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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 2211 EST on 12/01/2010. 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

009215

SWANBOURNE

14.2

9.6

15/12/1998

1 n

Lower West

009249

MARIGINIUP

19.6

12.0

11/12/2005

1 n

Gt Southern

010558

GNOWANGERUP

48.0

46.7

31/12/1959

1 y

Gt Southern

010779

MIANELUP

36.6

34.5

13/12/1999

1 y

Alice Springs

015521

THE GARDEN

129.0

80.0

18/12/1975

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

31.1

30.6

04/12/2002

30.6

04/12/2002

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091259

LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY)

1.0

1.9

12/12/1995

1 Y

TAS

E Coast

092114

FRIENDLY BEACHES

5.5

5.7

12/12/2006

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.
Data is as received at 14:28EST, 09/08/2009.

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	23.4	-6.0	16.0	-0.3	13.2	0.0	8.8	--	457 (19.0)	48/12
PERTH AIRPORT	21.8	-7.0	11.2	-3.6	10.2	1.0	6.4	5.1	358 (14.9)	44/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.9	-4.3	12.2	-0.2	10.6	10.0	4.4	4.7	276 (11.5)	43/16
BUNBURY	23.7	-3.3	10.0	-3.4	--	1.8	--	--	271 (11.3)	41/17
MANDURAH	20.7	--	14.4	--	--	0.2	--	--	316 (13.2)	39/18
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+0.6	25.0	-0.3	24.8	27.2	6.6	8.8	250 (10.4)	50/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.6	+3.2	25.3	+5.1	24.6	0.0	11.8	8.7	317 (13.2)	54/14
WHYALLA AERO	27.9	-0.3	16.3	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	535 (22.3)	57/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.0	+1.0	14.2	-1.3	--	0.0	6.4	12.5	296 (12.3)	48/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.9	-3.0	7.5	-2.4	4.2	4.2	2.0	14.0	315 (13.1)	50/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	41.3	+4.2	28.8	+5.8	23.9	0.0	18.2	10.6	285 (11.9)	46/18
CAIRNS AERO	32.6	+1.2	26.0	+2.6	25.0	0.2	5.8	4.0	211 ( 8.8)	28/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.5	+0.1	27.5	+3.5	26.0	0.0	6.2	11.4	411 (17.1)	39/14
MACKAY M.O	32.2	+2.2	25.6	+2.7	--	0.0	--	10.9	334 (13.9)	26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.2	+1.1	22.6	+1.4	21.3	0.0	5.8	--	224 ( 9.3)	30/13
BUNDABERG AERO	30.3	+1.0	20.1	-0.4	--	0.0	6.8	--	270 (11.3)	31/15
NAMBOUR DPI	31.0	+1.9	18.0	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.1	+1.0	21.7	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	382 (15.9)	46/11
BRISBANE AERO	27.7	-0.5	21.0	+1.0	18.0	0.0	7.6	11.5	427 (17.8)	46/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.9	+2.3	17.5	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	470 (19.6)	50/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.7	+3.7	20.7	+3.3	15.5	0.0	7.6	--	208 ( 8.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	33.3	+7.0	20.8	+2.7	18.2	0.0	6.4	10.1	594 (24.8)	65/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	34.3	+7.8	17.9	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.4	-2.8	19.3	+2.8	16.7	0.0	8.4	9.4	387 (16.1)	57/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.1	-2.8	17.9	+2.7	17.3	0.0	--	--	86 ( 3.6)	37/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	26.8	+2.4	14.8	+3.5	7.1	0.0	6.2	13.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	35.4	+3.9	17.4	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	287 (12.0)	54/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.3	-3.4	20.1	+2.7	17.6	0.0	9.4	5.2	711 (29.6)	65/07
RICHMOND RAAF	24.1	-4.6	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	37/13
BELLAMBI AWS	20.2	-3.9	17.8	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	580 (24.2)	59/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT	23.4	-2.7	15.0	+3.7	12.4	0.0	10.8	8.8	284 (11.8)	41/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.5	+1.1	15.0	+1.3	13.2	1.6	9.4	13.6	326 (13.6)	46/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	30.1	+0.6	13.1	-0.6	--	1.4	--	--	248 (10.3)	28/17
MILDURA AIRPORT	28.6	-1.5	13.0	-1.8	11.9	1.8	5.4	12.4	422 (17.6)	31/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.8	-2.6	11.5	-0.7	--	3.6	3.6	--	269 (11.2)	41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.2	-3.8	9.8	-1.7	--	3.2	--	--	325 (13.5)	39/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.6	-4.6	13.1	+0.2	11.1	4.8	1.2	--	174 ( 7.3)	22/07
GEELONG AIRPORT	17.0	-5.9	9.7	-1.2	--	6.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	46/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.3	-4.3	8.3	-1.1	--	5.0	--	--	432 (18.0)	50/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.7	-2.7	5.0	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	37/15
HOBART AIRPORT	16.2	-4.4	4.3	-6.4	0.0	3.0	4.2	11.8	450 (18.8)	37/16
	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

