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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.

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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 25/09/2008. 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

Darwin-Daly

014254

POINT STUART AWS

19.0

5.0

07/09/2003

1 P

NSW

Hunter Valley

061170

DUNGOG - MAIN CREEK (YERANDA)

181.0

96.8

06/09/2008

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

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, 25/09/2008.

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	24.6	+2.6	11.5	+2.3	7.5	0.0	6.8	--	430 (17.9)	54/09
PERTH AIRPORT	25.9	+5.8	11.5	+2.6	7.6	0.0	5.2	9.9	451 (18.8)	68/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.4	+9.1	10.2	+2.2	7.8	0.0	3.4	11.3	363 (15.1)	59/12
BUNBURY	21.2	+3.0	9.3	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	50/21
MANDURAH	20.4	--	15.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	344 (14.3)	61/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+0.8	23.9	+0.9	23.5	5.2	7.0	2.9	353 (14.7)	35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.5	-5.6	3.4	-6.8	1.3	0.0	9.0	11.5	412 (17.2)	55/09
WHYALLA AERO	19.9	-1.4	2.4	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	26/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.4	+0.5	6.4	-3.2	3.7	0.0	3.4	9.4	184 ( 7.7)	28/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.0	-0.8	4.4	-1.9	2.3	1.0	2.8	1.3	423 (17.6)	28/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.1	-4.0	13.0	-1.3	10.8	0.0	10.8	11.2	633 (26.4)	44/16
CAIRNS AERO	30.8	+2.8	22.4	+3.8	20.9	0.0	7.4	9.2	311 (13.0)	46/19
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.8	+2.1	22.3	+5.0	21.2	0.0	7.6	6.7	294 (12.3)	34/12
MACKAY M.O	26.0	+0.8	18.8	+2.2	--	0.2	--	9.8	239 (10.0)	37/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.9	+2.6	15.7	+2.2	14.5	1.4	2.2	--	215 ( 9.0)	35/22
BUNDABERG AERO	27.4	+2.1	15.0	+1.4	--	0.0	6.4	--	244 (10.2)	54/22
NAMBOUR DPI	23.0	-1.8	15.0	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.3	-1.7	17.9	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	435 (18.1)	59/11
BRISBANE AERO	23.1	-1.1	16.2	+3.7	12.8	0.0	6.8	1.2	469 (19.5)	43/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.0	-2.4	13.6	+3.1	--	0.4	--	--	342 (14.3)	57/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.3	-1.0	10.1	+1.6	7.4	5.4	1.8	--	204 ( 8.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.0	-3.9	12.6	+1.7	11.4	12.8	3.4	0.1	559 (23.3)	55/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.7	-1.5	12.6	+3.6	9.0	13.4	2.6	5.2	464 (19.3)	46/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.0	-2.2	5.1	-2.5	--	6.6	--	--	98 ( 4.1)	24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.0	+0.1	1.0	-3.2	-3.5	0.2	2.0	10.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.5	-1.6	4.1	-2.4	--	0.6	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.2	-1.2	9.7	-0.6	4.8	1.0	2.4	11.1	449 (18.7)	--
RICHMOND RAAF	19.1	-3.6	4.5	-3.7	--	0.4	--	--	165 ( 6.9)	30/15
BELLAMBI AWS	18.3	-1.8	9.9	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	302 (12.6)	24/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	17.3	+1.2	2.4	-0.8	-1.7	0.0	2.2	11.3	238 ( 9.9)	31/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	18.6	+1.1	0.4	-4.8	2.4	0.0	2.8	11.2	237 ( 9.9)	15/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.5	+0.5	2.8	-3.3	--	0.2	--	--	174 ( 7.3)	21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.4	+0.1	3.6	-3.8	0.6	0.2	5.4	10.3	315 (13.1)	22/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.5	+1.2	1.0	-4.5	--	0.0	4.0	--	214 ( 8.9)	24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.0	+1.4	0.3	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	254 (10.6)	26/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.6	+1.4	7.2	-0.7	3.8	0.0	2.2	--	143 ( 6.0)	18/08
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.9	+0.2	4.8	-2.0	--	0.2	--	--	467 (19.5)	35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.5	+0.7	0.3	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	316 (13.2)	22/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.2	+0.7	2.2	-2.9	--	0.4	--	--	251 (10.5)	41/13
HOBART AIRPORT	16.8	+1.5	6.4	+0.4	2.7	0.2	2.0	6.1	570 (23.8)	37/03
	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

40.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
40.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
40.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.7 : 32.1 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+10.9 : 30.2 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+10.3 : 28.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.3 : 30.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+10.2 : 27.4 ALBANY Lower West WA
+10.2 : 28.0 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.8 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+7.6 : 17.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.0 : 12.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+6.7 : 13.7 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+6.7 : 12.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.7 : 11.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.8 : 24.6 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-7.7 : 18.1 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-7.7 : 22.7 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-7.4 : 12.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-7.3 : 18.3 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW

-7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : 2.4 PORT PIRIE ZINIFEX COMPARISON Lower North SA
-6.9 : 11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.8 : 3.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.8 : 1.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.7 : 2.0 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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.

181.0 DUNGOG - MAIN CREEK (YERANDA) Hunter Valley NSW
38.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
32.1 THEDA N Kimberley WA
30.0 MT PLEASANT ALERT Central Coast E QLD
28.8 UPPER PAPPINBARRA (HILLCREST) MidNorth Coast S NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
32.1 THEDA

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
38.0 SCHERGER RAAF
Central Coast E
30.0 MT PLEASANT ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
28.8 UPPER PAPPINBARRA (HILLCREST)
Hunter Valley
181.0 DUNGOG - MAIN CREEK (YERANDA)

11.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.3 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

.....

2.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1720 (71.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1294 (53.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1291 (53.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1098 (45.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
987 (41.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
942 (39.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
936 (39.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
935 (39.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
934 (38.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
835 (34.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
769 (32.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
751 (31.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
729 (30.4) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
707 (29.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
681 (28.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
678 (28.3) CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
669 (27.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
664 (27.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
661 (27.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
645 (26.9) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
644 (26.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
634 (26.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
633 (26.4) MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
618 (25.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
609 (25.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
606 (25.3) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
605 (25.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
603 (25.1) CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

98/16 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
94/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/21 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
91/17 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West DWELLINGUP 9.2mm in 55 min to 23:55 10.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula SCHERGER RAAF 34.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.3mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO 11.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 22.8mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.4mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 21.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 102(150/ 82 ) at 20:19 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 91(160/ 72 ) at 21:31 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(320/ 76 ) at 13:36 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(280/ 72 ) at 17:42 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(290/ 65 ) at 16:31 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 78(300/ 65 ) at 11:12