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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 07/10/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Date

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Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Highlands

035059

ROLLESTON METEOR ST

22.8

21.3

10/10/1988

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 13:42EST, 07/10/2008.

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	25.1	+0.7	5.2	-5.7	3.3	0.0	7.2	--	631 (26.3)	57/15
PERTH AIRPORT	20.3	-2.2	4.3	-5.9	3.1	0.0	5.2	11.1	351 (14.6)	35/08
ALBANY AIRPORT	15.7	-3.0	9.1	0.0	8.6	2.8	1.4	5.5	235 ( 9.8)	28/14
BUNBURY	19.1	-1.4	3.1	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	31/15
MANDURAH	20.5	--	10.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	349 (14.5)	30/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	36.1	+2.9	25.6	+0.6	25.4	0.0	7.0	10.4	252 (10.5)	50/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	26.1	-4.8	17.7	+2.9	16.9	0.4	13.0	11.4	483 (20.1)	50/03
WHYALLA AERO	17.9	-5.9	10.9	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	59/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	--	--	11.2	-0.2	7.9	0.6	--	--	336 (14.0)	--
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.6	-4.2	6.7	-0.4	5.3	4.2	4.2	9.8	465 (19.4)	68/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.1	+2.5	25.2	+6.7	22.2	0.2	11.4	5.6	389 (16.2)	55/23
CAIRNS AERO	30.4	+0.9	21.1	+0.5	19.1	0.0	8.0	8.0	390 (16.3)	35/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.4	0.0	22.3	+1.6	20.7	0.0	9.0	10.5	423 (17.6)	35/15
MACKAY M.O	29.6	+2.1	19.0	-0.6	--	0.0	--	10.7	221 ( 9.2)	31/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.1	+3.5	15.0	-2.0	12.8	0.0	6.2	--	210 ( 8.8)	28/14
BUNDABERG AERO	28.9	+2.1	17.1	+0.6	--	0.0	6.0	--	306 (12.8)	48/10
NAMBOUR DPI	--	--	19.0	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.8	+2.6	19.4	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	548 (22.8)	54/11
BRISBANE AERO	30.4	+5.0	19.3	+3.6	17.4	0.0	8.2	10.5	674 (28.1)	54/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	30.3	+5.7	16.0	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	368 (15.3)	70/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.2	-0.8	18.1	+6.0	16.2	16.6	6.0	--	270 (11.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.1	+3.5	18.5	+4.7	15.5	0.2	3.8	1.5	--	41/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.9	+2.0	16.5	+4.6	--	0.6	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.1	+1.6	17.0	+5.0	16.3	2.0	2.6	3.8	361 (15.0)	81/20
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.0	+1.3	15.1	+4.5	--	0.6	--	--	60 ( 2.5)	--
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.0	-1.4	12.0	+5.5	10.9	11.6	2.6	7.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.6	-0.9	16.1	+6.8	--	7.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.6	+2.2	14.7	+1.6	13.6	1.0	2.0	3.3	384 (16.0)	80/17
RICHMOND RAAF	26.0	+1.0	14.1	+3.1	--	0.6	--	--	123 ( 5.1)	83/14
BELLAMBI AWS	24.7	+3.2	14.0	+0.1	--	0.2	--	--	348 (14.5)	100/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.0	-1.3	11.2	+5.2	9.4	0.0	4.8	8.4	354 (14.8)	65/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	19.3	-1.9	8.7	+1.0	5.8	0.0	3.4	6.7	152 ( 6.3)	68/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.9	-5.3	6.2	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	116 ( 4.8)	65/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.5	-6.2	9.2	-0.5	7.6	0.0	7.2	9.2	307 (12.8)	67/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.5	-5.3	3.4	-4.2	--	0.0	10.4	--	218 ( 9.1)	63/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.9	-6.0	3.6	-2.6	--	3.2	--	--	204 ( 8.5)	63/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.3	-5.3	10.0	+0.5	6.1	1.0	4.4	--	138 ( 5.8)	30/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	13.8	-4.9	5.2	-2.5	--	1.0	--	--	312 (13.0)	63/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.7	-6.9	3.1	-3.1	--	1.4	--	--	316 (13.2)	59/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.9	-2.0	8.4	+1.5	--	7.4	--	--	414 (17.3)	55/15
HOBART AIRPORT	14.2	-3.0	7.4	-0.1	4.1	0.0	5.0	9.1	560 (23.3)	61/14
	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

