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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 1333 EST on 22/11/2009. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest daily rainfall
SA	NE Pastoral	017119	BELTANA ROADHOUSE	22.2	21.8	11/11/1998	23				1 n
Highest grass minimum temperature
QLD	Channel Country	038024	WINDORAH POST OFFICE	29.7	29.0	20/11/2009	36				1 Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	NW Plains E	053115	MOREE AERO	25.2	25.1	30/11/1997	14				1
NSW	C Tablelands S	063005	BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION	18.0	16.0	04/11/2005	41				1
NSW	Sydney--east	066037	SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.1	20.5	01/11/2005	14				1
Highest minimum temperature
QLD	Northwest	037010	CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP	30.2	30.2	13/11/2004	50				1 Equal to record.
QLD	Channel Country	038024	WINDORAH POST OFFICE	31.7	31.1	16/11/1996	42				1
NSW	Upper Darling	048243	LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN	30.5	28.4	28/11/1997	12				1
NSW	CW Plains N	051049	TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS	27.3	26.6	28/11/1980	40				1
NSW	NW Plains E	053115	MOREE AERO	26.7	26.5	30/11/1997	14				1
NSW	NW Slopes S	055049	QUIRINDI POST OFFICE	24.6	23.3	06/11/1965	42				1
NSW	MidNorth Coast N	059140	DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)	18.4	17.9	27/11/2002	12				1
NSW	Hunter Valley	061051	MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE	23.6	23.0	28/11/1995	41				1
NSW	CW Slopes S	065034	WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW)	24.9	23.4	22/11/2006	42				1
NSW	Sydney--west	067113	PENRITH LAKES AWS	23.1	22.3	27/11/2002	14				1
NSW	Sydney--east	067117	HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE	21.9	20.8	04/11/2005	11				1
NSW	Illawarra	068192	CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS	21.7	21.0	04/11/2005	33				1
NSW	Illawarra	068228	BELLAMBI AWS	21.1	21.0	26/11/2001	12				1
NSW	SW Slopes N	073007	BURRINJUCK DAM	22.6	22.0	22/11/2006	44				1
NSW	SW Slopes N	073142	COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT	21.8	21.0	22/11/2006	14				1
Highest maximum temperature
NSW	NW Plains W	052088	WALGETT AIRPORT AWS	45.1	45.1	20/11/2009	16				1 Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	C Tablelands N	062013	GULGONG POST OFFICE	41.4	41.0	20/11/2009	35				1 Previous record set earlier this month.

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 13:32EST, 22/11/2009.

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	24.6	-2.5	10.6	-3.2	7.8	0.2	7.2	--	618 (25.8)	50/18
PERTH AIRPORT	22.6	-3.2	10.6	-2.0	9.7	0.0	5.0	11.6	385 (16.0)	50/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.5	-2.3	8.8	-1.9	7.2	0.0	3.2	3.1	270 (11.3)	35/11
BUNBURY	20.5	-3.8	8.0	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	35/16
MANDURAH	20.5	--	12.9	--	--	0.0	--	--	409 (17.0)	41/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.5	+0.3	26.7	+1.4	25.9	0.0	6.8	8.5	--	31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.9	+5.3	25.1	+7.3	24.4	0.4	11.4	11.4	400 (16.7)	57/13
WHYALLA AERO	21.4	-4.9	16.9	+3.1	--	22.2	--	--	368 (15.3)	52/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.1	-1.8	18.6	+4.7	--	2.6	--	--	219 ( 9.1)	43/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.6	-1.7	13.4	+5.1	12.3	1.4	2.6	0.1	240 (10.0)	18/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.6	+4.2	24.9	+3.5	22.8	0.0	11.2	9.7	279 (11.6)	43/13
CAIRNS AERO	29.4	-1.2	22.3	0.0	21.5	8.0	7.0	4.4	344 (14.3)	31/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.2	+0.4	25.0	+2.1	23.0	0.0	10.0	11.6	447 (18.6)	41/12
MACKAY M.O	30.7	+1.5	23.5	+1.8	--	0.0	--	11.3	255 (10.6)	24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.6	+3.4	22.0	+2.5	20.0	0.0	10.0	--	327 (13.6)	35/14
BUNDABERG AERO	31.0	+2.8	23.3	+4.5	--	0.0	9.8	--	367 (15.3)	37/11
NAMBOUR DPI	32.0	+4.1	19.0	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.6	+4.0	22.5	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	529 (22.0)	50/13
BRISBANE AERO	29.2	+2.6	22.8	+4.9	21.4	0.0	9.2	12.4	641 (26.7)	48/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	32.7	+7.3	18.8	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	478 (19.9)	37/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	40.8	+12.5	26.2	+11.3	19.0	0.0	10.4	--	180 ( 7.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	30.0	+5.1	20.6	+4.5	17.6	0.0	5.2	11.6	587 (24.5)	54/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	31.0	+6.2	21.2	+6.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.2	+3.8	19.9	+5.7	19.0	7.6	11.2	10.8	408 (17.0)	55/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	30.7	+5.7	19.6	+6.7	19.3	10.2	--	--	102 ( 4.3)	24/02
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	34.1	+13.2	20.1	+11.1	13.8	0.0	10.6	11.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	42.0	+13.8	24.7	+11.4	--	0.0	--	--	472 (19.7)	52/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.5	+3.6	22.1	+6.8	21.1	0.2	12.4	10.3	602 (25.1)	72/01
RICHMOND RAAF	35.5	+9.0	22.0	+8.2	18.0	0.0	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	39/15
BELLAMBI AWS	25.7	+3.8	21.1	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	389 (16.2)	85/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	29.8	+7.2	18.9	+10.2	16.7	0.8	11.6	2.7	294 (12.3)	34/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.3	+4.7	21.7	+11.1	--	0.0	13.8	0.9	395 (16.5)	34/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	21.0	-4.7	19.3	+7.9	--	10.6	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	37/18
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.5	-4.9	20.6	+8.2	19.8	2.6	3.2	0.0	298 (12.4)	30/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.3	-1.2	17.7	+7.7	--	4.0	--	--	297 (12.4)	28/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	24.7	+0.7	17.7	+8.5	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	39/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	25.9	+4.0	18.6	+7.5	16.6	1.2	4.6	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.0	-0.7	15.0	+5.5	--	0.6	--	--	296 (12.3)	24/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.8	+0.3	15.4	+7.7	--	1.8	--	--	322 (13.4)	34/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.0	-3.3	10.6	+1.8	--	4.8	--	--	309 (12.9)	35/01
HOBART AIRPORT	16.5	-2.4	9.1	0.0	8.8	0.0	9.6	0.0	655 (27.3)	34/23
	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

