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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.

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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 1344 EST on 22/07/2008. 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 maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091259

LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY)

5.7

6.0

25/07/2000

Highest wind gust (km/h)

TAS

N Coast

091107

WYNYARD AIRPORT

89.0

26/07/2005

Equal to record.

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

QLD

Gulf Country

029127

MOUNT ISA AERO

25.2

24.1

18/07/2004

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, 22/07/2008.

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	17.3	-2.2	5.4	-4.0	1.0	0.0	2.4	--	331 (13.8)	37/11
PERTH AIRPORT	17.3	-0.5	2.9	-5.2	1.7	0.0	1.2	4.7	116 ( 4.8)	31/09
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.5	+0.7	5.3	-2.2	2.0	0.2	0.2	9.2	159 ( 6.6)	21/12
BUNBURY	16.2	-1.0	2.8	-4.2	--	0.2	--	--	65 ( 2.7)	24/11
MANDURAH	16.2	--	8.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	143 ( 6.0)	24/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.7	+2.2	21.4	+2.1	19.7	0.0	5.4	10.9	350 (14.6)	41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	17.1	-2.5	3.3	-0.7	1.0	0.0	6.0	7.9	260 (10.8)	39/15
WHYALLA AERO	15.0	-1.9	8.7	+3.5	--	0.8	--	--	578 (24.1)	46/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.2	-1.1	6.5	-0.9	4.8	3.4	4.0	3.8	228 ( 9.5)	41/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.2	-0.9	7.9	+2.8	5.8	6.0	1.6	6.0	502 (20.9)	57/04
MOUNT ISA AERO	22.0	-2.7	13.8	+5.2	12.4	0.0	9.6	6.3	605 (25.2)	41/05
CAIRNS AERO	26.2	+0.5	21.0	+4.0	21.0	4.0	1.4	1.1	323 (13.5)	37/20
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.0	+0.9	20.7	+7.1	20.2	7.4	3.0	0.5	222 ( 9.3)	30/17
MACKAY M.O	23.6	+2.3	18.0	+5.1	--	0.6	--	0.0	183 ( 7.6)	22/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.3	+2.2	17.3	+7.8	16.2	0.2	2.8	--	221 ( 9.2)	21/14
BUNDABERG AERO	26.3	+4.3	14.4	+4.2	--	0.0	1.4	--	283 (11.8)	31/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	+3.9	14.0	+6.4	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.5	+3.1	16.1	+6.0	--	0.8	--	--	410 (17.1)	43/15
BRISBANE AERO	23.3	+2.4	12.1	+3.2	9.6	0.6	2.2	3.3	335 (14.0)	44/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.0	-2.7	12.5	+6.0	--	8.0	--	--	491 (20.5)	46/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	14.7	-1.4	7.1	+2.4	0.7	9.6	3.0	--	280 (11.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.6	+4.9	12.3	+4.8	8.3	0.0	2.6	9.4	444 (18.5)	52/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.0	+2.2	6.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	16.6	-0.4	7.4	+1.0	9.1	0.0	2.0	9.6	292 (12.2)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	17.2	-0.3	9.2	+4.6	--	2.2	--	--	110 ( 4.6)	48/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	6.7	-2.7	2.5	+1.1	2.3	25.8	3.0	3.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	14.1	-1.1	5.8	+2.7	--	9.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.3	+1.4	9.9	+2.9	6.2	1.8	1.6	9.7	427 (17.8)	68/12
RICHMOND RAAF	16.7	-0.8	7.7	+4.2	--	1.0	--	--	166 ( 6.9)	59/13
BELLAMBI AWS	17.0	+0.1	10.7	+0.6	--	4.0	--	--	432 (18.0)	70/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT	11.6	+0.3	2.3	+2.4	2.8	18.0	1.8	7.5	311 (13.0)	54/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	12.7	+0.1	6.1	+3.4	4.5	16.8	1.6	5.7	254 (10.6)	48/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.0	0.0	5.2	+1.9	--	19.0	--	--	210 ( 8.8)	57/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.5	+0.2	6.5	+2.2	5.0	0.0	2.2	8.4	331 (13.8)	43/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	11.9	-1.1	0.6	-2.3	--	11.8	4.1	--	269 (11.2)	57/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.6	-0.9	1.7	-0.7	--	7.4	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	52/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	13.4	0.0	8.5	+2.6	6.3	13.8	1.8	--	187 ( 7.8)	28/16
GEELONG AIRPORT	12.0	-1.8	6.1	+0.7	--	13.8	--	--	440 (18.3)	68/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.9	-1.1	3.3	+0.1	--	5.4	--	--	413 (17.2)	65/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	9.5	-3.1	3.6	+1.4	--	7.6	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	63/15
HOBART AIRPORT	7.9	-4.5	2.1	-2.0	2.0	4.8	0.4	3.4	284 (11.8)	85/14
	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

