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National Daily Weather Summary

Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
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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 1333 EST on 23/08/2010. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Victoria

014840

WAVE HILL

23.9

21.9

31/08/2009

13

1

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

25.9

25.9

20/08/2010

15

1 Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

S Peninsula

028008

LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

25.1

24.8

19/08/2010

37

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032141

LUCINDA POINT

23.6

23.2

26/08/1998

23

1

QLD

Central Coast E

033045

MACKAY AERO

21.2

21.1

12/08/1958

25

1

QLD

Central Coast E

033119

MACKAY M.O

20.9

20.9

29/08/1971

51

1 Equal to record.

QLD

Central Coast E

033247

PROSERPINE AIRPORT

20.6

20.6

21/08/2010

21

1 Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016096

ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)

11.9

12.0

16/08/2004

13

1

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

11.9

13.0

31/08/2001

13

1

SA

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

11.5

14.0

07/08/1995

16

1

SA

NE Pastoral

017126

MARREE AERO

12.3

14.3

16/08/2004

13

1


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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, 23/08/2010.

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 18.1 -1.9 7.6 -1.3 6.0 3.2 2.4 -- 310 (12.9) 48/12
PERTH AIRPORT 16.6 -1.8 10.8 +2.8 9.5 11.8 1.2 10.2 270 (11.3) 37/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 13.1 -3.0 8.6 +1.1 7.2 13.2 5.4 9.0 359 (15.0) 30/08
BUNBURY 16.5 -0.8 5.8 -1.8 -- 7.2 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 31/09
MANDURAH 16.0 -- 11.1 -- -- 2.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 37/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +2.0 23.1 +2.7 22.5 0.0 8.0 9.7 358 (14.9) 41/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.8 +4.2 13.6 +7.6 12.9 0.2 7.4 3.7 460 (19.2) 54/13
WHYALLA AERO 16.2 -2.3 1.1 -4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 253 (10.5) 46/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.4 +1.7 4.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 41/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.9 +1.8 5.1 -0.4 4.0 0.8 1.6 10.1 413 (17.2) 43/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.4 +7.1 13.4 +3.1 11.8 0.0 6.2 11.2 279 (11.6) 37/09
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 +3.6 21.9 +4.5 20.2 0.0 6.6 8.2 453 (18.9) 41/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +2.3 21.9 +7.2 20.0 0.0 5.2 8.4 367 (15.3) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 24.1 +1.6 20.9 +6.9 -- 0.0 -- 7.6 276 (11.5) 30/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 +0.4 14.3 +3.7 13.1 0.0 2.6 -- 154 ( 6.4) 28/08
BUNDABERG AERO 23.1 -0.2 10.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 24/09
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 7.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.5 +0.2 4.5 -5.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 28/10
BRISBANE AERO 20.5 -1.3 6.2 -3.4 1.9 0.0 3.8 10.6 375 (15.6) 31/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.7 -1.0 3.7 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 34/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.8 -3.1 2.2 -3.6 -0.2 0.0 2.4 -- 99 ( 4.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.6 -2.2 3.1 -5.1 -0.5 0.2 2.6 8.8 222 ( 9.3) 26/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -2.2 1.0 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.7 -0.9 6.2 -0.6 3.8 0.0 6.2 7.9 583 (24.3) 37/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.3 -0.7 1.9 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 21/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.0 -1.0 -1.0 -3.1 -7.0 1.2 0.8 5.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.7 -3.8 -1.4 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 24/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.4 -0.9 7.8 -0.3 2.9 0.0 4.6 9.4 635 (26.5) 35/02
RICHMOND RAAF 17.3 -2.5 -1.2 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 18/17
BELLAMBI AWS 17.3 -0.7 9.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 494 (20.6) 44/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.1 +0.1 -2.1 -3.1 -5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.5 0.0 -0.6 -4.2 -- 0.6 1.2 8.1 215 ( 9.0) 17/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.3 +0.3 2.1 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 26/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.6 -0.6 2.9 -2.3 -1.7 0.0 2.0 4.8 262 (10.9) 41/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.9 +0.2 0.1 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 256 (10.7) 26/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.6 +0.3 -1.0 -3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.2 +1.2 7.1 +0.4 3.5 0.2 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.1 +1.1 4.8 -1.1 -- 1.2 -- -- 474 (19.8) 54/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.2 +0.8 1.5 -2.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 396 (16.5) 52/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.4 +0.7 2.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 39/16
HOBART AIRPORT 17.4 +3.9 5.6 +0.9 1.3 0.2 1.6 9.4 422 (17.6) 54/12
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

38.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
37.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
37.2 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 35.8 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+9.2 : 36.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+8.5 : 33.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.9 : 34.8 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+7.7 : 36.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+7.7 : 31.8 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

26.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.4 : 24.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+9.9 : 18.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+9.6 : 20.8 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+9.5 : 21.2 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+9.0 : 16.5 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-11.1 : 11.5 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-9.6 : 12.3 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
-9.4 : 11.9 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-9.0 : 11.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-8.6 : 12.8 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA

-6.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.6 : 3.4 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.5 : -3.7 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
-6.4 : -4.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 : -4.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-5.9 : 4.5 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.9 : -1.4 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA

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.
29.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
27.0 ALBANY Lower West WA
26.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
22.6 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
19.6 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
10.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.7 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

.....

3.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
3.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1400 (58.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1311 (54.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1246 (51.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1020 (42.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
945 (39.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
873 (36.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
872 (36.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
871 (36.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
810 (33.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
778 (32.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
764 (31.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
745 (31.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
738 (30.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
718 (29.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
715 (29.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
711 (29.6) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
699 (29.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
651 (27.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
649 (27.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
646 (26.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
644 (26.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
643 (26.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
641 (26.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
635 (26.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
635 (26.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
635 (26.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
620 (25.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
102/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
80/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
78/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
78/14 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
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(320/ 80 ) at 11:44
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(280/ 61 ) at 06:14
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 76(280/ 67 ) at 13:12