Australian Weather News -- 28 JUN 2008

Saturday 28 JUN 2008

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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

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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 is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1344 EST on 29/06/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs E

041521

GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT

-5.0

21/06/2004

1 Equal to record.

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 13:42EST, 29/06/2008.

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	19.0	-1.8	14.4	+3.5	12.0	10.4	2.2	--	510 (21.3)	41/02
PERTH AIRPORT	17.1	-1.8	8.6	-0.4	7.0	33.2	3.0	5.5	455 (19.0)	57/02
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.7	-1.9	7.7	-0.5	7.0	18.8	3.0	7.5	445 (18.5)	55/02
BUNBURY	16.1	-2.3	9.3	+1.1	--	18.4	--	--	425 (17.7)	65/03
MANDURAH	16.6	--	11.6	--	--	17.4	--	--	604 (25.2)	67/19
DARWIN AIRPORT	29.6	-1.0	18.5	-1.4	17.5	0.0	6.0	5.9	331 (13.8)	35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	24.3	+4.4	1.0	-4.1	-1.6	0.0	3.8	10.3	205 ( 8.5)	28/13
WHYALLA AERO	19.8	+2.4	5.5	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	55/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.6	+1.5	11.2	+3.0	8.1	0.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.7	-1.1	8.7	+3.0	6.5	0.0	1.8	0.1	301 (12.5)	59/23
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.0	+2.1	9.1	-1.0	6.3	0.0	5.4	10.5	286 (11.9)	34/11
CAIRNS AERO	25.1	-0.8	20.7	+2.9	19.4	0.0	4.4	0.5	551 (23.0)	41/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.6	+1.0	12.5	-2.1	10.9	0.0	10.2	3.3	363 (15.1)	41/13
MACKAY M.O	22.2	+0.3	16.8	+2.8	--	0.2	--	6.2	430 (17.9)	41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.0	+0.5	8.8	-2.1	6.8	0.0	4.4	--	207 ( 8.6)	34/11
BUNDABERG AERO	23.5	+0.9	12.1	+0.6	--	0.0	2.0	--	273 (11.4)	28/10
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	+0.4	9.0	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.3	+0.2	9.2	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	164 ( 6.8)	34/11
BRISBANE AERO	21.5	+0.2	9.1	-1.3	5.6	0.0	2.8	9.4	295 (12.3)	26/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.9	-0.2	3.7	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	406 (16.9)	31/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.4	+1.6	1.8	-4.2	-3.3	0.0	2.0	--	94 ( 3.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.9	-0.5	4.6	-4.4	0.9	0.0	2.2	9.5	184 ( 7.7)	28/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.0	-0.6	4.1	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.4	+0.8	5.1	-2.7	0.6	0.0	7.0	9.5	349 (14.5)	31/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.3	+0.4	2.2	-4.1	--	0.2	--	--	36 ( 1.5)	15/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.5	+3.0	0.5	-2.0	-3.0	0.2	0.8	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.2	+1.7	0.2	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.8	+0.3	7.8	-0.7	4.5	0.0	3.0	8.8	464 (19.3)	31/04
RICHMOND RAAF	17.8	-0.4	0.0	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	13/19
BELLAMBI AWS	17.4	-0.4	10.1	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	244 (10.2)	24/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.8	+2.6	-1.5	-2.4	-4.3	0.0	2.2	8.0	226 ( 9.4)	15/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.3	+1.5	1.2	-2.5	--	0.0	0.4	6.2	162 ( 6.8)	15/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.2	+0.1	3.8	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	127 ( 5.3)	11/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.9	-0.1	4.7	-0.5	1.7	0.0	1.6	4.9	127 ( 5.3)	35/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.3	+1.4	2.9	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	22/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.3	+0.1	2.4	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	31/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.3	+0.3	9.8	+2.9	6.2	0.0	1.8	--	133 ( 5.5)	30/23
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.3	+0.6	5.5	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	37/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.5	-0.2	5.0	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	280 (11.7)	55/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.0	+0.9	3.8	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	137 ( 5.7)	21/22
HOBART AIRPORT	15.9	+3.0	7.0	+2.4	3.9	0.0	1.4	4.0	340 (14.2)	31/21
	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

33.1 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
32.1 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
32.1 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.1 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+6.9 : 25.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.9 : 25.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.4 : 24.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+5.4 : 26.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.4 : 24.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA

24.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.3 : 15.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+10.3 : 17.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+8.7 : 14.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.7 : 16.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 14.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields 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
3.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-3.2 : 13.5 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.1 : 15.3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.1 : 14.0 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.1 : 13.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-3.0 : 16.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-3.0 : 12.5 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-3.0 : 14.2 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-7.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.8 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.8 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

-8.9 : -6.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.1 : -5.0 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-7.6 : -5.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-7.4 : -2.7 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-7.3 : -2.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W 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.

47.6 PICKERING BROOK Lower West WA
46.4 ROLEYSTONE Lower West WA
45.4 MUNDARING Lower West WA
42.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
40.4 BEDFORDALE Lower West WA

10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1227 (51.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1139 (47.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1114 (46.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1019 (42.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
991 (41.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
898 (37.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
893 (37.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
888 (37.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
871 (36.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
860 (35.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
835 (34.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
830 (34.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
815 (34.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
800 (33.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
771 (32.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
751 (31.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
744 (31.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
743 (31.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
693 (28.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
683 (28.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
669 (27.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
660 (27.5) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
659 (27.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
655 (27.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
652 (27.2) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
637 (26.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
627 (26.1) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
620 (25.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
604 (25.2) MANDURAH Lower West WA

94/16 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
87/18 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
81/00 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
80/07 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
80/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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 GINGIN AERO 7.8mm in 32 min to 01:32 14.6mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 82(230/ 63 ) at 01:00 CAPE LEEUWIN : 95(290/ 67 ) at 16:06 BUSSELTON JETTY : 82(280/ 72 ) at 18:30 Goldfields NORSEMAN AERO : 80(260/ 67 ) at 07:56 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 89(350/ 78 ) at 23:30 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 80(330/ 65 ) at 21:00