35.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
34.3 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
34.2 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.9 NGUKURR N Rivers NT

+7.3 : 25.7 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+4.9 : 23.6 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+4.6 : 25.8 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.6 : 23.6 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+4.4 : 23.9 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
24.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+10.8 : 13.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+9.9 : 14.0 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+9.5 : 14.6 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+9.4 : 18.6 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+9.4 : 15.6 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.7 : 4.1 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-6.5 : 5.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-6.3 : 1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-5.9 : 1.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-5.8 : 6.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
-5.8 : 6.3 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS

-4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.0 : 5.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-7.3 : 5.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-6.8 : 4.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-6.5 : 2.5 ENEABBA Central West WA
-6.5 : 3.0 JURIEN BAY 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.

56.2 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
50.4 GRAY (DALMAYNE RD) E Coast TAS
45.8 WHITFIELD (KING RIVER AT CHESHUNT) Lower NE VIC
45.6 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
45.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
45.0 MENAVALE ALERT

VICTORIA
Lower NE
45.8 WHITFIELD (KING RIVER AT CHESHUNT)

TASMANIA
E Coast
56.2 SWAN ISLAND
50.4 GRAY (DALMAYNE RD)
45.6 EDDYSTONE POINT

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
9.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

.....

0.7 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW

1276 (53.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1227 (51.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1072 (44.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
981 (40.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
936 (39.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
910 (37.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
840 (35.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
820 (34.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
801 (33.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
793 (33.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
790 (32.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
779 (32.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
747 (31.1) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
744 (31.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
743 (31.0) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
741 (30.9) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
737 (30.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
737 (30.7) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
731 (30.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
723 (30.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
717 (29.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
703 (29.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
683 (28.5) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
680 (28.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
664 (27.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
660 (27.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
652 (27.2) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
642 (26.8) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
641 (26.7) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
641 (26.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
638 (26.6) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
636 (26.5) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
633 (26.4) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
630 (26.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
628 (26.2) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
627 (26.1) BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
627 (26.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
624 (26.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
621 (25.9) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
619 (25.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
605 (25.2) MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

148/15 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
130/14 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
126/17 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
122/12 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
120/15 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
115/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
115/19 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
109/17 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
96/12 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
94/16 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
93/14 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
91/14 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
91/05 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
91/16 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
91/13 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert LUCINDA POINT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett GLADSTONE RADAR 22.6mm in 30 min to 17:00 45.2mm/h 26.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 26.0mm/h 25.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 25.4mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h GLADSTONE AIRPORT 10.4mm in 30 min to 17:00 20.8mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.8mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h TASMANIA E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h SWAN ISLAND 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 6.2mm in 13 min to 17:08 28.6mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 82(170/ 63 ) at 00:41 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 96(310/ 67 ) at 12:00 Illawarra NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS : 76(280/ 63 ) at 11:58 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(220/ 76 ) at 17:01 GREEN CAPE AWS : 115(240/ 89 ) at 17:00 Goulburn/Monaro BOMBALA AWS : 89(260/ 76 ) at 11:42 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 115(200/ 54 ) at 03:42 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(250/ 70 ) at 15:47 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 148(230/113 ) at 16:01 YARRAM AIRPORT : 102(230/ 52 ) at 15:46 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 : 109(244/ 80 ) at 16:10 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 85(200/ 67 ) at 08:35 W Central POINT WILSON : 72(220/ 63 ) at 11:25 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(200/ 69 ) at 05:30 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 72(220/ 63 ) at 10:53 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(200/ 63 ) at 03:08 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 121(200/104 ) at 07:00 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 91(190/ 39 ) at 10:46 SMITHTON AERODROME : 91(210/ 69 ) at 13:41 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 85(230/ 63 ) at 12:10 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 130(220/ 69 ) at 12:55 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 115(200/ 63 ) at 07:03 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 80(*/ 70 ) at 06:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 130(220/ 87 ) at 15:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(240/ 54 ) at 17:09 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 102(230/ 63 ) at 16:00 Central Plateau LIAWENEE : 83(190/ 65 ) at 14:43 W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME : 83(200/ 67 ) at 10:08 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(200/ 69 ) at 08:11 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 89(240/ 65 ) at 12:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 126**(230/ 95 ) at 18:00