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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 2058 EST on 26/09/2007. 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

Highest minimum temperature

Eucla

011052

FORREST

22.4

22.0

28/10/1997

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

Eucla

011019

EYRE

43.4

42.0

10/10/2006

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Eucla

011045

BALGAIR

43.0

41.3

30/10/1987

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033257

BOWEN AIRPORT

24.4

25.0

16/10/1995

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 18:09EST, 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	23.4	-1.0	17.9	+7.1	16.3	0.0	5.2	--	501 (20.9)	68/11
PERTH AIRPORT	17.7	-4.7	13.0	+2.8	10.3	1.6	6.2	4.0	389 (16.2)	55/09
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.4	-3.3	9.8	+0.7	7.9	1.6	5.6	4.8	451 (18.8)	63/07
BUNBURY	17.0	-3.4	12.2	+3.2	--	5.6	--	--	512 (21.3)	72/09
MANDURAH	17.5	--	13.8	--	--	6.6	--	--	629 (26.2)	74/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.3	-0.9	22.3	-2.7	21.7	0.0	8.0	10.1	432 (18.0)	52/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.0	+4.1	9.9	-4.9	7.4	0.0	10.8	11.9	313 (13.0)	39/12
WHYALLA AERO	34.5	+10.8	9.2	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	57/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	31.7	+10.1	11.7	+0.3	4.5	0.0	6.2	11.9	248 (10.3)	41/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	30.4	+12.6	6.7	-0.4	3.2	0.0	6.2	11.8	413 (17.2)	54/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.6	-0.9	18.8	+0.3	14.6	0.0	10.2	11.4	324 (13.5)	45/16
CAIRNS AERO	28.1	-1.4	20.5	-0.1	19.9	15.6	9.2	3.6	656 (27.3)	54/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.7	-2.7	18.9	-1.8	15.5	0.2	6.0	2.6	481 (20.0)	52/12
MACKAY M.O	24.4	-3.1	20.3	+0.6	--	0.0	--	2.8	685 (28.5)	54/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.9	-3.7	16.1	-0.9	15.3	0.0	9.6	--	511 (21.3)	46/10
BUNDABERG AERO	24.5	-2.3	16.0	-0.6	--	0.0	6.8	--	570 (23.8)	52/10
NAMBOUR DPI	23.1	-3.6	14.9	+1.2	--	0.8	--	--	137 ( 5.7)	30/11
COOLANGATTA	22.5	-1.7	11.7	-4.5	--	0.4	--	--	332 (13.8)	30/06
BRISBANE AERO	23.6	-1.8	14.2	-1.5	12.3	0.4	6.2	10.4	386 (16.1)	39/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.6	-3.9	9.5	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	645 (26.9)	46/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.0	+1.1	11.3	-0.8	6.0	0.0	6.6	--	164 ( 6.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.3	-1.3	9.9	-3.9	10.0	0.2	4.2	11.2	237 ( 9.9)	43/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.7	-1.3	7.7	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.0	+2.5	4.6	-7.4	1.9	0.0	5.0	11.5	254 (10.6)	34/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.9	+2.3	5.6	-5.0	3.1	0.0	--	--	87 ( 3.6)	30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.5	+4.3	4.8	-1.7	-1.0	0.0	4.0	11.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.2	+3.1	8.9	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.5	+2.1	12.3	-0.8	9.1	0.0	4.6	11.3	335 (14.0)	50/15
RICHMOND RAAF	27.6	+2.7	5.5	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	133 ( 5.5)	31/16
BELLAMBI AWS	26.6	--	15.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	385 (16.0)	54/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	25.6	+6.4	2.5	-3.5	-2.3	0.0	3.8	11.6	162 ( 6.8)	50/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.4	+7.3	5.9	-1.8	2.5	0.0	6.2	11.8	224 ( 9.3)	32/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.1	+8.3	4.9	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	88 ( 3.7)	34/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	32.6	+8.9	7.9	-1.8	3.7	0.0	6.2	11.8	215 ( 9.0)	43/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	29.5	+8.8	3.8	-3.8	--	0.0	4.8	--	233 ( 9.7)	41/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.5	+8.8	2.7	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	165 ( 6.9)	50/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	29.7	+10.1	13.4	+3.9	10.3	0.0	6.6	--	148 ( 6.2)	34/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	30.6	+12.1	3.5	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	54/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	26.9	+10.4	6.7	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	542 (22.6)	67/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.2	+3.3	6.9	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	385 (16.0)	52/11
HOBART AIRPORT	28.7	+11.5	11.1	+3.6	9.3	0.0	7.4	10.7	595 (24.8)	81/11
	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

