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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 received as at 2105 EST on 30/08/2009. 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 minimum temperature

NSW

Riverina E

074106

TOCUMWAL AIRPORT

19.2

19.0

18/10/2006

1 Y

VIC

Mallee S

077094

SWAN HILL AERODROME

19.6

19.0

23/10/2001

1 Y

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.
**S** or **W** mark data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:26EST, 30/08/2009.

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	27.1	+2.7	6.9	-4.0	2.5	0.0	7.0	--	486 (20.3)	52/17
PERTH AIRPORT	22.6	+0.1	4.4	-5.8	2.9	0.0	7.0	10.9	376 (15.7)	43/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.3	-2.4	7.8	-1.3	5.2	0.0	2.8	2.7	357 (14.9)	31/10
BUNBURY	19.3	-1.2	4.2	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	30/15
MANDURAH	20.7	--	10.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	324 (13.5)	39/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.2	+1.0	25.4	+0.4	24.8	1.0	7.0	10.4	306 (12.8)	39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.8	+3.9	12.4	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	41/14
WHYALLA AERO	20.1	-3.8	15.0	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	688 (28.7)	52/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.0	-2.8	13.0	+1.6	10.1	0.0	19.0	11.1	440 (18.3)	39/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.2	-1.6	9.9	+2.8	7.3	0.0	7.8	10.1	524 (21.8)	52/23
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.2	+4.6	18.8	+0.2	17.0	0.0	10.2	10.5	249 (10.4)	34/10
CAIRNS AERO	30.0	+0.5	23.7	+3.1	23.0	6.6	7.8	6.9	582 (24.3)	54/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.6	+1.2	23.0	+2.3	22.3	4.0	11.0	10.2	651 (27.1)	48/09
MACKAY M.O	27.6	+0.1	21.7	+2.0	--	3.6	--	9.9	462 (19.3)	39/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.3	-1.3	18.3	+1.3	17.5	0.0	4.4	--	333 (13.9)	34/13
BUNDABERG AERO	27.0	+0.2	16.1	-0.5	--	0.1	4.7	--	407 (17.0)	34/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-1.7	14.0	+0.2	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	24.6	+0.3	15.9	-0.4	--	1.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	34/13
BRISBANE AERO	24.7	-0.8	16.8	+1.0	13.6	11.0	2.2	9.4	217 ( 9.0)	34/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.1	-1.6	13.6	+0.7	--	0.2	--	--	576 (24.0)	39/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.1	+2.0	15.0	+2.9	11.6	5.2	3.8	--	72 ( 3.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.5	+0.9	14.1	+0.3	9.6	1.6	2.8	8.6	350 (14.6)	50/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.4	+1.4	11.8	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.6	+6.0	11.0	-1.0	8.9	0.0	5.0	10.0	275 (11.5)	37/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	28.0	+4.3	10.4	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	83 ( 3.5)	31/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	21.0	+3.5	8.3	+1.8	5.0	0.0	3.2	6.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.1	+2.4	11.7	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	31.1	+8.6	16.3	+3.2	10.6	0.0	7.0	9.2	455 (19.0)	57/20
RICHMOND RAAF	29.0	+3.8	9.3	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	92 ( 3.8)	46/11
BELLAMBI AWS	28.3	+6.6	16.0	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	307 (12.8)	74/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT	26.1	+6.7	6.7	+0.7	2.8	0.0	6.2	7.5	149 ( 6.2)	70/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.8	+9.5	11.8	+4.1	8.9	0.0	8.0	5.0	233 ( 9.7)	57/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.3	+3.9	14.0	+6.0	--	0.0	--	--	250 (10.4)	46/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.2	+0.4	18.3	+8.6	16.5	0.0	14.0	11.4	491 (20.5)	46/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.9	+3.1	17.8	+10.3	--	0.0	18.1	--	407 (17.0)	39/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.6	+2.5	16.6	+10.4	--	0.0	--	--	460 (19.2)	41/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.3	-0.3	15.7	+6.2	15.8	0.0	8.2	--	249 (10.4)	28/02
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	18.6	-0.1	13.9	+6.2	--	0.0	--	--	583 (24.3)	55/05
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.5	-0.1	10.3	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	662 (27.6)	43/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.2	+1.3	10.0	+3.1	--	0.2	--	--	367 (15.3)	52/11
HOBART AIRPORT	18.1	+0.8	10.4	+2.9	13.4	0.0	6.0	9.0	565 (23.5)	74/11
	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

