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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 1343 EST on 12/07/2008. 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

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest minimum temperature

N Kimberley

001013

WYNDHAM

9.0

9.4

06/07/1984

9.4

06/07/1984

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

7.2

10/07/2008

7.2

10/07/2008

1 Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast W

034084

CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT

2.6

08/07/2002

1 Equal to record.

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 13:42EST, 12/07/2008.

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	19.5	0.0	15.2	+5.8	13.4	6.8	4.2	--	507 (21.1)	43/13
PERTH AIRPORT	17.6	-0.2	13.3	+5.2	11.2	1.8	2.6	4.2	525 (21.9)	72/09
ALBANY AIRPORT	13.5	-2.3	8.7	+1.2	8.7	22.4	10.0	0.1	--	--
BUNBURY	16.7	-0.5	10.5	+3.5	--	6.0	--	--	592 (24.7)	63/01
MANDURAH	17.4	--	12.9	--	--	2.2	--	--	769 (32.0)	63/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.6	+0.1	17.7	-1.6	15.8	0.0	8.0	10.9	386 (16.1)	41/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.8	+2.2	1.4	-2.6	-1.4	0.0	4.0	10.3	162 ( 6.8)	28/12
WHYALLA AERO	15.0	-1.9	3.8	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	351 (14.6)	30/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.0	-1.3	8.2	+0.8	--	0.2	2.8	--	363 (15.1)	28/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.4	-1.7	6.2	+1.1	3.1	5.0	1.4	3.3	623 (26.0)	39/00
MOUNT ISA AERO	24.2	-0.5	0.8	-7.8	-2.2	0.0	5.2	10.5	287 (12.0)	30/10
CAIRNS AERO	24.7	-1.0	12.4	-4.6	10.2	0.0	6.0	10.0	509 (21.2)	43/06
TOWNSVILLE AERO	22.8	-2.3	6.8	-6.8	4.6	0.0	5.4	10.7	249 (10.4)	37/14
MACKAY M.O	19.2	-2.1	7.3	-5.6	--	0.0	--	10.6	389 (16.2)	26/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.0	-1.1	2.7	-6.8	0.4	0.0	3.2	--	114 ( 4.8)	18/12
BUNDABERG AERO	21.1	-0.9	5.8	-4.4	--	0.0	2.6	--	208 ( 8.7)	39/10
NAMBOUR DPI	21.0	-0.1	4.0	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	19.1	-1.3	4.7	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	185 ( 7.7)	18/03
BRISBANE AERO	20.2	-0.7	4.8	-4.1	0.6	0.0	4.0	7.9	347 (14.5)	35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	15.2	-1.5	3.5	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	493 (20.5)	34/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	14.8	-1.3	3.8	-0.9	-2.8	0.0	1.6	--	216 ( 9.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	12.7	-6.0	5.9	-1.6	4.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	181 ( 7.5)	17/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	14.8	-4.0	1.8	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	15.5	-1.5	6.3	-0.1	2.1	0.0	3.0	9.2	715 (29.8)	68/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	16.4	-1.1	4.9	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	50/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	5.1	-4.3	0.3	-1.1	0.5	6.8	2.8	6.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	12.3	-2.9	0.2	-2.9	--	0.6	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	16.9	0.0	9.6	+2.6	4.3	0.0	4.8	9.8	686 (28.6)	54/03
RICHMOND RAAF	15.9	-1.6	7.2	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	354 (14.8)	43/11
BELLAMBI AWS	15.4	-1.5	9.6	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	693 (28.9)	104/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT	8.4	-2.9	2.9	+3.0	2.6	1.8	1.4	7.7	711 (29.6)	59/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	11.3	-1.3	5.8	+3.1	--	2.8	0.8	4.3	557 (23.2)	54/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.3	-1.7	6.2	+2.9	--	4.6	--	--	516 (21.5)	50/00
MILDURA AIRPORT	13.5	-1.8	4.2	-0.1	2.1	0.0	2.0	4.7	473 (19.7)	31/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	11.6	-1.4	3.6	+0.7	--	1.2	2.0	--	553 (23.0)	43/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.1	-1.4	2.2	-0.2	--	1.4	--	--	485 (20.2)	31/02
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	13.5	+0.1	7.4	+1.5	3.2	0.2	2.4	--	268 (11.2)	31/02
GEELONG AIRPORT	12.3	-1.5	5.7	+0.3	--	3.6	--	--	786 (32.8)	44/06
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.6	-1.4	3.1	-0.1	--	9.0	--	--	746 (31.1)	48/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.8	+1.2	3.9	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	252 (10.5)	37/15
HOBART AIRPORT	11.0	-1.4	4.3	+0.2	0.6	1.2	0.2	5.0	393 (16.4)	61/13
	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

