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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 2311 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

W Kimberley

003020

NERRIMA

120.0

83.3

19/12/1946

1 n

W Kimberley

003027

FOSSIL DOWNS

160.0

114.3

10/12/1916

1 n

W Kimberley

003044

BROOKING SPRINGS

207.0

107.0

24/12/1987

190.0

22/02/1993

1 n

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

193.4

90.0

09/12/2001

150.0

20/02/2001

1 n

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

45.1

45.0

21/12/2005

1 Y

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Maranoa

043109

ST GEORGE AIRPORT

133

98.0

02/12/2006

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** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:11EST, 12/01/2010.

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	27.4	-2.0	15.3	-1.0	13.8	0.0	8.0	--	848 (35.3)	61/17
PERTH AIRPORT	28.2	-0.6	13.3	-1.5	11.3	0.0	9.2	13.2	559 (23.3)	48/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	22.8	-0.4	8.5	-3.9	5.8	0.4	6.6	13.3	331 (13.8)	39/14
BUNBURY	23.1	-3.9	10.3	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	373 (15.5)	46/17
MANDURAH	23.3	--	15.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	558 (23.3)	48/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+0.6	26.1	+0.8	25.6	0.0	4.4	7.7	240 (10.0)	31/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.9	+3.5	26.8	+6.6	25.8	0.0	11.2	6.0	283 (11.8)	68/14
WHYALLA AERO	27.6	-0.6	17.2	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	272 (11.3)	22/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	33.6	+6.6	18.0	+2.5	--	0.0	--	13.4	155 ( 6.5)	22/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	25.8	+2.9	11.2	+1.3	9.3	0.0	5.2	11.8	265 (11.0)	30/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	41.2	+4.1	27.7	+4.7	27.3	0.0	10.8	9.7	381 (15.9)	70/18
CAIRNS AERO	33.9	+2.5	23.4	0.0	21.6	0.0	9.4	10.2	406 (16.9)	41/19
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.4	+1.0	25.1	+1.1	23.2	0.0	9.6	11.6	370 (15.4)	37/11
MACKAY M.O	32.1	+2.1	25.5	+2.6	--	0.0	--	9.8	277 (11.5)	34/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.3	+0.2	25.8	+4.6	24.3	0.0	10.0	--	340 (14.2)	39/12
BUNDABERG AERO	31.1	+1.8	22.5	+2.0	--	0.2	8.2	--	362 (15.1)	34/15
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	-0.1	21.0	+2.9	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.3	+0.2	21.1	+1.3	--	1.8	--	--	194 ( 8.1)	28/09
BRISBANE AERO	28.3	+0.1	23.4	+3.4	21.7	0.0	4.6	3.4	--	31/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.4	-1.2	18.8	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	557 (23.2)	41/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.7	+0.7	20.2	+2.8	15.9	0.0	7.4	--	136 ( 5.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.5	+1.2	19.2	+1.1	17.0	0.0	5.8	8.7	228 ( 9.5)	57/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.8	+2.3	16.6	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.3	+2.1	16.5	0.0	14.7	0.0	5.6	10.7	289 (12.0)	37/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	28.2	+1.3	18.4	+3.2	17.8	0.0	--	--	44 ( 1.8)	28/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.4	+3.0	14.3	+3.0	7.1	0.0	6.4	9.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	34.5	+3.0	19.0	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	72/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.6	+2.9	19.4	+2.0	14.7	0.0	4.0	10.0	337 (14.0)	57/18
RICHMOND RAAF	31.7	+3.0	17.4	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	137 ( 5.7)	35/16
BELLAMBI AWS	24.7	+0.6	18.2	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	259 (10.8)	48/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	30.8	+4.7	14.2	+2.9	12.0	0.0	6.8	11.0	212 ( 8.8)	46/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	35.5	+6.1	16.0	+2.3	16.2	0.0	10.6	12.4	243 (10.1)	31/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	33.9	+4.4	16.2	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	35/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	37.2	+7.1	21.2	+6.4	19.5	0.0	9.2	8.9	215 ( 9.0)	35/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	33.8	+6.4	13.6	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	256 (10.7)	30/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	33.4	+6.4	14.5	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	41/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.9	+4.7	13.9	+1.0	10.1	0.0	6.2	--	112 ( 4.7)	21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	27.5	+4.6	8.7	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	265 (11.0)	41/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	28.9	+6.3	10.6	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	267 (11.1)	46/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.4	-1.0	10.4	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	224 ( 9.3)	41/13
HOBART AIRPORT	21.9	+1.3	12.2	+1.5	8.2	0.0	6.8	4.7	413 (17.2)	48/15
	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

