Thursday 23 SEP 2010
 

Home
Daily Weather Summary indexes
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Previous years

About:
The Daily Weather Summary
Monthly summaries:
BoM Significant Weather Summaries
BoM Drought Summaries
BoM routine monthly and other summaries
Find a place:
Australian Gazeteer
Whereis
Jargon busters:
WeatherZone | BoM | American Met Soc

 

2010

Dec

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    

Nov

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30          

Oct

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Sept

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30      

Aug

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31          

July

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  

June

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30        

May

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Apr

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30    

Mar

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31        

Feb

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Jan

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

 

National Daily Weather Summary

Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
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 1332 EST on 24/09/2010. 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

Darwin-Daly

014285

DARWIN HOSPITAL

29.8

14.8

11/09/2003

14

1 n

QLD

Central Highlands

035275

ISLAY PLAINS

85.0

41.9

20/09/2010

18

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central West

036074

JOCHMUS

58.0

49.0

19/09/2010

42

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014707

WOLLOGORANG

23.4

23.4

28/09/2003

12

1 Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

27.0

26.4

24/09/2009

13

27.0

28/02/2002

13

1

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

25.6

25.6

24/09/2009

30

1 Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014960

PINE CREEK COUNCIL

27.7

27.5

10/09/2001

11

27.7

21/12/2006

11

1

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031037

LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE

24.7

24.7

06/09/2010

43

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

24.2

24.2

22/09/2010

14

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

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Central West

008290

NORTH ISLAND

28.6

27.1

22/09/2010

11

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

25.0

24.5

15/09/2006

12

1

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Maranoa

043109

ST GEORGE AIRPORT

87

84.0

07/09/2000

14


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
Available about 6.30am EST Available about 4.30am EST Available about 2.15pm EST
Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature +/- normal
Available about 12.30pm EST Available about 10.30am EST Available about 2.15pm EST next day
Actual temperatures
4pm EST Maximum temperature +/- normal
Available about 6.30pm EST Available about 4.30pm EST Available about 2.15pm EST next day
Actual temperatures
10pm EST Solar Radiation
Available about 12.30am EST Available about 10.30pm EST Available about 2.15am EST next day

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, 24/09/2010.

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 30.0 +8.0 9.0 -0.3 3.4 0.0 7.2 -- 396 (16.5) 34/09
PERTH AIRPORT 28.4 +8.3 7.0 -1.9 5.4 0.0 5.6 10.6 312 (13.0) 35/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 26.7 +9.4 4.0 -4.0 1.6 -- 3.0 10.3 223 ( 9.3) 39/14
BUNBURY 22.9 +4.7 4.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 43/11
MANDURAH 23.0 -- 11.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 28/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.9 22.8 -0.2 22.6 10.8 7.8 8.7 392 (16.3) 37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.3 -5.0 5.7 -4.7 4.5 0.0 5.0 10.5 312 (13.0) 41/14
WHYALLA AERO 16.7 -4.8 10.5 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 43/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.6 -2.4 8.2 -1.5 5.0 0.0 2.8 5.8 177 ( 7.4) 37/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.4 -3.4 8.7 +2.4 8.1 0.0 1.4 0.1 295 (12.3) 30/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.7 +2.5 20.6 +6.4 19.6 0.0 9.2 5.8 465 (19.4) 39/18
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +2.6 23.6 +4.9 22.2 0.2 5.4 7.8 447 (18.6) 41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.6 +1.9 22.5 +5.2 21.9 4.2 6.6 10.3 461 (19.2) 44/16
MACKAY M.O 23.5 -1.7 21.7 +5.1 -- 13.4 -- 0.0 467 (19.5) 50/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.6 -5.7 18.1 +4.5 17.9 16.4 4.0 -- 390 (16.3) 26/06
BUNDABERG AERO 23.3 -2.1 16.9 +3.2 16.7 0.2 -- -- 388 (16.2) 26/13
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -1.9 16.0 +5.4 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.7 +0.6 14.0 +0.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 24/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 -0.2 14.5 +1.8 12.5 0.0 3.2 5.9 293 (12.2) 26/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.4 -2.0 13.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 633 (26.4) 35/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.4 +3.0 12.0 +3.5 9.1 0.0 3.4 -- 100 ( 4.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.7 +1.8 12.5 +1.6 9.9 0.0 2.0 8.1 207 ( 8.6) 30/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +0.5 10.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.3 -1.9 13.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 34/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.8 -2.5 11.1 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 17/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.6 +2.6 6.4 +2.2 0.0 0.2 3.8 10.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.3 +1.1 6.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 31/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.2 -1.3 14.4 +4.1 9.9 0.2 5.0 1.1 425 (17.7) 31/02
RICHMOND RAAF 20.7 -2.0 12.9 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 -1.4 12.7 +0.2 -- 2.6 -- -- 337 (14.0) 41/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.1 +1.9 8.6 +5.4 5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.1 +1.5 5.1 0.0 3.0 0.0 2.2 7.4 107 ( 4.5) 24/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.9 +1.8 5.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.6 -1.8 5.6 -1.8 4.2 0.0 3.6 9.2 316 (13.2) 35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.0 -1.4 4.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 416 (17.3) 34/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.6 -0.2 4.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 35/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.2 -1.0 10.9 +3.0 10.2 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.9 -0.9 7.3 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 299 (12.5) 35/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.3 -3.6 5.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 35/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.9 +1.4 2.4 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 16.9 +1.6 8.9 +2.9 5.4 0.0 1.8 7.6 444 (18.5) 70/23
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

