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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.

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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 0021 EST on 03/07/2008. 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

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Date

Years

Highest maximum temperature

Interior

013011

WARBURTON AIRFIELD

32.2

32.0

27/06/2008

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

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 00:20EST, 03/07/2008.

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	19.6	-1.2	12.6	+1.7	8.8	2.8	2.8	--	335 (14.0)	39/00
PERTH AIRPORT	18.2	-0.7	11.7	+2.7	9.1	6.8	2.4	5.9	424 (17.7)	50/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.2	-2.4	7.8	-0.4	6.7	12.8	2.4	5.2	534 (22.3)	61/10
BUNBURY	16.3	-2.1	10.7	+2.5	--	6.2	--	--	507 (21.1)	59/06
MANDURAH	17.3	--	13.0	--	--	8.4	--	--	654 (27.3)	57/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.0	+1.4	20.3	+0.4	18.9	0.0	4.2	8.0	290 (12.1)	37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.0	+5.1	3.9	-1.2	1.6	0.0	3.6	10.3	154 ( 6.4)	30/11
WHYALLA AERO	21.9	+4.5	11.5	+5.5	--	0.0	--	--	543 (22.6)	61/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.4	+1.3	11.3	+3.1	8.4	1.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	31/03
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.5	-0.3	10.1	+4.4	9.0	0.0	2.4	0.5	623 (26.0)	55/17
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.4	+4.5	7.4	-2.7	5.7	0.0	4.2	10.5	177 ( 7.4)	44/15
CAIRNS AERO	26.6	+0.7	20.0	+2.2	18.6	3.2	4.0	4.8	480 (20.0)	39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.0	+0.4	14.7	+0.1	12.0	0.0	5.2	8.8	401 (16.7)	48/14
MACKAY M.O	22.0	+0.1	16.6	+2.6	--	0.0	--	10.0	459 (19.1)	35/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.0	+0.5	11.5	+0.6	7.9	0.0	3.2	--	266 (11.1)	26/08
BUNDABERG AERO	22.8	+0.2	12.1	+0.6	--	0.0	3.2	--	304 (12.7)	34/11
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	+0.4	10.0	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.8	+0.7	9.4	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	196 ( 8.2)	26/12
BRISBANE AERO	21.3	0.0	9.5	-0.9	6.4	0.0	2.8	9.0	283 (11.8)	24/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.3	+1.2	6.6	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	394 (16.4)	24/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	--	--	2.6	-3.4	-3.2	0.0	1.8	--	84 ( 3.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.6	+2.2	5.7	-3.3	1.5	0.0	2.2	9.5	167 ( 7.0)	30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.7	+1.1	5.6	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.4	+1.8	4.1	-3.7	0.4	0.0	2.0	9.6	186 ( 7.8)	26/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.6	+2.7	2.6	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	15 ( 0.6)	18/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.0	+2.5	1.4	-1.1	-4.7	0.0	1.0	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.0	+2.5	1.3	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.6	+3.1	7.3	-1.2	4.2	0.0	0.8	9.8	269 (11.2)	26/22
RICHMOND RAAF	19.5	+1.3	0.7	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	0/00
BELLAMBI AWS	19.5	+1.7	11.3	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	46/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT	16.0	+3.8	1.2	+0.3	-2.3	0.0	1.4	6.1	95 ( 4.0)	31/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.7	+1.9	4.1	+0.4	0.4	0.2	0.6	8.4	171 ( 7.1)	22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.7	+0.6	2.5	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	34 ( 1.4)	22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.2	+3.2	7.4	+2.2	4.5	0.0	3.2	6.3	369 (15.4)	39/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.0	+0.1	4.8	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	265 (11.0)	34/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.1	-0.1	3.8	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	212 ( 8.8)	28/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.1	+1.1	10.5	+3.6	8.9	0.0	1.8	--	223 ( 9.3)	37/21
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.5	+0.8	6.6	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	46/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.7	-1.0	6.8	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	787 (32.8)	59/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.6	+1.5	5.8	+3.0	--	0.6	--	--	164 ( 6.8)	46/14
HOBART AIRPORT	18.1	+5.2	9.9	+5.3	7.8	0.2	1.6	8.4	378 (15.8)	37/04
	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

34.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
33.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
33.2 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
33.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+11.5 : 32.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.4 : 18.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+7.3 : 27.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+7.2 : 25.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+6.9 : 19.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+7.2 : 13.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.9 : 13.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
+6.7 : 13.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+6.6 : 20.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+6.6 : 13.3 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is 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
2.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.5 : 22.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-3.2 : 12.3 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-3.1 : 13.5 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.1 : 14.0 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.8 : 16.5 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

-5.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.6 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-4.4 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-4.2 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW

-7.7 : -1.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-7.1 : 2.2 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-7.0 : -4.6 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-6.7 : -1.8 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-6.5 : -0.8 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains 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.

31.4 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
21.8 MOUNT WILLIAM
21.4 BARRETT MEADOWS Lower West WA
20.2 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
19.8 ROLEYSTONE Lower West WA

10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1382 (57.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1273 (53.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1102 (45.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1031 (43.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
952 (39.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
950 (39.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
924 (38.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
891 (37.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
876 (36.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
875 (36.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
861 (35.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
860 (35.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
851 (35.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
840 (35.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
829 (34.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
811 (33.8) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
801 (33.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
787 (32.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
770 (32.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
761 (31.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
756 (31.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
755 (31.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
733 (30.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
722 (30.1) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
719 (30.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
713 (29.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
713 (29.7) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
710 (29.6) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
694 (28.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
691 (28.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
676 (28.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
672 (28.0) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
660 (27.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
658 (27.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
654 (27.3) MANDURAH Lower West WA
651 (27.1) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
641 (26.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
639 (26.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
634 (26.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
633 (26.4) RHYLL E Central VIC
633 (26.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
630 (26.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
623 (26.0) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
618 (25.8) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
614 (25.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
608 (25.3) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

96/07 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/13 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
93/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/23 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 93(260/ 78 ) at 00:46 SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 85(310/ 67 ) at 23:00 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 95(340/ 76 ) at 13:36 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 82(320/ 63 ) at 23:12 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 87(350/ 65 ) at 21:00 E Central MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 89( 10/ 63 ) at 19:30 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(320/ 69 ) at 05:00