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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.

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 1347 EST on 16/10/2008. 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

014167

STOKES HILL

53.8

43.2

21/10/1983

1 n

Darwin-Daly

014246

LEANYER

63.4

56.2

20/10/1996

1 n

Darwin-Daly

014285

DARWIN HOSPITAL

55.0

53.4

17/10/1996

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

24.2

23.9

20/10/2004

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

19.5

21/10/2006

1 Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

Darwin-Daly

014015

DARWIN AIRPORT

102

97.0

29/10/1971

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 13:46EST, 16/10/2008.

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	24.1	-0.3	13.0	+2.1	10.4	0.0	7.2	--	380 (15.8)	35/18
PERTH AIRPORT	32.7	+10.2	17.9	+7.7	13.5	0.0	7.2	11.7	597 (24.9)	70/00
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.7	+5.0	12.4	+3.3	10.8	0.0	3.8	11.0	479 (20.0)	37/01
BUNBURY	29.0	+8.5	15.0	+6.0	--	0.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	41/08
MANDURAH	26.4	--	18.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	285 (11.9)	43/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.3	+1.1	22.1	-2.9	22.5	60.6	12.4	5.5	401 (16.7)	102/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.2	-2.7	12.3	-2.5	8.9	0.0	14.2	12.0	447 (18.6)	46/09
WHYALLA AERO	20.9	-2.9	12.0	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	483 (20.1)	43/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.8	-1.9	8.3	-3.1	--	0.0	4.0	10.7	232 ( 9.7)	35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.6	-2.2	6.6	-0.5	3.8	0.0	2.4	0.5	316 (13.2)	30/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.5	+0.9	22.1	+3.6	19.1	5.8	11.0	11.3	460 (19.2)	37/00
CAIRNS AERO	29.6	+0.1	22.3	+1.7	21.6	11.4	2.0	8.7	411 (17.1)	43/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.3	+0.9	21.5	+0.8	19.6	0.0	10.2	11.8	501 (20.9)	41/14
MACKAY M.O	27.6	+0.1	20.0	+0.4	--	2.2	--	10.3	325 (13.5)	26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.1	+0.5	18.1	+1.1	16.9	0.0	6.2	--	247 (10.3)	24/15
BUNDABERG AERO	28.2	+1.4	16.4	-0.1	--	0.0	5.0	--	187 ( 7.8)	31/14
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	+1.3	17.0	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.0	+0.8	18.2	+2.0	--	13.8	--	--	380 (15.8)	50/14
BRISBANE AERO	26.9	+1.5	18.3	+2.6	15.9	0.0	6.2	9.1	453 (18.9)	41/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.8	+2.2	14.8	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	286 (11.9)	52/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.0	-1.0	12.9	+0.8	10.7	39.4	4.8	--	210 ( 8.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.5	-0.1	16.2	+2.4	13.7	29.0	3.6	6.5	428 (17.8)	54/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.1	-3.8	15.2	+3.3	--	10.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.0	-5.5	14.8	+2.8	12.6	4.4	1.0	0.0	--	39/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	17.9	-5.8	14.1	+3.5	--	13.0	--	--	116 ( 4.8)	24/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.8	-0.6	3.1	-3.4	-1.0	19.6	4.2	5.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	22.3	-2.2	5.1	-4.2	--	14.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.1	-4.3	14.9	+1.8	13.9	7.4	14.2	5.0	671 (28.0)	--
RICHMOND RAAF	17.6	-7.4	13.0	+2.0	--	18.2	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	22/23
BELLAMBI AWS	17.0	-4.5	12.2	-1.7	--	6.0	--	--	512 (21.3)	41/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	19.6	+0.3	9.2	+3.2	7.5	0.6	3.4	10.4	602 (25.1)	31/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	22.1	+0.9	1.0	-6.7	4.0	0.0	7.2	10.4	268 (11.2)	39/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	21.8	+0.6	5.9	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.8	-0.9	8.1	-1.6	6.8	0.0	7.2	12.2	386 (16.1)	50/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	21.0	+0.2	4.6	-3.0	--	0.0	6.4	--	490 (20.4)	46/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	20.2	+0.3	4.1	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	351 (14.6)	37/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.1	+0.5	9.9	+0.4	6.5	0.0	3.2	--	157 ( 6.5)	21/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.1	-0.6	6.1	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	324 (13.5)	43/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.9	-0.7	4.7	-1.5	--	0.2	--	--	339 (14.1)	35/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.9	+5.0	7.4	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	256 (10.7)	35/11
HOBART AIRPORT	17.9	+0.7	9.9	+2.4	7.0	0.0	5.0	--	423 (17.6)	54/11
	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

