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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.

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 1351 EST on 19/05/2008. 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
				Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years

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 13:50EST, 19/05/2008.

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	25.7	+1.7	11.2	-1.7	7.6	0.0	4.2	--	359 (15.0)	35/09
PERTH AIRPORT	21.6	-0.1	9.2	-1.3	7.5	0.0	2.0	9.4	239 (10.0)	24/01
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.3	-0.6	11.3	+1.5	9.9	1.2	1.2	2.6	218 ( 9.1)	26/10
BUNBURY	19.8	-1.4	8.5	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	43 ( 1.8)	24/11
MANDURAH	20.6	--	10.8	--	--	0.2	--	--	190 ( 7.9)	22/22
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.8	+1.8	22.3	+0.2	20.7	0.0	6.0	10.9	313 (13.0)	43/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.8	-3.2	4.5	-3.8	2.4	0.0	4.8	10.5	253 (10.5)	34/10
WHYALLA AERO	18.8	-1.7	10.4	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	387 (16.1)	39/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.4	-1.5	9.8	-0.3	--	8.0	--	8.0	450 (18.8)	43/07
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.3	-0.8	9.4	+2.2	8.2	5.2	1.0	7.8	513 (21.4)	39/01
MOUNT ISA AERO	23.3	-4.5	11.3	-2.6	8.8	0.0	10.6	10.5	--	--
CAIRNS AERO	29.0	+1.4	15.5	-4.4	16.4	0.0	4.8	11.0	195 ( 8.1)	28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.8	+0.2	14.2	-3.4	11.8	0.0	6.2	11.0	311 (13.0)	54/07
MACKAY M.O	23.9	-0.3	14.7	-2.4	--	0.0	--	10.5	309 (12.9)	37/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.8	-3.2	13.1	-1.1	9.9	0.4	4.4	--	310 (12.9)	43/11
BUNDABERG AERO	22.0	-2.6	12.8	-1.4	--	0.0	4.8	--	404 (16.8)	61/02
NAMBOUR DPI	20.0	-3.7	12.0	0.0	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.2	-2.8	11.1	-3.3	--	8.4	--	--	365 (15.2)	44/12
BRISBANE AERO	19.7	-3.8	10.5	-2.3	6.9	17.4	7.2	10.1	531 (22.1)	61/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.5	-5.2	2.6	-7.2	--	1.2	--	--	592 (24.7)	68/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	15.2	-5.0	5.1	-3.6	0.8	2.0	3.0	--	310 (12.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.5	-2.8	7.9	-3.8	3.1	2.4	3.0	10.1	378 (15.8)	50/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	17.9	-3.5	9.7	-1.0	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.8	-2.4	8.0	-2.1	8.0	0.0	5.8	8.6	494 (20.6)	55/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	17.8	-2.5	3.8	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	109 ( 4.5)	31/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	8.7	-5.4	1.3	-3.4	-1.6	3.6	2.0	2.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	13.4	-6.3	2.9	-3.8	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.1	-1.8	8.1	-2.7	1.7	0.6	4.2	9.4	547 (22.8)	54/13
RICHMOND RAAF	17.7	-2.9	2.5	-5.5	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	41/12
BELLAMBI AWS	17.7	-1.8	9.5	-3.4	--	1.0	--	--	523 (21.8)	59/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.1	-1.4	4.3	+1.2	1.3	0.8	1.6	8.8	474 (19.8)	41/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	11.7	-5.5	6.8	+0.9	5.3	4.0	1.4	0.3	311 (13.0)	34/03
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.9	-4.7	7.2	+1.8	--	2.6	--	--	300 (12.5)	35/02
MILDURA AIRPORT	16.8	-2.2	8.8	+1.4	7.0	0.2	2.2	7.2	508 (21.2)	35/04
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.4	-1.8	5.9	+0.2	--	7.6	--	--	325 (13.5)	30/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.4	-2.1	6.1	+1.1	--	5.6	--	--	268 (11.2)	35/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.5	-0.2	6.8	-1.8	5.4	17.2	0.2	--	125 ( 5.2)	24/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.4	-1.5	7.5	0.0	--	12.2	--	--	486 (20.3)	50/04
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.2	-1.4	4.3	-1.4	--	12.2	--	--	466 (19.4)	43/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.4	-0.3	6.3	+1.3	--	0.2	--	--	193 ( 8.0)	30/12
HOBART AIRPORT	15.0	-0.1	8.8	+2.3	4.4	0.0	2.2	6.6	355 (14.8)	46/05
	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

35.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
34.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.6 : 21.1 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
+4.8 : 27.8 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+4.6 : 15.6 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
+3.5 : 28.4 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
+3.2 : 17.6 POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT) N Coast TAS

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.1 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+5.2 : 11.8 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+4.9 : 13.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+4.8 : 12.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+4.0 : 11.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+3.5 : 6.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.5 : 5.9 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-8.2 : 10.8 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-8.1 : 6.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-8.1 : 10.2 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-8.0 : 9.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-4.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.2 : 2.6 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-6.5 : 1.5 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.4 : 1.8 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-6.3 : 2.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
-6.1 : 14.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-6.1 : 2.4 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt 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.

37.0 MONBULK (BULB FARM) E Central VIC
36.4 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
35.8 ASHTON MARBLE HILL ORCHARD Adelaide/Lofty SA
35.6 URAIDLA Adelaide/Lofty SA
35.2 REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

11.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
2.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1156 (48.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1129 (47.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1110 (46.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1107 (46.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1071 (44.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1059 (44.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
917 (38.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
881 (36.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
866 (36.1) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
850 (35.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
824 (34.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
814 (33.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
808 (33.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
778 (32.4) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
772 (32.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
767 (32.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
762 (31.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
757 (31.5) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
748 (31.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
719 (30.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
714 (29.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
711 (29.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
705 (29.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
698 (29.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
687 (28.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
686 (28.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
677 (28.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
661 (27.5) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
643 (26.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
632 (26.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
627 (26.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
620 (25.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
620 (25.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
617 (25.7) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
615 (25.6) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
610 (25.4) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
605 (25.2) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
605 (25.2) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
604 (25.2) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
603 (25.1) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
603 (25.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

98/07 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/18 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
94/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/16 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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.
ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 4.2mm in 12 min to 09:30 21.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 95(250/ 48 ) at 01:01 INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER : 82(250/ 67 ) at 03:30 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(230/ 74 ) at 18:50 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(230/ 87 ) at 07:55 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 82(210/ 69 ) at 06:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(300/ 65 ) at 03:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(250/ 69 ) at 03:30 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 78(240/ 63 ) at 17:30 HOGAN ISLAND : 85(260/ 67 ) at 00:48 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 85(260/ 65 ) at 16:30