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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 26/10/2008. 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

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

38.0

33.0

08/10/1999

Highest minimum temperature

W Agricultural

018195

MINNIPA DPI

25.6

25.3

17/10/1998

Highest maximum temperature

W Agricultural

018192

NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)

38.2

36.8

12/10/2004

Yorke Peninsula

022049

STENHOUSE BAY

34.8

34.2

12/10/2004

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 13:45EST, 26/10/2008.

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	23.1	-1.3	15.5	+4.6	13.5	6.2	4.0	--	605 (25.2)	55/00
PERTH AIRPORT	20.9	-1.6	13.1	+2.9	13.3	17.6	4.6	7.1	522 (21.8)	44/01
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.6	-2.1	12.5	+3.4	10.6	6.6	5.6	7.2	550 (22.9)	52/08
BUNBURY	20.2	-0.3	12.1	+3.1	--	13.8	--	--	427 (17.8)	43/14
MANDURAH	20.2	--	14.7	--	--	12.0	--	--	664 (27.7)	48/02
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+0.4	26.3	+1.3	25.5	0.0	--	10.9	316 (13.2)	35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.8	+4.9	13.4	-1.4	11.2	0.0	12.8	12.7	320 (13.3)	34/13
WHYALLA AERO	37.2	+13.4	17.2	+6.8	--	0.0	--	--	389 (16.2)	65/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	34.7	+13.0	17.6	+6.2	--	0.0	--	--	241 (10.0)	41/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	32.9	+15.1	10.1	+3.0	8.3	0.0	5.4	4.3	275 (11.5)	43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.6	+1.0	12.6	-5.9	10.0	0.0	11.6	12.0	278 (11.6)	41/10
CAIRNS AERO	28.9	-0.6	16.0	-4.6	11.7	0.0	10.0	10.9	467 (19.5)	35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.8	-0.6	16.5	-4.2	15.5	0.0	10.6	12.0	453 (18.9)	41/11
MACKAY M.O	27.1	-0.4	14.2	-5.4	--	0.0	--	12.0	363 (15.1)	--
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.3	-0.3	11.6	-5.4	9.8	0.0	7.8	--	186 ( 7.8)	39/16
BUNDABERG AERO	27.0	+0.2	13.4	-3.1	--	0.0	5.2	--	207 ( 8.6)	34/13
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-1.7	12.0	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.6	-1.6	13.8	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	35/11
BRISBANE AERO	24.8	-0.6	13.9	-1.8	10.5	0.0	6.8	10.5	--	59/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.5	-0.1	11.4	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	345 (14.4)	48/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.0	+1.0	9.6	-2.5	4.6	0.0	6.0	--	121 ( 5.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.1	-1.5	11.1	-2.7	8.1	0.0	5.6	12.4	316 (13.2)	30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.6	-1.3	10.0	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.7	+1.2	8.5	-3.5	5.8	0.0	5.2	11.1	264 (11.0)	31/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.6	+1.9	7.8	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	74 ( 3.1)	24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.5	+3.1	2.6	-3.9	-2.2	0.0	5.2	11.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	27.8	+3.3	4.0	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.8	+3.4	12.3	-0.8	8.0	0.0	4.8	11.5	296 (12.3)	39/17
RICHMOND RAAF	26.2	+1.2	6.1	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	94 ( 3.9)	31/17
BELLAMBI AWS	22.1	+0.6	13.4	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	171 ( 7.1)	31/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	25.5	+6.2	3.3	-2.7	-2.1	0.0	5.2	10.8	219 ( 9.1)	43/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.4	+9.2	5.6	-2.1	1.0	0.0	4.4	11.7	199 ( 8.3)	35/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.4	+8.2	4.7	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	65 ( 2.7)	35/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	34.7	+11.0	14.0	+4.3	10.2	0.0	9.2	5.3	261 (10.9)	41/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	29.3	+8.5	9.6	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	41/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.1	+8.2	8.4	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	28/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.9	+9.3	11.9	+2.4	6.9	0.0	5.6	--	131 ( 5.5)	28/08
GEELONG AIRPORT	30.0	+11.3	4.0	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	271 (11.3)	30/21
BALLARAT AERODROME	25.1	+8.5	10.9	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	492 (20.5)	46/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.6	+2.7	4.2	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	138 ( 5.8)	35/12
HOBART AIRPORT	24.1	+6.9	7.6	+0.1	3.6	0.0	4.0	5.8	662 (27.6)	48/16
	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

41.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
41.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
41.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+17.8 : 38.2 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+16.2 : 36.2 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+15.1 : 32.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+15.0 : 34.8 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+14.9 : 38.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.4 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+17.1 : 26.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+16.7 : 28.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+15.8 : 25.6 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+12.6 : 22.7 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+12.3 : 23.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

12.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.8 : 18.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.4 : 23.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-3.9 : 22.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-3.8 : 20.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-3.7 : 17.4 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-3.7 : 23.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA

-1.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
0.0 CORRYONG AIRPORT Lower NE VIC

-9.3 : 9.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-8.0 : 4.8 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.6 : 9.9 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.6 : 6.5 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-7.3 : 9.0 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD

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.

44.8 KARRAGULLEN NORTH Lower West WA
39.0 QUADNEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
38.8 PICKERING BROOK Lower West WA
38.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
35.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA

12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
12.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

.....

3.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
3.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
2.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1020 (42.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
948 (39.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
904 (37.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
830 (34.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
803 (33.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
785 (32.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
781 (32.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
753 (31.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
749 (31.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
735 (30.6) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
734 (30.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
708 (29.5) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
703 (29.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
699 (29.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
686 (28.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
674 (28.1) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
665 (27.7) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
664 (27.7) MANDURAH Lower West WA
663 (27.6) FORREST Eucla WA
662 (27.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
632 (26.3) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
624 (26.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
624 (26.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
623 (26.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
619 (25.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
613 (25.5) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
608 (25.3) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
607 (25.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
605 (25.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA

106/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/10 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
83/21 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
81/21 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
78/11 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
78/20 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
78/21 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO 13.0mm in 13 min to 15:52 60.0mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.6mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.6mm/h GOLD COAST SEAWAY 8.8mm in 13 min to 11:35 40.6mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral TARCOOLA AERO : 82(220/ 69 ) at 22:45 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 85(340/ 67 ) at 10:46 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(320/ 83 ) at 23:30