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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 has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1332 EST on 09/10/2009. 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

VIC

E Gippsland

084014

DELLICKNORA (TELLICURA)

49.4

47.5

04/10/1966

1 n

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040717

COOLANGATTA

6.3

8.5

15/10/2000

NSW

CW Slopes S

065026

PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET)

1.0

11/10/2003

1 Equal to record.

NSW

CW Slopes S

065068

PARKES AIRPORT AWS

-2.0

09/10/2007

Equal to record.

NSW

SW Slopes S

072150

WAGGA WAGGA AMO

-2.2

-2.0

28/10/1998

NSW

Riverina E

074034

COROWA AIRPORT

0.0

08/10/2007

1 Equal to record.

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** or **W** mark data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 13:31EST, 09/10/2009.

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	24.3	-0.1	9.4	-1.5	5.5	0.2	5.4	--	417 (17.4)	37/16
PERTH AIRPORT	24.4	+1.9	9.5	-0.7	6.0	0.0	4.2	10.9	392 (16.3)	37/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.8	+1.1	13.1	+4.0	12.8	0.8	3.0	2.5	528 (22.0)	34/00
BUNBURY	21.9	+1.3	10.2	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	270 (11.3)	31/14
MANDURAH	19.7	--	12.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	282 (11.8)	35/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.4	+2.2	22.7	-2.3	22.0	0.0	7.6	10.8	290 (12.1)	34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	26.5	-4.5	12.4	-2.4	10.3	0.0	8.6	11.7	411 (17.1)	43/11
WHYALLA AERO	17.8	-6.2	8.9	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	482 (20.1)	43/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.1	-4.7	8.2	-3.2	--	0.0	4.0	11.3	278 (11.6)	35/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.4	-4.5	7.1	0.0	4.3	0.0	2.4	5.7	432 (18.0)	48/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.0	-4.6	16.5	-2.1	13.4	0.0	13.0	--	558 (23.3)	44/07
CAIRNS AERO	30.9	+1.4	18.2	-2.4	15.1	0.0	6.8	10.2	224 ( 9.3)	35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.5	+2.1	20.7	0.0	17.8	0.0	10.0	10.9	336 (14.0)	43/14
MACKAY M.O	26.2	-1.3	19.8	+0.1	--	0.0	--	10.8	307 (12.8)	41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.8	-0.8	17.8	+0.8	15.5	6.6	8.8	--	321 (13.4)	41/14
BUNDABERG AERO	27.5	+0.7	13.2	-3.4	--	3.0	7.2	--	420 (17.5)	50/08
NAMBOUR DPI	26.0	-0.7	12.0	-1.8	--	17.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.0	+0.7	6.3	-9.9	--	0.0	--	--	378 (15.8)	43/12
BRISBANE AERO	27.4	+2.0	9.8	-6.0	2.4	0.6	6.6	12.0	523 (21.8)	48/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	--	--	6.3	-6.6	--	0.0	--	--	645 (26.9)	--
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	21.2	-3.9	5.9	-6.2	0.0	0.0	5.4	--	193 ( 8.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.8	-0.8	8.1	-5.7	5.3	0.0	6.0	11.9	403 (16.8)	65/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.4	-3.6	9.7	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.2	-5.4	10.3	-1.7	8.3	0.0	8.4	4.5	629 (26.2)	78/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.1	-5.7	8.1	-2.6	5.7	1.6	--	--	167 ( 7.0)	54/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.3	-5.3	0.8	-5.8	-3.0	0.5	1.5	8.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.9	-3.9	0.5	-8.9	--	0.0	--	--	354 (14.8)	44/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	15.9	-6.6	10.1	-3.0	7.0	2.4	6.8	7.4	754 (31.4)	81/12
RICHMOND RAAF	20.3	-4.9	10.5	-0.5	6.6	0.8	--	--	438 (18.3)	52/07
BELLAMBI AWS	15.8	-5.9	9.6	-4.4	--	3.0	--	--	704 (29.3)	87/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.9	-5.5	4.0	-2.1	1.2	2.0	3.2	11.7	546 (22.8)	61/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	18.4	-3.0	-2.2	-9.9	--	0.0	3.2	11.2	362 (15.1)	34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.3	-5.3	1.2	-6.8	--	0.0	--	--	185 ( 7.7)	39/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.6	-5.2	3.2	-6.5	0.8	0.0	6.0	11.7	382 (15.9)	37/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.5	-3.4	0.5	-7.0	--	0.2	5.0	--	481 (20.0)	50/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.6	-4.7	2.5	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	386 (16.1)	44/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.0	-3.6	8.9	-0.6	6.9	0.4	3.6	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	14.7	-4.2	3.4	-4.3	--	2.0	--	--	329 (13.7)	37/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.0	-4.6	1.4	-4.8	--	2.4	--	--	458 (19.1)	41/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.9	-2.1	3.7	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	383 (16.0)	37/11
HOBART AIRPORT	13.0	-4.3	5.2	-2.3	0.6	1.6	2.2	5.6	507 (21.1)	41/16
	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

