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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 1344 EST on 18/05/2008. 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
Highest daily rainfall
SA	Lower North	021131	CLARE HIGH SCHOOL	31.2	31.0	19/05/2002	13				1
SA	Adelaide Plains	023083	EDINBURGH RAAF	31.0	28.8	13/05/1974	35				1
SA	Mt Lofty Ranges	023734	MOUNT BOLD RESERVOIR	59.0	58.6	25/05/1975	56				1 n
SA	Mt Lofty Ranges	023871	SELLICKS BEACH	36.8	36.8	18/05/2001	15				1 n Equal to record.
SA	Mt Lofty Ranges	023878	MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER	43.8	42.0	19/05/2002	13				1
SA	Lower Murray	024580	STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE	21.0	21.0	18/05/2001	11				1 Equal to record.
VIC	Wimmera S	079105	STAWELL AERODROME	35.2	24.0	30/05/1999	12				1
Highest wind gust (km/h)
QLD	Maranoa	043091	ROMA AIRPORT	63	59.0	15/05/2003	11
NSW	NW Plains E	053115	MOREE AERO	76	63.0	15/05/1996	13

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 13:43EST, 18/05/2008.

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	24.0	0.0	8.9	-4.0	6.9	0.0	5.4	--	468 (19.5)	34/08
PERTH AIRPORT	20.3	-1.4	4.9	-5.6	4.4	0.0	1.8	9.3	223 ( 9.3)	30/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.8	-2.1	11.2	+1.4	10.0	0.8	1.0	3.0	300 (12.5)	24/14
BUNBURY	18.1	-3.1	9.2	-0.3	--	0.2	--	--	103 ( 4.3)	13/13
MANDURAH	18.2	--	10.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	24/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.1	+2.1	22.0	-0.1	20.6	0.0	7.0	9.6	305 (12.7)	41/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.7	-3.3	8.4	+0.1	5.0	0.0	7.0	10.6	294 (12.3)	39/10
WHYALLA AERO	17.1	-3.4	6.1	-2.6	--	5.4	--	--	501 (20.9)	54/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.7	-4.2	8.7	-1.4	7.5	26.8	--	--	452 (18.8)	55/05
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.0	-3.1	5.7	-1.5	3.6	18.4	1.8	5.3	500 (20.8)	72/08
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.7	+1.9	7.3	-6.6	5.4	0.0	7.0	10.5	--	43/11
CAIRNS AERO	27.9	+0.3	18.1	-1.8	15.4	0.0	5.4	10.3	292 (12.2)	30/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.4	+0.8	16.5	-1.1	14.9	0.0	5.6	9.7	233 ( 9.7)	30/11
MACKAY M.O	27.1	+2.9	18.0	+0.9	--	0.0	--	8.4	280 (11.7)	30/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.7	+1.7	13.5	-0.7	11.9	0.0	3.4	--	127 ( 5.3)	61/13
BUNDABERG AERO	27.7	+3.1	15.7	+1.5	--	0.0	4.0	--	218 ( 9.1)	39/13
NAMBOUR DPI	26.0	+2.3	13.0	+1.0	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.4	+2.4	15.3	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	50/13
BRISBANE AERO	24.7	+1.2	12.9	+0.1	8.9	0.0	4.0	8.5	239 (10.0)	43/23
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.0	+3.3	12.6	+2.8	--	0.2	--	--	332 (13.8)	68/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.2	+2.0	12.6	+3.9	6.6	0.0	2.8	--	194 ( 8.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.9	+3.6	15.0	+3.3	10.9	0.0	2.4	7.0	369 (15.4)	55/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.2	+2.8	7.1	-3.6	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.7	+3.5	8.6	-1.5	6.1	0.4	0.8	8.1	209 ( 8.7)	63/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.7	+1.4	8.0	-0.3	--	0.4	--	--	54 ( 2.3)	30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.8	-3.3	3.9	-0.8	-1.2	0.2	0.8	0.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.6	-4.1	5.8	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.8	+2.9	13.7	+2.9	9.2	0.2	4.2	6.9	420 (17.5)	65/17
RICHMOND RAAF	21.7	+1.1	7.1	-0.9	--	0.4	--	--	97 ( 4.0)	57/16
BELLAMBI AWS	20.6	+1.1	14.5	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	404 (16.8)	87/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.3	-3.2	7.9	+4.8	4.3	1.0	1.8	1.7	283 (11.8)	52/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	11.1	-6.1	9.7	+3.8	6.4	0.0	1.4	1.3	302 (12.6)	46/05
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.4	-6.2	8.1	+2.7	--	5.2	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	46/06
MILDURA AIRPORT	13.7	-5.3	6.8	-0.6	5.3	8.2	4.6	7.7	512 (21.3)	55/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	11.6	-5.6	6.7	+1.0	--	3.8	--	--	468 (19.5)	39/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.2	-5.3	5.8	+0.8	--	8.0	--	--	437 (18.2)	43/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	12.1	-4.6	7.9	-0.7	7.5	6.4	4.6	--	233 ( 9.7)	22/01
GEELONG AIRPORT	12.0	-4.9	7.9	+0.4	--	9.6	--	--	562 (23.4)	41/19
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.8	-4.8	4.2	-1.5	--	22.8	--	--	682 (28.4)	55/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.9	+3.2	7.6	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	37/00
HOBART AIRPORT	20.5	+5.4	7.6	+1.1	5.0	0.0	2.6	6.2	277 (11.5)	39/17
	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

