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National Daily Weather Summary

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Noteworthy weather today
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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 29/08/2010. 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

Darwin-Daly

014013

GERIATRIC PARK

8.0

6.0

06/08/2005

11

1 n

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008137

WONGAN HILLS

15.5

15.2

31/08/2006

41

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 13:31EST, 29/08/2010.

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 22.4 +2.4 7.0 -1.9 4.0 0.0 3.8 -- 310 (12.9) 31/10
PERTH AIRPORT 24.7 +6.3 7.4 -0.6 5.2 0.0 4.2 10.4 382 (15.9) 39/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.5 +5.4 5.6 -1.9 3.7 0.2 2.4 10.7 298 (12.4) 28/12
BUNBURY 19.6 +2.3 1.8 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 21/14
MANDURAH 19.4 -- 10.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 24/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +2.6 23.7 +3.3 23.5 0.0 6.0 11.0 338 (14.1) 35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.3 -4.3 4.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 7.2 11.0 236 ( 9.8) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.9 -2.6 6.3 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 261 (10.9) 24/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.3 -1.4 7.8 -0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 21/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.5 -0.6 3.6 -1.9 0.6 0.8 1.4 6.3 306 (12.8) 35/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.8 -3.5 6.9 -3.4 4.1 0.2 5.4 10.3 352 (14.7) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 -0.2 20.1 +2.7 19.0 0.0 5.6 0.6 513 (21.4) 34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 0.0 18.5 +3.8 17.9 0.0 5.6 1.2 301 (12.5) 30/17
MACKAY M.O 23.1 +0.6 13.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 28/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.7 -0.1 7.9 -2.7 5.8 0.0 3.2 -- 113 ( 4.7) 21/13
BUNDABERG AERO 23.7 +0.4 7.8 -3.1 8.0 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 30/12
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 +0.5 6.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.5 -0.8 5.0 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 24/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.4 -0.4 6.4 -3.2 1.1 0.0 6.4 9.9 392 (16.3) 34/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.9 -1.8 5.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 43/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.8 -2.1 5.9 +0.1 2.4 0.0 3.4 -- 197 ( 8.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.7 -1.1 5.2 -3.0 1.5 0.0 4.0 9.8 251 (10.5) 34/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -2.2 2.0 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.5 -1.1 7.5 +0.7 6.0 0.0 6.4 10.8 773 (32.2) 41/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.0 -2.0 2.7 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.1 -1.9 2.4 +0.3 -1.0 4.8 3.2 3.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.2 -2.3 4.8 +1.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 323 (13.5) 31/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.4 -2.9 8.2 +0.1 2.9 0.0 4.0 10.9 637 (26.5) 39/11
RICHMOND RAAF 17.9 -1.9 1.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 28/17
BELLAMBI AWS 14.8 -3.2 8.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 48/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.0 0.0 -1.6 -2.6 -4.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.4 -1.1 1.4 -2.2 -2.0 0.6 2.8 10.4 287 (12.0) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.4 -0.6 0.9 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.2 -1.0 2.7 -2.5 -1.1 0.2 2.0 7.6 250 (10.4) 17/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.5 -1.2 0.7 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 260 (10.8) 21/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.3 0.0 1.3 -1.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 26/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.1 +1.1 7.9 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.0 -2.0 5.6 -0.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 26/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.6 +0.2 3.7 0.0 -- 2.8 -- -- 307 (12.8) 26/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 +0.3 -0.7 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 17/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.2 -1.3 2.8 -1.9 -- 1.4 1.8 6.2 444 (18.5) 30/11
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

36.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
35.6 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
35.3 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
35.2 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
35.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.4 : 27.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.1 : 25.4 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.7 : 26.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.5 : 25.7 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.3 : 25.9 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+10.2 : 22.3 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+8.8 : 18.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+8.8 : 24.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
+7.7 : 20.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+7.5 : 21.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

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

-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.6 : 19.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-4.8 : 20.5 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-4.6 : 21.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-4.5 : 22.1 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-4.3 : 18.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-4.3 : 22.8 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT

-6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.2 : -3.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.5 : 2.3 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-6.3 : -2.2 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.8 : -3.5 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-5.8 : 1.8 BUNBURY Lower West 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.
24.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
18.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
15.4 DERWENT BRIDGE Central Plateau TAS
15.0 PINELANDS N Rivers NT
13.8 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC

11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

2.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1348 (56.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1272 (53.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1150 (47.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1100 (45.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1021 (42.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
869 (36.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
865 (36.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
856 (35.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
849 (35.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
830 (34.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
802 (33.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
791 (33.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
773 (32.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
711 (29.6) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
704 (29.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
688 (28.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
685 (28.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
666 (27.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
664 (27.7) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
659 (27.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
637 (26.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
612 (25.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
607 (25.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
76/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
68/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
65/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
63/02 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
63/12 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 72(230/ 63 ) at 04:00