43.4 EYRE Eucla WA
43.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
41.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
41.3 FORREST Eucla WA
40.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+20.7 : 43.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+18.5 : 41.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+16.6 : 36.7 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+16.4 : 43.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+15.9 : 40.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.7 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+12.2 : 22.4 FORREST Eucla WA
+12.2 : 23.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.8 : 20.2 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+8.9 : 18.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.9 : 17.4 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+7.9 : 17.6 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
13.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
13.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

-6.9 : 25.2 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-6.8 : 14.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-6.6 : 26.4 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-6.4 : 18.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-6.2 : 24.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

-2.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.4 : 4.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-7.2 : 0.0 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
-6.9 : -1.7 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.9 : -0.2 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-6.9 : 7.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast 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.

34.0 KURANDA HILLTOP N Coast--Barron QLD
33.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
24.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE N Coast--Barron QLD
21.8 MCLEOD CREEK

12.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

4.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
2.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

1415 (59.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1224 (51.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1197 (49.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1140 (47.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1135 (47.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1096 (45.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
985 (41.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
983 (41.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
950 (39.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
930 (38.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
903 (37.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
870 (36.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
826 (34.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
813 (33.9) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
797 (33.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
763 (31.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
760 (31.7) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
745 (31.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
742 (30.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
732 (30.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
728 (30.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
726 (30.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
719 (30.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
708 (29.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
703 (29.3) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
702 (29.3) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
695 (29.0) EUCLA Eucla WA
695 (29.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
687 (28.6) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
685 (28.5) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
675 (28.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
663 (27.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
660 (27.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
659 (27.5) FORREST Eucla WA
656 (27.3) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
655 (27.3) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
650 (27.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
645 (26.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
635 (26.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
630 (26.3) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
629 (26.2) MANDURAH Lower West WA
625 (26.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
624 (26.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
622 (25.9) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
619 (25.8) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
608 (25.3) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
605 (25.2) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
601 (25.0) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD

135/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
120/08 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
111/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
111/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
109/07 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
107/09 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
96/04 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
94/06 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
93/08 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
93/13 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
93/13 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
91/13 CHEADANUP Goldfields 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 SWANBOURNE 5.0mm in 12 min to 08:46 25.0mm/h BICKLEY 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h DWELLINGUP 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.6mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 80(340/ 63 ) at 07:00 OCEAN REEF : 82(280/ 67 ) at 08:44 CAPE LEEUWIN : 96(300/ 80 ) at 04:58 CAPE NATURALISTE : 93(250/ 65 ) at 08:33 ESPERANCE AERO : 85(220/ 63 ) at 14:34 ESPERANCE : 93(310/ 54 ) at 13:41 BUSSELTON JETTY : 91(280/ 45 ) at 06:08 Goldfields CHEADANUP : 91(260/ 58 ) at 14:01 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 98(330/ 74 ) at 09:30 QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 76(140/ 63 ) at 03:30 Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(110/ 69 ) at 11:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 78(330/ 63 ) at 21:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 128(330/106 ) at 14:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 108(310/ 93 ) at 23:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 104(310/ 78 ) at 09:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 106(300/ 45 ) at 12:35 DROUGHTY HILL (TERSS) : 93(300/ 54 ) at 12:20 Derwent Valley BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) : 93(330/ 50 ) at 14:46 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 113(330/ 91 ) at 09:30