39.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.2 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
39.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
39.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
39.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.9 : 29.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.9 : 30.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 30.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.4 : 28.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+5.2 : 28.0 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.2 : 30.1 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+6.0 : 12.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 12.5 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+5.4 : 12.2 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+4.8 : 12.5 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.8 : 12.3 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.8 : 14.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.8 : 7.4 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-10.7 : 5.6 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-10.4 : 7.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.9 : 8.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.4 : -0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-9.4 : 9.6 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC

-7.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-10.5 : -3.4 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
-10.0 : -1.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-9.9 : 6.3 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.9 : 4.5 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-9.9 : -2.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW 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.

60.6 BONANG E Gippsland VIC
49.4 DELLICKNORA (TELLICURA) E Gippsland VIC
48.4 WEERAGUA (CANN RIVER (EAST BRANCH) AT CH E Gippsland VIC
38.0 GENOA (FOOLS HAVEN) E Gippsland VIC
35.2 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
35.2 MAROOCHYDORE AERO

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
60.6 BONANG
49.4 DELLICKNORA (TELLICURA)
48.4 WEERAGUA (CANN RIVER (EAST BRANCH) AT CH
38.0 GENOA (FOOLS HAVEN)

12.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
11.9 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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5.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
4.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.5 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
4.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1520 (63.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1505 (62.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1396 (58.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1249 (52.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1149 (47.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
951 (39.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
888 (37.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
851 (35.5) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
804 (33.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
799 (33.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
786 (32.8) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
781 (32.5) MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
754 (31.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
749 (31.2) FORREST Eucla WA
744 (31.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
712 (29.7) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
704 (29.3) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
678 (28.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
671 (28.0) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
669 (27.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
652 (27.2) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
645 (26.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
642 (26.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
642 (26.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
637 (26.5) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
631 (26.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
630 (26.3) BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
630 (26.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
629 (26.2) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
629 (26.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
626 (26.1) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
622 (25.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
620 (25.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
619 (25.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
618 (25.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
611 (25.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
611 (25.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
605 (25.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
601 (25.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW

93/23 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
91/11 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
89/04 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
87/11 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
87/04 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
87/03 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

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.
ISLANDS Islands NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 6.6mm in 17 min to 20:17 23.3mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.7mm/h LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 10.4mm in 12 min to 00:21 52.0mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.4mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.4mm/h 18.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.0mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 91(200/ 61 ) at 13:00 Sydney--east SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 82(200/ 63 ) at 15:30 WATTAMOLLA : 117(180/ 85 ) at 06:20 Illawarra BELLAMBI AWS : 82(180/ 63 ) at 13:08 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 95(190/ 45 ) at 11:55 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 95(190/ 72 ) at 13:00 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(230/ 69 ) at 01:55 GREEN CAPE AWS : 93(190/ 74 ) at 00:53 ULLADULLA AWS : 74(190/ 67 ) at 12:57 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(190/ 63 ) at 00:30