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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.

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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 28/08/2010. 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

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

26.8

26/08/1999

1 Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

31.5

31.4

25/08/2010

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

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, 28/08/2010.

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	23.5	+3.5	9.8	+0.9	--	0.0	6.8	--	355 (14.8)	35/02
PERTH AIRPORT	21.4	+3.0	5.1	-2.9	2.5	0.0	3.4	10.5	315 (13.1)	34/08
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.6	-0.5	9.4	+1.9	8.6	0.0	1.6	4.8	209 ( 8.7)	28/09
BUNBURY	18.5	+1.2	4.5	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	28/09
MANDURAH	19.5	--	8.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	28/05
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.9	+1.6	24.5	+4.1	23.5	0.0	8.6	9.9	343 (14.3)	41/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	18.2	-4.4	4.2	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	270 (11.3)	34/11
WHYALLA AERO	15.5	-3.0	8.9	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	373 (15.5)	34/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.5	-1.2	10.4	+2.2	8.3	1.2	2.0	--	433 (18.0)	35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.9	-1.2	6.8	+1.3	4.5	4.2	0.6	6.3	580 (24.2)	44/00
MOUNT ISA AERO	22.4	-4.9	3.2	-7.1	0.7	1.6	1.0	11.0	242 (10.1)	37/09
CAIRNS AERO	26.3	-0.3	20.1	+2.7	18.9	0.8	7.0	4.7	479 (20.0)	41/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO	22.3	-3.7	15.6	+0.9	14.1	1.4	4.8	1.5	435 (18.1)	37/06
MACKAY M.O	20.4	-2.1	13.1	-0.9	--	6.4	--	--	284 (11.8)	24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.4	-1.4	9.9	-0.7	7.8	3.4	1.2	--	182 ( 7.6)	24/13
BUNDABERG AERO	22.2	-1.1	8.2	-2.7	--	1.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	31/12
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	-0.5	6.0	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.7	+2.4	6.6	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	256 (10.7)	31/10
BRISBANE AERO	21.7	-0.1	11.1	+1.5	7.4	0.0	5.0	10.8	486 (20.3)	50/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.1	-2.6	5.3	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	669 (27.9)	52/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	16.7	-1.2	7.2	+1.4	4.6	0.8	1.6	--	328 (13.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.6	+1.8	6.3	-1.9	2.4	0.0	3.0	10.8	313 (13.0)	34/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.0	+0.8	2.0	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.8	-0.8	10.5	+3.7	8.8	0.0	7.4	--	891 (37.1)	81/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.5	-0.5	7.7	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	44/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	6.0	-5.0	1.7	-0.4	1.0	36.6	4.6	2.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	12.9	-4.6	4.2	+0.8	--	1.6	--	--	443 (18.5)	43/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.6	+2.3	9.6	+1.5	5.4	0.0	5.8	8.4	641 (26.7)	68/09
RICHMOND RAAF	18.5	-1.3	7.9	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	392 (16.3)	54/13
BELLAMBI AWS	18.5	+0.5	9.9	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	469 (19.5)	76/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT	12.4	-0.6	5.0	+4.0	2.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	12.8	-1.7	7.3	+3.7	5.3	1.6	0.6	6.9	445 (18.5)	44/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.4	-1.6	6.8	+3.0	--	4.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	43/01
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.3	-1.9	8.8	+3.6	6.9	0.6	2.8	7.2	514 (21.4)	37/03
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.9	-1.8	5.9	+2.0	--	2.0	0.6	--	410 (17.1)	44/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.1	-2.2	3.9	+1.4	--	4.6	--	--	338 (14.1)	43/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	13.8	-1.2	7.2	+0.5	3.1	1.2	1.8	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	12.2	-2.8	4.6	-1.3	--	1.4	--	--	598 (24.9)	46/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.8	-2.6	3.3	-0.4	--	3.8	--	--	558 (23.3)	48/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.5	-0.2	3.6	0.0	--	0.8	--	--	314 (13.1)	35/15
HOBART AIRPORT	11.3	-2.2	4.6	-0.1	1.9	3.6	1.6	7.2	588 (24.5)	61/04
	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

36.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
35.4 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
35.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
34.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+5.1 : 27.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.8 : 24.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+4.0 : 22.1 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+4.0 : 24.5 ENEABBA Central West WA
+3.7 : 21.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+3.7 : 21.9 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 21.2 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+8.4 : 23.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
+8.1 : 21.9 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+7.7 : 21.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
+7.2 : 19.6 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.0 : 19.8 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-6.2 : 18.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.1 : 4.6 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-6.1 : 13.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-6.0 : 16.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT

-5.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.1 : 3.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.8 : -1.5 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : -2.1 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.0 : 6.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.9 : 2.7 LONGREACH AERO Central West 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.

85.6 MOUNT STOW N Rivers NT
42.2 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
40.2 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
36.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
29.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
85.6 MOUNT STOW
29.0 JABIRU AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
40.2 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE

NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
36.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

VICTORIA
W Coast
42.2 WEEAPROINAH

11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

.....

3.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.9 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1507 (62.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1505 (62.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1235 (51.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1228 (51.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1079 (45.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1051 (43.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1050 (43.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1039 (43.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
952 (39.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
930 (38.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
905 (37.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
891 (37.1) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
890 (37.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
881 (36.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
869 (36.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
858 (35.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
854 (35.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
823 (34.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
799 (33.3) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
792 (33.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
775 (32.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
772 (32.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
757 (31.5) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
750 (31.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
739 (30.8) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
735 (30.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
721 (30.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
701 (29.2) PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
700 (29.2) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
699 (29.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
697 (29.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
690 (28.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
687 (28.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
681 (28.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
675 (28.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
674 (28.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
672 (28.0) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
669 (27.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
669 (27.9) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
668 (27.8) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
666 (27.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
663 (27.6) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
661 (27.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
653 (27.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
641 (26.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
638 (26.6) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
637 (26.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
636 (26.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
628 (26.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
624 (26.0) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
620 (25.8) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
620 (25.8) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
615 (25.6) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
611 (25.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW

130/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
126/02 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
104/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
100/04 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
85/04 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 Hunter Valley WILLIAMTOWN RAAF : 82(300/ 63 ) at 09:50 C Tablelands S MOUNT BOYCE AWS : 80(270/ 65 ) at 03:28 South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 82(230/ 63 ) at 05:00 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(230/ 67 ) at 04:15 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 130(240/ 96 ) at 02:14 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 98(244/ 67 ) at 03:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 98(210/ 65 ) at 00:00 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 91(230/ 72 ) at 05:15 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(200/ 72 ) at 03:27 TASMAN ISLAND : 100(210/ 65 ) at 05:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 80(250/ 67 ) at 00:13 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 126(250/ 82 ) at 02:01