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National Daily Weather Summary

Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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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 1617 EST on 08/07/2008. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

VIC

W Coast

090077

TERANG

45.6

34.0

31/07/1975

110

1 n

VIC

W Coast

090173

HAMILTON AIRPORT

26.8

25.3

31/07/1989

25

1 n

VIC

W Coast

090175

PORT FAIRY AWS

31.0

31.0

21/07/2000

14

1 n Equal to record.

VIC

W Coast

090176

MORTLAKE RACECOURSE

52.2

22.0

30/07/1994

14

49.0

03/02/2005

14

1 n

Highest maximum temperature

TAS

Midlands

093053

ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS)

16.0

16.0

13/07/2002

14

1 P Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040861

MAROOCHYDORE AERO

15.0

15.0

05/07/1997

13

1 P Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040908

TEWANTIN RSL PARK

15.0

15.6

24/07/1999

12

1 P

VIC

E Central

086361

CERBERUS

8.0

8.0

10/07/1995

15

1 P Equal to record.


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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 16:46EST, 08/07/2008.

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 -- -- 6.0 -3.4 0.7 0.0 3.6 -- 400 (16.7) --
PERTH AIRPORT -- -- 1.9 -6.2 0.3 0.0 1.4 -- 343 (14.3) --
ALBANY AIRPORT -- -- 6.3 -1.2 2.4 0.0 2.4 -- 413 (17.2) --
BUNBURY -- -- 9.8 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) --
MANDURAH -- -- 10.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 509 (21.2) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 +0.5 19.6 +0.3 18.0 0.0 9.2 -- 425 (17.7) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.0 -3.6 1.0 -3.0 -1.2 0.0 5.2 -- 285 (11.9) --
WHYALLA AERO 15.0 -1.9 2.6 -2.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 360 (15.0) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.0 -2.3 5.3 -2.1 3.6 15.8 0.6 -- 289 (12.0) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.0 -1.1 5.8 +0.7 3.1 14.2 0.2 -- 472 (19.7) --
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.0 -4.7 10.2 +1.6 8.6 0.0 8.8 -- 572 (23.8) --
CAIRNS AERO 23.0 -2.7 19.0 +2.0 17.1 5.8 1.4 -- 356 (14.8) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.0 -2.1 18.8 +5.2 17.3 0.2 4.2 -- 287 (12.0) --
MACKAY M.O 19.0 -2.3 16.8 +3.9 -- 4.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 19.0 -4.1 15.6 +6.1 15.2 12.2 1.0 -- 252 (10.5) --
BUNDABERG AERO 17.0 -5.0 14.9 +4.7 -- 3.8 2.6 -- 296 (12.3) --
NAMBOUR DPI 15.0 -6.1 13.0 +5.4 -- 34.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 17.0 -3.4 14.0 +3.9 -- 7.6 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) --
BRISBANE AERO 17.0 -3.9 14.3 +5.4 14.0 30.8 2.0 -- 176 ( 7.3) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.0 +0.3 9.6 +3.1 -- 16.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.0 +0.3 13.8 +6.3 10.3 0.4 1.2 -- 353 (14.7) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -0.8 8.3 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.0 +1.0 9.3 +2.9 7.6 0.0 1.4 -- 231 ( 9.6) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.0 -0.5 8.0 +3.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 1.6 +0.2 -1.0 14.2 4.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 11.0 -4.2 4.6 +1.5 -- 15.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.0 +0.1 10.3 +3.3 6.5 0.6 1.6 -- 434 (18.1) --
RICHMOND RAAF 17.0 -0.5 4.8 +1.3 -- 3.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) --
BELLAMBI AWS 17.0 +0.1 10.6 +0.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 345 (14.4) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 9.0 -2.3 2.9 +3.0 0.1 15.6 1.4 -- 208 ( 8.7) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 8.0 -4.6 3.5 +0.8 -- 11.2 0.2 -- 174 ( 7.3) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 9.0 -4.0 2.8 -0.5 -- 11.2 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.0 -3.3 4.1 -0.2 2.3 3.4 2.6 -- 497 (20.7) --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.0 -3.0 5.3 +2.4 -- 8.6 1.4 -- 313 (13.0) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 9.0 -3.5 4.6 +2.2 -- 10.8 -- -- 282 (11.8) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 10.0 -3.4 6.9 +1.0 5.0 5.0 1.2 -- 152 ( 6.3) --
GEELONG AIRPORT 11.0 -2.8 4.1 -1.3 -- 9.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) --
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.0 -2.0 1.7 -1.5 -- 15.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 +1.4 7.7 +5.5 -- 4.2 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) --
HOBART AIRPORT 14.0 +1.6 6.7 +2.6 5.0 5.6 0.2 -- 155 ( 6.5) --
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

33.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
32.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
31.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
31.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
31.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.0 MANINGRIDA AERO N Rivers NT
31.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD

+4.8 : 7.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+4.7 : 16.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+3.9 : 15.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+3.2 : 17.0 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS
+3.2 : 15.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
+3.2 : 14.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+3.2 : 7.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+8.4 : 11.2 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+7.7 : 13.3 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.6 : 11.8 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+7.3 : 12.7 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+7.3 : 6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.3 : 15.0 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.2 : 15.0 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.2 : 9.0 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-6.1 : 15.0 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.0 : 17.0 GLADSTONE AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

-5.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.1 : -2.7 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : 1.6 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-7.5 : -1.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.8 : -0.4 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.5 : -3.0 YEELIRRIE 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.
58.0 BRIBIE ISLAND ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
52.4 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
52.2 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
52.2 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
50.0 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
58.0 BRIBIE ISLAND ALERT
52.4 MAROOCHYDORE AERO
52.2 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
50.0 POINT LOOKOUT

VICTORIA
W Coast
52.2 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE

Reports not yet available

1161 (48.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1033 (43.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
1028 (42.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1006 (41.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
882 (36.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
875 (36.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
849 (35.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
845 (35.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
793 (33.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
787 (32.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
773 (32.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
754 (31.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
754 (31.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
749 (31.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
745 (31.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
730 (30.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
729 (30.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
718 (29.9) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
709 (29.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
685 (28.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
669 (27.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
662 (27.6) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
657 (27.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
648 (27.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
627 (26.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
622 (25.9) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
Reports not yet available

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.
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
NAMBOUR DPI
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
BRISBANE AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.4mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
14.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
REDCLIFFE
13.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 13.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.0mm/h
Darling Downs E
OAKEY AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM)
10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.4mm/h
W Coast
HAMILTON AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
PORT FAIRY AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
MORTLAKE RACECOURSE
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
28.2mm in 2 hr to 05:00 14.1mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 72(310/ 63 ) at 06:00