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2008

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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 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 08/07/2008. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

45.0

24.0

28/07/2006

VIC

Wimmera S

079105

STAWELL AERODROME

22.2

22.0

05/07/1996

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT

11.0

18/07/1974

1 P 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 13:44EST, 08/07/2008.

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	20.4	+0.9	5.2	-4.2	0.4	0.0	3.2	--	421 (17.5)	35/10
PERTH AIRPORT	18.4	+0.6	3.9	-4.2	1.1	0.0	0.8	9.3	324 (13.5)	39/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.6	-0.2	2.2	-5.3	-0.5	0.2	2.0	8.1	272 (11.3)	44/10
BUNBURY	16.0	-1.2	3.1	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	92 ( 3.8)	41/11
MANDURAH	16.6	--	7.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	43/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.7	+2.2	17.0	-2.3	16.0	0.0	5.2	7.8	291 (12.1)	48/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	17.3	-2.3	10.4	+6.4	9.8	0.0	4.0	9.8	222 ( 9.3)	41/16
WHYALLA AERO	14.1	-2.8	5.7	+0.5	--	5.8	--	--	441 (18.4)	50/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	11.2	-4.1	7.6	+0.2	6.8	14.8	4.6	1.1	321 (13.4)	46/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.0	-2.1	8.1	+3.0	7.8	7.4	2.6	1.0	480 (20.0)	52/19
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.0	+1.3	7.0	-1.6	5.0	0.0	4.4	10.2	151 ( 6.3)	43/12
CAIRNS AERO	22.2	-3.5	19.5	+2.5	18.2	0.2	6.0	0.0	465 (19.4)	34/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.1	+2.0	17.1	+3.5	15.4	0.0	5.6	4.8	408 (17.0)	35/11
MACKAY M.O	22.0	+0.7	16.9	+4.0	--	1.0	--	0.4	457 (19.0)	34/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	20.1	-3.0	16.1	+6.6	16.2	7.8	4.0	--	340 (14.2)	22/01
BUNDABERG AERO	21.2	-0.8	15.2	+5.0	--	18.8	3.7	--	331 (13.8)	34/11
NAMBOUR DPI	19.0	-2.1	13.0	+5.4	--	7.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.2	-0.2	11.3	+1.2	--	0.6	--	--	170 ( 7.1)	17/04
BRISBANE AERO	19.1	-1.8	12.0	+3.1	9.9	0.4	2.4	1.6	285 (11.9)	21/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	15.5	-1.2	9.4	+2.9	--	4.2	--	--	553 (23.0)	37/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	--	--	8.2	+3.5	2.6	0.8	0.0	--	80 ( 3.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.3	+2.6	9.6	+2.1	6.3	0.0	0.4	5.9	181 ( 7.5)	35/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.8	+2.0	5.5	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.3	+3.3	5.4	-1.0	3.6	0.0	1.2	7.4	133 ( 5.5)	31/22
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.9	+2.4	5.7	+1.1	--	0.2	--	--	22 ( 0.9)	26/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	9.9	+0.5	3.2	+1.8	0.1	5.6	4.0	0.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.4	+3.2	8.7	+5.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.9	+4.0	9.4	+2.4	6.8	0.0	2.2	4.3	261 (10.9)	54/20
RICHMOND RAAF	20.0	+2.5	5.5	+2.0	--	0.2	--	--	38 ( 1.6)	43/19
BELLAMBI AWS	19.3	+2.4	13.2	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	55/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT	11.1	-0.2	3.0	+3.1	0.0	0.8	1.4	0.2	177 ( 7.4)	35/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	11.7	-0.9	9.5	+6.8	7.7	15.6	1.8	0.0	261 (10.9)	34/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.3	-1.7	5.9	+2.6	--	3.2	--	--	172 ( 7.2)	46/19
MILDURA AIRPORT	12.4	-2.9	9.4	+5.1	8.1	5.8	2.2	6.2	342 (14.3)	50/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.6	-0.4	9.4	+6.5	--	0.0	4.2	--	312 (13.0)	35/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	10.3	-2.2	5.4	+3.0	--	8.2	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	52/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.3	+0.9	11.5	+5.6	8.6	0.0	2.6	--	186 ( 7.8)	30/14
GEELONG AIRPORT	12.5	-1.3	8.5	+3.1	--	1.2	--	--	336 (14.0)	46/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.7	-0.3	6.5	+3.3	--	8.4	--	--	707 (29.5)	46/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.4	+1.8	3.2	+1.0	--	1.4	--	--	52 ( 2.2)	15/20
HOBART AIRPORT	16.3	+3.9	2.8	-1.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.3	221 ( 9.2)	24/01
	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

34.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.0 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
33.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+5.0 : 24.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+5.0 : 13.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
+4.7 : 15.7 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+4.7 : 16.5 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
+4.6 : 23.0 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 14.6 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.9 : 14.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.5 : 11.0 NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+8.3 : 13.4 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.1 : 18.7 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.0 : 18.8 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-4.9 : 10.6 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-4.6 : 8.2 YONGALA Upper North SA
-4.6 : 6.2 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.5 : 13.6 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-4.5 : 8.2 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
-4.5 : 9.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

-3.6 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-2.9 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-2.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.3 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.5 : 1.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-8.1 : -1.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-7.8 : -1.1 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-7.8 : -2.9 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.7 : -2.3 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.

51.4 GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
45.0 GLADSTONE AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
38.2 URAIDLA Adelaide/Lofty SA
37.6 ASHTON MARBLE HILL ORCHARD Adelaide/Lofty SA
37.2 URAIDLA (SUTTON CREEK ALERT) Adelaide/Lofty SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
38.2 URAIDLA
37.6 ASHTON MARBLE HILL ORCHARD
37.2 URAIDLA (SUTTON CREEK ALERT)

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
51.4 GLADSTONE RADAR
45.0 GLADSTONE AIRPORT

10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1215 (50.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1096 (45.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1018 (42.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
987 (41.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
975 (40.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
945 (39.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
923 (38.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
848 (35.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
828 (34.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
821 (34.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
807 (33.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
783 (32.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
776 (32.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
747 (31.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
746 (31.1) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
743 (31.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
736 (30.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
732 (30.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
707 (29.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
688 (28.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
678 (28.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
675 (28.1) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
664 (27.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
659 (27.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
656 (27.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
655 (27.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
648 (27.0) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
648 (27.0) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
646 (26.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
624 (26.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
623 (26.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
616 (25.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
601 (25.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

93/11 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/10 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
87/11 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
85/07 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
85/17 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

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.
QUEENSLAND Central Coast E SAMUEL HILL AERO 12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.8mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.4mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES NW Plains W WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 5.6mm in 8 min to 16:55 42.0mm/h 6.8mm in 35 min to 17:30 11.7mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h NW Plains E MOREE AERO 14.2mm in 30 min to 20:00 28.4mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.6mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h CW Slopes S FORBES AIRPORT AWS 6.6mm in 37 min to 12:00 10.7mm/h VICTORIA W Coast PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 11.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 22.8mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 78(180/ 65 ) at 11:57 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 91(210/ 67 ) at 10:07 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 83(340/ 63 ) at 10:01 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 83(330/ 63 ) at 06:30 W Coast CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 82(200/ 63 ) at 19:06 MOUNT READ : 83( 10/ 65 ) at 10:50