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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
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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 08/08/2008. 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

WA

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

-1.0

-0.4

03/08/1995

17

1

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

SW Slopes N

073138

YOUNG AIRPORT

7.8

7.9

24/08/1997

15

1

NSW

SW Slopes N

073142

COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT

7.5

8.5

08/08/1996

12

1

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT

9.0

9.0

12/08/1978

12

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 13:43EST, 08/08/2008.

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 19.4 -0.6 3.7 -5.2 0.4 0.0 1.6 -- 266 (11.1) 37/23
PERTH AIRPORT 17.7 -0.7 5.4 -2.6 3.7 0.0 2.2 3.9 244 (10.2) 28/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.5 -1.6 9.9 +2.4 7.6 6.2 2.8 6.2 327 (13.6) 24/00
BUNBURY 17.0 -0.3 5.9 -1.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 31/14
MANDURAH 16.7 -- 10.4 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 35/06
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 +1.0 18.4 -2.1 17.2 0.0 6.4 11.2 407 (17.0) 50/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.3 -4.3 2.1 -3.9 -0.2 0.0 4.0 10.9 264 (11.0) 37/11
WHYALLA AERO 14.6 -3.9 2.2 -3.7 -- 3.2 -- -- 390 (16.3) 34/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.2 -3.4 5.9 -2.3 3.7 10.2 1.2 -- 336 (14.0) 43/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.3 -2.8 6.6 +1.2 6.1 11.0 1.2 6.7 380 (15.8) 44/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.4 -3.8 4.1 -6.2 1.1 0.0 7.4 10.8 368 (15.3) 41/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 0.0 15.5 -1.9 12.7 0.0 5.8 10.8 412 (17.2) 48/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.1 -1.9 10.7 -4.0 8.0 0.0 6.4 10.6 257 (10.7) 35/11
MACKAY M.O 20.9 -1.6 9.7 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 348 (14.5) 34/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.3 -1.4 4.7 -5.9 2.0 0.0 5.2 -- 162 ( 6.8) 26/14
BUNDABERG AERO 21.7 -1.5 7.3 -3.5 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 342 (14.3) 30/10
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 5.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.3 -0.8 4.4 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 37/15
BRISBANE AERO 21.4 -0.3 5.4 -4.1 0.6 0.0 5.0 10.3 353 (14.7) 46/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.1 -2.4 3.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 43/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.2 -0.6 5.2 -0.6 -0.2 0.0 1.4 -- 248 (10.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.0 -0.7 4.1 -4.1 0.1 0.0 2.4 10.4 217 ( 9.0) 31/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -1.0 3.3 -3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.0 +0.5 5.8 -1.0 2.8 0.0 1.4 8.1 375 (15.6) 61/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.4 -0.6 3.4 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 34/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 5.6 -5.3 -0.2 -2.2 -3.3 0.4 0.4 3.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 11.9 -5.6 2.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.2 0.0 7.7 -0.3 2.5 0.0 0.4 6.0 415 (17.3) 57/14
RICHMOND RAAF 17.0 -2.8 1.9 -2.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 52/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.4 -1.5 8.3 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 341 (14.2) 63/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.1 -1.9 -0.6 -1.5 -2.9 0.0 3.0 5.0 265 (11.0) 41/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 8.2 -6.2 2.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 1.2 1.8 -- 26/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.6 -1.4 1.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.2 -4.0 5.9 +0.7 5.8 9.2 2.8 2.1 440 (18.3) 55/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.3 -0.4 3.0 -0.8 -- 0.2 1.2 -- 211 ( 8.8) 30/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.0 -1.2 3.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 35/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.4 +0.5 6.8 +0.2 3.6 0.0 1.2 -- 135 ( 5.6) 18/18
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.3 +0.3 3.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 34/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.9 +0.5 1.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 37/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.2 +1.5 0.9 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 21/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.2 -0.2 2.5 -2.1 0.1 0.0 1.2 8.4 188 ( 7.8) 18/12
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

33.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
32.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
32.9 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+4.6 : 26.7 KALBARRI Central West WA
+3.4 : 10.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+2.5 : 6.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
+2.3 : 20.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
+2.1 : 15.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+2.1 : 10.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
22.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
22.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+4.3 : 7.8 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
+3.1 : 11.4 ALBANY Lower West WA
+2.8 : 8.8 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS
+2.7 : 18.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
+2.6 : 7.9 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS

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

-1.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.7 : 9.8 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-7.2 : 7.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-6.9 : 10.6 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW
-6.8 : 11.8 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-6.8 : 9.0 NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW

-9.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-12.8 : -9.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.2 : -2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.8 : 2.0 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-6.7 : -1.9 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-6.7 : 0.8 EUCLA Eucla 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.
33.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
21.2 GOOLWA COUNCIL DEPOT Adelaide/Lofty SA
18.8 MELROSE Upper North SA
18.8 ASHTON MARBLE HILL ORCHARD Adelaide/Lofty SA
18.4 URAIDLA Adelaide/Lofty SA

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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3.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
2.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
2.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
1.9 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
1.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

1107 (46.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
966 (40.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
877 (36.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
861 (35.9) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
809 (33.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
794 (33.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
793 (33.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
780 (32.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
769 (32.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
712 (29.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
697 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
696 (29.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
693 (28.9) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
681 (28.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
675 (28.1) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
673 (28.0) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
653 (27.2) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
628 (26.2) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
609 (25.4) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
87/14 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
76/15 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
76/22 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
74/01 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
74/02 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
MALLACOOTA
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 72(210/ 65 ) at 01:51