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Tuesday 21 SEP 2010

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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 22/09/2010. 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

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

S Peninsula

028025

PINNACLE

84.0

23.0

08/09/1975

1 n

QLD

Central Coast E

033255

HAMILTON ISLAND

100.4

52.2

20/09/2010

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039168

WOODGATE STORE

92.2

61.0

11/09/1998

1 n

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040405

HERVEY BAY AIRPORT

83.0

49.8

08/09/2009

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040428

BRIAN PASTURES

98.8

56.0

06/09/2010

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040555

TOOLARA (KELLY)

76.6

64.0

06/09/2010

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040833

HOME PARK TM

74.0

06/09/2010

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

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040919

KINGFISHER BAY RESORT

79.0

65.2

08/09/2009

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

S Peninsula

028008

LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

26.1

25.9

06/09/2010

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

21.2

08/09/2008

1 Equal to record.

QLD

Central Coast E

033047

TE KOWAI EXP STN

24.9

23.0

29/09/1992

103

ISL

Islands

200283

WILLIS ISLAND

25.8

25.5

05/09/2010

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

Central West

008290

NORTH ISLAND

26.8

23/09/2008

1 Equal to record.

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, 22/09/2010.

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	28.3	+6.3	11.6	+2.3	4.8	0.0	6.8	--	396 (16.5)	46/10
PERTH AIRPORT	25.2	+5.1	10.0	+1.1	5.0	0.0	2.8	11.2	405 (16.9)	34/07
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.5	+4.2	7.3	-0.7	5.5	0.0	3.6	11.4	443 (18.5)	30/10
BUNBURY	21.2	+3.0	7.4	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	28/02
MANDURAH	22.5	--	12.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	315 (13.1)	37/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.3	+2.8	23.4	+0.4	22.2	0.0	8.8	11.4	401 (16.7)	50/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.1	-8.2	4.5	-5.9	3.0	0.0	5.6	11.5	413 (17.2)	41/12
WHYALLA AERO	16.5	-5.0	10.3	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	390 (16.3)	41/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.0	-1.0	10.0	+0.3	7.5	0.0	1.4	6.5	232 ( 9.7)	31/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.9	-1.9	9.1	+2.8	8.3	0.4	1.8	0.9	359 (15.0)	34/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.1	-1.1	14.1	-0.1	12.8	0.0	6.8	9.8	538 (22.4)	37/17
CAIRNS AERO	28.9	+0.9	23.5	+4.8	22.6	2.2	5.0	4.4	460 (19.2)	35/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.3	+1.6	21.9	+4.6	22.1	2.6	3.0	8.3	298 (12.4)	35/15
MACKAY M.O	25.7	+0.5	20.2	+3.6	--	35.4	--	5.0	388 (16.2)	31/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.4	-4.9	18.8	+5.2	19.2	19.0	1.2	--	257 (10.7)	24/00
BUNDABERG AERO	27.4	+2.0	18.9	+5.2	19.1	85.0	--	--	292 (12.2)	22/23
NAMBOUR DPI	24.0	-0.9	17.0	+6.4	--	34.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.4	+0.3	16.6	+3.2	--	13.2	--	--	251 (10.5)	39/11
BRISBANE AERO	22.9	-1.3	14.7	+2.0	14.3	18.4	0.0	0.4	320 (13.3)	34/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.4	0.0	14.0	+3.4	--	3.0	--	--	434 (18.1)	30/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.4	+3.0	12.2	+3.7	10.0	0.0	2.6	--	172 ( 7.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.7	-1.2	14.0	+3.1	13.7	6.8	0.2	3.0	364 (15.2)	30/22
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	--	--	15.0	+5.6	--	5.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.4	+2.2	8.1	-0.9	6.1	0.0	2.8	10.2	236 ( 9.8)	52/19
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.6	+3.3	6.3	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	59 ( 2.5)	37/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.2	+3.2	3.8	-0.4	-1.2	0.0	2.6	11.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.1	+1.9	7.7	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	304 (12.7)	30/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.3	+1.8	12.0	+1.7	8.6	0.0	3.0	8.2	364 (15.2)	57/17
RICHMOND RAAF	25.0	+2.3	7.5	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	46/16
BELLAMBI AWS	17.8	-2.4	13.3	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	309 (12.9)	57/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.4	+5.2	2.6	-0.6	0.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	18.0	+0.4	4.6	-0.5	--	0.0	2.2	6.9	110 ( 4.6)	26/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	19.6	+1.5	5.0	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	86 ( 3.6)	24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.4	-2.0	10.1	+2.7	11.2	0.0	2.6	6.3	280 (11.7)	30/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.1	-0.3	7.1	+1.7	--	0.0	4.6	--	406 (16.9)	44/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.1	+0.3	3.7	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	43/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.4	-1.8	10.9	+3.0	9.8	0.4	1.2	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	14.3	-2.5	7.5	+0.8	--	0.2	--	--	212 ( 8.8)	37/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.0	-1.9	6.9	+2.1	--	0.2	--	--	440 (18.3)	41/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.6	+3.1	4.6	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	140 ( 5.8)	37/11
HOBART AIRPORT	13.1	-2.2	9.3	+3.3	4.8	0.4	5.2	7.4	568 (23.7)	52/09
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

