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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 19/09/2010. 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

NT

Alice Springs

015602

JERVOIS

42.6

29.0

04/09/2010

45

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Alice Springs

015647

ATULA

29.0

17.0

01/09/1992

32

1 n

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

7.4

7.4

28/09/2008

11

1 Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015602

JERVOIS

12.9

14.8

17/09/2010

41

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

11.6

12.4

15/09/2010

21

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

11.0

11.2

15/09/2010

14

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Highlands

035149

BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN

15.7

16.0

05/09/2007

42

1

QLD

Central West

036026

ISISFORD POST OFFICE

15.6

16.0

05/09/1979

51

1

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

13.2

19.2

17/09/2010

13

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Channel Country

038024

WINDORAH POST OFFICE

13.0

15.1

08/09/2004

43

1

QLD

Channel Country

038026

BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT

13.4

19.0

16/09/2005

11

1

QLD

Darling Downs W

042112

MILES CONSTANCE STREET

13.4

13.8

05/09/2007

14

1

QLD

Maranoa

043015

INJUNE POST OFFICE

12.5

13.9

05/09/2007

44

1

QLD

Maranoa

043020

MITCHELL POST OFFICE

12.9

13.4

17/09/2010

40

1 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, 19/09/2010.

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 24.3 +2.3 8.0 -1.3 2.0 0.0 6.8 -- 463 (19.3) 43/09
PERTH AIRPORT 18.6 -1.5 9.5 +0.6 7.7 0.0 5.4 3.3 535 (22.3) 48/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.3 -1.0 9.4 +1.4 5.9 0.0 3.8 3.9 409 (17.0) 35/12
BUNBURY 18.6 +0.4 8.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 39/09
MANDURAH 18.7 -- 10.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 41/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +0.4 23.7 +0.7 23.5 0.0 7.6 9.5 304 (12.7) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 12.6 -14.7 10.1 -0.3 10.3 8.8 1.8 0.2 415 (17.3) 48/16
WHYALLA AERO 14.9 -6.6 5.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 44/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.8 -3.2 8.1 -1.6 4.9 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 34/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.4 -3.4 8.5 +2.2 7.8 0.4 1.0 2.5 422 (17.6) 39/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.2 +1.0 16.0 +1.8 15.2 0.0 9.2 7.5 414 (17.3) 44/23
CAIRNS AERO 30.5 +2.5 22.0 +3.3 21.6 4.2 7.4 7.0 413 (17.2) 34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.4 +1.7 22.4 +5.1 21.6 0.0 8.2 3.5 562 (23.4) 52/10
MACKAY M.O 26.0 +0.8 16.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 456 (19.0) 35/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.4 -1.9 15.9 +2.3 15.5 0.0 6.6 -- 251 (10.5) 24/12
BUNDABERG AERO 22.8 -2.6 13.0 -0.7 13.4 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 22/11
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -2.9 13.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +0.7 12.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 21.4 -2.8 12.1 -0.6 9.0 0.0 3.2 3.6 209 ( 8.7) 28/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.3 -7.1 6.1 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 31/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.1 -4.3 3.4 -5.1 0.0 0.0 2.4 -- 112 ( 4.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.9 -1.0 6.2 -4.7 1.0 0.0 4.0 9.6 277 (11.5) 24/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 -0.5 5.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.0 +0.8 6.2 -2.8 3.3 0.0 5.0 9.8 438 (18.3) 50/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.5 +1.2 2.8 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.0 -4.0 3.0 -1.2 -0.9 0.0 3.0 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.2 -5.0 0.7 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 37/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.6 +2.1 8.6 -1.7 4.6 0.0 5.0 11.0 387 (16.1) 35/10
RICHMOND RAAF 23.2 +0.5 2.5 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 26/17
BELLAMBI AWS 18.2 -2.0 10.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 35/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.7 -2.5 1.2 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.1 -3.5 4.5 -0.6 1.2 0.0 3.2 4.2 277 (11.5) 34/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.9 -4.2 3.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 31/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.0 -4.4 2.6 -4.8 0.4 0.0 4.0 9.4 255 (10.6) 34/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.2 -3.2 2.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.3 -0.5 0.3 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 41/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.0 -0.2 10.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.4 -1.4 8.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 43/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 -1.6 5.4 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 444 (18.5) 39/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.2 +1.7 7.5 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 37/12
HOBART AIRPORT 13.8 -1.5 10.0 +4.0 7.8 0.2 2.6 9.8 683 (28.5) 68/09
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

37.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
37.3 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
37.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
37.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+4.5 : 28.8 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.2 : 24.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+3.8 : 34.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
+3.5 : 18.3 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
+3.3 : 23.3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+6.9 : 22.6 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+5.9 : 22.1 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
+5.9 : 20.9 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+5.8 : 9.1 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+5.7 : 22.2 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-18.1 : 11.6 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-17.8 : 13.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-16.9 : 13.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-16.9 : 12.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-16.2 : 14.3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

-4.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-8.6 : 2.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-8.4 : -0.3 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-8.0 : 0.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-7.7 : 1.0 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
-7.1 : 0.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
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.
57.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
43.6 CARDWELL RANGE N Coast--Herbert QLD
42.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
39.0 HALIFAX ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
37.4 LUCINDA TOWNSHIP N Coast--Herbert QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
42.6 JERVOIS

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
43.6 CARDWELL RANGE
39.0 HALIFAX ALERT
37.4 LUCINDA TOWNSHIP

TASMANIA
W Coast
57.8 MOUNT READ

11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
11.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
9.9 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT

.....

0.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

 1833 (76.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1774 (73.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1762 (73.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1467 (61.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1367 (57.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1291 (53.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1268 (52.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1214 (50.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1167 (48.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1130 (47.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1123 (46.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1089 (45.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1015 (42.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
961 (40.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
906 (37.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
889 (37.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
855 (35.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
847 (35.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
844 (35.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
834 (34.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
831 (34.6) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
806 (33.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
787 (32.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
787 (32.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
724 (30.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
710 (29.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
708 (29.5) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
699 (29.1) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
698 (29.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
697 (29.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
690 (28.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
683 (28.5) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
670 (27.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
664 (27.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
661 (27.5) TELFER AERO Interior WA
659 (27.5) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
653 (27.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
652 (27.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
651 (27.1) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
635 (26.5) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
629 (26.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
627 (26.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
617 (25.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
614 (25.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
607 (25.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
606 (25.3) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
605 (25.2) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
 124/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
109/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/01 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
104/04 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
102/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
98/00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/01 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
JERVOIS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
10.4mm in 30 min to 08:00 20.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
22.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 7.3mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
LEGENDRE ISLAND : 74(110/ 63 ) at 08:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(240/ 69 ) at 19:19
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 80(267/ 63 ) at 01:40
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 89(240/ 70 ) at 04:00
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 82(220/ 63 ) at 07:00
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 93(250/ 59 ) at 01:30
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 106(300/ 85 ) at 00:14
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 124(250/ 87 ) at 01:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 98(240/ 45 ) at 02:07
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(250/ 56 ) at 03:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 102(260/ 67 ) at 01:07
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 95(300/ 76 ) at 00:03
MOUNT READ : 85(210/ 69 ) at 07:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 102(270/ 82 ) at 04:40
YXNR - name unknown : ***(120/ 63 ) at 09:00