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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

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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 has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1348 EST on 05/12/2007. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

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Date

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Highest minimum temperature

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

31.8

03/12/2007

31.8

03/12/2007

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 13:48EST, 05/12/2007.

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	24.7	-4.7	12.5	-3.8	10.7	0.0	8.6	--	649 (27.0)	46/17
PERTH AIRPORT	26.8	-2.0	11.7	-3.1	9.9	0.0	8.4	13.0	474 (19.8)	39/18
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.5	+0.3	8.5	-3.9	4.0	0.0	3.4	9.5	261 (10.9)	37/14
BUNBURY	22.9	-4.0	11.9	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	39/15
MANDURAH	23.0	--	15.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	450 (18.8)	39/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.4	+0.8	24.3	-1.0	23.9	8.8	8.6	0.8	585 (24.4)	43/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.6	+0.2	17.7	-2.5	15.6	0.0	13.0	13.1	323 (13.5)	35/14
WHYALLA AERO	22.6	-5.5	10.6	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	355 (14.8)	44/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.3	-4.6	15.7	+0.2	15.3	0.0	4.4	6.1	362 (15.1)	31/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.5	-4.3	12.7	+2.8	11.1	2.0	5.0	1.8	519 (21.6)	43/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.2	+0.1	21.5	-1.5	21.2	30.4	15.8	12.3	435 (18.1)	28/17
CAIRNS AERO	32.0	+0.6	22.3	-1.0	20.6	26.8	8.6	8.5	393 (16.4)	34/03
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.7	-0.8	23.9	-0.1	23.9	1.2	5.6	5.1	337 (14.0)	34/13
MACKAY M.O	31.5	+1.4	21.3	-1.6	--	0.0	--	10.5	272 (11.3)	28/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.7	+0.6	18.8	-2.4	17.4	0.0	6.6	--	201 ( 8.4)	30/16
BUNDABERG AERO	30.1	+0.7	18.3	-2.2	--	0.0	8.0	--	328 (13.7)	31/11
NAMBOUR DPI	28.7	-0.5	14.9	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	86 ( 3.6)	22/15
COOLANGATTA	27.8	+0.7	17.1	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	239 (10.0)	43/20
BRISBANE AERO	28.4	+0.1	17.5	-2.6	14.6	0.0	8.0	12.0	304 (12.7)	37/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.7	+1.8	15.3	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	504 (21.0)	37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	30.0	-1.1	16.4	-1.0	16.4	14.0	6.0	--	197 ( 8.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.8	+0.5	18.8	+0.7	17.6	1.4	5.4	7.0	429 (17.9)	48/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.5	+0.8	18.5	+1.8	--	0.8	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	30.3	+3.0	16.2	-0.3	15.8	7.2	5.8	4.8	217 ( 9.0)	54/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	30.9	+3.9	15.6	+0.4	--	13.6	--	--	88 ( 3.7)	50/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.1	-2.3	12.9	+1.7	10.6	9.0	1.0	11.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.9	-2.8	16.2	+0.4	--	6.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	30.4	+4.7	17.8	+0.4	14.0	6.0	6.4	8.0	369 (15.4)	48/18
RICHMOND RAAF	30.3	+1.4	16.0	-0.1	--	3.8	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	50/16
BELLAMBI AWS	26.2	--	18.6	--	--	6.0	--	--	313 (13.0)	34/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	26.5	+0.4	13.3	+2.0	10.0	6.6	3.8	11.8	241 (10.0)	50/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	29.5	+0.2	17.0	+3.3	14.4	0.2	3.4	12.0	259 (10.8)	41/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	27.5	-1.9	16.0	+2.5	--	4.4	--	--	200 ( 8.3)	44/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.6	-2.5	12.5	-2.3	10.7	0.0	9.6	13.6	368 (15.3)	35/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.5	-0.8	10.7	-1.4	--	3.0	4.6	--	301 (12.5)	54/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	25.0	-1.9	8.4	-3.0	--	0.8	--	--	331 (13.8)	43/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	24.2	0.0	14.8	+1.9	11.1	5.4	2.2	--	150 ( 6.3)	18/02
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.0	-1.7	9.8	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	327 (13.6)	39/09
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.8	-2.7	6.3	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	330 (13.8)	34/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.7	-0.7	13.5	+2.9	--	4.4	--	--	265 (11.0)	52/16
HOBART AIRPORT	23.5	+3.0	13.7	+3.0	11.0	13.0	5.4	6.9	298 (12.4)	48/08
	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

