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2008

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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.

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2329 EST on 30/08/2009. 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

Highest grass minimum temperature

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

20.6

20.2

20/10/2008

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

22.5

22.1

20/10/2008

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

27.3

27.2

29/10/2004

1 Y

Central West

008296

MORAWA AIRPORT

24.0

20/10/2008

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

Lower West

009106

GOSNELLS CITY

21.8

20.5

21/10/2006

1 Y

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

18.6

17.0

21/10/2006

1 Y

Cent Wheatbelt

010073

KELLERBERRIN

20.6

19.4

22/10/1977

1 Y

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

19.4

19.1

21/10/2006

1 Y

Gt Southern

010911

LAKE GRACE

19.9

18.0

27/10/2002

1 Y

Goldfields

012090

YEELIRRIE

25.8

24.5

16/10/1995

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

35.9

35.8

08/10/2008

1 Y 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.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 03:16EST, 15/05/2012.

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	33.6	+9.2	17.7	+6.8	14.3	0.0	9.4	--	343 (14.3)	48/11
PERTH AIRPORT	33.7	+11.2	19.0	+8.8	16.7	0.0	7.0	8.8	419 (17.5)	39/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.9	+5.2	15.5	+6.4	14.6	1.2	1.2	2.8	473 (19.7)	37/00
BUNBURY	28.3	+7.6	15.2	+6.0	--	0.0	--	--	245 (10.2)	39/06
MANDURAH	28.4	--	19.6	--	--	0.2	--	--	269 (11.2)	44/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.1	+1.9	25.9	+0.9	--	0.0	7.6	11.2	361 (15.0)	39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.4	+3.4	20.7	+5.9	16.4	0.0	18.8	11.5	--	54/14
WHYALLA AERO	20.9	-3.0	11.1	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	607 (25.3)	52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.3	-1.5	9.4	-2.0	--	0.0	5.4	12.6	266 (11.1)	35/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.4	-1.5	5.2	-1.9	0.5	0.0	3.0	9.2	353 (14.7)	44/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.6	+1.0	17.7	-0.9	14.6	0.0	11.8	11.7	379 (15.8)	52/12
CAIRNS AERO	29.0	-0.5	21.6	+1.0	20.1	0.0	4.4	6.8	--	48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.0	+0.6	20.4	-0.3	18.5	0.0	12.0	7.7	541 (22.5)	50/13
MACKAY M.O	27.8	+0.2	21.7	+2.0	--	0.2	--	11.2	448 (18.7)	39/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.6	-1.1	16.8	-0.2	14.8	0.0	7.2	--	311 (13.0)	31/09
BUNDABERG AERO	27.5	+0.6	15.8	-0.8	--	0.0	5.6	--	275 (11.5)	31/14
NAMBOUR DPI	27.0	+0.3	13.0	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.6	+1.2	17.1	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	357 (14.9)	54/16
BRISBANE AERO	25.2	-0.3	14.2	-1.5	10.8	0.0	6.4	11.1	371 (15.5)	57/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.3	+3.6	12.3	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	384 (16.0)	54/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.7	+1.6	15.5	+3.4	11.5	0.0	6.4	--	144 ( 6.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.3	-0.3	14.0	+0.2	11.0	0.0	5.8	6.4	464 (19.3)	55/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.2	+0.2	15.4	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.5	-3.1	15.8	+3.8	15.5	3.2	6.0	3.5	435 (18.1)	55/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.1	-4.6	13.9	+3.2	--	15.8	--	--	142 ( 5.9)	39/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.2	-1.3	5.0	-1.6	-0.4	0.0	5.0	9.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	--	--	7.0	-2.4	--	4.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.5	-5.0	14.7	+1.6	13.6	0.2	5.2	8.4	723 (30.1)	63/09
RICHMOND RAAF	19.3	-5.7	13.9	+2.9	--	1.4	--	--	240 (10.0)	35/14
BELLAMBI AWS	16.5	-5.1	13.6	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	607 (25.3)	59/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.6	+1.2	9.0	+2.9	7.1	0.0	9.0	6.2	347 (14.5)	39/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	22.8	+1.4	1.3	-6.4	-2.0	0.0	10.0	12.4	324 (13.5)	46/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	21.8	+0.2	10.1	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	43/19
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.4	-2.4	6.9	-2.9	5.5	0.0	9.0	12.3	404 (16.8)	50/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.7	-2.2	6.9	-0.6	--	0.0	28.2	--	582 (24.3)	57/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.9	-1.4	3.9	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	451 (18.8)	57/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.5	-2.1	11.1	+1.6	7.0	0.0	4.4	--	133 ( 5.5)	22/12
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	17.0	-1.8	3.8	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	409 (17.0)	65/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.9	-2.7	2.2	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	521 (21.7)	54/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.8	+0.8	8.0	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	181 ( 7.5)	54/13
HOBART AIRPORT	15.5	-1.8	5.7	-1.8	1.4	0.0	6.6	9.3	401 (16.7)	74/11
	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

