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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 1334 EST on 22/08/2010. 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

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

23.8

23.6

20/08/2010

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast E

033247

PROSERPINE AIRPORT

20.6

20.1

19/08/1996

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 13:32EST, 22/08/2010.

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	18.6	-1.4	5.5	-3.4	4.3	0.0	2.6	--	307 (12.8)	28/13
PERTH AIRPORT	18.0	-0.4	5.8	-2.2	4.1	0.2	2.0	7.2	244 (10.2)	37/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.4	+1.3	6.4	-1.1	4.2	0.2	1.2	6.7	317 (13.2)	44/14
BUNBURY	18.6	+1.3	6.1	-1.5	--	0.8	--	--	111 ( 4.6)	41/15
MANDURAH	17.9	--	9.3	--	--	2.8	--	--	245 (10.2)	43/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+2.6	23.2	+2.8	22.5	0.0	4.8	11.0	277 (11.5)	50/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	24.7	+2.1	7.9	+1.9	6.9	0.0	4.0	9.9	--	37/10
WHYALLA AERO	16.9	-1.6	3.1	-2.8	--	0.4	--	--	265 (11.0)	31/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.9	-0.8	8.0	-0.2	5.4	13.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	35/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.1	0.0	4.0	-1.5	3.0	9.0	2.8	9.0	486 (20.3)	50/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.8	+3.5	15.4	+5.1	12.6	0.0	8.8	11.0	439 (18.3)	34/11
CAIRNS AERO	30.5	+3.9	23.2	+5.8	20.6	0.0	4.8	8.7	343 (14.3)	35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.2	+2.2	22.1	+7.4	19.9	0.0	4.4	7.9	280 (11.7)	31/13
MACKAY M.O	23.6	+1.1	20.0	+6.0	--	0.0	--	1.9	312 (13.0)	35/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.7	+0.9	17.1	+6.5	15.0	0.0	1.2	--	164 ( 6.8)	18/13
BUNDABERG AERO	23.8	+0.5	14.4	+3.5	14.2	0.0	--	--	274 (11.4)	30/10
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	-0.5	11.0	+3.0	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	19.4	-1.9	5.0	-5.4	--	1.4	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	24/14
BRISBANE AERO	21.1	-0.7	8.3	-1.3	5.3	6.2	3.2	10.8	316 (13.2)	37/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	15.6	-3.1	4.6	-2.9	--	3.8	--	--	509 (21.2)	46/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	15.7	-2.2	3.2	-2.6	0.8	0.0	3.0	--	108 ( 4.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	17.7	-2.1	5.0	-3.2	1.5	0.0	2.2	10.7	249 (10.4)	35/06
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.0	-1.2	3.0	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.6	-1.0	4.6	-2.2	1.9	0.0	7.0	9.4	621 (25.9)	55/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	17.0	-2.0	2.1	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	91 ( 3.8)	35/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.7	-0.3	2.0	-0.1	-2.9	0.0	3.0	8.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	14.8	-2.7	2.5	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	252 (10.5)	43/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.1	-1.2	8.8	+0.7	2.6	0.0	5.6	10.9	496 (20.7)	68/09
RICHMOND RAAF	16.7	-3.1	4.5	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	355 (14.8)	44/15
BELLAMBI AWS	16.4	-1.6	9.9	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	468 (19.5)	72/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT	11.3	-1.7	4.9	+3.9	3.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	12.4	-2.1	4.3	+0.7	--	0.2	2.2	6.9	284 (11.8)	43/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.9	-2.1	6.3	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	325 (13.5)	39/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	16.5	-0.7	3.7	-1.5	1.4	0.2	2.6	10.5	340 (14.2)	35/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.6	-1.1	3.6	-0.3	--	0.4	--	--	383 (16.0)	35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.2	-1.1	2.0	-0.5	--	0.2	--	--	299 (12.5)	41/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.4	+1.4	7.4	+0.7	--	1.2	--	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.0	-1.0	6.2	+0.3	--	0.6	--	--	720 (30.0)	55/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.4	0.0	2.6	-1.1	--	0.2	--	--	514 (21.4)	44/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.1	+0.4	5.6	+2.0	--	0.4	--	--	383 (16.0)	34/11
HOBART AIRPORT	14.8	+1.3	6.8	+2.1	4.6	4.2	1.8	7.5	655 (27.3)	50/13
	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

38.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
37.9 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
37.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
37.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

+5.6 : 37.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+5.5 : 34.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.5 : 36.5 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
+5.3 : 35.3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
+5.2 : 34.1 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.9 : 20.5 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+9.7 : 22.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+9.7 : 18.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+9.0 : 20.2 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+8.9 : 20.6 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-3.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.5 : 8.5 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.3 : 5.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.2 : -0.3 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-5.0 : 9.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.7 : 15.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
-4.7 : 6.0 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-4.7 : 6.5 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-4.7 : 13.9 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

-11.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.6 : -11.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 : -2.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.6 : 0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.4 : 5.0 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.3 : -1.2 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N 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.

65.2 WARRA W Coast TAS
55.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
49.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
49.6 BROADLEIGH DOWNS Central Coast W QLD
47.6 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast W
49.6 BROADLEIGH DOWNS

TASMANIA
Derwent Valley
47.6 TARRALEAH VILLAGE
Central Plateau
55.0 BUTLERS GORGE
W Coast
65.2 WARRA
49.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

4.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1828 (76.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1726 (71.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1309 (54.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1291 (53.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1209 (50.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1157 (48.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1127 (47.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1113 (46.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1046 (43.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1007 (42.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
922 (38.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
885 (36.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
884 (36.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
882 (36.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
825 (34.4) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
824 (34.3) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
815 (34.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
806 (33.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
802 (33.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
776 (32.3) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
749 (31.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
740 (30.8) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
720 (30.0) GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) W Central VIC
715 (29.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
711 (29.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
706 (29.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
697 (29.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
693 (28.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
683 (28.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
680 (28.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
670 (27.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
665 (27.7) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
664 (27.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
655 (27.3) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
649 (27.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
648 (27.0) DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
646 (26.9) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
640 (26.7) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
634 (26.4) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
621 (25.9) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
614 (25.6) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
604 (25.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
602 (25.1) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

113/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
107/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
107/05 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/11 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/04 MOUNT READ W Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND Upper Carpentaria HUGHENDEN AIRPORT 19.8mm in 42 min to 22:00 28.3mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 22.0mm/h TASMANIA Southeast TASMAN ISLAND 2.3mm in 1 min to 15:01 138.0mm/h W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM 30.4mm in 19 min to 05:30 96.0mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 108(270/ 54 ) at 13:30 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 80(287/ 67 ) at 00:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 108(240/ 69 ) at 05:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(310/ 69 ) at 13:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(250/ 69 ) at 11:30 W Coast MOUNT READ : 87(240/ 67 ) at 05:00 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 82(270/ 69 ) at 05:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 113(280/ 95 ) at 00:13