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National Daily Weather Summary

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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 1341 EST on 24/08/2010. 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 daily rainfall

NT

Alice Springs

015653

GEMTREE PARK

13.6

8.8

16/08/1993

20

1 n

SA

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

27.8

17.0

30/08/2004

16

1

SA

NE Pastoral

017126

MARREE AERO

7.6

7.6

13/08/2003

13

1 Equal to record.

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

22.0

21.8

19/08/2010

16

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

25.9

25.9

22/08/2010

15

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

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

23.1

23.0

22/08/1988

70

1

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

22.8

22.8

27/08/2009

14

1 Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Gt Southern

010592

LAKE GRACE COMPARISON

-1.3

-1.1

23/08/1964

47

1

WA

Gt Southern

010626

PINGELLY

-1.2

-1.0

29/08/2004

40

1

WA

Gt Southern

010911

LAKE GRACE

-1.3

-1.2

31/08/2005

14

1

Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

35.9

35.3

30/08/2009

17

1

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005072

TOM PRICE

16.5

17.0

22/08/2003

12

1

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

20.2

20.9

12/08/2003

12

1

WA

E Gascoyne

007176

NEWMAN AERO

16.0

17.9

22/08/2003

14

1

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

13.3

13.9

02/08/2010

19

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061054

NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)

13.5

13.6

06/08/2008

14

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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 13:35EST, 24/08/2010.

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 16.9 -3.1 4.1 -4.8 1.5 0.4 2.2 -- 311 (13.0) 26/10
PERTH AIRPORT 17.7 -0.7 1.6 -6.4 1.0 0.2 4.8 9.8 315 (13.1) 31/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.0 -2.1 4.8 -2.7 3.8 0.6 2.2 2.3 352 (14.7) 41/09
BUNBURY 17.7 +0.4 3.1 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 37/13
MANDURAH 18.0 -- 8.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +2.5 24.8 +4.4 24.2 0.0 7.0 10.5 376 (15.7) 48/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.2 -2.4 14.4 +8.4 14.4 0.8 3.6 0.6 360 (15.0) 34/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.7 +0.2 7.9 +2.0 -- 1.8 -- -- 425 (17.7) 46/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.6 -1.1 9.4 +1.2 -- 2.8 6.4 3.0 314 (13.1) 55/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.9 -2.2 7.0 +1.5 3.9 0.0 3.2 1.2 436 (18.2) 52/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +7.8 15.4 +5.1 13.0 0.0 6.8 11.1 271 (11.3) 41/20
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +3.7 23.2 +5.8 21.4 0.0 7.2 9.9 482 (20.1) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +2.3 23.1 +8.4 22.0 0.0 6.4 10.5 469 (19.5) 30/09
MACKAY M.O 27.9 +5.4 20.6 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 241 (10.0) 28/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.3 +4.5 14.2 +3.6 12.4 0.0 5.0 -- 248 (10.3) 28/14
BUNDABERG AERO 24.3 +1.0 10.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 37/10
NAMBOUR DPI 21.0 -1.5 11.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 18.8 -2.5 13.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 41/13
BRISBANE AERO 18.6 -3.2 11.8 +2.2 8.5 0.0 4.4 0.0 205 ( 8.5) 30/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.5 -3.2 9.6 +2.1 -- 2.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 50/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 12.9 -5.0 7.7 +1.9 7.7 14.6 3.6 -- 105 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.1 -2.7 10.2 +2.0 7.5 3.8 2.8 0.3 193 ( 8.0) 48/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.0 -5.2 9.0 +2.3 -- 13.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 13.7 -4.9 9.7 +2.9 8.1 1.8 3.0 0.0 251 (10.5) 43/21
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 14.7 -4.3 8.1 +2.8 -- 2.8 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 22/20
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.0 -4.0 3.0 +0.9 2.6 4.6 2.8 2.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 10.2 -7.3 6.4 +3.0 -- 7.2 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 30/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.1 -2.2 11.8 +3.7 9.8 0.0 3.6 1.0 347 (14.5) 28/05
RICHMOND RAAF 14.4 -5.4 8.4 +4.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 22/11
BELLAMBI AWS 16.4 -1.6 11.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 44/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.6 -0.4 2.9 +1.9 2.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.4 -2.1 5.2 +1.6 -- 0.2 1.6 2.5 137 ( 5.7) 15/05
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.8 -2.2 4.1 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 17/23
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.8 -2.4 8.1 +2.9 3.7 0.0 3.8 3.6 370 (15.4) 59/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.4 -1.3 3.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 233 ( 9.7) 22/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.3 -1.0 1.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 31/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.1 +2.1 6.1 -0.6 3.1 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.6 +0.6 3.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 44/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.0 -0.4 2.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 534 (22.3) 50/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.7 +1.0 6.7 +3.1 -- 15.2 -- -- 267 (11.1) 31/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.3 +1.8 7.8 +3.1 2.9 0.0 3.2 1.0 504 (21.0) 48/01
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

37.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
37.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+9.3 : 35.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+8.2 : 35.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+8.0 : 32.9 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.9 : 36.4 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+7.9 : 33.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+13.1 : 18.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+12.6 : 21.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+10.6 : 24.4 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
+10.2 : 18.2 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+10.0 : 19.4 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+10.0 : 17.2 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

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

-1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.8 : 16.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-9.7 : 17.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-9.1 : 20.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-9.1 : 16.5 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-8.6 : 14.0 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

-6.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.5 : 0.7 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.0 : -0.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.8 : -1.3 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : -2.7 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : -1.2 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : -1.8 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt 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.
28.2 THE 27 MILE GARDEN TM Warrego QLD
27.8 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
27.2 NARRABRI (MT KAPUTAR NATIONAL PARK) NW Slopes N NSW
26.4 MOONAREE (KANGAROO WELL) NW Pastoral SA
22.6 WARILDA Warrego QLD

11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

1151 (48.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1110 (46.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
898 (37.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
897 (37.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
880 (36.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
843 (35.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
782 (32.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
772 (32.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
772 (32.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
761 (31.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
743 (31.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
727 (30.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
714 (29.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
702 (29.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
666 (27.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
651 (27.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
648 (27.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
621 (25.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
600 (25.0) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
83/01 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
81/23 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
80/06 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
80/05 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/09 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
80/07 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
11.6mm in 27 min to 19:27 25.8mm/h
4.8mm in 3 min to 19:30 96.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.4mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 22.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(310/ 69 ) at 05:02
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(310/ 63 ) at 09:30