45.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
44.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.1 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
43.3 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+8.9 : 36.4 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
+7.8 : 37.6 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+7.8 : 35.5 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+7.6 : 27.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+7.6 : 33.0 WAROOKA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+7.6 : 37.3 KERANG Lower North VIC
+7.6 : 36.5 LAMEROO COMPARISON Mallee/Upper SE SA
+7.6 : 35.5 NHILL Wimmera N VIC

30.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
30.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.4 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
29.1 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.8 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+7.2 : 28.1 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+6.7 : 20.0 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
+6.7 : 15.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+6.7 : 27.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.7 : 18.2 YONGALA Upper North SA
+6.7 : 30.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
16.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-11.9 : 27.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-10.1 : 26.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-8.1 : 25.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-8.0 : 25.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-6.7 : 29.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-5.8 : 6.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.3 : 4.4 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-4.8 : 6.1 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-4.8 : 7.6 BUSSELTON 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.

280.0 LAUREL DOWNS W Kimberley WA
207.0 BROOKING SPRINGS W Kimberley WA
193.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
160.0 FOSSIL DOWNS W Kimberley WA
120.0 NERRIMA W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
85.8 ELLENBRAE
84.4 MOUNT ELIZABETH
E Kimberley
115.0 WARMUN
100.2 MOUNT WINIFRED
88.0 MORNINGTON AIRSTRIP
78.4 MOUNT KRAUSS
73.2 MOUNT AMHURST
69.5 KACHANA
56.0 LAKE ARGYLE RESORT
W Kimberley
280.0 LAUREL DOWNS
207.0 BROOKING SPRINGS
193.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO
160.0 FOSSIL DOWNS
120.0 NERRIMA
73.4 JUBILEE DOWNS
72.0 MOUNT HART STATION
60.0 LARRAWA
53.0 LEOPOLD DOWNS
51.0 BEEFWOOD PARK

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
52.8 LEGUNE
51.0 POINT STUART AWS

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
57.6 BOOROONDARRA
Brisbane/SE Coast
51.8 COURAN COVE

13.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

.....

2.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
1.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
**S** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1033 (43.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
908 (37.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
883 (36.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
854 (35.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
850 (35.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
848 (35.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
847 (35.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
774 (32.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
627 (26.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
610 (25.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
600 (25.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

133/15 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
98/15 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
80/15 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
80/16 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
74/13 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

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 W Kimberley FITZROY CROSSING AERO 10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.8mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h 59.4mm in 54 min to 03:54 66.0mm/h 6.6mm in 6 min to 04:00 66.0mm/h 66.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 66.0mm/h 15.2mm in 52 min to 04:52 17.5mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.0mm/h 84.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 28.0mm/h 37.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 37.0mm/h 31.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 31.4mm/h 76.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 25.3mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.4mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.6mm/h 40.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 13.3mm/h Interior WARBURTON AIRFIELD 14.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 14.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 8.0mm in 12 min to 15:12 40.0mm/h 6.6mm in 16 min to 15:28 24.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 5.7mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 23.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 23.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h Central West BLACKALL AIRPORT 9.0mm in 8 min to 15:58 67.5mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.2mm/h Darling Downs E APPLETHORPE 21.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 21.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h Maranoa ST GEORGE AIRPORT 6.6mm in 3 min to 15:15 132.0mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) 13.4mm in 36 min to 17:30 22.3mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND Central West BLACKALL AIRPORT : 98(200/ 45 ) at 15:50 Maranoa ST GEORGE AIRPORT : 133(320/ 83 ) at 15:12 NEW SOUTH WALES NW Plains E MOREE AERO : 76(120/ 65 ) at 17:12