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National Daily Weather Summary

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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 1345 EST on 30/07/2008. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

SA

Lower SE

026091

COONAWARRA

-6.0

-6.0

25/07/2008

22

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

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

10.1

10.6

20/07/2000

14

1

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

16.0

17.3

16/07/1995

13

1

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039322

RUNDLE ISLAND

10.1

11.6

19/07/2004

12

1

VIC

E Central

086361

CERBERUS

-1.3

-1.3

25/07/2002

15

1 Equal to record.

VIC

W Coast

090176

MORTLAKE RACECOURSE

-2.3

-2.0

14/07/1998

15

1

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

-2.6

-2.4

25/07/1999

11

1

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031192

GREEN ISLAND

19.0

20.6

16/07/1996

12

1 P

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032141

LUCINDA POINT

18.9

19.0

09/07/1983

20

19.0

10/06/2000

22

1

VIC

W Coast

090171

PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)

8.5

8.7

10/07/1997

26

8.7

10/07/1997

26

1


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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 13:45EST, 30/07/2008.

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 19.0 -0.5 9.6 +0.2 7.0 7.8 0.4 -- 370 (15.4) 55/23
PERTH AIRPORT 17.3 -0.5 8.0 -0.1 5.8 15.4 2.0 3.7 320 (13.3) 44/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.6 -0.2 5.9 -1.6 4.3 2.2 1.8 9.0 405 (16.9) 46/11
BUNBURY 16.8 -0.4 8.6 +1.6 -- 11.4 -- -- 396 (16.5) 55/15
MANDURAH 17.1 -- 13.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 642 (26.8) 68/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.6 +1.1 17.4 -1.9 16.7 0.0 5.6 10.7 225 ( 9.4) 34/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.4 +5.8 4.6 +0.6 1.8 0.0 4.6 10.7 273 (11.4) 34/09
WHYALLA AERO 16.4 -0.5 4.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 72/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.0 -2.3 4.9 -2.5 2.5 0.0 0.8 0.1 139 ( 5.8) 55/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 9.0 -4.1 0.1 -5.0 -2.1 0.0 2.0 0.8 197 ( 8.2) 46/19
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.5 -3.2 4.0 -4.6 0.3 0.0 7.0 10.7 433 (18.0) 31/10
CAIRNS AERO 22.0 -3.7 12.5 -4.5 6.8 0.0 5.2 11.0 233 ( 9.7) 39/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 22.2 -2.9 12.0 -1.6 9.2 0.0 8.0 11.1 485 (20.2) 57/00
MACKAY M.O 18.1 -3.2 8.8 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 456 (19.0) 46/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 20.1 -3.0 6.0 -3.5 2.6 0.2 6.0 -- 447 (18.6) 43/09
BUNDABERG AERO 18.8 -3.2 7.9 -2.3 -- 1.4 3.6 -- 525 (21.9) --
NAMBOUR DPI 20.0 -1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 19.0 -1.4 8.4 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 43/03
BRISBANE AERO 20.2 -0.7 7.4 -1.5 4.9 0.0 3.2 9.8 554 (23.1) 44/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 13.2 -3.5 2.0 -4.5 -- 2.2 -- -- 579 (24.1) 39/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 5.3 +0.6 1.1 0.6 2.4 -- 163 ( 6.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.0 -1.7 9.6 +2.1 6.3 0.0 4.0 7.8 570 (23.8) 63/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 14.0 -4.8 8.2 +1.7 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.5 -1.5 7.6 +1.2 6.5 25.4 1.8 6.2 487 (20.3) 57/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 14.9 -2.6 7.2 +2.6 -- 8.8 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 43/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.5 +0.1 -0.2 -1.6 -2.0 0.6 0.6 8.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.1 -0.1 -0.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 13.1 -3.8 8.6 +1.6 7.5 17.4 1.4 6.9 921 (38.4) 61/00
RICHMOND RAAF 15.3 -2.2 7.6 +4.1 -- 3.4 -- -- 426 (17.8) 50/05
BELLAMBI AWS 13.8 -3.1 8.1 -2.0 -- 15.2 -- -- 653 (27.2) 57/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.2 +0.9 0.8 +0.9 -3.0 0.0 1.8 -- 454 (18.9) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.8 +1.2 -0.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 0.8 9.0 282 (11.8) 22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.0 +1.0 -0.4 -3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 24/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.1 -3.2 -1.0 -5.3 -3.0 0.0 2.8 1.4 239 (10.0) 28/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.8 +0.8 0.6 -2.3 -- 0.2 1.6 -- 385 (16.0) 28/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.5 0.0 2.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 24/02
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.4 +1.0 3.4 -2.5 0.6 0.0 1.0 -- 165 ( 6.9) 15/00
GEELONG AIRPORT 12.0 -1.8 0.0 -5.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 24/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.9 +0.9 -2.4 -5.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 432 (18.0) 31/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.4 -0.2 1.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 15/16
HOBART AIRPORT 10.9 -1.5 5.5 +1.4 4.5 0.8 0.6 2.4 296 (12.3) 26/23
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

34.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
33.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+8.9 : 28.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.2 : 27.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
+7.0 : 27.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.6 : 26.6 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+6.1 : 26.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

24.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
22.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
21.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
21.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+8.5 : 12.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+7.4 : 12.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.3 : 14.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+6.9 : 18.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.7 : 12.0 WILUNA Interior WA

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

-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.2 : 23.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-6.1 : 18.9 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-5.8 : 16.0 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
-5.4 : 18.0 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-5.4 : 18.1 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-5.4 : 19.0 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD

-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.2 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC

-9.2 : 10.1 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
-7.7 : 6.3 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-7.7 : -1.3 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-7.5 : -2.6 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-7.4 : -4.2 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-7.4 : 5.2 MANDORA E Pilbara 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.
106.8 SEAL ROCKS CAMPING RESERVE MidNorth Coast S NSW
71.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON W Gippsland VIC
71.0 BUNGWAHL MidNorth Coast S NSW
49.0 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
47.0 ROBERTSON (THE PIE SHOP) Illawarra NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
106.8 SEAL ROCKS CAMPING RESERVE
71.0 BUNGWAHL
Illawarra
49.0 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
47.0 ROBERTSON (THE PIE SHOP)

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
71.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON

11.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1186 (49.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1096 (45.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
989 (41.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
950 (39.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
921 (38.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
887 (37.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
881 (36.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
877 (36.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
844 (35.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
817 (34.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
812 (33.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
806 (33.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
761 (31.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
745 (31.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
743 (31.0) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
741 (30.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
737 (30.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
736 (30.7) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
733 (30.5) FORREST Eucla WA
696 (29.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
694 (28.9) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
683 (28.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
680 (28.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
677 (28.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
666 (27.8) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
658 (27.4) EUCLA Eucla WA
653 (27.2) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
648 (27.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
642 (26.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
623 (26.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
622 (25.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
604 (25.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
 94/19 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
94/11 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
94/17 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
91/11 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
91/11 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BICKLEY
13.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 80(340/ 67 ) at 21:03
CAPE LEEUWIN : 95(280/ 74 ) at 20:01
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 89( 20/ 70 ) at 10:41
CLEVE AERODROME : 91( 10/ 67 ) at 12:25
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
MINLATON AERO : 85(320/ 63 ) at 16:31
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 95(350/ 85 ) at 17:40
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA : 89(180/ 69 ) at 00:09