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National Daily Weather Summary

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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 1343 EST on 15/07/2008. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029039

MORNINGTON ISLAND

24.2

23.7

03/07/1973

30

QLD

Central Highlands

035290

BLACKWATER WATER TREATMENT PLANT

18.7

18.7

31/07/2006

13

1 Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

Upper Darling

048243

LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN

27.0

26.5

25/07/2000

11

1 P

NSW

N Tablelands W

056242

INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)

22.2

21.8

17/07/2003

13

1

NSW

C Tablelands N

062101

MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS

20.8

20.1

04/07/2004

15

1

NSW

C Tablelands S

063303

ORANGE AIRPORT AWS

15.7

15.1

28/07/2002

12

NSW

CW Slopes S

065070

DUBBO AIRPORT AWS

22.1

21.5

23/07/2003

13

VIC

E Central

086373

RHYLL

17.1

16.7

26/07/1997

15

1

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

SA

W Agricultural

018012

CEDUNA AMO

54.2

51.3

14/07/2002

13

51.3

14/07/2002

13

1


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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, 15/07/2008.

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 20.9 +1.4 8.4 -1.0 6.3 0.0 2.0 -- 284 (11.8) 30/13
PERTH AIRPORT 19.7 +1.9 7.3 -0.8 5.5 0.2 0.2 6.5 211 ( 8.8) 37/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.4 +1.6 7.0 -0.5 3.1 -- 0.4 7.7 -- --
BUNBURY 18.0 +0.8 7.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 43/23
MANDURAH 18.4 -- 10.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 39/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 +0.5 18.8 -0.5 18.1 0.0 4.8 8.9 242 (10.1) 34/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.2 -1.4 4.8 +0.8 0.9 0.0 5.0 10.4 221 ( 9.2) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 18.4 +1.5 11.5 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) 46/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.4 +0.1 10.0 +2.6 8.5 3.2 7.0 0.5 530 (22.1) 48/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.5 -0.6 4.0 -1.1 2.1 0.0 3.0 1.1 475 (19.8) 52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.1 +1.4 10.0 +1.4 6.9 0.0 8.0 6.4 233 ( 9.7) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +2.9 21.3 +4.3 19.8 0.0 6.6 10.5 517 (21.5) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 +2.4 20.4 +6.8 18.5 0.0 4.0 8.4 358 (14.9) 50/22
MACKAY M.O 23.6 +2.3 19.9 +7.0 -- 0.0 -- 4.8 376 (15.7) 34/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.0 +2.9 18.4 +8.9 17.8 0.0 2.0 -- 291 (12.1) 26/12
BUNDABERG AERO 25.1 +3.1 17.6 +7.4 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 277 (11.5) 21/10
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 +3.9 16.0 +8.4 -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +2.8 13.4 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 24/23
BRISBANE AERO 23.4 +2.5 13.1 +4.2 9.8 0.0 1.0 4.5 189 ( 7.9) 30/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.0 +3.3 13.3 +6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 530 (22.1) 34/06
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.5 +3.4 11.3 +6.6 5.2 0.8 1.9 -- 134 ( 5.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.2 +5.5 12.0 +4.5 8.6 0.0 1.8 7.3 319 (13.3) 46/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.7 +4.9 7.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.6 +2.6 6.1 -0.3 4.9 0.8 0.8 4.2 132 ( 5.5) 28/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.8 +4.3 7.7 +3.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 15 ( 0.6) 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.1 +5.7 4.6 +3.2 0.4 0.0 1.0 8.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +6.9 7.7 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.7 +5.8 9.7 +2.7 6.2 0.0 1.8 6.1 278 (11.6) 24/17
RICHMOND RAAF 22.0 +4.5 4.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 31/13
BELLAMBI AWS 21.5 +4.6 14.2 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 35/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.5 +5.2 2.7 +2.8 0.3 0.0 0.6 8.9 152 ( 6.3) 41/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.1 +5.5 8.3 +5.6 7.0 0.0 0.4 8.1 267 (11.1) 30/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.0 +5.0 3.7 +0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 26/06
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.5 +2.2 4.8 +0.5 0.3 0.0 1.2 5.9 310 (12.9) 34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0 +4.0 7.6 +4.7 -- 1.0 2.8 -- 341 (14.2) 26/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.0 +2.5 3.5 +1.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 26/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.9 +5.5 7.4 +1.5 3.4 0.0 1.2 -- 145 ( 6.0) 21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.6 +2.8 4.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 22/04
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.0 +4.0 1.8 -1.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 584 (24.3) 35/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.2 +2.6 4.5 +2.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 15/12
HOBART AIRPORT 13.1 +0.7 3.8 -0.3 0.6 0.2 2.4 7.4 157 ( 6.5) 21/22
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

33.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.2 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
33.2 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
33.1 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
33.0 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT

+9.1 : 29.3 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+8.1 : 27.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
+7.8 : 26.2 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+7.6 : 26.4 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+7.6 : 18.8 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.4 : 16.6 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+10.0 : 11.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+9.9 : 18.7 BLACKWATER WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Highlands QLD
+9.8 : 14.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
+9.7 : 15.9 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.5 : 9.4 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
-2.7 : 18.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-2.7 : 19.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-2.6 : 18.0 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-2.5 : 17.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-2.5 : 22.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-2.5 : 15.7 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

-4.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.8 : 6.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
-6.9 : -1.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.7 : 1.5 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-6.0 : 9.2 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-5.8 : -0.7 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-5.8 : -1.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley 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.
29.0 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
26.8 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
26.4 BRIDGEWATER Adelaide/Lofty SA
23.4 LOBETHAL TREATMENT WORKS Adelaide/Lofty SA
23.2 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW

10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

.....

3.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
1.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

1495 (62.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1457 (60.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1300 (54.2) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
1117 (46.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
991 (41.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
979 (40.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
931 (38.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
900 (37.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
888 (37.0) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
854 (35.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
816 (34.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
803 (33.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
799 (33.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
791 (33.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
789 (32.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
788 (32.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
777 (32.4) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
774 (32.3) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
760 (31.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
747 (31.1) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
738 (30.8) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
737 (30.7) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
737 (30.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
726 (30.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
726 (30.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
682 (28.4) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
681 (28.4) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
670 (27.9) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
666 (27.8) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
643 (26.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
640 (26.7) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
636 (26.5) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
632 (26.3) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
625 (26.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
618 (25.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
616 (25.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
600 (25.0) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
118/00 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
76/07 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
74/04 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
72/17 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
70/01 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
70/00 NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.2mm/h
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 13.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 119(360/ 96 ) at 00:17