43.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
42.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
42.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+10.1 : 36.3 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+9.5 : 31.2 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+9.5 : 30.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
+9.4 : 37.8 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+9.4 : 30.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
27.6 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
27.3 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+12.1 : 20.9 KERANG Lower North VIC
+12.0 : 19.6 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
+11.3 : 19.5 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
+11.0 : 19.9 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+10.9 : 19.6 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
+10.9 : 16.1 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
9.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-5.0 : 17.7 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.4 : 20.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-3.9 : 19.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-3.9 : 6.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-3.8 : 20.1 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

0.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
1.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
**W** 1.8 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

**W** -6.5 : 1.8 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.4 : 16.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-6.3 : 13.0 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-6.1 : 3.3 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.

51.2 WHEEO (THE HOMESTEAD) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
42.8 SHIPTONS FLAT N Coast--Barron QLD
35.0 DALTON POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
33.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
33.0 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
42.8 SHIPTONS FLAT
33.0 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
N Coast--Herbert
33.0 MENAVALE ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
51.2 WHEEO (THE HOMESTEAD)
35.0 DALTON POST OFFICE

12.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

.....

5.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
4.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.9 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1162 (48.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1117 (46.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1114 (46.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1060 (44.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1017 (42.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1001 (41.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
969 (40.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
969 (40.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
937 (39.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
930 (38.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
893 (37.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
890 (37.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
835 (34.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
830 (34.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
827 (34.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
825 (34.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
815 (34.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
809 (33.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
802 (33.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
802 (33.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
787 (32.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
783 (32.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
781 (32.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
775 (32.3) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
758 (31.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
752 (31.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
736 (30.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
713 (29.7) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
704 (29.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
703 (29.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
702 (29.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
699 (29.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
692 (28.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
689 (28.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
688 (28.7) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
688 (28.7) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
683 (28.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
683 (28.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
676 (28.2) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
675 (28.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
664 (27.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
662 (27.6) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
662 (27.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
658 (27.4) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
658 (27.4) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
652 (27.2) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
651 (27.1) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
648 (27.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
647 (27.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
646 (26.9) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
644 (26.8) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
641 (26.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
640 (26.7) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
640 (26.7) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
638 (26.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
633 (26.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
632 (26.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
629 (26.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
628 (26.2) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
625 (26.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
618 (25.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
615 (25.6) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
614 (25.6) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
614 (25.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
612 (25.5) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
604 (25.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
600 (25.0) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS

135/10 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
130/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
126/08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
111/04 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
107/16 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
107/00 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
**W** 104/01 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
104/06 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
102/03 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
102/05 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
100/01 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
98/08 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
98/08 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains N TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 6.2mm in 13 min to 17:47 28.6mm/h 8.6mm in 13 min to 18:00 39.7mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.6mm/h Goulburn/Monaro CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS 7.8mm in 18 min to 17:00 26.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.4mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND Central Coast E MACKAY AERO : 98(100/ 28 ) at 01:30 NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(200/ 80 ) at 17:04 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 100(310/ 82 ) at 04:00 SW Slopes S CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS : 85(270/ 65 ) at 15:24 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 104(230/ 65 ) at 07:29 MT HOTHAM : 100(340/ 70 ) at 06:00 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 108(310/ 82 ) at 01:47 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 78(260/ 63 ) at 10:00 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 76(360/ 65 ) at 01:30 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 80(290/ 65 ) at 09:52 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 122(320/100 ) at 10:19 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 133(280/ 91 ) at 11:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 89(310/ 65 ) at 05:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 126(290/ 82 ) at 09:34 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 98(280/ 69 ) at 10:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 111(300/ 72 ) at 05:49 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 82(270/ 69 ) at 06:33