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2008

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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

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newsworthy

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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 1343 EST on 21/08/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Lowest minimum temperature

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Upper Darling

048243

LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN

-2.2

12/08/2008

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

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, 21/08/2008.

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	20.7	+0.7	7.1	-1.8	4.2	0.0	3.8	--	377 (15.7)	52/23
PERTH AIRPORT	16.9	-1.5	7.1	-0.9	2.5	1.0	1.0	10.2	347 (14.5)	43/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.7	-1.4	5.9	-1.6	3.4	1.0	1.8	5.3	325 (13.5)	43/13
BUNBURY	16.9	-0.4	2.0	-5.6	--	0.2	--	--	271 (11.3)	35/11
MANDURAH	17.1	--	7.9	--	--	0.6	--	--	323 (13.5)	39/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.8	+0.5	16.3	-4.2	15.4	0.0	6.8	10.4	347 (14.5)	39/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	22.5	-0.1	0.2	-5.8	-2.2	0.0	4.8	11.2	315 (13.1)	26/10
WHYALLA AERO	20.0	+1.5	3.7	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	292 (12.2)	48/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.0	+0.4	7.0	-1.2	4.4	0.0	1.8	5.1	267 (11.1)	43/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.8	+0.7	9.7	+4.3	8.6	3.8	1.4	5.0	489 (20.4)	50/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.4	+0.2	7.3	-3.0	4.1	0.0	6.8	11.0	361 (15.0)	34/10
CAIRNS AERO	25.5	-1.0	18.1	+0.7	16.5	0.0	7.0	4.4	614 (25.6)	55/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	23.5	-2.5	13.2	-1.5	10.5	0.0	7.0	3.9	422 (17.6)	41/12
MACKAY M.O	20.4	-2.1	9.9	-4.1	--	0.0	--	2.7	460 (19.2)	43/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.7	-2.0	7.0	-3.6	3.9	0.0	4.6	--	218 ( 9.1)	37/11
BUNDABERG AERO	22.3	-0.9	7.9	-2.9	--	0.0	4.0	--	385 (16.0)	37/12
NAMBOUR DPI	21.0	-1.5	7.0	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.5	-0.6	7.7	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	247 (10.3)	24/14
BRISBANE AERO	20.7	-1.0	6.8	-2.7	2.9	0.0	2.0	10.7	322 (13.4)	30/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.3	-1.2	4.0	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	410 (17.1)	30/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.9	+2.1	1.2	-4.6	-3.7	0.0	3.0	--	74 ( 3.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.1	+2.4	6.3	-1.9	0.3	0.0	3.0	10.6	327 (13.6)	37/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.8	-0.3	3.6	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.0	+2.5	0.8	-6.0	-2.6	0.0	3.2	9.7	268 (11.2)	41/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.6	+1.6	2.6	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	102 ( 4.3)	48/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.1	+0.2	-0.5	-2.5	-4.0	0.1	1.3	8.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.6	+0.1	-2.2	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.6	+2.4	7.4	-0.6	2.1	0.0	3.8	7.4	297 (12.4)	37/11
RICHMOND RAAF	19.8	0.0	1.0	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	83 ( 3.5)	26/15
BELLAMBI AWS	18.8	+0.9	9.0	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	35/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.0	+1.0	0.0	-0.9	1.8	0.0	2.4	4.7	374 (15.6)	39/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.9	+2.5	3.0	-0.6	--	0.0	8.0	8.3	111 ( 4.6)	34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.4	+0.4	2.8	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	71 ( 3.0)	31/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.1	+0.9	3.6	-1.6	0.8	0.0	2.4	4.3	260 (10.8)	35/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.7	0.0	4.6	+0.8	--	0.0	2.0	--	293 (12.2)	30/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.3	-0.9	3.9	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	330 (13.8)	34/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.3	+0.4	9.7	+3.1	6.2	0.0	3.0	--	225 ( 9.4)	28/16
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.2	+0.2	9.3	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	641 (26.7)	46/03
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.6	+0.2	4.2	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	717 (29.9)	48/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.6	-0.1	7.1	+3.6	--	3.6	--	--	396 (16.5)	35/14
HOBART AIRPORT	13.0	-0.4	4.5	-0.1	4.5	0.6	2.8	8.6	509 (21.2)	37/17
	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

34.5 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
33.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.6 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+3.9 : 22.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+3.1 : 20.9 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+3.0 : 25.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+3.0 : 21.5 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+3.0 : 23.0 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW

25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
22.1 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.2 : 10.4 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
+5.7 : 19.5 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+5.1 : 9.2 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+4.8 : 10.6 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+4.6 : 7.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-3.9 : 0.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-3.7 : 23.1 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-3.6 : 17.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-3.5 : 15.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-3.3 : 11.4 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS

-9.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.7 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

-8.6 : -2.2 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-8.5 : -6.6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.3 : -4.0 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.2 : -4.4 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.0 : -1.6 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-8.0 : -2.9 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs 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.

40.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
30.2 WARRA W Coast TAS
28.4 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
26.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
21.8 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS

11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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2.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.1 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1476 (61.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1444 (60.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1101 (45.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1081 (45.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1066 (44.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1063 (44.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1011 (42.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1001 (41.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
982 (40.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
976 (40.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
961 (40.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
960 (40.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
931 (38.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
856 (35.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
855 (35.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
848 (35.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
838 (34.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
831 (34.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
817 (34.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
797 (33.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
789 (32.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
788 (32.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
768 (32.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
767 (32.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
761 (31.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
753 (31.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
732 (30.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
729 (30.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
708 (29.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
700 (29.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
684 (28.5) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
676 (28.2) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
675 (28.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
664 (27.7) RHYLL E Central VIC
663 (27.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
661 (27.5) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
649 (27.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
641 (26.7) GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) W Central VIC
639 (26.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
633 (26.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
626 (26.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
625 (26.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
614 (25.6) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
612 (25.5) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
611 (25.5) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
603 (25.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

107/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
96/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/01 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
80/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast 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.
None reported	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 102(320/ 70 ) at 02:34 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(280/ 43 ) at 00:01 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(320/ 69 ) at 15:49 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 96(300/ 78 ) at 01:21