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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 1331 EST on 09/09/2010. 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

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Illawarra

068228

BELLAMBI AWS

7.3

30/09/2003

1 Equal to record.

TAS

Southeast

094020

DOVER

-2.1

-1.2

07/09/2010

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

W Coast

097083

SCOTTS PEAK DAM

-1.6

-0.8

08/09/2003

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, 09/09/2010.

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	18.7	-3.3	11.5	+2.2	7.3	2.8	3.0	--	404 (16.8)	39/12
PERTH AIRPORT	17.4	-2.7	6.3	-2.6	5.5	11.4	3.0	6.7	445 (18.5)	52/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.8	-2.5	5.0	-3.0	3.8	9.0	3.8	9.3	486 (20.3)	68/14
BUNBURY	16.7	-1.5	4.5	-4.0	--	9.8	--	--	443 (18.5)	59/13
MANDURAH	16.4	--	11.3	--	--	9.2	--	--	652 (27.2)	63/19
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.6	+2.1	23.9	+0.9	23.4	0.0	8.0	9.7	413 (17.2)	39/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.1	+4.8	14.6	+4.2	12.5	0.0	7.4	10.5	373 (15.5)	41/13
WHYALLA AERO	20.7	-0.8	12.7	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	50/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.6	-0.4	12.2	+2.5	8.8	0.0	3.6	2.5	356 (14.8)	46/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.1	+0.3	5.6	-0.7	2.4	0.0	3.8	3.6	317 (13.2)	61/18
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.8	+4.6	16.7	+2.5	15.2	0.0	5.8	10.5	232 ( 9.7)	30/11
CAIRNS AERO	30.2	+2.2	23.5	+4.8	21.6	0.0	7.0	7.8	513 (21.4)	39/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.4	+1.7	22.1	+4.8	20.7	0.0	6.6	8.2	517 (21.5)	41/11
MACKAY M.O	24.8	-0.4	20.1	+3.5	--	1.4	--	5.4	367 (15.3)	30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.5	-0.8	16.3	+2.7	14.5	0.0	3.8	--	232 ( 9.7)	28/11
BUNDABERG AERO	26.4	+1.0	10.6	-3.1	11.4	0.0	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	34/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	+0.1	9.0	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.0	-1.1	15.8	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	228 ( 9.5)	34/15
BRISBANE AERO	22.6	-1.6	10.6	-2.1	8.3	0.0	4.0	10.2	280 (11.7)	35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.9	-1.5	6.5	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	43/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.6	-1.8	5.2	-3.3	1.2	0.0	3.2	--	149 ( 6.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.6	-2.3	12.4	+1.5	8.4	0.0	4.8	4.1	381 (15.9)	37/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.0	-3.5	8.0	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.8	-3.4	6.7	-2.3	4.0	0.0	2.8	10.2	420 (17.5)	35/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.2	-3.1	5.4	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	113 ( 4.7)	22/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.0	-1.0	0.2	-4.0	-4.0	0.2	1.0	7.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.5	-2.7	3.2	-3.2	--	0.2	--	--	303 (12.6)	35/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	16.3	-4.2	7.5	-2.8	5.1	0.0	4.0	10.7	523 (21.8)	31/13
RICHMOND RAAF	18.5	-4.2	3.1	-5.0	--	0.0	--	--	152 ( 6.3)	24/17
BELLAMBI AWS	15.6	-4.6	7.3	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	397 (16.5)	31/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT	14.3	-1.9	0.6	-2.6	-2.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.4	-1.2	2.7	-2.4	--	0.0	2.0	8.7	160 ( 6.7)	26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.9	-2.2	1.7	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	96 ( 4.0)	24/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.7	-2.7	9.1	+1.7	4.5	0.0	3.2	3.0	253 (10.5)	41/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.2	-2.2	1.5	-3.9	--	0.0	2.2	--	141 ( 5.9)	39/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.3	-1.5	1.1	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	92 ( 3.8)	41/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.2	0.0	5.2	-2.7	3.4	0.0	2.2	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.7	-0.1	1.8	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	100 ( 4.2)	46/21
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.4	-1.5	2.7	-2.1	--	0.2	--	--	222 ( 9.3)	54/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.9	-2.6	-0.1	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	76 ( 3.2)	26/12
HOBART AIRPORT	15.0	-0.3	0.5	-5.5	-2.4	0.0	1.2	9.9	246 (10.3)	37/14
	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

39.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
38.9 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
38.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+7.1 : 38.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+5.2 : 37.5 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+5.1 : 26.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.0 : 24.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+4.8 : 32.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.9 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+7.1 : 23.1 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
+6.6 : 20.5 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.3 : 22.5 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
+6.2 : 19.6 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD
+6.0 : 22.9 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

0.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.0 : 18.7 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-6.2 : 19.4 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-5.7 : 17.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-5.4 : 15.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
-5.2 : 17.4 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW

-8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.1 : -4.4 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-7.6 : -3.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-7.6 : -0.1 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-7.4 : -3.5 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

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.

68.2 OLD MORNINGTON HOMESTEAD E Kimberley WA
32.4 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West WA
31.2 WALPOLE Lower West WA
27.7 KARRI VALLEY RESORT Lower West WA
26.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
68.2 OLD MORNINGTON HOMESTEAD
Lower West
32.4 NORTHCLIFFE
31.2 WALPOLE
27.7 KARRI VALLEY RESORT

ISLANDS
Islands
26.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.5 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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2.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.9 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1110 (46.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
965 (40.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
887 (37.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
867 (36.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
778 (32.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
765 (31.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
763 (31.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
762 (31.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
742 (30.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
695 (29.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
694 (28.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
674 (28.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
672 (28.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
663 (27.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
659 (27.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
652 (27.2) MANDURAH Lower West WA
649 (27.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
638 (26.6) EUCLA Eucla WA
619 (25.8) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
612 (25.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
608 (25.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA

104/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
89/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
85/14 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
85/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
85/23 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT 1.4mm in 1 min to 20:53 84.0mm/h W Agricultural NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) 5.6mm in 11 min to 23:00 30.5mm/h ISLANDS Islands CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 23.0mm in 3 hr to 04:00 7.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 104(260/ 65 ) at 18:15 BUSSELTON JETTY : 87(280/ 69 ) at 15:22 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 83(350/ 67 ) at 12:30 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91( 10/ 52 ) at 19:30 Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 83( 10/ 65 ) at 22:16 TASMANIA Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 89( 20/ 69 ) at 21:00 W Coast MOUNT READ : 85( 20/ 65 ) at 23:30