43.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
43.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
42.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
41.3 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 40.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+8.0 : 36.1 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+7.0 : 33.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+7.0 : 33.0 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
+6.5 : 30.6 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

28.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
28.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
28.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+10.0 : 17.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+8.9 : 26.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+8.8 : 22.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+8.6 : 21.8 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
+8.6 : 16.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+8.6 : 25.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-15.8 : 13.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-8.4 : 4.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
-8.2 : 0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-8.2 : 9.5 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-8.1 : 10.2 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-8.1 : 8.0 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
-8.1 : 16.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

-2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-9.3 : 5.6 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 2.2 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : 0.5 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.1 : 2.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9 : 2.0 GINGIN 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.

60.0 DENMAN (PALACE STREET) Hunter Valley NSW
53.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
47.4 MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) Hunter Valley NSW
44.7 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
40.0 GWABEGAR POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
40.0 GWABEGAR POST OFFICE
Hunter Valley
60.0 DENMAN (PALACE STREET)
47.4 MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON)
44.7 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE

TASMANIA
W Coast
53.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

.....

3.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
2.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.5 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
1.1 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

1141 (47.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1088 (45.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
941 (39.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
859 (35.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
834 (34.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
796 (33.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
793 (33.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
788 (32.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
780 (32.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
771 (32.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
762 (31.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
762 (31.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
749 (31.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
718 (29.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
710 (29.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
698 (29.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
693 (28.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
674 (28.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
674 (28.1) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
673 (28.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
660 (27.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
658 (27.4) WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
651 (27.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
651 (27.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
649 (27.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
645 (26.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
644 (26.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
641 (26.7) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
632 (26.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
631 (26.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
627 (26.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
618 (25.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
611 (25.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
605 (25.2) FORREST Eucla WA

106/19 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/16 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
100/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
96/13 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
93/16 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
91/15 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
91/15 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
91/19 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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 Far SW THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT 3.8mm in 11 min to 05:00 20.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Upper Darling BOURKE AIRPORT AWS 23.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 7.7mm/h NW Plains W WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 7.8mm in 37 min to 07:00 12.6mm/h NW Slopes N NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 10.4mm in 30 min to 10:30 20.8mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.6mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h N Tablelands W ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 12.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 5.3mm/h CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 15.6mm in 30 min to 07:00 31.2mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.6mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 17.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h 15.4mm in 30 min to 10:30 30.8mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 17.6mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 21.6mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.0mm/h MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h 10.8mm in 30 min to 02:00 21.6mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.6mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.2mm/h MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 7.6mm in 13 min to 04:43 35.1mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.4mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h C Tablelands N MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h TASMANIA W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME 18.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.8mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 87(250/ 69 ) at 16:59 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 83(320/ 63 ) at 11:00 C Tablelands S MOUNT BOYCE AWS : 87(250/ 63 ) at 18:03 Sydney--east MANLY (NORTH HEAD) : 91(250/ 50 ) at 19:16 Sydney--west RICHMOND RAAF : 82(250/ 63 ) at 15:14 Illawarra CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS : 83(250/ 67 ) at 17:54 BELLAMBI AWS : 100(250/ 70 ) at 18:01 MOSS VALE AWS : 93(260/ 48 ) at 17:31 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 95(270/ 52 ) at 17:50 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 93(250/ 61 ) at 17:58 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(160/ 63 ) at 15:51 GREEN CAPE AWS : 78(230/ 63 ) at 15:00 ULLADULLA AWS : 89(190/ 67 ) at 19:01 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS : 87(180/ 65 ) at 18:01 Goulburn/Monaro BOMBALA AWS : 96(210/ 56 ) at 14:21 Riverina W HAY AIRPORT AWS : 82(230/ 63 ) at 14:04 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 95(220/ 65 ) at 14:30 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 65 ) at 19:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(240/ 87 ) at 20:17 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 72(237/ 63 ) at 22:00 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 74(200/ 65 ) at 15:15 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 80(210/ 69 ) at 15:50 AIREYS INLET : 91(210/ 37 ) at 16:16 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 72(180/ 63 ) at 09:53 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 87(200/ 72 ) at 14:30 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 95(200/ 61 ) at 16:14 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(310/ 70 ) at 22:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(250/ 65 ) at 23:50 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 100(260/ 82 ) at 22:25 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 91(240/ 70 ) at 20:49