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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

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. The solar radiation chart becomes available about 2.15am EST next day, while the temperature charts, sunshine and some wind gust data become available about 2.15pm EST the next day.

I also add descriptions of the day's significant weather events in this box when there's reliable information available and when I have the time. This may be days or even years after the event! If you are looking for weather news as it happens, your best source is ABC News for general weather events, rainfall events, storms, cyclones, floods, snowfalls or bushfires.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1336 EST on 02/08/2010. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest daily rainfall
WA	E Kimberley	002067	KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT	2.2	0.0	2009	17				1 n
NT	Victoria	014850	TIMBER CREEK	12.9	3.0	23/08/1981	30				1
NT	Darwin-Daly	014949	DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE	6.2	0.0	2009	14				1
NT	Alice Springs	015666	RABBIT FLAT	12.4	8.6	12/08/2000	14				1
QLD	N Peninsula	027054	COCONUT ISLAND	6.4	4.8	11/08/2008	14				1
NT	Darwin-Daly	200731	POINT FAWCETT	2.4	1.0	14/08/2003	16				1
Highest grass minimum temperature
NT	Arnhem	014507	ALYANGULA POLICE	27.0	22.0	23/08/2003	11				1
NT	Arnhem	014508	GOVE AIRPORT	24.2	23.6	25/08/1998	25				1
NT	Darwin-Daly	014903	KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM	23.0	22.7	30/08/2009	12				1
NT	Darwin-Daly	014938	MANGO FARM	22.4	21.0	29/08/2009	13				1
Highest minimum temperature
NT	Darwin-Daly	014142	PIRLANGIMPI	24.3	23.9	30/08/2003	29				1
NT	Darwin-Daly	014198	JABIRU AIRPORT	26.0	26.0	27/08/2003	31				1 Equal to record.
NT	Arnhem	014401	WARRUWI	25.8	25.5	31/08/1973	43				1
NT	Arnhem	014517	NGAYAWILI	25.0	23.9	27/08/2009	11				1
NT	Arnhem	014518	GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS	24.2	22.0	24/08/2002	12				1
NT	Darwin-Daly	014938	MANGO FARM	23.8	23.8	08/08/1998	31				1 Equal to record.
NT	Darwin-Daly	014960	PINE CREEK COUNCIL	24.7	24.7	28/08/2008	11				1 Equal to record.
QLD	N Peninsula	027058	HORN ISLAND	25.1	25.1	16/08/2007	16				1 Equal to record.
QLD	N Coast--Barron	031209	COOKTOWN AIRPORT	23.5	22.9	29/08/2009	11				1
Highest maximum temperature
QLD	N Peninsula	027058	HORN ISLAND	30.6	30.6	08/08/2009	16				1 Equal to record.
Lowest maximum temperature
WA	W Kimberley	003080	CURTIN AERO	23.5	24.8	26/08/2005	18				1
WA	W Kimberley	003093	FITZROY CROSSING AERO	20.7	26.1	18/08/2008	14				1
WA	Interior	013007	BALGO HILLS	14.0	18.6	23/08/2008	24				1
NT	Alice Springs	015603	KULGERA	8.1	9.5	04/08/1999	29	9.0	30/05/2009	31	1

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 13:33EST, 02/08/2010.

