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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 2141 EST on 24/11/2008. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031029

HERBERTON WHITE ST

110.0

103.4

01/11/1957

106

1 n

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

36.2

22/11/2000

1 Equal to record.

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

35.5

35.2

24/11/2003

35.5

15/10/2007

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 13:44EST, 10/11/2008.

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	26.9	-0.2	10.1	-3.7	5.2	0.0	9.2	--	462 (19.3)	43/15
PERTH AIRPORT	28.0	+2.3	11.1	-1.5	10.4	0.0	6.6	12.9	382 (15.9)	31/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	19.2	-1.5	10.2	-0.5	8.3	0.0	5.8	3.4	352 (14.7)	30/14
BUNBURY	27.1	+3.0	11.2	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	241 (10.0)	34/17
MANDURAH	24.1	--	13.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	375 (15.6)	37/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.5	+2.3	24.6	-0.7	24.6	0.0	7.8	8.5	426 (17.8)	30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.7	-7.9	11.0	-6.8	9.0	0.0	--	12.8	--	43/12
WHYALLA AERO	25.3	-0.9	7.6	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	365 (15.2)	39/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.7	-2.1	12.7	-1.1	--	0.2	--	9.2	349 (14.5)	30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.9	-1.3	11.2	+2.9	10.2	2.2	4.6	2.8	490 (20.4)	44/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.8	-5.5	16.0	-5.4	14.2	0.0	7.6	12.2	629 (26.2)	41/08
CAIRNS AERO	31.2	+0.6	24.3	+2.0	22.9	3.8	7.6	8.5	302 (12.6)	30/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.2	+1.5	22.9	0.0	22.8	21.2	7.0	4.6	331 (13.8)	37/10
MACKAY M.O	28.2	-1.0	21.9	+0.2	--	15.8	--	3.3	443 (18.5)	34/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.5	-0.7	19.9	+0.4	19.6	18.8	7.4	--	360 (15.0)	39/11
BUNDABERG AERO	30.4	+2.2	19.9	+1.1	--	35.6	8.2	--	537 (22.4)	48/22
NAMBOUR DPI	26.0	-2.0	19.0	+2.8	--	32.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	24.0	-1.6	19.1	+0.9	--	18.4	--	--	462 (19.3)	52/05
BRISBANE AERO	24.3	-2.4	19.8	+1.9	18.9	10.0	5.8	0.1	517 (21.5)	41/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.0	-4.5	12.8	-1.5	--	5.2	--	--	575 (24.0)	43/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.1	-2.1	11.4	-3.5	8.4	1.2	2.0	--	223 ( 9.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.1	-0.8	18.0	+1.9	16.4	11.6	3.4	6.0	418 (17.4)	48/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.3	-2.4	16.6	+1.9	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.6	-4.8	13.9	-0.3	12.5	5.6	4.8	3.1	374 (15.6)	30/01
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.2	-1.5	4.1	-4.8	-1.8	0.4	3.4	12.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.0	-2.8	7.5	-5.6	--	0.2	--	--	306 (12.8)	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.1	-0.8	16.6	+1.4	14.0	0.8	4.4	11.0	540 (22.5)	35/07
RICHMOND RAAF	25.2	-1.2	7.6	-6.1	--	0.4	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	35/16
BELLAMBI AWS	22.0	--	14.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	319 (13.3)	28/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	23.0	+0.5	6.4	-2.2	2.4	0.2	5.4	13.1	423 (17.6)	34/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.5	-2.0	8.0	-2.5	4.5	0.0	4.0	13.4	309 (12.9)	34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.1	-1.1	9.2	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.2	-3.1	8.8	-3.6	6.6	0.0	5.6	12.6	380 (15.8)	30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.5	-0.8	6.2	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	304 (12.7)	30/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.9	+0.3	4.9	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	310 (12.9)	28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	27.1	+5.2	11.3	+0.2	6.5	0.0	2.6	--	171 ( 7.1)	22/12
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	26.6	+5.9	9.8	+0.4	--	1.8	--	--	585 (24.4)	44/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	22.9	+3.4	5.0	-2.7	--	2.4	--	--	381 (15.9)	31/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.8	-0.4	9.7	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	402 (16.8)	50/14
HOBART AIRPORT	23.0	+4.1	12.1	+3.0	9.1	0.0	7.0	11.7	710 (29.6)	67/10
	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

