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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.

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 1346 EST on 15/06/2008. 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

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

-2.9

-2.1

18/06/2006

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

NSW

NW Plains E

053115

MOREE AERO

24.6

24.4

16/06/1997

VIC

E Gippsland

084016

GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

59.0

53.8

24/06/1968

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 13:44EST, 15/06/2008.

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	22.8	+2.0	10.1	-0.8	4.9	0.0	4.0	--	304 (12.7)	43/10
PERTH AIRPORT	22.8	+3.9	9.3	+0.3	5.8	0.0	2.4	9.0	353 (14.7)	34/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.9	+2.3	5.1	-3.1	1.5	0.0	0.4	8.6	185 ( 7.7)	43/12
BUNBURY	19.0	+0.6	4.9	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	99 ( 4.1)	39/11
MANDURAH	19.8	--	12.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	39/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.4	+1.8	20.0	+0.1	18.0	0.0	7.2	10.9	453 (18.9)	50/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	17.3	-2.6	8.0	+2.9	6.6	0.0	3.8	9.3	393 (16.4)	39/10
WHYALLA AERO	14.2	-3.2	12.5	+6.5	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	28/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	13.9	-2.2	7.2	-1.0	5.6	0.0	--	--	164 ( 6.8)	18/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.9	+0.1	7.7	+2.0	4.5	0.8	0.6	3.8	378 (15.8)	28/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	24.7	-0.2	16.3	+6.2	14.7	0.0	9.4	9.7	515 (21.5)	39/10
CAIRNS AERO	27.5	+1.6	18.6	+0.8	17.1	0.0	4.0	10.6	467 (19.5)	50/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.3	+1.7	13.8	-0.8	12.2	0.0	3.4	8.0	231 ( 9.6)	37/12
MACKAY M.O	21.6	-0.3	14.2	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	350 (14.6)	50/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.1	-1.4	12.2	+1.3	9.0	0.0	3.4	--	198 ( 8.3)	44/09
BUNDABERG AERO	20.3	-2.3	11.3	-0.2	--	0.0	3.2	--	294 (12.3)	43/08
NAMBOUR DPI	19.0	-2.6	12.0	+2.8	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	18.2	-2.9	8.2	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	268 (11.2)	37/11
BRISBANE AERO	19.4	-1.9	8.7	-1.7	4.0	0.2	--	10.0	416 (17.3)	37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	13.6	-3.5	3.3	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	708 (29.5)	54/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	14.6	-2.2	5.8	-0.2	1.5	0.0	2.8	--	212 ( 8.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	17.3	-2.1	9.8	+0.8	4.4	0.8	2.2	8.8	326 (13.6)	46/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	16.2	-3.4	10.2	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	16.1	-1.5	7.6	-0.2	5.2	0.0	4.6	4.0	632 (26.3)	54/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	15.0	-2.9	9.0	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	41/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	8.8	-1.7	0.2	-2.3	-1.7	2.8	2.0	8.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.5	-1.0	1.9	-2.5	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	14.7	-2.8	9.6	+1.1	8.1	0.0	3.8	3.4	764 (31.8)	72/11
RICHMOND RAAF	16.9	-1.3	8.6	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	48/10
BELLAMBI AWS	15.4	-2.4	10.3	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	576 (24.0)	67/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT	11.8	-0.4	1.0	+0.1	-2.7	0.0	2.2	7.2	325 (13.5)	48/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	13.5	-0.3	0.9	-2.8	-0.3	0.4	2.6	8.8	468 (19.5)	34/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.1	0.0	0.4	-3.4	--	0.2	--	--	331 (13.8)	21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	13.9	-2.1	4.1	-1.1	2.7	0.0	2.4	5.5	348 (14.5)	31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.3	-0.6	1.7	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	384 (16.0)	34/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.2	0.0	3.6	+0.2	--	0.8	--	--	396 (16.5)	28/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.0	0.0	9.1	+2.2	6.8	1.8	1.0	--	422 (17.6)	18/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.5	-0.2	7.6	+1.4	--	1.0	--	--	427 (17.8)	39/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.0	+0.3	5.1	+1.1	--	2.2	--	--	455 (19.0)	39/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.4	+0.3	0.0	-2.8	--	0.4	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	15/14
HOBART AIRPORT	15.2	+2.3	2.1	-2.5	-2.3	0.0	2.4	7.7	390 (16.3)	35/00
	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

34.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+5.2 : 23.1 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.9 : 26.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.8 : 22.1 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+4.8 : 22.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.8 : 22.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.7 : 13.4 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
+7.6 : 19.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+7.3 : 15.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+7.2 : 13.3 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 16.5 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+6.8 : 18.4 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.1 : 17.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-4.5 : 17.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-4.3 : 8.4 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-4.2 : 6.2 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-4.2 : 15.0 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW

-5.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.3 : -2.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-6.9 : 2.2 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
-6.1 : 0.9 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.1 : 0.9 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-4.9 : -2.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

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.

26.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
25.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
24.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
20.8 WARBURTON (O'SHANNASSY RESERVOIR) E Central VIC
20.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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0.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1417 (59.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1358 (56.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1343 (56.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1254 (52.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1247 (52.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1068 (44.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
997 (41.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
960 (40.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
959 (40.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
870 (36.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
866 (36.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
851 (35.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
849 (35.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
823 (34.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
817 (34.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
808 (33.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
802 (33.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
800 (33.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
773 (32.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
764 (31.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
759 (31.6) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
746 (31.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
708 (29.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
698 (29.1) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
696 (29.0) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
693 (28.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
681 (28.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
672 (28.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
668 (27.8) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
668 (27.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
658 (27.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
632 (26.3) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
626 (26.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
624 (26.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
617 (25.7) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
614 (25.6) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
609 (25.4) BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
607 (25.3) GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
604 (25.2) COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
600 (25.0) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW

93/04 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
85/01 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
85/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/10 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
81/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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 CAPE NATURALISTE 15.2mm in 57 min to 21:00 16.0mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h VICTORIA W Gippsland MT BAW BAW 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 89(180/ 67 ) at 12:21 VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 89(190/ 69 ) at 05:30 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(220/ 69 ) at 02:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 72 ) at 00:30 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(310/ 65 ) at 14:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(260/ 67 ) at 15:55