43.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

+12.3 : 33.6 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.0 : 34.0 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.0 : 33.6 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.3 : 32.3 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+11.2 : 29.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.8 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.5 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+11.8 : 22.8 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+10.6 : 19.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+10.3 : 24.2 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+9.6 : 24.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+9.6 : 23.3 WILUNA Interior WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-8.7 : 17.5 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-8.5 : 16.0 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
-8.1 : 17.0 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-8.0 : 17.1 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.4 : 17.6 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW

-3.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.9 : 1.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.8 : -0.1 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-6.8 : 1.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.7 : 1.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
-6.4 : 1.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

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.

74.8 PINELANDS N Rivers NT
66.6 HOWARD SPRINGS N Rivers NT
63.4 LEANYER N Rivers NT
60.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
60.0 KARAMA N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
74.8 PINELANDS
66.6 HOWARD SPRINGS
63.4 LEANYER
60.6 DARWIN AIRPORT
60.0 KARAMA
60.0 LEADERS CREEK
59.8 CSIRO BERRIMAH
55.2 NIGHTCLIFF POOL
55.0 DARWIN HOSPITAL
54.2 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK
53.8 STOKES HILL
50.8 THE CHASE
50.2 ROSEBERY

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
52.0 MANILLA POST OFFICE

12.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

5.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
5.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.5 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
1.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

1436 (59.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1004 (41.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
919 (38.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
875 (36.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
867 (36.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
854 (35.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
818 (34.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
796 (33.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
788 (32.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
783 (32.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
777 (32.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
746 (31.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
720 (30.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
717 (29.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
704 (29.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
678 (28.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
674 (28.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
671 (28.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
658 (27.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
627 (26.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
613 (25.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
608 (25.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
606 (25.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
606 (25.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
602 (25.1) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

102/17 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
98/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
83/15 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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 DARWIN AIRPORT 22.6mm in 15 min to 01:50 90.4mm/h 16.2mm in 10 min to 02:00 97.2mm/h 39.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 39.6mm/h 10.8mm in 26 min to 02:26 24.9mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.6mm/h 52.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 17.3mm/h CHARLES POINT AWS 12.2mm in 10 min to 02:20 73.2mm/h 23.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 23.8mm/h 28.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 28.0mm/h MIDDLE POINT AWS 16.4mm in 59 min to 01:30 16.7mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h CAPE DON 13.8mm in 49 min to 17:19 16.9mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.2mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO 20.0mm in 9 min to 18:00 133.3mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h 14.2mm in 24 min to 18:24 35.5mm/h 34.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 34.8mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 10.0mm in 30 min to 19:00 20.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.6mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.2mm/h BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION 33.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 67.2mm/h 33.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 33.6mm/h 38.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 38.0mm/h 40.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h COOLANGATTA 11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.6mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 13.8mm in 21 min to 21:00 39.4mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.8mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 18.2mm/h TEWANTIN RSL PARK 19.6mm in 53 min to 13:53 22.2mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h BRISBANE 13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.0mm/h REDCLIFFE 8.8mm in 10 min to 20:01 52.8mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 18.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 9.8mm in 15 min to 19:48 39.2mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.6mm/h 5.0mm in 6 min to 22:00 50.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 22.2mm in 54 min to 04:30 24.7mm/h 22.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 22.2mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.3mm/h LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 3.8mm in 11 min to 12:00 20.7mm/h	TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(320/ 72 ) at 02:43 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(250/ 78 ) at 07:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 70(260/ 63 ) at 19:30 LBDD (TIMOR SEA) : 72(130/ 67 ) at 09:20