35.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.3 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
35.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+6.4 : 20.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+5.6 : 16.5 MOOGARA (UXBRIDGE BACK ROAD) Derwent Valley TAS
+5.5 : 19.9 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+5.4 : 20.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
+5.0 : 28.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.0 : 19.1 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS

26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.4 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+7.1 : 12.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+6.8 : 9.1 OMEO COMPARISON Upper NE VIC
+6.6 : 8.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+5.8 : 15.5 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.8 : 13.5 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
+5.8 : 8.2 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.2 : 3.7 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-7.9 : 5.4 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
-7.7 : 6.8 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-7.7 : 8.8 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
-7.5 : -1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-49.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-5.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.0 : 1.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-7.2 : 3.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.0 : 3.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 7.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.2 : 6.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West 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.

83.2 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
74.8 URAIDLA Adelaide/Lofty SA
69.2 BRIDGEWATER Adelaide/Lofty SA
59.0 MOUNT BOLD RESERVOIR Adelaide/Lofty SA
56.8 GUMERACHA Adelaide/Lofty SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
83.2 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE)
74.8 URAIDLA
69.2 BRIDGEWATER
59.0 MOUNT BOLD RESERVOIR
56.8 GUMERACHA
54.4 MOUNT COMPASS
54.4 PARAWA (SHARON)

10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1544 (64.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1402 (58.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1357 (56.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1213 (50.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1195 (49.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1137 (47.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
965 (40.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
918 (38.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
909 (37.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
889 (37.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
881 (36.7) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
837 (34.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
830 (34.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
829 (34.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
807 (33.6) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
748 (31.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
745 (31.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
740 (30.8) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
740 (30.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
737 (30.7) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
731 (30.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
725 (30.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
722 (30.1) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
692 (28.8) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
689 (28.7) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
688 (28.7) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
684 (28.5) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
682 (28.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
678 (28.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
656 (27.3) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
647 (27.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
640 (26.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
630 (26.3) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
630 (26.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
629 (26.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
614 (25.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
609 (25.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
609 (25.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
604 (25.2) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
602 (25.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA

118/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
113/01 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
102/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/00 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
94/00 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/02 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/23 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 Brisbane/SE Coast ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 4.0mm in 6 min to 17:06 40.0mm/h BRISBANE AERO 7.2mm in 7 min to 17:30 61.7mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.0mm/h 4.6mm in 11 min to 17:41 25.1mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h BRISBANE 5.2mm in 15 min to 17:15 20.8mm/h REDCLIFFE 11.2mm in 28 min to 17:58 24.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h 19.2mm in 29 min to 18:30 39.7mm/h 33.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 33.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast GRAFTON AIRPORT 7.4mm in 38 min to 15:00 11.7mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 13.4mm in 14 min to 16:14 57.4mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.6mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 9.8mm in 48 min to 18:52 12.3mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h VICTORIA E Central DUNNS HILL 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h RHYLL 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 93(210/ 72 ) at 02:30 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is STENHOUSE BAY : 89(230/ 69 ) at 01:09 MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) : 82(240/ 69 ) at 02:26 CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 87(220/ 63 ) at 03:05 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER : 102(170/ 45 ) at 18:12 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 87(330/ 67 ) at 13:30 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 109(320/ 83 ) at 02:00 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93(240/ 48 ) at 15:30 Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 91(350/ 58 ) at 02:30 FALLS CREEK : 100(360/ 65 ) at 00:42 MT HOTHAM : 113(340/ 74 ) at 01:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(240/ 83 ) at 23:01 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 : 70( 15/ 63 ) at 09:40 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(340/ 63 ) at 04:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 87(280/ 70 ) at 23:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 83(300/ 76 ) at 10:08