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National Daily Weather Summary

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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 12/09/2010. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

WA

W Pilbara

005084

THEVENARD ISLAND

5.2

2.0

07/09/1995

13

1

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

22.2

12.0

06/09/1997

35

1

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

23.8

24.0

01/09/2004

16

1

WA

W Pilbara

005072

TOM PRICE

18.0

19.0

06/09/2001

12

1 P

WA

W Pilbara

005084

THEVENARD ISLAND

22.2

23.0

06/09/2001

13

1

WA

E Gascoyne

007176

NEWMAN AERO

17.7

19.0

09/09/2006

14

1

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

20.4

21.4

30/09/2009

15

1

ISL

Islands

200100

VARANUS ISLAND

22.7

22.7

03/09/2010

12

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


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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, 12/09/2010.

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 20.2 -1.8 5.4 -3.9 2.0 0.0 4.0 -- 286 (11.9) 31/14
PERTH AIRPORT 18.3 -1.8 3.4 -5.5 3.9 0.0 3.4 6.3 253 (10.5) 34/21
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.1 +0.8 7.8 -0.2 6.3 0.0 2.2 8.3 342 (14.3) 44/17
BUNBURY 18.0 -0.2 3.8 -4.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 48/22
MANDURAH 18.4 -- 7.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 48/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.0 +2.5 23.6 +0.6 22.8 0.0 5.0 10.8 286 (11.9) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.3 -2.0 9.9 -0.5 9.4 0.2 4.0 11.3 251 (10.5) 34/09
WHYALLA AERO 17.5 -4.0 9.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 30/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.9 -2.1 11.3 +1.6 9.6 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 34/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.5 +0.7 8.3 +2.0 6.0 1.0 4.0 4.4 421 (17.5) 43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.3 +1.1 16.1 +1.9 14.7 0.0 3.4 10.9 284 (11.8) 34/08
CAIRNS AERO 30.5 +2.5 22.1 +3.4 19.1 0.0 6.2 10.3 290 (12.1) 34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +2.2 21.1 +3.8 19.6 0.0 6.0 9.2 201 ( 8.4) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 26.8 +1.6 22.0 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- 7.5 316 (13.2) 37/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.0 +1.7 21.6 +8.0 20.4 0.0 5.0 -- 271 (11.3) 30/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.5 +1.1 16.2 +2.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 279 (11.6) 37/11
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 +0.1 12.0 +1.4 -- 10.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.5 +0.4 13.7 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 328 (13.7) 34/08
BRISBANE AERO 23.4 -0.8 13.2 +0.5 9.7 2.0 1.8 11.1 375 (15.6) 30/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.9 -3.5 8.1 -2.5 -- 5.4 -- -- 646 (26.9) 41/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.5 -1.9 6.5 -2.0 2.3 0.0 3.2 -- 191 ( 8.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 -1.2 9.9 -1.0 5.0 0.0 4.8 10.7 374 (15.6) 35/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 -1.5 10.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.7 -1.5 8.7 -0.3 5.6 0.0 7.2 10.2 643 (26.8) 43/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.2 -1.1 5.4 -2.3 -- 2.8 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 26/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.1 -1.9 4.5 +0.3 1.0 2.6 1.8 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -3.2 3.0 -3.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 296 (12.3) 34/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.7 -1.8 10.2 -0.1 3.2 0.0 4.4 10.9 534 (22.3) 35/08
RICHMOND RAAF 21.4 -1.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30/12
BELLAMBI AWS 17.8 -2.4 11.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 516 (21.5) 41/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.5 +0.3 4.1 +0.9 -1.0 1.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.3 -1.3 3.6 -1.5 -- 2.0 1.8 7.8 343 (14.3) 22/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.9 -2.2 2.6 -3.3 -- 3.2 -- -- 262 (10.9) 35/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.4 -5.0 4.5 -2.9 1.2 0.0 4.2 1.3 362 (15.1) 17/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.4 -2.0 0.8 -4.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 281 (11.7) 22/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.7 -1.1 0.1 -4.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 30/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.5 +1.3 8.5 +0.6 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.1 -0.7 5.9 -0.8 -- 3.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 44/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.7 -0.2 3.5 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 396 (16.5) 34/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.8 +0.3 5.3 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 37/10
HOBART AIRPORT 17.5 +2.2 7.6 +1.6 3.8 0.6 3.2 9.5 468 (19.5) 41/15
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

40.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
39.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.0 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
39.0 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

+4.2 : 34.5 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
+4.0 : 38.6 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
+3.9 : 36.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+3.9 : 38.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+3.6 : 37.9 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
+3.6 : 38.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+3.6 : 38.8 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.8 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

+8.0 : 21.6 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.7 : 25.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+6.8 : 20.9 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
+6.7 : 21.0 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+6.6 : 21.1 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+6.6 : 22.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

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

-0.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-12.8 : 17.7 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-11.5 : 19.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-11.2 : 18.0 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-11.1 : 16.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-10.9 : 20.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

-6.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.9 : -3.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.2 : -2.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.1 : -0.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 0.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.4 : -5.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.4 : -1.3 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION 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.
27.8 MARAMA Central Highlands QLD
26.2 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
25.8 BUNGABAN TM Central Highlands QLD
25.4 BROADLEIGH DOWNS Central Coast W QLD
24.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

1.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.7 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1386 (57.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1270 (52.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1130 (47.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1077 (44.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1073 (44.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
965 (40.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
907 (37.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
894 (37.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
883 (36.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
839 (35.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
837 (34.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
810 (33.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
767 (32.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
741 (30.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
740 (30.8) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
721 (30.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
711 (29.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
707 (29.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
646 (26.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
644 (26.8) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
643 (26.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
632 (26.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
630 (26.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
630 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
629 (26.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
615 (25.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
614 (25.6) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
600 (25.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
100/00 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
91/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/20 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
85/08 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast 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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE NATURALISTE : 80(230/ 65 ) at 23:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(310/ 70 ) at 00:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(260/ 67 ) at 02:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 78(290/ 63 ) at 19:27
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 91(220/ 61 ) at 00:19
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 100(270/ 33 ) at 00:45