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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 1345 EST on 19/10/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Highest maximum temperature

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

27.0

26.5

24/10/1996

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, 19/10/2008.

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	31.2	+6.8	10.6	-0.3	7.9	0.0	7.2	--	522 (21.8)	46/07
PERTH AIRPORT	26.4	+3.9	14.2	+4.0	12.3	0.0	5.2	11.8	344 (14.3)	35/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.8	-0.9	12.8	+3.7	12.0	2.2	5.2	9.6	324 (13.5)	26/11
BUNBURY	21.5	+1.0	14.6	+5.6	--	0.4	--	--	219 ( 9.1)	30/15
MANDURAH	22.8	--	15.7	--	--	0.2	--	--	239 (10.0)	35/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+0.1	23.0	-2.0	22.5	28.0	4.4	8.7	312 (13.0)	46/21
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.9	+5.0	13.2	-1.6	10.5	0.0	11.8	12.2	285 (11.9)	43/14
WHYALLA AERO	36.3	+12.5	13.7	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	260 (10.8)	44/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	34.6	+12.9	16.0	+4.6	--	0.0	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	31.4	+13.6	12.3	+5.2	11.5	0.0	4.8	10.1	296 (12.3)	55/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.3	+1.7	25.4	+6.9	24.1	0.0	13.0	11.5	418 (17.4)	41/08
CAIRNS AERO	29.4	-0.1	21.1	+0.5	20.4	11.0	10.0	9.7	582 (24.3)	54/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.8	+0.4	21.8	+1.1	19.6	0.0	13.4	11.3	606 (25.3)	61/13
MACKAY M.O	26.7	-0.8	20.5	+0.9	--	3.0	--	8.3	574 (23.9)	52/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.6	-3.0	16.6	-0.4	15.0	0.0	6.6	--	401 (16.7)	35/09
BUNDABERG AERO	25.1	-1.7	15.4	-1.1	--	0.0	5.6	--	483 (20.1)	44/11
NAMBOUR DPI	24.0	-2.7	15.0	+1.3	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.7	-0.5	12.0	-4.2	--	0.2	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	35/11
BRISBANE AERO	23.3	-2.1	12.0	-3.7	9.4	0.0	5.2	11.5	347 (14.5)	35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.0	-3.6	11.4	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	646 (26.9)	52/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.4	+1.4	11.3	-0.8	6.9	0.0	5.6	--	108 ( 4.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.3	-1.3	11.3	-2.5	7.9	0.0	4.6	12.2	--	31/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.4	-0.5	9.4	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.8	+2.3	8.1	-3.9	5.7	0.0	4.8	12.3	215 ( 9.0)	28/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.9	+2.2	10.8	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	79 ( 3.3)	22/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.0	+4.6	6.8	+0.3	1.8	0.0	4.0	11.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.8	+3.3	9.4	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.0	+3.6	16.5	+3.4	14.3	0.0	7.4	10.3	527 (22.0)	44/02
RICHMOND RAAF	27.3	+2.3	11.8	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	26/12
BELLAMBI AWS	24.1	+2.6	15.1	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	413 (17.2)	44/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.7	+5.4	6.7	+0.7	2.9	0.0	5.4	8.6	281 (11.7)	43/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	31.7	+10.5	9.9	+2.2	10.0	0.0	7.2	9.1	242 (10.1)	34/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	28.9	+7.7	8.3	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	35.2	+11.5	14.9	+5.2	11.1	0.0	8.0	11.5	195 ( 8.1)	39/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	31.3	+10.5	6.7	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	150 ( 6.3)	28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	31.7	+11.8	12.2	+6.0	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	34/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	31.7	+12.1	12.3	+2.8	8.9	0.0	4.6	--	132 ( 5.5)	28/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	32.9	+14.2	7.8	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	54/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	28.5	+11.9	8.9	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	44/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.3	+3.4	10.5	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	196 ( 8.2)	39/14
HOBART AIRPORT	25.2	+8.0	11.6	+4.1	10.5	1.2	5.0	7.8	409 (17.0)	52/18
	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

42.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
42.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
40.4 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
40.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
40.2 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

+15.3 : 35.3 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+15.2 : 32.2 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+14.7 : 33.3 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+14.5 : 32.5 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+14.3 : 37.0 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+14.3 : 34.7 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.2 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+10.5 : 18.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.7 : 19.8 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+9.2 : 19.0 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+8.9 : 13.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+8.8 : 17.1 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

12.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
15.0 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
15.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.6 : 23.0 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.2 : 18.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
-4.1 : 17.2 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.8 : 27.9 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
-3.8 : 20.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.0 : 14.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-4.6 : 9.3 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-4.2 : 12.0 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.1 : 4.1 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-3.9 : 5.9 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-3.9 : 5.8 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-3.9 : 8.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley 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.

55.0 WALKER CREEK N Rivers NT
41.0 EL QUESTRO N Kimberley WA
40.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF MidNorth Coast N NSW
38.4 WILDMAN RANGERS N Rivers NT
34.4 MCMINNS LAGOON N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
41.0 EL QUESTRO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
55.0 WALKER CREEK
38.4 WILDMAN RANGERS
34.4 MCMINNS LAGOON

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
40.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF

12.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.5 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
12.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

.....

7.2 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
7.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1027 (42.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1002 (41.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
989 (41.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
862 (35.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
832 (34.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
829 (34.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
825 (34.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
794 (33.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
783 (32.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
757 (31.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
753 (31.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
701 (29.2) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
695 (29.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
687 (28.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
684 (28.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
665 (27.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
663 (27.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
660 (27.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
646 (26.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
643 (26.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
637 (26.5) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
613 (25.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
606 (25.3) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

85/19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/19 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
78/16 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
74/13 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
74/22 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.
None reported	TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(330/ 63 ) at 20:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 78( 10/ 63 ) at 17:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 80(330/ 65 ) at 20:30