43.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
41.4 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
41.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.5 : 32.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.5 : 24.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
+6.5 : 25.1 ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) E Coast TAS
+6.2 : 25.2 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
+6.2 : 25.1 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+3.7 : 23.6 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+3.5 : 12.3 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+3.5 : 13.0 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.5 : 19.7 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+3.5 : 10.6 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.5 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS

-9.5 : 28.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-9.0 : 28.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-8.4 : 27.1 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
-7.9 : 25.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.4 : 26.6 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD

-0.9 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-0.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.6 : 10.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.1 : 13.4 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 12.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 1.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-6.8 : 17.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.8 : 11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 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.

110.0 HERBERTON WHITE ST N Coast--Barron QLD
79.0 HERBERTON ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
68.0 ROLLINGSTONE N Coast--Herbert QLD
63.2 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
57.4 FORSAYTH CARAVAN PARK Upper Carpentaria QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
63.2 PORT KEATS AERO

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
57.4 FORSAYTH CARAVAN PARK
N Coast--Barron
110.0 HERBERTON WHITE ST
79.0 HERBERTON ALERT
57.0 UPPER RUDD CREEK ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
68.0 ROLLINGSTONE
54.0 HAWKINS CREEK
54.0 GAIRLOCH
52.0 ZATTAS ALERT
Brisbane/SE Coast
57.0 O'REILLYS ALERT

TASMANIA
W Coast
51.0 MOUNT READ

13.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
13.1 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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2.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.4 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1712 (71.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1624 (67.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1574 (65.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1245 (51.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1224 (51.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1195 (49.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1179 (49.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1100 (45.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1029 (42.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
990 (41.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
946 (39.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
897 (37.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
885 (36.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
859 (35.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
846 (35.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
840 (35.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
811 (33.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
779 (32.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
778 (32.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
760 (31.7) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
720 (30.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
715 (29.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
713 (29.7) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
712 (29.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
711 (29.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
710 (29.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
694 (28.9) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
694 (28.9) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
682 (28.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
679 (28.3) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
675 (28.1) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
671 (28.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
669 (27.9) CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
669 (27.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
668 (27.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
648 (27.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
642 (26.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
638 (26.6) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
629 (26.2) MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
628 (26.2) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
625 (26.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
623 (26.0) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
621 (25.9) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
621 (25.9) CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
620 (25.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
615 (25.6) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
614 (25.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
605 (25.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

96/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
81/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/18 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/15 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
80/01 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA W Kimberley FITZROY CROSSING AERO 8.8mm in 8 min to 16:23 66.0mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 20.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 17:00 6.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 11.4mm in 17 min to 13:47 40.2mm/h 8.2mm in 43 min to 14:30 11.4mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 19.6mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 37.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.3mm/h POINT STUART AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 01:30 5.3mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 27.0mm in 38 min to 05:08 42.6mm/h 24.6mm in 22 min to 05:30 67.1mm/h 51.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 51.6mm/h 57.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 19.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert TOWNSVILLE AERO 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 14.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 14.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h MACKAY M.O 15.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h WILLIAMSON 23.0mm in 1 hr 7 min to 00:00 20.6mm/h ST LAWRENCE 36.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett GLADSTONE RADAR 10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.2mm/h BUNDABERG AERO 29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h TOWN OF 1770 23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h MARYBOROUGH 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h NAMBOUR DPI 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 12.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.8mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h TEWANTIN RSL PARK 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 23.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 23.0mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 78(140/ 65 ) at 20:00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 70(160/ 63 ) at 18:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 78 ) at 02:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(260/ 70 ) at 05:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 85(300/ 67 ) at 15:05 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 95(130/ 35 ) at 18:21 HOGAN ISLAND : 78(270/ 67 ) at 03:00