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2008

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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

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.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

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 1343 EST on 04/10/2008. 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 grass minimum temperature

QLD

Channel Country

038024

WINDORAH POST OFFICE

25.8

25.2

30/10/2005

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

CW Plains N

051049

TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS

20.7

20.6

30/10/1981

NSW

Hunter Valley

061375

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS

21.2

13/10/2004

1 Equal to record.

NSW

C Tablelands S

063063

OBERON (WOODCHEM)

14.0

13.3

08/10/1970

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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.
Data is as received at 13:43EST, 04/10/2008.

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	21.6	-2.8	8.3	-2.6	3.9	0.4	4.2	--	486 (20.3)	46/16
PERTH AIRPORT	18.7	-3.8	4.4	-5.8	3.4	0.0	2.6	8.6	383 (16.0)	34/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.8	-1.9	6.7	-2.4	5.7	3.8	3.6	10.2	353 (14.7)	35/11
BUNBURY	17.3	-3.2	2.5	-6.5	--	0.0	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	31/15
MANDURAH	17.5	--	9.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	30/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.6	+1.4	25.0	0.0	24.6	0.0	7.6	10.2	354 (14.8)	39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.0	+8.1	23.2	+8.4	19.2	0.0	15.2	9.3	394 (16.4)	80/19
WHYALLA AERO	20.2	-3.6	13.2	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	57/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.4	-1.3	12.2	+0.8	--	0.2	4.2	--	146 ( 6.1)	31/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.8	-5.0	6.2	-0.9	4.0	0.0	3.0	0.7	337 (14.0)	37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.0	+3.4	22.1	+3.6	20.4	0.0	10.4	10.8	276 (11.5)	43/16
CAIRNS AERO	27.7	-1.8	22.5	+1.9	22.1	17.8	7.6	2.7	520 (21.7)	34/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.7	+0.3	22.4	+1.7	21.4	0.0	10.0	6.3	639 (26.6)	48/11
MACKAY M.O	26.5	-1.0	21.9	+2.3	--	0.0	--	6.5	372 (15.5)	31/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.8	-1.8	15.7	-1.3	13.1	0.0	6.0	--	260 (10.8)	30/16
BUNDABERG AERO	27.9	+1.1	16.6	+0.1	--	0.0	4.6	--	205 ( 8.5)	41/14
NAMBOUR DPI	27.0	+0.3	14.0	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.0	+1.8	18.2	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	467 (19.5)	48/12
BRISBANE AERO	25.5	+0.1	14.7	-1.0	10.6	0.0	5.8	10.8	381 (15.9)	48/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.7	+2.1	13.4	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	457 (19.0)	35/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	30.8	+5.8	18.3	+6.2	12.4	0.0	5.6	--	150 ( 6.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	29.5	+5.9	16.0	+2.2	11.8	0.0	5.4	11.1	502 (20.9)	50/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.6	+5.7	14.8	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.1	+9.6	16.2	+4.2	13.8	0.0	5.4	6.4	220 ( 9.2)	61/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	34.8	+11.1	16.1	+5.5	--	0.0	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	41/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.9	+5.5	15.6	+9.1	9.5	0.0	4.4	6.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.2	+5.7	20.2	+10.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	36.9	+14.5	20.0	+6.9	12.7	0.0	8.6	9.8	451 (18.8)	67/14
RICHMOND RAAF	33.7	+8.7	16.9	+5.9	--	0.0	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	52/22
BELLAMBI AWS	34.7	+13.2	15.0	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	360 (15.0)	85/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	28.9	+9.6	16.8	+10.8	13.3	0.0	10.0	10.8	531 (22.1)	70/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	32.1	+10.9	8.3	+0.6	5.5	0.0	6.0	7.7	171 ( 7.1)	50/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.2	+8.0	8.5	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	104 ( 4.3)	37/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.4	+3.7	11.3	+1.6	7.3	0.0	5.6	3.0	223 ( 9.3)	50/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.3	+5.5	5.8	-1.8	--	0.6	3.4	--	145 ( 6.0)	52/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	21.9	+2.0	5.6	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	141 ( 5.9)	43/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	26.2	+6.6	10.9	+1.4	8.9	0.0	3.8	--	122 ( 5.1)	31/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	23.2	+4.5	6.2	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	275 (11.5)	68/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.7	+2.1	6.6	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	288 (12.0)	48/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.6	-3.3	8.4	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	361 (15.0)	43/12
HOBART AIRPORT	19.5	+2.3	10.6	+3.1	9.0	0.2	5.4	4.5	407 (17.0)	54/11
	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

42.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
41.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
40.7 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
40.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

+14.5 : 36.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+13.4 : 34.3 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+13.2 : 35.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+13.2 : 34.7 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
+12.8 : 34.8 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.5 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
26.4 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
26.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+12.9 : 25.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+10.9 : 20.2 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+10.9 : 21.7 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
+10.9 : 20.0 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+10.8 : 16.8 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.1 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
8.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.7 : 24.0 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.7 : 18.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 19.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-6.8 : 18.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : 22.5 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

-0.5 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-0.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.4 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
0.5 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
1.1 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-7.1 : -0.5 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9 : 2.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9 : 1.1 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : 0.5 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 2.3 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.6 : 1.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 2.1 KELLERBERRIN 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.

35.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
30.6 TAMARIND GDNS RENNEL CL N Coast--Barron QLD
30.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
29.0 KURANDA HILLTOP N Coast--Barron QLD
28.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.1 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
11.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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0.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1183 (49.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1165 (48.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1010 (42.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
901 (37.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
879 (36.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
801 (33.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
795 (33.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
791 (33.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
764 (31.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
751 (31.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
741 (30.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
733 (30.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
727 (30.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
712 (29.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
704 (29.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
674 (28.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
662 (27.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
658 (27.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
646 (26.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
639 (26.6) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
634 (26.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
625 (26.0) FORREST Eucla WA
625 (26.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
604 (25.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
601 (25.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
600 (25.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
600 (25.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

102/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/16 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/14 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
91/16 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
87/17 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
87/20 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES CW Slopes S DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 6.6mm in 37 min to 21:00 10.7mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral MOOMBA AIRPORT : 91(330/ 33 ) at 14:23 NEW SOUTH WALES Far Northwest WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS : 82(300/ 65 ) at 14:19 WHITE CLIFFS AWS : 108(300/ 74 ) at 16:16 CW Plains S WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS : 91(300/ 45 ) at 17:01 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS : 83(320/ 67 ) at 16:12 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 70(230/ 65 ) at 18:24 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(320/ 70 ) at 14:50 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(270/ 50 ) at 16:19 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 102(260/ 83 ) at 14:15