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2006

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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 1742 EST on 23/09/2007. 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

Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

E Gippsland

084142

GELANTIPY

-0.9

11/10/2000

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

W Central

087168

SHEOAKS

-0.3

17/10/2000

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

W Coast

090171

PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)

-0.9

2.1

03/10/1989

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

Eucla

011019

EYRE

42.0

41.9

30/10/1987

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040068

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

58.7

58.5

06/10/1960

1 N

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 18:05EST, 26/09/2007.

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	24.0	-0.4	10.0	-0.8	7.2	0.0	8.0	--	382 (15.9)	30/11
PERTH AIRPORT	25.2	+2.8	9.0	-1.2	7.3	0.0	6.4	11.1	296 (12.3)	37/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.7	+8.0	7.8	-1.3	4.7	0.0	4.4	11.3	--	45/11
BUNBURY	21.0	+0.6	5.4	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	37/23
MANDURAH	21.3	--	12.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	39/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.4	+2.2	21.5	-3.5	21.0	0.0	6.6	10.6	305 (12.7)	55/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.8	-1.1	10.4	-4.4	6.1	0.0	15.4	11.6	490 (20.4)	43/09
WHYALLA AERO	28.3	+4.6	3.1	-7.3	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	37/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.5	+4.9	10.1	-1.3	3.9	0.0	4.3	11.8	258 (10.8)	32/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	21.6	+3.8	-0.9	-8.0	-3.5	0.0	1.8	11.2	248 (10.3)	34/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.1	+0.6	21.7	+3.2	16.0	0.0	8.8	11.4	--	43/10
CAIRNS AERO	29.0	-0.5	19.5	-1.1	17.8	0.0	9.8	9.6	483 (20.1)	50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.1	-1.3	18.1	-2.6	16.0	0.0	8.4	4.3	309 (12.9)	43/19
MACKAY M.O	24.9	-2.6	20.4	+0.7	--	1.8	--	8.1	395 (16.5)	59/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.0	-2.6	18.8	+1.8	18.2	0.0	7.8	--	422 (17.6)	45/00
BUNDABERG AERO	25.9	-0.9	17.5	+0.9	--	0.0	6.8	--	563 (23.5)	54/11
NAMBOUR DPI	21.2	-5.5	15.8	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	37/10
COOLANGATTA	22.2	-2.0	14.0	-2.2	--	1.2	--	--	611 (25.5)	46/00
BRISBANE AERO	23.1	-2.3	13.0	-2.7	10.7	0.0	8.0	6.0	495 (20.6)	52/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.1	-4.4	9.9	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	905 (37.7)	61/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.1	-0.8	9.9	-2.2	6.7	0.0	8.0	--	322 (13.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.9	-2.7	13.3	-0.5	11.4	3.2	3.4	8.1	520 (21.7)	34/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.3	-2.7	9.3	-2.6	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.8	-2.7	5.8	-6.2	3.9	0.0	5.8	10.9	364 (15.2)	35/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.8	-2.8	5.3	-5.3	3.5	0.0	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.4	+1.2	2.4	-4.1	-3.0	0.0	5.0	11.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.0	+0.9	9.3	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.2	-1.2	10.8	-2.3	6.7	0.0	5.6	4.2	438 (18.3)	34/15
RICHMOND RAAF	22.1	-2.8	4.7	-6.4	--	0.0	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	35/15
BELLAMBI AWS	20.3	--	10.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	339 (14.1)	37/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.0	+1.8	2.0	-4.0	-2.5	0.0	6.0	11.9	272 (11.3)	22/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.2	+3.1	3.7	-4.0	0.4	0.0	6.0	12.0	286 (11.9)	32/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.1	+3.3	4.0	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	28/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.7	+1.0	4.3	-5.4	1.2	0.0	6.4	11.8	302 (12.6)	43/06
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.7	+2.0	2.9	-4.7	--	0.0	5.2	--	388 (16.2)	30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.4	+2.7	2.1	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	319 (13.3)	28/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	24.3	+4.7	7.4	-2.1	3.7	0.0	3.2	--	101 ( 4.2)	32/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.4	+2.9	1.2	-6.6	--	0.0	--	--	300 (12.5)	30/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.0	+4.5	-3.1	-9.3	--	0.2	--	--	366 (15.3)	37/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.6	-1.3	0.8	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	44/17
HOBART AIRPORT	21.2	+4.0	6.7	-0.8	0.6	0.0	5.0	12.0	480 (20.0)	41/09
	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

42.0 EYRE Eucla WA
41.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+19.3 : 42.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+14.1 : 37.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.8 : 35.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+13.3 : 39.9 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+12.9 : 33.9 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.2 : 21.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.1 : 15.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.6 : 17.8 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.2 : 13.2 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+4.7 : 19.6 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.5 : 21.2 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.1 : 22.3 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
-5.1 : 17.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 : 21.6 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW
-4.9 : 19.4 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW

-8.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-9.3 : -3.1 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
-9.2 : -0.9 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-9.0 : -5.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.5 : -2.2 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-8.4 : -1.0 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast 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.

25.0 LOVANDEE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
18.0 HINCHINBROOK ISLAND N Coast--Herbert QLD
13.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.8 YERILLA Goldfields WA
10.0 MOUNT JUKES Central Coast E QLD

12.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

.....

8.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
8.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
6.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
4.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1496 (62.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1457 (60.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1408 (58.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1164 (48.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1028 (42.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1011 (42.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1006 (41.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
936 (39.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
929 (38.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
905 (37.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
885 (36.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
872 (36.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
869 (36.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
859 (35.8) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
859 (35.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
786 (32.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
767 (32.0) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
765 (31.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
758 (31.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
743 (31.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
729 (30.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
725 (30.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
720 (30.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
703 (29.3) KYABRAM DPI Lower North VIC
701 (29.2) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
676 (28.2) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
671 (28.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
670 (27.9) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
666 (27.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
629 (26.2) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
626 (26.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
611 (25.5) HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
611 (25.5) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
606 (25.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
605 (25.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
602 (25.1) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

102/08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/02 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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	QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett RUNDLE ISLAND : 72(140/ 63 ) at 01:30 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 82(130/ 69 ) at 00:00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 82(150/ 70 ) at 00:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(320/ 72 ) at 06:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(280/ 63 ) at 23:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 100(290/ 61 ) at 05:04