43.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
40.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+11.9 : 35.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+11.4 : 35.3 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.2 : 33.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+11.0 : 37.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+10.9 : 36.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
27.6 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.5 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT

+13.4 : 24.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+13.4 : 25.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+11.9 : 20.6 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.6 : 19.4 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.6 : 20.2 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.9 : 0.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-7.2 : 11.9 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
-6.6 : 4.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.4 : 6.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-6.4 : 18.2 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW

-5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-4.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.6 : 0.7 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.5 : -1.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-7.4 : -5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-7.0 : 0.5 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.4 : 1.8 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
-6.4 : 1.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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.

41.0 RANGE VIEW Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
32.4 NOWENDOC (EMU TOPS) MidNorth Coast S NSW
32.0 MEREWETHER (BURWOOD BEACH WWTP) Hunter Valley NSW
23.6 UPPER ORARA (DAIRYVILLE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
22.2 TYRINGHAM (GLENFERNEIGH (RING TREE)) MidNorth Coast N NSW

12.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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5.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
5.1 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
4.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.5 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
2.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1182 (49.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
995 (41.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
914 (38.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
889 (37.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
852 (35.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
840 (35.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
828 (34.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
820 (34.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
813 (33.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
767 (32.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
755 (31.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
752 (31.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
748 (31.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
734 (30.6) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
723 (30.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
684 (28.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
659 (27.5) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
655 (27.3) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
654 (27.3) SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
650 (27.1) FORREST Eucla WA
646 (26.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
643 (26.8) WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
641 (26.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
636 (26.5) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
630 (26.3) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
628 (26.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
603 (25.1) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW

98/20 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/11 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
98/17 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
94/16 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
93/15 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
91/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/08 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West WITCHCLIFFE 9.4mm in 14 min to 06:00 40.3mm/h Cent Wheatbelt KATANNING 10.6mm in 13 min to 16:36 48.9mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.4mm/h KATANNING AG 9.4mm in 37 min to 17:00 15.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.6mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO 5.6mm in 3 min to 16:42 112.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast CASINO AIRPORT AWS 9.2mm in 14 min to 18:21 39.4mm/h LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 9.8mm in 24 min to 18:27 24.5mm/h 7.2mm in 33 min to 19:00 13.1mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h MidNorth Coast N COFFS HARBOUR MO 11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h 10.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 20.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.6mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Cent Wheatbelt CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD : 93(350/ 52 ) at 15:54 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO : 102(170/ 74 ) at 16:48 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS : 95(130/ 61 ) at 17:41 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(230/ 65 ) at 23:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(250/ 65 ) at 17:28 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 91(200/ 69 ) at 20:00 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 98(200/ 72 ) at 15:46 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 82 ) at 09:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(240/ 78 ) at 12:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 98(220/ 63 ) at 19:01 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 76(230/ 63 ) at 22:00