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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 1349 EST on 24/05/2008. 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

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071003

CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET)

-13.0

31/05/1997

1 Equal to record.

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071072

PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE

-9.8

-9.5

26/05/1977

VIC

E Central

086371

FRANKSTON AWS

5.0

22/05/2008

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

N Coast

091284

BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)

0.5

0.8

31/05/1997

TAS

Southeast

094166

BULL BAY (LAURISTON)

2.5

2.6

31/05/2006

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 13:49EST, 24/05/2008.

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	21.0	-3.0	15.9	+3.0	12.8	3.8	2.8	--	422 (17.6)	--
PERTH AIRPORT	20.0	-1.7	12.2	+1.7	9.6	4.4	3.4	--	482 (20.1)	--
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.0	-1.9	9.1	-0.7	7.7	4.2	3.2	--	572 (23.8)	--
BUNBURY	19.0	-2.2	12.7	+3.2	--	27.2	--	--	652 (27.2)	--
MANDURAH	18.8	--	13.9	--	--	11.4	--	--	758 (31.6)	--
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.7	-0.3	18.9	-3.2	17.0	0.0	7.6	10.9	347 (14.5)	37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	22.1	-0.9	3.7	-4.6	0.7	0.0	4.0	10.2	230 ( 9.6)	30/14
WHYALLA AERO	19.7	-0.8	6.5	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	142 ( 5.9)	24/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.0	+0.1	8.0	-2.1	6.3	0.0	1.4	--	125 ( 5.2)	17/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.1	-3.0	6.0	-1.2	4.3	0.0	1.6	3.2	221 ( 9.2)	26/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.3	+0.5	6.8	-7.1	5.0	0.0	5.6	9.9	--	22/12
CAIRNS AERO	26.1	-1.5	18.8	-1.1	16.7	5.4	3.6	1.4	357 (14.9)	37/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.4	-0.2	13.7	-3.9	11.4	0.0	3.4	9.4	309 (12.9)	46/14
MACKAY M.O	22.8	-1.4	18.0	+0.9	--	3.6	--	4.1	425 (17.7)	43/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.5	-0.5	15.1	+0.9	12.8	0.0	4.8	--	288 (12.0)	34/08
BUNDABERG AERO	22.4	-2.2	14.2	0.0	--	0.0	2.1	--	442 (18.4)	43/13
NAMBOUR DPI	21.0	-2.7	15.0	+3.0	--	4.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.2	-1.8	14.1	-0.3	--	7.6	--	--	378 (15.8)	35/15
BRISBANE AERO	21.4	-2.1	12.6	-0.2	10.1	0.4	3.2	8.5	381 (15.9)	34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.1	-1.6	8.9	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	44/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.2	0.0	9.2	+0.5	4.8	0.0	3.6	--	252 (10.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.7	-1.6	12.9	+1.2	7.2	23.6	6.4	9.8	449 (18.7)	34/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.6	-1.8	9.4	-1.3	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.1	-2.1	8.9	-1.2	6.6	1.8	0.0	5.3	251 (10.5)	28/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.1	-2.2	8.3	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	72 ( 3.0)	21/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.8	-0.3	1.5	-3.2	-2.1	0.2	1.8	9.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.4	+0.7	6.6	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.1	-2.8	9.9	-0.9	7.2	0.0	3.4	5.4	426 (17.8)	31/07
RICHMOND RAAF	18.1	-2.5	3.8	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	103 ( 4.3)	17/17
BELLAMBI AWS	16.5	-3.0	10.2	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	297 (12.4)	28/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.8	-0.7	1.2	-1.9	-3.2	0.0	2.4	6.7	139 ( 5.8)	17/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.5	-0.7	2.1	-3.8	-0.6	0.0	1.8	9.6	189 ( 7.9)	21/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.2	-1.4	1.3	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	46 ( 1.9)	15/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.6	+0.6	2.6	-4.8	0.9	0.0	1.8	9.0	234 ( 9.8)	17/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.3	-0.9	2.4	-3.3	--	0.0	0.8	--	209 ( 8.7)	22/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.1	-0.4	5.8	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	327 (13.6)	24/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.8	-1.9	2.7	-5.9	1.5	0.0	0.8	--	81 ( 3.4)	17/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.3	-2.6	2.3	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	236 ( 9.8)	26/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.3	-0.3	3.6	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	416 (17.3)	31/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.2	-0.5	-1.1	-6.1	--	0.2	--	--	70 ( 2.9)	21/10
HOBART AIRPORT	14.9	-0.2	2.3	-4.2	-2.1	0.0	2.2	4.9	309 (12.9)	28/07
	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

33.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.2 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
32.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+8.8 : 33.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.0 : 27.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.3 : 26.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.1 : 11.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.1 : 27.0 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+6.5 : 16.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+4.9 : 16.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+3.5 : 13.2 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+3.4 : 11.5 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+3.4 : 13.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+3.4 : 12.4 FORREST Eucla WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.2 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
7.2 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
7.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.8 : 7.2 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 : 10.2 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-5.8 : 8.1 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-5.6 : 9.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 : 7.2 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC

-13.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-10.4 : -9.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-10.3 : -13.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.8 : -7.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-9.0 : -6.2 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-8.9 : -5.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

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.

49.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
46.2 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
44.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE) North Coast NSW
40.2 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
39.0 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West WA

11.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

2.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.8 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1402 (58.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1141 (47.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
962 (40.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
933 (38.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
930 (38.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
924 (38.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
879 (36.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
842 (35.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
822 (34.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
820 (34.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
808 (33.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
786 (32.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
762 (31.8) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
758 (31.6) MANDURAH Lower West WA
752 (31.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
746 (31.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
681 (28.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
652 (27.2) BUNBURY Lower West WA
647 (27.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
644 (26.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
628 (26.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
617 (25.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
601 (25.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

74/07 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
72/02 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
68/05 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
67/07 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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 BUSSELTON 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h COLLIE EAST 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast MAROOCHYDORE AERO 11.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.2mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h TEWANTIN RSL PARK 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 14.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.8mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 108(280/ 87 ) at 00:01 CAPE NATURALISTE : 87(270/ 65 ) at 03:00 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 70(220/ 63 ) at 04:00