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National Daily Weather Summary

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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 1333 EST on 17/08/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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if equalled or broken

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Date

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Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

46.3

36.7

30/08/2000

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 13:31EST, 17/08/2010.

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	20.6	+0.6	7.5	-1.4	4.1	0.0	2.8	--	333 (13.9)	31/14
PERTH AIRPORT	18.8	+0.4	6.0	-2.0	3.9	0.0	2.2	5.2	372 (15.5)	41/06
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.7	+1.6	5.4	-2.1	2.5	0.0	1.2	8.7	178 ( 7.4)	31/13
BUNBURY	20.1	+2.8	5.5	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	37/10
MANDURAH	18.7	--	9.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	41/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+2.0	20.2	-0.2	19.7	0.0	4.8	11.1	272 (11.3)	39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	21.3	-1.3	2.3	-3.7	1.0	0.0	4.4	11.1	223 ( 9.3)	35/12
WHYALLA AERO	14.9	-3.6	5.9	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	355 (14.8)	34/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.5	-2.2	9.7	+1.5	--	3.2	6.0	6.7	383 (16.0)	--
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.3	-2.8	5.6	+0.1	3.2	8.0	1.4	8.6	562 (23.4)	61/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.8	-1.5	8.8	-1.5	4.9	0.0	7.6	10.9	411 (17.1)	30/02
CAIRNS AERO	28.3	+1.7	14.3	-3.1	9.9	0.0	5.0	11.0	197 ( 8.2)	34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.3	+3.3	13.6	-1.1	10.9	0.0	4.6	11.1	164 ( 6.8)	35/14
MACKAY M.O	22.8	+0.3	14.0	0.0	--	0.2	--	11.1	302 (12.6)	26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.4	+2.6	9.4	-1.2	6.9	0.0	3.8	--	212 ( 8.8)	26/16
BUNDABERG AERO	25.1	+1.8	9.7	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	400 (16.7)	26/11
NAMBOUR DPI	24.0	+1.5	9.0	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.5	+1.2	5.6	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	261 (10.9)	31/14
BRISBANE AERO	23.3	+1.5	8.1	-1.5	3.4	0.0	5.2	10.7	382 (15.9)	39/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.9	-0.8	5.4	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	593 (24.7)	46/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.6	-0.3	9.2	+3.4	4.2	0.0	3.0	--	256 (10.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.1	+0.3	6.5	-1.7	2.8	0.0	4.0	10.5	326 (13.6)	24/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.0	+2.8	4.0	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.9	-0.7	12.1	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	783 (32.6)	76/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.3	-0.7	8.3	+3.0	--	0.8	--	--	102 ( 4.3)	35/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	2.2	+0.1	0.8	9.8	2.6	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	13.9	-3.6	8.4	+5.0	--	0.0	--	--	433 (18.0)	37/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.5	+1.2	11.8	+3.7	6.4	0.0	4.0	10.7	537 (22.4)	57/10
RICHMOND RAAF	18.1	-1.7	10.8	+6.4	--	0.0	--	--	383 (16.0)	52/13
BELLAMBI AWS	17.6	-0.4	12.3	+1.8	--	0.6	--	--	385 (16.0)	55/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.0	-1.0	5.5	+4.5	4.0	1.8	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	12.1	-2.4	6.3	+2.7	4.8	5.8	1.4	3.8	489 (20.4)	57/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.8	-3.2	6.4	+2.6	--	10.2	--	--	319 (13.3)	55/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.1	-3.1	6.0	+0.8	3.1	0.2	1.8	5.8	463 (19.3)	39/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.4	-2.3	4.6	+0.7	--	3.6	4.2	--	399 (16.6)	57/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.0	-3.3	5.4	+2.9	--	6.8	--	--	363 (15.1)	55/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	12.8	-2.2	8.5	+1.8	5.9	5.4	1.6	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	11.6	-3.4	6.4	+0.5	--	1.0	--	--	609 (25.4)	52/09
BALLARAT AERODROME	7.6	-3.8	3.3	-0.4	--	9.2	--	--	549 (22.9)	55/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	11.4	-2.3	7.0	+3.4	--	0.2	--	--	313 (13.0)	44/14
HOBART AIRPORT	10.7	-2.8	6.6	+1.9	3.5	0.0	2.0	5.7	539 (22.5)	67/14
	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

46.3 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
36.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
36.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
35.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
35.7 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

+17.5 : 46.3 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+4.3 : 29.9 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
+4.2 : 25.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+3.7 : 20.1 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+3.6 : 35.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.9 : 6.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+6.5 : 5.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.5 : 11.0 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+6.4 : 10.8 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
+6.2 : 9.9 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.9 : 2.5 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-6.2 : 18.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.1 : 5.9 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-5.9 : 0.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-5.8 : 2.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-4.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-5.7 : 4.4 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-4.8 : 5.6 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.6 : 1.6 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-4.5 : 3.1 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands 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.

48.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
36.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
29.6 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS
29.0 SAVAGE RIVER MINE W Coast TAS
27.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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3.5 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
3.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.8 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
2.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1343 (56.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1323 (55.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1248 (52.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1226 (51.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1015 (42.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
983 (41.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
982 (40.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
934 (38.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
925 (38.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
920 (38.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
907 (37.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
896 (37.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
886 (36.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
828 (34.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
827 (34.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
819 (34.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
810 (33.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
783 (32.6) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
779 (32.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
777 (32.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
772 (32.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
763 (31.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
761 (31.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
745 (31.0) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
745 (31.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
738 (30.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
737 (30.7) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
734 (30.6) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
717 (29.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
693 (28.9) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
688 (28.7) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
674 (28.1) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
667 (27.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
663 (27.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
643 (26.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
643 (26.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
635 (26.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
634 (26.4) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
634 (26.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
618 (25.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
611 (25.5) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
609 (25.4) GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) W Central VIC
606 (25.3) PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
603 (25.1) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
602 (25.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
601 (25.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

133/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
117/17 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
111/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
106/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/14 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
96/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
94/17 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
93/18 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland 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.
None reported	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 91(220/ 67 ) at 14:19 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(260/ 54 ) at 19:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 133(230/ 87 ) at 18:51 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 93(270/ 59 ) at 18:40 E Central ESSENDON AIRPORT : 80(240/ 63 ) at 10:34 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(240/ 67 ) at 10:03 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 80(270/ 69 ) at 07:54 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 117(250/ 65 ) at 17:30 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 78(260/ 67 ) at 14:52 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 106(310/ 89 ) at 04:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(260/ 65 ) at 00:37 TASMAN ISLAND : 96(250/ 48 ) at 20:28 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 95(260/ 76 ) at 17:24 DROUGHTY HILL : 108(250/ 78 ) at 14:50 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 111(260/ 59 ) at 13:47