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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 1335 EST on 14/11/2009. 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

Central West

008296

MORAWA AIRPORT

22.8

20.0

15/11/2001

SW & S Coast

009569

BUSSELTON

17.2

16.0

19/11/2001

Cent Wheatbelt

010151

HINES HILL

39.2

21.8

05/11/1973

1 n

Highest maximum temperature

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

44.5

44.0

23/11/1982

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 13:35EST, 14/11/2009.

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	27.6	+0.5	18.1	+4.3	14.9	0.2	8.8	--	437 (18.2)	48/15
PERTH AIRPORT	26.2	+0.4	18.7	+6.1	17.2	1.6	4.6	10.4	480 (20.0)	44/11
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.4	+5.6	15.7	+5.0	13.6	1.6	1.8	9.5	361 (15.0)	41/00
BUNBURY	23.2	-1.1	18.5	+6.4	--	7.2	--	--	367 (15.3)	44/04
MANDURAH	23.3	--	19.6	--	--	5.2	--	--	454 (18.9)	44/04
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.5	+0.3	23.9	-1.4	24.0	9.4	3.4	7.7	242 (10.1)	35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.6	+4.0	17.9	+0.1	15.2	0.0	14.2	12.8	356 (14.8)	54/15
WHYALLA AERO	40.0	+13.7	18.9	+5.1	--	0.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	30/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	38.7	+13.8	21.9	+8.0	16.2	0.0	11.0	--	248 (10.3)	28/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	32.4	+12.1	10.4	+2.1	5.9	0.0	5.8	12.8	354 (14.8)	34/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.0	+0.6	17.1	-4.3	14.9	0.0	11.2	12.4	389 (16.2)	48/12
CAIRNS AERO	28.5	-2.1	21.5	-0.8	20.5	18.4	2.2	2.7	425 (17.7)	43/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.2	-0.6	21.7	-1.2	18.9	0.0	8.6	10.8	502 (20.9)	41/13
MACKAY M.O	27.5	-1.7	18.3	-3.4	--	0.0	--	12.0	333 (13.9)	24/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.1	+1.9	16.8	-2.7	15.1	0.0	9.0	--	258 (10.8)	35/17
BUNDABERG AERO	28.9	+0.7	16.1	-2.7	--	0.0	14.0	--	237 ( 9.9)	37/16
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	+0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.3	+0.7	18.1	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	307 (12.8)	28/06
BRISBANE AERO	26.7	+0.1	16.5	-1.4	13.1	0.0	7.8	7.5	378 (15.8)	35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.3	+0.9	13.4	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	405 (16.9)	68/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.7	+3.4	18.4	+3.5	16.1	14.0	9.0	--	150 ( 6.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.5	+0.6	17.1	+1.0	15.6	0.0	6.6	3.0	430 (17.9)	37/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.3	+0.5	18.2	+3.4	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.6	-2.8	17.3	+3.1	15.9	1.2	7.6	2.9	374 (15.6)	43/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.6	-2.4	16.6	+3.7	17.2	4.4	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	37/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	25.3	+4.4	12.4	+3.4	9.2	3.8	9.8	12.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	34.5	+6.3	19.0	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	330 (13.8)	61/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.3	-1.6	19.3	+4.0	18.2	0.8	8.8	9.7	554 (23.1)	54/04
RICHMOND RAAF	22.5	-4.0	17.8	+4.0	14.9	0.4	--	--	219 ( 9.1)	35/11
BELLAMBI AWS	20.4	-1.5	18.1	+2.7	--	0.6	--	--	531 (22.1)	55/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT	26.6	+4.0	14.3	+5.6	10.3	0.0	10.4	12.0	333 (13.9)	43/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	33.5	+7.9	18.1	+7.5	--	0.0	13.2	13.1	340 (14.2)	39/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	32.8	+7.1	18.1	+6.7	--	0.0	--	--	276 (11.5)	31/07
MILDURA AIRPORT	38.2	+10.8	19.5	+7.1	15.7	0.0	14.2	13.1	336 (14.0)	35/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	33.1	+8.6	13.3	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	419 (17.5)	39/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT	33.9	+9.9	10.2	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	436 (18.2)	41/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	27.2	+5.3	15.6	+4.5	13.4	0.0	6.6	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	25.6	+4.9	9.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	332 (13.8)	30/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	29.7	+10.2	9.7	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	444 (18.5)	37/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.1	-1.2	10.0	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	194 ( 8.1)	35/16
HOBART AIRPORT	23.4	+4.5	11.1	+2.0	7.9	0.0	3.0	10.8	341 (14.2)	50/22
	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

44.6 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
44.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
43.7 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
43.2 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
43.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
43.1 FORREST Eucla WA

+20.5 : 44.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+18.2 : 41.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+17.3 : 43.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+16.7 : 41.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+16.2 : 41.7 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.3 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
28.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+12.8 : 26.1 HAWKER Upper North SA
+12.7 : 24.8 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+11.8 : 21.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.8 : 25.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.7 : 27.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

15.5 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
15.9 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
16.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
16.0 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
16.6 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW

-4.3 : 15.5 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-4.2 : 25.0 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1 : 22.7 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-4.0 : 22.5 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-4.0 : 17.2 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW

0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-5.0 : 11.4 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.7 : 16.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-4.6 : 13.2 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.3 : 17.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.3 : 15.7 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-4.3 : 18.0 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E 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.

78.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
57.6 LAMBELL'S LAGOON N Rivers NT
55.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
53.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
50.4 PALMERSTON N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
57.6 LAMBELL'S LAGOON
50.4 PALMERSTON

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
78.0 TOPAZ ALERT
53.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
N Coast--Herbert
55.0 CORSIS ALERT

13.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
13.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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5.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
3.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
2.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
2.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

958 (39.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
766 (31.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
761 (31.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
756 (31.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
751 (31.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
636 (26.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

120/17 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
111/18 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
85/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/16 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
80/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN 13.2mm in 51 min to 00:00 15.5mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.2mm/h CAPE NATURALISTE 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h PEMBERTON AG STATION 10.6mm in 30 min to 00:00 21.2mm/h 28.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 28.6mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.6mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.4mm/h MILINGIMBI AWS 16.6mm in 29 min to 17:30 34.3mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h NGAYAWILI 25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett GAYNDAH AIRPORT 7.0mm in 10 min to 22:51 42.0mm/h 7.6mm in 9 min to 23:00 50.7mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 20.4mm/h THANGOOL AIRPORT 7.4mm in 36 min to 22:00 12.3mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 7.8mm in 45 min to 17:00 10.4mm/h MidNorth Coast N COFFS HARBOUR MO 13.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.8mm/h ISLANDS Islands CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 5.0mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BORROLOOLA : 121(110/ 76 ) at 17:07 QUEENSLAND Darling Downs E DALBY AIRPORT : 102(120/ 82 ) at 18:44 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(330/ 72 ) at 15:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(310/ 67 ) at 22:55