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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 1346 EST on 14/07/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs W

042112

MILES CONSTANCE STREET

30.6

27.0

07/07/1998

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 13:45EST, 14/07/2008.

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	19.8	+0.3	10.3	+0.9	8.0	0.0	2.0	--	299 (12.5)	26/02
PERTH AIRPORT	18.8	+1.0	5.1	-3.0	3.6	0.2	1.0	2.3	216 ( 9.0)	18/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.3	+0.5	6.5	-1.0	4.6	4.2	1.6	--	301 (12.5)	--
BUNBURY	18.1	+0.9	5.2	-1.8	--	1.0	--	--	77 ( 3.2)	18/12
MANDURAH	18.0	--	10.1	--	--	0.4	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	24/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.3	+0.8	18.7	-0.6	17.0	0.0	4.8	10.4	301 (12.5)	28/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.9	+2.3	4.7	+0.7	0.7	0.0	5.2	10.5	301 (12.5)	30/15
WHYALLA AERO	19.2	+2.3	9.1	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	686 (28.6)	54/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.8	+1.5	9.4	+2.0	4.8	0.0	--	9.1	397 (16.5)	54/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.8	+2.7	5.9	+0.8	4.0	0.0	1.6	7.6	638 (26.6)	54/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.4	+5.7	3.3	-5.3	1.8	0.0	5.8	10.4	154 ( 6.4)	30/16
CAIRNS AERO	28.8	+3.1	20.1	+3.1	18.8	0.0	5.7	9.8	413 (17.2)	39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.4	+2.3	17.1	+3.5	15.0	0.0	5.2	8.2	329 (13.7)	35/11
MACKAY M.O	22.5	+1.2	15.2	+2.3	--	0.4	--	5.5	436 (18.2)	31/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.2	+1.1	14.0	+4.5	15.5	0.0	3.0	--	312 (13.0)	28/13
BUNDABERG AERO	25.0	+3.0	14.7	+4.5	--	0.0	2.0	--	381 (15.9)	31/13
NAMBOUR DPI	20.0	-1.1	10.0	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.5	+2.1	10.1	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	18/14
BRISBANE AERO	22.6	+1.7	10.5	+1.6	8.2	0.0	3.0	2.2	298 (12.4)	22/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.4	+2.7	9.8	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	741 (30.9)	46/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	21.5	+5.4	3.4	-1.3	1.7	0.0	2.2	--	80 ( 3.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.9	+3.2	9.3	+1.8	5.5	0.0	1.0	9.0	156 ( 6.5)	35/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.3	+2.5	5.4	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.2	+0.2	4.6	-1.8	2.0	0.0	1.8	1.5	173 ( 7.2)	17/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	17.9	+0.4	5.1	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	48 ( 2.0)	13/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.8	+2.4	2.2	+0.8	-0.2	0.0	0.8	1.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.6	+4.4	5.3	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.6	+1.7	8.2	+1.2	5.8	0.0	2.6	0.0	344 (14.3)	30/11
RICHMOND RAAF	16.4	-1.1	4.4	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	64 ( 2.7)	18/12
BELLAMBI AWS	17.7	+0.8	11.2	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	364 (15.2)	35/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT	11.0	-0.3	0.5	+0.6	-2.7	0.0	1.0	0.9	80 ( 3.3)	31/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	13.1	+0.5	6.0	+3.3	1.5	0.0	1.6	0.4	220 ( 9.2)	24/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.3	+1.3	0.8	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.4	+0.1	5.9	+1.6	5.9	0.0	2.2	2.0	487 (20.3)	28/02
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.0	-1.0	5.8	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	383 (16.0)	34/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	10.6	-1.9	4.6	+2.2	--	0.8	--	--	398 (16.6)	34/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.3	+0.9	8.4	+2.5	5.9	0.0	2.4	--	250 (10.4)	30/18
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.9	+1.1	5.9	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	326 (13.6)	41/09
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.0	0.0	3.2	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	912 (38.0)	57/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.1	-0.5	2.6	+0.4	--	4.4	--	--	92 ( 3.8)	13/19
HOBART AIRPORT	13.5	+1.1	6.1	+2.0	4.0	0.0	3.0	4.4	232 ( 9.7)	26/02
	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

34.2 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.4 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
33.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+10.4 : 30.6 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+7.3 : 30.2 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.7 : 25.2 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+6.6 : 26.1 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+6.5 : 24.6 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+6.5 : 22.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.1 : 18.2 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+6.3 : 10.6 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+5.6 : 10.4 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+5.5 : 10.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+5.5 : 11.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+5.5 : 8.3 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.5 : 12.7 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-4.4 : 13.4 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-3.8 : 13.6 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-3.6 : 12.4 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
-3.6 : 10.0 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC

-7.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-5.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.5 : 6.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-6.9 : 8.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.5 : -3.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-6.3 : -0.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 6.4 WARMUN E Kimberley 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.

19.2 BREMER BAY Lower West WA
18.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
16.6 PLEASANT VALLEY Lower West WA
14.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
12.8 MEANDER (MEANDER RIVER) N Coast TAS

10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1622 (67.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1314 (54.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1305 (54.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1018 (42.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
1017 (42.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
979 (40.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
962 (40.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
953 (39.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
933 (38.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
919 (38.3) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
912 (38.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
911 (38.0) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
884 (36.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
859 (35.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
838 (34.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
837 (34.9) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
813 (33.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
811 (33.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
802 (33.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
799 (33.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
797 (33.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
794 (33.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
783 (32.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
751 (31.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
747 (31.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
742 (30.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
741 (30.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
719 (30.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
703 (29.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
693 (28.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
686 (28.6) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
676 (28.2) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
666 (27.8) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
666 (27.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
665 (27.7) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
665 (27.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
662 (27.6) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
661 (27.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
652 (27.2) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
652 (27.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
648 (27.0) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
647 (27.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
644 (26.8) FORREST Eucla WA
642 (26.8) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
638 (26.6) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
631 (26.3) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
627 (26.1) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
616 (25.7) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
614 (25.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
614 (25.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
613 (25.5) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
613 (25.5) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
608 (25.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
600 (25.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA

117/23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
98/15 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/20 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
91/11 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
87/13 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
87/17 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
87/00 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central 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.
QUEENSLAND Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 19.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 96(320/ 74 ) at 14:30 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is EDITHBURGH : 91(340/ 59 ) at 20:31 STENHOUSE BAY : 78(330/ 65 ) at 17:01 CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 111(350/ 93 ) at 22:30 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 89(250/ 76 ) at 06:00 VICTORIA E Central MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 82(360/ 67 ) at 00:30 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 78(360/ 65 ) at 00:00