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2008

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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 1346 EST on 06/10/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Lowest maximum temperature

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

11.5

13.0

07/10/2001

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 13:44EST, 06/10/2008.

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	21.7	-2.7	8.6	-2.3	5.4	0.0	7.0	--	581 (24.2)	57/09
PERTH AIRPORT	19.5	-3.0	2.8	-7.4	2.0	0.8	4.6	11.1	460 (19.2)	43/08
ALBANY AIRPORT	13.9	-4.8	8.3	-0.8	7.3	8.4	4.8	1.6	522 (21.8)	41/00
BUNBURY	18.0	-2.5	3.5	-5.5	--	1.8	--	--	300 (12.5)	30/11
MANDURAH	18.7	--	8.9	--	--	0.2	--	--	446 (18.6)	35/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.4	+0.2	25.7	+0.7	25.5	0.0	7.2	8.8	327 (13.6)	31/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.0	+7.1	21.6	+6.8	20.4	0.0	13.8	6.4	400 (16.7)	54/19
WHYALLA AERO	27.8	+4.0	5.7	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	349 (14.5)	44/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.8	+1.1	6.6	-4.8	2.9	0.0	--	--	160 ( 6.7)	34/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.7	-1.1	2.9	-4.2	0.7	0.2	2.4	11.3	--	--
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.8	+5.2	23.4	+4.9	21.7	0.0	10.0	8.5	228 ( 9.5)	46/18
CAIRNS AERO	30.5	+1.0	23.1	+2.5	21.7	0.2	6.8	6.6	415 (17.3)	39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.4	0.0	22.6	+1.9	21.3	0.0	8.6	11.2	477 (19.9)	41/14
MACKAY M.O	27.5	0.0	18.5	-1.1	--	0.2	--	10.3	252 (10.5)	24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.8	+1.2	17.5	+0.5	14.9	0.0	6.6	--	201 ( 8.4)	31/15
BUNDABERG AERO	27.6	+0.8	17.1	+0.6	--	0.0	5.6	--	266 (11.1)	39/12
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	+2.3	19.0	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.5	+1.3	15.1	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	461 (19.2)	48/12
BRISBANE AERO	26.7	+1.3	14.5	-1.2	10.7	0.0	6.6	10.3	534 (22.3)	50/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.7	+5.1	13.9	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	285 (11.9)	34/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.2	+4.2	17.9	+5.8	15.2	3.8	5.8	--	210 ( 8.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.0	+4.4	19.2	+5.4	17.0	0.0	5.0	7.0	504 (21.0)	34/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.1	-0.8	17.4	+5.5	--	4.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.9	-3.6	16.3	+4.3	15.0	2.8	3.6	0.9	324 (13.5)	34/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.8	-3.9	14.6	+4.0	--	12.2	--	--	89 ( 3.7)	18/03
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.2	+2.8	12.0	+5.5	8.2	5.0	2.4	4.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.2	+3.7	15.8	+6.5	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.1	-3.3	14.2	+1.1	14.3	2.4	1.0	0.0	556 (23.2)	57/01
RICHMOND RAAF	18.7	-6.3	13.4	+2.4	--	10.6	--	--	174 ( 7.3)	22/02
BELLAMBI AWS	20.3	-1.2	13.1	-0.8	--	16.6	--	--	475 (19.8)	46/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.3	+2.0	10.3	+4.3	8.3	3.0	4.2	6.7	274 (11.4)	43/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	22.4	+1.2	5.5	-2.2	7.7	1.2	5.2	11.4	149 ( 6.2)	28/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	22.0	+0.8	4.7	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	116 ( 4.8)	30/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.5	+1.8	4.4	-5.3	1.9	0.0	5.0	11.0	277 (11.5)	46/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.0	+0.2	0.1	-7.5	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	31/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	20.8	+0.9	1.4	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	272 (11.3)	37/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	21.8	+2.2	5.7	-3.8	3.3	0.0	4.0	--	123 ( 5.1)	17/13
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.3	+1.6	1.8	-5.9	--	0.2	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	39/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.8	+1.2	-0.2	-6.4	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	39/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.7	-2.2	7.7	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	280 (11.7)	52/13
HOBART AIRPORT	19.8	+2.6	8.6	+1.1	4.6	0.0	6.0	9.0	479 (20.0)	54/14
	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

42.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
41.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
40.5 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

+8.5 : 37.5 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+8.0 : 39.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+7.3 : 41.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.2 : 28.8 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+7.2 : 33.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

29.7 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
28.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
27.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
27.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
27.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+10.8 : 28.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+10.1 : 25.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+9.9 : 27.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+9.7 : 25.3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+9.6 : 20.2 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-17.3 : 11.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-8.5 : 13.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2 : 15.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-8.0 : 17.9 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-7.9 : 18.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

-1.8 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-1.6 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-1.4 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-1.4 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-1.0 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC
-1.0 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA

-8.8 : 0.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-8.6 : 1.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-8.6 : -1.4 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-8.3 : -1.0 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC
-8.3 : 1.1 JANDAKOT AERO 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.

29.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
29.0 BOWRAL (ORCHARD ST) Illawarra NSW
29.0 ROBERTSON (CAALONG STREET) Illawarra NSW
27.0 TOUGA Illawarra NSW
25.8 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW

12.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
11.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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1.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1371 (57.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
973 (40.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
948 (39.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
915 (38.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
913 (38.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
871 (36.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
797 (33.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
770 (32.1) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
762 (31.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
754 (31.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
742 (30.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
737 (30.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
734 (30.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
730 (30.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
721 (30.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
697 (29.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
692 (28.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
689 (28.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
674 (28.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
673 (28.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
671 (28.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
667 (27.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
639 (26.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
637 (26.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
631 (26.3) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
625 (26.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
624 (26.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
618 (25.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
604 (25.2) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

113/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/18 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
89/17 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/17 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral 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 CW Plains N TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 6.8mm in 13 min to 23:00 31.4mm/h Hunter Valley MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) 6.0mm in 14 min to 21:48 25.7mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.2mm/h CW Slopes N COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS 10.8mm in 30 min to 23:00 21.6mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.4mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.8mm/h CW Slopes S COWRA AIRPORT AWS 11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h	TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(330/ 67 ) at 00:31 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(310/ 69 ) at 20:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 74(300/ 63 ) at 13:52 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 93(300/ 63 ) at 19:30