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National Daily Weather Summary

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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 received as at 2156 EST on 31/07/2009. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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30/06/2002

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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 02:41EST, 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	20.4	-0.5	13.3	+2.3	12.8	1.6	3.8	--	429 (17.9)	41/01
PERTH AIRPORT	19.2	+0.3	11.7	+2.7	10.4	3.2	3.8	4.1	542 (22.6)	41/00
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.8	-0.8	10.1	+2.0	7.8	3.2	5.2	6.6	627 (26.1)	57/01
BUNBURY	17.4	-1.0	14.0	+5.9	--	7.6	--	--	587 (24.5)	54/00
MANDURAH	18.7	--	13.8	--	--	6.6	--	--	684 (28.5)	46/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	29.7	-0.9	19.1	-0.8	17.3	0.0	8.0	10.8	455 (19.0)	41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	20.9	+1.1	-0.1	-5.2	-2.2	0.0	3.4	10.4	273 (11.4)	17/11
WHYALLA AERO	18.5	+1.2	3.5	-2.6	--	0.0	4.0	--	--	57/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.3	+1.2	6.8	-1.3	4.1	0.0	1.0	9.2	235 ( 9.8)	46/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.2	+1.4	10.0	+4.2	8.8	1.8	1.2	8.8	433 (18.0)	85/23
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.4	+0.5	9.2	-0.8	4.8	0.0	5.0	10.5	338 (14.1)	31/10
CAIRNS AERO	23.6	-2.4	19.2	+1.4	--	0.0	6.4	2.0	564 (23.5)	46/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.6	+1.0	13.8	-0.8	12.0	0.0	5.4	7.1	350 (14.6)	54/12
MACKAY M.O	21.8	-0.1	16.1	+2.1	--	0.0	--	8.8	480 (20.0)	43/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.2	+0.7	8.2	-2.7	6.0	0.0	3.0	--	179 ( 7.5)	26/11
BUNDABERG AERO	23.2	+0.6	9.0	-2.6	--	0.0	2.2	--	249 (10.4)	24/09
NAMBOUR DPI	23.0	+1.4	11.0	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.6	+0.5	8.6	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	24/16
BRISBANE AERO	21.9	+0.6	8.0	-2.5	4.4	0.0	1.2	9.5	285 (11.9)	22/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.2	+2.2	7.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	322 (13.4)	28/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.4	+1.6	3.8	-2.3	-1.8	0.0	1.4	--	66 ( 2.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.4	+1.0	5.9	-3.2	2.9	0.0	2.2	9.5	212 ( 8.8)	28/22
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.6	+0.1	6.4	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.1	+1.5	5.9	-2.0	2.4	0.0	3.4	9.6	364 (15.2)	44/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.2	+1.3	5.9	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	97 ( 4.0)	22/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.8	+1.3	3.8	+1.2	-2.2	0.1	0.8	8.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	15.9	-0.5	0.6	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.4	+1.8	9.1	+0.6	4.5	0.0	2.8	9.8	379 (15.8)	37/06
RICHMOND RAAF	19.1	+1.1	1.7	-3.2	--	0.2	--	--	39 ( 1.6)	24/22
BELLAMBI AWS	19.4	+1.7	12.7	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	325 (13.5)	48/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.6	+0.4	4.3	+3.3	1.4	0.0	2.0	9.0	349 (14.5)	46/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.4	+0.6	1.8	-1.9	0.6	0.0	1.0	8.3	135 ( 5.6)	22/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.4	+0.2	7.9	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	110 ( 4.6)	28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.3	+1.3	2.4	-2.8	-1.5	0.0	4.0	9.5	212 ( 8.8)	43/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.2	+1.2	7.4	+3.7	--	0.0	1.2	--	256 (10.7)	35/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.4	+1.2	8.1	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	281 (11.7)	43/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.5	+1.5	11.5	+4.6	7.8	0.0	2.2	--	175 ( 7.3)	48/01
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.5	+0.9	10.3	+4.0	--	0.2	--	--	544 (22.7)	67/22
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.6	+0.8	5.5	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	491 (20.5)	65/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.3	+0.2	1.7	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	278 (11.6)	59/23
HOBART AIRPORT	14.7	+1.8	8.4	+3.8	4.6	0.0	3.4	2.1	688 (28.7)	68/06
	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

33.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
32.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
32.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.4 : 29.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.1 : 25.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+6.4 : 31.9 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.2 : 25.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.0 : 31.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

24.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.0 : 11.4 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
+6.8 : 11.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+6.3 : 10.4 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+6.2 : 8.4 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+6.0 : 14.0 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.5 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
3.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.0 : 1.5 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-3.2 : 23.4 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-3.1 : 22.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-3.1 : 22.2 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.1 : 0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.1 : 18.4 ATHERTON N Coast--Barron QLD

-5.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.4 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.9 : 0.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.4 : 6.0 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-6.2 : -2.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-6.1 : 7.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-6.1 : 0.6 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling 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.

31.0 CENTENNIAL PARK Sydney--east NSW
30.0 KAOOTA (HEAVENS ECHO) Southeast TAS
29.2 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
26.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
26.0 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

2026 (84.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1758 (73.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1452 (60.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1370 (57.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1235 (51.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1089 (45.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1066 (44.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1047 (43.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1040 (43.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1039 (43.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1036 (43.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
985 (41.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
973 (40.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
967 (40.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
961 (40.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
958 (39.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
944 (39.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
919 (38.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
916 (38.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
898 (37.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
830 (34.6) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
817 (34.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
790 (32.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
783 (32.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
778 (32.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
777 (32.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
752 (31.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
745 (31.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
727 (30.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
699 (29.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
694 (28.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
694 (28.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
688 (28.7) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
684 (28.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
680 (28.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
679 (28.3) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
673 (28.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
666 (27.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
664 (27.7) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
661 (27.5) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
660 (27.5) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
648 (27.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
642 (26.8) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
640 (26.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
635 (26.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
627 (26.1) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
623 (26.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
622 (25.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
620 (25.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
619 (25.8) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
613 (25.5) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
611 (25.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
605 (25.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA

130/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
128/22 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
124/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
117/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
115/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
109/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
102/12 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
102/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/20 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
100/12 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
98/13 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
94/23 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
94/23 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
93/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/23 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
91/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/19 FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
91/02 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 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.
None reported	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 85(270/ 69 ) at 01:00 SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 76(260/ 63 ) at 20:30 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 98(340/ 83 ) at 12:30 Adelaide/Lofty HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 98(320/ 69 ) at 13:30 Murray Valley STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE : 91(310/ 70 ) at 12:30 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 93(310/ 58 ) at 21:06 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 98(300/ 56 ) at 21:51 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(330/ 46 ) at 23:07 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 83(350/ 65 ) at 19:56 DUNNS HILL : 91(360/ 59 ) at 20:00 FAWKNER BEACON : 89(350/ 74 ) at 18:30 N Central KILMORE GAP : 100(350/ 80 ) at 21:00 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 95(340/ 76 ) at 23:23 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 80(290/ 65 ) at 22:01 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 91(320/ 52 ) at 22:00 E Coast SWAN ISLAND : 93(310/ 63 ) at 23:00 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 96(260/ 70 ) at 00:31 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 130(330/ 91 ) at 22:33 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 111(260/ 91 ) at 04:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(300/ 67 ) at 23:10 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 128(300/111 ) at 22:45 MOUNT READ : 117(300/ 48 ) at 23:01 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 85(320/ 65 ) at 22:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 89(300/ 70 ) at 14:41