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2008

Sept

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August

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July

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June

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May

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April

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March

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February

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January

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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 1343 EST on 23/07/2008. 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

Central Coast W

034084

CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT

32.8

31.0

21/07/2005

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

S Peninsula

028007

MUSGRAVE

22.0

21.9

04/07/2005

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094010

CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE

-8.0

-1.1

20/07/1960

-2.8

25/06/1961

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

VIC

E Gippsland

084016

GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

60.5

57.8

27/07/1960

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, 23/07/2008.

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	19.4	-0.1	4.2	-5.2	0.5	0.0	2.4	--	325 (13.5)	48/11
PERTH AIRPORT	19.3	+1.5	5.6	-2.5	2.5	0.0	1.2	7.5	312 (13.0)	41/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.9	+0.1	2.2	-5.3	-0.5	0.0	0.6	6.3	209 ( 8.7)	48/23
BUNBURY	18.2	+1.0	2.9	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	102 ( 4.3)	43/14
MANDURAH	17.3	--	8.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	46/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.5	+2.0	22.5	+3.2	21.3	0.0	7.2	10.0	415 (17.3)	52/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	16.2	-3.4	6.1	+2.1	4.8	0.0	4.0	6.5	417 (17.4)	48/12
WHYALLA AERO	13.2	-3.7	10.1	+4.9	--	0.2	--	--	458 (19.1)	35/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	13.8	-1.5	6.0	-1.4	3.7	0.0	1.2	3.3	169 ( 7.0)	21/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.7	-1.4	4.3	-0.8	1.9	0.8	0.8	3.6	414 (17.3)	31/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	19.9	-4.8	12.8	+4.2	10.7	0.0	6.4	1.4	422 (17.6)	37/11
CAIRNS AERO	24.6	-1.1	21.4	+4.4	20.5	0.6	3.0	0.0	463 (19.3)	41/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO	20.7	-4.4	18.3	+4.7	17.6	2.4	2.0	0.0	339 (14.1)	34/04
MACKAY M.O	19.6	-1.7	18.8	+5.9	--	3.8	--	0.0	230 ( 9.6)	43/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	17.8	-5.3	15.6	+6.1	14.9	5.6	1.4	--	171 ( 7.1)	21/23
BUNDABERG AERO	17.2	-4.8	15.1	+4.9	--	3.0	3.0	--	302 (12.6)	31/00
NAMBOUR DPI	21.0	-0.1	10.0	+2.4	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	20.2	-0.2	7.5	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	227 ( 9.5)	35/11
BRISBANE AERO	19.6	-1.3	10.2	+1.3	7.6	0.0	3.6	7.5	366 (15.3)	34/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.2	-2.5	4.5	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	481 (20.0)	41/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	13.6	-2.5	2.1	-2.6	-3.8	0.2	2.4	--	194 ( 8.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	17.0	-1.7	4.5	-3.0	-0.6	0.0	1.6	9.8	317 (13.2)	41/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	16.0	-2.8	1.1	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	14.8	-2.2	5.8	-0.6	2.3	0.0	3.6	--	708 (29.5)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	14.3	-3.2	3.0	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	181 ( 7.5)	28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	6.8	-2.6	-2.3	-3.7	-4.5	0.8	1.0	9.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	13.1	-2.1	-0.5	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	13.2	-3.7	7.1	+0.1	2.6	0.0	3.8	10.0	737 (30.7)	50/15
RICHMOND RAAF	14.4	-3.1	0.2	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	323 (13.5)	37/09
BELLAMBI AWS	13.4	-3.5	7.0	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	530 (22.1)	43/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT	11.6	+0.3	-2.2	-2.1	-4.3	0.0	1.4	9.2	408 (17.0)	39/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	11.2	-1.4	0.9	-1.8	-3.6	0.0	2.0	9.6	438 (18.3)	34/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.3	-0.7	-0.1	-3.4	--	0.2	--	--	320 (13.3)	28/00
MILDURA AIRPORT	13.2	-2.1	1.6	-2.7	0.0	0.2	2.8	8.0	338 (14.1)	30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.1	-0.9	-0.1	-3.0	--	0.2	2.5	--	446 (18.6)	35/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.2	-1.3	2.0	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	380 (15.8)	31/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	12.6	-0.8	6.2	+0.3	3.4	2.4	1.2	--	208 ( 8.7)	17/00
GEELONG AIRPORT	12.7	-1.1	4.8	-0.6	--	1.6	--	--	549 (22.9)	39/00
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.1	-0.9	-0.4	-3.6	--	0.2	--	--	448 (18.7)	28/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.4	+0.8	0.1	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	369 (15.4)	26/00
HOBART AIRPORT	11.6	-0.8	4.0	-0.1	1.9	4.4	1.6	6.2	783 (32.6)	57/00
	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

33.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.9 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
32.7 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
32.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+4.2 : 16.9 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
+4.0 : 16.5 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
+2.3 : 23.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+2.3 : 15.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+2.2 : 18.5 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
24.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.3 : 14.9 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+9.2 : 20.6 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
+8.7 : 18.8 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD
+8.3 : 22.0 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+8.2 : 19.4 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.2 : 14.5 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
-7.7 : 17.3 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-7.2 : 16.6 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-7.1 : 18.8 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.8 : 16.5 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

-8.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-7.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-14.2 : -8.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-7.3 : 3.7 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-6.5 : -3.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.3 : 7.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-6.3 : -0.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne 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.

36.2 HILLGROVE STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
36.1 BALFES CREEK POST OFFICE Central Coast W QLD
33.0 GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
32.8 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
26.4 TURRAWULLA STATION Central Coast E QLD

10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
10.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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0.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

2073 (86.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1809 (75.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1724 (71.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1557 (64.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1453 (60.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1326 (55.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1260 (52.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1105 (46.0) COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
1095 (45.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1031 (43.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1025 (42.7) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
991 (41.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
983 (41.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
970 (40.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
956 (39.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
943 (39.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
943 (39.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
934 (38.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
933 (38.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
814 (33.9) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
813 (33.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
803 (33.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
788 (32.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
783 (32.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
780 (32.5) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
737 (30.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
737 (30.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
732 (30.5) BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
725 (30.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
723 (30.1) GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
719 (30.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
715 (29.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
713 (29.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
708 (29.5) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
701 (29.2) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
699 (29.1) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
687 (28.6) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
683 (28.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
680 (28.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
678 (28.3) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
673 (28.0) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
667 (27.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
665 (27.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
657 (27.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
653 (27.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
645 (26.9) ST HELENS AERODROME E Coast TAS
639 (26.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
638 (26.6) CERBERUS E Central VIC
630 (26.3) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
629 (26.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
628 (26.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
621 (25.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
619 (25.8) RHYLL E Central VIC
606 (25.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
605 (25.2) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
601 (25.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

115/04 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
102/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/03 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
94/07 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
91/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/ CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 11.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(230/ 65 ) at 00:00 GREEN CAPE AWS : 96(240/ 78 ) at 04:00 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(230/ 69 ) at 07:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(240/ 83 ) at 00:04 KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 : 91(234/ 74 ) at 01:50 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 89(200/ 72 ) at 02:00 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 102(200/ 70 ) at 01:00 Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 115(210/ 74 ) at 04:46 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 108(240/ 54 ) at 03:18 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(230/ 59 ) at 01:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 87(230/ 69 ) at 00:00