44.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
43.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
43.4 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+6.1 : 26.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
+6.0 : 42.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+5.7 : 42.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
+5.5 : 25.7 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS
+5.3 : 43.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+5.3 : 44.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

31.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
31.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
31.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
30.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
30.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+5.9 : 31.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
+5.5 : 30.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+5.4 : 15.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+4.9 : 29.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+4.7 : 27.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+4.7 : 10.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.7 : 9.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
11.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.0 : 27.2 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-7.6 : 27.7 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
-6.9 : 26.9 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-6.6 : 20.4 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-6.3 : 24.0 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA

3.5 EYRE Eucla WA
4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-10.6 : 3.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.3 : 7.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
-7.0 : 7.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-5.8 : 8.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-5.7 : 8.5 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland 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.

133.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
132.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
97.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
86.0 TUNG OIL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
82.0 MERINGA SUGAR EXP STN N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
68.0 CHILLAGOE ATHERTON STREET
N Coast--Barron
133.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION
97.0 MT SOPHIA
82.0 MERINGA SUGAR EXP STN
61.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT
58.2 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
54.6 TAMARIND GDNS RENNEL CL
N Coast--Herbert
132.0 NERADA ALERT
86.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
79.0 CORSIS ALERT
69.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
66.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
59.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
51.0 MENAVALE ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
62.2 GUYRA HOSPITAL
Hunter Valley
66.0 WYONG (JILLIBY (JILLIBY CREEK))
60.2 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

VICTORIA
Lower NE
52.0 EDI UPPER (BLACK RANGE TROUT FARM)

13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

2.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
1.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

888 (37.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
875 (36.5) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
855 (35.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
806 (33.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
789 (32.9) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
788 (32.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
775 (32.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
772 (32.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
752 (31.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
732 (30.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
730 (30.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
726 (30.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
714 (29.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
699 (29.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
698 (29.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
671 (28.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
668 (27.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
668 (27.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
651 (27.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
649 (27.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
640 (26.7) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
636 (26.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
636 (26.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
635 (26.5) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
634 (26.4) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
634 (26.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
633 (26.4) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
630 (26.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
624 (26.0) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
616 (25.7) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
609 (25.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

94/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/18 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
83/11 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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 E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO 10.8mm in 23 min to 21:53 28.2mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.6mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.6mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME 11.6mm in 13 min to 20:40 53.5mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 17.2mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AERO 15.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 15.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.3mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.4mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT 29.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 29.2mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.2mm/h 43.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 14.3mm/h Central Highlands EMERALD AIRPORT 21.2mm in 17 min to 19:34 74.8mm/h 7.4mm in 3 min to 19:37 148.0mm/h 16.6mm in 9 min to 19:46 110.7mm/h 49.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 16.3mm/h 9.4mm in 7 min to 21:26 80.6mm/h 8.4mm in 7 min to 21:33 72.0mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.6mm/h Darling Downs E APPLETHORPE 9.2mm in 37 min to 17:00 14.9mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h Warrego CHARLEVILLE AERO 7.8mm in 9 min to 16:17 52.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES NW Slopes N NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h Hunter Valley GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 7.4mm in 14 min to 15:14 31.7mm/h 9.2mm in 39 min to 16:00 14.2mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.2mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 6.4mm in 31 min to 18:00 12.4mm/h NORAH HEAD AWS 9.4mm in 19 min to 16:00 29.7mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.2mm/h MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 8.2mm in 19 min to 15:30 25.9mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.2mm/h Sydney--west BADGERYS CREEK AWS 11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.2mm/h PENRITH LAKES AWS 16.6mm in 30 min to 19:30 33.2mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.6mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK 11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.4mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h MT HOTHAM 7.4mm in 17 min to 00:00 26.1mm/h TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 200.0mm in 30 min to 04:00 400.0mm/h 200.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 200.0mm/h 14.0mm in 19 min to 04:19 44.2mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 10.8mm in 30 min to 11:30 21.6mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 14.6mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 9.3mm/h	TASMANIA E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 70(250/ 63 ) at 21:35 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(320/ 82 ) at 19:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(270/ 59 ) at 20:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 87(300/ 65 ) at 13:30 ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO : 83( 80/ 72 ) at 11:42