	11.7	-0.6	--	2.4	2.6	0.0	256 (10.7)	35/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.5	-1.9	6.8	-1.9	4.3	0.0	2.0	0.5	303 (12.6)	39/19
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.4	-0.4	8.6	-10.0	6.5	0.0	7.6	10.9	194 ( 8.1)	--
CAIRNS AERO	29.3	+0.1	18.5	-3.1	15.5	0.0	7.8	7.6	409 (17.0)	48/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.8	-0.8	16.7	-3.9	14.7	0.0	7.0	10.6	338 (14.1)	41/11
MACKAY M.O	25.1	-1.6	15.4	-4.8	--	0.0	--	10.6	407 (17.0)	41/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.4	-3.3	13.1	-4.7	9.7	0.0	5.0	--	222 ( 9.3)	30/11
BUNDABERG AERO	24.3	-3.0	10.9	-6.6	--	0.0	6.2	--	356 (14.8)	34/13
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	-4.1	8.0	-7.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.2	-3.1	12.5	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	360 (15.0)	35/11
BRISBANE AERO	23.0	-3.0	9.4	-6.9	4.4	0.0	6.4	10.4	369 (15.4)	34/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.9	-4.5	5.2	-8.3	--	0.0	--	--	347 (14.5)	34/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	21.0	-4.2	2.8	-10.0	-2.5	0.0	3.0	--	90 ( 3.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.1	-4.0	4.3	-10.9	0.6	0.0	3.0	10.4	293 (12.2)	28/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.6	-3.7	6.7	-6.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.2	-3.5	5.5	-7.7	4.0	0.0	3.6	9.5	306 (12.8)	30/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.3	-3.4	4.2	-7.7	--	0.0	--	--	62 ( 2.6)	18/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.6	-4.9	0.1	-7.1	-4.5	0.0	3.0	7.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.1	-4.4	-1.4	-11.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.5	-2.4	8.3	-5.8	3.8	0.0	3.6	9.8	389 (16.2)	28/13
RICHMOND RAAF	20.1	-4.2	2.0	-9.3	--	0.0	--	--	77 ( 3.2)	26/13
BELLAMBI AWS	18.7	-3.8	9.6	-6.0	--	0.0	--	--	300 (12.5)	28/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.8	-5.2	-1.8	-8.5	-4.9	0.2	1.4	7.0	142 ( 5.9)	28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.2	-6.2	1.6	-7.5	0.8	0.0	2.8	9.0	142 ( 5.9)	17/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.8	-7.5	1.4	-6.5	--	0.0	--	--	53 ( 2.2)	17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.0	-6.5	6.1	-4.0	3.7	0.0	2.6	0.3	187 ( 7.8)	30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.1	-7.5	-0.3	-8.5	--	0.0	1.6	--	131 ( 5.5)	21/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.5	-7.6	0.2	-7.1	--	0.0	--	--	124 ( 5.2)	26/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.7	-5.6	6.1	-4.6	3.6	0.0	1.4	--	135 ( 5.6)	30/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.9	-4.0	3.2	-6.1	--	0.0	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	31/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.1	-5.5	1.7	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	200 ( 8.3)	46/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.6	-4.2	3.3	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	68 ( 2.8)	24/14
HOBART AIRPORT	15.1	-3.0	5.1	-3.6	1.5	0.0	3.2	6.7	271 (11.3)	26/09
	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

38.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
38.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.4 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
36.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+2.9 : 38.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+2.9 : 32.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+2.9 : 31.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+2.8 : 30.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+2.6 : 31.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+4.3 : 14.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+3.7 : 15.6 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+3.6 : 16.1 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+3.5 : 15.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+3.2 : 17.7 LANCELIN Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-9.4 : 12.5 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-9.4 : 14.5 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
-8.9 : 13.5 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-8.4 : 13.0 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-8.3 : 17.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

-10.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.8 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-13.5 : -5.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-13.3 : -0.6 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-13.3 : -1.7 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-13.2 : 0.0 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-13.1 : -0.7 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling 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.

18.6 BERINGARRA E Gascoyne WA
18.0 MILLY MILLY E Gascoyne WA
17.2 INNOUENDY E Gascoyne WA
17.0 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
16.5 WINDERIE W Gascoyne WA

11.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

1201 (50.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
927 (38.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
869 (36.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
797 (33.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
788 (32.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
780 (32.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
769 (32.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
736 (30.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
713 (29.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
695 (29.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
694 (28.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
682 (28.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
677 (28.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
666 (27.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
659 (27.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
656 (27.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
642 (26.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
631 (26.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
618 (25.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
616 (25.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
614 (25.6) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

111/20 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
93/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
70/06 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
70/16 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

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 NORTH WALPOLE 10.6mm in 27 min to 01:00 23.6mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.6mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 82(290/ 63 ) at 00:01 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 111(340/ 91 ) at 20:30