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2008

Nov

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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 24/09/2008. 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

NSW

NW Slopes S

055325

TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS

42.6

40.0

04/09/2005

NSW

SW Slopes N

073141

GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST)

31.6

29.2

29/09/1996

Lowest grass minimum temperature

Eucla

011045

BALGAIR

-1.0

-0.7

01/09/2008

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

NW Slopes N

054104

PINDARI DAM

17.0

16.6

29/09/2005

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

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

20.3

08/09/1999

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 13:43EST, 24/09/2008.

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	30.5	+8.5	3.9	-5.3	-1.0	0.0	7.8	--	527 (22.0)	52/08
PERTH AIRPORT	23.2	+3.1	3.4	-5.5	2.0	0.0	3.4	9.3	370 (15.4)	55/09
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.3	+2.0	2.5	-5.5	0.2	0.0	3.2	7.8	220 ( 9.2)	35/09
BUNBURY	20.6	+2.4	3.1	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	172 ( 7.2)	41/10
MANDURAH	21.6	--	8.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	244 (10.2)	54/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.5	0.0	23.8	+0.8	23.0	0.0	7.2	8.3	296 (12.3)	39/22
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	18.9	-8.2	7.4	-2.8	4.5	0.8	8.8	11.4	575 (24.0)	46/08
WHYALLA AERO	17.6	-3.7	3.3	-4.7	--	1.0	--	--	459 (19.1)	39/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.8	-2.1	9.5	-0.1	6.7	5.8	2.6	10.5	388 (16.2)	35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.8	-1.0	4.6	-1.7	2.5	7.2	2.4	9.2	471 (19.6)	59/09
MOUNT ISA AERO	26.9	-4.2	18.3	+4.0	19.5	0.0	9.4	8.5	481 (20.0)	54/00
CAIRNS AERO	29.3	+1.3	20.5	+1.9	19.4	0.0	9.0	9.3	409 (17.0)	39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.3	+1.6	19.4	+2.1	17.8	0.0	9.2	9.9	448 (18.7)	35/15
MACKAY M.O	27.6	+2.4	16.5	-0.1	--	0.0	--	10.6	304 (12.7)	26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.3	0.0	14.5	+1.0	12.7	0.0	7.4	--	246 (10.3)	28/11
BUNDABERG AERO	27.5	+2.2	15.6	+2.0	--	0.0	5.2	--	201 ( 8.4)	37/12
NAMBOUR DPI	27.0	+2.2	14.0	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	24.5	+1.5	18.1	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	560 (23.3)	43/08
BRISBANE AERO	24.9	+0.7	16.2	+3.7	13.9	0.0	6.4	7.8	661 (27.5)	41/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.1	+0.7	13.0	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	437 (18.2)	37/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.5	-2.8	15.6	+7.1	14.4	30.8	3.0	--	163 ( 6.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.3	+1.4	15.8	+4.9	14.0	0.0	4.6	0.3	829 (34.5)	50/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.9	-3.3	16.8	+7.8	16.0	18.6	7.4	0.0	462 (19.3)	41/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.6	-2.6	16.0	+8.4	--	1.6	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	26/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	9.5	-4.4	4.7	+0.5	5.5	14.8	5.0	8.7	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.6	-1.5	8.1	+1.6	--	18.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	16.6	-3.8	14.5	+4.2	14.3	3.0	10.4	3.0	690 (28.8)	52/00
RICHMOND RAAF	17.3	-5.4	15.8	+7.6	--	1.2	--	--	440 (18.3)	31/15
BELLAMBI AWS	16.9	-3.2	12.6	+0.1	--	7.6	--	--	496 (20.7)	59/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT	16.2	+0.1	7.8	+4.6	7.4	16.4	6.4	7.9	583 (24.3)	50/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.0	-1.5	5.9	+0.7	5.8	18.2	1.0	9.7	450 (18.8)	54/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.6	-2.4	5.5	-0.6	--	11.8	--	--	396 (16.5)	41/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	19.5	-0.8	2.4	-5.0	-0.5	0.6	3.2	8.2	436 (18.2)	54/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.2	-0.1	0.7	-4.8	--	1.0	4.6	--	481 (20.0)	39/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.6	0.0	0.3	-4.1	--	1.6	--	--	329 (13.7)	46/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.2	+1.0	5.1	-2.8	2.1	6.4	2.4	--	190 ( 7.9)	28/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	15.6	-1.1	4.2	-2.6	--	7.8	--	--	557 (23.2)	55/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.4	-0.4	0.5	-4.3	--	6.6	--	--	400 (16.7)	52/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.6	-0.9	4.1	-1.0	--	11.2	--	--	310 (12.9)	50/14
HOBART AIRPORT	14.2	-1.1	5.1	-0.9	2.0	2.0	3.2	9.5	491 (20.5)	59/16
	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