38.6 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
38.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
38.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
38.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+10.0 : 27.2 ALBANY Lower West WA
+9.6 : 26.8 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.5 : 25.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+9.4 : 26.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
+9.3 : 25.7 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+9.3 : 27.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.3 : 27.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.7 PINE CREEK COUNCIL N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.3 : 18.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.9 : 17.0 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+8.8 : 18.1 SURAT Maranoa QLD
+8.3 : 20.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.2 : 25.1 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT

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

4.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC

-7.7 : 18.0 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-7.6 : 21.6 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 21.9 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-6.8 : 21.7 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.7 : 18.6 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

-4.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-6.7 : 1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.6 : -0.6 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 1.4 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : -0.4 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.1 : 3.1 JANDAKOT AERO 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.
85.0 ISLAY PLAINS Central Highlands QLD
68.8 ALPHA POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
62.0 WOODBINE STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
58.0 JOCHMUS Central West QLD
52.5 ANAKIE RICHARDSON ST Central Highlands QLD

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
62.0 WOODBINE STATION
Central Highlands
85.0 ISLAY PLAINS
68.8 ALPHA POST OFFICE
52.5 ANAKIE RICHARDSON ST
Central West
58.0 JOCHMUS

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains E
52.4 GARAH POST OFFICE

11.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
10.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

.....

1.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.9 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

 1424 (59.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1131 (47.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1050 (43.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
984 (41.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
929 (38.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
850 (35.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
825 (34.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
793 (33.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
775 (32.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
759 (31.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
738 (30.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
730 (30.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
713 (29.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
709 (29.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
688 (28.7) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
677 (28.2) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
672 (28.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
661 (27.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
650 (27.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
639 (26.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
637 (26.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
633 (26.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
 118/17 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
117/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
109/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/12 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
87/15 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
19.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 19.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
19.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.8mm/h
 Upper Carpentaria
HUGHENDEN AIRPORT
15.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
 Central Highlands
EMERALD AIRPORT
6.8mm in 17 min to 01:00 24.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
 Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT
7.6mm in 20 min to 17:00 22.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
 Wide Bay/Burnett
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
 Maranoa
ROMA AIRPORT
2.8mm in 2 min to 16:48 84.0mm/h
7.0mm in 6 min to 16:54 70.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.8mm/h
ST GEORGE AIRPORT
7.8mm in 4 min to 12:14 117.0mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 12:15 84.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
14.4mm in 30 min to 17:30 28.8mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 21.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
GRAFTON AIRPORT
7.2mm in 15 min to 16:15 28.8mm/h
6.6mm in 15 min to 16:30 26.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
11.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.2mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 17.2mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Maranoa
ST GEORGE AIRPORT : 87(230/ 69 ) at 12:10
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(320/ 93 ) at 16:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(270/ 87 ) at 18:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 117(270/ 46 ) at 23:59
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 85(290/ 65 ) at 15:30
DROUGHTY HILL : 96(280/ 67 ) at 19:20
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 82(300/ 63 ) at 15:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(280/ 65 ) at 22:19