32.9 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
32.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.7 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+6.7 : 27.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.3 : 24.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+5.0 : 26.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+4.0 : 23.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+3.9 : 26.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

24.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.6 : 14.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+8.0 : 11.4 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.7 : 10.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+7.5 : 13.4 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+7.3 : 17.0 KALBARRI Central West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-3.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.1 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-6.0 : 12.7 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.8 : 4.1 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-5.7 : 14.0 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.7 : 3.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.5 : 3.8 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW

-6.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.1 : 4.8 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-10.0 : 1.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-9.3 : 5.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
-9.2 : 4.8 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-9.0 : 3.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-9.0 : 2.6 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD

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.

67.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
57.0 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS
48.6 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
45.8 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
38.6 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
67.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET)

VICTORIA
Upper NE
38.6 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)
W Coast
45.8 WEEAPROINAH
57.0 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET)
48.6 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN)

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1735 (72.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1315 (54.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1314 (54.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1193 (49.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1169 (48.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1130 (47.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1102 (45.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1020 (42.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1015 (42.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1005 (41.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1004 (41.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
969 (40.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
958 (39.9) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
952 (39.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
946 (39.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
931 (38.8) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
911 (38.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
899 (37.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
897 (37.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
879 (36.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
875 (36.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
873 (36.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
862 (35.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
861 (35.9) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
845 (35.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
843 (35.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
834 (34.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
831 (34.6) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
812 (33.8) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
803 (33.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
801 (33.4) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
786 (32.8) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
778 (32.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
773 (32.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
769 (32.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
764 (31.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
763 (31.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
756 (31.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
756 (31.5) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
751 (31.3) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
747 (31.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
746 (31.1) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
746 (31.1) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
723 (30.1) ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
721 (30.0) DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
715 (29.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
715 (29.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
711 (29.6) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
707 (29.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
705 (29.4) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
700 (29.2) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
700 (29.2) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
693 (28.9) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
692 (28.8) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
689 (28.7) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
689 (28.7) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
686 (28.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
674 (28.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
673 (28.0) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
664 (27.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
660 (27.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
657 (27.4) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
654 (27.3) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
651 (27.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
648 (27.0) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
635 (26.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
633 (26.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
633 (26.4) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
629 (26.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
627 (26.1) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
623 (26.0) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
623 (26.0) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
623 (26.0) CERBERUS E Central VIC
616 (25.7) WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
615 (25.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
614 (25.6) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
609 (25.4) SHANNON Lower West WA
608 (25.3) PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
608 (25.3) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW

141/06 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
141/07 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
126/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
106/13 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
104/05 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
96/15 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
96/01 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
94/03 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
94/17 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
94/05 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
91/16 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

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.
TASMANIA W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 93(250/ 74 ) at 03:13 ESPERANCE AERO : 87(280/ 63 ) at 18:30 ESPERANCE : 91(310/ 65 ) at 15:30 ROCKY GULLY : 83(270/ 65 ) at 06:39 NORTH WALPOLE : 113(250/ 48 ) at 06:43 Goldfields CHEADANUP : 91(270/ 65 ) at 17:00 NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra BELLAMBI AWS : 102(290/ 63 ) at 06:00 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 91(280/ 58 ) at 10:17 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 83(260/ 67 ) at 06:31 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(280/ 80 ) at 01:17 GREEN CAPE AWS : 89(250/ 67 ) at 15:00 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(260/ 63 ) at 10:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 141(250/115 ) at 06:50 POUND CREEK : 74(240/ 63 ) at 03:30 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 : 115(258/ 69 ) at 08:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 117(240/ 89 ) at 04:00 LOW HEAD : 87(250/ 69 ) at 04:33 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(310/ 65 ) at 23:12 TASMAN ISLAND : 106(220/ 72 ) at 13:28 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(240/ 65 ) at 11:30 W Coast MOUNT READ : 85(230/ 67 ) at 00:00 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 82(240/ 65 ) at 04:16 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 95(260/ 72 ) at 05:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 141(260/104 ) at 07:03