44.3 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
44.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.9 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
43.9 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD

+7.8 : 34.3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+7.0 : 33.3 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+6.8 : 42.0 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+6.3 : 34.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+6.2 : 39.2 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW

31.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
30.7 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
30.7 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
29.7 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
29.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+9.3 : 18.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
+6.7 : 16.8 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW
+6.3 : 31.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+6.1 : 25.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.8 : 28.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.9 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
9.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
11.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-12.6 : 17.0 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-12.1 : 17.1 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.9 : 18.2 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.8 : 23.6 MULLEWA Central West WA
-10.7 : 13.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-10.7 : 24.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

-4.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-1.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-9.6 : 11.4 WILUNA Interior WA
-8.6 : 1.1 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-8.4 : 2.1 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-8.0 : -0.5 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-8.0 : 1.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-8.0 : 1.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-8.0 : 0.5 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

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.

129.0 THE GARDEN N Plateau NT
71.0 ELLENBRAE N Kimberley WA
69.4 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
64.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
64.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION N Peninsula QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
71.0 ELLENBRAE
62.0 EL QUESTRO
50.2 OOMBULGURRI

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
69.4 MANGO FARM
64.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS
56.6 LAKE FINNISS FARM
N Plateau
129.0 THE GARDEN

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
64.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION

14.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
13.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

.....

5.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
5.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
4.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

1030 (42.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
966 (40.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
943 (39.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
918 (38.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
897 (37.4) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
827 (34.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
814 (33.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
793 (33.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
783 (32.6) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
776 (32.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
774 (32.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
753 (31.4) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
738 (30.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
733 (30.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
732 (30.5) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
727 (30.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
717 (29.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
714 (29.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
713 (29.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
711 (29.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
695 (29.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
695 (29.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
684 (28.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
681 (28.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
675 (28.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
673 (28.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
667 (27.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
662 (27.6) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
654 (27.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
647 (27.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
637 (26.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
636 (26.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
611 (25.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
609 (25.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
608 (25.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
608 (25.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
607 (25.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

102/13 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
102/20 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
96/19 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
96/20 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
85/17 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley TRUSCOTT 17.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.8mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 02:00 6.0mm/h Central West WONGAN HILLS AG 10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h Cent Wheatbelt HYDEN 30.0mm in 6 hr to 14:00 5.0mm/h PINGELLY 31.0mm in 6 hr to 14:00 5.2mm/h NEWDEGATE RES.STATION 13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 23:00 5.0mm/h JACUP 15.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 5.0mm/h NEWDEGATE AG 11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.0mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.8mm/h Goldfields NORSEMAN AERO 13.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.6mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 23:00 7.0mm/h SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 16.0mm in 3 hr to 23:00 5.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 19.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 19.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT 8.4mm in 44 min to 22:27 11.5mm/h W Agricultural NULLARBOR 5.0mm in 11 min to 15:30 27.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 10.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 20.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.0mm/h COEN AIRPORT 20.4mm in 35 min to 13:00 35.0mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 20.8mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.7mm/h S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 11.2mm in 17 min to 16:00 39.5mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.6mm/h 16.4mm in 37 min to 18:00 26.6mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.0mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.7mm/h Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 10.0mm in 40 min to 22:00 15.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h N Coast--Barron MAREEBA AIRPORT 12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast GRAFTON AIRPORT 11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 8.2mm in 6 min to 19:51 82.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h MidNorth Coast N COFFS HARBOUR MO 5.6mm in 12 min to 18:47 28.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.4mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 80(320/ 65 ) at 20:58 NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT : 87(250/ 63 ) at 21:43 QUEENSLAND Upper Carpentaria RICHMOND AIRPORT : 85(180/ 63 ) at 20:25 Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT : 102(150/ 63 ) at 13:17 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS : 102(170/ 63 ) at 21:04 Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 78(180/ 65 ) at 08:00