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	22.7	+2.7	6.6	-2.3	1.6	0.0	2.8	--	346 (14.4)	30/10
PERTH AIRPORT	21.3	+2.9	5.1	-2.9	3.6	0.0	1.4	9.6	189 ( 7.9)	--
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.2	+3.1	4.4	-3.1	2.4	0.2	1.6	7.5	138 ( 5.8)	28/12
BUNBURY	20.1	+2.8	4.1	-3.5	--	0.2	--	--	63 ( 2.6)	26/11
MANDURAH	19.9	--	9.3	--	--	0.2	--	--	143 ( 6.0)	31/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.3	+3.0	24.6	+4.2	24.2	0.0	5.2	8.7	370 (15.4)	57/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	18.0	-4.6	7.7	+1.7	6.8	0.0	3.4	4.7	352 (14.7)	44/13
WHYALLA AERO	15.1	-3.4	8.6	+2.7	--	0.4	--	--	444 (18.5)	57/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	12.6	-4.1	8.3	+0.1	--	12.8	--	8.3	497 (20.7)	68/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.5	-2.6	5.0	-0.5	3.8	15.6	2.2	5.5	496 (20.7)	85/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.9	-1.4	14.2	+3.9	12.7	0.0	7.2	10.2	494 (20.6)	43/17
CAIRNS AERO	29.2	+2.6	22.4	+5.0	20.4	0.0	4.4	10.6	504 (21.0)	46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.0	+2.0	17.5	+2.8	16.4	0.0	5.4	8.9	309 (12.9)	30/16
MACKAY M.O	25.0	+2.5	19.1	+5.1	--	0.0	--	8.7	165 ( 6.9)	22/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.5	+4.7	15.8	+5.2	15.0	0.0	3.4	--	168 ( 7.0)	22/15
BUNDABERG AERO	26.6	+3.3	15.9	+5.0	--	0.0	--	--	397 (16.5)	24/08
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	-0.5	17.0	+9.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.2	+0.9	14.0	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	31/03
BRISBANE AERO	23.1	+1.3	13.3	+3.7	10.1	0.2	5.0	8.0	394 (16.4)	34/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.3	-1.4	10.0	+2.5	--	2.0	--	--	548 (22.8)	39/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.2	-0.7	6.6	+0.8	3.7	0.2	1.6	--	150 ( 6.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.8	0.0	7.0	-1.2	3.1	2.2	2.0	10.2	210 ( 8.8)	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.0	+0.8	5.0	-1.7	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.4	+0.8	7.7	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	581 (24.2)	74/20
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.7	+0.7	4.8	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	51 ( 2.1)	37/19
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	9.5	-1.5	3.2	+1.1	-1.2	2.2	1.6	5.7	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	16.2	-1.3	1.5	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	72/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.5	+3.2	9.7	+1.6	7.2	0.2	3.8	10.3	--	78/18
RICHMOND RAAF	21.0	+1.2	6.5	+2.1	--	0.4	--	--	268 (11.2)	67/18
BELLAMBI AWS	19.8	+1.8	12.4	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	80/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT	11.3	-1.7	6.9	+5.9	5.0	0.2	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	10.2	-4.3	7.2	+3.6	--	0.6	1.0	0.6	263 (11.0)	54/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	10.1	-4.9	7.5	+3.7	--	4.2	--	--	241 (10.0)	41/21
MILDURA AIRPORT	12.7	-4.5	9.0	+3.8	7.8	2.8	3.0	7.8	460 (19.2)	--
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.0	-2.7	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	50/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.5	-2.8	7.2	+4.7	--	13.0	--	--	451 (18.8)	46/01
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	13.9	-1.1	8.1	+1.4	7.8	3.0	2.6	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	12.8	-2.2	7.3	+1.4	--	4.4	--	--	526 (21.9)	67/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.5	-2.9	4.3	+0.6	--	7.2	--	--	623 (26.0)	68/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.2	-0.5	7.9	+4.3	--	12.2	--	--	246 (10.3)	46/00
HOBART AIRPORT	14.5	+1.0	3.9	-0.8	-0.5	0.8	1.8	5.1	256 (10.7)	30/10
	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

35.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
34.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.3 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+5.0 : 27.3 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.8 : 31.6 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+4.7 : 29.5 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.7 : 21.0 ALBANY Lower West WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.8 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.6 : 21.8 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
+9.5 : 22.8 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+9.3 : 15.8 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+9.2 : 24.2 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT
+9.1 : 15.6 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+9.1 : 16.1 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+9.1 : 13.5 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-14.9 : 14.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-13.9 : 8.1 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-12.7 : 20.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-10.5 : 19.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-9.6 : 23.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

-3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.1 : -2.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-5.7 : 6.4 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-4.8 : -0.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-4.7 : 0.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-4.5 : 1.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-4.5 : 2.3 WILUNA Interior 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.

61.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
36.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
35.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
34.8 LOBETHAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
33.0 BALHANNAH (KILLARA PARK) Adelaide/Lofty SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
34.8 LOBETHAL
33.0 BALHANNAH (KILLARA PARK)

VICTORIA
Upper NE
36.2 MOUNT BULLER

ISLANDS
Islands
61.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
35.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
10.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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2.6 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
2.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

1257 (52.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1142 (47.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
935 (39.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
925 (38.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
900 (37.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
886 (36.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
884 (36.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
871 (36.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
865 (36.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
862 (35.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
859 (35.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
834 (34.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
829 (34.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
809 (33.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
796 (33.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
795 (33.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
794 (33.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
789 (32.9) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
789 (32.9) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
772 (32.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
764 (31.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
754 (31.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
737 (30.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
730 (30.4) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
707 (29.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
701 (29.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
700 (29.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
699 (29.1) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
693 (28.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
689 (28.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
685 (28.5) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
684 (28.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
678 (28.3) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
674 (28.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
668 (27.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
662 (27.6) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
657 (27.4) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
644 (26.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
635 (26.5) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
630 (26.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
626 (26.1) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
625 (26.0) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
623 (26.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
619 (25.8) TELFER AERO Interior WA
619 (25.8) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
619 (25.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
611 (25.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
607 (25.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
606 (25.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
605 (25.2) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

104/21 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
98/03 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
96/08 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
96/22 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
94/10 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
91/23 AIREYS INLET W Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Interior BALGO HILLS 36.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h TASMANIA N Coast SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 89(240/ 63 ) at 04:30 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 96(220/ 65 ) at 08:30 Adelaide/Lofty ADELAIDE AIRPORT : 80(230/ 67 ) at 06:59 Murray Valley MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) : 80(230/ 63 ) at 10:26 Mallee/Upper SE LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) : 98(220/ 39 ) at 14:15 Lower SE CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) : 95(230/ 61 ) at 10:30 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 113(230/ 69 ) at 23:00 Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 98(290/ 33 ) at 03:52 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 82(280/ 63 ) at 22:30 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(220/ 76 ) at 22:00 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 96(250/ 76 ) at 23:00 PORT FAIRY AWS : 85(220/ 63 ) at 22:00 AIREYS INLET : 91(230/ 69 ) at 23:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 83(270/ 67 ) at 00:00 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 76(250/ 63 ) at 17:37