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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 1440 EST on 20/05/2008. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029038

KOWANYAMA AIRPORT

8.5

9.4

29/05/1967

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 14:40EST, 20/05/2008.

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	25.8	+1.8	8.6	-4.3	5.8	0.0	3.8	--	312 (13.0)	30/14
PERTH AIRPORT	22.1	+0.4	5.7	-4.8	4.8	0.0	2.4	8.2	159 ( 6.6)	30/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.4	+0.5	12.0	+2.2	9.7	3.0	1.4	5.7	263 (11.0)	26/13
BUNBURY	20.5	-0.7	10.1	+0.6	--	1.0	--	--	109 ( 4.5)	21/15
MANDURAH	21.5	--	12.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	24/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.2	+0.2	21.6	-0.5	19.6	0.0	7.8	11.0	415 (17.3)	50/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.2	-1.8	5.0	-3.3	2.8	0.0	4.8	10.5	251 (10.5)	37/11
WHYALLA AERO	18.1	-2.4	10.5	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	22/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.7	-1.2	12.6	+2.5	10.4	3.2	6.0	1.1	247 (10.3)	35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.7	+0.6	10.3	+3.1	8.5	1.8	2.0	5.8	389 (16.2)	43/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	24.9	-2.9	5.6	-8.3	3.5	0.0	5.8	10.5	--	39/09
CAIRNS AERO	26.1	-1.5	14.3	-5.6	9.7	0.0	6.4	10.9	186 ( 7.8)	34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.0	-1.6	12.2	-5.4	8.0	0.0	9.4	10.9	445 (18.5)	37/01
MACKAY M.O	22.0	-2.2	10.4	-6.7	--	0.2	--	10.9	321 (13.4)	39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.9	-1.1	6.8	-7.4	3.6	0.0	6.2	--	230 ( 9.6)	41/10
BUNDABERG AERO	24.1	-0.5	7.8	-6.4	--	0.0	5.0	--	398 (16.6)	41/10
NAMBOUR DPI	23.0	-0.7	14.0	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.7	-1.3	7.6	-6.8	--	0.2	--	--	250 (10.4)	28/14
BRISBANE AERO	22.9	-0.6	10.0	-2.8	4.1	0.0	5.6	10.3	552 (23.0)	39/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.1	-2.6	7.6	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	732 (30.5)	46/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.6	-1.6	7.1	-1.6	2.3	0.0	2.6	--	179 ( 7.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.7	-0.6	7.7	-4.0	3.6	0.0	3.2	10.0	363 (15.1)	39/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.0	-1.4	10.7	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.7	-0.5	8.9	-1.2	7.3	0.0	3.6	8.8	607 (25.3)	34/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.5	-0.8	7.5	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	204 ( 8.5)	24/02
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.2	-2.9	3.3	-1.4	1.6	0.6	0.0	8.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.7	-2.0	4.7	-2.0	--	0.8	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.7	+0.8	11.3	+0.5	7.5	0.0	4.4	9.9	726 (30.3)	50/01
RICHMOND RAAF	19.8	-0.8	2.6	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	147 ( 6.1)	18/12
BELLAMBI AWS	18.0	-1.5	10.0	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	439 (18.3)	43/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.1	+2.6	-2.7	-5.8	-6.6	0.0	2.2	9.3	268 (11.2)	52/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.0	-3.2	3.1	-2.8	--	0.2	0.6	4.8	211 ( 8.8)	30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.3	-5.3	2.6	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	143 ( 6.0)	24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.0	-2.0	5.2	-2.2	2.9	0.8	2.6	4.1	289 (12.0)	34/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.8	-4.4	0.7	-5.0	--	0.4	3.6	--	180 ( 7.5)	18/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.4	-1.1	0.6	-4.4	--	0.4	--	--	190 ( 7.9)	31/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.8	+1.1	9.2	+0.6	5.4	0.0	1.2	--	109 ( 4.5)	22/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	17.7	+0.8	6.2	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	52/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.9	-0.7	3.0	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	316 (13.2)	30/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.7	+3.0	3.6	-1.4	--	0.2	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	39/15
HOBART AIRPORT	18.2	+3.1	6.7	+0.2	1.0	0.0	1.4	4.9	337 (14.0)	61/13
	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 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
33.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+6.0 : 30.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.0 : 19.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+4.4 : 36.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+4.0 : 18.4 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+3.7 : 24.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+3.7 : 19.6 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+5.3 : 13.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+4.8 : 14.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+4.8 : 15.6 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+4.4 : 14.1 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
+4.4 : 8.9 YONGALA Upper North SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.3 : 8.9 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-6.4 : 9.6 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-5.9 : 6.0 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-5.3 : 9.9 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-5.3 : 12.3 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-5.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-3.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.9 : 5.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-10.7 : 8.5 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-9.0 : 6.5 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
-8.9 : 2.6 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
-8.8 : 8.6 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-8.8 : 7.4 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD

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.

28.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
14.4 MINLATON Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
13.4 TOORA W Gippsland VIC
13.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS N Rivers NT

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1333 (55.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1242 (51.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1134 (47.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1118 (46.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1073 (44.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1040 (43.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1011 (42.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
963 (40.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
827 (34.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
819 (34.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
809 (33.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
798 (33.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
796 (33.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
766 (31.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
732 (30.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
726 (30.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
720 (30.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
689 (28.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
676 (28.2) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
657 (27.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
645 (26.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
642 (26.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
636 (26.5) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
635 (26.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
628 (26.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
622 (25.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
619 (25.8) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
619 (25.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
613 (25.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
607 (25.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
607 (25.3) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
603 (25.1) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW

124/09 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
107/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
100/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
100/10 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
98/12 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/10 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/10 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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.
ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.4mm/h	VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(230/ 63 ) at 00:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 93(260/ 58 ) at 11:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(320/ 93 ) at 11:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 117(270/ 95 ) at 10:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 100(250/ 69 ) at 14:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 87(290/ 63 ) at 11:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 100(300/ 78 ) at 10:11 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 98(280/ 78 ) at 13:00