37.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
36.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
36.5 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
36.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
36.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
36.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+7.7 : 24.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
+7.3 : 16.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+7.2 : 23.8 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+7.2 : 22.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.1 : 24.6 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.1 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+11.5 : 24.9 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD
+8.1 : 15.3 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+7.9 : 13.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+7.8 : 11.8 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+7.7 : 17.6 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.7 : 10.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.5 : 25.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-9.3 : 20.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-9.3 : 20.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-9.0 : 21.5 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 24.9 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

-2.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.4 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.9 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-9.4 : 3.9 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.5 : -1.4 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : 6.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-6.3 : 6.9 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT

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.

100.4 HAMILTON ISLAND Central Coast E QLD
100.0 MT JUKES Central Coast E QLD
98.8 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
93.6 CANNONVALE WWTP Central Coast E QLD
92.2 WOODGATE STORE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
84.0 PINNACLE
N Coast--Herbert
56.0 DARADGEE
Central Coast E
100.4 HAMILTON ISLAND
100.0 MT JUKES
93.6 CANNONVALE WWTP
90.6 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
59.4 CRYSTAL BROOK
Wide Bay/Burnett
92.2 WOODGATE STORE
88.2 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE
85.0 BUNDABERG AERO
73.4 WOONGARRA TM
67.6 CAPTAIN CREEK TM
66.6 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
65.8 SAUERS TM
65.0 GAYNDAH AIRPORT
52.0 MT LAWLESS TM
51.0 MAKOWATA
50.2 CHILDERS SOUTH
50.0 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE
Brisbane/SE Coast
98.8 BRIAN PASTURES
83.0 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
83.0 TEDDINGTON WEIR HW TM
79.0 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT
76.6 TOOLARA (KELLY)
74.0 HOME PARK TM
68.0 GOOMBOORIAN
67.8 RAINBOW BEACH
64.0 TIARO POST OFFICE
64.0 RIVER HEADS
60.0 PACIFIC HAVEN ALERT
56.8 MT KANIGAN TM
53.0 MUSKET FLAT MT ALERT
52.0 HOWARD POST OFFICE
50.8 MARYBOROUGH

ISLANDS
Islands
69.4 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1514 (63.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1485 (61.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1306 (54.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1271 (53.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1194 (49.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
922 (38.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
903 (37.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
872 (36.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
849 (35.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
845 (35.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
808 (33.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
792 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
766 (31.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
713 (29.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
691 (28.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
688 (28.7) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
682 (28.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
677 (28.2) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
665 (27.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
661 (27.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
655 (27.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
634 (26.4) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
632 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
631 (26.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
605 (25.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
600 (25.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

93/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/08 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
87/15 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
87/01 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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.
QUEENSLAND Upper Carpentaria HUGHENDEN AIRPORT 14.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL 21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h Central Coast E YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett ROCKHAMPTON AERO 15.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.2mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.6mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 76(160/ 63 ) at 17:00 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(180/ 65 ) at 16:00 GREEN CAPE AWS : 85(200/ 70 ) at 13:00 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(220/ 65 ) at 11:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(230/ 80 ) at 08:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 72(220/ 65 ) at 03:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(310/ 74 ) at 01:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(240/ 70 ) at 01:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 83(210/ 65 ) at 07:23 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 78(260/ 63 ) at 01:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 85(240/ 67 ) at 07:10