45.6 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
45.3 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
45.1 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
44.4 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
44.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CENUpper Darling NSW
44.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD

+15.3 : 38.5 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
+15.1 : 38.3 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
+15.0 : 41.0 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+14.9 : 42.7 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+14.9 : 41.4 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW

32.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
31.7 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
31.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
30.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW

+13.7 : 27.3 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+12.9 : 29.4 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+12.8 : 24.9 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+12.7 : 24.6 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
+12.7 : 30.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
9.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-13.8 : 17.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-10.5 : 21.3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-9.8 : 24.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-9.3 : 24.1 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

0.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
4.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-8.4 : 10.7 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-5.9 : 7.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-5.7 : 14.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-5.6 : 17.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-5.3 : 6.6 GINGIN 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.

36.4 LEIGH CREEK (MAYNARDS WELL) NE Pastoral SA
34.6 CURNOMONA (CURNAMONA) Northeast SA
32.8 GAMMON RANGES (ARCOONA BLUFF) NE Pastoral SA
31.6 ERUDINA Northeast SA
29.4 LEIGH CREEK (NORTH MOOLOOLOO) NE Pastoral SA

12.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.6 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

839 (35.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
812 (33.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
794 (33.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
766 (31.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
761 (31.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
749 (31.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
718 (29.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
714 (29.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
711 (29.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
706 (29.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
699 (29.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
698 (29.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
695 (29.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
685 (28.5) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
660 (27.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
657 (27.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
655 (27.3) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
648 (27.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
643 (26.8) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
641 (26.7) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
637 (26.5) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
634 (26.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
631 (26.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
621 (25.9) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
618 (25.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
618 (25.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
617 (25.7) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
617 (25.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
615 (25.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
613 (25.5) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
610 (25.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
602 (25.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
602 (25.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

111/16 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
94/20 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
89/17 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
85/18 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
85/23 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral COOBER PEDY AIRPORT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 9.4mm in 48 min to 11:30 11.8mm/h TARCOOLA AERO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT 7.2mm in 37 min to 15:15 11.7mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.2mm/h W Agricultural WHYALLA AERO 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Far Northwest FOWLERS GAP AWS 15.4mm in 11 min to 22:50 84.0mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.8mm/h Lower Darling BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.2mm/h VICTORIA E Central ESSENDON AIRPORT 11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.0mm/h VIEWBANK (ARPANSA) 12.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.8mm/h MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.8mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.6mm/h DUNNS HILL 13.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.8mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.6mm/h W Central LAVERTON RAAF 6.4mm in 17 min to 19:17 22.6mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral WOOMERA AERODROME : 89(270/ 63 ) at 18:10 NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT : 83(240/ 65 ) at 13:49 MOOMBA AIRPORT : 85(240/ 63 ) at 19:49 MARREE AERO : 111(290/ 69 ) at 17:58 QUEENSLAND Channel Country BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT : 95(210/ 83 ) at 20:07 Far SW BALLERA GAS FIELD : 83(330/ 65 ) at 17:50 NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 82(210/ 63 ) at 00:19