39.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
39.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
38.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.4 : 33.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+8.7 : 33.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+8.5 : 30.5 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+8.2 : 32.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.7 : 28.6 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW

26.3 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
25.1 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

+11.3 : 20.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+10.8 : 17.0 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
+9.9 : 19.2 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+9.9 : 13.4 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+9.6 : 16.5 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+9.6 : 16.6 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+9.6 : 19.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.8 : 18.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-10.1 : 22.3 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-8.6 : 21.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-8.6 : 18.8 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-8.5 : 16.5 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW

-5.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-4.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.6 : -1.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.4 : 5.7 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-6.8 : -0.4 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : -0.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.5 : -1.2 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-6.5 : 1.9 FORREST Eucla WA
-6.5 : 3.0 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West 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.

115.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
109.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
96.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
56.4 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
55.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
55.0 MOUNT GININI AWS
Snowy Mtns
115.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE
109.2 THREDBO VILLAGE
96.8 THREDBO AWS
SW Slopes S
50.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

VICTORIA
Upper NE
56.4 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

2.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.7 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.3 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

1376 (57.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1292 (53.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1258 (52.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1237 (51.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1197 (49.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1082 (45.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1073 (44.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
949 (39.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
939 (39.1) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
928 (38.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
919 (38.3) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
914 (38.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
901 (37.5) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
857 (35.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
843 (35.1) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
841 (35.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
831 (34.6) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
829 (34.5) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
817 (34.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
817 (34.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
810 (33.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
800 (33.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
794 (33.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
793 (33.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
792 (33.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
792 (33.0) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
785 (32.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
778 (32.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
774 (32.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
768 (32.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
767 (32.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
765 (31.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
757 (31.5) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
724 (30.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
719 (30.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
718 (29.9) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
711 (29.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
710 (29.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
708 (29.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
696 (29.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
694 (28.9) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
691 (28.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
690 (28.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
690 (28.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
672 (28.0) WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
671 (28.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
669 (27.9) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
667 (27.8) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
665 (27.7) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
661 (27.5) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
661 (27.5) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
659 (27.5) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
652 (27.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
650 (27.1) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
650 (27.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
616 (25.7) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
615 (25.6) WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
611 (25.5) JERVOIS N Plateau NT
609 (25.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
607 (25.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
607 (25.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
605 (25.2) GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW

124/04 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
113/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/07 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 8.8mm in 18 min to 21:22 29.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula SCHERGER RAAF 19.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.0mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.2mm/h Gulf Country CENTURY MINE 12.6mm in 30 min to 04:00 25.2mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.8mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.4mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Lower Darling BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 14.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.4mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.2mm/h Hunter Valley SCONE AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h Goulburn/Monaro MOUNT GININI AWS 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h SW Slopes S CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(280/ 65 ) at 00:36 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 111(270/ 70 ) at 02:30 LOW HEAD : 87(270/ 69 ) at 04:24 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(310/ 98 ) at 04:48 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(270/ 80 ) at 08:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 89(280/ 70 ) at 12:30 DROUGHTY HILL : 93(260/ 54 ) at 08:50 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(310/ 69 ) at 05:07 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 78(250/ 65 ) at 07:47 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 102(280/ 78 ) at 14:01