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2008

Oct

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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.

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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 1347 EST on 13/06/2008. 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

Highest daily rainfall

Arnhem

014507

ALYANGULA POLICE

31.0

21.0

05/06/1997

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NSW

SW Slopes S

072150

WAGGA WAGGA AMO

123.3

33.6

24/06/1998

44.5

28/10/2004

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 13:47EST, 13/06/2008.

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	21.5	+0.7	11.3	+0.4	9.6	0.0	2.2	--	263 (11.0)	34/15
PERTH AIRPORT	19.8	+0.9	9.9	+0.9	7.9	3.2	0.8	7.6	--	28/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.6	-1.0	10.3	+2.1	9.0	3.4	1.6	1.5	328 (13.7)	26/13
BUNBURY	18.6	+0.2	7.3	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	113 ( 4.7)	22/18
MANDURAH	19.4	--	13.4	--	--	2.8	--	--	171 ( 7.1)	21/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.3	+0.7	20.5	+0.6	18.9	0.0	7.4	10.6	349 (14.5)	48/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	26.7	+6.8	13.7	+8.6	11.7	0.0	3.4	8.9	186 ( 7.8)	28/17
WHYALLA AERO	21.2	+3.8	6.7	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	295 (12.3)	44/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.2	+1.1	9.1	+0.9	5.7	0.0	0.8	1.7	294 (12.3)	65/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.1	+2.3	10.3	+4.6	9.6	9.8	2.4	3.3	538 (22.4)	74/17
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.3	+5.4	14.7	+4.6	-1.3	0.0	5.8	10.4	274 (11.4)	31/15
CAIRNS AERO	27.1	+1.2	20.7	+2.9	19.0	3.6	5.4	5.7	537 (22.4)	41/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.0	+2.4	19.5	+4.9	17.4	0.0	7.2	5.7	442 (18.4)	43/11
MACKAY M.O	23.3	+1.4	19.3	+5.3	--	2.4	--	10.1	519 (21.6)	43/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.4	+1.9	16.4	+5.5	14.8	0.6	1.8	--	300 (12.5)	26/12
BUNDABERG AERO	24.4	+1.8	14.7	+3.2	--	0.0	3.0	--	324 (13.5)	24/12
NAMBOUR DPI	24.0	+2.4	13.0	+3.8	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.7	+2.6	13.7	+2.2	--	1.8	--	--	133 ( 5.5)	24/11
BRISBANE AERO	23.0	+1.7	13.6	+3.2	11.2	0.0	0.4	7.7	232 ( 9.7)	26/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.3	+4.2	10.1	+2.6	--	0.2	--	--	357 (14.9)	21/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	15.6	-1.2	13.5	+7.5	9.6	0.6	1.3	--	82 ( 3.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.6	+3.2	14.7	+5.7	11.6	0.0	1.0	5.6	317 (13.2)	22/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.4	+0.8	12.0	+4.2	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.8	+1.2	12.6	+4.8	12.8	3.8	1.6	1.1	167 ( 7.0)	26/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.5	+3.6	13.2	+6.9	--	2.6	--	--	23 ( 1.0)	21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.0	+3.5	6.8	+4.3	5.0	16.2	1.2	7.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.8	+2.3	12.2	+7.8	--	4.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.5	+5.0	13.7	+5.2	12.3	3.0	1.8	6.9	321 (13.4)	24/22
RICHMOND RAAF	21.0	+2.8	12.3	+7.8	--	3.6	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	18/00
BELLAMBI AWS	20.9	+3.1	12.7	+1.8	--	4.0	--	--	235 ( 9.8)	35/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT	16.4	+4.2	7.3	+6.4	3.8	0.0	1.2	8.5	321 (13.4)	43/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.6	+3.8	9.6	+5.9	6.5	0.0	0.8	4.3	2960 ( 123)	22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.8	+2.7	10.2	+6.4	--	0.0	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.9	+2.9	7.8	+2.6	6.1	0.2	2.0	9.3	261 (10.9)	39/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.0	+4.1	7.5	+3.8	--	0.4	0.8	--	245 (10.2)	52/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.2	+3.0	2.5	-0.9	--	0.2	--	--	181 ( 7.5)	48/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.6	+3.6	11.1	+4.2	7.5	0.0	2.6	--	167 ( 7.0)	48/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	17.1	+2.4	9.9	+3.7	--	0.2	--	--	435 (18.1)	74/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.0	+1.3	5.6	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	622 (25.9)	55/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.6	+0.5	10.3	+7.5	--	19.4	--	--	405 (16.9)	54/08
HOBART AIRPORT	15.1	+2.2	9.7	+5.1	4.6	0.0	2.8	0.8	488 (20.3)	57/01
	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

