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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 1404 EST on 19/07/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 14:04EST, 19/07/2008.

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 20.0 +0.5 12.8 +3.4 11.0 3.0 3.4 -- 608 (25.3) --
PERTH AIRPORT 17.0 -0.8 9.5 +1.4 8.1 18.8 2.0 -- 418 (17.4) --
ALBANY AIRPORT 13.0 -2.8 7.9 +0.4 6.1 0.8 2.4 -- 516 (21.5) --
BUNBURY 15.0 -2.2 10.2 +3.2 -- 9.8 -- -- 533 (22.2) --
MANDURAH 17.0 -- 11.8 -- -- 18.2 -- -- 769 (32.0) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.5 17.6 -1.7 16.3 0.0 7.6 -- 284 (11.8) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.0 +7.4 4.9 +0.9 2.0 0.0 5.8 -- 148 ( 6.2) --
WHYALLA AERO 16.0 -0.9 3.5 -1.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 408 (17.0) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.0 -0.3 7.4 0.0 4.6 1.2 0.8 -- 366 (15.3) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.0 -1.1 5.5 +0.4 3.7 7.2 1.4 -- 389 (16.2) --
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.0 +4.3 8.5 -0.1 6.1 0.0 6.6 -- 163 ( 6.8) --
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 +1.3 20.2 +3.2 18.9 0.0 3.8 -- 448 (18.7) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 +0.9 20.7 +7.1 20.2 0.0 4.6 -- 298 (12.4) --
MACKAY M.O 23.0 +1.7 15.5 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 288 (12.0) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.0 +2.9 10.4 +0.9 8.3 0.2 3.4 -- 158 ( 6.6) --
BUNDABERG AERO 24.0 +2.0 11.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 2.2 -- 153 ( 6.4) --
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 +3.9 10.0 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.0 +2.6 9.6 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) --
BRISBANE AERO 25.0 +4.1 8.3 -0.6 6.2 0.0 1.2 -- 205 ( 8.5) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.0 +4.3 8.8 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 329 (13.7) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 7.6 +2.9 0.4 0.0 2.4 -- 159 ( 6.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.0 +5.3 6.9 -0.6 2.8 0.2 1.8 -- 258 (10.8) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +4.2 2.5 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 +3.0 2.5 -3.9 0.0 0.0 1.4 -- 153 ( 6.4) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.0 +1.5 3.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 34 ( 1.4) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 2.2 +0.8 -2.0 0.8 2.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.0 +0.8 5.4 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 +2.1 7.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
RICHMOND RAAF 19.0 +1.5 0.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) --
BELLAMBI AWS 18.0 +1.1 9.0 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.0 -0.3 1.3 +1.4 -2.9 0.0 0.8 -- 273 (11.4) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 9.0 -3.6 4.5 +1.8 2.6 1.0 1.2 -- 198 ( 8.3) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.0 -2.0 6.5 +3.2 -- 4.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.0 -0.3 5.7 +1.4 3.5 1.4 1.8 -- 372 (15.5) --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.0 -1.0 7.0 +4.1 -- 1.8 1.2 -- 289 (12.0) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.0 -0.5 6.3 +3.9 -- 3.4 -- -- 252 (10.5) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.0 -1.4 9.1 +3.2 7.0 0.6 1.6 -- 124 ( 5.2) --
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.0 -0.8 6.1 +0.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 293 (12.2) --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.0 -1.0 5.3 +2.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 611 (25.5) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.0 +0.4 5.9 +3.7 -- 8.4 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) --
HOBART AIRPORT 14.0 +1.6 1.3 -2.8 -1.1 0.0 0.2 -- 153 ( 6.4) --
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

35.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
34.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.0 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT

+7.8 : 28.0 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+7.4 : 27.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.1 : 28.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+6.1 : 25.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+6.1 : 26.0 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.7 : 13.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.1 : 20.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
+7.1 : 18.7 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+6.6 : 15.7 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+6.4 : 11.5 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

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

-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.2 : 11.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.5 : 10.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.5 : 9.0 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC
-4.4 : 12.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-4.3 : 14.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

-4.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.9 : -4.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.5 : 2.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-5.5 : 13.2 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
-5.3 : -1.6 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
-4.8 : 2.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S 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.
53.2 PIPERS RIVER (YARROW BANKS) N Coast TAS
42.6 FRANKFORD (ROSSVILLE) N Coast TAS
32.8 MOUNT HELENA Lower West WA
32.7 KARRI VALLEY RESORT Lower West WA
30.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
32.8 MOUNT HELENA
32.7 KARRI VALLEY RESORT

VICTORIA
Upper NE
30.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)

TASMANIA
N Coast
53.2 PIPERS RIVER (YARROW BANKS)
42.6 FRANKFORD (ROSSVILLE)

Reports not yet available

1035 (43.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
924 (38.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
923 (38.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
906 (37.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
897 (37.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
859 (35.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
838 (34.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
831 (34.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
827 (34.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
769 (32.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
762 (31.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
747 (31.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
737 (30.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
737 (30.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
732 (30.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
721 (30.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
717 (29.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
714 (29.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
709 (29.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
696 (29.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
644 (26.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
631 (26.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
628 (26.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
614 (25.6) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
613 (25.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
610 (25.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
608 (25.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
608 (25.3) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
Reports not yet available

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
Cent Wheatbelt
NEWDEGATE RES.STATION
9.6mm in 23 min to 13:33 25.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.4mm/h
LAKE GRACE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
GERALDTON AIRPORT : 95(270/ 50 ) at 14:11
MORAWA AIRPORT : 78(310/ 63 ) at 13:33
Lower West
BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN : 89(240/ 65 ) at 14:01
JANDAKOT AERO : 76(270/ 67 ) at 16:35
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 121(210/ 69 ) at 20:12
GOOSEBERRY HILL : 100(270/ 43 ) at 10:44
OCEAN REEF : 100(190/ 67 ) at 20:23
SWANBOURNE : 98(310/ 59 ) at 10:21
GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 93(230/ 45 ) at 18:27
CAPE LEEUWIN : 106(300/ 67 ) at 05:33
CAPE NATURALISTE : 119(210/ 67 ) at 18:01
BUSSELTON : 91(300/ 59 ) at 08:58
BUSSELTON JETTY : 91(300/ 59 ) at 08:58
MANDURAH : 93(300/ 56 ) at 08:45
NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
MOUNT BOYCE AWS : 83(270/ 63 ) at 21:48
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(310/ 76 ) at 13:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(***/ 63 ) at 23:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 100(280/ 67 ) at 19:23