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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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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 30/08/2008. 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
Highest daily rainfall

NT

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

13.0

11.0

10/08/2003

18

1

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

21.7

20.7

27/08/2008

12

1 Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 13:42EST, 30/08/2008.

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 19.9 -0.1 10.8 +1.9 8.1 1.4 2.6 -- 224 ( 9.3) 48/10
PERTH AIRPORT 19.0 +0.6 9.1 +1.1 6.1 1.0 2.0 9.0 268 (11.2) 55/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.3 -1.8 7.7 +0.2 5.7 0.4 2.0 3.0 241 (10.0) 43/13
BUNBURY 17.1 -0.2 8.2 +0.6 -- 3.4 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 46/13
MANDURAH 18.0 -- 12.7 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 50/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +1.7 22.4 +1.9 21.8 0.0 8.0 11.0 317 (13.2) 48/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.2 +8.6 11.1 +5.1 8.7 0.0 7.2 9.4 271 (11.3) 57/14
WHYALLA AERO 18.0 -0.5 4.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 39/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.6 +1.0 7.7 -0.5 4.1 0.0 2.8 -- 206 ( 8.6) 31/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.2 +3.1 2.7 -2.7 0.2 0.0 1.0 7.7 191 ( 8.0) 35/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.6 +6.4 20.9 +10.6 18.3 0.0 9.2 7.5 348 (14.5) 30/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +2.3 20.5 +3.1 19.4 0.0 6.6 8.6 537 (22.4) 44/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.7 -0.3 17.4 +2.7 15.1 0.0 6.2 10.8 480 (20.0) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 22.6 +0.1 15.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 288 (12.0) 24/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.6 +0.9 14.7 +4.1 13.6 0.0 4.0 -- 287 (12.0) --
BUNDABERG AERO 24.6 +1.4 11.6 +0.8 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 237 ( 9.9) 30/11
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 12.0 +4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.5 +0.4 12.3 +1.8 -- 21.4 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 28/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.3 +0.6 14.0 +4.5 11.4 0.0 2.6 10.0 239 (10.0) 30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 +1.1 11.1 +3.7 -- 3.4 -- -- 539 (22.5) 34/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.6 +3.8 8.7 +2.9 5.0 0.0 3.8 -- 133 ( 5.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.6 -1.1 10.0 +1.8 7.0 6.4 1.8 6.6 254 (10.6) 22/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -2.4 10.1 +3.3 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.0 -1.5 5.2 -1.6 2.1 0.2 2.8 10.3 337 (14.0) 30/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.4 -1.6 4.1 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.5 +2.6 0.5 -1.5 -3.0 0.0 2.4 9.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.7 +2.2 4.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.5 -2.7 8.4 +0.4 4.9 0.0 4.2 10.1 548 (22.8) 35/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.2 -1.6 2.4 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 30/13
BELLAMBI AWS 15.8 -2.1 9.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 41/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.2 +3.2 -0.2 -1.1 -3.9 0.0 3.4 5.9 169 ( 7.0) 28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.5 +3.1 0.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 2.6 10.6 153 ( 6.4) 34/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.1 +3.1 1.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.9 +3.7 1.9 -3.3 -0.5 0.0 3.0 6.8 250 (10.4) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.5 +2.8 -0.4 -4.2 -- 0.2 2.0 -- 169 ( 7.0) 28/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.7 +2.5 2.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 34/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.3 +4.4 7.3 +0.7 4.6 0.4 1.4 -- 104 ( 4.3) 22/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.2 +2.2 2.8 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 21/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.7 +3.3 0.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 41/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.5 +1.8 1.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 30/15
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 +3.2 2.5 -2.1 -1.1 0.0 1.6 8.0 235 ( 9.8) 31/17
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

37.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
36.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.7 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
36.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+8.6 : 31.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.5 : 29.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 31.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.3 : 34.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+7.3 : 32.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+10.6 : 20.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+9.9 : 19.4 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+9.8 : 21.7 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+8.8 : 19.7 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+8.6 : 13.3 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+8.6 : 17.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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

2.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.8 : 19.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-3.7 : 22.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-3.7 : 23.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-3.3 : 17.3 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-3.1 : 16.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-3.1 : 17.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW

-10.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.3 : -1.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-5.2 : -2.9 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-5.2 : -0.9 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-5.1 : 1.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
-5.1 : -1.3 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC

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.
29.8 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
26.4 CANNA Central West WA
23.6 POINT LOOKOUT N Tablelands E NSW
23.0 SANDSTONE Goldfields WA
22.6 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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3.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
3.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

926 (38.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
756 (31.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
730 (30.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
659 (27.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
627 (26.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
623 (26.0) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
601 (25.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
81/20 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
78/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
76/18 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
76/21 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
70/11 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

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
NORTH WALPOLE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO
6.2mm in 18 min to 11:00 20.7mm/h
Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
6.0mm in 12 min to 15:00 30.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
Darling Downs W
MILES CONSTANCE STREET
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h

TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 76( 10/ 63 ) at 23:30