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2008

August

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May

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March

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February

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January

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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 1344 EST on 22/06/2008. 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 maximum temperature

TAS

W Coast

094191

HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)

0.7

1.4

19/06/2004

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

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

26.7

22.8

21/06/2001

E Pilbara

004032

PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT

33.9

30.0

18/06/1995

Darwin-Daly

014015

DARWIN AIRPORT

23.0

22.8

17/06/2003

Alice Springs

015590

ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT

20.1

19.7

18/06/1998

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 13:43EST, 22/06/2008.

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	22.4	+1.6	10.5	-0.4	4.9	0.0	5.0	--	484 (20.2)	52/10
PERTH AIRPORT	20.3	+1.4	7.2	-1.8	2.8	0.0	1.4	0.0	341 (14.2)	39/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.5	+1.9	3.1	-5.1	0.2	0.0	2.2	9.5	175 ( 7.3)	31/10
BUNBURY	17.7	-0.7	2.6	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	117 ( 4.9)	31/11
MANDURAH	19.4	--	10.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	165 ( 6.9)	35/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	28.6	-2.0	21.3	+1.4	20.2	0.0	10.8	6.1	553 (23.0)	50/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	15.7	-4.2	4.8	-0.3	1.9	0.0	6.6	6.1	483 (20.1)	55/10
WHYALLA AERO	16.9	-0.5	7.1	+1.1	--	1.0	--	--	187 ( 7.8)	37/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.3	+0.2	8.5	+0.3	7.9	2.4	--	--	120 ( 5.0)	37/04
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.5	+0.7	9.6	+3.9	7.4	1.4	0.8	4.8	388 (16.2)	43/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	21.6	-3.3	11.3	+1.2	9.0	0.0	7.6	10.4	588 (24.5)	48/10
CAIRNS AERO	27.6	+1.7	18.2	+0.4	17.4	0.0	6.4	9.8	477 (19.9)	55/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.9	+2.3	14.3	-0.3	12.4	0.0	4.8	8.4	214 ( 8.9)	37/13
MACKAY M.O	22.2	+0.3	14.8	+0.8	--	0.2	--	8.7	300 (12.5)	46/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.9	-0.6	13.0	+2.1	9.4	0.0	2.4	--	181 ( 7.5)	35/13
BUNDABERG AERO	20.2	-2.4	13.4	+1.9	--	0.0	3.6	--	291 (12.1)	44/11
NAMBOUR DPI	20.0	-1.6	11.0	+1.8	--	20.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.6	-0.5	9.2	-2.3	--	11.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	26/10
BRISBANE AERO	20.6	-0.7	9.8	-0.6	6.3	3.6	2.0	10.0	276 (11.5)	43/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.6	-2.5	7.2	-0.3	--	0.2	--	--	567 (23.6)	59/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	14.9	-1.9	8.2	+2.2	3.4	0.2	1.0	--	159 ( 6.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.5	+1.1	8.8	-0.2	6.0	0.0	2.0	9.7	--	39/03
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.3	-0.3	7.9	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.5	+0.9	11.1	+3.3	8.8	0.0	3.0	9.6	557 (23.2)	43/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.0	+1.1	10.3	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	21/06
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	3.5	+1.0	2.6	3.4	1.6	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	14.0	-2.5	5.6	+1.2	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.8	+1.3	11.4	+2.9	8.3	2.2	1.8	9.4	434 (18.1)	54/15
RICHMOND RAAF	18.6	+0.4	6.7	+2.2	--	0.6	--	--	83 ( 3.5)	34/14
BELLAMBI AWS	18.3	+0.5	12.2	+1.3	--	1.6	--	--	351 (14.6)	48/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.9	+1.7	0.4	-0.5	-1.6	0.6	0.8	7.7	111 ( 4.6)	41/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.4	+0.6	6.1	+2.4	5.5	0.0	1.4	2.2	284 (11.8)	43/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.2	+1.1	5.8	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	210 ( 8.8)	41/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.4	+1.4	6.7	+1.5	6.5	0.0	1.0	4.3	354 (14.8)	35/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.9	+1.0	8.8	+5.1	--	0.0	--	--	404 (16.8)	43/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.9	+0.7	8.5	+5.1	--	0.0	--	--	350 (14.6)	46/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.2	+1.2	10.6	+3.7	7.0	1.2	1.0	--	146 ( 6.1)	28/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.7	0.0	8.5	+2.3	--	0.2	--	--	310 (12.9)	48/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.9	-0.8	5.8	+1.8	--	3.8	--	--	409 (17.0)	46/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.0	+0.9	3.6	+0.8	--	0.2	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	35/14
HOBART AIRPORT	12.1	-0.8	6.4	+1.8	3.3	0.0	2.6	6.3	400 (16.7)	57/09
	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

32.0 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
31.7 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
31.1 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
30.2 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
30.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+4.3 : 25.6 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+3.7 : 27.5 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
+3.5 : 20.2 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+3.4 : 15.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+3.3 : 19.8 ALBANY Lower West WA

25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.3 : 11.9 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+6.9 : 6.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.7 : 6.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.0 : 7.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+5.5 : 9.7 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+5.5 : 9.9 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-7.2 : 18.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.9 : 19.3 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-6.5 : 0.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.4 : 20.9 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-6.2 : 20.7 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT

-2.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-2.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.2 : -2.5 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-8.7 : -1.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.7 : 1.6 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-6.9 : -1.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : 0.0 KATANNING COMPARISON 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.

33.2 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
25.8 NARANGBA - BROWNS CRK ROAD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
24.4 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
21.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
21.0 CANUNGRA FINCH ROAD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

1.9 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW

1248 (52.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1242 (51.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1176 (49.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1153 (48.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1114 (46.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1058 (44.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
980 (40.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
919 (38.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
908 (37.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
898 (37.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
835 (34.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
817 (34.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
814 (33.9) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
808 (33.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
805 (33.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
769 (32.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
769 (32.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
757 (31.5) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
756 (31.5) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
733 (30.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
718 (29.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
713 (29.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
706 (29.4) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
700 (29.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
658 (27.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
649 (27.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
641 (26.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
640 (26.7) BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
634 (26.4) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
633 (26.4) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
619 (25.8) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
619 (25.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
618 (25.8) BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
617 (25.7) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
615 (25.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
605 (25.2) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

113/15 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
104/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
96/05 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/17 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
91/20 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
None reported	VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(240/ 65 ) at 16:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 113(240/ 96 ) at 15:51 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 : 82(238/ 65 ) at 07:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 95(240/ 67 ) at 02:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(300/ 72 ) at 01:51 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(240/ 65 ) at 02:01 TASMAN ISLAND : 91(220/ 59 ) at 19:44 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 89(280/ 72 ) at 14:00 W Coast MOUNT READ : 80(220/ 63 ) at 02:30 ISLANDS Islands NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR : 70(110/ 63 ) at 09:06 HOGAN ISLAND : 96(250/ 72 ) at 05:32