35.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.9 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
34.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+7.5 : 26.8 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+7.3 : 26.9 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.0 : 26.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+6.9 : 26.2 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+6.8 : 26.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.8 : 25.9 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+10.3 : 13.9 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
+10.2 : 11.5 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+10.0 : 15.5 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+9.9 : 13.4 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+9.8 : 16.8 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.9 : 15.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.9 : 20.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-6.8 : 17.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-5.1 : 21.4 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
-4.8 : 22.7 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

-1.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-0.6 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
-0.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.2 : -0.6 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.1 : -1.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-5.3 : 1.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-5.0 : 2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.0 : 1.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields 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.

31.4 IRISHTOWN N Coast TAS
31.4 YOLLA (SEA VIEW) N Coast TAS
31.2 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
31.0 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
30.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC

10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

.....

0.5 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
0.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

2960 ( 123) WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
1372 (57.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1352 (56.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1344 (56.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1318 (54.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1120 (46.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1094 (45.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1078 (44.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1056 (44.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1023 (42.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
999 (41.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
981 (40.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
951 (39.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
939 (39.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
909 (37.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
907 (37.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
905 (37.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
900 (37.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
882 (36.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
876 (36.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
846 (35.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
838 (34.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
820 (34.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
811 (33.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
797 (33.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
781 (32.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
753 (31.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
745 (31.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
732 (30.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
718 (29.9) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
694 (28.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
689 (28.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
689 (28.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
688 (28.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
677 (28.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
674 (28.1) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
673 (28.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
668 (27.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
662 (27.6) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
659 (27.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
658 (27.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
656 (27.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
650 (27.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
633 (26.4) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
615 (25.6) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
614 (25.6) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
601 (25.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

117/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
113/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
113/21 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
104/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
102/01 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
98/23 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
93/15 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
93/23 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
93/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/23 HOGAN ISLAND 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is EDITHBURGH 4.2mm in 12 min to 17:15 21.0mm/h Adelaide/Lofty NOARLUNGA 2.8mm in 2 min to 17:49 84.0mm/h Lower SE PADTHAWAY SOUTH 7.0mm in 32 min to 16:30 13.1mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.2mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.0mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.3mm/h VICTORIA Wimmera S STAWELL AERODROME 10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h E Central CERBERUS 11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.8mm/h W Coast CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE 6.6mm in 17 min to 18:29 23.3mm/h TASMANIA N Coast DEVONPORT AIRPORT 5.0mm in 13 min to 15:30 23.1mm/h SMITHTON AERODROME 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT 17.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.6mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 93(250/ 61 ) at 16:46 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MINLATON AERO : 89(260/ 70 ) at 18:36 Lower SE CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) : 78(250/ 63 ) at 19:42 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 111(310/ 87 ) at 23:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM AIRPORT : 80(330/ 65 ) at 23:55 MT HOTHAM : 113(330/ 58 ) at 22:51 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(310/ 30 ) at 23:47 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 89(300/ 70 ) at 21:25 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 102(280/ 82 ) at 23:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(330/ 83 ) at 00:42 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(310/ 87 ) at 02:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 95(330/ 67 ) at 01:01 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 85(310/ 70 ) at 23:58